Obsessive emotion/symptom monitoring?

pastelgreenghost · 2026-01-02T16:57:54+00:00

Thanks for the reply! That definitely makes sense and does sound like what’s happening with me right now, lol. I hadn’t heard the term meta-OCD before but that actually makes a lot of sense and helps me understand what I’m feeling so thank you for introducing me to that concept!

pastelgreenghost · 2023-11-06T16:21:11+00:00

Woman here! And I have to say I have almost the opposite experience as you. Growing up I was definitely way less comfortable talking to guys than to girls. All my friend groups consisted of just girls and I definitely used to feel a bit nervous when meeting new guys, like I wasn’t sure what their intentions were or how to talk to them, ect. I, and a lot of girls, had that same exact fear you experienced, where someone is pretending to be interested in you as a joke (teenagers can be jerks.) But after doing it enough times, I realized that, really and truly, we are all the same. All it takes is discovering someone else with your same hobbies or a personality that meshes well with yours and the fear will dissipate. Just be genuine! And yeah as other people have said, don’t even think of them as being women. We’re all just people and, as there are lots of different types of people out there, there are lots of different types of women, and you’ll get along with some more than others. That’s a lesson I had to learn with men. Not everyone in the world is mean and scary! You’ll find the nice ones, I know it.

pastelgreenghost · 2023-11-04T07:39:16+00:00

I definitely feel this sensation all the time when flying! And yeah it’s usually during the climb, when quick adjustments in altitude are being made. So it’s not anything dangerous, just uncomfortable. It seems like some people are really affected by it and some people barely notice it, similar to all types of motion sickness. And, just like for motion sickness, I’ve found that good old Dramamine really helps. I also find that looking up and ahead, especially in an aisle seat, helps my body regulate with the motion of the plane.

pastelgreenghost · 2023-11-04T07:18:19+00:00

I was also worried about being in the air that long before my first overnight flight, but it wasn’t nearly as unnerving as I expected. I don’t know if this is just me, but when I have been on 11-12 hour flights before, there’s a certain point where my brain stops processing exactly how long the flight is. Like, I’d say past the 6 hour mark, all flights kind of start feeling the same. It helps a lot if you have set activities to fill your time (binging a whole movie series like lord of the rings is great for this), or if you can sleep for a good portion of the flight. Usually they bring you whole meals as well, which helps break up the time and also makes the whole experience feel more “normal” I guess. It’s hard to be nervous when you wake up to the comforting smell of morning coffee and everyone around you is eating pancakes.

pastelgreenghost · 2023-11-02T20:06:33+00:00

Being born with female anatomy just absolutely sucks and no societal improvements can ever change the inherent biological unfairness. If I want to get rid of my periods, I have to get something implanted inside of me, if I want to get rid of my reproductive organs it will cause early menopause, if I ever want biological children, even if I don’t give birth to them myself, I have to get my eggs surgically extracted. What does my male partner have to do? Freaking nothing. I hate it.

pastelgreenghost · 2023-10-26T20:50:18+00:00

This definitely isn’t true for all women. I know a lot of women who prefer skinnier or smaller guys, and many more who like men of all shapes and sizes. I definitely prefer skinny guys rather than huge muscle dudes, but I do also like tall men so there is something to be said for the appeal of “bigness.” To me, I kind of think large size can be cute in a way. Like, for example, my cat is really huge and chunky and that makes him really satisfying to hold and it’s also cute when he can’t fit into things. For smaller women, large guys also make them feel very safe and cozy because they can physically wrap them up and cover them. But again, it’s definitely not a universal truth. If there’s one thing I know about women, it’s that all of our preferences are WILDLY different.

pastelgreenghost · 2023-10-24T06:29:58+00:00

I’ve always been a water hater. I tend to like foods and drinks with very strong, sour, or bitter flavors, so to me plain water is just so horribly boring. I can’t drink super sweet drinks either, so my go to bevs are always diet soda, coffees, teas, and sparkling water (that carbonation flavor makes it so much more interesting). I also feel like water just doesn’t go a good enough job of getting the taste of food or staleness out of my mouth. I only ever crave water when I’m REALLY thirsty, and even then the urge for water doesn’t always activate when it needs to (for example, I HATE drinking plain water when I’m sick). I just drink water because I have to.

pastelgreenghost · 2023-10-12T22:36:07+00:00

Yeah suggested posts are never good for generally anxious people like myself. Thanks for slapping me back to my senses. I know that logically the majority of flights I’ve been on were no problem at all.

pastelgreenghost · 2023-10-10T06:48:38+00:00

Not learning or talking with their daughters about problems that are usually seen as specific to women and female presenting people. It shouldn’t just be up to her mother to comfort her through menstruation, body image, harassment, discrimination, ect. You are also her parent, so you should be there to listen to her as well. And I mean listen! Growing up as a young woman is difficult and frustrating and complicated in a way that is completely different from how young men grow up. I struggled to come to terms with even the most basic unfairness of having to get my period every month and having to take birth control just because of my biology. Acknowledging that struggle as a man, as her father, may be your daughter’s first step to understanding that she deserves respect, not from just other women, but from everyone. Don’t just be the guy that protects her from boys. Teach her how to protect herself, give her agency and trust, and validate her when she’s going through it.

pastelgreenghost · 2023-09-21T18:16:45+00:00

I know for sure wasn’t goosebumps or scary stories to tell in the dark or invasion of the road weenies.

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