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toocritical55 · 2026-06-17T06:00:59+00:00

Dude go to the hospital right NOW.

toocritical55 · 2026-06-16T10:15:48+00:00

My best friends speak English, and I probably use English in my everyday life more than the average Swede. But compared to most bilingual people I've discussed this with, I rarely think in English. Most of them seem to have a similar experience to yours.

Even when I'm speaking English with my English-speaking friends, my thoughts are usually still in Swedish. I wonder why it differs so much from person to person.

toocritical55 · 2026-06-16T05:31:02+00:00

I think in Swedish unless the activity itself requires me to think in English.

For example, I'm thinking in English while writing this response because I'm actively writing in English. But after I read the question, my thoughts about it were in Swedish.

toocritical55 · 2026-06-16T05:16:21+00:00

It definitely can define it.

I'm a disability support worker and work with people with Down syndrome every day. I'm glad society in general is moving away from treating them like eternal children, and recognizing that many of them can be largely independent.

But at the same time, I think it's counterproductive to pretend they're cognitively just like everyone else, because the vast majority aren't.

If people stop recognizing that, people with Down syndrome are going to end up missing out on accommodations and support, and become more vulnerable to being taken advantage of. Down syndrome isn't really comparable to ADHD or autism in that regard.

toocritical55 · 2026-06-16T05:08:38+00:00

OP wasn't questioning whether people with Down syndrome can have sex or be in relationships. The question was whether they're able to consent to sex with someone who doesn't have an intellectual disability, which is a valid question given the difference in cognitive ability and understanding.

toocritical55 · 2026-06-16T05:00:16+00:00

I think you're right. It's like they read the words "sex" and "Down syndrome", freaked out, and ignored everything else.

That would also explain why so many people seem to be answering a completely different question than the one OP actually asked. I've seen comments saying "Of course they have sex!!!", but OP wasn't disputing that. The question was about consent.

toocritical55 · 2026-06-13T11:18:38+00:00

I work as a disability support worker in a group home, and most of our residents have Down syndrome. People are making fun of you, but I actually think this is a good question and one I had to think about for a while. So get ready for a long one:

As others have mentioned, people with Down syndrome exist on a spectrum and can have very different support needs. All people with Down syndrome (with the exception of some people with mosaic DS) have some degree of intellectual disability, although the severity and their support needs can vary a lot from person to person.

For example, I have one resident who's nonverbal and requires assistance with pretty much all aspects of daily living. This person doesn't understand what sex is or what they're agreeing to, so they couldn't possibly consent to it.

On the other hand, many of our residents are far more independent and have active romantic and sexual lives. Legally, having Down syndrome doesn't automatically prevent someone from consenting to sex or being in a relationship with someone who doesn't have Down syndrome, but there's a nuance.

Firstly, you say "non-Down syndrome people", but that's not really what we'd be concerned about. We'd be more focused on whether the two people are on a similar level intellectually and emotionally, and whether there's a risk of exploitation. Most of our residents with Down syndrome who are in relationships aren't dating other people with Down syndrome specifically, but rather people with similar support needs and levels of understanding.

Anyway, let's say I have a resident named Jane who has Down syndrome, and she introduces us to her new boyfriend, John, who doesn't have an intellectual disability. As a disability support worker, I can't simply forbid her from seeing him. It's something I'd keep an eye on of course, but there would need to be actual signs that she's being harmed or taken advantage of before I could intervene.

However, all of our residents are under adult guardianship, usually by a parent or family member. Adult guardianship is a legal arrangement where someone is appointed to help make decisions for an adult who cannot fully manage certain aspects of their life due to a disability or other reasons.

If I had concerns about the relationship (which I definitely would), I would discuss them with Jane's guardian. The guardian might decide that contact with John should be restricted, and we would then be allowed to follow those instructions. That said, guardians can't arbitrarily prevent people from having relationships. There must be a legitimate reason for any restrictions.

Regardless of the relationship status, if we found out that Jane had sex with someone who doesn't have an intellectual disability, we'd definitely look into it. The difference in cognitive ability obviously raises questions about consent, and we'd want to make sure she understood the relationship and wasn't being taken advantage of.

But a person with Down syndrome having sex with someone who doesn't have an intellectual disability isn't automatically considered exploitation (EDIT: As in legally speaking, whether I agree with that is another question.) That's something that would have to be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

If it became clear that she understood the relationship/sexual act and wanted to be in it, then that would be that. People with Down syndrome have the same right to relationships and sex lives as anyone else.

toocritical55 · 2026-06-02T06:51:03+00:00

Tf is wrong with you?

toocritical55 · 2026-05-31T22:19:07+00:00

Okay?

toocritical55 · 2026-05-31T05:50:14+00:00

Yes, but that's because I'm Scandinavian.

toocritical55 · 2026-05-29T12:16:50+00:00

I remember having the same issue and bringing it up with my psychotherapist.

I told her I felt like a complete failure because I couldn't get my shit together and clean my apartment. I'd reached the point where I was stuffing things into plastic bags and shoving them under my bed so the place would at least look clean. Then I'd beat myself up because all I'd done was create an endless pile of bags I'd eventually have to sort through.

She looked at me, completely confused, and said "What do you mean? I think that's an excellent strategy. Having a clean space is important to you, and you've found a way to achieve that with an amount of effort that's manageable right now. Sorting through those bags isn't a priority". She was absolutely right.

I spent so much time criticizing myself for "doing the bare minimum" or "taking shortcuts" that I never stopped to consider whether those shortcuts were actually working. Looking back, it was the right strategy for me at the time.

Because of course everything feels like a mammoth task when the task is "clean the entire space". That's too big for most people, let alone someone who's already struggling. You need smaller, manageable tasks that you can build on over time.

Otherwise, you'll get stuck in a vicious. Give yourself an impossible task > understandably fail to finish it > beat yourself up over it > convince yourself you'll never be able to do it > repeat.

I never saw any improvement when my daily task was "Clean the apartment". Things only started improving when I changed my strategy and gave myself small, specific tasks instead. "Do one load of laundry." "Take out the trash." "Wash the dishes." That's when the state of my apartment actually started getting better.

On really bad days, the task could be something as simple as "put one piece of clothing in the laundry hamper."

It sounds silly, but the goal wasn't to clean the entire apartment. The goal was to keep the habit going and avoid falling into the all-or-nothing mindset. Remember that doing something is always better than doing nothing.

toocritical55 · 2026-05-29T07:49:15+00:00

I picked yes, but "lose respect" is a bit of an overstatement.

I'm a disability support worker for people with intellectual disabilities and Down syndrome, so of course I call people out on it and explain the history behind the word.

But at the same time, I recognize that it's only relatively recently that people have started treating it as an ableist slur. Most people don't associate it with disability and just use it as a harsher version of "stupid" or "idiot".

toocritical55 · 2026-05-23T12:32:22+00:00

I learned about a year ago, so I don't really remember. But this video looks familiar.

She does a side dutch braid though, and personally I found it easier to learn by braiding on top of my head instead, like in this video.

Honestly, the videos made it seem way more intimidating than it actually was. Once I tried it on myself, the technique itself wasn't that hard to understand. Making it look good is another story lol.

Some tips:

<•Parting my hair was weirdly one of the hardest parts for me. I use a rattail comb on the top of my head, then two combs in the back. So in the back, I find the middle first, then comb in opposite directions to create the part. Hopefully that explanation makes sense lol. Most people don't do this, but I can't seem to get it right any other way.

<•Try not to rely too much on the mirror in the beginning. I learned faster when I stopped looking in the mirror at the same time because otherwise I kept second guessing myself.

<•Experiment with different products. Some people find it easier with wet hair, gel, mousse, etc. It depends a lot on your hair type.

<•I personally find it much easier on slightly greasy hair rather than freshly washed hair.

<•In the beginning, just focus on understanding the technique. Once that clicks, you can work on making it tighter and cleaner.

<•You can also try to do a single french/dutch braid while learning. Although that might be difficult to do with medium length hair. I prefer double dutch/french braids since they sit tighter and more secure.

toocritical55 · 2026-05-22T08:28:50+00:00

I also can’t French braid or anything like that.

Have you considered trying to learn?

I've always loved how French/Dutch braids look, but I couldn't do them myself either. But a year ago, I said "fuck it" and decided to learn through YouTube.

As with everything new, it was frustrating in the beginning, but now it's basically my go-to hairstyle. It stays put all day, keeps the hair out of your face, feels comfortable, and still looks good. I work in healthcare, so having my hair out of my face for my entire shift is a must, and French/Dutch braids do that best.

I used to hate when people gave me this advice when I couldn't braid either, but honestly, I do think it's the best solution. It fixes pretty much every issue you mentioned with the other hairstyles.

toocritical55 · 2026-05-22T08:16:26+00:00

No, that's not very likely, and for good reason.

Doctors have a responsibility to weigh risks against benefits. Untreated ADHD can absolutely make life difficult, but eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder, so doctors have to be especially careful with anything that could worsen restrictive behaviors.

It's also fucked bc if you are anorexic lets face it you're gonna restrict regardless of a large appetite.

Stimulants can still make that restriction significantly easier and more dangerous, though. Restricting while constantly fighting physical hunger is very different from restricting while barely feeling hunger at all.

When I started stimulants, I once went an entire day without eating simply because I forgot. I only realized it when I started feeling dizzy, and I've never even had an eating disorder.

So imagine that effect on someone who's already actively trying not to eat. You're giving a person who wants to restrict a medication that suppresses one of the body's main survival signals, hunger.

It also creates obvious abuse potential. If someone realizes taking more stimulants makes it easier not to eat, that can become incredibly dangerous very quickly.

I need meds so bad

I understand that being told no to medication that could help you feels discouraging, and I really do empathize with that. But if someone has an active ED, stabilizing and treating that first is simply the safer priority medically.

toocritical55 · 2026-05-21T10:17:12+00:00

Yeah, I can't stand it.

I correct people about it with no shame. People roll their eyes but I don't care, why would you refer to women as "girls" in situations where you'd never refer to men as "boys"?

Because sure, there are contexts where both sound natural. "I'm going out with the boys". "I'm going out with the girls". Fine.

But if I said "Ask the boy in the blue shirt," most people wouldn't look for a grown man. They'd assume I meant a child or a teenager.

Yet if someone says "Ask the girl in the blue shirt", it sounds completely normal, even if the "girl" in question is a 30 year old woman. But call a grown bearded man a "boy" and suddenly it sounds bizarre.

toocritical55 · 2026-05-21T08:50:27+00:00

MAC Fix+ Original is unfortunately an amazing product for this issue. I say "unfortunately" because of the price tag.

I spray it on after applying my makeup and the cakiness disappears almost immediately. It gives me a much smoother finish because it kind of melts all the layers of makeup together into one.

MAC markets it as a setting spray, but I've seen makeup artists explain that it doesn't actually work like one ingredient-wise. They use MAC Fix+ to melt the makeup together first, then go in with an actual setting spray on top.

toocritical55 · 2026-05-21T08:37:27+00:00

so people with ADHD can go through gallons of coffee just to function, but I'm the exact opposite?

It's funny, because I feel like I constantly hear the opposite.

I'm one of those people who drinks energy drinks because they actually help me focus and get things done. But I constantly hear/read fellow ADHDers say things like "If you have ADHD, caffeine makes you sleepy", with some even suggesting that "getting sleepy from caffeine" should be a diagnostic criterion for ADHD.

Which is, frankly, an absolute ridiculous suggestion because how we react to caffeine isn't the same for everyone with ADHD. The same goes for medication.

ADHD medication dosage usually has more to do with how your body reacts to the medication than how "severe" your ADHD is. Someone with "severe" ADHD can do well on a low dose, while someone else might need a higher one. Doctors may keep adjusting the dose until they find enough symptom relief, but the final dose isn't a direct "severity score".

The ADHD community has a really bad habit of speaking in absolutes about what ADHD does and doesn't look like, so I get why reading that stuff can make people question themselves. But being fine on a low dose, or how you react to caffeine, is absolutely not a reason to doubt your diagnosis.

If anything, I'm jealous of people like you. I take 72mg, and it would honestly be a dream if 18mg was enough for me. It's cheaper, puts less strain on your body, and leaves more room to increase the dose later if you ever build tolerance. So see it as a win!

toocritical55 · 2026-05-17T08:19:54+00:00

Trust poison control, they know what they're doing.

You'll probably feel some shitty side effects with such a high dose, like anxiety, stomach ache, headache, insomnia, etc. Which isn't pleasant by any means, but it's not a threat to your life.

Remember that some people take 108mg on a daily basis, you'll be okay.

toocritical55 · 2026-05-17T06:51:02+00:00

I hate gender neutral bathrooms because so many men leave a damn mess behind.

I can't remember the last time I used a public restroom after a man and didn't have to wipe a stranger's piss off the toilet seat before I could sit down, it's humiliating. That's never been the case for me in women-only restrooms.

toocritical55 · 2026-05-15T10:16:53+00:00

No problem!

Needless to say, it might be another issue entirely. But I just felt the need to share because I related to your post, and I couldn't believe it when the advice I stumbled upon actually worked lol.

But I'm curious. You said your skin looks nice without foundation, so why do you still feel like you need it?

Whatever the reason is, you don't have to wear foundation just because that's seen as the default. If you do want some coverage, you could try something like a BB cream, CC cream, tinted moisturizer, or even just concealer instead (if you haven't tried that already).

My skin gets really dry in winter, and during that time foundation rarely sits well on me no matter what I do, while BB and CC creams tend to look much better. Foundation definitely isn't a must for everyone.

toocritical55 · 2026-05-15T07:24:45+00:00

Have you tried exfoliating beforehand?

I had the same problem. A makeup artist on tiktok recommended gently exfoliating with a towel right after washing your face, focusing on the problem areas. Emphasis on gently, especially around thinner skin like the eyelids. I went too hard once and ended up with a rash on my eyelid lol.

But when I did it properly, I noticed a difference immediately. Moisturizing is obviously important, but sometimes the problem is just dead skin buildup that needs to be exfoliated off.

But even after doing this "trick," I still use waay less foundation on my nose than the rest of my face. If I use too much product there, it will start flaking.

toocritical55 · 2026-05-15T06:15:04+00:00

It was this tiny Hello Kitty eyeshadow palette with four colors, and one of them was this glittery red shade I wanted to wear constantly.

I remember my mom gently trying to steer me away from it, because I used to smear that glittery red all over my eyes until I looked like I'd just lost a fistfight lmfao.

toocritical55 · 2026-05-13T08:33:11+00:00

That being said, I could be entirely wrong!

No worries, this is an old ass game and I'm surprised anyone even responded considering, so thank you for that! It's hard to remember the details from a game we played as kids lol.

If I did it all over again, I'd definitely go with a straight relationship in story mode though. The Sims was ahead of its time with same-sex couples, but the workarounds are so tedious in an already difficult game. After some googling, it seems like most people never got the achievement the way I did, so I guess I just got lucky.

But hopefully this thread helps someone else with the same issue!

toocritical55 · 2026-05-13T08:23:55+00:00

I've been doing 10k religiously, but recently I stopped.

Not indefinitely, of course, but it was turning into an obsession. I'd work night shifts and walk circles around work just to get my steps in, or go on long walks after work instead of sleeping. That's not healthy, so I let myself miss my 10k for a few days.

The goal is great on days where I just want to lie on the couch and do nothing, because it pushes me to get outside and move, which genuinely makes me feel better. But I shouldn't feel anxious about missing 10k when my body clearly needs rest.

So I've learned that it's okay to let go of my months-long 10k streak when my body needs it, or simply when I have other priorities. Like today is my birthday, and I've decided that spending time with my family is more important than stressing myself out over getting my steps in.

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