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My (M 25) relationship with my beautiful partner (F 23) is failing
We have a 4 year old child that we both love more then anything, but she is really starting to put a wedge between us. Our daughter is extremely full on, as she has a lot of energy and is very hard to reason with. Which causes my partner and I to constantly argue every weekend as we are both tired from the working week and our entire weekends are focused on our daughters behaviours
During the week it’s not so bad as I work during the day and she works most nights, but come to the weekend it’s the same story every time. Our daughter plays up which causes tension between us.
Previously our daughters bed time was 7 so after that we would spend time together and it was great. But recently our daughter is very hard to get to sleep, most nights she’s still wide awake at 10 which gives my partner and I absolutely no time to ourselves and with each other
I’m starting to feel our relationship is a one way street. She can say/do things and I’m not aloud to bat an eye but as soon as I do anything similar I’m the worst person/“bad guy”
Lately all I feel like doing is crying but no tears come out as I basically feel numb
She’s the love of my life and I’d do absolutely anything for her, which I do to the best of my ability. I’m the main income bringer of the home, so whenever she needs/wants something without hesitation I’ll get it for her.
When we do get the rare chance to spend time together it’s incredible, I long for the times together. She’s the only person I’ve ever felt like I can be myself and all my issues go away when I’m with her
I just don’t know how much longer I can take it. I work massive weeks and I get to the weekends and it’s a circus. It’s so mentally straining on both of us. It’s really starting to tear me apart

Im suffering.
My kid is young 2 and has been a massive extrovert since the day she was born, I swear. DH and I are both deeply introverted and after 2 years I think it's killing me. At this point, no matter how much alone time DH creates for me, the rested feeling lasts at best an hour after reuniting with my kid. And then it's like I haven't been alone in years, one again.
She's touching me all the damn time. She's demanding we read books for hours every day. She is capable of independant play but despises it with a passion known only to toddlers. She's so freaking loud, and I don't know why but she repeats the same thing (at top volume) no matter how many times I respond (aka: "MILK!" "OK, let's go get some." "MILK!!" "Yes I'm pouring it right now." "MILK MILK MIIIIILLLLKKKKK!!!!!!" "I'm screwing on the cup lid, I'm making this as fast as I can! You can literally see me fixing you this milk!" "*MILK!!".... But she does this about everything all day long.)
She goes to daycare, I work full time. I talk to people at work all day. I love my job. I have to work after she goes to bed to hit my full hours, so after she's asleep I do a few chores, work more, try to spend time with my dh, and be alone. I don't get all done every day but the alone time quality is pretty poor.
I just want her to leave me alone for an hour a day. To not scream in my face about reading another stupid book. I'm not against screen time but the TV is in a very not baby safe room with zero hope of getting it cleaned up this century due to the fact that every time a try we come down with the stomach flu, covid, or someone dies (we've had a lot of tragedy this year) and now I'm just too exhausted to even move.
I don't know what I'm looking for... I just feel bad that she wants so much connection from me, but because she's constantly trying to force it out of me, I don't enjoy it and I'm usually half checked out and grouchy.
And again, DH does help. It doesn't matter. No amount of rest has an affect. I'm mot depressed; I have a regular therapist for my anxiety and she monitors closely for comorbidities like depression.

I can't imagine I'm the only one who does this and I want to hear everyone else's. Do you have any things you always do that don't impact gameplay or provide any real benefit at all? Some of mine:
- I don't kill foxes, after promising my kid once back when we first got the game years ago. They're good little buddies.
- I only sell to Beedle, because he's my buddy and he's so loyal, always excited to see me
- I have a thing for Hyrule herbs. While I generally collect everything I will NEVER pass one up. They give me a little burst of dopamine that mushrooms don't. I don't know why. I don't know if it's because they were one of the first things I found when I started, or because I like the idea of seasoning the food. I love them. I just watched my kid pass one by and I'll never understand.
- When I'm done playing I generally -- not always but generally -- put Link to bed at home in Hateno.
- I enjoy checking the temperature and dressing Link for the weather in "normal" climates. 50s? He needs long sleeves. Lurelin in the high 80s? The sleeveless climbing shirt works well, or maybe the lobster shirt and shorts.

Long Questions Answer Hotel Management Exam Paper.

1. Explain the step-by-step procedure of cleaning a departure room.

The departure room cleaning procedure is a critical part of maintaining high cleanliness standards in a hotel. The following is a step-by-step procedure for cleaning a departure room:

1. Start by collecting all the necessary cleaning supplies, including cleaning agents, gloves, trash bags, and cleaning equipment like a vacuum cleaner, broom, and dustpan.
   
   1. Enter the room and open the windows to allow for ventilation.
2. Strip the beds of all linens, including the bed sheets, pillowcases, and duvet covers. Fold and place them in a laundry bag.
   
3. Remove all towels and place them in the laundry bag.
   
4. Check the bathroom and remove any used toiletries, towels, and bathrobes.
   
5. Empty all trash bins and dispose of any waste in a trash bag.
   
6. Dust and wipe all surfaces in the room, including the furniture, mirrors, and window sills.
   
7. Use a vacuum cleaner to clean the floors, corners, and baseboards. If there are any stains, use a spot-cleaning agent to remove them.
   
8. Clean the bathroom by starting with the toilet. Use a toilet cleaner to clean the bowl, seat, and exterior. Wipe down the sink, counter, and showetub with an all-purpose cleaner. Use a glass cleaner to clean the mirror and shower door.
   
9. Mop the bathroom floor with a disinfectant cleaner and let it dry.
   
10. Check all light fixtures and lamps to ensure they are functioning properly.
    
11. Finally, do a final inspection of the room to ensure that it is thoroughly cleaned and ready for the next guest.
    

2. Show the differences between woven and non-woven carpets.

Woven and non-woven carpets are two types of carpets that are commonly used in the hospitality industry. The main differences between these two types of carpets are.
Woven carpets
Woven carpets are a type of carpet that is made by interlacing yarns in a specific pattern using a loom. The process involves weaving yarns vertically and horizontally to create a tightly woven carpet. The result is a high-quality, durable carpet with intricate designs and patterns. Woven carpets are typically made from natural fibers such as wool or silk, but can also be made from synthetic fibers such as nylon or polyester. They are known for their luxurious appearance and durability, making them a popular choice for high-end hotels, resorts, and other hospitality establishments. However, woven carpets are generally more expensive than other types of carpets due to the labor-intensive manufacturing process and use of high-quality materials.
Non-woven
Non-woven carpets are a type of carpet that is made by bonding fibers together using heat, chemicals, or pressure, instead of weaving them like in woven carpets. The fibers used in non-woven carpets can be natural, synthetic or a blend of both, and are typically made from materials such as polyester, nylon, or polypropylene.
The manufacturing process for non-woven carpets involves pressing and binding the fibers together, which creates a consistent, uniform texture. Non-woven carpets can be made in a variety of colors and patterns, and are often used in commercial settings such as hotels, offices, and retail spaces due to their durability and ease of maintenance

worried about ESD. Can I also sit on my bed while building my PC on my table + wearing long sleeves

Long story short I spent 4 hours defeating 3 Catacombs, Malenia, Dragonlord placidusax, and leveling up 5-6 times. After saving game and returning to the home page I got an error on my save sync data which ended up wiping everything I did for the night and started me back where I began that night. Had close to 50 attempts between both bosses all for nothing. Anyone know of a possible fix?

So I took this tea blend which contained a number of psychoactive plants both mild and more noticeable among which was amineta muscaria extract. I had a solid serving along with some Chamomile tea added and as expected it made me really tired and when I took my l theanine and melatonin before bed it pretty much knocked me out. I had a lot of intense and strange dreams but never really seemed to mean anything and were just random. It’s been a few days since then and I feel a lot less anxious and more social even though I tend to get social anxiety. Is it possible that the amineta is causing a long term be if it. Could it alter you GABA system and help with social anxiety like this?

Now, first of all, being a princess, Peach is, of course, a public figure, meaning that, if she were to be trans, it would have to be public knowledge, meaning that the Toads who serve her would have to be OK with her being trans. And, indeed, the Toads have been confirmed to be a genderless race with gendered characteristics. However, given that the Toads have clearly gendered names, appearances, pronouns, expressions, and labels, Koichi Hayashida clearly meant to say that Toads do have genders, just no biological sexes. Toadsworth has facial hair and a deep, masculine voice, but we all know that facial hair can be shaved off and voices can be feminized via training and that this does not require any transgender hormones. In other words, Toads likely choose their own genders, instead of having them assigned at birth, making every Toad neither cisgender nor transgender. Such a people would definitely have no reason to have anything against serving a transgender princess.
Also, Peach might be a Toad herself. After all, she is called Princess Toadstool. Nintendo.com's page for Super Mario Sunshine says that she is Toadsworth's daughter. And Super Mario RPG says that she has a grandma who is also a Toad. But there is the possibility that she was adopted. Which is actually common for transgender people.
Now, being a publicly known trans person, all of her friends would have to be okay with her being trans, as well, so let's look at some of her friends, shall we?

• Birdo is the most obvious example that comes to mind, given that she is pretty much a trans icon at this point. Now, Birdo originally started out as a villain, true, but savvy Mario fans will tell you that this game is actually non-canon because it was all just a dream. In reality, Peach and Birdo are seen playing board games and kart games and various sports together most of the time. Now, some people might be offended that I called her Birdo and not Birdetta, but that is actually correct. The North American instruction booklet of Super Mario Bros. 2 clearly states that Birdo only thinks he is a girl, when in reality, he is a pronounfuild genderfluid person. Yeah. That is the only logical explanation for all sources to be true. Birdo also has an affair and good chemistry with:
• Yoshi lays eggs, yet uses he/him pronouns. Yoshi's Island DS revealed that Peach was actually raised by yoshis. The game also reveals that Peach already looked like a little girl upon her birth. Just like me. I also used to look like a little girl before my mother cut my hair for the first time at the age of 1. There are still old baby photos of me where I wear pink shirts and long hair and I have been mistaken for a girl on those photos.
• Luigi really likes to dress up in feminine clothes, making some people suggest that he is trans-female. Critics of this theory have pointed out that he could also just be a crossdresser. Well, first of all, Luigi lives in a universe where clothes give you special powers: The Tanooki Suit lets you fly, The Raccoon suit lets you fly and turn into a statue, the Hammer Suit lets you throw hammers, and so on and so forth. And we all know that Peach's floating ability comes from her dress. So if a person wants to dress differently in the Super Mario Universe, they undoubtedly also want to change their lifestyle, as well. Secondly, Super Mario 64 DS revealed that clothes can transform your look: Whoever wears Mario's cap turns into Mario, whoever wears Luigi's cap turns into Luigi, and whoever wears Wario's cap turns into Wario. All while also gaining their abilities and everything. And, finally, the New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Website clearly implies that Luigi would have been interested in wearing the Super Crown. If Luigi is cis then he is at least what we would call an HRT femboy.
• Mario is not only friends with all of the above but also with the tadpolekin Mallow, the celestial-spirit-in-the-body-of-a-doll ♡♪!?, and the trans-female Vivian, who has been bullied by her sisters for being trans. Also, in the officially licensed Mario game Lily Franky Theater from 1995, Bowser becomes Mario's girlfriend, which is only possible if Bowser is transgender. And, finally, Mario occasionally crossdresses himself and his brother Luigi has no problem with that.

Furthermore, the Super Mario Universe is full of transformations: The Super Crown turns Toadette into a Peach lookalike, the Boo Mushroom turns Mario into a Boo (which makes all Boos attracted to him, which says a lot about their attraction), the kings of the Mushroom World have been turned into various Mario enemies in Super Mario Bros. 3, some Mario games feature lots of fake Bowsers who are actually some of his minions in disguises, magikoopas can magically transform practically everything into everything else, Cappy gives Mario the ability to possess his enemies' bodies, and so on and so forth, meaning that transgender people in the Super Mario Universe would be very likely to have a way to turn into their cisgender counterparts somehow.
But that only proves that Peach would have the possibility of being trans. Why do I think she actually is trans? Well, take a look at the only game focusing on what Peach does when she is on her own: The game Super Princess Peach is all about emotions. Why is this mechanic not in any other game? Well, this undoubtedly has to do with her being female, because women tend to be more emotional than men. This is not a stereotype. Men tend to have more testosterone than women and women tend to have more estrogen than men, making women more emotional. That's why taking estrogen makes trans women more emotional. Anyway, in order to have emotions in this game, you need to have energy in your Vibe Gauge. Otherwise, all you can do is be completely emotionally numb. Kinda like trans women before they start taking hormones. You can fill the Vibe Gauge a lot by collecting blue gems, kinda like how trans women take blue pills, or a little by consuming enemies. Trans people are also known to research specific foods to see which foods contain masculine or feminine hormones. All enemies fill up the Vibe Gauge a little, meaning that all enemies would have to contain feminine hormones, which would make perfect sense, considering all the enemies in the game are so overemotional to have gained special abilities due to the effects of the Vibe Scepter, which I would assume to magically fill people with estrogen. According to the game's end credits, no one knows who created the Vibe Scepter or why. Which would make perfect sense if it was created for transgender purposes in a society where trans people need to hide.
Anyway, you need to do all this in order to have emotions, something cis people get for free. And emotions also make you super powerful: Joy makes you fly and your skirt go spinny, rage makes you stomp so hard it can break rocks and produce actual fire, gloom makes you run really fast and also produce tears with no end, and calmness heals your injuries. Mario and Luigi can't do any of this. Also, Peach really needs all those emotions to progress. Even gloom, which is usually seen as a negative emotion by cis people, is really helpful for her, kinda like how trans women are happy when they are able to cry and sad when they are not.
Peach also spends the game collecting coins. But she is a princess. Shouldn't she be wealthy? Shouldn't she have insurance covering all kinds of things for her? What does she even do with all this money? Does she buy cheap foods like Mario and Luigi do? No. Does she buy expensive weapons like Mario and Luigi do? No. She buys:

• Self-defense tutorials that teach her how to use the new umbrella that Toadsworth gave her. Similar to how trans people get a lot of the information they need by watching tutorials from the internet.
• Several drinks that help her control her own emotions better. Say whatever you want but I classify those as medicine, especially given their unusually high prices. She also drinks a lot of "Tough Coffee", which is typical for people under a lot of stress, which is typical for trans people.
• Music. A necessity for some emotional people.
• Puzzle pieces to create pictures of herself on them. Pictures of oneself is something trans people take a lot when they are happy with their body.
• Minigames. Trans people tend to play lots of videogames, as those help them dissociate from their own body. Which would make perfect sense, given how tall she is.

All of those seem to be things that are necessary for trans people to live their lives while also being things that would not be covered by insurance.
So, um, yeah. That is basically my entire argument as to I think Peach might be trans.
Gosh, it's really hard to come up with a new trans headcanon for a universe that already has so many trans characters in it..........
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/uj In case you don't get the joke, I was pretending to try to prove Peach to be trans while inadvertently proving many other characters in the Super Mario universe to be trans (or trans allegories) instead.

So I have this thing that went on since I'm 13 years old. I have my mantras which I say literally every second in my mind. The best way to explain it is by saying it's like a refresh rate that, for example a monitor has. I'm saying to myself every second "stop overthinking, don't be shy, be confident" for example, to refresh myself to the person I want to be. And for maybe one week these mantras function well but after that they stop functioning and I need to change them up. Is it because it's too exhausting for the brain to say the same things over and over again because I literally say them every second? Or is it because I try to be a person I'm not for too long? I mean it really sounds absurd when you speak it out. Literally I'm trying to base off my whole personality and life around these 3 sayings: "stop overthinking, stop being shy, be confident" If these mantras wouldn't wear of after like a week, I would still use them in 50 years. What I'm trying to achieve by using these mantras is consistency. For that week, before it wears off, they function really well and I'm really the person who I want to be, at that time. And I'm consistent in that one week. And after that week they start to wear off and I'm getting really sad because my mantras don't have the same effect anymore and I'm staying in my bed browsing for the next new perfect mantras I can use.
I know this sounds really weird and nobody else probably does it like that but can someone relate? Is this a problem with perfectionism? Should I just drop the whole mantra thing and let my thoughts free?

So I have this thing that went on since I'm 13 years old. I have my mantras which I say literally every second in my mind. The best way to explain it is by saying it's like a refresh rate that, for example a monitor has. I'm saying to myself every second "stop overthinking, don't be shy, be confident" for example, to refresh myself to the person I want to be. And for maybe one week these mantras function well but after that they stop functioning and I need to change them up. Is it because it's too exhausting for the brain to say the same things over and over again because I literally say them every second? Or is it because I try to be a person I'm not for too long? I mean it really sounds absurd when you speak it out. Literally I'm trying to base off my whole personality and life around these 3 sayings: "stop overthinking, stop being shy, be confident" If these mantras wouldn't wear of after like a week, I would still use them in 50 years. What I'm trying to achieve by using these mantras is consistency. For that week, before it wears off, they function really well and I'm really the person who I want to be, at that time. And I'm consistent in that one week. And after that week they start to wear off and I'm getting really sad because my mantras don't have the same effect anymore and I'm staying in my bed browsing for the next new perfect mantras I can use.
I know this sounds really weird and nobody else probably does it like that but can someone relate? Is this a problem with perfectionism? Should I just drop the whole mantra thing and let my thoughts free?

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We often perform the role of secondary characters in our own lives, doing little to impact or direct the overall plot. In some cases, we even play the part of the villain by self-sabotaging ourselves. If this sounds like you, then it’s time to recast yourself as the hero of your own life.
The hero’s journey always contains struggle. Without a struggle to overcome, you can’t even be a hero. Be glad that having something to struggle over gives you this opportunity instead of complaining about it.
There are heroic choices constantly being presented to you. Think of how a hero would act when faced by them.
Would a hero introduce himself to a cute girl sitting at a coffee shop, or choose to say nothing and have the opportunity forever slip away?
Would a hero hide his true beliefs and desires, or unapologetically let them be known?
Would a hero work to get better, or instantly give up at the first sign of defeat?
Be a catalyst for things occurring. Organize events. Be the one that asks others to join you in doing something. And if no one else wants to join an activity, be brave enough to still do it by yourself.
Don’t wait for someone or something else to save you. Do your own bit of saving.
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So I have this thing that went on since I'm 13 years old. I have my mantras which I say literally every second in my mind. The best way to explain it is by saying it's like a refresh rate that, for example a monitor has. I'm saying to myself every second "stop overthinking, don't be shy, be confident" for example, to refresh myself to the person I want to be. And for maybe one week these mantras function well but after that they stop functioning and I need to change them up. Is it because it's too exhausting for the brain to say the same things over and over again because I literally say them every second? Or is it because I try to be a person I'm not for too long? I mean it really sounds absurd when you speak it out. Literally I'm trying to base off my whole personality and life around these 3 sayings: "stop overthinking, stop being shy, be confident" If these mantras wouldn't wear of after like a week, I would still use them in 50 years. What I'm trying to achieve by using these mantras is consistency. For that week, before it wears off, they function really well and I'm really the person who I want to be, at that time. And I'm consistent in that one week. And after that week they start to wear off and I'm getting really sad because my mantras don't have the same effect anymore and I'm staying in my bed browsing for the next new perfect mantras I can use.
I know this sounds really weird and nobody else probably does it like that but can someone relate? Is this a problem with perfectionism? Should I just drop the whole mantra thing and let my thoughts free?

I have no problem falling asleep and getting the first 5-6 hours but if I want get a full 8 hours of sleep it’s near impossible. I’m wide awake and alert once I wake up and forcing myself back down for an extra 1 or 2 hours is impossible. Going to bed earlier wakes me up earlier. I’ve tried melatonin, fasting before bed, a warm shower, and going on long evening walks.
Any supplements that will help me get a deeper and longer sleep?

NHS inform: Brain fog is not a medical term but used to describe a range of symptoms including: poor concentration, feeling confused, thinking more slowly than usual, fuzzy thoughts, forgetfulness, lost words and mental fatigue.
Before the pandemic the term ‘brain fog’ was mainly used within the chronic illness community with many, such as myself, having to justify its existence. I’ve said the words “It’s a real thing” more times than I could possibly count. Well, if I did try, my brain fog would make me lose track anyway. I’ve battled with the fog for as long as I can remember. Some days I just swap out more intellectual words for something Dr Seus would write but some days the inside of my head resembles static from a broken tv. Brain fog becomes a barrier, stopping me from accessing and understanding my own thoughts and leaving me unable to communicate them how I’d like to. On the worst days I can literally taste the word on my tongue and then watch it disappear as it’s carried away from me on a cloud of crackly static. It’s unbelievably frustrating and exhausting to fight with yourself for your own thoughts but even more frustrating to be perceived as less intelligent or less eloquent as a result.
Don’t get me started on how ridiculous and frustrating it is to have a photographic like memory for what feels like inconsequential things and have important, meaningful events locked away from me by my own brain. I would love to know why my brain feels that the exact outfit I wore grocery shopping that one time is important but the due date for my next essay isn’t. Even writing this I can feel my anxiety rising within me trying to grasp for words to write down. My brain swapped ‘inconsequential’ for…never mind, actually. It’s gone again. My most used web page is an online thesaurus that I constantly battle with when I feel like I have the flavour of the word I want but have no idea how to start finding it. You’d think I’d have the vocabulary of Shakespeare if you looked at my internet history. I’m sure I do, It just lives in the magical land at the bottom of the crackly static rainbow. The one that all the other parts of me gets to holiday but I’m stuck in the 1 star BnB that’s listed as ‘cosy’ on trip advisor.
For me, the most debilitating and frustrating part of brain fog is being unable to concentrate and retain information. I’m the person that asks the same question 3 times in a row and then nods in agreement. Not because I’ve understood but because asking a 4th time feels ridiculous so I pretend. In a social setting that is. Why is this my biggest issue with brain fog ? Because I hate the idea that people could feel like I don’t listen or care about what is said. I listen. I listen hard and I care equally as hard. So much so that I decided to make a living out of doing exactly that. Listening. Isn’t that such a wonderful cosmic joke? Make the person that struggles to retain information and communicate how that information lands only want to do that exact thing forever. What’s that saying, though? “Nothing worth doing is easy” or something like that. Well, this is the interesting part. I’ve actually found a few upsides to my brain fog. Don’t get me wrong, it’s horrible and its hard. When it’s hard it’s really hard but when it’s not so hard I feel like a real life superhero. I have spent my whole life with heightened focus, heightened adaptability and the ability to get really creative in order to communicate, make myself heard and, well, just to exist. I feel that by trying so hard to combat an obstacle like brain fog, on the days or hours that it lifts I suddenly have all of these superhuman abilities. It suddenly becomes less about concentrating so hard for a little information and more like being in touch and connected to the world in a way I can’t even explain. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a piece about how bad it is to be in the fog and how good it is to be out of it. I’m not going to start telling you how to ‘cure’ it by eating right and getting enough sleep like all of the post pandemic fog experts that seem to be growing like weeds. I want to tell you how I’ve came to appreciate who I am in the fog and how it’s making me a better therapist and person.
I’ve found that living in the fog actually has it’s own set of unique opportunities for growth and development. For me, personally, it’s made me realise that wanting to become a therapist isn’t some kind of cosmic joke but actually something I have always, unknowingly been training myself to be. Firstly, the fog has always forced me to find other ways to understand and communicate. When it has been hardest to retain information and really ‘listen’ to what someone is saying I’ve looked for other ways to understand. For example, when words didn’t quite hold the weight I needed I got the context from body language, tone and non-verbal cues. I’d fit the pieces together in a way that I could make sense of them. This became second nature to me and when translated into a therapeutic setting it allowed me to be able to attune to my client in a very natural way. I’m calling it a superpower because I believe that the ability to become intuitive and connected could be the key to being able to ‘be’ with people. To be more understanding, accepting and open to what makes us human. In my experience, people living with something that makes them different are some of the most accepting and indiscriminating people in the world.
To give it more context, have you ever seen someone deal with a language barrier by simply raising their voice? I used to work in retail and I’d see it a lot and in my experience it only made the situation worse. I found that sometimes the word being understood doesn’t matter, what matters is how the word is spoken and ultimately how the person was made to feel. When in that situation my natural reaction was to accept that we didn’t speak the same language and communicate that it was ‘ok’ in a way universally understood — by my emotional response and my body language. Honestly, sometimes I believe that a smile and a nod could fix the world. This communicated to the person that we were ‘in it together’ and we’d find a way to carry out this transaction in a way that we could both understand. For me, this is an example of brain fog resulting in heightened intuition, problem solving, adaptability and creativity. They might not be in the same league as invisibility or the power to fly but when you’re alone in that fog the ability to make a meaningful human connection beats x-ray vision any day. In fact, I’d even argue that intuitive insight is a real world x-ray vision — just less gross and not as morally questionable.
I’ve talked about my fog creating a less than habitable environment for my words and thoughts but something that I can struggle with is the sheer amount of feelings. My fog might carry away my words but it is the perfect environment for difficult and unwanted swarms of feelings. Brain fog anxiety is inescapable and it is accompanied by a lot of anger, frustration, sadness, grief, loss and confusion. Sometimes it’s so overwhelming that I don’t want to communicate at all because I’m just so exhausted with being exhausted and having to try and explain that to someone else feels impossible. So sometimes I just don’t, and that’s ok. Sometimes I use an old trusty defence mechanism and laugh it off, and that’s ok. Sometimes I am so angry that I want the unfairness of it being invisible to be seen and heard and that’s ok too. Why am I telling you this? Because: Empathy. It has been my experience that dealing with so many different flavours of emotions has allowed me to build up quite an impressive repertoire of things I can deeply and personally empathise with. This is another thing I can thank my fog for in terms of helping me become an effective therapist. I do feel that people living with experience of a chronic illness, cognitive difficulties or any kind of illness really, can engage with empathy potentially more naturally than someone who doesn’t have a frame of reference. In my case, however, I feel that brain fog goes deeper than that. Brain fog has allowed me to be able to experience an array of emotions and understand them in different contexts which ultimately has made me understand how they can be different for everyone, just as they are different for me at different points of the day or different fog coverage.
Whilst my personal motivation for becoming a therapist was driven by my ‘wounded healer’ like internal voice telling me that I can use my pain to help others, I have came to the conclusion that it was my pain that made me able to help others. Living with my condition has made me resilient, robust, adaptable, empathic, understanding and intuitive and I believe that the fog has the power to do that for anyone who finds themselves in it. This isn’t a ‘silver lining’ or call to make the best out of a bad situation it’s a shout out to how badass the fog inhabitants are out there. Just for getting up in the morning — that’s enough. For me, acknowledging how I’ve been able to adapt to the conditions the fog has created for me has provided me with so many opportunities for growth and helped me be able to accept that the fog is part of me. Some days are better than others, some suck. I really want to create a narrative that living with these conditions is all about management and doing what is best for you when, why, how and where it is best for you. It’s not about a ‘cure’ or ‘overcoming’ something. For me, it’s about accepting that this messy, difficult, frustrating and exhausting thing is part of me. In fact, I can’t count how many times I’ve imagined someone stepping on a lego brick barefoot when they’ve told me to ‘get better soon’ or something just as ‘encouraging’. My superpower is navigating the fog and I am damn proud of that, even if navigating some days looks like I’m just sitting on the sofa in my pyjamas.
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i see wayy too many posts on here of people asking what a customers order is. please just google it, youll find multiple wiki pages on every order explained + info on previous events, how to complete achievements, what toppings are spicy ect. OR ask “what?”. i will admit that when i was low on cash in the game and didnt have many buddies, i would just pull up google and find the recipe to my order so i didnt lose happiness %. i think a lot of people including myself found this reddit page through googling for help but regardless, if you read the terms of this subreddit (i think its called) it literally directs you to wiki pages on all the info you need. so please instead of making a post and waiting however long for a response, just google it !!

So I have this thing that went on since I'm 13 years old. I have my mantras which I say literally every second in my mind. The best way to explain it is by saying it's like a refresh rate that, for example a monitor has. I'm saying to myself every second "stop overthinking, don't be shy, be confident" for example, to refresh myself to the person I want to be. And for maybe one week these mantras function well but after that they stop functioning and I need to change them up. Is it because it's too exhausting for the brain to say the same things over and over again because I literally say them every second? Or is it because I try to be a person I'm not for too long? I mean it really sounds absurd when you speak it out. Literally I'm trying to base off my whole personality and life around these 3 sayings: "stop overthinking, stop being shy, be confident" If these mantras wouldn't wear of after like a week, I would still use them in 50 years. What I'm trying to achieve by using these mantras is consistency. For that week, before it wears off, they function really well and I'm really the person who I want to be, at that time. And I'm consistent in that one week. And after that week they start to wear off and I'm getting really sad because my mantras don't have the same effect anymore and I'm staying in my bed browsing for the next new perfect mantras I can use.
I know this sounds really weird and nobody else probably does it like that but can someone relate? Is this a problem with perfectionism? Should I just drop the whole mantra thing and let my thoughts free?

So it basically just left me to it. Then I watched a youtube video from 8 years ago of someone doing the learning scenario and the game gave them prompts and told them what to do, on the "Learning Scenario" little pages. I have hints but not those. I'm really confused. Should I just follow the learning prompts shown in the youtube video? Or start a new game, no learning scenario, and look at other tutorials to learn on youtube? It's quite overwhelming.
Another question, how long did it take you to understand the game?

Hello!
I'm from the mystical land of checks notes England. Okay, not too mystical. All the dragons are in Wales, and Excalibur's been loaned out. Oh, and I'm plus-sized, I'll say that now. But if I'd started with that, you wouldn't have heard about the dragons!
I work for a law firm, although sadly I'm not a lawyer. A shame, they make way more than I do! Currently in the process of buying a house, so I can have my own puts shades on bachelor pad. takes shades off
I'm a big history fan, the older the better. Too modern is boring, I like the really old stuff. Rome, Egypt, or even older. I'd love to get in a time machine and see these ancient cultures for myself. Although if I had a time machine, first trip would be to my home town in the past to see it. Or to go buy a lottery ticket, one or the other.
Wanna know a fun fact about me? I'm a published writer. That's right, when I was 8, my letter was published in the hallowed pages of The Simpsons Comics. Please, no autographs.
Oh, and I speak German, Italian and (sort of) French, so feel free to come and chat with me in those languages.
In terms of pop culture, believe it or not I've never read/watched Harry Potter, or a Marvel movie. They're on the long list of things I'll get around to eventually. I'm big into Assassin's Creed, Doctor Who, Star Wars. Mostly game on PlayStation and PC, and I love Red Dead and GTA too. And Hitman.

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29m
Western European
180cm
70kg
Not on any medication
Non-smoker
Alcohol on most weekends (no hard liquor)
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I've had stinging abdominal pain after sitting for long periods of time for close to three years now (it's very difficult to pinpoint when this started). Always located in the left upper abdomen in my ribs and sometimes in my back. It's not always there, some days are just fine, and even on the worst of days it's just really annoying more than anything. Things get a lot better when I'm standing up or lying down in bed to the point where it goes away completely after twenty minutes tops. If I sit down again, it might take a while, but the pain comes back. I do have a bit of an issue with heartburn occasionally, if that's at all relevant. On the other hand, when I sit down I often assume some unhealthy sitting positions. When the pain is there, moving my body in a way that compresses the painful area makes things more uncomfortable. Rapid movements might 'reward' me with a sharp sting in those cases. Any idea what I could be looking at? Thanks in advance.

I’m a first generation immigrant, and recently moved to Long Island and I’m really loving the vibe and proximity to different amenities. One thing that is missing is some sort of Chinese Immersion program. Looking online they’re all in the city or the 5 boroughs. I’m wondering if anyone have any updates/knowledge to the contrary to alternative options closer on Long Island, or Chinese schools they’ve had good experience with.