ya its rly rly hard to make friends sometimes! i overthink everything

Read “Intuitive Eating”

So sorry for your loss. This one hits home for me too. He sounded like a wonderful and knowledgeable dad.

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Oh yes, much better! When you're done, your mouth feels much cleaner than with a regular brush.

That statement never made sense to me before getting one. I thought "what the heck, my mouth feels really clean. They must not know how to brush well". After all, I always had nice teeth!

Well come to find out, it's true! Also, I've got a little overlap spot behind my bottom teeth that was always hard to clean. This sucker vibrates it right out of there! It basically just wiggles the brushes against your teeth real fast.

I was always the type to spend $1 on five brushes every so often and use them till they're well done. I'll probably always use an electric toothbrush now as long as I can afford it.

I do agree with the point I think you are making (not quite clear so I'll just go for it): The OP doesn't necessarily need a support group. I am not saying anything about that level of problem but I think the OP needs to identify that there is something driving the behavior that doesn't lie on the rationale side of the spectrum.

Everything we do is touched by emotion -- you feel something when you eat, drink something, sleep, talk to someone, etc. That could be satisfaction, happiness, contentment, whatever.

But people think emotions have to be the extreme highs or lows... and they don't realize you are feeling everything in between as well.

"Humans are feeling animals that think some of the time."

Or until someone steals it

talking is like ping pong. I suck at ping pong.

And tennis. And badminton. And back and forth games in general.

I've gotten similar advice like this before, but It doesn't help me much considering that 9 times out of 10 my brain doesn't work fast enough in real time to come up with good enough questions or statements to reply with to give the other person enough to then say their next part (right now my verbal vocabulary consists of chuckles, one or two words acknowledgments to what they said, or silence as I mentally panic, trying to think of something to say when it should be easy).

Great advice though, I'm noting these down!

Ya, every dog is a bit different. Just work down the list of options and find the one that works.

But be careful when backing into spaces where you might hang it out into a walkway or sidewalk. Wheelchairs need their space.

Some states are no fault. Or you may have been in reverse making it all your fault in other places. Or it will probably give you or a passenger whiplash where the bumper may have absorbed the impact as intended.

This is the way.

This is illegal in my state.

I used to be a terrible overeater. I've since gotten myself to a good maintenance level that keeps my weight in a healthy range, and it takes no time at all to get in summer shape when it's time to shed winter pounds, because all I have to do is exercise a little more. Here's what worked for me.

No more breakfast. It made me sleepy anyways. I kick the day off with a protein shake and a multivitamin. I use a caramel flavored powder and I mix it with espresso. Tastes like a nice coffee.

When I go to work I bring one oatmeal packet and one single serving bag of jerky. I drink a ton of water and walk a lot to stave off snacky moments, and if I'm stuck on a call and feel snacky that's what the oatmeal and jerky are for. Most days I get through without eating anything.

Dinner is whatever I want it to be, but only enough to fill one bowl or one plate. Again, drinking lots of water. I got a glass pitcher I keep in the fridge and I drop sliced fruit into it. Keeps me from drinking on work nights.

After dinner if I'm still hungry I'll eat berries and veggies. I like to dip my veggies in buttermilk ranch, it's better than eating raw broccoli by itself. I also east goat cheese with cranberries, it's very yummy.

I still eat sweets on occasion and drink on Friday nights, but I never have to worry about the 3 pounds I'll suddenly gain the next morning -- by Monday I'm back to baseline weight. Weekends are usually spent doing chores or completing my honey-do's, so I don't have time to think about snacking; by the time I'm done its dinner time and I'm still on schedule.

I started freezing my meats, too. It's real easy to make way too much and way way too much when you feel like you have to cook that whole 3 pound thing of chicken breast. By taking out enough for one meal for the two of us, and freezing the rest, I can be more deliberate about my dinner habit. Hard to run over and cook seconds when all the meat is frozen, better just snack on some greens.

Oh and metamucil. Scheduled poops are really nice and they help keep the weight off. At this point, I know I have exactly enough time after waking up to make coffee and warm up my fiancee's car before it's time to publish the Daily Planet.

One last thing is that I started challenging myself to spend as little as possible at the grocery store. Partly because everything is expensive now, but it's the thought that counts. When you pay for a week's worth of food for two and you spend less than 50 bucks, and it's all fresh food too, it's a good motivator. In return, it keeps the available snackage in the house low, so you can't overeat without inconveniencing yourself.

While I do agree I was extremely over my ex and him constantly crying about his grandma like 8 years later. He never attempted to actually work through it. Just wanted to cry about everything

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Friend of a friend was literally decapitated by one that came loose and fell off on the freeway.

True. Keep a 3 ball on mine at all times. Wife got rear ended, didn’t touch my vehicle. Scraped up the ball a bit. Other car had a gaping hole and a hanging front bumper.

Why would it matter if the other person hit you. I had to put mine on because people kept backing into my truck I. My parking lot at my apartments.

Have you tried getting to like the empty stomach feeling? Sort of like getting to like the burn from working out. Hey, I started by saying to myself, "ok, absolutely no sugar today.". It was very tough and like a punishment but I persevered. I had withdrawal.. Then I said no sugar or processed flour. I was already used to the empty feeling in my stomach. Then I think my stomach shrank. And it was a bit easier. Since Halloween I have avoided sugar and starch. Seems to work. I treat myself like a diabetic. My weight is down and I refuse to budge on the sugar and starch. Now since I'm used to the feeling, I only allow eating during meals. No snacks. I also take some motivation from people who live longer and their association with calorie restriction. I hope that helps a bit. Start with sugar and refuse to budge.

Read and know about current events, then ask questions, be interested in others. Read local news and talk about them...Example with your friend: "don't you live in the area where that building burned down last night John.?"..yes I do..."was it close to your house? "...yes just down the street"..." Wow, that's too bad, they lost everything " ..talking is like ping pong. The conversation can be simple, but it takes two to keep in going and asking questions gets it going back and forth. .

Maybe dipping on BBQ sauce can do the job 🧐

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And cause damage to the other vehicle, potentially increasing your overall cost instead of just having some minor cosmetic damage.