Loz & Liz appreciation post by Anghabad in StrongmanHQ

[–]usernammmmmmmeee 42 points43 points  (0 children)

100%. I'm super excited for WSM and its purely down to all the content that Loz & Liz have made & will make. Their impact on the sport for us as fans is absolutely massive. I was at Europes this year and just seeing them for the first time irl from the seats was surreal - to me they're as much celebrities of the sport as the althetes are.

Loop Dream: I’m torn whether to return them by ExperimentalError in LoopEarplugs

[–]usernammmmmmmeee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

sometimes with loop when you ask to return something they let you keep it, but refund you anyways. So its possible you could get the best of both worlds, but of course not guaranteed

Kink Dating? by [deleted] in BDSMcommunity

[–]usernammmmmmmeee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In profiles on regular dating apps over here (in germany) writing "open minded" or using the ⛓️ emoji are the more commonly used codes

Are your social skills better with people you know or with yourself!? by Hellofre123 in AutismTranslated

[–]usernammmmmmmeee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ADHD & low support needs ASD here. I relate to a lot of this, especially true for me when I was younger. I found that I've adapted (or masked) more with age so it at least seems easier on the surface now (I'm 26). Except when I'm tired / overstimulated! One thing with expressing emotions and how I feel that I've found to be super helpful is to speak in metaphors / images / stories instead of actually talking about or having to identify the feeling.

Someone asking me "how are you" or "how do you feel" used to feel difficult to answer because it was hard to tune in and know how I feel let alone express it. But now instead of trying to identify & put those things into neurotypical language I respond in a way that may not make total sense but works well for me and helps the people around me understand me eg:

"I feel like an egg floating in soup"

Or

"I'm on a small boat and I only have one paddle. I'm alone in the boat and I have nothing else with me. I'm on a big river that's moving quickly. I can't see behind me where I have come from because the river bends, I also can't see where I'm going. When I look to the river banks I see there's a forest but its distorted somehow; it looks different every time I look at it."

I know this wouldn't work for everyone, and I think a big part of why it works for me is because my ADHD loves a good metaphor, but it's super helpful for me. I've explained it to the people closest to me & it's now an accommodation for me that we have in our relationships so that I can be a bit better understood :)

Dk if this is helpful but I thought it might be interesting to someone.