u/Minichief

I too am laughing outloud. Thanks pal 🫶

Pay it forward by showing your addiction whos boss 🦾

Target has weighted stuffed animals. Part weighted, part squishymallow style fluff. I like the animal shape because I can wedge a leg or wing or whatever animal body part where I need and the two textures help with different things on different days. I have half a dozen.

Its very hard to distinguish between real empathy and performed empathy. Learn the signs. Way fewer empathetic folks than we believe.

Schoolyard bullying works really well in these situations. I love bullying bullies. Especially about disability. Your mom jokes, call them losers, make fun of their clothes, whatev. Im a mature and reasonable human most times but its not my job to educate nor sympathize with that behavior.

Take him at face value. Its not your job to figure out why or if he's avoidant and such. Its a freaking bummer which is why your brain spins. But the most respectful thing you can do for yourself is listen when you get new data and adjust YOUR OWN LIFE accordingly.

This is dope and is exactly what I would have wanted when I was leaving a bad situation. You're already aware but please vet this person more than you think.

Even if he ever gets sober, addiction is a lifelong disease.

yesssss

Look into Nitrofurantoin. Its a low dose antibiotic specifically for recurrent uti's. I was on it for 6 months last year and havent had a uti since! Mild symptoms here and tbere but never a full blown infection

This is random but I used to have a crunchy stim and would crisp up rice paper in the micro and sprinkle salt/lime or cinnamon/sugar. Rice paper is practically nothing but fun to crunch

Lovingly, it sounds like this behavior is only a temporary relief, like a cigarette. If its ultimately bad for you to continue the behavior, treat it like a habit/addiction, like anything else

I use yoga blocks and my body weight to really dig into my neck. Oddly enough a yoga block is more comfortable than a pillow sometimes. I also have a cervical collar that I wear periodically through the week to stabilize during pain, then stretches when its better. Collar is from Just Stroll. Breathable soft lovely

Lets not pathological either people's behaviors. Im sure every one of those people are equally awkward in person, like everyone can be. They have specific training to appear how they'd like.

Adjacently, I get a lot of relief from si joint belts which is way easier to disguise under clothes

They have that yummy braised beef pastaaa

Straws are outlawed here to save the turtles. We cant think straight. Thanks for the effort 🫪

I just posted i thought you could do this! Throwing together a super simple dashboard wouldn't take long at all

It's also like the data in their database is stored together like the American infrastructure system because the metrics don't even work together sometimes

I didnt have time to dig into this but I think I read somewhere that you can tap into their api. If tech savvy enough, might be able to set up a simple dashboard

I have some slipper bootie things from them without a sole but they are really squishy in a better way than cheap slippers

Bombas is my sole foot clothes brand. Their slippers are so cozy. Their socks come in multiple sizes and are sensory friendly (no disgusting seam in your toe). They are expensive but last, imo

Are you a gestalt processor?