She definitely had a few depressive episodes in the past; when she had her miscarriage and quit her job (at different points of her life). This time around, seems she's under alot of stress due to a recent family emergency and work pressure (recently scouted into a higher-up position)
To some extent, I'm not suprised. She's endured so much in her life and tends to keep her walls up and act strong, as she's a maternal/authorative figure to so many people; family and friends usually seek her out for advice and understanding.
but it doesn't help how incredibly disheartening it is to get a text from my dad about how its so bad she's getting medicated and finding her sometimes crying in the middle of the night. Especially considering I can't directly be there to support her, as I've moved half way across the world for my studies...
As her daughter- How do I deal with this? Is there any effective way I can help her? Should I suggest therapy?

I am really struggling to get OxygenOS 14 to behave anything like OxygenOS 10 on my old OnePlus7 Pro. Unfortunately it feels like with each succussive Android update I lose features, I don't gain features.
I have my Do Not Disturb settings set for 0 App exceptions and contacts set to favorites. I have all my Messages App notifications set to not allow notifications when do not disturb is on.
However, when I get a text message from a stared contact when DnD is enabled, my phone processes it as if DnD was not on at all. Notification tone, vibrate, etc.
How it used to work in OxygenOS10 was started contacts would be allowed to call, but everything else was muted. That is what I want.
I really hate bitching online about changes, but every time I made a major jump in Android it was a downgrade in functionality. I factory reset and went from OOS11 to OOS10 on my OnePlus7 because OO11 removed so many features I used daily. Unfortunately I was forced to replace my OnePlus7 and no I am paying for it. My 'smart phone' isn't smart anymore.

• DnD no longer has a setting to 'enable until next alarm'
• DnD no longer has an enable option to DnD for the next X hours.
• Notifications are not persistent on the lock screen anymore, one look and they're gone! (This is the dumbest feature of them all)
• Apparently DnD allows texts from started contacts now
• Cannot disable Google feed in home screen anymore
• Removed option for L2TP VPN
• The 'Shelf' us 100% useless without the ability to use custom widgets

What is OnePlus doing? It feels like they're coasting. They continue to remove useful features and add useless ones. It honestly feels like an Apple keynote where they spend 25 minutes talking about how they have revolutionized cellphones because you can now sort your contacts by last name or first name!

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I get the urge to make a camera control scheme that matches the current standard in RTS games, but you need to actually commit to it.
In a modern RTS, A and D pans the camera left and right on your current height plane. And W and S pan the camera forward and backward on the plane.
In HW3 pressing W and S zooms in and out. The exact same movement as rolling your scroll wheel. Why? This makes moving around the map so extremely awkward and I don’t need both my middle fingers resting on a zoom control.
The game is clearly able to pan you around on your current height plane, because that’s what happens if you drag with MMB or scroll to the edges of the screen.
As far as I can tell, there’s no way to remap the controls to fix this. I’d be happy to be proven wrong but until then I can only complain.

About two weeks ago I thought about writing a story under 1,000 words. Would you believe ... 2,093 words? Enjoy!
At 9 PM, my roommate Martine pulled her knees closer to her chest and corrected her balance on the bay window bench seat. She never once looked at me as I finished neatening up the living room behind her. I didn’t expect her to notice me. She was waiting for her new love interest, Baylun. Nothing short of setting her clothes on fire would break her concentration before he arrived.
That’s why I didn’t bother to ask her if I looked okay. Yes, I wanted to make a good impression on Baylun because being presentable is being polite. Also, I didn’t want to give Martine any reason to leave me without her monthly half of the rent. If she left despite me being as perfect as I can be, well, nothing I can do about that. And given how intensely she was staring out the window, I wouldn’t be surprised if she expected Baylun to propose tonight. On their third date.
As if she’d read my mind, she spoke without turning her head. “Would you add him to the lease? I mean, if you like Baylun?”
“My Aunt Gloria might okay it. There’s enough room here. We can ask.” Why did I feel the need to appease her and pretend I wouldn’t be uncomfortable as the third wheel in my aunt’s rental house? My best guess is because appeasing and pretending are the cornerstones of my life, I’m very good at them.
Luckily, Martine was already not listening. “He’s here,” she whispered, sliding off the bench seat. After picking up her silk shawl, she partially opened our front door. Footsteps coming up our front steps stopped at what I presumed was the top step.
Beaming, she opened the door and invited him in. The man who entered had to duck to get in and I had to stop myself for apologizing to him. He was well dressed, looked like the proverbial “million dollars” and as he bent to give Martine a kiss on the cheek, I saw his eyes.
I froze for a moment, staring at the wrinkles around his eyes. Inhaling sharply, I blinked and shifted my gaze to Martine. She’d described Baylun as mature for his age. She’d failed to tell me he was at least middle age. That may sound ageist and I’m sorry for that but Martine and I are both 22 years old and Baylun looked twice that. He might be kind and, as Martine mentioned more than once, rich, but he might also be constantly on the lookout for a younger model than the one currently on his arm. Far be it from me to pass judgment without proof, but I would need more than Martine’s affirmation to feel comfortable with him as a roommate.
Introductions were short if not sweet. Baylun extended his hand and shook mine, which gave me some relief. If he’d kissed my hand I would undoubtedly have done nothing except internally cringe.
“Are you ready?” he asked, looking first at Martine who nodded enthusiastically. Then he looked at me and raised his eyebrows as if waiting for a reply. My jaw dropped, in real time.
Martine stared at me for half a second before jumping in to save me. “Lise was just getting her sweater, right, Lise?”
Thanks for covering for me, Martine. My plans for the night included pjs as soon as you guys left, but how could I say no? Except for flat out saying “No” which would be unthinkable.
“Right, I forgot it, and where are we going?” I squished in behind Martine, reached into the closet and took the top sweater from the neatly folded pile in the sweater drawer.
Baylun made a noise that was probably meant to sound like laughter. “Heddon’s Hill. To see the stars. Cloudless night tonight!”
Martine clapped her hands a couple of times, giving me a jolt of second-hand embarrassment. “Baylun asked me to keep it a secret. He brought a bottle of really good wine. It’s in his car, right, babe?”
Baylun didn’t say anything as he put his hand on her cheek like she was a child. She stared at him, as if in a trance. He didn’t purr audibly but that’s the best way I can describe his facial expression. Then I looked him in the eyes and the silence that followed hurt my ears.
A wave of panic immobilized me. I looked away and struggled to put on the sweater.
When he spoke, he whispered but it felt like thunder to my ears. “Perhaps a heavier outer layer?”
Martine snapped back into reality. “You look cold. Grab a hoodie, we’ll meet you in the car.”
That was the out I needed. “You know what, I feel awful. Go ahead, enjoy. I’ll take cold meds and try to be awake when you get back, to hear all about it.” To convey sadness at missing out on being a third wheel and resigned acceptance of impending illness, I grimaced and shrugged.
Martine considered me for a moment before agreeing. She leaned gently against Baylun’s arm and squeezed his hand. “Could we be back in an hour, babe?”
He turned his full attention on her and nodded. “Yes. We will. Goodbye, Lise.”
I thought about saying goodbye and decided a coughing fit would be more suitable. As I covered my mouth with my left elbow, I waved weakly with my right hand. The two lovebirds got into the car and when I heard it backing down the driveway, I poured a couple of teaspoons of night time anti-cold liquid down the sink. To make sure I smelled like I’d taken it, I licked the spoon before washing it.
When they returned, Martine walked in at a slower pace than usual and Baylun put his arm under hers as soon as they were both inside, so she could lean on him. She didn’t seem upset. She also didn’t make eye contact with me. My first thought was she had a bit too much wine, but we’ve had drinks together. She’s always been a little louder, a little more animated after a bit of alcohol. I started wondering if she’d consumed something other than wine while stargazing. Not judging, just trying to find an explanation that didn’t scare me about her health.
Instead of speaking to me, Baylun nodded and continued supporting Martine, helping her through the house. I reasoned he was taking her to the bathroom or her bedroom, so I squeezed in beside him and ran to open her bedroom door. Baylun led her to the far side of her bed so he was facing me, and helped her to lie down.
Except he didn’t lay her down right away. He held her halfway between standing and lying down, stared into my eyes and put his mouth on her neck.
I know how this sounds. My brain undoubtedly recognized the set-up. Yet I was unprepared for what happened.
Baylun retracted his lips, revealing two bloody fangs and touched Martine’s neck as if searching for something. Just before his fingers found them, I saw two wounds on her neck. He positioned his fingers so his fangs went into the wounds. Martine shuddered for a second, then sighed and stopped moving.
I inhaled sharply. Nothing made sense and I couldn’t remember how to move. When I realized my hand was still on the door handle, I leaned on it slightly, turned and ran to the front door.
Baylun met me there. I didn’t hear him walking or running. He wasn’t at the door and then he was, positioned to prevent me from opening it. He wasn’t frowning. He didn’t lean towards me or touch me, for which I was grateful.
But his eyes. They sparkled, they were bright and lively, and they were wrinkle-free. He looked my age, not middle aged. He looked like the guy I’d met an hour earlier, only younger.
I took a step backwards.
He took a step forward and spoke, his voice quiet and calm.
“If you say anything to her about what you saw, I will deny it and she will believe me. Then I will show you what it’s like to burn in hell.”
This was the second time in one night life handed me a “get out of trouble” card and I grabbed it with both hands. Frowning with the hopes of presenting as confused, I asked, “Okay, I thought it was very kind of you to bring her home, but I think I get it. What’s our story if she asks?”
He crossed his arms and studied me for a long moment. “I’m glad you understand. You can take credit for getting her into bed.”
I nodded and brought my left hand to my mouth, trying to look thoughtful. “And you asked her to text when she gets up tomorrow? Or is that too much?”
He chuckled and uncrossed his arms. “That’s just what I was thinking.” He stared at my mouth.
A rush of fear froze me in place. “Everything okay?”
“It will be.” He pointed at the right side of my mouth.
A sharp pain on the side of my face woke me up. It was still dark. I was in my bed. I tried sitting up and learned my pillowcase was stuck to the corner of my mouth.
Instant panic. I picked up the pillow and ran to the bathroom where a quick glance in the mirror above the sink revealed the substance wasn’t glue, it was blood. As awful as that was, my initial reaction was “Better than glue.” A little warm water on a face cloth eased the pillowcase off my skin and I set the case and face cloth on the counter.
For a brief moment I felt absolute relief. I held onto the sides of the sink and took a deep breath.
A drop of blood landed on the right side of the sink.
Blood could be from biting my lip, or inside of my cheek or even my tongue in my sleep. Or a nosebleed.
Another drop of blood landed on the sink.
It was so weird. Nothing hurt. Not my nose, not my lip, not my tongue. I struggled to figure out what I did, why I would be bleeding. Did I do something foolish before I went to bed?
I couldn’t remember going to bed.
Time to look in the mirror. There wasn’t any obvious damage, so I used my fingers to move my lips away from the right side of my mouth.
My canine tooth was missing. Another, sharper tooth was working its way out of the gums. That’s where the blood was coming from.
I leaned in and looked more closely at it. The emerging canine was definitely tearing through the gum, making it bleed.
A scream worked its way up my throat. I stood up, ramrod straight, shut my mouth and gently placed the face cloth on it.
I tiptoed down the hall to Martine’s bedroom door. It was shut. She was breathing in a regular pattern, not quite snoring.
I came back to my bedroom and checked my phone. 4:45 AM. When did I come to bed? Baylun was here, I remembered him with Martine and then at the door. Seems like he’s gone, unless he’s sitting in the dark in the living room or kitchen.
Any other day, Martine would be waking up in two hours. If she does, I don’t doubt she’ll be excited to hear Baylun wants her to text him.
I want to throw up. A few hours ago, life felt so normal. Now a giant canine tooth is pushing its way into my mouth. Maybe the other one is, too. I don’t care to find out. I also don’t want to go to the hospital where I’ll run out of answers before the staff run out of questions.
Maybe I can take a couple of days off work, see if the new dental situation affects my sleep schedule. Maybe I can find a night job.
Or maybe I’m a vampire, condemned to a life of hunting humans and being hunted by humans. I’m going to wait until Martine gets up before posting this. She might have a lot more information on this.
My mind is clearer now. My memories are back. It’s time for me to disappear from Martine’s and my Aunt Gloria’s lives. I can do it. I must do it. For their safety, and for mine. Everything is not okay. Not yet.

I (17F) have a group of friends (all 17F) that been together since middle school. There was this one girl who is somewhat apart of my friend group that is really nice and pretty to me, we've been friends since freshman year of high school and at that time I didn't really know my sexuality and that specific friend (let's call her Elize) helped me figure it out by taking me out on dates and even went far as making out with me.
Now we are juniors and Elize has recently gotten a girlfriend and this might sound selfish of me but around the time she got in the relationship my feelings for her started to rise up. Her partner is really nice to me and I would never do anything to hurt her or both of them period..
One of my friends noticed that I have been distancing myself away from Elize and my friend group and invited me to go to a restaurant with Elize, her girlfriend, my 3 other friends, and their partners too. When the night ended my friend (let's call her Lucy) started texting me and basically attacking me in some way.
I was confused because the whole night I was quiet and didn't really feel that I belonged there since it was basically a date night for them (im single T.T) so when I texted her back she was telling me that " was looking at her in some way" and that "it's obvious but she doesn't know" and proceeded to say that im an A-hole.
Am I? I don't want to get in between Elize and her relationship and I never intended too. They don't let me attach pictures so I'll write down the text.
L: yo why did you look at E like that?
Me: lol like what?🥴
L: she's taken so don't even think about it...
Me: i wasn't thinking about anything, what ru on?
L: bffr, she dosent know but i can tell.!
Me: im not doing nothing L, we r just friends. 😭
L: okay, just to let you know that's a as*hole move your doing you know damn well she's taken. weirdo
Me: what? I swear im not doing anything.? if it bothers you so much then I'll stop hanging out with her?
L: yea cuz your like making her uncomfortable or something
Me: did she say that?
L: no.
Me: then wtf r u talking about?😭😭

The Legend of Herobrine's Curse
I READ. The pages told of a mysterious entity named Herobrine, said to be the ghost of a miner who had died in a cave-in long ago. According to the legend, Herobrine haunted the world of Minecraft, leaving behind strange and terrifying signs of his presence. It was said that once you encountered Herobrine, you could never escape his curse.
Alex laughed it off, thinking it was just a silly myth. But that night, something strange happened. As Alex was building a new house on the edge of a dark forest, a chill ran down his spine. He turned around and saw, in the distance, a figure that looked just like Steve, but with white, empty eyes. The figure vanished as quickly as it had appeared.
Uneasy, Alex continued to build, but he couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. He started to notice odd things around his world: trees with all their leaves removed, tunnels dug in unnatural patterns, and pyramids made of sand appearing in the middle of the desert. At first, Alex thought it was a glitch, but the occurrences became too frequent and too eerie to ignore.
One evening, as Alex was mining for diamonds, he heard a faint whispering sound. It grew louder, echoing through the dark caverns. Alex’s heart pounded as he realized the whispers were calling his name. He quickly placed torches to light his way out, but the whispers persisted, growing more insistent and menacing.
In a panic, Alex tried to exit the cave, but every turn led to a dead end. The torches he placed flickered and extinguished, plunging him into darkness. Desperate, he dug upwards, trying to reach the surface. After what felt like hours, he broke through to the surface, only to find himself not in his familiar world, but in a twisted, shadowy version of it.
The sky was pitch black, and the once vibrant world was now desolate and silent. Alex wandered through the eerie landscape, searching for a way out. Suddenly, he saw him again—Herobrine. The entity stood motionless, staring at Alex with those soulless eyes. Alex tried to run, but no matter how fast he moved, Herobrine was always just behind him, silently watching.
Exhausted and terrified, Alex stumbled upon a signpost. The sign read, "Leave now, or be cursed forever." With no other choice, Alex attempted to log out of the game, but the exit button was disabled. His screen flickered, and a message appeared: "You cannot escape. You are mine."
In a final, desperate attempt, Alex unplugged his computer. The screen went black, and the whispers stopped. He sighed in relief, thinking it was over. But when he looked around, he realized he was no longer in his room. The walls were made of stone, and the air was cold and damp. He had been transported into the game itself.
Herobrine's curse had claimed another victim. Now, Alex roams the haunted world of Minecraft, a shadow of his former self, forever searching for a way out, but always under the watchful eyes of Herobrine. And so, the legend continues, waiting for the next curious player to uncover the book and fall into the trap of Herobrine's Curse.

I'm from PONDICHERRY, INDIA I got matched to a female who is interested in hookup and moreover she is beautiful and honest,we texted eachother and She is genuine person and she's romantic too ,She really wants some good cuddles , which she said she missed a lot, That's so cute because , I never seen a woman who expresses her feelings and fantasies,She said she is looking forward to meet me after elections, which I was expecting,But suddenly she Ghosted me without saying anything, what could be the reason ? I don't know , Actually she was looking forward to it more than I am ,but suddenly she Ghosted made me sad ,I'm too person with emotions.If she could have been replied with proper reason i could have definitely respected her Decision.But i really looking forward to meet someone who is interested in near future.I really like healthy conversation in reddit too if anyone want to Talk Feel free to reach me out in private message.

Why is unrequited love so hard to get over
For reference I’m 18 M
To me was a bestfriend, she was someone that I never really expected to come into my life at that specific time but she did. Her and I had met at my school ball, she was one of my friends dates of which she didn’t like him and he liked her. I reached out to her one day because he wasn’t speaking very highly of her and then I guess the rest is history. I never ever had the intention to be anything with her she was so far out of my league; I mean she really is beautiful it’s amazing. But after that one message I sent her we just kept talking.
I met her at a time in my life where I was struggling to get over my ex… my only ex, it’s the same as what’s happening now I was hurt and couldn’t get over her but she helped me with that. I thoroughly believe that she got me over my first love and now I’m stuck not being able to get over her because ause I’m one of those boys that just feels hard. Once I feel i really feel. I am way too loyal for my own good. And she knew that she knew I had been hurt, she told me her fears about love and we both worked with each other unknowingly to get through that. What we didn’t know is what would eventually happen. This whole 1 year talking stage i had with her we really were pretty much together. I saw her a lot, dropped flowers off at her house randomly when she was sad, during wace she kept breaking down and everytime i knew she was I went over to hers with her favourite stuff for her, we were so many of each others firsts and it was incredible. I truly believe that is the deepest I will ever feel for anyone.
I eventually worked up the courage to ask her out and ask her to be mine. There was a spot she loved to go to. This lake with a walkway and a gazebo thing in the middle, I lit up the whole walkway with candles and fairy lights over the gazebo and eventually I got rejected. She used year 12 as an excuse and I should have known that was the first red flag before what was to come. I could never understand why she said no. We did everything couples would do. I met her entire family, her grandparents and mum would hug me we would sleep together on Friday nights after school. I surprised her going to her dance concerts with her mum and dad, when she got her diagnosis I was there for her to cry in my arms, we were emotionally inseparable. I was flabbergasted.
Eventually a few months later her and I had a talk and I told her how I truly felt, and she knew how my heart works and she just said that her and I have to call it quits, she was scared of what happened to her sister would happen to her and that it was all so overwhelming.
The last words we ever spoke to each other still resonate with me so deeply. “I’m sorry we can’t, I love you” and that was that. And this this hit my like a train. My best mate has never ever seen me cry until that afternoon. He is and still is genuinely worried for me because he knew how much of an impact she made on my life. Everything that was bad about me I managed to pick out of my life for her, I became a better boy for her. She brought out the best in me. And for what I thought would only be a few months I was fucked over her, I couldn’t even try and talk to any other girls because I found myself looking for her in them, which I will never find it’s impossible. And really the feeling of being needed the feeling of unconditional love I miss it. She and I never dated I was never her boyfriend. I’m trying to let go so I can move onto people I do really like personally but it’s just so difficult and I don’t understand why
….its now been just over a year and I can’t get her out of my head. Why is it so hard

Why is unrequited love so hard to get over
For reference I’m 18 M
To me was a bestfriend, she was someone that I never really expected to come into my life at that specific time but she did. Her and I had met at my school ball, she was one of my friends dates of which she didn’t like him and he liked her. I reached out to her one day because he wasn’t speaking very highly of her and then I guess the rest is history. I never ever had the intention to be anything with her she was so far out of my league; I mean she really is beautiful it’s amazing. But after that one message I sent her we just kept talking.
I met her at a time in my life where I was struggling to get over my ex… my only ex, it’s the same as what’s happening now I was hurt and couldn’t get over her but she helped me with that. I thoroughly believe that she got me over my first love and now I’m stuck not being able to get over her because ause I’m one of those boys that just feels hard. Once I feel i really feel. I am way too loyal for my own good. And she knew that she knew I had been hurt, she told me her fears about love and we both worked with each other unknowingly to get through that. What we didn’t know is what would eventually happen. This whole 1 year talking stage i had with her we really were pretty much together. I saw her a lot, dropped flowers off at her house randomly when she was sad, during wace she kept breaking down and everytime i knew she was I went over to hers with her favourite stuff for her, we were so many of each others firsts and it was incredible. I truly believe that is the deepest I will ever feel for anyone.
I eventually worked up the courage to ask her out and ask her to be mine. There was a spot she loved to go to. This lake with a walkway and a gazebo thing in the middle, I lit up the whole walkway with candles and fairy lights over the gazebo and eventually I got rejected. She used year 12 as an excuse and I should have known that was the first red flag before what was to come. I could never understand why she said no. We did everything couples would do. I met her entire family, her grandparents and mum would hug me we would sleep together on Friday nights after school. I surprised her going to her dance concerts with her mum and dad, when she got her diagnosis I was there for her to cry in my arms, we were emotionally inseparable. I was flabbergasted.
Eventually a few months later her and I had a talk and I told her how I truly felt, and she knew how my heart works and she just said that her and I have to call it quits, she was scared of what happened to her sister would happen to her and that it was all so overwhelming.
The last words we ever spoke to each other still resonate with me so deeply. “I’m sorry we can’t, I love you” and that was that. And this this hit my like a train. My best mate has never ever seen me cry until that afternoon. He is and still is genuinely worried for me because he knew how much of an impact she made on my life. Everything that was bad about me I managed to pick out of my life for her, I became a better boy for her. She brought out the best in me. And for what I thought would only be a few months I was fucked over her, I couldn’t even try and talk to any other girls because I found myself looking for her in them, which I will never find it’s impossible. And really the feeling of being needed the feeling of unconditional love I miss it. She and I never dated I was never her boyfriend. I’m trying to let go so I can move onto people I do really like personally but it’s just so difficult and I don’t understand why
….its now been just over a year and I can’t get her out of my head. Why is it so hard

Background: (jump down to "Current story" if you like to skip this, TD;LR in the end)
My heart is aching today as I realise I need to cut off one more sister from my life. I wrote about her and my little sister in my very first post when I joined Reddit last year, so this is a bit of an update, or a continuation, as this is about my relationship with my sisters. I had planned to write much more about them last fall, just to get this heavy heart ache off my chest, but then I realised there wasn't that much to say. A lot of it had healed already.
This is especially true to my eldest sister, Anna, who I never had a warm relationship with and who I have had a cordial, distant and very LC relationship for years. Most of the things she has done to me are forgotten, and it gives me peace. We call each other maybe once or twice a year to catch up and are civil to each other. She has four kids and I have a good relationship with the two eldest who I used to babysit when I was young. So I'm happy to keep these family bonds intact.
My youngest sister, Ella, I have had a similar relationship until last year, when she got a new job and stopped calling me all together. It wasn't a disaster as I had stopped caring for her already ten years ago (see my first post on my page to know why). I don't even get an urge to call her and tell her my latest news any more, which is great. The post I wrote on Reddit last year really helped me get closure and move on in this, and I've gone almost completely NC with her afterwards. She is only a member in our large family chat, but that's all.
I ditched family Christmas at her place last year and it was such a relief to realise I wasn't obliged to go there any more. I made one more phone call to her in January this year and realised during the call that this would be my last call I ever make to her. A relief again.
Now, my sister Bertha, who showed her true nature of being an ableist ten years ago, I've had a very turbulent and passionate relationship with all my life. We have fought, we have made up, we have loved each other and we have been there for each other in the darkest moments of our lives. Well, it used to be that way, until she couldn't handle me becoming severe in my ME 10 years ago.
But we did get past that (I forgave her and never talked about it again). Now I realise, it was stupid.
The current story:
I'm writing this because I need to go NC with Bertha now, and I need help to get there. I've been carrying the secret hurt of her ableism all these years in silence, because I somehow always thought that maybe if I try really hard she'll still love me, even though she can't stand my handicap. I know I’ve been a fool, but family relationships go really deep and there are so many layers of love and hurt in them, it takes time to untangle it all.
There is this yearning in me to be accepted and loved by her, that I wish I didn't have,and it makes me want to hear her voice once in a while, which is why I get the urge to call her about every 3–6 months. I, of course, don’t talk about my illness to her any more (I learned my lesson the hard way), but there are other aspects in life to talk about. So we did. I really wished we could maintain a good enough relationship as sisters, and I have been carrying that hope for years. Yeah, I’m a fool.
Now, this spring I have some exiting things happening to me and I wanted to tell it to those who I'm used to telling good things about. This includes my best friends, my brother, and it used to include Bertha. So I tried to call her. She didn't answer. I called again a few days later, she didn't answer. All I got was a text about how busy she is with her new dream career right now and can't take the call.
Yesterday I tried a third time in the evening. We talked last time in February, so I know it's not that long ago, but I really wanted to tell her my big news. So, when she did not answer I wrote a text message asking if I had done something to her because she doesn't call me back. (She has always called me back before. If not the same day, at least during the same week). She answered with a voice mail telling me about how busy she is rn with her career and won't have time to talk until June at the earliest.
Now, I actually talked to my brother last week, and he couldn't talk because he was out eating at a restaurant with Bertha and her hubby, and he called me back later that evening. So this was of course all lies. Anyone can put a 15 minute phone call in their schedule sometime during a week. But I digress.
I got the voice mail this morning as I woke up and realised I need to stop having a relationship with Bertha all together. I need to put her in the same box where Ella sits and have her as a member of our family chat only (where I never actually write anything, I'm just a passive member there). I just wish my heart wasn't breaking at the moment over it. I wish I didn't want to tell her about my news the same way I don't want to tell Ella, or even Anna. Now, please help me get there with Bertha. How can I stop loving her and stop wanting to call her to talk to her and hear her voice? I really can't go on being an afterthought in her life any longer. I need to form a strategy to follow so I can move on and forget about her, without my heart breaking over it.
TD;LR: My big sister Bertha has had me as an afterthought in her life ever since I got severely handicapped 10 years ago due to ME. I need to cut her out of my life to stop her from hurting me over and over again, but I still foolishly love her, so I need help going NC.

—— Feedback from a 90S Buddhist practitioner who shared her experiences with tears at the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door Website.
Gratitude to Namo Sakyamuni Buddha!
Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
Gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from ten directions and three periods of time!
Gratitude to the Dharma protectors!
Gratitude to the benefactor and benevolent father Master Jun Hong Lu!
Gratitude to my fellow Dharma practitioners!
I am very happy to share with you my path to learning Buddhism in a healthy state. I am a post-90s person, and I am also a devout Buddhist. Previously, I just believed in Buddhism, burned incense and worshiped the Buddha, but I did not know I should recite Buddhist scriptures. In my consciousness, reciting Buddhist scriptures is the business of a monk or nun. It was later when I became acquainted with Buddhism formally that I realized that monks, nuns, laymen monks, and laymen nuns can all recite Buddhist scriptures if they are willing to do so.
I came into contact with Buddhism in the summer of 2018, the year I gave birth to 2 children in a row. My physical state was particularly poor. I suffer from insomnia almost every night. I often got to bed around 10:00 p.m. and woke up around 1:00 a.m., and I was then unable to sleep. During the day, I had to take care of the children and do housework. I often felt physically exhausted.
One night, I remembered that my cousin transcribed Buddhist scriptures. I thought that it would be better for me to do so at home so that I would not be wasting sleepless hours. By transcribing Buddhist scriptures I could cultivate my mind and improve my handwriting. Then, I searched the Internet. They said that transcribing Buddhist scriptures disrespects the Bodhisattva, so I gave up this idea. Then I thought of reciting Buddhist scriptures. The several Buddhist scriptures I found online were not suitable for me.
It might be my affinity with Buddha is ripe, or it is the Bodhisattva's compassion for me. Not long after I saw an article online that said reciting Buddhist scriptures could change one's destiny. I just casually left a comment below:“Can reciting Buddhist scriptures really change destiny?”Back and forth in this way, I added that Buddhist practitioner to my friend list.
What impressed me the most was that practicing Buddhism and reciting Buddhist scriptures are free of charge, and there will be no fees. On the Internet, she shared with me a lot of Buddhist scripture information. Later, she mailed me the Dharma Gems. After receiving the Dharma Gems, I began reciting the Buddhist scriptures, and I kept doing so until my children started school. I became very busy after school started. I did not want to recite Buddhist scriptures anymore. I recited a few Little Houses but did not repay my karmic creditors. Perhaps that is why my karma was activated early.
In the winter, I found that I had a high frequency of headaches, and also suffered left migraines. The left side of the body was soft and numb, especially the left toes and the hand. I wondered if it was the same as my mother's disease. Until December, when my mother again went to the provincial capital hospital due to health problems, did I realize this was a genetic condition. Further, the probability of female inheritance is very high. Then, I searched the Internet for primary multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms and compared them to my own physical condition. I broke down. I was 26 years old at the time, just entering the age of predestined 369 calamity.
I had just been married for 2 years. I didn't dare tell my husband because I was afraid the family would be broken up. Since I had 2 daughters, I was afraid they would inherit the disease. I didn't dare tell my parents either, for fear of causing psychological pressure on my mom. I bear it alone. My spirit was in a state of collapse every day.
One day, I suddenly remembered a cancer case that was cured by practicing Buddhism, which was shared in a WeChat moment. Why not MS? Again, I contacted the Buddhist practitioner who transformed me. I cried and told her what had happened to me. I asked her if reciting Buddhist scriptures could really heal me. I remembered that she replied to me very firmly, saying it would definitely cure me. That's how I returned to the path of reciting Buddhist scriptures. This time I was with hope and determination in practicing Buddhism. MS can't be cured medically, only managed. I have no way out. I want to change my destiny through Dharma.
Since then, I have frantically read the shared presentations and referred to those practitioners’cases. I want to see how to do merits and virtues by making vows and releasing lives. Once, I made a vow to the sky to release fish worth 1,000 CNY and recited a number of Little Houses. Right at that moment, the left side of my body became much lighter and less numb. I thought it was amazing. It gave me a little more confidence in reciting Buddhist scriptures. When I saw people sharing that vegetarian is good, I made a vow to be vegetarian 2 days a month, then 10 days a month, and then a full-time vegetarian.
My physical conditions were not always as good as I wanted them to be, sometimes good and sometimes bad. I often dream of the dead. Once I dreamed that I had caused a car full of people to fall into the river and die. When I woke up, I hurriedly made a vow to ascend them using the Little House. Master Lu enlightened us that everyone comes into this world with karmic obstacles. Only by constantly reciting Buddhist scriptures, performing merits and virtues and repaying debts can these karmic obstacles be dissolved. Therefore, I knew that my karmic obstacle is from my past life, and I either have to repay it with my body or with reciting Buddhist scriptures. I chose the latter, by reciting Buddhist scriptures to repent of my past sins. Thereafter, whenever I dreamed of the deceased, I would make a vow to recite the Little House for them.
I have also deeply repented gossiping behind people's backs, saying too many bad things about them, and doing too many things behind their backs. Due to unknown the cause and effect, I advised people to divorce. I have been obsessed with worldly love and watched too many romance novels and TV dramas, which has led to my blessings loss. I have taken advantage of small gains and committed very petty thefts. I have deeply repented to this now. I am willing to spend the rest of my life cultivating my behavior and mind! I will recite the Buddhist scriptures and recite Little Houses to pay off my karmic debts.
With time, my symptoms improved: from the 24-hour constant numbness in my hands and feet in 2018, to a little bit lighter in 2019, to 2020 when sometimes these symptoms disappeared for a period of time, to 2021 when the symptoms nearly disappeared but the feeling of recurrence still came back at times, and then to 2022 when I had almost forgotten about MS because the softness and numbness in my hands and feet had completely disappeared. It is only now that I dare to stand up bravely and say I am really cured. This is because I have been free of the MS symptoms for >1 year. I am really grateful to the Bodhisattva! Buddhist scriptures have created miracles for me.
Maybe readers will think I have not done diagnosis tests. How can I tell if I have MS? First of all, my physical symptoms are the same as my mom's. Secondly, this disease is divided into hereditary and non-hereditary forms. Unfortunately, my mom's is hereditary, and she has test results for it. Furthermore, I've googled too much information just hoping it's something else and my faulty senses. One article had a message conversation that caused me to fall into the abyss. That person had the same disease and had been diagnosed, and mine was exactly the same. Honestly, I couldn't go to the hospital for a checkup, because I really couldn't face this reality.
Even though I had already practiced Buddhism, any time I thought of having MS it literally broke me down. Sometimes I would wonder why my hands and feet were still numb and weak after reciting Buddhist scriptures for so long and releasing so many lives. Why is it still not healed? This type of thought made me collapse. After collapsing, I decided to continue practicing because of the fact that this disease cannot be cured medically. Reading Buddhist practitioners’ shared presentations is my only motivation. So many rare and intractable diseases were cured, I firmly believe that the Bodhisattva will save me, too. I don't think words can really express my inner world. My heart always experiences breaking down and healing itself over and over again; then breaking down again and healing itself again.
I am grateful to my cousin for accompanying me all the way and listening to me pour out my sufferings. I am also grateful to Buddhist practitioner Liren for always encouraging me and telling me that this is karma and that reciting the scriptures can eliminate karma. It is only by reciting Buddhist scriptures properly and persistently that I have become the person I am now.
I have changed the most in 2022. This year is also the year of the greatest vow power. After I studied Buddhism in Plain Terms, I understood many truths. Before 2022, I used to recite Buddhist scriptures without understanding why. My mind was not cultivated well, and my merits and virtues were leaked. Before 2022, I ate vegetarian food with five pungent spices. In 2022, I made a vow to be a full-time vegetarian without five pungent spices, be one of the hands and eyes of Guan Yin Bodhisattva to widely transform sentient beings, release 100,000 fish, and recite 1,200 Little Houses specifically for my MS.
As my Master taught, the greater the vow, the greater the merits and virtues, and the faster the karmic obstacles are cleared. Today, sitting here and reminiscing, I am fortunate. This is because I met the Dharma before my karmic obstacles fully flared up. As a result, I was able to pass a major calamity in my life.
I hope my sharing will bring hope to more new Buddhist practitioners! Studying Buddhism and reciting Buddhist scriptures is not superstition. It can really help us dissolve all the problems on earth.
My sharing has come to an end. If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the truth in the presentation, I'd like to seek forgiveness from Namo Sakyamuni Buddha, the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and Dharma protectors. I’d appreciate my fellow practitioners' critique and correction!
I, not my fellow practitioners, will be responsible for my own karma!
Presenter: Dharma Practitioner LanLan
Posted: 2023-07-27
Translator: Frank
Published: 2023-08-25
Statement by translator
The story was translated from Chinese into English by meaning, not word by word. If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the true meaning of the Chinese version, I pray for forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors and Master Jun Hong Lu.
Propagation
It would be greatly appreciated if you would forward this presentation to all sentient beings you know, sick or healthy. You will accumulate immeasurable merits and virtues. Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda!
Would you like to change your destiny?
We will show you how to do the Five Golden Buddhist Practices of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door: (1) making vows, (2) reciting Buddhist scriptures (sutras and mantras), (3) performing life liberation, (4) reading Buddhism in Plain Terms, and (5) repenting. You will personally witness how you and your family can achieve physical and mental stability, relief from illness and grievances, wisdom growth, academic progress, career advancement, and family happiness through Dharma. It’s free of charge.
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原文如下：
90后师兄含泪分享：医学无法治愈的多发性硬化症通过学佛念经彻底痊愈
——心灵法门网友反馈
2023-07-27
感恩南无释迦牟尼佛！
感恩南无大慈大悲救苦救难广大灵感观世音菩萨摩诃萨！
感恩十方三世一切诸佛菩萨！
感恩龙天护法菩萨！
感恩恩师慈父！
感恩师兄们！
很高兴能在身体健康的状态下和大家分享我的学佛之路。我是一名90后，我也是一名虔诚的佛教徒，只不过，我只是信佛，会烧香，会拜佛，却不会读经。在我的意识中，念经是出家师父的事。后面接触佛法才明白，只要愿意，在家出家都可以念经。
我是在2018年暑假的时候接触佛法，那年我是连着生完两个孩子，身体状态特别差，几乎每晚都失眠，经常10点左右睡，1点左右醒，然后就开始失眠。白天又要带孩子做家务，整个人经常觉得体力不支。
有次晚上无意想起表妹会抄经，我想着自己在家没事这样失眠浪费时间还不如也抄经，既可以修心也可以练练字。然后就上网搜索，网上说抄经对菩萨不尊敬，然后又打消了这个念头，又想着读经，结果网上搜索了几种经文，都觉得不适合自己。
也许是佛缘成熟，也许是菩萨慈悲我，没多久我在网上看见一篇文章说念经可以改变命运，我就随缘在下面留言说：念经，真的可以改变命运吗？这样一来二往，我加上了那位师兄。
印象最深的是，学佛念经都是免费的，不会有任何费用。在网上她给我分享了好多经文资料，后面也给我邮寄了法宝，我收到后就开始念经，坚持到孩子开学，孩子开学后每天很忙碌，就不想读经了，经文组合小房子读了几张，也没有烧送，就这样一直放着。也许是这个原因提前激活了业障。
到了冬季，我发现我头痛的频率高了，而且有些奇怪的还出现左偏头痛，还有身体左边有些发软、发麻，特别是左边的脚指头和左边的手，当时也有怀疑是不是和我妈妈的病一样，但也只是怀疑，不敢过多地想。直到12月，我妈又因为身体原因需要去省城住院，结果这次住院的经历让我发现，我妈这个病是遗传病，遗传女性的概率很大，然后我在网上搜索多发性硬化症的初级症状，再对照自己的身体状况。整个人都开始崩溃了，那年我是26周岁，正逢“三六九”关劫。
那会我也刚结婚两年，我不敢告诉我先生，我怕这个家会散，而且我生的是两个女儿，我也怕她们会遗传。我也不敢告诉爸妈，我怕给我妈造成心理压力。就这样一个人扛着，精神每天处于崩溃的状态。
回到家后，我就突然想起师兄朋友圈分享的癌症都能好，我又联系度我的师兄，哭着和她说了我的事，问她我念经真的能好吗，记得她非常坚定地回复我说一定能好。就这样，我又开始了念经的道路，只不过这次带着希望在读，更加坚定了一些，因为这个病在医学上无法解决，只有控制，我没有任何办法，想通过佛法来改变命运。
此后，我疯狂地看分享，参考大家的灵验分享，看大家如何许愿放生做功德。有次我对着天空许愿放生1000元的鱼，念诵多少张经文组合小房子。当时这个左边的身体发软发麻的状态就轻了许多，我当时觉得好神奇，也给我增加了一点念经的信心。此后，我看大家分享吃素好，我就许愿一个月两次，再一个月10天，再后面吃全素。
我许愿吃全素这个过程很短，因为我想早点让自己好。可事情总是不尽人意，时好时坏。在念经这段道路上，我也经常梦见亡人，有一次还梦见自己把一车的人弄得掉进河里死了，醒来后赶紧地许愿给他们读诵经文组合小房子。师父说过，每个人都是带着业障来到这个世界，只有通过不断地念经做功德还债才能化解这些业障。所以，我知道这是我前世的业障，要么用身体还，要么用经文还。我选择后者，用经文去忏悔我的过往。所以此后，只要梦见亡人，我都会许愿读经文组合小房子。
我也深深忏悔，我曾经背后乱嚼舌头，说了太多人家的坏话，做了太多背后阴人的事；曾经不明因果，劝人离婚；曾经迷恋世间的情爱，看了太多的爱情小说和电视剧，导致福报尽损；曾经爱占小便宜，做了很小偷小摸的事；我现在都深深地忏悔，愿意用我的余生好好地修心修行，好好地学佛念经念经文组合小房子还债。
经过我不断地读经消业，我的症状也有所改善，从2018年的24小时手脚持续发麻，到2019年的症状轻了一点，再到2020年有时这些症状会消失一段时间，再到2021年，症状可以说消失，但有时还是会复发的感觉，再到2022年，我几乎把这个病给忘记了，因为手脚那些发麻发软的感觉都消失了。直到现在，我才敢勇敢站出来说，我真的好了，因为我已经有一年多没有这些症状了。真的感恩菩萨！经文的灵验在我这里创造了奇迹。
也许大家会觉得我没有做任何检查，如何判定自己就是这个病呢？首先，是身体的症状和我妈妈的一样；其次，这个病分遗传和不遗传，很不巧，我妈的是遗传，这个是有检测报告的；再者，我上网搜了太多的资料，就希望是其他原因，是我的错感。尤其有一篇文章的留言对话，让我跌入深渊，对方也是这个病，已经确诊，而我的是一模一样，说实话，我真的没法去医院检查，我真的没法面对这个现实。
虽然我已经念经了，但一想到这个问题我真的每次都是崩溃。就这样我抱着念经的信念，坚持了一年，有一点点地改变，有时候也会怀疑，我已经读了这么久的经，我放生这么多了，为啥还是手脚发麻发软？为什么还是不见好转？崩溃之后依旧是继续，因为这个病真的医学上没法解决，看着师兄们的分享，是我唯一的动力。那么多的疑难杂症都能好，我坚信菩萨会救我的。我觉得文字真的无法来表达我的内心世界。内心总是反反复复地崩溃，自愈；再崩溃，再自愈。
这一路感谢我的表姐，一路的陪伴我，听着我倾诉苦水；也感谢丽人师兄，一直鼓励我，告诉我，这个就是业障，读经就能消业障，好好读，坚持读，才成就的现在的我。我在2022年变化最大，这年也是愿力最大，我学习《白话佛法》，明白了很多的道理，以前就是一味地读经，根本不明白，心没修好，功德有漏。我之前吃素都是吃带五辛的，2022年我许愿全素，许了做菩萨的千手千眼广度有缘人，许了余生放生10万条鱼，还针对这个病许愿1200张经文组合小房子，已经烧送了一部分。就像师父说的，愿力越大，功德越大，业障也消得快些。所以今天坐在这里回忆过往，我是幸运的，在业障还没全面爆发，我遇见佛法，让我化解了人生的一道大坎。也希望我的分享能给更多的新人带来希望的光！学佛念经不是迷信，是真的可以帮助我们化解人间所有问题。
我的分享结束了，分享中如有不如理不如法的地方，请南无释迦牟尼佛慈悲原谅，请南无大慈大悲观世音菩萨慈悲原谅，请十方三世一切诸佛菩萨和龙天护法菩萨慈悲原谅，请师兄们批评指正。我自己的业障自己背，不让师兄们背。
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来自：师父博客
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Ok so OpenAI just announced GPT-4o, a new model that can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time (unheard of for a model of this intelligence for those unfamiliar). According to OpenAI, GPT-4o "accepts as input any combination of text, audio, and image and generates any combination of text, audio, and image outputs". (See OpenAI's demo on YouTube)
Recently, I released an open source library so you can extract data in multiple modalities to feed your AI-based Python projects. In this post, I'll show you how to use it alongside GPT-4o with the OpenAI API to build multimodal apps with it. I've got nothing better to do right now, so I'll walk through the steps of extracting all multimodal content from different sources, preparing the input for GPT-4o, sending it to the model for processing, and getting our results back.
before getting into the code, let's just stop and ask ourselves why we'd use GPT-4o over previous models like GPT-4-turbo:
Multi-modal Input and Output: GPT-4o can handle text, audio, and image inputs and generate outputs in any of these formats.
Real-time Processing: The model can respond to audio inputs in as little as 232 milliseconds, making it suitable for real-time applications.
Improved Performance: GPT-4o matches GPT-4 Turbo performance on text in English and code, with significant improvements in non-English languages, vision, and audio understanding.
Cost and Speed: GPT-4o is 50% cheaper and 2x faster than GPT-4 Turbo, with 5x higher rate limits.
Ok, let's get to the code lol:

Step 1: Extract!

This can be done using The Pipe API which can handle various file types and URLs, extracting text and images in a format that GPT-4o can understand.
For example, if we were analyzing a talk based on a scientific paper, we could combine the two sources to provide a comprehensive input to GPT-4o:

from thepipe_api import thepipe # Extract multimodal content from a PDF pdf = thepipe.extract("path/to/paper.pdf") # Extract multimodal content from a YouTube video vid = thepipe.extract("https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ") 

Step 2: Prepare the Input for GPT-4o

Here's an example of how to prepare the input prompt by simply combining the extracted content with a question from the user:

# Add a user query query = [{ "role": "user", "content": "Which figures from the paper would help answer the question at the end of the talk video?" }] # Combine the content to create the input prompt for GPT-4o messages = pdf + vid + query 

Step 3: Send the Input to GPT-4o

With the input prepared, you can now send it to GPT-4o using the OpenAI API. Make sure you have your OPENAI_API_KEY set in your environment variables.

from openai import OpenAI # Initialize the OpenAI client openai_client = OpenAI() # Send the input to GPT-4o response = openai_client.chat.completions.create( model="gpt-4o", messages=messages, ) # Print the response print(response.choices[0].message.content) 

All done!

PS:
If you have literally no idea what I'm talking about, check out the OpenAI GPT-4O announcement!.
If you're a developer, feel free to access or contribute to The Pipe on GitHub! It is important to note that OpenAI's GPT-4o model is only accepting textual and visual modalities at release, however we will be carefully monitoring the new modalities released for GPT-4o in the coming weeks and updating the library accordingly.

It’s like they’re giving us reasons to perpetuate the boycott, or giving us the middle finger. I recently went into Shoppers to pick up a prescription that had been filled a while ago and noticed that none of the grocery items had any kind of deals attached to them. My father in law does not do boycotts but even he was complaining about the No Frills having zero discounts or savings. Like other people, I’ve been shopping around and our food bill has been significantly less than other months. Anyone else notice this? Is Galen just sticking it to us?

Hi! Thank you for reading my ad. :) I may or may not be pushing my luck with this one, but I'm looking for a semi-literate/literate RP partner in the Death Note fandom.
I do not write CC x OC. I'm most experienced in writing for Matt or Near, and would love to find someone who could write Mello against either of them. I'd also be down to give Matt x Near or try. I know it's picky, but I'm not really interested in picking up any other characters because the Wammy's House dynamics are so close to my heart. Pairing aside, there's potential for good plots regardless of the ship we decide on. I have some ideas, but love to discuss back and forth so please be willing to work with me. I'm excited, so I want you to be excited too.
I primarily use Discord to roleplay, but would like to discuss on here first to see if what we want aligns. If you want a writing sample, I'd be happy to give you on. If you're interested and 21+ (I will not respond to you if you're younger, even if you're turning 21 in two days), please message me with a little bit about you and what kind of roleplays you'd like to try (au, canon, tropes, ship, etc.) Fingers crossed, I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Hi! Thank you for reading my ad. :) I may or may not be pushing my luck with this one, but I'm looking for a semi-literate/literate RP partner in the Death Note fandom.
I do not write CC x OC. I'm most experienced in writing for Matt or Near, and would love to find someone who could write Mello against either of them. I'd also be down to give Matt x Near or try. I know it's picky, but I'm not really interested in picking up any other characters because the Wammy's House dynamics are so close to my heart. Pairing aside, there's potential for good plots regardless of the ship we decide on. I have some ideas, but love to discuss back and forth so please be willing to work with me. I'm excited, so I want you to be excited too.
I primarily use Discord to roleplay, but would like to discuss on here first to see if what we want aligns. If you want a writing sample, I'd be happy to give you on. If you're interested and 21+ (I will not respond to you if you're younger, even if you're turning 21 in two days), please message me with a little bit about you and what kind of roleplays you'd like to try (au, canon, tropes, ship, etc.) Fingers crossed, I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Here is the recap of the 14 monetized posts from Kylea and Joseph "Joe" Gomez of Kylea G Weight loss Journey on 05/13/24.
Disclaimer: I am not a physician, influencer, or paid content creator. I am not affiliated with WW. I am semi-retired from healthcare with multiple college degrees. These opinions are my own based on social media content. I wish no harm to Kylea or Joe Gomez.
☎️ If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, please call or text 988 for assistance.
The tagline of Kylea G Weight loss Journey is, "I changed my life with prayer and a playlist of songs. No surgery, no meds. Just Jesus."
DAILY STATS 05/13/24:
0/14 posts discussed prayer
2/14 contained vague references to music
0/14 discussed exercise
0/14 shared a recipe
4/14 were about something Kylea ate or drank
1/14 contained a side by side photo comparison
2/14 were about her current/future pet (one of these was from "Joe" about Amazon pet items)
1/14 "Joe" posted about getting Whataburger
2/14 were about donut holes & a clapback
2/14 were a trip update
📢 For our friends at Meta, that means at least 50% of Kylea's monetized content had nothing to do with weight loss, which is the tagline and purpose of her page.
⚠️ Disordered Eating- Daily Food Consumption (Data compiled from monetized content):
5 WW Points: Barebell Cookies & Cream Protein Bar
0 WW Points: Alani Nu Energy Drink (🚨 These contain 200mg of caffeine)
9 WW Points: TWO In-N-Out "Protein style" hamburgers wrapped in lettuce.
0 WW Points: Bahama Buck's Sugar-free Birthday Cake & Sugar-free Strawberry cheesecake flavored shaved ice.
📢 For our friends at Meta, that means Kylea consumed 14 out of (up to) 30 daily WW points in maintenance mode= Disordered Eating. This is dangerous messaging for her 138k+ followers on a weight loss journey.
Recipes Shared:
ZERO
🚨 Please speak with a medical professional about any questions or concerns you have about your health.
Comments: Kylea CHOSE to continue posting triggering food content, and clapped back at followers for questioning it.
⚠️ Binge Eating, Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD), aka shopping addiction, Disordered Eating, Food Addiction, Gaslighting, and Religion will be discussed.
Post 1. Donut Hole Controversy: Kylea posted an empty donut hole bag and claimed her sister ate all of them at 3 WW points each. When called out by a follower, Kylea responded with this, "I don't eat donuts. I support other people eating whatever they'd like to eat. What's unhealthy is commenting on other people's food choices.💖💖💖"
Post 2. Using the Pet Cat for Content: This nontent was her male cat's reaction to being told his puppy sister arrives on Sunday.
Post 3. Protein Bar Slip Up: Kylea recycled an old photo of her holding a Barebell protein bar and tried to act like the photo was taken today. 👀
Post 4. Trip Update: Kylea is shopping for puppy bandanas online because Birdie "only" has 6, while her sister drives. She is listening to 🎶 in the car. 💤 This is nontent.
Post 5. "Unhealthy" Food Clapback: Narcissistic, defiant Kylea had to get the last word in.
"I had someone comment that I post a lot of "unhealthy" food for a weight loss page. The point of my page is to show others that all foods are healthy in moderation. What is not healthy, is commenting on other people's food choices. Mind your own plate. 💖 I personally eat very healthy myself but I support all of the people around me in whatever food choices they want to make for their own lives. I will never and have never commented on someone else's food choice for their own lives."
⏸️ This is gaslighting. Here we go...

1. Kylea is triggered by words like treat, craving, and indulge but was not at the beginning of her weight loss journey.
   
2. Kylea is afraid to own a microwave because it could jeopardize her recovery with food addiction and give her quick access to convenient foods. (Please ignore the air fryer and cabinets full of snacks.)
   
3. If Kylea does not like what Joe is eating at a restaurant, she has placed the menu between them so she does not have to see it.
   
4. Joe is not allowed to have regular condiments in the fridge.
   
5. Joe is to "support" her by eating foods he does not prefer at home (most of the time).
   
6. Kylea controls what Joe eats when she is away from home.
   
7. Please ignore all comments Kylea makes on the Basham and Lee families' social media accounts about food.
   
8. Kylea does not eat clean.
   
9. She triggers her followers with calorie-dense items on purpose for monetary gain.
   
10. Kylea has disordered eating.
    

If that list isn't enough to question her speech, a follower requested a 24-hour food log and the # of daily WW points Kylea uses. Kylea replied, "after months of bullying over that because of how healthy I do eat, I won't ever do that again. It's for my peace that I no longer do."
📢 To our friends at Meta, why is a "weight loss influencer" allowed to refuse to answer follower questions about WW (her chosen tool) and refuse to provide an example of what she eats in a day? This is the job YOU pay her to do.
Post 6. Alani Nu: Avoid this beverage (200mg caffeine) if you are unsure about your recommended caffeine intake.
Post 7. Trip Update: Her sister drove 6 hours. They have to be at the airport tomorrow at 4 am.
Post 8. Fort Worth Stockyards: This photo editing fail made Kylea appear 8 feet tall with a shrunken head and long extremities. Upon follower questions, she blamed her sister for how she held the phone. 🤔
Post 9. IN-N-Out Burger: Kylea's sister ate a cheeseburger & fries, and Kylea had 2 "protein style" hamburgers she claimed were called "protein burgers." Umm, nope.
Post 10. Shaved Ice: Kylea's sister got the baby size shaved ice, and Kylea got a significantly larger-sized cup.
⏸️ I smirked as Kylea claimed the protein bar was "yummy," the In-N-Out was "really good," and the sugar-free shaved ice, "It is SO good!!," but the giant iced cookie cake slice yesterday was "fine." She loves to gaslight and act holier-than-thou. 😇
Post 11. Whataburger: "Joe" posted his bag of Whataburger after waiting 1.5 hours in the drive-thru on opening day.
⏸️ How are the donut holes, energy drink, cheeseburger and fries, and regular shaved ice Kylea's sister consumed, and Whataburger her husband consumed healthy weight loss content? Why is Meta paying her for this nonsense?
Post 12. Amazon Purchases: "Joe" posted a picture of more puppy items and said, "Can you tell my wife is excited about her new role as dog mom 😂 😂" This is nontent.
Post 13. May 2021 vs Today: Kylea is "forever proud of the girl who changed her entire life -208 lbs."
⏸️ Kylea, you traded addictions. That is not something to be proud of. You are terrified of the scale and heavily modify your photos. That is not something to be proud of, either. You can spend all the money and travel the world but you are not happy. Quite the opposite. Seek medical care. ☮️
Post 14. Final Update: Kylea feels "uplifted" from window shopping at the Stockyards and local Target with her sister, listening to country music.
Takeout Purchases: Donut Holes= $3.50 est; In-N-Out Burger: Cheeseburger & Fries with 2 "Protein-style" Hamburgers (online prices)= $11.75 est; Bahama Buck's Baby & Regular Sized Shaved Ice= $9.18 + tip; Whataburger (unknown food)= $8 est;
Shopping/Travel Expenses: Barebell Protein Bar= $2.45 est; Alani Nu Freezeberry Energy= $2.48 est; Alani Nu Juicy Peach Energy= $2.48 est; Gas Joplin, MO to Fort Worth, TX: (373mi/33mpg) x $3.85 est= $43.52 est; Gas Fort Worth, TX to Dallas, TX: (32mi/33mpg) x $3.85 est= $3.73 est; Hotel (prices by airport used)= $75 est + fees; Bocce's Coconut Macaroon Crunchy Biscuits 5oz bag Qty 2= $12.98 est; Bocce's Sauvignon Bark Soft & Chewy 6oz bag Qty 2= $13.58 est; Bocce's Burger & Fries All-Natural Dog Treats Qty 2= $9.08 est; PetStages Grow-with-Me Ring Dog Chew Toy= $5.24 est; Pet Botanics Training Rewards Soft & Chewy Bacon Flavor 20oz bag Qty 2= $27.98 est; Undercoat Rake Grooming Tool= $10.25 est; Paw Print Cube Fabric Storage Bin= $12.99 est; Baghler Airline Approved Dog Travel Bag Light Pink- A Backpack with Silicone Bowls & Food Baskets= $34.99 est; Fabric Strawberry Harness & Leash= $17.99 est; Black Nylon Training Leash= $8.95 est;
All info from Reddit. ✌️

Hi. I'm the daughter in this situation and just looking for some advice. I'm a UK national but currently living in Norway. My mother and father both live in the UK. Sorry if this is too heavy.
My father (55) has been an alcoholic for as long as i can remember. When he drinks he becomes abusive to my mother. When I was 12 he pushed her into the fireplace and broke her arm. I remember being told we had to tell everyone that the dog did it running into her.
Over the years hes got worse but since the pandemic he has sunk so low that I didn't know it was possible without a body failing. He is his own boss now in his company and so with that mixed with work from home he will be binge drinking almost every night. When he drinks he is incredibly abusive to my mother. He will send her abusive text messages. He has blocked her cards before when she goes out grocery shopping in order to embarrass her. He hides her items around the house. Broke her phone multiple times so she cannot contact me.
Last summer he was violent with her and i walked in and he attacked me whilst i was pregnant (all was 'okay') Ever since this i have been recording incidents down as they happen and sending them to myself so I have the memories as they were at the time incase i need it in the future.
Ive tried to get my mum to call the police and she is just too scared to do it. She is scared if she finds somewhere to go she will not be able to to take her dogs with her (2 golden retrievers) and they truly are her babies. He has also been working on her to tell her she is the abusive one, not him. They've been together since she was 16 and he was 18. During the pandemic he convinced her to quit her job and so she's financially dependant on him too. hes had over 3 decades to work her down.
I talk to my mum on the phone almost everyday around 8pm so she can talk to her grandson a little and we talk about how things are. the last few days shes been telling me about my dads recent ailments. a few days ago he fell down the stairs from drinking and has smashed his shoulder in and needs an x-ray. He has turned this into saying my mother did it to him and she is abusing him. Last night he went out to get more alcohol and the bag with his red wine broke and smashed on the floor, he stood on it and got a deep cut on his foot. Now he is saying my mother has also done this to him,
Today I get a message on my phone from him telling me that he is filing for divorce from my mother on the grounds of physical abusive.... that she will get no money and its what best. she thinks he is clever enough that he will be able to pull this off...
I just can't believe the audacity of this man, but i'm also really scared for my mum.
tldr: my abusive father is filing for divorce against my mother and saying she is the abusive one. She thinks he will be able to convince people of this and she will end up with nothing. He is financially abusive. How can I help her?

So I'm currently 34 weeks and 3 days and for the past few weeks, I've been experiencing my arms and hands going numb from the elbow down, mainly in my right arm but sometimes in my left. It started out only going numb at night and then I'd wake up and my hand would be in excruciating pain but now it's started happening during the day as well. I tried talking to my OB about it and all she said was to wear wrist splints at night because she thinks I've just been folding my hands inwards while I sleep, but the thing is, it happens when my hands and wrists are perfectly straight. Has anyone else experienced this? I can barely even sleep anymore because of it... Also, the numbness rarely effects all of my fingers it's usually my thumb to my middle or ring finger, my pinky will only go numb on occasion. But if anyone has any remedies or at least tips on how to relieve it please let me know, I can barely use my hands anymore.

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I, (15F) and my boyfriend (16M) have been dating for a year already. He's a green flag and he always reassures me whenever i overthink. Today, I went to his house to watch a movie with him, and in the middle of watching he went downstairs to get us snacks. Before he left, he said that i could look through his phone if he wants because he promises that he's not a cheater and that i can trust him. He went downstairs so I went through his phone. I was looking through his messages and i saw a conversation between him and his ex (15F) that was at the bottom of his messages list. Their last conversation was last year before me and him even met cause i used to be friends with his ex. I looked at the messages and i saw that both of them had sex and they were talking about what they did. (She didnt get pregnant though) I was disgusted when i saw it because we're still minors. I didn't know if i should confront him or keep it a secret from him. He came back and i ended up confronting him and he was really nervous and awkward and kept looking around his surroundings. He told me he was really sorry and reassured me that he would never do that anymore and admitted he was a horrible person. I didnt say anything afterwards and left his house, feeling disappointed. What do i do?

TL;DR : I don’t know if my boyfriend is over his ex due to this
So my boyfriend ( 18 male) messaged me asking if he can say happy birthday to his ex I didn’t want to sound controlling but I was confused especially because they have been in no contact, she apparently messaged him 3 months prior to this and tried talking to him he told her he has someone new ( me) and to not contact him again but yet he tries again to wish he a happy birthday? I stupidly said yes I didn’t think it would’ve been a big deal again I didn’t wanna seem controlling but I found it weird how he is still thinking about her. I took a nap when I woke up he dmed me saying his ex got all feed up and mad because he told her to not contact him again yet he contacts her, the screenshots were filled with her calling him ugly etc saying he hurt her emotionally abused her etc. he told me she was out of her mind and she was crazy. I then saw a screenshot that caught my eye.. he told her to calm down and asked if he can call her bee ( a nickname he called her when they were dating because her middle name is beernize) He than said stuff like “ listen her bee I did truly love you when we dated I got it all from the heart” etc when she asked if he loved her. I didn’t say anything because I was afraid I’ll be wrong. Should I break up with him he is over her?