My first attempts were so painful that I stopped the situations. It was frustrating. I was a crazy teenager, so my amazing plan was to “fix” that problem myself with an object. It worked, I never felt pain again, but it’s definitely not the recommended thing to do… I agree with the rest of the comments: go see a doctor.

Edit: In case it wasn’t clear, my problem was probably my hymen, but my method is not the correct approach. Visit a gyno.

The primordial Universe itself may have only been possible with an observer. No Big Bang, no primitive Earth, no organisms and evolution without the All-Seeing-Eye that has allowed our Universe to exist.

Haha, I wouldn’t put my faith on this, but still fun and disturbing to think about…

It makes sense to me because they’re describing in a simple way the thing that they don’t like. If you ask why, they’d probably tell you the reason. “I don’t like the way anime looks” or “I don’t like the Japanese approach to storytelling” or whatever…

I agree that it is incoherent. I guess the reasons are complex, but a little peek at these may show us that we have historical attachments for animal consumption. And, then, our moral reasoning was not to end it but to make it as painless as possible (and that’s the idea in many places); while you cannot make rape painless, and we don’t have a historical reason to defend it either.

I prefer Interlingua because it is comprehensible right from the start if you speak a Romance language and I imagine it is sufficiently comprehensible for an English speaker. There’s this saying that it is “a language you already know but have never learned”. This is done through more natural semantics and syntax.

About this following part, I’m not sure, but I’ve heard they also call it “the modern Latin”. As I understand it, in order to be decipherable to all Romance languages speakers, it employs old Latin roots (with variations). The cool part, in case this is correct, is that we all know some of these words via science, arts, philosophy… (aqua, caelum, ovum…).

What about the ‘ñ’?

I like Interlingua.

I don’t remember. My phone is in English because games used/use to take your phone language as their default, and I wanted the original voices and stuff. Some apps do it as well. PC… I’m not sure.

I’m going outside today. I’ll try to answer later, but in case I forget for a few days, google something like: “Is fasting good for women?” or “Fasting and female hormones”, etc. Apparently, fasting can help lose weight, yes, but it can trigger some spikes in cortisol and hormonal changes. I guess because the AFAB bodies are always looking out for “the potential baby” and fasts may trigger some: “beware, you need to be strong for the future baby”. Same reason for stronger fat storage (for “the baby”), I think. But I’m not a doctor and I might be ill-informed (badly informed?).

On the contrary, I am supposing that intersex and other non-binary, divergent sexual individuals who, one way or the other, depend on the estrogens and such hormones will find that their bodies (their brains) are expecting the AFAB/female cycles and details, and then they’ll live the same experience of high cortisol while fasting, the hormonal changes, etc. That’s why I prefer to call it a “female biology” and not “women’s” because there’s probably in here someone who has that body, that sex, but not that gender identity. Also, I’m not a doctor so I don’t know for sure about intersex and trans bodies, but I doubt science knows a lot more, TBH. We’ll have to wait for science to research bodies inclusively.

Well, fasting is not for everyone. Female biology often benefits from regular eating (small quantities), for example. People with gastritis, with PMOS, diabetes, etc. may find fasting hard. Intuitive eating is interesting, but people may have a problem confusing ‘intuition’ with ‘body signals’ that are not great; for example, if I were to intuitively eat while on ADHD medication, I’d eat nothing, and the opposite for bad days, I’d feel that my body is ‘naturally’ asking me for extra food.

So, while I agree that we should be brave to change the three meals a day if it isn’t for us, I’d recommend getting enough information and medical advice before changing anything.

“Stop eating for pleasure” is BS, too. We shouldn’t overindulge, but we need to find food appealing in order to stick with our personalized diet. These messages about food and eating being ‘a problem’ are not good for people in risk of developing an eating disorder…

All governments have been narcogovernments, since decades, not only in Mexico but also Colombia, Brazil, etc. Talking about the CIA and the U.S…

16 de septiembre (Día de la Independencia de México) or Día de muertos, please. Both have parades now.

If you worry about being a narcissist, you are not one. A narcissist would never introspect like that or care.

False. If you suspect narcissistic personality disorder, it is completely valid and you probably need to research the vulnerable side of it or the covert side of it.

Grandiose is the one with an inflated-ego, the famous one, and the DSM-5 describes mostly the grandiose narcissist. Vulnerable is the one where you feel like a misunderstood outcast or a victim of others, maybe even like a “stupid piece of shit” (quoting Bojack Horseman) that possibly deserved your hardships in life.

People with NPD or NPD traits can oscillate between different levels of these two presentations throughout their lives.

Overt is when you show that in ‘public’ (either grandiose or vulnerable). Covert is when nobody knows or can confirm you feel this way (either grandiose or vulnerable), it’s more of a secret.

In recent years, I’ve met people with undiagnosed NPD later confirmed and a person with diagnosed BPD with not enough narcissistic traits for a diagnosis, but some important ones there. That’s only to exemplify that it is not uncommon. I’m glad they were curious and open.

It’s crazy to think that a whole diagnostic category and clinical spectrum is in the shadows because of that myth: “you wouldn’t be thinking about it”. Of course you would, person receiving that “advice”, you are not an idiot and I’m sure you are noticing something about yourself. You deserve to know if it’s NPD or some other thing, and to get help and to feel better about your life.

My earworm. Haggard - Chapter I: Tales of Ithiria. Yes, I recommend it, but it’s not their best album. I prefer And Thou Shalt Trust the Seer or Awaking the Centuries.

¿Alburero, gótico y lemming? Eres una extraña combinación.

Blue letters.

On the bright side, you’d given me a perfect example to share when they ask me why I don’t like 00s+ emo culture (in general), and their influence then and now in rock and metal music.

I just feel bad for the ones not supporting this nonsense.

I’m guessing they already eat lentils, beans, chickpeas, etc. But this is not only Milei making people poor (that sucks), it is restricting beef which Argentinians probably are very attached to because of their typical dishes.

I get it. Reducing or eliminating beef from our diets can be great (for the majority), but this is not the way we should expect people to get to this lifestyle (against their ability to choose), so it can be a bad moment to mention the silver linings or even good advice like plant-based protein. That’s my opinion; it reads detached of the problem.