Happy belated!

Good luck, you’ve got this!

Trying not to put unnecessary expectations on myself. Only somewhat succeeding at that, but at least I’m realizing that those expectations are unnecessary, so hey that’s progress.

I’m the same way! I think it’s because I’m friends with enough full on extroverts that my social battery fills up without me trying before I ever reach the point of thinking, “Hey, I’d like to chat / hang out with someone. I should reach out.”

I really liked the whole Southern Reach Trilogy, but it’s not for everyone. Each book is very different from the last, and you’re not going to get all your questions answered. If you don’t think that will bug you, give it a shot!

Right, I’d be down for a tofu sandwich but why like that???

I guess it depends on your definition of “good” and “sucks.” Salt and vinegar kettle chips definitely aren’t nutritious, but as far as my tastes go, they are fucking good and definitely don’t suck.

Also Moldovia drinks the most alcohol but is 9th in wine, 10th in spirits and doesn’t even rank top 10 in any of the other categories…

The librarian at my school says “liberry.”

Thanks for the jolly ranchers! Always happy to chat, even if not on the same wavelength. I think that sometimes making connections across different wavelengths can be pretty enlightening!

I know you’re not my partner because the details don’t quite match up, but this gave me a chuckle because he could have written most of this. Hope the rest of your week goes smoothly!

Hugs to you. I dated someone with schizophrenia for a bit. Ended up breaking up with her for unrelated reasons (I was a bit of a mess myself at the time), but I can still feel the terror of trying to keep her safe when she had completely disconnected.

I have had many times when I can relate to all of this.

I hope this comes off as intended - not trying to belittle your experience, hopefully make you chuckle - but have you considered a rap career?

Haven’t gone to the gym or been outside, and eating junk. Hard habits to break when I get into a funk.

Thanks for the update! I’m flying Delta home in two days, and from the website you posted, it looks like they have their shit sorted now. I hope you’re able to get the compensation you’re entitled to receive.

That’s so cool that she could give them those wishes! My friend died suddenly, so he didn’t pass any wishes on, but the four of us talked a lot, and we all felt at peace that we were honoring him in the way he would have wanted.

That sounds perfect!

This sounds stressful AF. I haven’t been following too closely, but from what I’ve gathered, airlines aren’t really reimbursing hotels and whatnot?

Ugh, moving is so hard, no matter what the circumstances. I hope someday soon you’re going to be all moved in and have that good night’s sleep of starting a new chapter.

True that. I’m also trying to learn and grow and realizing that I am very very scared of being authentically me, and interactions with a wide variety of people make it easier to put bits and pieces of myself out there, but they never really quite add up. So it’s a bit of a crutch that I’m leaning on. I finally got off the wait list for a therapist, so that will be a thing to bring up for sure!

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