...I still don’t know if I’m more a cat person or a dog person.

mdom: I would kind of like to see her in a giant snow globe.

Espy: You can be both. I like both. It's just dogs have always been a part of my life. But I did have a cat as a kid.

Ooooh, that would be pretty cool xD
How would she get out tho

Maybe similar to those giant balls that people rolled around in? Zorb? It was popular in New Zealand. It would look like it's giving birth. They could probably think of something more elegant.

ooooh the mall here has something like that. But it's very small over a pool. And you can't be like, over 140lbs or something

Those just seem like an accident waiting to happen. It also reminds me of American Gladiators where they had to roll those giant metal ball cages around.

D:
why do people like to suffer

It was more about the challenge, so probably for knowing whether or not you can beat athletic bodybuilders.

Sports are suffering xD why can't we exercise in a fun way
with no sweat

Swimming? You wouldn't feel the sweat at least. Or something like skiing.

Swimming is... hm. So pointless. Also tiring. I don't know why I don't like swimming, I like water so much.

Why pointless? I'd like to try swimming, but have no desire to ever wear a swimsuit in public. Haven't been for decades.

The floating feeling is nice, a bit similar to what I imagine zero gravity in space. But in general for my personal taste water is just too... wet.

I mean in a pool, just... going with no direction |D
What about those with legs?

Would floating in a hot tub be any better? I wonder how the super salted water that people do to float for that zero gravity feel in those Chambers would feel like.

T^T my bff is so difficult
he was like 'give me support on this'
and I was 'everything's gonna be alright!!'
and he said 'I want support not lies'
and I'm just ?????

Does he want you to agree that everything won't be okay? There may not be a magical right thing to say.

It's like only his analyses of himself are correct, but he needs someone else to say them? But he quit therapy, so I'm the only person left. he needs a decent therapist.

Ah, does he have any interests at all? Even minor?

Uhn series, cats, languages. Comics.

At least that is something! It's not really on you to always pick him up, though. But it also probably sucks to feel helpless, I imagine?

My mother was bipolar, and I'm... whatever you would call it. So it's probably no where near the same, but similar in some ways. She was also, to put it bluntly, very suicidal. What helped her was making plans with anything that triggered the slightest interest, but also making it as easy as possible for her to do.

Yeah, it sucks that nothing I say ever helps. Why ever say anything then =/

He is probably schizophrenic, but he won't admit he has any mental issues :)))) it's very stressing for me to deal with his paranoia and insecurity WHEN HE COULD BE SEEING A SHRINK. I mean, he went to one once, but only mentioned anxiety due to work, as if he was a regular person.

Oof, that's super tough. Why does the brain have to be so cruel? Do you have to worry about being admitted against your will in Brazil?

Yeah why can't we just... supress everything and never blow up |D or use it against other people like psychopaths do. Noooo, we just suffer.
No, not really. They make tests and it's kinda easy to pretend to be normal |D You have to be like, really delirious. When I was at a mental health clinic they didn't want me there actually. Since I had money (middle class money, ofc) they couldn't see how I could be depressed :))))

Ah, I think it's different here but don't have first hand experience because I've been avoiding it at all costs. But the impression that I get is you have to worry about what you admit because of what can happen to your insurance or possibly being admitted. But the clinics seem to be more interested in profit than helping. So, they kick you out once they drain you. It could vary in different states.

I don't know if it varies from state to state, but AnotherMovieAddict has a 'free' (governmental?) counselor and gets medicine from a... uh hospital. Not paid. Or not expensive.

Are they in Texas? There could be some sort of service, but not really sure.

No, in Florida.
She says the meds help, so it must at least an ok service xD

Yeah, at least she got something that works. That's part if the fun, figuring out what does.

Yeah my bff was complaining his therapist wasn't very good and I told him I've been through several. He said he didn't wanted to do that, and I said... well... welcome to mental health yo. A lot of trial and error.

In a way, you could look at it as hiring someone for a job. Gotta find the one with the right qualifications for your needs.

True. Gotta interview many... many... many... people

Too bad it's hard to weed out the bad ones without seeing them first.

Yeah I mean, there are 'yelp' like sites, but it's all very personal

It seems like all the review sites like that can pay to have the bad reviews removed.

I'm gonna use all of my dad's money to have a site telling someone to hire me

That sounds like a smart use of funds. I can throw in some good reviews and say how you went above and beyond by renovating my house or something.

Of course, everyone wants a translator who can also renovate houses |D

Or, you can fix their cars. Heal their ailments.

Is this getting increasingly difficult for seemingly no reason?