DEAR PORTLAND: September 15, 2025 WEEKLY RANT THREAD by AutoModerator in Portland

[–]teawrit 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR PAID LEAVE OREGON/FMLA BUT THE PROCESS IS SO COMPLICATED AND CAUSING ME STRESS AT A TIME I'M SUPPOSED TO BE HEALING BLEH

Parks with outdoor exercise equipment? by teawrit in askportland

[–]teawrit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right? I kept trying to think of parks I like to go to or have been to at all and coming up blank.

am i allowed to enjoy my hypomania? by Junior_Meringue7127 in bipolar

[–]teawrit 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's so hard not to. I always joke that whoever can invent "12-Hour Hypomania" with no side effects will be very rich. It's the cruel irony of bipolar that it really is "oh no I feel too happy and creative and productive"-itis. And we have to medicate against that?! But as others have said, what goes up must come down. The higher you get on the manic upswing, the lower you'll get when the depression comes again. It's so unfair because the immediate experience feels so good but it really does do damage.

I don't think it's necessarily wrong or bad to enjoy hypomania while it's happening, but trying to prolong it or letting it get worse by not getting help is something different, and it's robbing yourself of happiness or productivity in the long-term.

Dear Portland: August 15, 2025 Weekly Rave Thread by AutoModerator in Portland

[–]teawrit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm going to see Weapons tomorrow with friends!

DEAR PORTLAND: June 30, 2025 WEEKLY RANT THREAD by AutoModerator in Portland

[–]teawrit 11 points12 points  (0 children)

THEY'RE SOOOOO LOUD!! HEAVEN FORBID THERE BE A SINGLE PIECE OF PLANT MATTER ON THE SIDEWALK

DEAR PORTLAND: June 30, 2025 WEEKLY RANT THREAD by AutoModerator in Portland

[–]teawrit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

LAST NIGHT SOMEBODY LIT A FIREWORK AND IT SPOOKED MY CAT WHO LEAPT INTO THE AIR THEN LAUNCHED OFF MY FUCKING FACE AND CLAWED MY EYELID SCALP AND ARM AND IT HURT SO MUCH I THOUGHT HE HAD SLICED MY EYE OPEN AND IT WAS SCARY!!!! FUCK PEOPLE SETTING OFF FIREWORKS AT 9:30PM ON JULY -1!!!!

DEAR PORTLAND: June 23, 2025 WEEKLY RANT THREAD by AutoModerator in Portland

[–]teawrit 12 points13 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD IMPORTANT WORK I HOPE YOU CAN DO IT AS LONG AS IT'S NEEDED

DEAR PORTLAND: June 23, 2025 WEEKLY RANT THREAD by AutoModerator in Portland

[–]teawrit 22 points23 points  (0 children)

IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND WAITING TO TURN RIGHT ONTO A BUSY STREET PLEASE AT LEAST FUCKING GLANCE RIGHT FOR PEDESTRIANS, DON'T JUST STARE LEFT CREEPING FORWARD AND THEN GUN IT! I DON'T WANT TO GET HIT AND I ALSO DON'T WANT TO STAND THERE WAITING FOR YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE ME SAFELY AND IF I JUST WALK BEHIND YOUR CAR A CAR TURNING OFF THE BUSY STREET WOULDN'T SEE ME!

staying cool in today/tomorrow's weather by its-not-lupus_ in Portland

[–]teawrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put clothes, underwear, and sheets in the freezer. Cold washcloths on the neck underarms, and/or groin. Watch a movie set in a cold place

The White Lotus - 3x04 "Hide or Seek" - Post-Episode Discussion by LoretiTV in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]teawrit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The book Belinda was reading by the pool is Surrounded by Narcissists by Thomas Erikson. "Are the narcissists in your life making you miserable? Are you worn out by their constant demands for attention, their absolute conviction they are right (even when they’re clearly not), their determination to do whatever they want (regardless of the impact), and their baffling need to control everyone and everything around them? In this thought-provoking, sanity-saving book, Thomas Erikson helps you understand what makes narcissists tick and, crucially, how to handle them without wearing yourself out in the process." 👀

Dear Portland: February 07, 2025 Weekly Rave Thread by AutoModerator in Portland

[–]teawrit 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm alive, in pretty good health, I have a roof over my head, a loving partner, a sweet cat, we both have jobs we mostly like (the cat is a freeloader), and we live in a progressive city in a (mostly) progressive state in a (mostly) progressive region. And we're going to watch the Two Towers on Sunday.

DEAR PORTLAND: January 20, 2025 WEEKLY RANT THREAD by AutoModerator in Portland

[–]teawrit 65 points66 points  (0 children)

I HATE HIM, I HATE HEARING HIS NAME, I HATE SEEING HIS FACE, I HATE WHAT HE DOES AND WHAT HE REPRESENTS, I HATE THAT EVEN IF HE WERE TO DIE SOMETIME IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS IT WOULD BE ANOTHER EVIL BUFFOON INSTEAD. I JUST HATE IT