Yeah I definitely need to read this book. For me it’s lead to a lifelong substance abuse issue (one month clean from my current DOC (I’m a polysubstance user), cannabis still but that’s not a problem for me) in which I was self medicating my intense sensitivity to any and all stimuli including emotional (I’m extremely empathetic and have strong feelings at all times unless dulled by substances, yes that includes during sleep) as well as sensory (my dad noticed first when I was young, he said I was "more tactile " when I was in elementary and he was partially right and that how I thought of it until I learned more and developed a better understanding with better coping skills and habits), along with the way I think being pretty rigid in some ways, for example I became a militant atheist in elementary school; I later developed a more accurate understanding of my beliefs but as a child I strongly resisted attempts to proselytize to me and bring me to church and church classes or whatever it was and all kinds of shit that never made sense to me the way it was being explained by religious people who were not well informed but had strong feelings about the topic. I have rarely felt well understood even through years of various therapies and treatments with many providers for my many health issues, including the aforementioned substance abuse issue. This book sounds like it might help me understand myself at least. Thank you for sharing :)

Btw I was very underweight for years, I wonder if that has anything to do with what you mentioned about burning calories thinking. I am literally constantly explaining in my head what I’m doing as if someone was watching me and asking what I’m doing. I’ve gotten really good at explaining myself and during my addiction that came in handy, but now I can use it for good, like having this positive interaction with you :)

Oh I don’t mean it that way, I have always felt like I’m “on” too much of the time and it wears me out, especially in the years since my “big T” trauma event happened. It’s at least partially hyper-vigilance, but I think it’s also just how I am. Thats what I meant by messed up, it kind of seems like I’m in the deliberative state more than I “should” be (or what’s average, whatever) and when the reflexive state happens it’s not always at a helpful time.

Psst! Your comment has a typo that makes the joke not work. Just letting you know :)

Wow that is so fucking interesting. I gotta read that book. I think I have a messed up relationship between those two states if that makes sense

The microwave is a single player game so I don’t mind it

Seriously?

I’m sorry, what do you mean? This picture of a tattoo?

What a fucking terrible name for a company like that.

This feels naively optimistic

This is very true. I haven’t ever been the “Crush other people” type but I have sacrificed some things to live a very particular way that is one of the few ways I imagine would work for me to live. It makes me so sad and angry that this is the system we’ve put in place, and how it subjugates the whole world.

I miss shittymorph

Super wrong considering that character’s last name is Smith, not Dunn. Op is referring to JD Vance.

Wtf? Is that guy dead?

🤦

Ketamine CEV

How the fuck is that a joke?

The beer in the pic isn’t American but the two people are? Lazy meme

More like fentanyl but yeah

I doubt most people who would do this are doing it to be cool. Your comments show a serious lack of understanding when it comes to addiction.

Fake, in case it wasn’t obvious. “This newspaper” gives it away, aside from the premise itself being pretty ridiculous.

Edit: mfw I spread misinformation by accident: :( sorry