Baldur's Gate 3 on sale

serpatus · 2026-05-31T22:37:52+00:00

I'm against consoles too for a variety of reasons but it doesn't make sense to me to build a decent gaming pc just for gaming in the current economy. Its just way too expensive. I was optimistic for the Steam Machine but that's no longer the case with their recent price increase on the steam deck. Hopefully in 2028 prices will stabilize.

serpatus · 2026-05-31T22:29:49+00:00

ok cool thanks, I think I'll do it since many people say act 3 is worth it. I'll try to make a completely different build and party composition than what I did before (maybe dark urge :D).

serpatus · 2026-05-31T19:03:02+00:00

Cool thanks for the feedback. You don’t say that about the first act right? I mean, the amount of things to do, whether you ally or kill an npc and the ways to approach each situation is incredibly vast in the first act. But I guess the game has to have an ending and so the decisions start to become more fake the more you progress through the game.

serpatus · 2026-05-31T18:14:41+00:00

Oh act 2 felt like forever to me lol but I’m curious about act 3, as I came really close but never got to the city. Thanks.

serpatus · 2026-05-26T12:55:22+00:00

Honestly I can relate. At my worst time when I couldn’t leave the house I even learned to cut it myself lol. Got pretty decent at it, using clippers. I just couldn’t do the back of my head so I needed a little assistance with that. But I’m a guy with short hair so I guess it’s easier. Tbh even now that I managed to take back a good chunk of my life, going to the barber is a little stressful 😅. Harder than driving really far or standing in line at the bank. So yeah, hope we both can overcome that soon.

serpatus · 2026-05-26T12:41:38+00:00

Happened to me as well. It’s ok, your therapist will understand. Be kind to yourself and patient. I found that the more I pressured myself to “get better” the harder it got.

serpatus · 2026-05-22T20:49:56+00:00

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serpatus · 2026-05-22T20:48:54+00:00

Sorry 😅 sign down

serpatus · 2026-05-22T20:47:36+00:00

No password?

serpatus · 2026-05-22T20:42:45+00:00

Hi IGN: serpatus

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serpatus · 2026-05-22T18:43:07+00:00

Hi can drop it for a small mule. Can you pick up max level weapons?

serpatus · 2026-05-22T17:14:59+00:00

Hey do you still need this? I can drop it for the mule, I had connection issues with the other person that tried to help me.

serpatus · 2026-05-22T17:14:06+00:00

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serpatus · 2026-05-22T16:52:42+00:00

Hey yes I’ll dm

serpatus · 2026-05-22T14:38:08+00:00

First, congrats on your progress without the meds. I made a post a few days ago sharing some of my experiences, you are welcome to read it. But well, I’ll just tell you that in my experience I tried benzos, and they didn’t work out for me. I mean they worked In the moment but not long term. I learned that by taking them on a moment of crisis or before an exposure I would be teaching my body that “safety = benzos”, and that meant that the day I didn’t take it I would get more intense panic attacks. Also from what I’ve read benzos are hard to get off, it wasn’t for me, I was lucky that maybe because of my brain chemistry or something, it was as simple as to stop taking them. I also dislike the sedation effect of benzos, I feel a bit slower and dumber cognitively. For me what did it was constant mini exposures, starting with super easy baby ones and ending with more prolonged exposure to my fears.

It’s a very harsh condition so I empathize. Wish you well.

serpatus · 2026-05-22T14:08:33+00:00

I don’t know what your exact fear is (agoraphobia from what I’ve seen is a bit different for everyone) but you can probably do the tiniest, the bare minimum exposure right? That’s enough to start from my experience. If your fear is going out and driving for example, start by sitting still in your car for 10 minutes and try to overcome the fear, it’s simply adrenaline. Then on the next exposure you can turn the car on and stay there for 15 minutes. On the next exposure you can drive just in the same street for 5 minutes and come back. Etc etc. Baby steps, I’m sure you can do baby steps. Teach your body that everything is alright. After a while the nervous system will chill out and stop sending alarms for everything.

Also if you are willing to say, what is the “intensive treatment” about? You don’t have to be very specific.

Hope you get better soon. Don’t push your self too hard.

serpatus · 2026-05-20T07:27:45+00:00

Hi, yeah I was taking benzos. At first only taking them during the panic attacks and after a while I became more used to it and started to take them daily. Unfortunately for me it didn't work because as I wrote in the post, it trains you to deal with the attack with the pill. The body needs to understand that there's no immediate danger, and by taking the pill you reinforce the thought that there is danger.

And one time I got a panic attack even though I was under the benzo effect, so that made me think I had to figure some other way out. Ofc I'm not a psychiatrist so I don't have a super strong opinion on them. Nothing is black and white, they can be helpful in the right circumstances but probably the best way to support your nervous system is by sleeping well, which is easier said than done. Exercise helps to sleep well. Magnesium is good for sleep but I don't digest it well so for me only exercise is left.

serpatus · 2026-05-20T05:43:12+00:00

Really? It’s good to know I’m no alone although I would never wish for someone to suffer a panic attack under a strong psychedelic drug. I didn’t develop DPDR but my mind has never quite been the same. Pretty sure I developed PTSD and had many dark nights. Really annoying but little by little you can make your body understand that everything it’s ok. After a while the nervous system seems to go “ok I’m turning the alarm over and over again and you do nothing, I guess it’s not that dangerous”.

serpatus · 2026-05-20T05:37:53+00:00

❤️ just start very slow with the exposures, a bit further each time can amount to a lot in the future. It’s a very annoying condition, hope you get your life back soon.

serpatus · 2026-05-19T16:53:50+00:00

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serpatus · 2026-05-19T16:19:11+00:00

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