Hello! I'd like to start thank you to all the doctors who make the attempts and follow through advocating for patients with these conditions.
The main question is as a doctor when a patient comes to you and has the diagnosis of pots or other conditions that fall under dysautonmia what do you guys think?
As a patient I've experienced doctors like my pcp who is very invested in trying to get me to specialist she tries everything in her power to help and keeps up to date on test results also listens to my symptoms. Ive also had different experiences in er settings some where the staff seems very intuitive on helping me and trying to figure what's causing the symptoms to be so extreme in that moment. Vs I've been to the er for having chest pains hear rate wasn't going down unless I was laying down but each time I'd get up or walk a little I was passing out and I felt very unsteady and the staff put me on an iv and said my heart rate went down and didn't care when I told them yes it's fine laying down but I can't get up or stay standing without it jumping and they unhooked me from the monitor took the iv out and discharged me didn't even stay in the room for me to stand up and get off the bed.
The same experiences kinda happen at specialist too like cardiologist they will either jump to I'm young and fine I just have anxiety or seem like they care try one medication if I have a bad reaction it just ends there they don't have anything els to with me. I've been put on the monitors and they can see that me 24 female 114 pounds 5'2 tall is getting a heart rate that random jumps to 190 and sees my resting is constantly in the 100s-120s. But then say im fine or have anxiety. Everything comes back to them saying I have anxiety when in reality my pcp suspected pots and that I go see a cardiologist when I was having the symptoms I told her I thought I was having anxiety randomly. Which she let me try a prn anxiety med and it turns out I didn't have anxiety which made sense I was having the symptoms but was so confused because I wasn't panicked or in a state of stress. Yet some how doctors add anxiety to all my charts when I don't even have it even places I go to that have no affiliation with me doctor don't have any history will put anxiety.
Which brings back to you guys for input or even suggesting as a patient with these conditions how do I approach doctors without getting dismissed or told it's just anxiety also just getting told to eat more salt and hydrate more i intake so much of those two things I'm peeing clear like every hour and getting sick of salt and electrolyte drinks. All that and no improvements anyway. Sorry this was long but thank you guys and thank you in advance!

Earlier today I was scammed by a fake food catering company.
We agreed on a price, and they asked for payment through Revolut. I have used Revolut for 2 years and never had any issues, so I believed this to be a safe payment method. A delivery time was agreed on, and I sent the money. An hour past the delivery time, I contacted the 'catering company' and had no response. I checked their facebook page and realised I had either been blocked, or the page had been taken down.
I immediately contacted Revolut to minimise the risk of the money being gone, submitted mountains of evidence and screenshots and text explaining the entire situation in detail from beginning till end, and was met with generic and very slow AI / bot responses asking for details I had already provided.
This slow conversation goes on for 5 hours, explaining the situation over and over again and submitting evidence with 3 separate customer support agents, listening to them victim blame and eventually say 'we can't do anything without a police report'. This is not true as in the UK they are FCA regulated, and I had submitted definitive evidence of the fraud, and all messages being ignored after payment was made. On top of this, I'd already mentioned to all the support agents that the police are not willing to do anything over a relatively small amount of money.
Trust me, I feel like an idiot for falling for a scam, but what can I do now? Revolut are aware of the amount of UK scams through the combination of both facebook and Revolut and have done nothing about it. People have lost multiple thousands of pounds and not been refunded. Revolut are now ignoring my messages (ironic) and I feel unbelievably sad that this has happened, and can't seem to get my mind off it. Any tips?

Please note- there is discussion of a hadith which calls for the execution of those who commit same sex relations in this post. While the direct text of the hadith is not there, it is alluded to. If this could potentially discomfort you, please see the end of the post for a small conclusion on the subject matter discussed here.
Previously, I wrote about why the "test" argument, insomuch in how while tests can be granted by god, sexuality cannot be seen as one without making the verses on how Lut's people invented their sin read oddly, and blatantly put- illogically. The mainstream reading makes Lut out as tactically incompetent (hoping to give women to ward off the mob at his house despite the fact that they had wives already and such hadn't helped), engaging in forced marriage (as he essentially in the popular reading offers to throw his daughters out to the mob without asking his daughters about anything and generally as being less than ideal in deed- for the idea that argue he did not need to ask his daughters- Ibrahim asks his son (likely Ismail but also possibly Ishaq) about the dream of sacrifice he had in the quran (37:102). This is not getting into illogical presumptions that buttress the traditional understanding regarding sexuality itself. Overall, the mainstream reading not only ascribes extremely negative actions to Lut, violating the idea that the prophets have some protection from committing bad actions, it just makes no logical sense on top of that.
Here of course- is where the traditionalist often moves to another argument- "Surely, if you legislate this, you shall legislate incest and pedophilia both!" or "Same sex relations and the desire for them is a mental illness". In their minds, the justification of one sin shall surely lead to others, and the desire for same sex relations is an illness- they see it as a mental one primarily. As for the idea that same sex relations are made up and a human invention, one can just pointedly argue this- if they are, they should not be prevalent in an area where such is condemned as they have no possibility of happening due to such being seen as taboo, yet in the near east, you have Saudi Arabia in certain publications getting called the Kingdom in the Closet- https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/05/the-kingdom-in-the-closet/305774/ .
Now, of course- this understanding forms on the idea that same sex relations are a sin, and thus, the other two are also sins. Thus, allowing for one sexual sin opens the possibility for others. Yet, there is a major conflation happening here- and a dangerous one. In such an argument, the lines between consensual actions and non consensual actions and acts that allow for inbreeding or not, are blurred- irreparably.
When one is to define a sexuality, typically it is defined as an innate inclination of an individual. A paraphilia can also exhibit itself as this- but there is a major difference- a paraphilia cannot be expressed safely- either to oneself who has it or others, and thus, consent often becomes a major issue. In the case of pedophilia, a child is underage and thus cannot consent properly, and as such, the only activities that can occur will be those of sexual assault. If one were to have intercourse with an animal (bestiality/zoophilia) or a corpse (necrophilia)- it is much the same- consent cannot be found or determined in certainty from the other party, and harm is likely to ensue.
This is also why we differentiate mental illness and sexuality- a mental illness can cause distress or harm to oneself or others. A sexuality inherently does not do that. A paraphilia on the other hand can do that. What often leads to mental health issues is repressing sexuality. The same also applies to suppressing gender identity- dysphoria can be deadly if left untreated- and transitioning is better than potentially gambling with somebody's life.
Sexualities as understood (gay, lesbian, bisexual etc)- do not inherently have these issues. They can be expressed consensually, they do no inherently cause harm to oneself or others, and far from causing the hallmark symptoms of mental illness- distress or harm to oneself or others- when expressed, such usually only happens when such are repressed. Now, the next argument that a traditionalist may defer to is this, "Fine then, what if two individuals consent to incest? Is that okay now?"
In the light of framing the argument around consent, this often is the next point to tackle- but even this has it's issues. Incest in itself usually has two issues running intertwined- consent and inbreeding. In extremely close situations like a parent with a child, or two siblings, there is a serious risk of one attempting to coerce the other as power dynamics can cause issues, or extreme codependences- consent becomes something that cannot be fully ascertained like in the former case- and that's not discounting the inbreeding issues. Even if consent was established, inbreeding would be a problem.
When the quran bans incest, it notably seems to be doing so under the inbreeding principle- banning avuncular and sibling marriage as well as with one's parents- as well as utilizing milk kinship- adopted son's wives may be wed, but those who have given nursing even if unrelated cannot.
Same sex relationships typically don't have this problem. In the case of heterosexual incest, inbreeding becomes an issue. Sexualities do not inherently have this problem- the issue of children does not occur with gay or sapphic individuals, and would only apply to bisexuals.
More importantly, such conflates an act with a disposition. Incest is ultimately an act between two individuals. People are not inherently predisposed to solely love their close relatives, they can find intimacy elsewhere. In traditional understandings however, same sex relations do not get this understanding. And as mentioned prior, acting upon them does not cause harm upon oneself or others in a physical sense. So the issue of physical safety or violating consent isn't there inherently.
But, moving back a little- the traditionalist argument also tellingly ignores that many of the things they'd argue would be justified, if same sex relations were licit were in fact to some extent justified in traditional jurispedence. Verse 65:4 has been infamously used to justify child marriage, and in tafsir's like Ibn Kathir, you can see this belief where iddah (the waiting period) for young girls is discussed, alongside the hadith's on Asiha's age and the precedent they could have set- though as mentioned prior, the veracity of these hadiths is doubtful due to them likely being narrated due to sectarian tensions and compromised narrators.
As for incest, while no direct incest is allowed, the quran does leave potentially a loophole for inbreeding. It does not ban first cousin marriage, and while that in itself is not incest, nor should it be seen as such (as that would imply it should be prohibited considering the trend of the banned marriage verses revolving mostly around close relatives, the fact is that successive marriages of such a nature would eventually lead to inbreeding. For successive situations, at most one could label them makruh, but no more than that. It would essentially have all the genetic consequences of incest regardless at that point. A couple in that situation would just have to be very careful considering children- it's left up to individual caution.
Now, at this point, the traditionalist may go "Okay fine, but what about two gay men having incest? There's no inbreeding there.". While this is mostly a very niche point, one must state this- if we are to ban sexual relations on the possibility of incest happening, shouldn't heterosexual intercourse be banned save only for procreation to completely reduce the possibility of such occurring. Clearly, nobody argues for that, so that it is here is odd. While the quran itself in the banned marriage verses does not definitively say anywhere "forbidden is being wed to the same gender" in Surah Nisa 's banned marriage verses- leaving all else as lawful- one could potentially analogize same sex incest to be akin to heterosexual incest, as per the dominant understanding of intoxicants.
Of course, the early hanafi understanding of khamr as wine only does exist, and even seems plausible to be backed depending on how one reads scripture (as khamr seems to be often used in relation to wine in the quran), but in this case taking the more cautious route seems best. Controversially, there is of course the silence is permission angle of this, but that probably wouldn't be an ideal reading in this case- while this is usually an acceptable path to take to avoid over restrictions and burdening (as well as adhering to the maxim of not making something permissible not so), it might not be ideal to do here based on how heterosexual incest is treated, but theoretically such a view would conform with the idea that "all else is lawful" aside from the banned categories unless we analogize same sex incest to heterosexual incest, and thus put such in the banned category. Overall however, the quran just does not really seem to address same sex relations. Lut's story could be pointed to, but the mainstream reading has it's issues, as stated prior, between compromsing Lut's character and not making sense logically.
Now, at this point, one could point to 4:15-16, but even that has some issues in regards to being used as evidence of same sex relations being criminalized. For one, the punishments for them are very light- house arrest for a group of women, and rebuking for two individuals (some translations argue 4:16 means two men, but most seem to indicate it is "the two"- who these two are is never specified- and could just mean a duo of any two individuals. If these are the punishments for same sex relations, where did the hadiths advocating the death penalty come from?
Others may point to the idea that the quran is written in a heteronormative context, but the mention of both men without desire and the ghilman contest this. The houris also potentially could be both male and female, as netural terms are used to speak of them in places of the quran.
The unequal nature of the punishments (women get house arrest, men get rebuking), despite zina being classed as equal for both male or female in punishment, the fact that the verses actually leave a loophole for monogamous sapphic relations (4:15 only punishes a group of three or more women, if we assume 4:16 speaks about gay men). If we are to assume the possibility that 4:15-16 were both talking about sapphic relations (a group or just two individuals) that would open up the issue of gay men having no punishment in the quran, and leave an unequal punishment for sapphic relations (why does a group get house arrest, but two a shunning?).
4:16 use of the "the two" is also in the neutral- implying it isn't specific to a certain gender. If it was, it would be like 4:15 mentioning women somewhere. The two mentioned here could also include a man and a woman together. Most traditional understandings held these verses to be abrogated strictures regarding zina, and considering they are after a section on inheritance, and fahisha can mean greed- it's potentially plausible these verses have nothing to do with sexual activity at all, but inheritance fraud. This is not an orthodox understanding of course, but the placement of the verses after a section on inheritance rules seems to make this view plausible.
Unless one analogizes to zina for same sex relations- but as mentioned prior, zina without a path to marriage means accusations of fornication can't hold, they can't exactly be punished in and of themselves. And as mentioned earlier, paraphilias are not equivalent to sexualities due to not being inherently unsafe to engage in. Nor are they inherently involved with incest, and thus cannot be banned on the basis that legislating same sex relations would allow for the others. The latter is different enough from the former. Thus, the argument the traditionalist uses here is in essence a slippery slope fallacy- common in many conservative understandings, but an application of said fallacy nonetheless.
As for the hadiths indicating the death penalty for same sex relations, if the quran itself doesn't have anything that serious for same sex relations then such can be discarded as a fabrication. Ibn Hazm himself did this (while he was not affirming by any means and actively saw same sex desires as something that would require institutionalization (which was however much better than most others at his time amongst religious authorities), he did find all hadiths on capital punishment daif).
Additionally, as some have posted in this subreddit prior, the transmission chains have issues. There is also the fact that the hadith seems to essentially be the popular understanding of the punishment for same sex relations from the book of Leviticus, and almost word for word sound nearly identical to the verse in Leviticus which states such and their popular interpretation when linked to the story of Lut- which would potentially imply this hadith, much like the ones on rajm (stoning)- essentially caused jewish legal concepts to creep into islamic jurispedence.
While there can be acceptance of certain understandings from the past revelations so long as they harmonize with an islamic understanding- hence the diverse and rich tradition of prophetic stories and in tafsirs related to them, their legal codes are not binding upon muslims, especially when they conflict with scripture. Of course, since the quran does not legislate the death penalty for same sex relations, there is no need to argue for it, and they should be dismissed as legal stratagems that are not to be executed. Even if same sex relations were not appropriate (though my understanding is that they can), they cannot be seen as needing the death penalty. Even using 4:15-16 to prove punishment for same sex relations holds is proof enough for that- if these are the punishments for same sex relations, why reach for the death penalty?
Overall, sexualities cannot be seen to be equated to paraphilias or incest in totality, as they are not inherently prone to being nonconsensual or inherently inviting the possibility of inbreeding, and making analogies to them or that legalizing the former will allow for the latter two is not only disingenuous, it also ignores the fact that medieval jurispedence in some times allowed for some of such to occur regardless such as seen with some of the interpretations of 65:4, even with the ban on same sex relations intact.

If you read this, thank you in advance.
I'm the third one of 5 siblings. I've been taking care of both my parents since 2016 till my dad passed away at 90 y.o. during the pandemic. A year before it, my older sister also passed away, which was a big blow for my parents. Now it's mom and me. Younger brother lives close, but won't even call mom to check how she's doing. Younger sister lives in another country and tries to be in touch through video calls, but most of the times mom is not in the mood or something happens. My older brother takes care of all the paperwork and makes sure all bills get paid and tries to come see her after work a couple of times during the week. Since January, after my mom needed surgery (colostomy), I have a live-in nurse, 5 days a week.
The main thing is that I never got along very well with my mom. I realized life was getting harder for my parents, some kind of accident was bound to happen any day (kettle on the fire, open gas, falls, you name it) so as I was single, I decided to move in with them. I was renting at that time, but between my job (+12 hours/day Tuesday thru Sunday, plus every other Monday) and getting groceries, cooking and keeping company to my parents, I barely spent time in my place. It was like a big and expensive storage unit.
For a while it was ok. I wasn't home a lot, they had someone who "helped" with the house chores (and managed to steal a lot of stuff in the meantime) and they didn't need assistance to walk, bathe and we're pretty independent. That was till they discovered the "help" was stealing and she resigned (after blaming me for stealing?).
Then the pandemic had us all locked up at home and my dad started to decline fast. So basically, it was just mom and me watching him going down at a very fast pace. He would come and go to and from the hospital several times during that process and once he didn't return.
The next day of my dad's passing, I was called back to go to work. And that's when this all started. My mom (about to turn 92 now) started calling me on the phone several times a day, asking me to return home, which I couldn't till my shift was over. That went on for about a year. I had the chance to retire with 30 years of service and at the (sort of) young age of 51. All was good for a couple of months. But my mom has always been a bit controlling and she demands that I tell her everything I'm doing. She sees me walking into the kitchen and she asks Where are you going? I go to the bathroom? She wants to know what for. I admit sometimes I don't answer properly. What am I supposed to say when she asks me what I'm going to do in the bathroom?
If I tell her I'll go get some groceries, when I return, she's pissed off because I took too long. The shop is around the corner, so the longest it takes me is 15 minutes, if it's crowded. My social interactions are when I go out for groceries or meds. If I went out for a coffee (God forbid!) she wanted to know where I'd be, with whom, how long it'd take... Maddening!! I told her that after being on this planet for more than half a century, I deserved some space for myself, without needing my mom's permission to breathe. She went on pestering me, so I stopped going out almost completely.
But that's not the problem. Like I said, we never got along very well. So when I didn't live with her 24/7/365, I could tolerate her criticism. I would laugh it off and leave. But now it seems that she's determined to break me. Nothing I do is good enough, everything could be improved. She keeps finding new ways to humiliate me and make me feel stupid. Some days I don't mind, but others I just can't take it and blow out. She's mean on purpose. She says nasty things and keeps going till I leave the room. Then she's satisfied and joyfully says: "Oh! That bothered you? Come on! I was joking!". Why is she doing that? Jealousy. Because she thinks I took better care of my dad. But he was almost blind, almost deaf, bedridden and had trouble swallowing, so all his meals needed to be prepared very carefully.
Except for the colostomy, mom's health is better than mine. She has no dietary restrictions, her heart works great, no lung issues, nothing. Before the colostomy she was independent. Now she refuses to walk. And yes, she can do it when she wants. It's just that she doesn't want to get better. She said that if she does, she won't have the attention she's getting now.
She knows I had plans for my retirement years, but she told me she's entitled to my company since " You don't have a life like your siblings". I know, for some people the only life worth living is if you have a family. I chose to be alone. But I don't think I should be punished for my life choices.
Anyway, despite her being so judgemental, I don't neglect her. Each time I go out, I get her something she'd like. Chocolates, sweets, pastries, whatever I know she enjoys. She says she'd like to have something, before the week is gone, she gets whatever she asks for and she's happy, at least for a few moments... But of course, once she has it, she doesn't want it anymore. And wants something else. I cook whatever she asks me to prepare. I thonestly try my best to have her happy. But I feel it's useless. She always finds something to complain.
Having to clean her and change the colostomy bag doesn't bother me. I did it for my dad, so it's fine. Anyway it's only a couple of days a week now. I'm ok with it. What drives me nuts is the neverending nagging. I told her that if she keeps bothering me, I'll leave and she knows that my brothers won't give up their lives to come live with her and she'll end up in a nursing home. I've talked to my brothers and they tell me to be "more!" patient and to brush off what she says. Yeah! Easy when they don't have to deal with it 24/7. They don't come and stay with her for a few hours when they're free. They just make a short visit and leave. And I just want to scream when I hear them telling me to "be more patient".
I'm absolutely worn out, depressed, overwhelmed, angry and defeated. Why do I stay? Because the other option is a nursing home and she won't last long there.
Sometimes I think that I should just pack my bags and let things happen.
I know I made a mistake when I moved back with them. But I was spending so much time here, that it seemed the natural thing to do. Wrong! I'm a loner. I've always been independent. If I wanted to travel, I would just pack and leave. I enjoy being by myself and not talking to anyone for several days, and having to live with someone permanently and taking care of their needs is like Hell.
Now I feel like I'm stuck here and there's not much I can do without jeopardizing my mom's last years. But I don't know how long I'll be able to live like this. Each day I feel more drained and hopeless.
Sorry, it's too long, but I needed to get this out. Thanks for reading.

I’m looking into buying a land in the Bay Area and I was informed by the seller’s realtor that the current owner is being sued by the neighbor for allegedly cutting down trees on his lot. The neighbor is suing the previous owner and the tree removal company for illegally entering their property and cutting down trees.
Now where it gets scary is the part where the neighbor is saying that removing the trees has destabilized the slope and might cause rocks and debris to fall into his property (his property is downhill from the lot). He is saying that removal of the trees have also ruined his privacy since people can see his house from the street above. The letter from the neighbor’s attorney says this -

The current condition of owner’s lots must be disclosed to any prospective purchaser, as that purchaser will be responsible for any damages created by changes in the condition of the lots. I suggest you give to prospective purchasers a copy of this letter and the enclosed complaint and engineer's report, as you should be aware that California residential real estate law requires full disclosure of all facts that may affect a purchaser's interest in buying a property.

The engineering report from the owner’s survey says that the slope is stable and buildable, but the one from neighbor’s company says that even though they say the bedrock exposed, they think rocks and debris might fall into the neighbor’s property and cause damage.
I’m wondering if I should proceed with the purchase or not. My question is, could I be held liable for anything here? Is there risk that I inherit from buying this land?
The land has a great view and is within my budget which is why I’m trying to dig more into it rather than just moving along.
Any help will be greatly appreciated 🙏
I will contact lawyers if necessary, I guess what I’m looking for is some perspective if this is a terrible idea or worth looking into with a lawyer.

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Intro

What’s up apes. In this post, I’m gonna write out a loooong wall of text to give my interpretation of DFV's memes. In my writing, I will defend my interpretation using examples and references to the memes themselves. I am not the end-all be-all for how to interpret DFV's memes. So please, tear me apart. As I watched the videos, however, I saw a crystal clear story emerge that I haven't seen in other posts as of yet.
I believe that his entire series of memes, and each meme on its own, could be viewed in 2 ways: things that have already happened, or things that have yet to happen. The meaning changes drastically depending on how you view it. Based on feedback from my last post, I've adjusted my view, and I no longer believe that his tweets are in perfect chronological order when viewed in reverse. I do still believe that some, but not all, his posts follow a chronological order, though.
Also, I use acronyms: KG stands for Keith Gill, DFV stands for DeepFuckingValue, and RK stands for Roaring Kitty. There is a slight difference between them!
Very much noteworthy: there are clear segments of this story - ACTS if you will. This is how I will separate my posts. I aim to make 4 posts
PROLOGUE ACT 1 ACT 2 ACT 3

ACT I

Post Hearing
Elaine Dancing
The music here is “One Dance”. This to me shows that after the hearing, Keith Gill gained immense attention - not all of it was good. His “one dance” in the spotlight elicited some wry looks from the audience. This could also be a reference to the old adage: "Don't Dance." (from The Big Short)
Aladdin
I am led to believe that K.G. is Aladdin in this meme. He is chased down by an oppressive force (whoever or whatever it is that is putting pressure on him to keep quiet). “Rip him open, take it back guys” begins the video. Perhaps K.G. received violent threats from viewers of the hearing, or threats from other financial entities that lost money during the sneeze. This meme shows almost word for word Keith’s new attitude moving forward: “gotta take the hint gotta face the facts”. Aladdin is viewed as a “vandal”, a “street rat” by the city - K.G. is viewed similarly by people who view him as a financial terrorist. He needs to “stay ahead” of the slowpokes, they’re quick, but he’s much faster. All of this alludes to a strategy to “lay low”.
Say something!
Reiterating the previous meme: The man specifically says “I prefer really not to speak. If I speak I am in big trouble. And I don’t want to be in big trouble.” Can't get much more direct than this.
It's Always Sunny
The meme opens with “Let’s talk about…” which gets cut off by Danny Devito saying “I ain’t talkin about nothin’.” This, and each of the cast of the show’s behaviors, simply reinforces DFV’s lay low strategy - radio silence is his plan. This meme may also have a second meaning - DFV’s radio silence might be taxing on him. It would be safe to assume that if he got a lot of heat from the hearing (for instance, death threats) that he might want to confide in a therapist. This meme might be depicting how this whole situation with the hearing was difficult for him to bear. The drawing that Dennis shows the therapist has GameStop logos imposed on it - I interpret this as Keith Gill feeling a bit insane trying to recount this saga to a therapist, or even just anyone he might confide in. How often are all of someone’s life problems caused by a "dying brick and mortar company"??
Newman from Seinfeld
Newman is Roaring Kitty in this meme, as evidenced by the text imposed over the dialogue. Here he is hanging with his neighbors and friends, when his friends ask about what he does for a living. George asks him something, but the text says this: “aren’t those the guys that always go crazy and come back with an arsenal of memes and blast everybody?” to which Newman replies “sometimes.”
To me this meme is showing how K.G. behaves around friends. He must’ve gained heaps of unwanted attention from that hearing - when having conversations about his casual life, the question of what he does for work must come up. This inevitably leads to discussion about GameStop. This of course leads to skepticism from his friends. Eventually, when Newman (Kitty) gets carried away talking about the Postal Service (GameStop) his friends need to tell him to calm down. Reinforcing the idea that he thinks he must sound crazy to those around him. Of course, there isn't anyone decent who believes he's crazy. He's an intelligent investor.
This is art?
Get it? Perhaps the painting represents K.G.’s madness for GameStop - and when he shows it to someone it appears like an abstract art piece, rather than a sound investment. His friend feigns understanding and appreciation to appease him. Of course, I could be wrong. The painting probably has some significance - it looks as though the red background was added on.
SNL Whatcha Say
I don't know enough to speak on this one. I assume it might be detailing a falling out with his friends, where each one backstabs the other? A more likely story is that it's SHF's passing the bags on to each other.
Sad Wojak
This is self explanatory, but in the context of the story, I interpret this as Roaring Kitty putting on a brave face even though he is really struggling to deal with his reputation, personal life, and line of work.
I’mma stick beside ‘em
This shows a video of a woman saying she’ll stick beside Roaring Kitty. Even though he might look like a run-down, down-and-out man, she’ll stick it out with him. This must be Keith Gill’s wife sticking with him despite the negative attention K.G. is getting. Thank god.
The Villain
This shows a man pulling out his phone to read some text in a newspaper or article-type publication that reads: “Roaring Kitty is the villain”. This emphasizes some of the public’s negative view of Roaring Kitty.
Tell Them What Happened!
This video shows a heated argument between Keith Gill and perhaps his wife (or his previous followers). It appears that the woman is trying to appeal to his sense of reason: to come clean and be true. The man’s words seem to cut deep here “If we run, I gotta live like this - I don’t even know who I’m hiding from.” This seems to be Keith Gill saying he is still laying low - he can’t risk speaking or else he’ll be in trouble. He then says “I gotta stay here, I gotta figure this out.” This indicates to me that he has a desire to get to the bottom of GameStop’s shorts strategy, despite the resistance he is facing. He receives an encouraging “so figure it out.”
And so begins a long car chase. During this chase, it seems that through cunning maneuvers, he is able to shake his pursuer, and make it into a garage labeled “exit strategy”.
He pulls in and parks.
The next sequence shows someone getting out of a car in a parking garage and assuming an incognito demeanor (hat tipped down, steady slow gait). The steady, driving beat emphasizes this. In the context of the story so far: Roaring Kitty has shaken his pursuers and he has found out the exit strategy of those who are short on GameStop. He is on the “inside”, behind enemy lines.
Jay Clayton: (hit the limit for links on my post)
This one was created on the fly, I believe. Not much to interpret - RK's saying that it's not his doing that GME's up
What's on the notepad?
His next tweet in line: In the context of the story, considering the previous tweets, this rugged bearded man seems misfit in this lavish, corporate environment. It seems like Roaring Kitty is the bearded man, and he has quote unquote “infiltrated” the enemy. He sees the man in the suit write something down - perhaps it is the short’s exit plan? What he came there to find? The notepad reads “Cohen”. I believe this refers to “Steve Cohen”, not Ryan Cohen. Because the previous tweet we saw RK infiltrating the exit strategy. Here he is now in their office. But… when he finds out what he wrote on the notepad, it turns out to be a crude doodle of a dude with his dick out (there’s probably a name for that drawing). Could this mean that Roaring Kitty found the shorts Exit Strategy, and after all, it’s barely thought out, hastily made, crude and poorly conceived? Of course, it could also be interpreted as anything else.
Don’t Fear the Reaper (SNL Skit)
I believe this meme is K.G. realizing that GameStop doesn’t need to fear the reaper because the shorts exit strategy is full of holes. It’s so full of holes that he’s celebrating by adding lots and lots of cowbell. The reaper comes back later in his tweets as well.
Going through bullshit (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Ethos. This meme is establishing K.G. as a credible source. He is claiming that his practices are sound because he has the qualifications to back them up. He also sees something significant where others might just see forms and numbers.
Blood Bloody Bloody
To me, the change in tone from his previous memes makes me believe this is depicting those hedge funds who are short in GME. It shows how brave (or foolish) the shorts are to take hits, and maybe die (metaphorically), just to spite other short hedge funds. The car in this video drives straight into a lumber carrying truck, which turns at the last second to avoid a head on collision. Alas, the car and its inhabitants survive, to spite the car it passed as a result. The song is also significant: bloody usually means a “red day” in the markets, meaning dips in the prices of securities. This further alludes to the idea that shorts will do whatever it takes, even risk capitulating, just to spite, or get ahead of other hedge funds.
On the Bojack Horseman snippet: This represents the shorts having a clearly marked “EXIT” stare at them in the face. But they dont want to take the exit, they don’t want to drive out of the way of the lumber truck. They’re “not done”. Perhaps this is referring to a real situation that happened, rather than a hypothetical one? Which one I wonder.
What is Rock Really About?
To me, this video is explaining what the purpose of this saga really is. Sticking it to the man. Looking out for the little guy. It also ends with “you gotta break the rules!” Hmm. The next tweet ties into this.
Music Video
Take your hands off the wheel, the cops are comin, listenin to the music with no fear, you can hear it too if you’re sincere. ‘Cause I’m a punk rocker, yes I am. This directly correlates with his “previous” tweet about rock. In conjunction with the School of Rock tweet, could this mean that if we want to stick it to the man, that we have be fearless, and break the rules? Still unclear what he would be referring to though.
Can’t Stop what’s Comin’
Simply put, the SHF’s are powerless to stop their short positions from closing.
Wrestling
This video shows a wrestler going into a ring overflowing with fighters, only to beat them all with ease one after another. Perhaps this is alluding to a sole, powerful idea or investor, who is able to go into a cesspool of baddies and clean it up? Seems like Ryan Cohen is a fitting figure for this metaphor and how he cleaned up GameStop and turned it around.
Sicario
The character closes the door on a doubleyou ess bee character. Perhaps this indicates shutting the door on gambling. I interpret this as Ryan Cohen trying to distance GameStop from being a meme stock? I don't know enough about the media in question that's being used here, I'm sure it would add more context.
Busta Rhyme
To me, this rap is from the perspective of R.K., asking Ryan Cohen to put his hands where he can see them. I believe R.K. is very taken by R.C.’s GameStop strategy but wants to see it unfold first. For example, “if you really wanna party with me” meaning “if you really wanna make this company profitable, lets see how you do it.”
Only a matter of time
The song is titled only a matter of time. To me this meme indicates a long waiting period - Roaring Kitty is sat at his desk making memes, perhaps waiting for something to happen. This could be signaling impatience, or maybe disappointment even, in the lack of action in terms of GME.
Another Work Question:
Similar to the Newman meme, here R.K. is at a fancy party when he is asked what he does. He says he makes GameStop memes, which, taken with the context of the original clip, is kind of a throwaway answer, and something that the speaker doesn’t seem too proud of. His partner (wife?) chimes in saying “Keith could be a really great investor if he wanted to be”. He then makes a comparison between buildings being “disposable” and greeting cards being “something that lasts forever”. It’s clear that even the actor in the clip doesn’t believe what he is saying. We can infer that meaning to what R.K. is saying through the text here as well. To me this means: albeit regrettably, making memes is the more effective route for Roaring Kitty right now, because investment theses have fallen short when put up against the Hedge Funds who don’t play fair.
This concludes Part 2. I already have the rest of my interpretation written, I'm just keeping things digestible for apes to read.

TL;DR:

This next batch of tweets seems to be detailing how he felt after the court hearing. Although, it is obviously open to interpretation. The next "act", as I'm proposing, will detail his new strategy and demeanor leading up to the past couple weeks.
Like I said, I am not an oracle - I don't know exactly what DFV is thinking. But I wrote this out because I was seeing something that no one else appeared to be seeing. I very well may be an ape who had too many crayons for dinner. Anyway, thanks for reading. Let's chat in the comments!

I’m currently 36 weeks pregnant. Up until about 2 weeks ago, I was having a normal, uncomplicated pregnancy. Long story short, my baby was unexpectedly diagnosed with IUGR, and my blood pressure randomly spiked. I had to take my maternity leave early, and was told I would probably be delivering my baby in the next few weeks. This really came as a shock to me, but I’ve been trying to handle it best I can so I can be prepared for when he comes.
When I first found out I was pregnant, I kept it a secret from everyone, even family, as I am a very private person and in case something happened early on I wanted to deal with it on my own. The first person who found out I was pregnant was my mom, who knew about a month before everyone else. She and I have a very hot and cold relationship and to be quite frank, a lot of my childhood trauma stems from our relationship, which we’ve been really trying to work on over the years. She has finally been going to therapy and working on herself, and I can see a big difference in her, though she has her moments. Ever since she found out that I’m pregnant, she’s been on “nice mode”, consistently checking in on me, making sure I know she’s there if I have any questions, and made the ultra generous offer to come stay with me for two weeks before and after baby comes to make sure I have the support I need. She says that she wishes she had that when she had her first baby because the first few weeks are the hardest. Without really giving it much thought, I agreed because it sounded great to have someone to cook and clean while I adjust to being a mom. I live across the country with my boyfriend, and our closest family is 3 hours away. The plan was that she was going to fly out about 4 days before my due date to help get everything set up and ready, and then stay for two weeks.
Everything was set to go according to plan, but upon receiving my recent diagnosis, and not having a definitive timeline of when my baby is going to come (seriously, it could be any time in the next few weeks), I have naturally been under a lot. Of. Stress. Biweekly ultrasounds, hospital bills, now being considered high risk, it’s a lot to deal with. My mom has been asking me about when I think my baby is gonna come so she can change her flight to get out here in time, which is just adding to it. The closest airport is 3 hours away and I don’t feel comfortable making a 6 hour round trip with me being so far along, so I have to send my boyfriend to go get her. I told her I wasn’t sure but to be prepared in case something crazy happens.
A few days ago, I was just kinda thinking about how much life is going to be changing in the next few weeks. This is my first baby, and I don’t know what I’m doing. But what occurred to me was that I feel like i would be overwhelmed to have my mom here in the first few days, because as mentioned earlier, I am an extremely private person. I weighed the pros and cons of having the help, and decided that yes, I do want the help, but I want just a few days for my boyfriend and I to bond with our baby and navigating new parent life, alone. Not even a whole week, just a few days was all I was asking for, and then she could stay as long as she wanted to help out. Not to mention if baby needs NICU time, or if another problem comes unexpectedly, I don’t want the stress of another person added onto it.
So of course, I called my mom to talk to her about it and break the news. All I said was I wanted three or four days with my baby to figure things out, and then she’s more than welcome to come stay. I don’t think it’s unreasonable at all. I thought she would be understanding, but the switch flipped (if you grew up with a narcissistic parent, YOU KNOW) and she got really upset really fast, and hung up on me after saying “if that’s what you want then I guess I have to respect your wishes”. 5 minutes later I got a text saying she cancelled her flight and doesn’t want to come anymore, period. I talked to my sister about it, and she said that all my mom has been talking about is how excited she was to come out and help, and be there for me to experience this milestone. So now here I am, conflicted, angry, and confused. AITA here??
TL,DR: my mom was going to come and stay with me for two weeks to help around the house after my baby is born, but with recent circumstances I changed my mind and asked for three to four days to bond with my baby alone with no visitors, and now she’s upset and cancelled her flight, saying she doesn’t want to be here at all.

Hi everyone! I decided to go back to school and have been accepted by an accelerated BSN program starting in the fall. I feel a little unprepared and nervous about starting nursing. I have my bachelors degree in public health, and have been working in an urgent care clinic as a medical scribe for the last year while I decide what to do career wise. While working in urgent care, I’ve grown to enjoy the fast-paced clinical setting. I really respect and look up to the nurse practitioners I work with and decided on a whim to apply to a BSN program in my area and got in. I’m not sure what to expect. I know the pace is going to be completely different than my public health degree which was mostly research papers and group projects. Any academic advice and career advice is greatly appreciated. Be honest.

Hey Everyone!
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Intro

What’s up apes. In this post, I’m gonna write out a loooong wall of text to give my interpretation of DFV's memes. In my writing, I will defend my interpretation using examples and references to the memes themselves. I am not the end-all be-all for how to interpret DFV's memes. So please, tear me apart. As I watched the videos, however, I saw a crystal clear story emerge that I haven't seen in other posts as of yet.
I believe that his entire series of memes, and each meme on its own, could be viewed in 2 ways: things that have already happened, or things that have yet to happen. The meaning changes drastically depending on how you view it. Based on feedback from my last post, I've adjusted my view, and I no longer believe that his tweets are in perfect chronological order when viewed in reverse. I do still believe that some, but not all, his posts follow a chronological order, though.
Also, I use acronyms: KG stands for Keith Gill, DFV stands for DeepFuckingValue, and RK stands for Roaring Kitty. There is a slight difference between them!
Very much noteworthy: there are clear segments of this story - ACTS if you will. This is how I will separate my posts. I aim to make 4 posts
PROLOGUE ACT 1 ACT 2 ACT 3

ACT I

Post Hearing
Elaine Dancing
The music here is “One Dance”. This to me shows that after the hearing, Keith Gill gained immense attention - not all of it was good. His “one dance” in the spotlight elicited some wry looks from the audience. This could also be a reference to the old adage: "Don't Dance." (from The Big Short)
Aladdin
I am led to believe that K.G. is Aladdin in this meme. He is chased down by an oppressive force (whoever or whatever it is that is putting pressure on him to keep quiet). “Rip him open, take it back guys” begins the video. Perhaps K.G. received violent threats from viewers of the hearing, or threats from other financial entities that lost money during the sneeze. This meme shows almost word for word Keith’s new attitude moving forward: “gotta take the hint gotta face the facts”. Aladdin is viewed as a “vandal”, a “street rat” by the city - K.G. is viewed similarly by people who view him as a financial terrorist. He needs to “stay ahead” of the slowpokes, they’re quick, but he’s much faster. All of this alludes to a strategy to “lay low”.
Say something!
Reiterating the previous meme: The man specifically says “I prefer really not to speak. If I speak I am in big trouble. And I don’t want to be in big trouble.” Can't get much more direct than this.
It's Always Sunny
The meme opens with “Let’s talk about…” which gets cut off by Danny Devito saying “I ain’t talkin about nothin’.” This, and each of the cast of the show’s behaviors, simply reinforces DFV’s lay low strategy - radio silence is his plan. This meme may also have a second meaning - DFV’s radio silence might be taxing on him. It would be safe to assume that if he got a lot of heat from the hearing (for instance, death threats) that he might want to confide in a therapist. This meme might be depicting how this whole situation with the hearing was difficult for him to bear. The drawing that Dennis shows the therapist has GameStop logos imposed on it - I interpret this as Keith Gill feeling a bit insane trying to recount this saga to a therapist, or even just anyone he might confide in. How often are all of someone’s life problems caused by a "dying brick and mortar company"??
Newman from Seinfeld
Newman is Roaring Kitty in this meme, as evidenced by the text imposed over the dialogue. Here he is hanging with his neighbors and friends, when his friends ask about what he does for a living. George asks him something, but the text says this: “aren’t those the guys that always go crazy and come back with an arsenal of memes and blast everybody?” to which Newman replies “sometimes.”
To me this meme is showing how K.G. behaves around friends. He must’ve gained heaps of unwanted attention from that hearing - when having conversations about his casual life, the question of what he does for work must come up. This inevitably leads to discussion about GameStop. This of course leads to skepticism from his friends. Eventually, when Newman (Kitty) gets carried away talking about the Postal Service (GameStop) his friends need to tell him to calm down. Reinforcing the idea that he thinks he must sound crazy to those around him. Of course, there isn't anyone decent who believes he's crazy. He's an intelligent investor.
This is art?
Get it? Perhaps the painting represents K.G.’s madness for GameStop - and when he shows it to someone it appears like an abstract art piece, rather than a sound investment. His friend feigns understanding and appreciation to appease him. Of course, I could be wrong. The painting probably has some significance - it looks as though the red background was added on.
SNL Whatcha Say
I don't know enough to speak on this one. I assume it might be detailing a falling out with his friends, where each one backstabs the other? A more likely story is that it's SHF's passing the bags on to each other.
Sad Wojak
This is self explanatory, but in the context of the story, I interpret this as Roaring Kitty putting on a brave face even though he is really struggling to deal with his reputation, personal life, and line of work.
I’mma stick beside ‘em
This shows a video of a woman saying she’ll stick beside Roaring Kitty. Even though he might look like a run-down, down-and-out man, she’ll stick it out with him. This must be Keith Gill’s wife sticking with him despite the negative attention K.G. is getting. Thank god.
The Villain
This shows a man pulling out his phone to read some text in a newspaper or article-type publication that reads: “Roaring Kitty is the villain”. This emphasizes some of the public’s negative view of Roaring Kitty.
Tell Them What Happened!
This video shows a heated argument between Keith Gill and perhaps his wife (or his previous followers). It appears that the woman is trying to appeal to his sense of reason: to come clean and be true. The man’s words seem to cut deep here “If we run, I gotta live like this - I don’t even know who I’m hiding from.” This seems to be Keith Gill saying he is still laying low - he can’t risk speaking or else he’ll be in trouble. He then says “I gotta stay here, I gotta figure this out.” This indicates to me that he has a desire to get to the bottom of GameStop’s shorts strategy, despite the resistance he is facing. He receives an encouraging “so figure it out.”
And so begins a long car chase. During this chase, it seems that through cunning maneuvers, he is able to shake his pursuer, and make it into a garage labeled “exit strategy”.
He pulls in and parks.
The next sequence shows someone getting out of a car in a parking garage and assuming an incognito demeanor (hat tipped down, steady slow gait). The steady, driving beat emphasizes this. In the context of the story so far: Roaring Kitty has shaken his pursuers and he has found out the exit strategy of those who are short on GameStop. He is on the “inside”, behind enemy lines.
Jay Clayton: (hit the limit for links on my post)
This one was created on the fly, I believe. Not much to interpret - RK's saying that it's not his doing that GME's up
What's on the notepad?
His next tweet in line: In the context of the story, considering the previous tweets, this rugged bearded man seems misfit in this lavish, corporate environment. It seems like Roaring Kitty is the bearded man, and he has quote unquote “infiltrated” the enemy. He sees the man in the suit write something down - perhaps it is the short’s exit plan? What he came there to find? The notepad reads “Cohen”. I believe this refers to “Steve Cohen”, not Ryan Cohen. Because the previous tweet we saw RK infiltrating the exit strategy. Here he is now in their office. But… when he finds out what he wrote on the notepad, it turns out to be a crude doodle of a dude with his dick out (there’s probably a name for that drawing). Could this mean that Roaring Kitty found the shorts Exit Strategy, and after all, it’s barely thought out, hastily made, crude and poorly conceived? Of course, it could also be interpreted as anything else.
Don’t Fear the Reaper (SNL Skit)
I believe this meme is K.G. realizing that GameStop doesn’t need to fear the reaper because the shorts exit strategy is full of holes. It’s so full of holes that he’s celebrating by adding lots and lots of cowbell. The reaper comes back later in his tweets as well.
Going through bullshit (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Ethos. This meme is establishing K.G. as a credible source. He is claiming that his practices are sound because he has the qualifications to back them up. He also sees something significant where others might just see forms and numbers.
Blood Bloody Bloody
To me, the change in tone from his previous memes makes me believe this is depicting those hedge funds who are short in GME. It shows how brave (or foolish) the shorts are to take hits, and maybe die (metaphorically), just to spite other short hedge funds. The car in this video drives straight into a lumber carrying truck, which turns at the last second to avoid a head on collision. Alas, the car and its inhabitants survive, to spite the car it passed as a result. The song is also significant: bloody usually means a “red day” in the markets, meaning dips in the prices of securities. This further alludes to the idea that shorts will do whatever it takes, even risk capitulating, just to spite, or get ahead of other hedge funds.
On the Bojack Horseman snippet: This represents the shorts having a clearly marked “EXIT” stare at them in the face. But they dont want to take the exit, they don’t want to drive out of the way of the lumber truck. They’re “not done”. Perhaps this is referring to a real situation that happened, rather than a hypothetical one? Which one I wonder.
What is Rock Really About?
To me, this video is explaining what the purpose of this saga really is. Sticking it to the man. Looking out for the little guy. It also ends with “you gotta break the rules!” Hmm. The next tweet ties into this.
Music Video
Take your hands off the wheel, the cops are comin, listenin to the music with no fear, you can hear it too if you’re sincere. ‘Cause I’m a punk rocker, yes I am. This directly correlates with his “previous” tweet about rock. In conjunction with the School of Rock tweet, could this mean that if we want to stick it to the man, that we have be fearless, and break the rules? Still unclear what he would be referring to though.
Can’t Stop what’s Comin’
Simply put, the SHF’s are powerless to stop their short positions from closing.
Wrestling
This video shows a wrestler going into a ring overflowing with fighters, only to beat them all with ease one after another. Perhaps this is alluding to a sole, powerful idea or investor, who is able to go into a cesspool of baddies and clean it up? Seems like Ryan Cohen is a fitting figure for this metaphor and how he cleaned up GameStop and turned it around.
Sicario
The character closes the door on a doubleyou ess bee character. Perhaps this indicates shutting the door on gambling. I interpret this as Ryan Cohen trying to distance GameStop from being a meme stock? I don't know enough about the media in question that's being used here, I'm sure it would add more context.
Busta Rhyme
To me, this rap is from the perspective of R.K., asking Ryan Cohen to put his hands where he can see them. I believe R.K. is very taken by R.C.’s GameStop strategy but wants to see it unfold first. For example, “if you really wanna party with me” meaning “if you really wanna make this company profitable, lets see how you do it.”
Only a matter of time
The song is titled only a matter of time. To me this meme indicates a long waiting period - Roaring Kitty is sat at his desk making memes, perhaps waiting for something to happen. This could be signaling impatience, or maybe disappointment even, in the lack of action in terms of GME.
Another Work Question:
Similar to the Newman meme, here R.K. is at a fancy party when he is asked what he does. He says he makes GameStop memes, which, taken with the context of the original clip, is kind of a throwaway answer, and something that the speaker doesn’t seem too proud of. His partner (wife?) chimes in saying “Keith could be a really great investor if he wanted to be”. He then makes a comparison between buildings being “disposable” and greeting cards being “something that lasts forever”. It’s clear that even the actor in the clip doesn’t believe what he is saying. We can infer that meaning to what R.K. is saying through the text here as well. To me this means: albeit regrettably, making memes is the more effective route for Roaring Kitty right now, because investment theses have fallen short when put up against the Hedge Funds who don’t play fair.
This concludes Part 2. I already have the rest of my interpretation written, I'm just keeping things digestible for apes to read.

TL;DR:

This next batch of tweets seems to be detailing how he felt after the court hearing. Although, it is obviously open to interpretation. The next "act", as I'm proposing, will detail his new strategy and demeanor leading up to the past couple weeks.
Like I said, I am not an oracle - I don't know exactly what DFV is thinking. But I wrote this out because I was seeing something that no one else appeared to be seeing. I very well may be an ape who had too many crayons for dinner. Anyway, thanks for reading. Let's chat in the comments!

So my 19 month old has good patches and bad patches of sleep.
An issue we've had since he was born is that he doesn't fall asleep at night. I wake him up consistently at 8am every day. However, he still falls asleep way too late. Tonight, we went to bed at 9:30pm, because he's been falling asleep closer to 10:30 lately, but I still want to give him a chance to fall asleep earlier. It took us a whopping two hours before he finally passed out.
It's like he wakes up when we go into bed. He tumbles around, rolls around, babbles, kicks his feet, takes a break to nurse a bit and aaaaalmost falls asleep, and then he's back at it again.
In the past, I would just let this run its course. But it was too much when he regularly slept from 12 am to 12pm. He also can't sleep for long if I leave the bed. I was miserable. I'm still miserable. How do I stop this??
He'll be super cranky in the morning when he is woken up tomorrow. Maybe he'll take an extra nap, but I don't let him sleep more than 2 hours during the day. We have a consistent bed time routine with an afternoon snack, brushing teeth, and reading books before we go to bed. We've tried going to bed earlier, but it usually just means more time tumbling around and honestly I dread it. I've also tried wearing him out with lots of sunshine and physical activity. It works, he goes to sleep earlier, but then wakes up for two hours in the middle of the night before he goes back to sleep again.
What can I do? Do I just have to endure? Is this normal toddler sleep?

I need help, please
My life has gone downhill, I need some perspective or insight. URGENT
It's going to be long, but please, hear me out.
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I began 2024 hospitalized after a rotavirus disease. It was a difficult time for me because I wasn't able to stop going to the restroom all the time. I spent 2 weeks in the hospital after I got better, I noticed that I had relapsed into anxiety. It spiked to the point where I started to get panic attacks again, most of it because of obsessive thoughts, I guess? first, it started because my friends smoked weed (for some reason the fact they smoked weed caused me to get anxious) then after I got better, I began to develop thoughts about food (I recovered from an ED. I thought if I ate food then I was dirty because it was not nutritious, I was on the line for developing Orthorexia, but my nutritionist stopped it before it could start) once my relationship with food healed again and the distorted thoughts stopped, temporal relief, and then I began to have intrusive thoughts and anxiety about using antidepressants because I thought I would hurt people(I read something on Twitter, which caused me to fall into a rabbit hole of medical conditions and terms) It got very bad that at some point I passed out, ended up in the ER. I went to see a psychiatrist who used to attend to me before and recommended TMS. The thing is, he didn't do it correctly. (one week, 2 hours, right side of brain, one ketamine) I found out later that the sessions should last longer and shorter, and that combining ketamine with TMS is something not practiced yet. Post-tms sessions I felt weird, off, anxious, and impending doom, I got worse. Then the Dr started to talk about things that weren't about my therapy and treatment, he belittled my business and told me to forget about my parents, that I should get over everything, and that he doesn't have time for me. Then, lastly, he started to say I was suicidal and that he was going to send me to Costa Rica and told me I had no choice in the matter (Now, I have never tried to take my life. I would cut sometimes, but it was superficial) he acted unethical, never listened to me, and never told me what was going on and why I was feeling that way.
I left. went to another psychiatrist (lucky for me, she took space for me) the same day because I had a panic attack (5 in a day) and I guess I ended up having internal panic attacks, silent, unmoving, lifeless) when she attended me she gave me a diagnosis: OCD, depression, and anxiety. She increased the dosage of my meds.
The thing is, I went to a psychologist who knew the previous doctor. She is really good at treating people with CBT and specializes in trauma (but she treats my sister). But, she said something that made me question myself and everything and put me extremely anxious. She told me that I had BPD, most of it because of depression, OCD, and anxiety. Mostly, based on family history, I guess.
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She said that I had three traits which puts me on BPD. But, as far as I'm concerned BPD is a disorder. She said it wasn't.
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I looked up the symptoms and I have never displayed intense emotions, inappropriate anger, impulsivity, or chronic feelings of emptiness, my emotions don't swift intensely, or out of touch. I told her about my skepticism regarding the symptoms, but she said that from what I have been through I have BPD (trauma of my parent's divorce, my parents fighting in the past, and me being the person to stop the fights) that my body uses it as a defense mode.
isn't this a personality disorder?
she says she uses the symptoms as a bullet to cross out the symptoms for remission.
While I have self-harmed and sometimes thought of dead (usually when I'm too anxious) I don't think I have BPD. My current psychiatrist says I have OCD, then there is this psychologist who says I have BPD, mostly, because the OCD, depression, and anxiety fall into BPD traits. But, I'm not explosive,
I've always been calm, hated arguments, and never suffered from constant mood swings. As a teen, I didn't have depression until senior year, and was put on zoloft, then put on cymbalta when I turned 22.
My anxiety and panic attacks developed when my parents divorced. I was then stable and finally felt happy for the first time in my life in 2023.
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I'm feeling like I'm going crazy, I don't want to have BPD, and I'm now questioning everything, and myself. Have I manipulated people? am I manipulating myself to believe I don't have BPD? am I manipulating my mother? what if this isn't my real personality?
I know I have a lot of empathy and I recognize that I'm sentimental. I have been through a lot. My parents divorced and to this day I still mourn the loss of a family (even if I'm 25) ;
the thought of having BPD is giving me anxiety. What should I do? what is your perspective? I'm scared, I feel like I'm drowning. does someone here also have BPD that can give some insight? ;

This might not be a typical post for the thread since I’m not the one actively in the relationship, but I didn’t see any rule specifically against this. If there is and I misread that, I apologize.
I HIGHLY encourage you to read the entire post, but TL;DR: Friend’s boyfriend holds huge power imbalance, friend’s mental health is threatened by it. How do I help?
Now yes, you read the title right. She’s 20, he’s 29, I’m 23. We all work together. I want to preface this by saying I do NOT have any romantic interest in my friend; I’ve been out of a long term relationship (1 year and four months) since March and I’m not interested in pursuing her, nor anyone else right now. I’ll refer to them as S (friend) and K (friend’s boyfriend).
I started at my place of work May of ‘23; S started before me, and K started before her; I don’t have an exact timeframe. When K and S met, S would’ve been 18, and K would’ve been 27. They didn’t enter into a relationship until several months after I started, so maybe Late Fall/Early Winter ‘23, and have broken up and reconciled once since then.
K has all the power in the relationship. He is S’s first boyfriend, and is more mature than S emotionally. Worst part is, I think K’s actively manipulating S, and I’ve made it apparent to her in private conversation. To list some of the things K’s done:
• K twisted S’s arm into moving in with him and away from her grandparents, who she was raised by, because they lived an hour apart from each other and he was the only one who could drive. S didn’t have a driver’s license until Early Spring this year, and would rely on her grandparents to get to and from work.
• K routinely calls her immature and tells S she needs to grow up and consider his perspective of things - while shutting her down anytime she tries to defend herself.
• K’s commented on S’s figure saying things like “Hey, you look skinnier” casually while she’s gotten home from work.
• K’s told her - and I promise I’m not making this up - “I wish you’d dress sluttier for me.” Just typing that out infuriates me. She prefers to wear things that she’s comfortable in, like sweatshirts, joggers, sports bras, etc, and he’s made it a point to argue with her on that because he feels like she doesn’t dress nice for him on occasions they’re out.
• S is religious, and K is openly atheist. While S has taken up for herself on that front and has started making Sundays a day for her and her grandmother to go to church, her and K’s opposing views lead K to antagonize her for it from time to time. The ~10 year age gap already doesn’t do much to get her grandparent’s stamp of approval, so they’re not very fond of K.
S has told me that she wouldn’t care if she wasn’t around any more. This entire relationship has taken that much of a toll on her, and while she said she hasn’t had any ideations, I worry how long it might be or how much more it might take before she does. I’ve given her my thoughts and told her she can text me any time, but is there anything more I can do to help her? I worry a lot about the fallout of the relationship when or if they break up and it comes back to the workplace that I was involved, but I care more about my friend’s wellbeing than how my interference is perceived when I’m already well-liked by everyone there.
Any advice given is advice considered. I’d also ask, at the risk of sounding disingenuous, that you share this with people who you think might have good input to add. I think what K is doing is scumbag behavior, and I hope people could read this and recognize signs in what he’s doing in other people they may know or interact with.

For ortho PAs who do outpatient total joints, what is the pain management like? Nerve blocks? If they get a nerve block, do they work with therapy prior to going home or how is that managed? Hemovac? Asking because I work in an urban, undeserved area with patients who have limited resources. We are trying to get down to one overnight stay, but PT is often reluctant to get them up DOS due to the nerve block and numbness/weakness/potential fall risk. Also constantly checking labs, orthostatic BP etc etc, keeping them in a mental state of "I'm sick". I know the majority of the world is on board with outpatient TJA, i don't know if we will ever get to that point where I work, but one overnight would be 100 percent improved.

MAY 23, TODAY -- Long journey, but I'll try to keep it as short as possible. Before I begin, I want to make it known that me and my ex were unofficially in a relationship. We did argue sometimes, but it only occurred over texting. In person it was a completely different relationship. It was LITERALLY PERFECT. However, It's very difficult to understand each other behind a screen as you can't physically or emotionally touch and feel one another, or depict what the other's emotions are. It's something I've explained to her but we'll reach that point later on. Anyways... I started talking to this beautiful and amazing female two days after Christmas 2023 (on Dec. 27) and we both fell in love with each other within a day of talking. We've had countless conversations about how we were going to plan our future together. We did all the lovebird talk and showered each other with compliments telling how perfect the other person is and hoping to spend the rest of our lives together. Hmph. Only one can dream, right?
Fast forward 32 days later (Jan 28, 2024), we plan to meet for the first time and go on our first date. It went well, but there were some nervous moments within the first 15 minutes. After that we got a lot more comfortable with one another and hooked up (no sex) for nearly an hour on a snowy afternoon. Due to circumstances out of our control in which I blame the god awful weather, we had to end the date early, which lasted about a good 3 hours. The very next day I receive devastating news as I was told she realized she still had feelings for he ex after he messaged her saying that he spotted us "kissing in the car". Mind you, this guy also cheated on her for six months during the time they've been together so what do you have to hold onto? Besides that, this fucker lives 30 minutes away, and you mean to tell me he came here to follow us everywhere we went ON THIS DAY SPECIFICALLY? I think not. Whatever.
Four days later, I decide to take a step back and not message her for 3 days (from February 1-4th) as I needed a couple days to collect my thoughts and think stuff over. We remained in contact and still talked everyday but it was a lot of crying on both ends. There was light flirting here and there, but we were not trying to do it on an obvious level. Think of it as breadcrumbing but not exact. The entire month was a rollercoaster of emotions and deep talks. We argued a few times here and there but they were never anything serious or harmful to our relationship. We did have a personal talk on the 20th and better understood our emotions, but nothing's improved much. Not much eventful stuff happened, so moving on to March...
March 1st was the day she confessed she never stopped loving me and still had strong feelings but was too afraid to show them. She tried pushing herself away after thinking I hated her and told me that she cried everyday and thought about me and how we handled the situation was taking a toll on her mentally and emotionally, stating she doesn't like showing anyone that side of her. She recommended we take a break from talking which only lasted exactly a week (until 3/7). She broke NC at 5 in the morning stating, "I thought you said we were on good terms." replying to a story I posted. Basically another girl was jealous of my relationship with my ex, but that's irrelevant here. Five days later (3/12), My ex's ex-boyfriend's FRIEND doxxed her. Early in the morning at around 3:30 AM (3/13), she explains the situation to me and sends me screenshots of their conversation and he happens to gets a hold of her message logs on Snapchat (some type of data breach he installed in his computer) and threatens to harm her and pull up to her house (which he did show up three days later that Friday and drove past her house at 2 in the morning with his lights off, yeah, weird motherfucker). I do all the comforting letting her know that I'll do whatever it takes to protect her from them and she suddenly grows a newfound love and appreciation for me, getting over him completely. March 16, early Saturday morning after midnight hours, we get on the phone and FaceTime from 1:01 AM to 9:33 AM (I have the logs, I know I keep track of a lot of our milestones) talking about life and what we'd expect moving forward together. It was honestly the happiest day of my life after reconciling with her. It marked the second time we started dating as we haven't ended on bad terms prior. A week later on March 23, we hung out for the first time in two months, marking the second time we've seen each other in person. It was a really bad snowstorm that day here in Upstate NY so we decide to drive back to her house canceling our plans of going on a date which would've been our second. We ended up getting stuck in the snow on the way up the hill, and it was pretty fun trying to get out. We ended up having great makeup sex and it was our first time being intimate on that level. A day later (3/24), I get a long wall of text of her pouring her heart out to me which made me tear up a bit. That moment made me realize she was the one for me (or that I thought of...). Five days pass by and on 3/29, we get to that second date and spent 11 and a half hours of our day together. We went to her favorite diner, went on a 40 minute drive for edibles up until watching the sunset until 7:47 before going home. On Easter two days later, we had our third date, which is personally a favorite of mine. We went to the movies, the arcade, to the pet store to pick out a snail for her tank, dinner, and so much more. I'll spare you the remaining details this time.
Come the month of April (2nd), she had asked me to come over to her house to hang out before she head to work. Two days after (April 4), we go on our fourth ever date, it was a relatively short one but we still were so obsessed with seeing each other that it didn't even matter if it was for twenty seconds (which literally happened March 30th haha). April 5th was our third time hanging out and for 4 and a half hours we basically had sex the entire time on six different occasions and cuddling watching a movie and a few YouTube videos. That very same day is when she started crying in my arms when we were cuddling and I asked her what's wrong and she would always tell me, "It's nothing, I'm fine." I knew that wasn't the case. It wasn't until I realized that our past arguments before we started dating again was taking a toll on her mentally, and she was having fears of being hurt again. She's had a lot of trauma in her past two relationships and I've done everything to reassure her that she'd have nothing to worry about because I really loved this girl. I never did anything to hurt her. Three days later (Apr 8), we were supposed to go see the Solar Eclipse together but she went with her friends instead and I kinda got upset over it so as a result, I didn't message her as much that day as I usually do and she sensed something was off about me. I didn't make it known so I played it off as nothing too serious. She did send me a message and as I was in the middle of sending a reply, I accidentally ended up leaving her on read and got back to her 52 minutes later after waking up. I knew she was pissed off at me because she began sending me 2-3 word replies and I instantly picked it up as she used to do this during the entire month of February and half of March after we ended things between us romantically. I decided to give her the rest of the night to herself regarding space and not text her back until early the next morning I get to work (Apr 9). I apologized to her and she tells me she thinks we need to end things for the better of her mental health and that we'd try again someday when she's ready and able to. I told her my reasonings and she tells me that I need to "man tf up and speak what's on your mind". Mind you, If I do that, it'll only hurt her feelings and she'll start crying. She's very sensitive so I try to be mindful of her feelings. That's that, and come four days later on a Saturday (Apr 13), we go on another "date" post-dating. we go to get some Taco Bell then camp out in a parking lot with sad music playing in the background. She stares at me but I can tell that she's fighting back tears. I do the same thing but for no more than 5 seconds then I turn my head to look away and out the window, letting out awkward giggles. Eventually my emotions overtake me and I throw myself towards her and hug her tightly while breaking down crying. I told her that I love her so much, and she then said she loves me as well. She immediately starts sobbing herself and I wiped every tear off her cheek as they rolled down her face and I kept my arm wrapped around her the entire time and even after we got done weeping. We spent the better part of 5 minutes with our foreheads pressed against one another's and I went in and kissed her and she let out a slight laugh after. After that, our post romance "date" lasted about an hour and a half as she would be busy the rest of the evening. We said our usual "byes" and gave each other a long, intimate hug after. Little did I know this would be the last time I'd see her in person as of this moment. The next day, we have a talk saying how much we appreciate each other, how I'll never neglect her and that I'll always be there for her when she needs it, and she says the same and thanks me for caring about her despite all she's put me through emotionally. The rest of April goes by and we're still doing everything we've done while we dated such as falling asleep on FaceTime together and talking for long hours (I'm talking 10-18 hour phone call sessions), or playing games together such as Call of Duty and Among Us for hours at a time. Apr 22 comes around, and I have suddenly entered a really dark place mentally. I get so upset that I'm brushing off friends, and even the girl I've come to love with all my heart. I haven't contacted her for three days after but once I did, I apologized and explained to her what I was going through at the time. She was obviously upset with me and thought I was over her and she spent every hour of the time she was alone crying and it made me feel like a complete asshole. I definitely had a reason because this is the second time I'm going through a heartbreak with her and it just happened so unexpectedly. April 28 comes and I tell her that I'm ready to just end talks completely, and I wished her a happy life. She promised me she was going to stop and try to fix things between us, and me feeling bad, I obliged because I felt terrible and I still loved her of course, but her actions of wanting to make things work didn't last a long time. I gave her an ultimatum that for the final few days of April, we'd try to work through our issues and go into May with a clean slate. Once again, she started to get distant with me shortly after and her long texts would become shorter and shorter to just one word replies, the phone calls would stop and I basically had to ask her more than once if she'd like to talk over the phone because it's a better way of communicating, and eventually we FaceTimed eight days later (May 4)...
May 4th we call each other at 2:57 AM and talk for a few minutes before falling asleep on call. We wake up at around 5 AM and talk about nonsense until 7 AM. It was her idea to hang up, she got emotional over something I must've said, I'm not sure...? She then says she would text me later, but the remainder of the day goes past and I get no message, no call, nothing. I'm upset and she caught wind of it and apologizes to me the next day at nearly 5 in the morning. We had an argument over texting and that was the final nail in the coffin for us. She suggested things to be over for us and it left me devastated because I just don't know what I've done to get treated like this. I did every nice thing for her, I never disrespected her, manipulate, act hostile or possessive at all. I was the complete opposite. I'm not one who likes to face adversity nor am I confrontational. I avoid any problems I may have to face. We go No Contact, but stupid me breaks that just 11 days later (May 16) sending a 1,259-word iMessage about all the shit we went through the last couple of months. I made sure to let her know my love and appreciation for her. I told her how we should've given space to each other before our situation got to the point that it got to. She replies three days later stating she didn't know what to say and apologizes for taking long to respond. She says she doesn't want to risk a relationship again because she's scared due to the way she used to talk to me disrespectfully when we tried being friends through all of our issues. four days later which is May 23 today, she goes OFF on me and cursed me out like I've never seen from the likes of her before. I did my best remaining calm with her throughout the entire encounter. I apologized multiple times for how I made her feel but it just wasn't enough I then get blocked.
I really found it hard to be "friends" with her through all of this until we can work ourselves up into a REAL relationship. I'm at a loss for words. I lost someone who meant so fucking much to me. I don't know what to do anymore. I'm so torn. Haley, you were the best I've ever loved. I thought I finally found my soulmate after being done so wrong in the past. I'll always love you, forever and always. I'm gonna miss the late night calls, your beautiful smile, your gorgeous eyes, and your amazing presence around me. I'm even gonna miss that annoying ass dog of yours and that perverted cat that used to watch us make love on the same bed he laid on during it. I hope someday we can make our way back to each other. I hope this isn't goodbye, but see you later.

Just needed somewhere to vent so I hope this is okay. I live with borderline personality disorder, deep depression, social anxiety and phobia plus more issues, and I have had a therapist for the last months that do not think I’m in need of help even though my life is falling apart. I have voiced several times my anxiety issues and my non will to live, about my destroyed self image, my eating disorder, literally everything, gone into detail about everything, and have tried to explain what sort of help I need. However, she had then told me that the team does not think I need any psychotherapy, which I said was fine. There are other forms of therapy that would be beneficial to me that I need to focus on, right? Well, then when I bring up that I’m in need of another form of therapy, she then tells me that they think I’m not in need of ANY therapy. For some context, I have gone to therapy since I was a small child, and they may think that they can’t do anything else for me. However, I have never received the proper therapy for my diagnosis, I was simply put in psychotherapy right after and was never offered anything else. I have tried and tried but nothing I say seems to change anything. I’m honestly at a loss of what to do. I have tried to request a new therapist, but even that seems to be difficult, even though I have a right to. I just want the help I need to be able to make myself live a good life, but I’m incapable of getting there all by myself. Anyway, that’s all. Thank you for reading 💕