This is a very low cost solution. But check out the documentary Stutz on Netflix. It’s a documentary about Jonah Hill’s therapy and therapist and his theories. I think that will give you an example of how this works for some people and some tools that may work for you. If it doesn’t help, it was not much of your time so it’s a low cost experience.

Nothing would make me happier than to be able to stand and piss next to my boyfriend. Thank you for the info!

Not all therapists suit all patients and some times finding the right one is a difficult process. If we oversimplify things the basic thing they do is change your perspective. A lot of our emotional or mental problems may stem from our environment but many times we get ourselves into a mental loop that keeps us there. Ultimately nobody can "fix" someone else, everyone has to do that for themselves, but the job of the therapist is to help guide someone through this process and provide a different perspective, without just talking out of their ass, which any friend or family member can do.

The first and most important part is knowing what you're there for. "Wanting to feel better" is not enough, you have to have goals in mind. Some times if the source of the problem is unclear they can help you find what it is but a mistake many people make is expect too much from them without giving any feedback to them. It's a cooperative process, they can't just lecture you and make you feel better. A common problem is that a lot of people think they're "doing their part" by going to therapy, but other than going to therapy and venting they're not actually doing anything different in the rest of their time and lives. Going to therapy means being willing to try stuff out, making an effort, even if it doesn't always work the first time.

But when it works it can help you get yourself unstuck. It changes your perspective on yourself and your surroundings, helps you negotiate relationships with others better and help you deal with future issues better.

I do my own therapy. Talk to myself, force myself to face the problem and overcome it by talking over and over.

And that is how I overcome my PTSD. by overcoming it, I also overcome my anxiety and panic attack in the process.

So the point of therapy is to know what the fuck is wrong with you, forcing you to look upon it and fix so you become normal again. It just that simple

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Do you want to change things too? Or do you expect the therapist to "convince you"?

There are a few reasons. One is that sometimes there are different crimes where the sentence can be or need to be either legally or at least symbolically stacked on top of one another. A proper accounting of the crimes and the sentencings lead to that kind of eventuality.

I remember seeing a guy get 100 years as part of a three strikes law sentence for rape. On top of that he got 2 five year sentences for failing to register as a sex offender. That's 110 years. The last two just seemed kind of like an afterthought, but it's just how the law is administered.

You can also argue that if something is found to be amiss with the first conviction and sentence, instead of simply letting the guy out the government keeps them in prison because of the other convictions and sentences.

And finally, I don't know enough about the criminal justice system to know if people who get life without parole really stay in prison for life without parole.

Calories is a measure of energy. Your body uses energy to do anything. If you do more work you use more energy. So the chemically stored energy is used to do work it can power your muscles to exert a force.

So you care about how much energy you use per unit of time. Its power. Running at a certain speed will require E amount of energy per t unit of time so you need P amount of power to run. So P×T where T is the duration of your run equals E_tot the total energy you used.

We can get energy into our body by eating. The food contains E_in amount of energy and you burn E_out amount of energy if E_in/E_out = 1 your weight doesn't change if its >1 you take in more than you use so you gain weight, if its <1 you lose more than take in so you lose weight.

Of course measure how much power is required for an exercise isn't easy but there are estimates that can be looked up. The amount of energy you need to run a distance depends on your mass and the time it took. More mass more energy less time more energy. So work would look like this W ~ m/t × d if you needed less time you had to apply a larger force and for more mass you also had to apply a larger force and the longer distance you run you need more energy. The fine details of energy consumption is in your muscles.

The point is if you eat less you will only loose weight if you use more energy a healthy adult need roughly 1500-2000 kcal a day if you exercise more than the average with that kind of consumption you will loose weight. Of course the fastest is to eat little and exercise a lot. The difference of E_out-E_in=DE and thid DE will come from your storage, fat mainly.

Therapy doesn't work if YOU don't WANT things to change yourself as well. Therapy ideally guides you to the changes you have to apply yourself.

Also you have to find a therapist that "clicks" with you and fits. Not every therapist works for every patient. And there are good and bad therapists out there, too. Depends on their education, experience, personal qualification etc.

Are you able to explain Misr = Egypt? I know Misr stems from money (masry)

If you have a bunch of weight you are trying to lose, the weight, which is typically calories stored as fat, is where you are getting those additional 500 calories from. Your math is a bit simplistic but the idea is the same. We often view our bodies as calorie burning machines with the goal to burn calories. We don't think of cars the same way. The purpose of calories is energy to move around. We just happen to take in a lot of fuel and move around a lot less than we should and then get annoyed when the fuel builds up. We tend to value inefficiency in our metabolism because we like eating so much. This is not natural.

Really? I’m from the US and I’ve never seen that before.

I don’t go see a therapist, but I write. I feel (I think)it works in a similar way.

The way it benefits me. I take something that happens to me and I write it down. Then I try to write a negative thing about it and a positive thing. More often than not, because it takes me a few seconds more to write than to think…my brain is forced to slow down. And it triggers more thoughts. Sometimes I research those thoughts and write my new and improved version which, triggers more thoughts and analyses.

On top of it forcing me to slow down, it also feels less intrusive when I do it…than when someone else does it…and I also don’t have to prove anything to myself. After I’m done…most of the time I end up burning my thoughts…in case someone else reads it.

I’ve been doing this for 20 years and I feel a constant analyses helps smooth the bumpy ride. The bumpy rides won’t go away…but, to me at least, it feels like I’m better equipped to deal with the bumps.

Good luck.

I wish you well on your journey of self discovery.

I'm in Norway and there doesn't seem to be a limit on how much you can pay with contactless. But above $50 it requires your pin. No such requirement when using your phone.

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A web page with 'science' in the URL that agrees with your misinformed opinion. Yeah; I'll take that as sufficient evidence to refute a universe of facts.

My experience with therapy was them telling me that I need to do something with my life, me agreeing and then doing nothing about it. Like cool, I need to stop eating my depression away, but I'm too tired to do it man. Not even mentioning that you can't be too honest with them or you will be banished to grippy socks jail

Greenland was a fucking lie

I think too many people think a therapist is there to fix your problems and tell you what you need to do.

IMHO a therapist is only there to help you to explore your own thoughts and actions so that you, yourself, can figure out the best path through your problems.

I agree that a person needs to feel comfortable with a therapist, because sorting out problems could be personal and/or emotional, so the right fit is good. On the other hand, cycling through many therapists could also indicate that the goal sought is one of answers and not exploration.

A therapist is there to help you help yourself.

1. Help you identify the problem and, if that problem seems too big and intimidating, help you see that it's a problem that can be solved.
2. Help you come up with a coping strategy or finding a path healthier state of mind.

A big hurdle for therapy is that you have to genuinely want to change.

You also have “valves” that close to stop the blood flowing straight back out again.

Alsoto note:even straight roads are not straight. The are slightly curvy and build with at least 2° angle for the sake of removal of water and dirt.

I used to consume 500-700 calories a day, it’s called the Korean model diet. Typically a lot of water throughout the day, 1 banana for breakfast, salad with no dressing, and a small meal for dinner.

I did this for 3 months. I would workout 2 times a day. Once in the morning I would jog on the treadmill for about 1 hour, or until the machine said anywhere from 800-1000 calories based on my weight. At night I would weight-lift, let’s say 100-200 calories. Since weightlifting doesn’t burn a lot of calories initially. I obviously burned calories too by having to walk around throughout the day, let’s say 300-500 calories. Right there is a consumption of 500-700 and a deficit of 1200-1700.

You basically need dedication. Not a lot of people have that 🤷‍♂️

Have you tried digging through the bedrock of your humour?