The VA offers therapy in a few different formats. I bring this up as a disabled veteran myself, sometimes its just really nice to talk to another veteran who has been through the same thing and hear their perspective.

You have wonderful friends and I’m glad you have their support! But I also know from personal experience how difficult it is to upgrade a disability rating, so I really encourage you to ask your local cboc or VA facility to get you in touch with a peer support. They can even go along with you to the c&p exam to make sure you are heard, and help you talk about the things that are in those letters.

I now have 100% for PTSD, and if that’s what you’re trying to increase for, I can definitely say it’s a more difficult exam than the first one was

The safest way is probably to just take estrogen, fin and/or spiro. The much less safe way is to abuse anabolic steriods

It’s a scene from The Queens Gambit. I think Anya Taylor-Joy just does weird things with her limbs sometimes

I have an ex that did this well into his 20s,and convinced me to try it one night. I did not understand the appeal lol

I would argue that scheduled posts through a day or week would have a larger impact on participation in smaller communities like the art one. But I think since most of the spam today are memes, they’ll have a higher amount of participation anyway.

I’m more annoyed that I had to scroll really far to exit the Snoken posting wasteland, who knows how many smaller community posts I missed because of it? (also if you were around for the moth spam drama a few months ago, that was this user too. so they are aware they can be too much)

My entire feed is their posts right now. I don’t know if I should block them or somehow put my phone down for the day. I do kinda like their art posts but that’s gotten spammy lately too. I blocked the shitpost community because of spam, you have me wondering if this was the original spammer lol

Are you the weirdo checking the undersides of fern leaves for sporangia? (/j that weirdo might be me)

I was a little bit younger than you are when I went no-contact with my family. I have also been disabled since I was 19, and later in life was diagnosed I have ADHD and a Cluster C personality disorder (I’m goddam terrified of everything). I very much relate to that feeling of “I should be/wish I was dead by now”.

It’s hard, I won’t lie to you. There have been times I wished I had a family to rely on, but once the wishful thinking wears off, I realize they’d just make whatever I was going through so much harder. Also, my mother has narcissistic tendencies, and my moments of happiness and accomplishment are mine now. That one change was huge for my self-esteem and confidence. Eventually you’ll become your own person and not intrinsically linking everything you do and are to your parents.

I’m in my late 30s now, and I’m going to graduate with a BS very soon. There’s a lot more help for college students in the US than I think many people are aware. You’re disabled so you qualify for TRIO support. I have worked for TRIO in two capacities, and one of the things we do is help people find and apply for scholarships. You also have the option of doing a work-study (at my uni its $3500/semester). I currently work for upward bound, the TRIO program for high schoolers, and one of the things I do with them is help them find colleges that fit them. I’m more than happy to help you figure out what is a good fit for you! I’ve also moved around a lot, so I might be able to point you towards cities that you’d like.

Something very cool is that some US universities have sister universities abroad, so you can take part in an exchange program. My university has a sister uni in Ireland. There are also work study programs abroad in almost every continent (you could spend a paid-for summer in Thailand, for example).

Right now I’m looking to get my doctorate in Europe. It is possible to be disabled and achieve academic success! I had a hard time learning that I can trust people for support, but you’re already far ahead of where I was at your age. You’ve got this!

I’ve read that excess testosterone can be converted into estrogen, but I can’t imagine that imbalance would have the same effect as hrt

I don’t know if this is a welcome contribution but I’m afab, and was on t briefly. I had to stop because it made me very sick, and I never experienced euphoria from it. That sucked, and it still sucks. My point is, even after not having a good experience with that hormone, I still desire the changes it can give me. My body not tolerating the hormone doesn’t mean I’m cis, it’s more likely that it means I need a different formulation.

I used to avoid driving at certain times of day because I thought my astigmatism was making it too difficult to see. Turns out it was my windshield! Cost about $400 to to replace

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Shuffalo, 1m 57s

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I’m a 9, not really sure of the time or place that I’m occupying.

I am happy doing nothing over this mini holiday break before finals

First time trying this game

I won Squardle with 3 guesses to spare!
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I hear an ancient voice, whispering from the Void, and it chills my lightless heart

Sometimes I forget I have a video game tattoo lmao

Cookie Monster was always my favorite. Still is, but used to be, too

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Not all articles that are peer-reviewed and given a doi are credible. Peer reviewers are directly contacted by the editor(s) of a journal, this can introduce bias. That journal, its current and past editor, and the sources of the opinion article have all been advised of bias.

I already had them tagged as “Richard Dawkins lover”, had to laugh when the article they posted had Dawkins as a source almost immediately.

Just in case you aren’t joking, the plural is moose.