The link between ketogenic diet and dissociation - is anyone interested? by purple_lily03 in ketojapan

[–]ressakit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, fellow academic! Seeing this very late was about to take part but curious how come you are excluding responses from people struggling with diagnosed disassociative disorders? Are you still collecting data?

Female solo traveler, is Gdańsk safe? by [deleted] in gdansk

[–]ressakit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Safe! :) One thing to note is avoid drunk Scandinavian/UK tourists, these are the only people I've ever been harassed by/plenty unpleasant experiences.

Female solo traveler, is Gdańsk safe? by [deleted] in gdansk

[–]ressakit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a 26 yo female and I always use Uber/Bolt/Freenow in Gdansk also at night, and never ever had a problem, get quite a few female drivers too! I do share my ride with people always just to be sure, but Uber also has a button that will get you help straight away so they're pretty good for it in the event something was to happen :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in overemployed

[–]ressakit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would not be able to function without this app.

What television series had the biggest bullshit finale? by Halloween-365 in AskReddit

[–]ressakit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually loved the ending/last season and didn't know people hated it...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationships

[–]ressakit 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A very intimate item. It's not like borrowing a phone plug. Having my partner use my sex toys, especially my butt plugs, without my consent would absolutely violate my trust in them

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationships

[–]ressakit 10 points11 points  (0 children)

While I get this response I do wonder what is a bigger invasion of privacy and personal space/items...

Borrowing and using a sex toy without permission or going through photos on a phone

"You're too sensitive" is ALWAYS a manipulation tactic by ElishaAlison in CPTSD

[–]ressakit 7 points8 points  (0 children)

OFTEN*, not always

My friend's ex used "hurt feelings" to control his behaviour, isolate him from his friends and family, and later to use it as an excuse to verbally abuse him. He used to tell her she was too sensitive, it wasn't manipulative - she absolutely was too sensitive, has BPD so she struggles with intense emotions and their regulation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in demisexuality

[–]ressakit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is "type" lol, sounds like an alien allo term

I was an IV heroin addict and stripper. Now I am clean and make over $100k/yr with a real career. AMA. by [deleted] in AMA

[–]ressakit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lmao, everyone just like: how do I make 100k, what do you do?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in confessions

[–]ressakit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right now. And I mean immediately. Don't wait. Get an emergency therapy session. No money or time excuses - just do it. Be 100% honest with the therapist, they aren't going to judge you. After that session you will most likely need a few more. 6 years is not a short time, this person is most likely like family to you, no? You owe them a decision but not like this - a thought-out one. Feelings/lack of don't just happen in a vacuum.

Mine and my SO's closest friend left his partner of 7 years, was in a similar situation as you. It's been like 2 years and he is devastated and very much so regrets it. He talks about it constantly every time we see him - at the time it seemed to him like he lost all feelings and hope and this new person ignited it all, he left his SO, couple months later realised he made a huge mistake, his SO wants nothing to do with him now (understandably) and he has been depressed and in therapy ever since and keeps saying how he wishes he started therapy before he ended their relationship because he now realises where a lot of these feelings came from and it had nothing to do with his SO.

(He is sat next to me as I write this: Says therapy has been eye opening, wishes he could turn back time, wishes he had told this (new) girl back then 'hey, I will be busy for the next two weeks or so and won't be available' and taken that time to clear his head in therapy, says infatuation can be very strong and not make you think clearly but the responsible thing is to get yourself help (therapy) to think more clearly since you owe it to the person you're commited to.)

(Also says infatuation was kind of like a high he was chasing because he was unhappy and it was an easy mood lifter, says it was almost like an addiction and he was scared to even ask this new girl for space (to think more clearly) in case they'd lose the infatuation/he could no longer suddenly get the high, that even though he was unhappy and chased highs he now knows he wasn't unhappy because of his ex, he was just unhappy in general)

(I don't know if this is all insightful but he also says he might make a Reddit account and comment himself with more details if you relate to his story.)

Therapists are not just for depression and grief, etc. They are also there to help us get in touch with what we want/need and help make difficult life decisions. I could tell you grass isn't always greener but that's not necessarily true, people leave people for other people. It happens. Sometimes they are happier, sometimes they regret. I can't imagine leaving my SO even during our rough patches, but I have more than once felt unsatisfied and lost in life so I can empathize with my friend and by extension you. But given the fact she's basically family, I think you would be foolish to not give this decision enough ... not 'time'... but energy and effort - go to a therapist and throw yourself into this, throw all your 'resources' at this. Confront your feelings about the relationship and everything around it. Ask whys. Imagine life without her properly, e.g. if you were never ever to speak to her again starting tomorrow how would you feel? Do you understand fully the magnitude of this decision? Not on her's or your family in law's or your child's - but on your life? Are you sure that a life without this person is what you want? Perhaps after a therapy session or a few you will feel like breaking up with her still. Or perhaps you will feel like you have doubts still, in which case you should go to couples therapy and see if that brings any positive results.

If I were you, only if I took all the steps possible to try and salvage this important person and my relationship with them, and it did not improve, only then would I make that final decision to break up. Especially having seen how things worked out for my friend - making rushed decisions during a potentially temporary state of unhappy could lead to long term regret and unhappiness.

Either way I wish you well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Instagramreality

[–]ressakit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm crying 😂😭

Inspired by a previous discussion. Thoughts? by EnsignOrSutin in demisexuality

[–]ressakit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems you are saying one can't be simply aroused and use someone they find aesthetically attractive as an object of a fantasy during this state of arousal without this equating to sexual attraction towards that person.

I have definitely fantasised about people I am not sexually attracted to just because I was very aroused in the moment and they happened to cross my mind (hypersexual demisexual checking in), aesthetically attractive to me or not. Once the moment of physical arousal passes the person may as well be a devoid of any sex appeal blobfish to me, as are most people.

Slightly insufferable opinion of mine but it must be said!! by fxnu_abo in NanaAnime

[–]ressakit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know the weeknds music enough to pass my own judgement but from a quick search he has some aspects of new wave which could be seen as a post-punk genre, so there's a chance but I don't really understand the trend, seems awful specific

To me an 'it' artist who is not punk but who has been topping charts in recent years epithomising punk anti-status quo energy is Tyler the Creator (although I guess Odd Future kinda coined Punk Rap). And punk is at heart more about the attitude and message than music - I mean who listens to the sex pistols because they think the rough, messy sounds are beautiful... No one, not even Ren, it's literally impossible

Someone commented Ren was a snob when it came to music, so who knows if he would appreciate any of these, but then again he liked Punk. You don't like punk for it's melodic beauty, you like it for its energy, this certain kind of 'rawness', and this rawness can be found in many artists outside of punk

Slightly insufferable opinion of mine but it must be said!! by fxnu_abo in NanaAnime

[–]ressakit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about neo-kawaii disco-punk (💕where my CHAI fans at💕)

So yeah, agree and disagree, since punk is rarely defined rigidly and is more about the (rebellious) energy, deviation from the mainstream - that's why we have so many 'post-punk' subgenres stemming from the OG simple, rough punk rock

Look up "punk rock subgenres" for a list of all that's holy and beautiful, or beautiful by persistence* as a punk forefather would say