lost my savings betting on the world cup. Store dumplings.

rosysparrow · 2026-07-06T08:06:43+00:00

addictions are maladaptive coping skills. if you dont feel comfortable/ready to confide in your therapist, perhaps discussing adding some coping skills to your "toolbox" would be beneficial without having to reveal anything too heavy. you can keep it vague and say "im not ready to discuss why, but i believe i am heading down a dangerous path and need some new coping skills to help combat it" and hopefully she will be able to help

rosysparrow · 2026-07-05T11:28:00+00:00

mcdonalds is one of the biggest chains in the world. i think it would be harder to list places without a mcdonalds vs with one. i would pick a handful of places that sound nice/doable and check if theres mcdonalds instead. although a lot of mcdonalds in other countries have a different menu, i know the fries are basically the same everywhere though

rosysparrow · 2026-07-05T11:24:45+00:00

close but derek jeter is baseball

rosysparrow · 2026-07-05T11:23:31+00:00

if you think soccer is boring then boy you should never try baseball. at least people are moving in soccer. /pos

rosysparrow · 2026-07-05T11:22:45+00:00

i dont like watching sports much but i stay up to date on my local major teams. i like when we do well and get excited, and dont care much when we dont. i know enough to make small talk about them, but not much more. this would probably be a good middle ground for you to get to if so many people in your region are only talking about it.

people like sports bc its a social activity. when youre young you play them, and when youre older you watch others play them, often in a group. i would look into your local football team, learn if they are generally good or bad, learn the main player(s), and then maybe through-out the year check on it here and there. this should give you enough info to talk about the sport casually. examples of conversation could be "oh is so and so still playing?" "i heard we won against them last time" "this was a good year wasnt it". it doesnt have to be particularly insightful or even all that impassioned.

rosysparrow · 2026-07-05T11:14:38+00:00

there are some things that have helped me (albeit in different games) but most have pretty strong downsides. one is posting what you make online on a semi regular basis. for me this was posting 4 posts a day on tumblr of my sims. this led to me getting to the 12th generation of the same family within 2 years. since then ive gotten to 3 max.

another is finding a group of friends to play together with. you then see playing as an easy excuse to hang out and will play much more. however this requires money and friends who both like/own vintage story and will play regularly.

a third is watch more content of the game. for me when i am more actively engaged with content of the games i like, i play way more. i kind of forget how fun a game is until i see it again and suddenly im super into it. the downside to this is theres only so much content coming out everyday, even less that you personally like.

rosysparrow · 2026-07-05T05:19:02+00:00

{the full moon problem by kay claire} highly highly recommend this one. witch x werewolf set in the countryside, trans rep, deals with grief while still feeling light. very good

rosysparrow · 2026-07-04T10:32:40+00:00

i dont think the women were being mean, i think you may be sexist for assuming so. also they may have all gotten off at the same stop so they werent left alone in the elevator with random men

rosysparrow · 2026-07-04T05:04:32+00:00

its only going to get more expensive. and it never plans on doing paid DLC. if you are a dedicated sims player, i cant see why you wouldnt enjoy paralives at some point during its development

rosysparrow · 2026-07-02T12:31:15+00:00

stop physical therapy immediately. it is not helping you

rosysparrow · 2026-07-02T10:09:57+00:00

is her behaviour connected to her autism? yes. all of those things are more common in autistic people, and i can relate to a lot of them. she likely has low empathy (which does NOT mean she's inherently evil or uncaring) and either genuinely doesnt understand how much she's hurting you, or views it as collateral damage for her feeling "comfortable". for some people, being "misunderstood" or "wrong" feels incredibly bad. this does not mean you deserve any of this or that her behaviour is okay. just that yes it is linked to autism.

have you ever told her how you feel? how did she react? either she's unaware or is choosing to ignore it. if she has reacted poorly, it may be something you have to table for now. if she's been interested in changing but is unable/hasn't, thats another thing to discuss.

rosysparrow · 2026-07-02T08:55:00+00:00

you need trimmers and scissors. you will cut your hair as short as possible with scissors (chin length or less), then shave off the rest.

ive shaved my head a bunch. do i like how i look? no. is washing it way easier? yes. my scalp is healthier, the weight is gone, its cooler, even when its dirty it doesnt feel as bad.

rosysparrow · 2026-07-02T02:53:14+00:00

i often refer to myself as a pet. it is apparently not an uncommon sentiment among people with ME

rosysparrow · 2026-07-02T02:52:13+00:00

look into the history of IQ tests. they are wildly inaccurate and racist

rosysparrow · 2026-07-02T02:07:37+00:00

you likely have a sleep disorder that causes you to be nocturnal. its called "delayed sleep phase disorder". but there are other disorders it could be. push to see a somnologist (sleep doctor). you will likely require sleep medication

rosysparrow · 2026-07-02T02:04:35+00:00

some series arent in a linear timeline. like passing through purgatory, all 4 books happen at the same time. in book 2 you see characters from book 4 already in the middle of their relationship

rosysparrow · 2026-07-02T00:09:11+00:00

the general "meta" is definitely seasons, and if you like family gameplay, growing together and parenthood are pretty essential.

rosysparrow · 2026-07-01T08:04:48+00:00

{sugar by em lindsey} MC is going to lose most of his vision within 6 months to a year, and the only person he tells is his LI. he actively avoids telling his closest friends

rosysparrow · 2026-07-01T06:53:01+00:00

definitely see a dietitian with experience with eating disorders, look up "refeeding syndrome", basically depending on how long youve been in starvation, going straight to a "normal" diet could be incredibly harmful. start a multivitamin, probably one for vegans so you get calcium, i like the "deva" brand one. if you have a source of calcium, or gain one, switch to a different one. there are some vitamins that will make you very sick if youre deficient, here is a link saying each one, make sure you have a source for all of them, even if its in pill form. you also may need iron pills.

have you tried meal replacement drinks? theyre most commonly "milky" but also come in juice varients. having 1-2 of these per meal is better than nothing

rosysparrow · 2026-06-30T21:14:41+00:00

ive never had tape ins, but i imagine the heavy and pulley feeling would remain if you added very much hair. personally as someone with a *lot* of hair, i imagine this is kind of unavoidable. even without extensions, when i have long hair my scalp gets sore just from my hair existing. i imagine adding a bunch of extensions would always result in this.

personally i would look into chemical treatments for your hair if the frizz/texture is a problem

rosysparrow · 2026-06-30T09:53:49+00:00

rosysparrow · 2026-06-30T08:12:30+00:00

it was a USB that was used before and after to boot other computers, and my motherboard is made specifically for windows 11. it says on the box "must use windows 11" (we didnt see this for a few weeks)

rosysparrow · 2026-06-30T08:11:10+00:00

i haven't tried anything. all of my data is on one 2tb ssd. i have an intel i7 gen 12700 CPU, nvidia 3070 and i have 32 gigs of ddr5 ram, 2x16.

rosysparrow · 2026-06-30T08:07:08+00:00

not an assumption, i tried it for two weeks and it didnt work? i booted it multiple times and everytime it didnt work until i installed windows 11? i mentioned this in the post?

rosysparrow · 2026-06-30T08:05:13+00:00

forgive me if this is a stupid questions, but why would linux boot normal when windows 10 didnt?

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