In early 2022 my BBF went on vacation in another state "to find herself" after we graduated high school. There she met an older man and fell in love. I already posted with another account back then, because the whole thing seemed strange to me even apart from the huge age gap.
They moved in together after 1 month. For weeks they survived in a cabin in the woods without electricity and hot water. He was unemployed and introduced her to some soft drugs and smoking which she has never done before. She seemed happy but I grew more suspicious since she dodged my questions about where exactly they were. She had not told her parents as well (according to her she is of age and finds her family controlling). So growing more concerned I alerted a mutual friend which also had a queasy feeling but told me: "It is her life". My BFF also reassured me: "I trust him and I can leave whenever things go downhill".
In summer she and her boyfriend built a house and she settled in, found a job etc. But from time to time she texted weird stories: "he´s very jealous and controlling and always wants to have me stay with him". While visiting me she acted strange, was glued to her phone. But told me she´s happy overall. Until winter.
They started fighting over simple stuff almost every day. She didn´t tell me much about it up until 1 month ago after breaking down in the middle of the night at my home: Turns out her boyfriend throws a tantrum every time she visits her friends, like me. She texts him 24/7 and whenever she forgets he withdraws and stonewalls her for days. He expects her to check in with him but doesn´t do it himself since he´s "not interested in her stupid life". He suspects her of cheating with a male friend while being abroad (total bs!) and calls her names. My BFF hyperventilated and got a panic attacks repeatedly since he told her to lose weight again after recovering from an eating disorder. He makes her feel guilty for every problem and calls her stupid and immature. She hasn´t told me everything that has happened and is afraid to do so.I am shocked. She knows he doesn´t treat her respectfully and she´s dependent on him but she hopes he´ll change after setting more boundaries. So after he apologized she went back. One week ago she visited me again crying cause he didn´t change and she finally broke up with him. As she went he angrily screamed at her like never before. After she got scared he turned into a little puppy crying his eyes out bc he feels left behind. I was so proud that she left regardless!
But she can´t handle the breakup despite having a support system of friends and her brother here at home. Currently she´s with me and planning on going back AGAIN giving him ANOTHER chance. I know she is 20 and it´s her life but she is my friend! She gave up so much of herself for him.
What can I do to protect her?

Hi everyone, i am struggling to remember a Electrosong from the early 2000's going pretty hard. Things I remember:
- In the title there was the term warrior
- There was a male Voice saying something like "the room is on fire" and "lets get out of here"
- No sung lyrics
- It souds like a very distorted and hard electric guitar in my head
- I think the interpret started with a D (dominator, decimator or even digitalism along those words)
heres a rough sound of the song: https://voca.ro/1dzkhYZBcxO7
Thank you all for the help :)

Hey guys.
1st timer here, hope this hasn't been asked yet.
So, I'll be staying in one of the residenz evil tents, the Chapel. I've been having a hard time understanding how the electricity gets to the actual tent.
Is it a power cord with a unique outlet or more like a powerblock with 3/4 outlets to connect stuff? Thanks

Im considering adding heat pumps to a rental property for cooling in the summer. Fan unit outdoors and the refrigeration lines run to a few heads in the leaseholds. fairly straightfwd.
But Id like to disable heat for the time being. Each leasehold has a dedicated natural gas boiler in the basement for heat & dhw. My concern is at some point electrical rates may be cheap enough (lower than nat gas comparison) that tenants will elect to heat their units with the heat pump and end up ignoring the boiler in the basement.
I think an ignored boiler all winter long (we live in a cold climate) is a recipe for where the pipes will freeze and split in the walls.
My remedy for this is to disable heating, using the heat pump for cooling only. If/when the gas boilers need to be retired, in the future we enable heating on the heat pump and I'm ready to go. my goal is to force usage of the boilers for heat in the winter so they remain hot and avoid freezing damage.
Looking for any suggestions or criticism, thanks in advance

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I’m not an electrician and and very new to electrical wiring and the like. I’m attempting to wire an a/c unit in my camper-it’s a normal 110v 3 prong portable a/c unit. I’d like to be able to connect it to solabattery power via a 3 prong port as well as a generator (also a 3 prong port) at the same time so that I have the option to choose either source. Is there a product with 2 male and 1 female port with some sort of selector switch in the middle? I’ve been looking for a while and cannot find anything. Or, is there another way to do this while keeping all cables as 3 prong?

I'm doing my backyard landscaping, including the installation of patio slabs between my house and my shed where I plan to have a electric car charging station.
Can you tell me what size (diameter) the conduit (ABS or PVC pipe) used to protect the electric cable should have? There are 40 feet between my electric panel, for which 25 feet would be underground, below the slabs. In addition of the cable for charging the car, I would like to have another one for an 120 v outlet and lightning.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Edit: I’m in Canada. Is PVC code compliant for such application there?

• How old are you? What's your gender? Give us a general description of yourself.
31 year old male. From the outside I'm described as looking embittered/resentful, intimidating, hard to approach, but otherwise visibly smart and insightful: apparently when I talk to people I tend to make them question their whole life path or something, this has been said to me. I've been told that I'm smart, self-controlled, upright notably.
• Is there a medical diagnosis that may impact your mental stability somehow?
No.
• Describe your upbringing. Did it have any kind of religious or structured influence? How did you respond to it?
Childhood:
I'm european, no religious or structured influence per say. I'm an onlychild.
My father was schizophrenic, nice but very aloof, careless, nonchalant and rather irresponsible. I would physically fight with him to enter his room, basically for his attention but he would push me out, I remember trying to break the door of the appartment when I was left to myself outside and he wouldn't hear me. He was the one staying at home and taking care of me for most of my childhood.
My mother, as a consequence, was very stressed because she had to carry responsibilities for 2, I remember her as "mean" and demanding, basically always stressed out.
I was always playing outside as a child, I remember my father having to abduct me from outside in order to bring me home sometimes.
Around 8 years old, my parents decided to divorce. I remember ganging up with my mother against my father, I didn't really understand his condition, but I remember understanding he was problematic. So I basically actively supported my mother in her divorce in a "let's get rid of him" way.
Around that age I became more responsible and mature and I would guide my mother on how to do things, decisions to take, etc... I think I implicitely understood that, to get her love, I needed to fill that role, to be reasonable and dependable so she could relax and free herself from her important and ever present anxiety. So I became the parent in many ways.
I was an only child but I had many cousins I loved in another country, I would visit them very regularly. But around the 10yo mark, there was a problem in the family and it's like I was not their family anymore. It felt like a huge betrayal. Like all the veryh strong bonds and the showings of care were a lie.
I could be a weird kid. I remember thinking about death around 5-6 yo and coming to the conclusion that 1- I couldn't get too attached to my parents who were gonna die before me 2-I need to find a way to redeem the meaningless of life, doing something amazing that will grant me some part of immortality.
Teenage years:
Thus I entered teenage years more introverted than I was in childhood. I got social anxiety symptoms. I stayed at home way more reading books or playing videogames. In class I was always a good student, answering questions with a passion, but also cracking jokes regularly, class representative.
I was quite responsible and was fathering myself. I mostly didn't need to be disciplined but when I was, it would made me very (silently but very visibly) resentful, to the point teachers would go to me to defuse the situation calmly, because I guess they knew I was a good kid.
Good grades. But I was a bit spoiled and would be very harsh with my mother which I saw as incompetent. I would criticize her a lot for her shortcomings, telling her how to do things etc...
In class and school, I was known as a know-it-all, boaster, but funny.
• What do you do as a job or as a career (if you have one)? Do you like it? Why or why not?
I'm currently studying for a competitive exam to become a high ranking public servant.
After high school graduation I chose a very demanding but prestigious study path, which I succeeded in, being admitted in a very good business school in my country.
But then I noticed I wasn't interested in studying business. it's like I spent 2-3 years suffering for something and succeeding at it because I thought it was "the best path", only to notice that I wasn't interested in it when I got it. People would hate me for that, because it's like "now that you got in, you will leave this very valuable thing?". But anyway.
So I changed path trying to find some sense in my life.
I like what I'm doing because it's intellectually demanding (contrary to business school) and it serves my ambitions which have a lot to do with the common good. I don't really care about making money on my own, I want to leave a mark.
• If you had to spend an entire weekend by yourself, how would you feel? Would you feel lonely or refreshed?
I would feel depressed but without noticing. I need to get externally stimulated in some way or I get depressive/moody.
• What kinds of activities do you prefer? Do you like, and are you good at sports? Do you enjoy any other outdoor or indoor activities?
I like reading mostly. I liked videogames a lot, but I quit a few years ago because pointless. I mostly like to organize things, even when playing videogames, a lot of the pleasure was planning things out, organizing for maximum output, I get untold satisfaction just spending hours devising the best way to arrange things for optimal outcome.
I've never been either good or bad at sports, average. Mostly in nerdy territory. I do exercize for the aesthetical and productivity/health related benefits.
• How curious are you? Do you have more ideas then you can execute? What are your curiosities about? What are your ideas about - is it environmental or conceptual, and can you please elaborate?
I'm not very curious. I'm very...obsessed? In the sense that I have one thing in mind and everything else seems derisory. I don't like to get distracted, so I don't get out of my way to discover things.
My ideas are mostly about cause and effect. It's mostly about paying attention to intentions, causality to have the best outcome. What are the best guidelines/principles to enforce in order to have the best result, by trying to divine consequences of ways of doing things.
• Would you enjoy taking on a leadership position? Do you think you would be good at it? What would your leadership style be?
Well, that's mostly my aim. I mostly end up leading in one way or another because I tend to think I'm right so I fight for that.
But I can be very... mechanic? In the way I communicate and handle things. Very direct, straight to the goal, no nonsense, focused. Very task oriented. And leadership has to include some people orientation to be fully effective, social skills etc...
So mostly I'd like to lead, but the hassle of dealing with this people-oriented aspect deters me from that, the middle ground being protecting my self-sufficiency and doing things my way, on my own.
• Are you coordinated? Why do you feel as if you are or are not? Do you enjoy working with your hands in some form? Describe your activity?
I'm not coordinated. I've been told so repeatedly by many people. SOme simple manual tasks I fail at because I don't have the coordination. I have a bad physical intelligence/ intelligence of movement.
I don't enjoy working with my hands at all.
• Are you artistic? If yes, describe your art? If you are not particular artistic but can appreciate art please likewise describe what forums of art you enjoy. Please explain your answer.
I'm not really artistic. I don't see the point. I do appreciate art though, in literature, painting (mostly classical, neoclassical. I appreciate beauty more than art to be honest, in the sense that creativity doesn't interest me per say (some innovative way to arrange thigns), but more aesthetical "harmony" like a grandiose neoclassical painting, or monument or classical music that I find beautiful.
• What's your opinion about the past, present, and future? How do you deal with them?
I don't manage to relate to a lot of people emotional attachment to the past. I don't get nostalgia, or it's very dimmed. I think you can study the past to unearth some hidden mechanisms about how things go, like in history, but those mechanisms tend to be universal and not period-bound and that's why they are worth studying, because it can help predict the future in order to take the upper hand.
• How do you act when others request your help to do something (anything)? If you would decide to help them, why would you do so?
really depends.
If it's something you can do yourself but you give up too easily (my mother), then it annoys me a lot and I make it known.
If it's something you need me for because you put yourself in a shitty situation by being inconsequential, it annoys me a lot too, because you get what you deserve and I don't deserve to have this thrown on me.
But it it's something I can help with, even without it being needed, but just because I have a diferent set of skills/strengths and it will compliment yours greatly and improve the situation for someone I care about, then I'm happy to help.
I have to mention that even when I'm really annoyed and don't want to help, if it's from someone I care about and this person don't want my help, I will still help. Because once I know there is a problem in my "vicinity" which needs fixing, I need to do it because it "sticks" in my mind and I can't get rest knowing it's still out there unsolved. So I will be angry, blame but will still do it even when asked not to. It's compulsive.
• Do you need logical consistency in your life?
I guess. I don't like people being unreasonable.
• How important is efficiency and productivity to you?
Quite important, even though efficiency and productivity need to be thought about in the context of the overarching goal, not just for themselves.
• Do you control others, even if indirectly? How and why do you do that?
Yes I do, because others are part of my environment and have an impact on me and I need to control my environment.
I've noticed that I tend to think of people around me as having a "place". Not in the sense of social status, but more like a function, a purpose, for me. So I control others to make sure everybody stay at their place to prevent disordenonsensical scenarios.
• What are your hobbies? Why do you like them?
I don't really have hobbies. I like to read, to watch tv shows or animes. I like to exercize. Most of my time is funneled into what I do. I'm mostly single-minded, I don't see much point to hobbies.
• What is your learning style? What kind of learning environments do you struggle with most? Why do you like/struggle with these learning styles? Do you prefer classes involving memorization, logic, creativity, or your physical senses?
I prefer classes with logic. I tend to learn more based on logical links between things/causality than just blank memorization, even though I'm good at that too. I need to see the links between things to have them all fit in a bigger picture. That's how I learn.
• How good are you at strategizing? Do you easily break up projects into manageable tasks? Or do you have a tendency to wing projects and improvise as you go?
I'm rather good at strategizing in the sense of devising counter measures to potential weaknesses in the future.
I tend to plan a lot beforehand and then correct the planning as I go. I don't "wing" projects, on the contrary.
• What are your aspirations in life, professionally and personally?
Having the bigger impact, fulfilling my purpose so my life is meaningful even after my death.
• What are your fears? What makes you uncomfortable? What do you hate? Why?
I fear betrayal. I fear being stuck in a situation I can't regain control on. I fear being pointless and meaningless.
I hate good intentions without care for consequences. I hate disorder, but not in the physical, more like things not working properly, things being out of control because on some root level, nonsense is being tolerated. I hate nonsense. I hate lack of imagination and lack of ambition. I hate mediocrity. I hate smallmindedness. I hate hypocrisy. I hate conformism.
• What do the "highs" in your life look like?
Efficiency, order, productivity, power, output.
• What do the "lows" in your life look like?
Nihilism, chaos, inactivity, weakness.
• How attached are you to reality? Do you daydream often, or do you pay attention to what's around you? If you do daydream, are you aware of your surroundings while you do so?
I could be more attached to be honest. I tend to daydream quite a bit, in the sense of not paying attention to things I deem derisory in the moment in my physical environment, like someone telling a story, but I'm thinking of something more interesting, like what is the reason why they speak about this, what does it say about their intentions for example.
• Imagine you are alone in a blank, empty room. There is nothing for you to do and no one to talk to. What do you think about?
I think about how to go out of that room. If I can't, I begin to think about a given problem or fantasize about shit.
• How long do you take to make an important decision? And do you change your mind once you've made it?
It's quite fast, rather instinctual really if it's important. It's more the derisory, arbitrary stuff that is hard to decide on.
I can change my mind if there is something I didn't see which appeared to me suddenly.
• How long do you take to process your emotions? How important are emotions in your life?
Not important, I don't really "process emotions", it's more like I either convert it into angeblame or I ignore/numb it entirely.
• Do you ever catch yourself agreeing with others just to appease them and keep the conversation going? How often? Why?
On the contrary, I've been told I can create conflict for small reasons. Like something that doesn't seem right to me, but who seems derisory to most people.
• Do you break rules often? Do you think authority should be challenged, or that they know better? If you do break rules, why?
I break rules if I find them not justified and they are in my way. Otherwise I tend to respect rules because we live in a society etc...
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He called me last night, it was only like 11:30 but I was struggling to wake up properly for the call which I feel guilty about. He wanted reassurance and I was so sleepy I don’t think I helped very much. His friends wee bubba fell and knocked his head on the table or something and Andy felt like it was his fault? It absolutely was NOT his fault and I feel bad that he thinks it was. Then again I would feel responsible and guilty too if I was in his shoes so I totally get it. It’s a bit unfair that his friends make him feel a bit as though it’s his responsibility too, like yes Andy will look out for the lil one and if someone leaves the room then sure, he’ll keep a more watchful eye but in a room with two of his parents? Andy should be free to relax? But I always hear about how parents get super relaxed after awhile, but even still. But like their baby is taking his first steps and waddling around, wouldn’t you want to baby proof that room a bit? I would? But I know I can also be a bit overly cautious, but if I had a coffee table I’d be covering the corners and putting some kind of covers on electrical outlets and whatnot, things they need to learn about and be careful about but not when they’re still a baby yknow. Let the wee one just toddle around and explore their surroundings and all that yknow. It’s frustrating how things kick into overdrive when Andy talks about the lil baby, it makes me wanna get knocked up ten thousand times by him, like I do NOT need or want those sorts of thoughts and feelings and yet I start picturing me outside on some sunny day wearing a pretty little floral dress all pregnant up and glowy and Andy with his arm around me and idk, it’s so nice? Maybe at some kind of family lunch somewhere idk. I know I’m being ridiculous even giving that any thought but the idea just leaps into my mind whenever I get all clucky/broody/chickeny. And I bet Andy would be the best partner when giving birth, like he’d learn ALL about it ahead of time (which I would obviously do too because you best believe I want to know every tip and trick in the book beforehand) and anyway, I bet he would hold my hand and breathe with me and all of that. He’d be so wonderful, I just know he would. I really really really need to shush. This is not good thinking. One thing at a time!!! It’s just I’ve never had feelings for a guy that I’ve genuinely seen a future with, he’s the first who I truly love and want to build a life with, and so these thoughts are so exciting. Also important to note: I still don’t even know if a baby is what I want. A puppy? YES. A home? YES. A life filled with nice things and travel? YES. A child? Hmmm. Anyway he called me and I think I was just deep in sleep when he did which is why I wasn’t adjusting to waking up that time? Often I can wake up quite easily when he rings, maybe it depends on how I’m sleeping when he does? Hmm. Anyway I feel bad for not being as present as I should have been. I hope he isn’t feeling guilty or like he did anything wrong, he really didn’t. I get it though, babies being hurt in your general vicinity always brings about some level of guilt. It’s also not fair for them to just plop that responsibility in his lap, especially when I’m sure they know he’s not overly comfy with babies and that sort of responsibility and things - I’m not either, I don’t like being left alone with a kid, it makes me so anxy that they’ll be abducted or killed on my watch and idk. Anyway.
I slept in lots today. I was awake from 6/7am ish but it was so warm and comfy and cosy so I just dozed and daydreamed and read my book for a few hours and I got up around 10. It was very nice. The bed here is so comfortable, it’s far too soft and squishy for me to have but my godddddddd it’s comfy. I watched a very relaxing video of a man mowing a lawn, it was so satisfying. So many people watch them and I can see why. I especially liked when he would slice into the dirt alongside the footpath and whatnot and the weed whacker and things. It was all just quite satisfying, even though lawns are so meh. I looooove lush grass, I know lawns aren’t the best for the environment/eco systems and what not, but anyway. Like meadow and hilly field grass, so lovely.
I tried to tell mum more about how I feel and my mental health etc in the car today and to her credit she tries but idk. It’s hard when I’m comparing against an actual therapist and Andy. No one seems to listen to me or understand me the way they do? Especially him. Not always, sometimes he misses but most of the time he just seems to get it? She doesn’t really seem to accept the depression side of things, she just talks about anxiety. I think maybe it’s what she feels comfier discussing which is fine. I also think maybe she doesn’t realise that I don’t have depression in that obvious sense? Like yes I have had it like that and genuinely wanted to die and would think about how and when to do it etc, but it’s usually just that PDD? Persistent depressive disorder? Or dysthymia? Whatever it is. Where I can function but it’s difficult for me to do so most of the time and just a usual day will take a lot out of me and I just find it hard to sustain a good mood or whatever. Anyway.
This afternoon I ran some errands with mum, I returned some parcels, bought some dog toys and went to a couple of supermarkets. I looove MW, I’d say the name but it’s only in my city/region and hello stranger danger so I won’t say the name. But so they have all this wholesale stuff and so many interesting products and I LOVE it there. The packaging of everything is always so nice. They have these massive cans as they stock hospo places and anyway I just love anything huge or mini of an every day item. For example these were big 3kg size cans of regular Watties spaghetti and then they had the usual 420g on the shelf above and idk there’s something about that that makes my eyes so happy. I just love big versions of normal things or mini versions, it takes me back to when I was a little girl and if always make me and whichever parent I was with at the time go to the cheese aisle so that I could hold and cradle the babybel cheeses as I thought they were so beyond cute and I just had to touch them and hold them and see them. And sometimes I’d ask to have one and I’d get one and I didn’t ever eat them I’d just play with it til I had to throw it out. They’re just so CUTE. Anyway so we did that. Then spend the afternoon on the sofa with pup reading/chatting/watching random YT videos with dad as he watches them on the TV a lot. Like we came home and he was watching how to make some kind of pork belly dish. I showed him the lawn mower videos. He showed me these videos on 3D printed homes or 3D made homes? We watched a really interesting one on ones made from dirt, they looked so cool, like wee ant hills or wasp nests? And some made from concrete and so on too. We also watched one on Gorbachev who was a decent guy and therefore Russians hate him? Go figure. And he was also in a Pizza Hut commercial. And we watched one about the queen mother and some comedy skit from the 60s which I don’t usually find funny but this one I did. Pete and Dud? Something like that. And then I made dinner for us all and cleaned the kitchen again and then again after dinner.

I am 5'8, average built and looks, working in corporate world. I am discreet bisexual looking for a discreet bisexual male who can be my friend. I am introvert but talkative to those people I am comfortable with. I love outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, beach and nature in general. It recharge me whenever I feel burnout from work and the society. I am into Marvel movies, anime and sci fi series. I am not into hookups to set your expectation, I am more into coffee date or movies and get to know you deeply. Lets talk about life and anything under the sun, an iced coffee and meaningful conversation is a good start. Hoping to find someone I can have connection with then let's see where the road will take us.
LF: Decent and manly, at least 5'7 in height, who can be my constant companion with same interests as mine. Just my personal preference, mas okay yung parang magtropa lang sa labas. I don't have any expectation basta pass lang sa mga freeloaders at hindi manly.

Hi all, I’m a 28 year old male and in the past year it’s come to light that a lot of the issues I’ve been noticing myself having, especially since I was about 15, point towards ASD. I’m on a U.K NHS 27 months waiting list for diagnosis. In the mean time I’m left to struggle with coping. I didn’t get a job until I was 27 due to a multitude of reasons from general and social anxiety, poor executive function and planning skills, continuous meltdowns every couple of days caused by stress of responsibilities and expectations and my inability to keep up. This cycle was compounded by added depression and feelings of low self worth and esteem, leaving me in a big soup of distress and misery on the daily. I’ve been to various therapies, which has helped my emotional regulation substantially. I’m financially supported somewhat by my dad who I still live with and who I’m ever grateful for being understanding and helpful, however I lack support in other areas as he works extremely hard and long hours and is always too tired for anything except work. I suspect he is on the spectrum too but has managed to do quite well financially, but not in other areas of his life.
Otherwise I work 3 days a week on construction sites as an electrical labourer earning minimum wage. I take home £242 a week.
The point I’m getting to and what I seem to be struggling most with is that after being at work for the day, I come home and simply cannot function. My entire body becomes zombified and I feel like a shell of a human, unable to process conversations with my partner or process words on a page or manage to listen to a tv show and understand it.
This progresses every night after work until the Friday/weekend. Over the weekend I have to do absolutely nothing apart from my weekly shop and relaxing activities, otherwise I find myself slipping into severe burnout/Meltdown territory and I regrettably become irritable, aggressive, and depressive. I think it’s a fight or flight thing due to being so overloaded.
If I spend Saturday and Sunday relaxing, I can sometimes manage to cope with doing other things on the Monday/Tuesday, such as chores, maybe getting a bit of exercise or sorting out things that need doing such as hair cuts, organising appointments etc. I’m really really struggling to keep up with everything, in fact I’m simply not able to. This puts me in a horrible position whereby I earn so little I can barely afford to progress in life, I’m so incapable of basic functioning most of the time outside of work that it feels impossible for me to progress in my job as it requires extensive studying and going back to college, which I genuinely cannot cope with, plus I really don’t enjoy what I do for work and would prefer a quieter job with much less commute as I’m commuting 1hr20 each way currently.
So I’m stuck earning minimum wage unable to work more hours due to walking the thin tightrope that is my mental health and sanity. IS THIS TYPICAL? Am I justified for feeling this way? I feel such so ashamed at my lack of ability to keep up with the amount of work that is expected to earn a living. Never mind progressing in that career at the same time.
What is going on? I’m not going to be able to support myself and my partner and our dog under these circumstances. My dad is getting old and can’t support me forever and I need to make some progress but I feel I’m at my absolute limit and on the verge of quitting my job at the end of each week.
Any advice or coping mechanisms would be helpful, I’m at a loss with what to do. Am I alone I’m feeling this way? I would change jobs but I live in a small town where there aren’t many opportunities, especially for 3 days a week and my CV is a shambles due to my lack of experience and a lack of clear sense of direction since leaving school.
Thanks all.

Hi all, I’m a 28 year old male and in the past year it’s come to light that a lot of the issues I’ve been noticing myself having, especially since I was about 15, point towards ASD. I’m on a U.K NHS 27 months waiting list for diagnosis. In the mean time I’m left to struggle with coping. I didn’t get a job until I was 27 due to a multitude of reasons from general and social anxiety, poor executive function and planning skills, continuous meltdowns every couple of days caused by stress of responsibilities and expectations and my inability to keep up. This cycle was compounded by added depression and feelings of low self worth and esteem, leaving me in a big soup of distress and misery on the daily. I’ve been to various therapies, which has helped my emotional regulation substantially. I’m financially supported somewhat by my dad who I still live with and who I’m ever grateful for being understanding and helpful, however I lack support in other areas as he works extremely hard and long hours and is always too tired for anything except work. I suspect he is on the spectrum too but has managed to do quite well financially, but not in other areas of his life. Otherwise I work 3 days a week on construction sites as an electrical labourer earning minimum wage. I take home £242 a week. The point I’m getting to and what I seem to be struggling most with is that after being at work for the day, I come home and simply cannot function. My entire body becomes zombified and I feel like a shell of a human, unable to process conversations with my partner or process words on a page or manage to listen to a tv show and understand it. This progresses every night after work until the Friday/weekend. Over the weekend I have to do absolutely nothing apart from my weekly shop and relaxing activities, otherwise I find myself slipping into severe burnout/Meltdown territory and I regrettably become irritable, aggressive, and depressive. I think it’s a fight or flight thing due to being so overloaded. If I spend Saturday and Sunday relaxing, I can sometimes manage to cope with doing other things on the Monday/Tuesday, such as chores, maybe getting a bit of exercise or sorting out things that need doing such as hair cuts, organising appointments etc. I’m really really struggling to keep up with everything, in fact I’m simply not able to. This puts me in a horrible position whereby I earn so little I can barely afford to progress in life, I’m so incapable of basic functioning most of the time outside of work that it feels impossible for me to progress in my job as it requires extensive studying and going back to college, which I genuinely cannot cope with, plus I really don’t enjoy what I do for work and would prefer a quieter job with much less commute as I’m commuting 1hr20 each way currently. So I’m stuck earning minimum wage unable to work more hours due to walking the thin tightrope that is my mental health and sanity. IS THIS TYPICAL? Am I justified for feeling this way? I feel such so ashamed at my lack of ability to keep up with the amount of work that is expected to earn a living. Never mind progressing in that career at the same time.
What is going on? I’m not going to be able to support myself and my partner and our dog under these circumstances. My dad is getting old and can’t support me forever and I need to make some progress but I feel I’m at my absolute limit and on the verge of quitting my job at the end of each week. Any advice or coping mechanisms would be helpful, I’m at a loss with what to do. Am I alone I’m feeling this way? I would change jobs but I live in a small town where there aren’t many opportunities, especially for 3 days a week and my CV is a shambles due to my lack of experience and a lack of clear sense of direction since leaving school. Thanks all.

Grey or greige yarn is a type of yarn used to produce greige fabric, an unfinished fabric that’s yet to be dyed, cleaned, and bleached. Greige is the most basic form of yarn and can be manufactured from natural and synthetic fibers. Fabric manufacturers in Delhi source greige yarn at a much lesser cost than finished ready-for-dyeing(RFD) yarns to make various consumer goods, such as uniforms, upholstery, window treatments, aprons, and accessories, and industrial applications like tentage and marine textile products. At the same time, other textile manufacturers purchase wholesale greige fabric online from India with the intention to create the end products using their own methods and techniques.

How Fabric Manufacturers in Delhi Should Identify Greige Fabric

Color of Greige Yarn

Greige fabric can be obtained from any unfinished yarn, such as hemp, nylon, polyester, cotton, and poly-cotton. It is, however, most commonly derived from cotton and polyester. Greige fabrics produced from natural fibers like cotton tend to have natural color tones like off-white or beige. Synthetic greige yarns and fabrics are whiter and shinier. The natural color is removed through washing, bleaching, dyeing, and other chemicals. Nevertheless, greige varies in appearance based on fiber content, weave type, and weight or the intended application or end product.

Weight of Greige Fabrics

The weight of grey fabrics is determined by their production process – the kind of yarn used and the thread count. The thread count represents the number of threads woven per square inch of fabric. For instance, if you are looking for a thread count of 100 X 40, it means 100 threads run horizontally, and 40 threads run vertically within one square inch. Good quality fabrics are denser and tighter when constructed, and hence have higher thread counts. When it comes to the quality of yarn, yarn threads are designated with serial numbers based on their lengths. The higher the number, the finer the fabric, and the lower the number, the thicker the fabric. And finally, the weight of the yarns and fabrics is measured in ounces per square yard. The standard range of weight of fabrics for consumer goods is 4.5 to 15 ounces. Fabrics that are lighter in weight, softer, and airy are closer to 4.5 ounces per square yard. Examples: Cotton poplin, chambray, and voile. Fabrics closer to 15 ounces per square yard are considered medium to heavy fabrics, known for durability, ruggedness, and sturdiness. Examples: Canvas, denim, and wool tweed. Typically, greige fabrics differ in weight and characteristics depending upon the yarn used in the weaving process. Since fabrics’ weight varies, it is suggested to look for specifications or consult with the greige fabric supplier when sourcing through TEXchange. However, at Damodar Menon International Pvt. Ltd., the trading experts proactively help greige fabric manufacturers in Delhi determine the correct greige textile for their intended end product. For more details, visit their official website at www.damodarmenon.com.

How Can You Ensure the Quality of Greige Yarn?

Use a standardized test procedure to check the quality of greige yarn before bulk production. The test inspection is carried out by a Quality Controller (QC) by randomly taking a sample of the selected fabric and testing it in a certified laboratory. A report is prepared by the lab following the test, where results for TPI and yarn count are provided. The QC completes additional sample tests to avoid physical or visual rejections like contamination, slub, hole, dead fiber, and hairiness. At times, the fabric is dyed mandatorily to identify certain visual rejections.

How is Greige Fabric Produced?

The greige fabric is in the first production stage before it is processed for dyeing and printing. It is produced in an electrical or handloom. Greige fabric construction involves the following steps:

• Selecting the fiber, which is determined by the desired weight and characteristics of the final product.
• Spinning the fibers into yarn using different spinning techniques like ring, open-end, and air jet spinning.
• The yarns are then processed for warping and sizing. The warp and weft yarns are finally sent to weaving looms, where the fabric structure, texture, and pattern are determined.
• multiple weaves define the construction of greige fabrics. They include plain weave, oxford weave, diagonal weave, twill weave, and herringbone weave.
• Once the greige fabric weaving process is completed, it is sent for inspection to identify and negate any preliminary defects, such as scouring, de-sizing, and bleaching (optional).

Once the greige fabric is obtained, fabric manufacturers in Delhi can take it through additional processes like dyeing, printing, calendaring, brushing, and coating to achieve the desired performance and appearance of the fabric.

What is the Best Place to Sell Fabric Online

TEXchange Global is the world’s first textile trading platform for B2B businesses that is fully automated and digital. It offers amazing benefits for global textile businesses, including but not limited to the following:

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In a world where speed, accuracy, and transparency are primary consumer requirements, TEXchange offers security, credibility, and great exposure at a click of a button.

How to Source the Right Greige Fabric for Your Business?

When buying wholesale fabric online from India, consider the end application. This will help you determine the weave, weight, thread count, color, and price when posting your inquiry on TEXchange Global. Consider these questions when preparing your request for proposal:

• What will be the weight of the greige yarn or fabric? Heavier or lighter?
• Will the end product be used outdoors or indoors? What is its end application?
• What kind of temperature will the end product withstand?
• What will be the efficiency of the fabric? buy fabric online india Strong and durable?
• Does the end product need to be washed frequently?
• What shrinkage properties are you looking for?

Before you register on TEXchange Global to buy wholesale fabric online in India, know your end application, evaluate the time and quantity of the greige fabric required, budget, and the estimated time for delivery.

Hey all, just wanted to post an update to let anyone who asked know that I’ve sent off the first round of free seeds! I’m hoping I haven’t missed anyone but if you don’t get them by the end of the week please let me know!
I’ve sent out about 500 seeds so far but I’ve still got about 10 prepaid envelopes left and over 1000 seeds if anyone is in need.
Just message me if you’re interested, all I need is an address and I’ll send some complete with foam padding in an envelope!
Once the envelopes are gone I’m happy to keep sending out seeds but I will have to ask for $5 per person to cover postage costs etc. I’m currently sending 10 seeds per person but if you need more feel free to ask! (Also looking for a “discreet” method of accepting payments, if anyone has any suggestions please let me know!)
Also want to give a special thanks to all those who have offered to trade seeds/cuttings/decorative frogs, I wasn’t expecting anything in return but I’ve loved receiving the packages and reading the notes, you guys are the best! Would love to do more trades, if anyone wants to trade seeds I’d love to get some different genetics going.
That’s all from me, Happy growing!!
Ps. Just some info about the seeds if you didn’t see my first post: these are F2 seeds— the offspring of two F1 seeds that resulted from my 9lb hammer x bc kush female being pollinated by a mystery herm that I didn’t quarantine well enough, probably one of my ethos plants (og kush or lilac diesel— both hermed). Two of the strongest F1 seeds aka the parents of these seeds were grown outdoors, one was male the other female. The female was naturally pollinated and has so far produced over 2000 seeds. Both plants grew to over 2 metres tall with thick stalks and giant leaves. No idea how the buds will turn out as I’ve only grown these two as a breeding pair to pheno hunt the F2’s.

I've had my WM2 6800U for over a month now and am experiencing some small problems that I don't know are normal-ish or not:

1. when it's plugged in, you can feel the electric current (or w/e it's called) going through the metal parts of WM2. It should be harmless and I experienced the same thing in the past with some HP laptop, but just wanted to know if other people have the same problem or if it could damage the insides in the long run. It's like a little tingling/vibrations when you slide your fingers across the chassis (or when somebody touches you while you hold WM2). I've tried multiple power adapters and different outlets, the problem is there every time.
2. Fan makes a weird noise at low TDP, making the device kinda loudish even when at 5W, where it should be almost completely silent. This video is talking about the problem, but I never effectively fixed it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=330dfFmsRkk
3. Right analog stick makes a metal sound (not sure how else to describe it) when I till it to the left, it's not really a problem just wanted to to know if it's some indicator of the analog going bad in the future or something...the other analog stick doesn't do that.

Hey! I'm a 25-year-old female and I'm looking to roleplay 1x1 with a male on Discord between 19 and 30 years of age. Please note before I speak further, I am a working individual, I'm not available around the clock so if I don't reply immediately, it's because I'm asleep or working and I'll get back to you as soon as I physically can.
This is a long-term roleplay that I've been writing for 11 years so I have a lot of character development in place for certain characters (not the detective, he is completely your own to create, backstory and all). I'm looking for someone detailed and descriptive in their writing; I'm not looking for a Shakespeare novel but I don't want one-three liners either. I play multiple characters so I'm looking for someone willing to do the same so I'm not talking to myself. The only characters you don't need to play are my OC and the boy within the prompt which follows - I take these on board. I do not bite so feel free to ask at any point if you are unsure! My OC is named Rochelle who is 25 years of age, she has long blonde hair and hazel eyes, standing at 5'2" like yours truly. I'm happy to provide any further OC information via PM or just discuss this further there.
I'm sorry, but if you only send me Hi/Hello/etc or one sentence, I will be ignoring the message.
Please be advised that this roleplay has dark subjects which is something I'm willing to discuss further in PM, please let me know of any trigger warnings/sensitive issues that you have if you're willing to do so. Alternatively, feel free to ask for a list of the dark subjects included. This roleplay is futuristic but please don't be a God-modder. My prompt is posted below, please DM me on Reddit if you're interested.
It is the year 2143 and over the past couple of years, but much more recently, there’s been a lot of concern and worry in families around the county/state you live in due to people in their twenties disappearing into thin air. This concern had grown so high that this was now being discussed on a much wider scale. All media outlets were reporting on the disappearances every chance they got in the hopes that one viewer or listener had information on at least one of the individuals and would get in touch. Nobody ever did. Eventually, the police created a detective agency to help themselves out with the cases. Detectives had been door to door multiple times around every single neighbourhood in the county/state and there was still no luck whatsoever. The police were about to give up on their search and make all of their cases cold but your boss Craig, a 54-year-old man, sent you on the final investigation to stake out at a mansion down, what everyone always believed to be, a deserted road overnight. If this investigation came back empty, all the cases would run cold. He knew it would be a dangerous mission, lives were at stake and if anyone who willingly lived at the property found out the police were literally on their doorstep, every single victim could easily be shot and killed. This meant that before you left, Craig gave you a few undercover outfits to wear to choose from, all coming under a homeless-type attire to try and gain sympathy and a room, even if just for one night. One night could be all that stood between you and solving the case. You finally arrived at the creepy-looking mansion after two hours of driving, arriving at 11 pm. The sky was pitch black, rain pouring down from above and very quickly soaking you to the bone. You knocked on the front door of the mansion to see if there was any response or to see if this place truly was deserted but, to your surprise, the door opened after a few minutes. When it did open, you were greeted by a young boy at 16 years old standing in the foyer before you. He wore a full black suit fitted with a white tie in a cravat knot. The boy held confidence in the way he stood but you noticed, after studying body language as part of your intensive training, there wasn't a slither of confidence in his eyes. "Can I help you, Sir?" He asked tiredly. Once he spoke, he glanced up to the beating rain then looked back at you while he awaited your response.

Hey! I'm a 25-year-old female and I'm looking to roleplay 1x1 with a male on Discord between 19 and 30 years of age. Please note before I speak further, I am a working individual, I'm not available around the clock so if I don't reply immediately, it's because I'm asleep or working and I'll get back to you as soon as I physically can.
This is a long-term roleplay that I've been writing for 11 years so I have a lot of character development in place for certain characters (not the detective, he is completely your own to create, backstory and all). I'm looking for someone detailed and descriptive in their writing; I'm not looking for a Shakespeare novel but I don't want one-three liners either. I play multiple characters so I'm looking for someone willing to do the same so I'm not talking to myself. The only characters you don't need to play are my OC and the boy within the prompt which follows - I take these on board. I do not bite so feel free to ask at any point if you are unsure! My OC is named Rochelle who is 25 years of age, she has long blonde hair and hazel eyes, standing at 5'2" like yours truly. I'm happy to provide any further OC information via PM or just discuss this further there.
I'm sorry, but if you only send me Hi/Hello/etc or one sentence, I will be ignoring the message.
Please be advised that this roleplay has dark subjects which is something I'm willing to discuss further in PM, please let me know of any trigger warnings/sensitive issues that you have if you're willing to do so. Alternatively, feel free to ask for a list of the dark subjects included. This roleplay is futuristic but please don't be a God-modder. My prompt is posted below, please DM me on Reddit if you're interested.
It is the year 2143 and over the past couple of years, but much more recently, there’s been a lot of concern and worry in families around the county/state you live in due to people in their twenties disappearing into thin air. This concern had grown so high that this was now being discussed on a much wider scale. All media outlets were reporting on the disappearances every chance they got in the hopes that one viewer or listener had information on at least one of the individuals and would get in touch. Nobody ever did. Eventually, the police created a detective agency to help themselves out with the cases. Detectives had been door to door multiple times around every single neighbourhood in the county/state and there was still no luck whatsoever. The police were about to give up on their search and make all of their cases cold but your boss Craig, a 54-year-old man, sent you on the final investigation to stake out at a mansion down, what everyone always believed to be, a deserted road overnight. If this investigation came back empty, all the cases would run cold. He knew it would be a dangerous mission, lives were at stake and if anyone who willingly lived at the property found out the police were literally on their doorstep, every single victim could easily be shot and killed. This meant that before you left, Craig gave you a few undercover outfits to wear to choose from, all coming under a homeless-type attire to try and gain sympathy and a room, even if just for one night. One night could be all that stood between you and solving the case. You finally arrived at the creepy-looking mansion after two hours of driving, arriving at 11 pm. The sky was pitch black, rain pouring down from above and very quickly soaking you to the bone. You knocked on the front door of the mansion to see if there was any response or to see if this place truly was deserted but, to your surprise, the door opened after a few minutes. When it did open, you were greeted by a young boy at 16 years old standing in the foyer before you. He wore a full black suit fitted with a white tie in a cravat knot. The boy held confidence in the way he stood but you noticed, after studying body language as part of your intensive training, there wasn't a slither of confidence in his eyes. "Can I help you, Sir?" He asked tiredly. Once he spoke, he glanced up to the beating rain then looked back at you while he awaited your response.