Idk maybe, but you sound a bit like my coworker. She overthinks shit to death more than anyone else I know. Because the times she doesn’t, she thinks this stuff happens, as you say.

And you know what…to some degree it can. But I think the bigger thing is to learn to be ok with the mess. Because you aren’t perfect. No one is. More relaxed people seem to be tolerant of a higher degree of “mess” that you are. And they lead much happier lives that way.

I know…easier said than done. And the “mess” can be scary and unpleasant. But learning to let go can really do wonders for mental health.

Pro tip…always keep a solid (not mesh) trash can in your bathroom. Hopefully you’ll never need to…but if you ever need to puke and shit simultaneously, you’ll be thankful.

God, j would eat the shit out of whatever the fuck that food is rn. But it’s bedtime so I guess I’ll just go to sleep. :pp

But funny meme

It’s ok to not be ok sometimes

Looks like it’s even weirder/more confusing. The F series isn’t actually the A series but rebranded.

The F series is actually a “rebrand” of the M series. It’s sold at a retailer called “Flipkart”. What the fuck is the M series then? No fucking clue. It’s supposedly different than the A series line. From skimming online, it seems like the M series for some reason have larger batteries, but are also cheaper(?), but randomly not supported as long as the A series.

So I think the M series is maybe like a shittier A series. And then the F series is literally identical to the M series except it’s sold by a retailer that starts with F.

Man, shit is stupidly convoluted.

This is so fucking stupid. I love it.

The past year I’ve discovered tattoos and riding a motorcycle/motorcycle maintenance.

Idk. I have time and money nowadays actually. But I just can’t seem to ever get into games anymore. At most maybe I’ll play a game for a day or two and that’s it. Idk it’s almost like it feels like too much “work” if that makes sense.

Is that not technically the legal purpose of marriage to begin with???

You’ll think yourself into crazy that way. Source: been there

I don’t know. I feel like I had that mentality for a while, actually. It led to an increase amount of background stress which would then increase exponentially when I would “fail”.

Letting go of that mentality helped me to be a lot more at peace. Don’t get me wrong, it still creeps back up from time to time. I’m only human, after all.

But life isn’t a series of fails and wins. Life just is. Events occur. Some bring us up a bit and some bring us down a bit. You can’t control everything about the universe. Things happen. Time passes. You do the best you can in life and see what events will unfold. Be gentle to yourself when negative things happen. You can’t control everything. You are a human being, not a robot. Not a deity.

Or maybe landing on a specific psych med helped me a bit too idk.

I know I’ll get downvoted for this, but…Lemmy and related are an “echo-chamber” of sorts. You’ll find that a vast amount of people “in the real world” don’t share this sort of imminently apocalyptic mentality. I really mean no offense in my phrasing and I’m not trying to shit on anyone here. It’s just the way things are.

I remember being almost surprised at how “normal” life was when I first moved to a place that had polar opposite political views than me. Life went on…in mostly the same way it did when I was surrounded by people who mostly shared my ideologies. Life goes on…especially in the western world. Even in different parts of the US, it’s a far cry from some place like Somalia or Iran or Israel/Palestine or North Korea.

Idk. Sorry I got a bit rambly. Suffice to say that I don’t think you’re ever going to find what you seek.

I would say very very rarely and also fleeting. They don’t occur on their own. But very rarely when I used to see a sex scene in a TV show or movie I would feel something for some limited moments. If I didn’t have visual stimulation from these, they wouldn’t occur on their own.

Glad what you described has not become a pattern for you so far!

I echo others in that I don’t personally feel like it will “go away”.

But I guess I view it kind of like I view trauma and grief. It will still always be there, but you can build your life outward from there so that it feels less significant with time. It might still bring you back and catch you off guard some days with how strong it will feel, even if you think you’ve “moved past” it. But you can get through it. Time and living life will help to make that a comparatively smaller part.

Best of luck.

I could use a hug

That’s a fair concern I suppose. Altho in my 15+ years of doing this, I’ve never come close to affecting any sort of lock in this manner.

The only time I have a lock get fucked is that periodically my condo complex gets the place power washed. Well, every single time, they seem to spray water directly into one of the two locks on the front door. It fucks it up majorly and makes it so you cannot lock or unlock the door unless you spray that powdered door lock grease inside. Luckily that stuff seems to fix it each time at least.

Lol yes I would agree that my keys aren’t particularly useful for cutting fruit. I guess I’ve just never been in a position where I’m not at home and I need to cut up a fruit or vegetable. At home I use a kitchen knife + cutting board.

I have the same question as the person who you’ve responded to. Do you have all digital locks on everything? Even your residence?

Am I the only one who always just uses my keys to open and break down boxes? I always have my keys on me. No need to carry extra things on me like a knife. Bonus that you can use them to open the can tab too!