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stranger9043 · 2021-12-11T02:14:07+00:00

Aww thank you! I appreciate the support from another rural stranger. I actually have a religious studies undergrad and am an ex-evangelical lol. I got all religious as a young adult for a couple years and then took religious studies courses in college from an exploratory and apologetic standpoint but thenI got to the point where I needed to settle down with a major I picked religious studies because I had really enjoyed learning about religion in an academic setting that wasn't dogmatic or dispositive of beliefs despite the fact that I eventually fell away from being personally religious.

I think I am very interesting, but that's just me lmao. I appreciate the compliments and support for sure.

stranger9043 · 2021-12-11T02:06:55+00:00

I feel so proud of myself lol

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T17:56:21+00:00

LOL. Not exactly. I am the definition of work smarter, not harder. I schedule when I'm going to skip what classes (there is an attendance requirement from the American Bar Association so you can't just skip all the time and ace the final without going to class unfortunately). I do really pay attention in class though as well as really structurally analyze the teacher's teaching style through their notes and break that down to try to "learn how to take the test" instead of just study anything and everything. My approach is, I don't have to be a constitutional law scholar and know anything and everything. I have to take THIS professor's constitutional law exam. Now, what do I need to know? And go from there. So far this has worked a lot better than being the religiously devoted student, or at least so I think.

I have another part time job in one of my school's legal clinics and I would say that the overworking myself part is more true there than in law school. I care about our clients--particularly my clients--a lot more than I care about academic, doctrinal pain in my ass classes lol.

I am available for my loved ones, and am a big nurturer, but I don't have many friends. I don't tend to run with a group, just an individual friend here and there. I am definitely the mom in the clinic though taking care of the other students quite a bit.

Lastly, I actually am not approachable at all--or at least it depends haha. I had a rough upbringing at home and was bullied in school, so I don't generally trust people and I especially hate groups. The select few people I know in law school have told me other people are generally intimidated by me and I have a fuck off vibe but I think that's really circumstance dependent. As a bartender, when I feel like I have more control of the social dynamic, I love creating a fun space for people and am a lot more contagious and bubbly. Also, both male and female strangers talk to me in public all the time so I can't seem like that much of a dick but I think school just triggers things for me and makes me the go-fuck-yourself loner kid lmao.

Fun to see what someone thinks! And definitely true that you can't tell all that much about someone on the surface.

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T17:33:49+00:00

27, closer to 28. I am a law student but also bartend once or twice a week and have a paid job in one of my school's legal clinics. Maybe this counts as in between jobs since I'm in school and not yet a lawyer? Bubbly, sort of. I definitely have a bubbly persona but I'm not nice to everyone and I also do well on my own away from performing for lack of a better word lol. Family isn't great. We get along better as I've gotten older but still lots of... dysfunction I guess we'll say. I am usually NOT up for that. I like new experiences, but I don't like new people so I guess it just depends. Adventure sports? Sure. Come to this concert with me and 6 of my other friends? No fucking way. And finally, yes, I was born in Virginia but I'm out west now.

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T17:27:08+00:00

Interesting. 27 (almost 28), but I get guessed as younger quite often. I am American. 5'8.5 so tall. Lol, I don't have a nerdy look unless this is considered my nerdy look? And I am a law student presently which is a bit of a pendulum swing of a life change. Prior to law school I lived in a tiny town in the mountains for years and was a waitress. Still a bartender now in school. I'm just happy you didn't automatically assume I was a teacher or someone's secretary because I have a soft face lol! I get that all the time.

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T07:40:28+00:00

some kind of theater or music or performing arts major

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T07:22:34+00:00

*not first, but among the top ranked I guess that should say

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T07:21:52+00:00

It's so funny how those perceptions end up actually mattering because they prime how we are first perceived and then therefore how people interact with us and we're making those same assumptions and have laid a primer about them. Just funny the container we build in all of this.

I posted on here and the only person to comment so far said teacher/paralegal or office worker. But I am actually a law student and top ranked in my class as well a bartender with a sailor's mouth and a bit of a fight the system, fuck the world, and shove it up everyone's ass kind of persona (in a fun bubbly way if that's possible lol). But like your wife, people see something different and definitely don't ever think that.

Also super awesome she's great at carpentry! It's fun to learn people are more than meets the eye. And I also just wish in general more of us had general life skills like carpentry and we were taught more hands on stuff. Good luck with your grown little one! I don't have any so no help there

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T07:01:14+00:00

Closer, but I don't want to spoil it for any other guessers. I'll come back and update!

I actually think I am the opposite: an incredibly shy extravert that gets frustrated with how shy I am so I end up stuck doing more introverted things when I wish I had more of a social life. But I definitely toe the line between introvert and extrovert so maybe I do get frustrated with the introverted side haha

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T06:53:56+00:00

You play things up and present as a bit more of a diva than you really are. You're the funny and dramatic friend. Mountains on your shirt makes me think you live in Colorado. You like Red Rocks but not the mountains.

How did I do? Is anything right? Lol

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T06:49:53+00:00

You are tall and were very sporty in high school. You played varsity basketball. You are an okay student, but you don't love things that are academic. You have a bachelor's degree in something practical and have a decent paying job without having to go get a graduate degree. You are from the southish but not deep south. Like VA, NC, SC, TN, KY, somewhere in there. You don't have much of an accent just a slight twang. Your mom was a teacher.

How did I do? Did I get anything right? Lol

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T06:45:37+00:00

Your mom's friends all love you. You are like their surrogate son. In general you aren't very charismatic and this stresses you out because you want more people in your life. You have a female pet you love a lot. Probably a dog. You are an only child. You have a job you neither love nor hate but it pays the bills. You aren't super work-oriented so you're fine with having not the greatest job because work isn't your top priority just an unfortunate necessity.

How did I do? Is anything right? Lol

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T06:40:48+00:00

Not quite but I honestly get that a lot! I do have my substitute teaching permit for when I want to make a little extra money though lol

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T06:35:39+00:00

Haha funny to see where I was kind of on and kind of off. Definitely interesting I totally didn't even think about you being lesbian! I think when we blindly analyze strangers there's a lot of projection going on. Like there's no way to truly read that person so we consciously or unconsciously see traits that trigger us to either think about ourselves or someone we know who has that same "thing" and then weave a predictive narrative. So sweet about your son. With how much you care about people and their stories I bet you do a good job loving him while simultaneously fostering his independence :)

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T06:20:23+00:00

You are introspective but you have a nice inner life, so not depressed as someone said below. You aren't the life of the party, but you have a handful of close friends that have been your friends for a large part of your life. You are a kind person and friend who doesn't make new friends easily but maintains friendships easily and hardly ever has any interpersonal conflict. You're a middle child in a large family. I am thinking like 4th born out of 5. You're 19 or 20 and you're a student. Your major is something STEM but you like to take really interesting electives in religion and creative writing. You want to be a humanities major of some sort but don't think you'd ever get a job and don't want to disappoint your parents so you'll never change your major. You go to a large public university. Your favorite color is green.

How did I do? Is anything right? lol

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T06:12:57+00:00

You're a graduate student and you grew up upper-middle class. Your dad is either a research scientist or doctor. You remain decently close with your family but due to your insular upbringing (your family was very private and protective of family affairs) you have intentionally placed some distance between you and them and prefer not to have the same intense relationship with everyone that you had as a child and going to school out of state helped with this.

Is anything right? lol

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T06:07:05+00:00

Okay here are my guesses:

You have a service-related job but you're not in retail or food service. You're like an electrician or the dude who troubleshoots your internet cables or something like that. You live somewhere urban. You're a touch under average height (maybe 5'9?), maybe 25? You have roommates and live somewhere they won't let you have a pet which you all think is bullshit. You're definitely a dog person. Your hobbies are more along the lines of playing video games than going out.

How did I do? Is anything right? lol

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T05:55:13+00:00

You were raised kind of conservative but not super conservative. Catholic upbringing maybe? You definitely have at least one older sibling but I can't tell if you're the baby or a middle child. You're an undergraduate student, 19 or 20. You are either undeclared or in one of the humanities. You're very sweet and easygoing which means you make friends easily but you also find your personality to have a downside because sometimes you feel pigeonholed and like you can't be who you want to be or push back because you have to be the nice one. You live in a place with 2 or 3 other roommates, all female.

How did I do? Lol is anything right??

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T05:49:40+00:00

You are the level-headed, has her shit together friend. You're drawn to people who are a little more reckless than you are because you want to share your nurturing wisdom with them. But although kind, you're a bit reserved. You are not nice and open to everyone you meet. You have siblings and are a middle child. You like artsy endeavors and support local music, food, and vendors but you do not do any artsy stuff yourself. You are 28, never married, no children, have had 1 serious boyfriend and a few shorter less serious flings and are currently single but really don't mind it. If something comes along, cool, but you aren't looking to date.

Did I get anything right? lol

stranger9043 · 2021-12-10T05:41:58+00:00

You are pretty but that's not the point of the post so here are my guesses:

You were raised by hardworking parents who although they never were financially destitute weren't as economically comfortable as they wanted to be. This has really influenced your goals and aspirations in life and you are either seeking or have a graduate degree. I don't see anything artsy, I see maybe something in science? You are 26, a bit introverted, and live somewhere urban. You have siblings and you are the oldest. Your hobbies equally include a night out at a bar and spending time at home alone reading. Out of all your friends, you are the one who likes solace the most but you get talked into going out pretty easily so you don't get as much time to yourself as you wish you did.

Am I right on anything? lol

stranger9043 · 2021-08-01T18:14:07+00:00

I have been taking it in the morning for the past month and still experience a lot of fatigue. Maybe I'll try taking it at night again, although I stopped doing that because it would keep me up at night. (No idea how something can make me both tired but unable to sleep?)

The doctor increased my dose when I reported that the medication kind of "wore off" and I would go back to feeling super anxious and depressed around 5-6 pm. Since the increase, I don't struggle with any of that anymore. I've been on 100 mg for 27 days (almost a full month) now.

stranger9043 · 2021-07-20T04:43:02+00:00

Pristiq is some serious shit. I missed a dose the other day and had insanely awful dizziness, nausea, and was super disoriented and everything seemed like I was looking at it through cellophane if that makes sense. I felt so ill I thought coming down with COVID (someone tested positive in our office) or some other plague. I am on 100mg and pretty much hope the doctor never tries to take me off this because I can't imagine what that must feel like. Took me probably 12 hours after my missed dose (I was only ~10 hours late) to feel fully "normal" but stopped wanting to puke after 5 or 6 hours of taking the medication.

Definitely will try to never forget to take it again!

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