[–] 8 points 3 months ago

Your proposed "simplification" kind of hinges on the idea that higher taxes are inherently bad.

I'd be fine with my taxes being raised to support schools, public transportation, affordable housing, social programs, and other things that support an overall healthier community. I don't want my taxes raised to increase policing, subsidize luxury housing, or develop car-centric infrastructure.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 3 months ago

    As an introvert I love connecting with strangers! Give someone a compliment or just smile and say good morning, and then... there's no expectations! When I'm feeling socially exhausted it can be hard to force myself to still have a human interaction or two, so saying a few sentences to a stranger is a low-stakes way to make sure I don't ask of the sudden find myself not having uttered a word in days.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Hell yeah! Losing 10 pounds is HARD even without BED. I'm struggling with motivation to lose weight lately–working out and feeling healthier, but not managing my own binge behavior which is impossible to out-exercise. I'm really impressed and proud of you!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    The anxiety thing is so real. I've heard of hot flashes of course, it's the stereotypical peri/meno thing. But when I had my first one, I was surprised that it was a combination of feeling like I was on fire plus almost... panic attack type feelings? But without any emotional element, just purely physical. I was shook up for like 10 minutes after my body cooled down.

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    My ND NT husband will just like, play a game every once in a while when he feels like it. He'll just pick it up every so often, maybe play a few days in a week, and then leave it be again for a while to come back to later.

    Meanwhile I will get into a game and spend every waking hour playing it. My sleep, diet, work, hygiene, all suffer to varying degrees. I give myself wrist pain and thumb calluses. I will not rest until I 100% it. And if I can't, I'll stop and most likely never pick it up again.

    Anyway, anyone else playing Silksong?

     

    I've always struggled with depression but had it really well managed for several years. I thought I'd cracked the code. But I'm going through perimenopause now and everything feels so... flat. I know it's not helping that I've fallen out of all my good habits that help the depression, but all of those things just feel so much harder than they did a few years ago. I'm so dang tired all the time.

    Anyone else relate?

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