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09 Feb 2025, 2:37 am

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I have some trauma surrounding death and think I need to find a good therapist to process it with. I found out my cholesterol on Friday is high at 244. It's been scaring me some. I need to make some changes but it's hard when you just aren't used to eating certain foods. I've had those issues since childhood and change is very difficult. I stress eat alot. I am going to have to make some hard changes. I'm scared of what the future may hold if I don't get a handle on it. I'm supposed to see a new Psychiatrist Monday and am hoping it might lead to some positive things.


I hope things improve for you, Brian. I had a health check up 2 months ago and I was relieved to be ok.
However, I have for the most part stopped strenuous exercise since turning 40. I am sure I will eventually get back into a routine of running or another form of exercise but for now I am only walking. 30 minutes at a minimum per day and sometimes an hour or longer. I also did 100 pushups the other day and felt ok despite not doing any for a number of weeks.

It gets very, very cold where I live. It will be -24C in the morning tomorrow and -32C on Monday morning.
As a result I find myself staying inside much more. I drink more coffee too as a result. Normally I limit myself to a single coffee in the morning, but now I find myself having 2 and then sometimes another one in the afternoon or early evening.

I went to a walk in counselling session today. I'm fortunate that I live close to the counselling services and can go to address my concerns and get things off my chest. I likely would not be utilizing counselling if I had more people to talk to.
Isolation is the primary reason I go.

I try to eat healthy though sometimes I eat more than I should. I ate an entire large 3 topping pizza yesterday. That's a lot of calories and sodium. Today I bought more fruits and vegetables. I ate a healthy wrap with eggs and vegetables as well as a clove of broccoli that I fried. I think I might try to aim for a clove of broccoli every other day.

I have a goal and that keeps me optimistic about the future. My goal of course is to get my tv script sold and into development. I took some steps to pitch producers via a networking website recently. I eagerly await their response.
I've basically convinced myself that my project will become a reality and a success.

I also had a television show indicate they'd be willing to play an original piano piece of mine when I reached out to them.
It isn't a popular program, but it still would be exposure. At the same time, I don't have a video recording of myself playing the piece. Only audio. I used to have a video recording from many years ago but lost the file.

To re-record the song when I've already done so in the past isn't something I'm ecstatic about. Because I'm not sure there is any monetary gain even if I do get my song played on television (there may be a small royalty because it's my original composition) I'm not as determined to follow through and video record myself playing the song I once previously recorded.


Thank you so much! I greatly appreciate it :) I need to do alot more exercise also. That's great you're eating healthy! Pizza is one of my weaknesses as well. I used to be able to eat 6 slices but now I can eat only four as I get bad stomach issues. That's awesome you play piano!



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10 Feb 2025, 6:43 am

I always worry about being misunderstood as enthusiastic about China-related threads.

The fact is that I am not familiar with other topics, and my enthusiasm for replying disappears between looking up information and choosing words.


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14 Feb 2025, 2:46 pm

It makes me feel sad sometimes that because of my dissociation disorder I am immature for my age and I also have learning difficulties

But sometimes it doesn't make me feel sad because sometimes I think I have a better time than anyone


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14 Feb 2025, 2:56 pm

belijojo wrote:
I always worry about being misunderstood as enthusiastic about China-related threads.

The fact is that I am not familiar with other topics, and my enthusiasm for replying disappears between looking up information and choosing words.


I've always assumed people are more likely to engage with topics they're both familiar with and can provide a different perspective from the other participants on.


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21 Feb 2025, 8:53 pm

Humanity is irredeemably evil and insane and I can't enjoy anything anymore because of it. Hope the asteroid comes and hits the Earth soon.



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22 Feb 2025, 6:25 pm

I think it's like good for the universe when people go a bit easier on themselves and others


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22 Feb 2025, 11:15 pm

Why do I get so upset when people pick on me?
For no reason?
How do I become immune to this?
Because I don't think I deserve it.
And I don't want to keep believing I'm the problem.


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23 Feb 2025, 4:50 am

I don't know why anyone would want to pick on you


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27 Feb 2025, 12:04 am

How does one get over a decades long struggle, and for it to be gone all the sudden?

I've been through several internal changes myself, but this...
This is more physical. More visceral. Very visibly apparent, too to a point that it did affect my reality so much.

It's not even a form of loss -- if it's a loss, it's a very welcome loss.
But it's a form of gain. A huge, HUGE gain. Yet it's a just as a huge change.



There's stop using something as an excuse, regardless if it's there or not, it's there.
I've been there. I've done that. And did it again.

And then there's -- the excuse just suddenly doesn't exists anymore.
It's like this. At the moment, all I have is this subconsicous disbelief and it's taking me time.


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03 Mar 2025, 5:32 am

After watching the shouting match in the White House, I was very sad. It reminded me of the same experience in my college dormitory. I had replayed it many times but still couldn’t find a breakthrough. Compulsive thinking continued in my mind.


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03 Mar 2025, 7:01 am

I've managed to sprang my left knee at the flea market yesterday. Now I won't be able to go on my walks.


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03 Mar 2025, 4:43 pm

Just so so so so so tired. And the way the world is heading is stressing me out. Bullies reign, bullies bully, and bullies get rewarded for being bullies.



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04 Mar 2025, 1:58 pm

I just finished reading a book that was…impactful. It stirred up a lot of things, not in a bad way. I highlighted especially important passages, but I wonder if I should do something more before moving on to another book. I usually go the lazy route and move on, but it feels a bit different this time.


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05 Mar 2025, 10:00 am

I'm just very annoyed that my mom doesn't practice conserving food and portioning cooking.

She cooks as if there might be 3 men will come as guests for dinner and finish it all before we had a chance to eat.

That portion will last us a day and a breakfast. :roll:

Look, I don't mind if she has *ahem* a "boyfriend" from work, whatever the hell the nature of their relationship is, and will visit for, what? About less than once a month? :roll: 3 times at most.

Or literally an entire girls night out from her group of mom friends at home.

But interfering in the household and causing THAT -- causing her to waste food because of a possible "expected guests" that never arrived likely around less than 2 times out of 30 times they might've -- it's a strike for me.


Worse is today; cook a certain portions at her request. 2 meals worth of rice, for 2 of us.
She planned that she wants one portion for dinner and another for tomorrow.

Already had a cooked rice at home. It's enough for the 2 of us at dinner. No need to cook for more.

But she insisted I should. Then she'll cook meat and I just wait for ger. I took out the excess rice so I'll just eat it myself.
And I did. Then she complained it's too much. :roll:

But it gets "better" :roll:
I waited for her. Oh, except, well, it's practically 9 frickin PM. The rice I took out that I intend to eat for dinner? WASTED.


I should never trust her with my plans and my time. Never conform to her plans, ever.

Unless it coincides, I'll exclude my own serving.
If she takes too long, I will cook my own meal.

And she wondered WHY she lived as if she's alone??? :roll: Because that's what I want to live as.

Look, I don't mind doing housework chores and whatever homemaking tasks.

What happened tonight; THAT is NOT what I want. Will NEVER allow that to be the damn norm. :x

And she wondered why that one family friend we hired to clean the house expressed that the fridge has excessive waste of food in fridge?? :roll:


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05 Mar 2025, 11:11 am

Sometimes a good cry can make all the difference. It would probably be a positive thing if I did it more.


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08 Mar 2025, 8:31 am

I keep a diary when I live alone, which allows me to examine my life. I use AI to analyze my diary to ensure that my view is not biased.


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