[ SECRET POST #6711 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6711 ⌋

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What tiny "lifehacks" do you love?

[(Anonymous)]

After seeing that you can put cake on the lid and put the tupperware on top, I'll never do it another way. No more icing all over the sides of the bowls!

Re: What tiny "lifehacks" do you love?

[kaijinscendre]

Use a hot spoon on mosquito bites to prevent them from itching.

Re: What tiny "lifehacks" do you love?

[(Anonymous)]

- putting a water bottle on my cellphone flashlight at night when I need some light but don't want to hold it. It diffuses the light and is pretty handy.

- writing over text to make it unreadable before crossing it out

- putting a little bit of baking soda in the water when boiling eggs so the shells come off easily

- using glass jars to store drinks/leftovers instead of plastic tupperware. They are clear and don't stain as easily and it's basically still recycling

- bone conductor headphones + ear plugs = bliss on trains/planes/busses

- Fanfic + text-to-speech app = jerryrigged podfic

- dish soap + paint + a smooth plastic surface (like packing tape) = easy scratch-off coating

Inspired by Secret 1

[(Anonymous)]

Would you recognize yourself from 15-20 years ago? How much do you think you've changed and how?

Re: Inspired by Secret 1

[philstar22]

Nope. 20 years ago I was barely functioning, with massively untreated depression and anxiety. Even 15 years ago, I had untreated medical issues that were making life difficult.

Re: Inspired by Secret 1

[kaijinscendre]

Yeah, I've been kind of boring my whole life. Lol, only difference is now I can drive.

Re: Inspired by Secret 1

[(Anonymous)]

A few years ago I dug up my old LJ password because I wanted to save all my journal entries in case the site suddenly disappeared or I lost the ability to log in. Aside from fanfic, most of my entries were personal journals that were locked private to me only. I was shocked to read how bitter, insecure and unhappy the person who wrote those seemed. Was I really so miserable? Then again, I've always used journaling to vent negative emotions, especially petty shit. I think the problem was at that time, I had moved to a new city & state and had no community or pastime apart from lurking around online communities. Now I have real friends and "touch grass" regularly.

Like the Secret OP, I was happy to see that my old fics were better than I remembered. Fluffy as all hell, which is the part that makes me cringe now, but otherwise nothing to be ashamed of!

Re: Inspired by Secret 1

[(Anonymous)]

I am worn down and depressed and a shell of a person. I think me of 20 years ago was a lot more mentally unstable (depression, anxiety, ADHD mix that I hadn't found coping strategies for yet) but I was oddly a lot happier. Oddly because I was pretty suicidal back then.

On the plus, I am way more confident and comfortable with myself these days. I've done some things that would shock younger me (a good imoressed kind of shocked).

Re: Inspired by Secret 1

[(Anonymous)]

Recognize yes, but certainly am not the same exact person. I was a dumb teenager like everyone else was a dumb teenager doing dumb teenager things that I no longer do as an adult.

Re: Inspired by Secret 1

[(Anonymous)]

Like OP, I had a much better sense of humor 20 years ago. I read old saved chat logs and can't believe some of the things I just said out of nowhere. I'd never be able to come up with anything like them now.

But 20 years ago I was a lot MORE stressed out about my life than I am now. I was in college and the worst procrastinator. I made myself sick, like literally physically got fevers, from the stress. So I guess I'll take my job that I like well enough now I'm exchange for my sense of humor.

The rest of how I'm different I'd probably get told to take to the politics section. But let's just say my 20-year-old self was terrified of things that seem pretty okay now. Things I still don't think are good, but if I'd known what was coming, I would have ceased the ability to function. Now I'm too tired to stress about things I can't help.

Re: Inspired by Secret 1

[bannedbookweek]

I would recognize myself, yeah. I think we can almost always change a through line between our younger selves and our current selves. Younger me was a lot cockier and now I'm wiser but my core beliefs haven't changed much.

Re: Inspired by Secret 1

[(Anonymous)]

I think I would, but younger me was very anxious and insecure, especially in regards to hobbies. Older me has zero fucks to give.

Re: Inspired by Secret 1

[(Anonymous)]

It's funny, I would now but a year or two ago I wouldn't. I have been focusing a lot on my mental health and on trying to move on from some bad things in my past and have been getting back in touch with good aspects of myself that got buried under the stress. I thought that I was a whole different person and the me from a long time ago was lost but that person is still inside me, it was just hidden away for awhile. Makes me happy to recognize it.

Re: Inspired by Secret 1

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know if I'd recognize myself, but I am definitely in a different place.
15-20 years ago, I was lost, scared and I felt so incredibly lonely. Terrified to grow up and not even knowing how to do that.

Today, I do feel scared of the world but I understand now that feeling left behind and confused has always been with me. I'd projected it onto my friends when it was more closely associated with my family.

I'd been in pause mode for so long, waiting for something to happen.
Now, I understand that I'm the one in charge of when I get to hit pause and when I can hit play.

Re: Inspired by Secret 1

[(Anonymous)]

I'm sure I'd recognize myself. I was at the start of... being less of an ignorant dumbass? Not a great description, I know.

But you know how you're a lot more resilient when you're younger? Your parts haven't taken a beating for as long (take that however you will) and you're still bouncing back despite some awful shit. I'm a lot more worn down these days, and have to work harder to get to state of neutral. Yes, it's called getting old. But optimistic me thought we'd all be in a better place at this point. Too much stress on top of what's already an aging body and aging mind. I think I'm more "woke" compared to 20 years ago and as much as I wish a better life for all, it's getting harder to relate to humans or even trust them.

Doing things for you

[philstar22]

What was the last thing you did for yourself, or the last way you stood up for yourself?


Just managed to say no today for something that I really couldn't have handled, but I'm not good at saying no unless it is about someone else. So I'm proud of myself for managing to do it.

Re: Doing things for you

[kaijinscendre]

I bought myself some new earbuds! Not really had to stand up for myself in anything unless you can't being an asshole back to people in video game voice chats, lol.

Re: Doing things for you

[philstar22]

Yay! Nice. I bought new ones too, my first noise cancelling ones. I hope yours work well for you.

Re: Doing things for you

[(Anonymous)]

Dude, saying no for yourself is huge and a really important life skill. I don't know you but I'm proud of you!

Re: Doing things for you

[(Anonymous)]

I'm writing THE most self-indulgent drawer fic. It's a crossover between like five things, NONE of which has a big active fandom (the one with the closest thing to a big/active fandom still isn't, like... BIG big, and I'm in a niche ship corner there, the others I'd class as things that have fans but not fandoms, and one thing that like... the fans it has are me and one friend?)

So I'm not planning on posting it anywhere! But I'm glad I'm writing it down for me!

Tomorrow I'm going to my favorite grocery store in the world (it means a little trip out of town but not a huge trip), where some of my preferred treats are on the weekly special.

Should I worry?

[philstar22]

So, car accident last monday. Went to doc, doing PT twice a week. But the pain in my neck and back of my head has started worsening the past couple days.

I have an MRI ordered. But I'm wondering if this is something I should be worried about, or if worsening pain even more than a week after an accident is normal.

Re: Should I worry?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not sure this is something anyone here can responsibly and accurately answer for you. It sounds like something you need to address with your doctor. I hadn't heard about your car accident and I'm sorry that happened to you! Hope you're feeling better soon.

Re: Should I worry?

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry to ask but can't you just get like an xray tomography? Should be quicker and cheaper than MRI. If it's anything bad like a fracture or bleeding it might show up.

Re: Should I worry?

[(Anonymous)]

The things you should worry about: if you can't move your head forward so your chin touches your chest, if you lose consciousness even briefly, vision changes or vomiting. If those things happen, go to emergency, otherwise you can probably wait for the MRI. That's a really common place to get whiplash-type injuries which can develop over several days.