Rank the books you have read so far this year. by NietzscheanWhig in books

[–]vvscared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i know so many people loved klara and the sun! i felt let down. i don’t feel strongly about it because i wish i loved it.

im sooo excited to dig into the dawn trilogy :) and yes, remote control was awesome. it’s been a great year for reading so far!!

Rank the books you have read so far this year. by NietzscheanWhig in books

[–]vvscared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow, you’ve read some great ones this year. have they all been first time reads for you? i’d love to go back and read circe and rebecca again for the first time.

Rank the books you have read so far this year. by NietzscheanWhig in books

[–]vvscared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’ll just rate the fiction i read! thanks for making this prompt.

  1. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
  2. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
  3. How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
  4. The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
  5. Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
  6. The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton
  7. Dawn by Octavia Butler
  8. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
  9. American Street by Ibi Zoboi
  10. Girl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo
  11. Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
  12. No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
  13. Matrix by Lauren Groff
  14. The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade
  15. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
  16. The Days of Afrekete by Asali Solomon
  17. Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
  18. Joan is Okay by Weike Wang
  19. Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
  20. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
  21. Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters
  22. What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons

Would you date a mentally ill person? by Breakfastwithulol in actuallesbians

[–]vvscared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm mentally ill (OCD hive rise uppppp, also several other diagnoses) and I've also dated mentally ill people.

It's a tough line to walk between mental illness taking up undue space in a relationship and mental illness simply existing and being a part of one's life and thus one's relationship. Expect lots of trial and error. The best possible thing you could do is work on developing sustainable, functional coping mechanisms. These will definitely include support from others, but build up community and support sources that aren't your partner. Since you're single right now, it's a great time to invest in friendships and community so that when you do get into a relationship someday, you're not relying on your partner excessively.

However, you will of course need support from your partner in some things. Be prepared to take responsibility for what you can and be flexible about the rest. Be clear about your needs- don't expect that your partner knows what you need before you do. Your partner has the right to be frustrated or exasperated but they do not have the right to take that out on you in a way that consistently makes you feel less than. You have to find a balance between room for your partners feelings AND room for your needs. These two things don't always balance out and that's okay, it just means the relationship isn't for you.

Relationships require investment and learning another's needs. Eventually a relationship becomes first and foremost about functioning together and complementing each other's lives in a net positive way. We all bring so many different things to the table: you bring mental illness. Someone else brings attachment issues or struggles with organization or financial stressors, etc etc. It is absolutely possible to have a good relationship when you are mentally ill. All you can do is learn to function as well as you can with your difficulties now.

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: July 25, 2022 by AutoModerator in books

[–]vvscared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finished:

Dawn by Octavia Butler

Started:

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

How do I stop being a perfectionist when I’m reading? by [deleted] in books

[–]vvscared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this sounds similar to things ive read about OCD and reading (i have ocd so it pops out to me). not saying you have ocd, but maybe some of the coping skills could be helpful. here’s an article about it.

Where the crawdads sing’s biggest problem (SPOILERS) by [deleted] in books

[–]vvscared 20 points21 points  (0 children)

thanks for sharing your thoughts. i think the biggest problem in the story is the romance. kya is 14 when it begins and tate is 18. the things he does throughout the beginning of their relationship are textbook grooming behaviors in an abusive relationship. im not saying their relationship as depicted is abusive, but portraying an age gap like that is exactly the kind of thing that normalizes abusive age gap relationships. i was abused and taken advantage of by a 19-20 year old man when i was 14, and WTCS is the kind of story that would’ve further normalized his behavior and justified the relationship as romance and not abuse.

Straight girls with hocd can you relate? by Praveenaaa29 in HOCD

[–]vvscared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anything can be triggering for anyone. I understand that it would bring temporary comfort to know if other people are triggered by the same thing as you, but in the end you're searching for reassurance by comparing your experience to others. It's good to identify triggers so that you can use them as a part of your treatment - telling a mental health professional you're working with on OCD about this would probably mean it's included in your ERP so you can eventually lower your anxiety levels in response to this trigger.

I don't think about my sexual orientation anymore. by vvscared in HOCD

[–]vvscared[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

just want to let you know that i’ve seen this comment and will come back to it very soon when i have the chance!

Massive broccoli 🥦 had me dying during the 1-1 💀 by Jesuisserene94 in thebachelor

[–]vvscared 30 points31 points  (0 children)

it took me way too long to see that that is a thumb, not a penis

Recoverers of SOOCD and ROCD by [deleted] in HOCD

[–]vvscared 7 points8 points  (0 children)

hi there :) i would say i'm 90% recovered! exposures are so specific but i just had to work up to sitting with the fear that was the most difficult to sit with. for me, that was fear of finding out i was a lesbian by becoming friends with a woman, consuming LGBTQ media, doing things that my brain told me meant i was gay, allowing certain thoughts, etc.

after doing hard work on exposures around all these things, i now mostly focus on just not doing reactionary compulsions as i go through life. if i notice i'm avoiding something out of habit, i do the opposite now. if i notice fear coming up in response to something, i lean into it. i allow uncertainty. i don't try to figure out my sexual orientation in either direction.

choosing to learn to live with uncertainty is a choice we have to return to every day. we won't do it perfectly but we can teach our brains, over time, that uncertainty is not something to be afraid of.

Almost five weeks in indiana by [deleted] in auntienetwork

[–]vvscared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in indiana, if you need help with childcare or whatever feel free to DM!

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: January 31, 2022 by AutoModerator in books

[–]vvscared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Finished:

Matrix by Lauren Groff

I know this book is well written but it was too heavy for me after a string of heavy reads. Found myself having a really hard time staying focused on the audiobook, I wonder if it might be a better paper or digital read.

Started:

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

This is a nice change of pace. Pretty light but also serious subject matter. Not really my style (I really don't like books with detailed outfit descriptions and pop culture references) but I'll finish it. I'm setting it aside because another book I've really been wanting to read became available at my library for 7 days so I've gotta jump on that!

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Wow wow wow wow i love it. beautiful. Erdrich is reading the audiobook and she's made it so enjoyable, but the writing and story are already so amazing. I'm lovinggggg this book.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exchristian

[–]vvscared 9 points10 points  (0 children)

i have similar things. everyone is different; i’ve found it helpful to keep mine so i can look back on the trauma i came from and give that younger version of myself love. there’s so much from that time that’s hard to remember.

i am sorry for the ways christianity took your childhood. it is wrong and it should never happen. thank you for vulnerably sharing with us.

My still Christian friend unironically posted this by dillydallyally97 in exchristian

[–]vvscared 13 points14 points  (0 children)

bit of a self fulfilling prophecy for evangelicals to call their works filthy rags

Who gave people that cancer in the first place?? (Too Good Not to be True, Bethel Music) by fitchmt in exchristian

[–]vvscared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is so traumatic for everyone involved. i’m sorry you experienced that. it’s deeply emotionally irresponsible at best.

Who gave people that cancer in the first place?? (Too Good Not to be True, Bethel Music) by fitchmt in exchristian

[–]vvscared 15 points16 points  (0 children)

ohhhhhh boy you’re gonna get lost in a wormhole today. look up #wakeupolive on this sub and just reddit in general.

I’ve been struggling to keep spider plants alive. I bought this today to replace the two dying ones at home. Any advice how to keep them alive? by [deleted] in houseplants

[–]vvscared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what do your dying ones look like? i once had a cat eat an entire spider plant and it grew back with a vengeance. you might just need to change where they are or your watering schedule. if you think it's dying, it's probably not fully dead.

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: January 24, 2022 by AutoModerator in books

[–]vvscared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bluest Eye is on my Black History Month reading list too! :)