RealMudflapper

RealMudflapper t1_ixlz0l1 wrote

Reply to comment by sensitivepistachenut in LPT : If your dad comes into your room while you’re busy for a chat, don’t get annoyed, enjoy the chats while you can or you’ll regret it by [deleted]

Right, but I think OP is saying; your dad could go in his sleep tomorrow and ten years from now you could be devastated that you never got to know him as a man, not just a parent. I lost my dad when I was 26 and every single day I wish I had made more of an effort to engage him more often. I though I had plenty of time but brain cancer took him at 69. That probably sounds crazy old to you but trust me, it’s not. I was robbed.

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RealMudflapper t1_iwn5zgn wrote

Reply to comment by RolandMT32 in [Homemade] Schnitzel by MrGrieves123

I kinda wish I could have. I had honors Spanish in my sophomore and junior years, and then I made the honors course again senior year but the professor talked me into joining the advanced placement class, but I knew my limits and told her I would fail. Side story nobody asked for: She said if I got a C it would be worth an A, so I begrudgingly agreed. Halfway through the year, we were informed that a C would in fact not be worth an A, but that didn't matter anyway. I flunked it and I had to go to summer school. On the bright side, I spent the summer in an all-female school that only allowed boys during the summer, and I met some crazy cute, funny girls there. It was worth the F.

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RealMudflapper t1_iwmmpb8 wrote

Reply to comment by RolandMT32 in [Homemade] Schnitzel by MrGrieves123

Wow, great word. I am fully on board with a cheese-based unit of measurement. I just cannot pronounce it.

Also not a real German word of course, but Graig Ferguson used to do a bit on the Late Late show about a German town called Poopenfarten and that just destroys me because I'm cursed with the mind of a 12-year-old boy, I guess.

I took 4 years of Spanish back in high school, but a friend of mine took German which was sadly not offered at my school. That's when I fell in love with the sound of the language; it's just so different than the romantic languages and so percussive and distinct.

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RealMudflapper t1_ivoac44 wrote

Reply to comment by WaliBoi in Depersonalization, Me, Digital Art, 2022 by WaliBoi

I haven’t looked it up in a while, probably because I’d rather not be reminded, but the doctor that oversaw my taper said I had derealization as well, which is exactly what it sounds like. But I think both diagnoses overlap? All I know is I grit my teeth whenever I hear someone is taking multiple benzos daily. They should be administered judiciously, or as a last resort. Tolerance is quick, even when not abusing them. Benzo withdrawal feels like the end of the world, and unlike hard drugs like opiates, meth, cocaine, etc., if you don’t taper it can kill you, just like alcohol cessation. GABAnergic drugs are no joke.

That’s why this artwork connected with me.

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RealMudflapper t1_ivm13c1 wrote

Reply to comment by B1tSane in Depersonalization, Me, Digital Art, 2022 by WaliBoi

Hang in there! It took me a year to taper off completely and another year for me to feel nearly normal. Finding a new doctor who prescribed Mirtazapine helped a ton. It's a non-addictive anxiety medication that has no abuse potential and helps you sleep. I can't recommend it enough. It's actually used in Europe quite a bit for drug and alcohol withdrawal but it's not as well known here in the US.

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RealMudflapper t1_itul11x wrote

Reply to Why don't we make movies about the victims instead of the serial killers? by [deleted]

I take it this is a reference to the new Dahmer mini series? I went into it expecting the worst but was surprised that they covers the victims and witnesses quite a bit.

This is not directed at you but in general I think most of the people that are complaining about the series might need to watch it first before deciding to be offended by it.

Random factoid: it wasn’t mentioned in the series but apparently he used to frequent a fantastic , famous Chicago house club called Shelter back in the 90s so there’s a good change I either saw him there or even interacted with him. Yikes.

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