[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 63 points 3 weeks ago

Surely the grim spectre of death will stop Trump!

Trump: wriggles out

Ah, well, nevertheless...

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Boredom (hexbear.net)

I've told myself and others that I don't get bored easily. I can daydream through some experiences or I'll distract myself with games, books, etc.

But I'm finding out that I've always had my hands full with an activity, doing more than one at once. Like playing animal crossing with a movie playing, and eating lunch. Of course, I end up missing conversations in whatever media I'm consuming.

It's like I'm so good at distracting myself that I need something to catch my focus. If it's boring or predictable, I don't have to pay attention. I've had friends point out that I do things the hard way a lot.

I don't want this feeling to be boredom because that feels like a moral failing. It's thinking of people I care about and not being able to muster up enough compassion to give them my undivided attention. I can't sit through a phone call and I wish I could.

I hate that it comes off as me being an edgelord sometimes. But it's just me not reacting strongly.


Writing this, I realize how much of this is an attention disorder or something dissociative. I've carried these confused feelings about how I perceive myself and I'm only now starting to dismantle the shame.

And I'm probably going to look into helping my focus.

[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 79 points 1 month ago

Totally unrelated, but here's a De Beers X-ray technician making sure a miner isn't stealing diamonds.

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I hope the struggle session was worth it.

kitty-cri-screm

[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 63 points 2 months ago

Oh no, not the terrible virus that is fatal only if you have a billion dollars!

[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 81 points 2 months ago

Lmao a viral marketing campaign of killing ceos

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submitted 2 months ago by Cammy@hexbear.net to c/neurodiverse@hexbear.net

I could eat the chocolate chip ones all day every day.

What are some of your safe or comfort foods?

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sicko-hexbear

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submitted 2 months ago by Cammy@hexbear.net to c/movies@hexbear.net

Tell me someone else watched it. The opening entered my brain today. Enjoy

[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 66 points 4 months ago

On its own is bad enough, but then starting with "I'm an entrepreneur first and executions are a hobby," makes it that much worse.

I have a morbid curiosity about what he sells because I think that would be incredibly informative.

[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 63 points 4 months ago

Beyond depravity. At this point if you do the opposite of whatever a cop says or does, you are 100% on the right side of history.

[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 67 points 4 months ago

It's wild the folks who hoard guns to fight the government also lick boots so hard that they'll let their families pointlessly die of thirst when a cop tells them to.

[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 77 points 4 months ago

spongebob-wait lmao appropriate reaction

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submitted 4 months ago by Cammy@hexbear.net to c/neurodiverse@hexbear.net

I'm making a better effort to meditate, but I don't know if I'm doing it right. Focusing on my breathing and releasing thoughts is hard and if I relax too much, I fall asleep.

If you have related issues when meditating, have you found better ways to meditate or alternatives that give you similar results?

[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 69 points 5 months ago

As someone who's both ND and with a diminished social circle from an isolating family, I hate that people still talk about getting a job as just a matter of applying like there isn't preferential treatment for connected people.

And framing education as the 'great equalizer' hasn't done anything to dispel the myth of meritocracy.

[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 75 points 5 months ago

geordi-no Hexbear users tend to know what they're talking about, given their track record and consistency. I should consider my positions and compare them to one of the theorists they reference.

geordi-yes Maybe they are right based on vibes

[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 75 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The commercials where they show a parent editing their child's beach picture or whatever are so bleak.

It's not a picture for them to look back on or to share with the kid when they're older. It's for social media. It starts as a perfectly nice photo and like an intrusive thought asks "what if you could make it better. "

I would hate to have the only parts of my past edited with things that weren't there so my parents could impress the neighbors.

The commercial if you're curious:

https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=BnJVvzyazqg

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Cammy@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

As someone who's broke and working through hard things, I feel bad not being able to help when there are other people going through it.

But we're all trying our best out here. Don't make it easy for libs and beat yourself up. Help others if you can and take care of yourself if you can't. Drink water.

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I've made several alts over the years and it's wild to see how badly wreckers fumble on sounding like a leftist.

I used to think I needed to build more credibility before making a post, but it's not the case at all. If you're cool and stay consistent in your values, people here are so willing to give the benefit of the doubt.

Thanks for being a cool community who bans transphobes, debate lords, and chuds.

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