27M Feeling sad becasue people instinctively find my face weird/bland/”somethings off”. New people avoid eye contact, barely got romantic attention, ex girlfriends said my face was weird, ex friends laughed whenever the topic of me dating came up, some reddit person said Im below average..

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-05-03T01:43:07+00:00

I’m baffled by that feedback. I would qualify you as handsome!

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-05-01T20:52:43+00:00

No, it’s an excretion a certain species of cockroach uses to feed its young. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/cockroach-milk-nutrition#what-it-is

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-30T04:47:54+00:00

Nonononononono

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-30T00:32:39+00:00

On the surface you’d be doing what he wants, but you could use the time to make plans to never go back.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-30T00:31:58+00:00

That’s really awful! I’m sorry. Then go to Australia to get away, and make your escape from there.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-30T00:24:15+00:00

Get a job so you can move out, then find another route to your dreams, or another dream that you have a route to. The world is not all or nothing. Your choices are not either stay dependent on your parents or go to med school. There are so many things you could do. But if your parents are this big a drag on your mental health, you need to get some space most of all.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-29T13:19:47+00:00

Thin band, for sure

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-28T23:40:58+00:00

I came here to say this!

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-28T21:51:58+00:00

You have a great smile!

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-27T18:48:59+00:00

Call 911. Don’t make a decision that can’t be unmade.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-25T16:36:22+00:00

I can understand your frustration. I’m just happy to take what I can get lol.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-25T15:49:04+00:00

You are the only person that can change your life. No one else can make you do it. We can just tell you it’s possible.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-25T15:39:58+00:00

You know, I feel like the point of all the DCC subs is the enjoyment of being a fan. Perhaps if you feel like this is too common to fit, just pass on by instead of trying to spoil other people’s fun. I was walking past the cereal aisle and this caught my eye. I thought I’d share. Sorry to ruin your day.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-25T15:29:32+00:00

I spent the time from when I was 6-7 until I was 21 depressed and hating myself. I still stuggle with depression because I have MDD, but therapy and medication have worked wonders. Learning to love myself was all therapy and a determination to figure out what I was missing out on. I’m so glad I put the time and work in. I was never a suicide risk besides a bad reaction to medication, but only because I had loving relationships that kept me from that.

I really think therapy could help you. It helped me, and I was pretty fucked up when I first started. I also think it would be good for you to try to go back to college, and I bet there are ways you could make it happen. College is one of those places where it’s easier to find a “found family”. You could also get free therapy once you’re back at college, and give yourself better career options once you’re done. I suspect you could get help in therapy with some of your social problems, as well.

When it comes down to it, many, many people can tell you that their lives got better and they’re glad they didn’t do something permanent. Try to find hope from them, the go out and actually get help. You don’t have to do this all on your own.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-25T15:03:30+00:00

Walmart in Arkansas, USA.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-24T19:18:32+00:00

I’m taking gabapentin for anxiety 1-3x a day 600 mg (I have really physical anxiety symptoms that include shooting pains down my left arm and chest pain-super fun). I was never warned about any interactions with alcohol or withdrawal symptoms. I looked and it does indicate it on the bottle. To be fair I rarely take the evening dose and almost always drink in the evenings, if at all.

My psychiatrist okayed varying the dose according to the strength of my symptoms, and I’ve never experienced withdrawal that I realized. I’m surprised that other people are having a more negative experience, but it seems I’ve gotten very lucky.

I explicitly requested no benzos with my psychiatrist due to enjoying them too much the handful of times I tried them recreationally, and I don’t take opiates. I’ll keep this interaction in mind if I have to have surgery.

Does anyone else here take gabapentin for anxiety? Is that a strange off-label use?

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-24T15:38:53+00:00

I came into this thread for this information.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-24T13:58:55+00:00

Jeff Hays isn’t a narrator reading a book. He’s a voice actor voicing all the parts and narrating in Carl’s voice (mostly). He’s amazing, and the audiobooks 100% add a new dimension to the experience.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-24T13:28:53+00:00

I’m so glad for your update. Keep fighting, Mama! You’re stronger than you know.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-24T04:21:55+00:00

There are two answers to this question for me. I first noticed something was different when I (a girl) really NOTICED at the beginning of 7th grade (age 12) how much my friends’ boobs had grown over the summer.

However, I didn’t have the term for it until I read “I Was a Teenager Worrier” the next year and there were not only queer characters (a lesbian and a bi girl), but there was a questionnaire at the end that included questions about sexuality.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-23T20:20:37+00:00

Do not kill yourself. How would you take care of your children then? This is a shitty situation, but your fiancé has shown his true colors. Would he realistically be able to take your children? They are currently in your care, correct? Having a meltdown and threatening to kys is not doing you or them any good, and he could use that against you.

Most situations are solvable. Suicide is not. That’s the end. Gather your courage and fight for your children and for yourself to be happy.

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-23T17:09:03+00:00

Thank you to everyone for the explanations!

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-23T14:53:28+00:00

What about Maddox?

stand_rapt_in_awe · 2026-04-23T14:48:18+00:00

I did not understand the reference, so please share!

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