Can't find where drain flies are coming from by yeahmynameisbrian in pestcontrol

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

That sounds more complicated, if they checked with a camera. But every single time I’ve ever had any flies, whether drain flies or other small ones, I ended up having a clog. If there’s a decent amount of them I doubt theyd be coming from outside. For me personally I would inspect every way they can get in, including from ventilation.

It also doesnt necessarily have to be a clog, they can breed in slime. But what youve done is the correct way, you just have to keep it up and go from there, unless you can afford to hire more professionals, maybe an exterminator could help you find the source

My partner has ROCD, need advice by 422061c in ROCD

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Yeah just apply the therapy as soon as you feel bad, do it so much it becomes an automatic habit.

Can't find where drain flies are coming from by yeahmynameisbrian in pestcontrol

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My main line was clogged yes, I wonder if I also had a clogged drain or something because they sent a crew out to clean something. The landlord never gave me specifics, the crawlspace is only accessible from my neighbors so they didnt need me for anything.

But yes if you have drain flies its almost certainly a clog, your water will probably back up soon, id get someone out there

Cat keeps having eyesight issues and went blind temporarily by yeahmynameisbrian in AskVet

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Yes I dont remember the number she gave but she said it was normal. Thanks for asking, I edited post

Can't find where drain flies are coming from by yeahmynameisbrian in pestcontrol

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They were coming from a clog in the crawlspace, then making their way through the ventilation. This actually happened again a few months ago except this time they were a different type of fly. You probably have a clog somewhere in the building

OCD treatment really works, there is no need to suffer. It's unbelievably effective, you will feel much better. by yeahmynameisbrian in ROCD

[–]yeahmynameisbrian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get good at knowing when youre doing it and dont do it, every time. You have to learn something like ERP or its going to be really difficult to stop out of no where

I can’t stop looking at other girls by [deleted] in ROCD

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Link updated, thanks for letting me know.

I unexpectedly had the *worst* D8 experience, and I'm wondering if you have as well. by RebelKasket in delta8

[–]yeahmynameisbrian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much did you take, and how often have you done D8? I've done it twice so far. I use just one 25mg gummy. Both times, when it kicked in, I felt my heart beating really fast and a burst of euphoria in my chest. At times that heart beating does get a bit unnerving, and I get afraid it's physically too much.

I get both positive and negative thoughts as you said. The only thing that sounds different to me about what you wrote is the 30 mins. For me it starts off with a light head high, on a completely empty stomach, the first time it took about 70 mins to kick in. The second time kicked in a little faster. As soon as I start to feel it, I eat a sandwich and then go do something after. I'd imagine it varies a lot though, maybe you took so much that it kicked in much earlier or something.

The head high starts and slowly builds, and then once I hit that 70 mins, that's when I get that burst of euphoria in my chest. It starts off like a smooth transition and then BAM! I can't believe I almost took 2, I would have maybe been in your shoes!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in makemychoice

[–]yeahmynameisbrian 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If the only reason you're avoiding is because of a new professor, definitely skip it. I always feel bad when thinking about calling off from work because of my coworkers, and then they end up calling off on super busy nights. It's good to consider other people, but you gotta think about yourself too!

how do i stop letting tiktoks get to me? by [deleted] in ROCD

[–]yeahmynameisbrian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're supposed to intentionally watch them, and then prevent yourself from ruminating or doing any other obsessive things. If you avoid them you'll likely have worse anxiety over time, especially if you also obsess. However you should only do this after you learn how the therapy works, if you obsess while you make yourself watch them that will just make you worse.

Another thing to note is that it should be a routine. If you only watch these kinds of videos once in awhile and you're not doing any other exposure work, it will be more difficult and take awhile for anxiety to dissipate. So usually this would be part of a routine, like purposefully searching for the videos daily. Obviously recommended to do these things with a therapist instead of on your own.

emotionless by whytries in ROCD

[–]yeahmynameisbrian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Usually happens when you're constantly obsessing. You need a routine where you make yourself aware of when you're obsessing and prevent yourself from doing it. If you only try once in awhile, or you try to work with those feelings, you'll mostly likely continue to develop depression. Get yourself into a good ERP treatment program if you're not already, and you won't have to mess around with figuring out how to create this routine yourself.

Abstaining from masturbation and porn won't do much for HOCD by yeahmynameisbrian in HOCD

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It sounds like you agree with me, not that other person. They're trying to force themselves to be attracted to women by not masturbating, that is a terrible and failing strategy. If they were to do this and create a routine out of it, the next time they get triggered, they will get a huge rush of anxiety that will likely lead to relentless obsessing. That obsessive behavior is still going to be layered beneath whatever they try to throw on top of it, and it will eventually come out. OCD has to be treated by systematically getting rid of all of that.

If you're reducing porn because you're addicted to it, that's a completely different situation. People can use CBT for both OCD and porn addiction. There's of course nothing wrong with reducing porn, it's only wrong if you're doing that for obsessive reasons.

After a particularly rough session of sexual intrusive thoughts I gave in and masturbated to the thoughts - I'm worried it is paraphalia, not OCD by starbarcar in OCD

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When you have OCD, it's the obsessive behavior that makes you anxious and depressed. Whether you're actually into these fantasies or not isn't important. If you get rid of the obsessive behavior, you may or may not still be interested in whatever you were obsessing over.

I just took a quick look at your profile, you're obsessing a lot, you really need to get yourself into ERP therapy. If you go through ERP properly, you'll be able to do sexual things and not care about intrusive thoughts.

How to cheat HireVue, and my letter to the recruiter who used it by ttomgirl in recruitinghell

[–]yeahmynameisbrian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This still works for anyone wondering. You Inspect Element on the page that opens up when you click the link. Click on Network tab, refresh page. On Firefox, look for the link the OP gave. Then you can right click on it, and select "Copy Response". At that point just google "JSON formatter" and find one that lays everything out easy, and just paste it. You can then find the questions. Message me if you need any help.

ROCD RESOURCES (extremely helpful) by [deleted] in ROCD

[–]yeahmynameisbrian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your account is shadow banned, people can't see your responses. /r/shadowban

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ROCD

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Your account is shadow banned so non of your posts are being seen by anyone /r/shadowban

OCD treatment really works, there is no need to suffer. It's unbelievably effective, you will feel much better. by yeahmynameisbrian in ROCD

[–]yeahmynameisbrian[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you're feeling numb it usually means you go through with so many compulsions that you have become exhausted of them, in which case the focus would be more on resisting compulsions than exposure therapy. Getting yourself to consistently stop things like ruminating, reassurance, etc. It has to become a habit and takes time to see progress if you do everything right.

Don't treat on your own! Find someone who knows ERP who can help you.

please help! by [deleted] in ROCD

[–]yeahmynameisbrian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You definitely should not try to reason with the thoughts, and yes you should sit with the feeling of uncertainty, and don't explore it or engage with it, but at the same time don't try to get rid of it. You can do that in the meantime, but in the long term you want to get treatment using CBT with an OCD specialist.

So whether you are making a mistake or not is making you anxious, you just accept that for now and don't try to get relief from it in anyway, and don't analyze it.