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how's your week going, Beehaw (beehaw.org)

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this week's reading is Dark Laboratory:

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[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The week is okay! My friend's elderly cat passed away last week after a months-long health struggle, and that's been eating up a lot of our emotional space. That cat quite literally saved my friend's life (from a suicide attempt), so we all hold a lot of love and gratitude for this sweet little lady that we lost. Yesterday evening our friend group had a little tea party in her honor and poured her ashes into a little sugar jar that my friend found while thrifting over the weekend. It's a hard time, but I feel closer to my friend than ever, and coming together as a group to support one specific friend always gives me a sense of community that fills up my own cup.

Rest well, Dodie

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

I've actually had a few cats keep me from killing myself. Living alone, you realize [answer to security question] will die if you aren't there to feed her.

[–] rozwud@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

What a sweetheart ❤️

[–] RunicSword@beehaw.org 8 points 8 months ago

I recently came back from a trip to Japan and S Korea and ended up getting COVID on the plane ride back. This is my 2nd time getting COVID and I'm happy it's much more mild than the first time I had it back in 2022.

[–] luciole@beehaw.org 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Downwards spiral into anxious decompensation. Again. Now slowly climbing out of the hole. It's so fucking painful, but it gets better.

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 3 points 8 months ago

Downwards spiral into anxious decompensation. Again. Now slowly climbing out of the hole. It’s so fucking painful, but it gets better.

Sorry to hear it, bud Anxiety is a motherfucker, even with medication it regularly wipes me out. Wishing you the best!!!

[–] Deyis@beehaw.org 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What a week!

First of all, I found this community! Brand new to Beehaw, fediverse, everything. Very exciting, very new, very unsure about how everything works but doing my best.

I also got told that I was successful at a job interview which I'm really happy about. Now it's just the awful part of waiting for all the official documentation - I hope it happens soon so that my brain stops playing tricks on me about it.

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

First of all, I found this community! Brand new to Beehaw, fediverse, everything. Very exciting, very new, very unsure about how everything works but doing my best.

Welcome! We're happy to have you here! If you know reddit, beehaw is just like our own mini-reddit with mods that are really good at nuking trolls the second they pop their faces up. Lemmy as a whole is like a bunch of other mini-reddits that can communicate with each other. You can go to other Lemmy servers (if they aren't blocked by beehaw admin) and participate in their communities using your beehaw account.

If you want to be a good community member, just comment on stuff that you see in the community! I can't speak for others, but when I post links, the one thing i want more than anything is comments, regardless of what you say. We're all just here to be kind and spark up fun and interesting conversations! If you get in a comment convo with a stranger and they start saying stuff that seems mean (even just a simply "fuck you"), all you gotta do is report it and that loser will be blocked within a day, but usually way sooner.

I also got told that I was successful at a job interview which I’m really happy about. Now it’s just the awful part of waiting for all the official documentation - I hope it happens soon so that my brain stops playing tricks on me about it.

Congrats! Job interviews are so hard for so many people. You've passed the hardest part!! Wishing you luck on the rest

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I feel totally rudderless. Fourteen times now, since January, there seemed to be an offramp from solitary confinement. Each time, it falls through at the end.

I know from experience that it only takes one success, but this is even more disheartening than sending hundreds of resumes into the abyss, as these were all via networking.

[–] rozwud@beehaw.org 1 points 8 months ago

Ugh, that sucks. I wish I had some sort of advice to offer, but everything in this country is so fucked. Rooting for you.