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Posted in Just the worst thing ever. Posted 4 years ago
@Deaa: yesterday. Before that we had three days of her having gone missing.


@Miss Sandman: thank you. My delightful daughter is helping me a lot. Her first birthday is this month
Posted in Just the worst thing ever. Posted 4 years ago
@Deaa: thank you. I have no one to talk to and I need to keep it together for the family, so I'm glad I can come here and be heard.
I could use a distraction, thank you! I'll head over to the front page to find out what the heck I'm signing up for.
Posted in Just the worst thing ever. Posted 4 years ago
Massive trigger warning.
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Someone I love, someone I grew up with like a sister, is no longer with us. She decided to take her own life. She left us all alone. I want to be so mad, but she had just found out she was schizophrenic. I both understand and can't fathom why at the same time. I'm angry and sad but mostly just empty. Losing someone is bad enough, this is so much worse.
Posted in So bored; please chat! Posted 4 years ago
Hey! Sorry about your pain. I hope you can get back to crocheting soon!
Hello, happy early birthday!
@Seihou: It gets better. For me, anxiety comes back in waves, but I'm developing coping strategies. You got this!
Artists notoriously undervalue themselves. You are not anywhere near charging enough for the quality you produce. I think this is a great guide: https://www.selfemployedartist.com/blog/how-to-price-digital-art-commissions-a-beginners-guide but where it says to start at $10 minimum... I'd make that at least $15 per hour minimum because thats what minimum wage should be. Don't let commissioners tell you what to price your art at.
LISTEN. I did the exact same thing :p
Posted in after 69 years i finally changed my avatar Posted 4 years ago
I'm just here to say "nice".
@Seihou: That is EXACTLY why I got anxiety too. It was all based around not having any practical experience in ANYTHING. I was personally raised a shut in, I never left the house unless I had to and everyone insisted on doing everything for me until I was far too old. There was always this "how could you not know how to do this basic task, everyone else knows how" attitude anytime I asked for help, too. I TOTALLY get that feel.
Posted in Today's Server: Valentina Tinker Posted 4 years ago
@Kent: I'd eat that parfait. Its gotta be like the magical effect of dipping french fries in a frosty.
I identify with this so much. I had anxiety about everything (and thanks to quarantine isolation, some of it is coming back). Sadly, the thing that worked best for me was shock and emersion. I just kept throwing myself into the situations that made me feel THE MOST anxious. It sucked for a while until it just didn't anymore. And trust that I know this is the last advice you'd want to take, because hard same lol. I don't even want to do it again to get rid of the tinier bit of anxiety that came back. Just know that you are not at all alone at feeling that way, and probably a lot more people are experiencing this nowadays too. You can always just say "sorry, I'm having bad anxiety, may I take a step outside to collect myself?" and probably someone will understand.
Posted in Huh. Well, that was an unexpected result. Posted 4 years ago
Oof. Poor thing! I get chronic migraines and it's just torture. I had one just yesterday in fact. I was in bed all day. I wish migraines on no one. I'm not sure what the difference between what I get and an ocular migraine but I wish you luck regardless