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u/Clubber_of_Seals · 17 pointsr/confession

You can only play the hand you were dealt. You cant change that. The good news is that you can stop feeling sorry for yourself and start working on yourself. Change your mentality, read more (especially self help books...good ones as there is alot of trash out there), learn new things, pick up new hobbies, change yourself physically by hitting the gym, grooming yourself (if that's an issue), dress nicer (if you don't already), attain goals, set new goals....live for you and only you, man. Improve yourself. Stop comparing yourself to others. You will always fall short if you do that and quite frankly, other people are irrelevant when it comes to your life. If it is girls you want, there are "plenty of fish in the sea", this I am sure you've heard thousands of times, but although these girls all have different tastes/interests, they are, in general, not so much attracted to looks per se, but rather behavior and attitude. Girls of course are not opposed to a good looking guy, but good looks will only get you initial interest from them, but if a guy doesn't have a good personality, attitude, self esteem or confidence, then Brad Pitt himself would not be able to attract and keep women. You would be amazed how successful "unattractive" men can be. I'm sure you have seen it. Forget about women for now, work on you. Get your self esteem and confidence up. That should be the goal. How you negatively feel/view about yourself projects to people. It turns them off before you can even open your mouth. Good luck man!

Edit:
If you have a moment, check out the book "The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life" by Mark Manson. It's a great book and it will hit probably hit home in alot of areas. It (and others) helped me when I needed some help. Its a good read. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062457713?ref_=ams_ad_dp_asin_2

u/TehGinjaNinja · 3 pointsr/confession

There are two books I recommend to everyone who is frustrated and/or saddened by the state of the world and has lost hope for a better future.

The first is The Better Angels of Our Nature by Stephen Pinker. It lays out how violence in human societies has been decreasing for centuries and is still declining.

Despite the prevalence of war and crime in our media, human beings are less likely to suffer violence today than at any point in our prior history. The west suffered an upswing in social violence from the 1970s -1990s, which has since been linked to lead levels, but violence in the west has been declining since the early 90s.

Put simply the world is a better place than most media coverage would have you believe and it's getting better year by year.

The second book I recomend is The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil. It explains how technology has been improving at an accelerating rate.

Technological advances have already had major positive impacts on society, and those effects will become increasingly powerful over the next few decades. Artificial intelligence is already revolutionizing our economy. The average human life span is increasing every year. Advances in medicine are offering hope for previously untreatable diseases.

Basically, there is a lot of good tech coming which will significantly improve our quality of life, if we can just hang on long enough.

Between those two forces, decreasing violence and rapidly advancing technology, the future looks pretty bright for humanity. We just don't hear that message often, because doom-saying gets better ratings.

I don't know what disability you're struggling with but most people have some marketable skills, i.e. they aren't "worthless". Based on your post, you clearly have good writing/communicating skills. That's a rare and valuable trait. You could look into a career leveraging those skills (e.g. as a technical writer or transcriptionist) which your disability wouldn't interfere with to badly (or which an employer would be willing to accommodate).

As for being powerless to change the world, many people feel that way because most of us are fairly powerless on an individual level. We are all in the grip of powerful forces (social, political, historical, environmental, etc.) which exert far more influence over our lives than our own desires and dreams.

The books I recommended post convincing arguments that those forces have us on a positive trend line, so a little optimism is not unreasonable. We may just be dust on the wind, but the wind is blowing in the right direction. That means the best move may simply be to relax and enjoy the ride as best we can.

u/pri35t · -10 pointsr/confession

Here is what you do. You throw out every single drink that you have in your house into one trash bag while she is out of the house. You put that in front of the house, or try to find a way for her to see it is done. You then clean up the house from top to bottom, make it sparkle. Go and buy a card that says you’re sorry (have it have LIGHT humor). When she comes home, you want to surprise her with a nice candlelight dinner (if you can’t cook, buy premade stuff and use your homeware for it. Don’t lie and say you made it tho). During dinner, have a serious talk about what happened. Say something like how you know you’ve said it, but you want to say it again that you are so sorry. That you would never in your right mind do that, and the thought of how it happened has tormented you ever since. Because of that, you vow off ever drinking again because you would rather loose that than loose the any love and trust from her. Have massage oils ready and offer her a foot massage followed by a whole body massage. Get the tub ready and allow her to have a nice hot bubble bath with some relaxing instrumental music. The next morning, make breakfast and use a handwritten note on it that says I love you. Also, I don’t know what your religious stance is, but if you are a Christian there is a great book out there called “The Love Dare”. Buy it and do it. Let her know you will be doing it. Once you do that though, DO NOT STOP until the very end. Praying for you!

u/smo0f · 22 pointsr/confession

I've read most of your comments here and you sound exactly like the guys that get posted about in /r/niceguys. You seem entitled, shallow, and delusional, and you don't have much self awareness. The good news is that you're very young, and a lot of people didn't like who they were in high school and ended up 'blossoming' after high school, whether in college or work.

You need to think about this: if the majority of people, specifically girls, keep treating you and interacting with you a certain way repeatedly, there's got to be a reason for that, and it's most likely not them - it's you. YOU need to change. If you're overweight or too skinny, hit the gym. Not only will you look better, but you'll feel better about yourself, and you seem to need that because you don't sound too confident or sure of yourself.

You also need to be honest with yourself and truly analyze yourself and be vulnerable to identify what your personality traits are, which are good, and which need addressing. The end result of this is that you will be sure of yourself and be accepting of situations and not have a reason to make sad and pathetic posts like this (this is not an insult - but if you don't think this post is pathetic then it stresses my point about confidence and self awareness).

You need to get this book: Models: Attract Women Through Honesty. Even though the title of the book mentions attracting women, the main context is about what I mentioned above: being honest (with others and yourself) and being confident, and the process you need to go through to achieve that.

Lastly, you should save a copy of this post you made somewhere. Read it once every few months. When you finally read it and cringe really really hard after then you're starting to make some progress. Good luck.

u/cava66 · 6 pointsr/confession

I was diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer that has also significantly impacted my life and independence. I found it is difficult not only to admit you need help, but also to ask for and ultimately accept it.

I will say though, besides people offering to make you food/buy you things/lend you money/etc., one of the best things about letting those close to you in on your diagnosis is the never-ending stream of well wishes and supportive words. It doesn’t sound like much but it can make you feel less alone (it also often comes with a lot of unsolicited advice, but that still comes from a good place).

At the very least, I’m sure there are plenty of groups here, across the internet, and in real life of other women living with cervical cancer that you could benefit from meeting (or at least reading about their experiences). Depending on where you live, there may also be federal and/or state support programs that can help you and your children financially. This is something fellow survivors in your area may be able to help out with as well.

Lastly, I found this book to be very helpful early on in my diagnosis, if only to remind me that many, many other women have (unfortunately) found themselves in a similar situation and have pulled through. (There are also a few chapter where the authors suggest you adopt a very strict vegan diet plan; not my jam but to each his own.)

u/kathios · 3 pointsr/confession

Command strips is definitely the way to go, but I find for some things the piece of it that holds the item is too big and fat for some things.

Nailing is an art. The first thing you would do is get a stud finder to make sure you're nailing something into a board and not just your wall and air. Your wall can hold most light things but if it's something like a heavy mirror or even a heavy picture frame you definitely need to find a stud. This stud finder is magnetic and will find the nail in the stud.

Then you would want to get your drill with a drill bit that is smaller than the nail is. Drill a hole into the wall just slightly downward, or just go straight it if you're not confident with your angles. Only drill in a couple inches. Do not try to drill or nail right where the stud finder found the nail, considering that there is already a nail there. Up and down the entire length of the wall where the stud finder sticks to is fair game to nail things, and there should be another stud every X feet or so (it depends).

Now you can hammer your nail in, just go easy with nice even soft strokes. And hold the hammer all the way up by the metal part for accuracy.

This all probably sounds tedious for this one project, but if you plan on hanging up more and more things it's a good idea to practice your household handiness. good luck!



u/SugarSugarBee · 35 pointsr/confession

I'm not trans, but I have short hair that rarely grows. So I got a wig on a whim off amazon.

This is what it looks like

Second pic

I went to a party with this wig on, and to the mall. Everyone commented on how much they loved my hair and totally shocked it was a wig. Look up ways to make wigs look more realistic (powder, maintenance, etc).

Seriously, wigs are totally fine and there's a TON of them out there that look super realistic. Plus, there's many reasons people wear wigs other than balding issues, so it's nothing anyone would likely call you out on.

This was the wig I bought. Only 17 dollars on amazon. I had to style it a bit, and give it a big haircut (I'm really short, this was really long). There's a lot of great ones out there that aren't terribly expensive, and if you want to super invest, there's real-hair wigs as well.

It's never EVER too late. And transitioning before puberty would, unfortunately, not have stopped the male-pattern baldness enough. So take this chance to be exactly who you want to be. You only get one life, so live it exactly the way you want to.

u/rackgen · 1 pointr/confession

OP, aren't you me? I of course, don't have enough money but I do know that if I ever get a lottery I will not disclose to any one.. Not so many 'close friends' to think of, and family/ friends have(and can) ruin the relationship when money is on the way. Here is what I planned - oh, and I had in mind a sum of HK$ 60 Million. (yeah, am too greedy am I not?)

  • Buy a primary residence in a flat /apartment at least above 20th floor in a good location, and mention you got it under mortgage to any one, but pay in cash.

  • Buy a secondary residence in a different city and collect rent - this goes to your child's education and trust fund / future expenses.

  • Let the child stay in normal school (as she is now). Ivy leagues will come later (she's just 3!!)

  • Visit some of the poorest places of earth and do things rather than donating to charity and hoping it reaches the victims. I have this after reading about NGO scams in Jim Rogers' books (you should read them, they are very very useful).

    http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Capitalist-Ultimate-Road-Trip/dp/0812967267

    http://www.amazon.com/Investment-Biker-Around-World-Rogers/dp/0812968719

  • One of the charities which does this thing (do it for poor) is Food for Life. I have been part of their programs and can vouch for them; basically they cook food and distribute for poor / elderly. Since the food is cooked, can't be stolen; also, there is very little chance of pilferage since the vegetables don't cost much. Of course, if you have interest in working for other charities or soup kitchens, do it OP. I believe helping others is the best job*.


    * - Does not apply to tech support.
u/calicoan · 1 pointr/confession

From Wikipedia -

> DT should be distinguished from alcoholic hallucinosis, the latter of which occurs in approximately 20% of hospitalized alcoholics and does not carry a significant mortality. In contrast, DT occurs in 5–10% of alcoholics...

My personal experience - My dad, about 85, drinking approx half gallon a day (about 4 times what you're drinking), stopped cold turkey in the fall, no DTs, no prescription support.

Anyway, it seems that you're not absolutely for sure in line to experience DTs.

You have free medical care - Can you start by talking to your Dr.?

From my experience (I drank, too), the willpower comes when it comes, if you keep pushing yourself from inside. I think it took me 2-3 years of pretty constant internal "I should quit, I have to quit, I don't know if I can quit, I have to try", on and on like that to finally get to the actual quitting.

I thought you mentioned therapy somewhere in here, but can't find it now - It might be that talking to someone about the "something happened" part of it might be helpful, too...

It's hard to know what to say about "I'd drink a very normal amount for my cohort despite my ability to drink more." I'm sure you know that more often than not alcoholics can't drink without relapsing. Your situation may be different, based on what you describe. It could also be, though, that your body has changed, due to these years of abuse. I would say, to begin with, you'd want to abstain completely - I would think you'd need to give both your body and your mind a good long stretch of time to re-adjust to functioning without alcohol.

Another aspect to quitting is that there are nutritional aspects that can have contributed to the original choice to deal with the "something happened" by drinking, and can also be of help is dealing with the cravings and withdrawals. This book is as good a place as any to start investigating that aspect of the situation -

Seven Weeks to Sobriety

Anyway, hope some of that helps. Good luck...

u/base152 · 2 pointsr/confession

Hey it sounds like you have undiagnosed and untreated alcoholism. I'm a recovered alcoholic, just got sober on June 25th, 2017 when I was 25.

" It's gotten to the point I just want to stay home and do my own thing. "

-Yup at that age I always isolated myself in my room and played computer games. I hated high school and having to be around people. I always felt awkward and angry. It felt like everyone except me knew how to function and be happy. The best part of the day was going home to my room and play video games so I could forget how uncomfortable I felt out there.

"it's just that when I have one upcoming, or am laying in bed I get this awful awful feeling that wrenches my gut and nothing I do can get rid of it it grasps on to me, even if I think and know there is nothing wrong with those events it strangles me "

-That is the mental side of alcoholism. I remember going insane overthinking the simplest things and this always leads me to take that first drink. With that first drink comes a feeling of relief, suddenly life isn't so hard and scary. I suddenly feel a feeling of warmth overtake me, I feel ok, in fact I start to feel like I can take on the world.

-The hardest part of getting help will be the fact that you are 15. At 25 I thought I was too young to be an alcoholic and I'm sure you'll think that too. But my drinking and my thinking is exactly like yours and I can relate to everything you're saying and that's why I think you have untreated alcoholism. I'm not sure how much impact I can have since I'm just a stranger on the internet, but as a recovered alcoholic I need you to know that your drinking is not normal. Normal people do not need to drink every day at 15 years old. And don't use the excuse of Dyspraxia to not seek help for your untreated alcoholism. I bet there are tons of people with Dyspraxia that don't drink every day like you do.

-Here is what I suggest you do.

1.First check out Alcoholics Anonymous online: https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/what-is-aa

2. Look for a nearby Alcoholics Anonymous meeting: https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/find-local-aa

3. If you don't want to check Alcoholics Anonymous I have heard that this book has helped some people. https://www.amazon.com/How-Quit-Drinking-without-Self-Help/dp/076151290X

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Alright man I hope you seek help, Feel free to reply to this comment or direct message me if you need help.

u/Red_1977 · 2 pointsr/confession

>I'll order some locks from Home Depot

Good plan. I mean, if all you do is sit on your fanny all day while your wife does everything while you bitch about how she does it, that's about as lazy and unmotivated as you can get. The likelihood that he'll have the ooomf to drive 2 days or organize other transportation is remote. Unless of course his parents get sick of him and don't wish to finance his shitty lifestyle, he might come looking for what he thinks of as another meal ticket.

Also, if he decides to come banging on the door at 2 a.m., maybe some good hearing protection to help ignore him. I use these when I'm skeet shooting and let me tell you, they work great ;)

Honestly though, I just don't understand your (soon to be ex) husband. I like playing games occasionally, but almost always it's a social event in the same room with my two best friends. Like, there's always something to do. Stuff catches my eye and I do things - the other week I was cutting some wood in my back yard and there was a dead sapling, about 1 " diameter and pretty straight. A couple of days later I have a stained and varnished walking stick with a paracord handle. I can't imagine sitting on your butt 24/7 and not involving yourself in a variety of things, but that's just me.

I'm curious, were there signs of him becoming an entitled leech when you guys were dating or was it like a switch flipped when he got comfortable?

u/iiiCronos · 1 pointr/confession

Here's a good book too! Or two. Or four! No More Mister nice guy + The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck + You Are a Badass + Declutter your Mind

They all will apply to Men or Women and are full of great advice and insights! E books available for cheap too. Suppose you can pirate them if you don't have the funds :)

Much love, hit me up if you need some friendly advice! I have been through a lot and am only now seeking what I feel I deserve in life :D

u/ZaPhOd108 · 1 pointr/confession

I STRONGLY recommend that you try magic mushrooms or psilocybin like someone else suggested in this thread. You have nothing to lose. I've read SO many stories here on reddit of people being cured of depression and anxiety when nothing else could help.

Could magic mushrooms be the answer to depression?

Also, you should look into Methylene Blue. It's a substance that has been shown to have potent anti-depressant properties:

u/I_must_be_a_mermaid · 1 pointr/confession

It does!

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The litter you have isn't available on Amazon prime which means shipping times will be really long. But I did find this one which is also lightweight and might be easier for you to manage

https://www.amazon.com/Arm-Hammer-Lightweight-Litter-Multi-Cat/dp/B00S82T3SM/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=arm%2Bhammer%2Bclump%2Bmulti&qid=1561939176&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011&rnid=2470954011&rps=1&s=gateway&sr=8-6&th=1&psc=1

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Edit to say: If you agree please add to your list :)

u/wharthog3 · 3 pointsr/confession

If you aren't ready to talk to someone, you might like the book I Don't Want To Talk About It by Terrence Real Amazon link to book

It discusses EXACTLY what you've been through, and gives you an outside perspective, and is about making YOU better.

My dad wasn't an alcoholic, but my dad's dad was. And it's something my dad carried with him as an adult, and passed down to me.

You can get better. You can be better. You probably aren't thinking about much of a future right now, but you'll want to learn about hot to stop the cycle from being passed to your own son in the future.

If you don't have the money for the book PM me your details and I'll send you a copy.

u/almostSFW · 9 pointsr/confession

I highly recommend reading a book called Models - Attract Women Through Honesty by Mark Manson

In the book he covers different dishonest methods that men use to attract women for the wrong reasons, including the very same situation you find yourself in. If you want to stop doing this to women, start improving yourself so that you can eventually become the honest man you want to be in a relationship.

u/Shaman6624 · 2 pointsr/confession

You're probably not fucked up. Good that you are acknowledging all these negative emotions. I recommend reading this book: https://www.amazon.com/No-More-Mr-Nice-Guy/dp/0762415339 it might do something for you. "Also the subtle art of not giving a f*ck" is recommended. Remember: "To desire more positive experieces is a negative experience while the acceptance of negative experiences is a positive experience." In my opinion you're right to leave try to get good custody rights with your child.

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/confession

To be honest with you, it sounds like you are suffering from depression. You might want to seek counseling especially in a program that focuses on CBT. If you feel like that would be too much, a good book on it is "Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burn". I know it sounds like a cheesy self-help book but it's a layman's guide to research driven therapy.

Get help before it hurts your life like it did mine.

u/PM_ME_DIRTY_KINKS · 2 pointsr/confession

Try the one linked below. As the studies in the book cite, going through the CBT exercises have yielded results that match or surpass results for the individuals that are taking medication. Don't take an internet stranger's word for it though. Talk to your therapist and do some research.

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy https://www.amazon.com/dp/0380810336/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_lOjtzb2K0428C

u/RothbardbePeace · 2 pointsr/confession

are your parents married? what is their relationship like? and your wife same? you don't have to answer me, but it usually takes a lot of intentional psychological work to change significantly from some of the more basic patterns they had.

I read this book :
https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Want-Talk-About-Overcoming/dp/0684835398

and did a lot of "co-dependence recovery". It has helped.

3 kids - 44 years old same job last 15 years

u/DoesNotMatterAnymore · 9 pointsr/confession

> have you tried therapy?

People tend to underestimate the power of sharing your deepest, darkest secrets with someone. It can be enormous amount of relief.

How the hell do you expect to solve your problems, when you can't even talk about them. A therapist can be great for that purpose.

P.S.: OP, read this book: http://www.amazon.com/No-More-Mr-Nice-Guy/dp/0762415339