I am such a degenerate disgusting girl, sometimes I feel like I’m a neckbeard in a girls body.
I’m unattractive (as much as I try to look good) like my eyes have absolutely 0 soul in them. There is nothing behind my eyes, nothing.
I’m lazy as shit and all I do is sit in my room thinking of disgusting things.
Im not sure if it’s because my dad used to abuse me or cause I was severely bullied or something or what but I spend about 99% of my time in my room thinking about this weird man I fancy and how I want to do disgusting things to him, like I want to hurt him and stuff. I’ve been like this for a long time. I’m not doing well mentally either and my breasts are literally covered in injected wounds inflicted by myself. I’m trying to stop the self harm but it’s all I have.
In my head I’m still eleven years old to the point I talk like I’m eleven and do stupid shit like bounce and fingerpaint and stammer my words like a kid when I’m out and talk in this high pitched voice and rock back and forth, spelling words wrong and I even start crying and wondering why everybody bullies me cause I can actually get into that weird childlike state where I’m still being kicked at school, it’s fucking odd.
I don’t feel human either, like am convinced I’m a alien or something . Indigo child idk.
I don’t go outside ever either, my diet is shit, I am vegan and try to reflect that with everything I do yet I haven’t touched a vegetable in so long. I’m scared of vacuum cleaners so my room is a shit tip too.
I was a ‘gifted’ child growing up but I’ve become dumb. I have no friends, no interests but wanking, crocheting, watching videos of nonces getting caught and Chris chan on YouTube and listening to dogshit music like throbbing gristle. I’m diagnosed with depression and autism and some shit called egomania but now I’m having mental assessments for fucking bipolar and psychosis and ocd and all this shit I don’t want but my nasty genes gave me anyways cos everyone in my family is ill.
I started self harming at 10, cutting chunks out of my hands and I still do it now cause there’s no other way to feel better anymore. But I’m also so up and down, I can go weeks without sleeping and bashing my head against the wall from pure fucking ecstasy because I’m gods gift to humanity or something. Then the next day I’m slicing my nipples open and sticking needles in myself and crying and planning my suicide for another few weeks soooooo.
I’m on antidepressants and they taste like shit too. I dread waking up to take them. I just feel numb on them.
All I want is young Genesis p-orridge from the 70s-80s. I’m like those men that have Waifus but for him, he’s my perfect scapegoat for all the nasty shit I want to do to men like I spend about 12 hours a day thinking about raping him, I’m also secretly into necrophilia and cannibalism but I would never tell anybody. It’s not even an edgy thing like I struggle with these thoughts, I can’t just like guys normally. Help I’m such a coomer

I am an Indian, work in California and did not get a H1B. So I now have the option to move outside US for an year before coming back on L1B visa.
My team gave me these two choices to relocate to and continue working with them remotely.
I am not much of a traveler at least in the US, as I feel it's monotonous for the most part. I do enjoy staying in downtowns around the buzz.
I am single, 29M. So dating prospects also help especially when I don't have friends to begin with.
It will be a 12 months trip with some time zone difference for work, if I go to London (have to be available until 10 pm London time few days a week).
What do you suggest? If I ignore the Europe travel part, is London is still a great place to be for a year and experience what it has to offer? Is Toronto good enough to make some memories? (meeting people on apps, night life etc) A friend who visited Toronto for a week mentioned it's kinda calm and not much dense, might get bored quick with not much to do, is that true ?

In the middle of audit at work and it had me overwhelmed and overstimulated all day. I can’t wait to just have a nice dinner, nice shower and be on my cozy bed.
I am looking for a semi to very present online friend.
About me: I like books, a lot. I like being indoors a lot but I’m unsure if it’s because I can’t stand the heat & humidity in this tropical country or if it’s just because I just love the quiet at home.
I read, play the playstation sometimes, write and get all philosophical in my head during my free time.
I love bonding over books. Gaming too but that’s just dramatically decreased now that I’m older. Long gone are the call of duty late nights with the squad.
I travel to see my family that’s scattered all over the world, it can make holidays feels non-holiday ish at times. This usually includes the Philippines & Italy. Apart from that, I’m also too guilty to use up my free weeks not being able to see my family.
My brain is tired today but I’d love to get connected anyways!
:-)
Edit: I dislike fantasy & romance books BTW, but I also just finished Fire & Blood because I have no patience waiting for House of The Dragon S2 (will still watch and get angry a lot though)
2nd edit: Please include an introduction.

This is more of a rant but also seeking advice on what I can do to prevent this from worsening. I’m disabled & struggle with educating myself.
I know I have mild osteophytosis on my lumbar spine but don’t know if that’s relevant to my sciatica. I’ve been told that’s a common finding and may not be a significant factor. I’m in my 20’s. I had my worst flare up a couple weeks ago. I’ve had lower back pain off and on since I was like 12 years old. (Yes, now I get the pain/numbness in my legs/toes etc etc)
I have plantar fasciitis, cubital tunnel syndrome, various health issues, terrible executive dysfunction & memory issues. It took several months for me to figure out how to accommodate that with an exercise regime, and I was JUST getting started when I triggered the worst flare up of my life. I don’t think it was the exercise that triggered it.
I’m terrified of this getting worse. I want to delay it from worsening for as long as possible. I have a lot of years left, ya know?
I don’t even know what I’m diagnosed with by the NP who’s referring me for PT. They originally wanted to increase my pregabalin, but I declined because of reasons. Am I asking for too much in wanting to catch this early and do something about it BEFORE it escalates to the point of being in excruciating pain every single day, with no end in sight? I know pain, I’ve had enough. My daily pain levels overall are between 4-6 on the DVPRS scale.
It’s been the same story my whole life, most providers I see aren’t interested in helping until the problem has a more dramatic effect on my ability to function. My level of functioning is already impaired enough! And I can describe instances in which healthcare clearly should have focused on preventative measures instead of just brushing me off until those issues became a bigger problems.
I’m focusing on lowering inflammation (feeling a little lost on that at this point), diet, losing weight, and besides exercise, what else can I do? It’s a battle just to feed myself a healthy diet, I feel like it takes all the energy I have just to meet my basic needs. I’m scared that I can’t do what I need to do to give myself a healthier future.

I am such a degenerate disgusting girl, sometimes I feel like I’m a neckbeard in a girls body.
I’m unattractive (as much as I try to look good) like my eyes have absolutely 0 soul in them. There is nothing behind my eyes, nothing.
I’m lazy as shit and all I do is sit in my room thinking of disgusting things.
Im not sure if it’s because my dad used to abuse me or cause I was severely bullied or something or what but I spend about 99% of my time in my room thinking about this weird man I fancy and how I want to do disgusting things to him, like I want to hurt him and stuff. I’ve been like this for a long time. I’m not doing well mentally either and my breasts are literally covered in injected wounds inflicted by myself. I’m trying to stop the self harm but it’s all I have.
In my head I’m still eleven years old to the point I talk like I’m eleven and do stupid shit like bounce and fingerpaint and stammer my words like a kid when I’m out and talk in this high pitched voice and rock back and forth, spelling words wrong and I even start crying and wondering why everybody bullies me cause I can actually get into that weird childlike state where I’m still being kicked at school, it’s fucking odd.
I don’t feel human either, like am convinced I’m a alien or something . Indigo child idk.
I don’t go outside ever either, my diet is shit, I am vegan and try to reflect that with everything I do yet I haven’t touched a vegetable in so long. I’m scared of vacuum cleaners so my room is a shit tip too.
I was a ‘gifted’ child growing up but I’ve become dumb. I have no friends, no interests but wanking, crocheting, watching videos of nonces getting caught and Chris chan on YouTube and listening to dogshit music like throbbing gristle. I’m diagnosed with depression and autism and some shit called egomania but now I’m having mental assessments for fucking bipolar and psychosis and ocd and all this shit I don’t want but my nasty genes gave me anyways cos everyone in my family is ill.
I started self harming at 10, cutting chunks out of my hands and I still do it now cause there’s no other way to feel better anymore. But I’m also so up and down, I can go weeks without sleeping and bashing my head against the wall from pure fucking ecstasy because I’m gods gift to humanity or something. Then the next day I’m slicing my nipples open and sticking needles in myself and crying and planning my suicide for another few weeks soooooo.
I’m on antidepressants and they taste like shit too. I dread waking up to take them. I just feel numb on them.
All I want is young Genesis p-orridge from the 70s-80s. I’m like those men that have Waifus but for him, he’s my perfect scapegoat for all the nasty shit I want to do to men like I spend about 12 hours a day thinking about raping him, I’m also secretly into necrophilia and cannibalism but I would never tell anybody. It’s not even an edgy thing like I struggle with these thoughts, I can’t just like guys normally. Help I’m such a coomer

Okay so before you say it, yes I am going to move. We dont have the funds to do so right now but we have to move at this point so we are going to take out a loan or something to make it work.
What happened: at 12:45a I went out to my car (2021 Elantra) and found the back window broken out, I called the police and they asked if it had been tampered with any further to which I looked and found the ignition was completely pulled out. When the cops arrived he was able to start it with his pocket knife and he said "I dont know why they didnt steal it", so we pulled the terminals off the battery so it cant be as easily started, and they left. I got a case number and wrote my statement prior to them leaving and that was that.
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2 weeks ago, I had my dads car which I was borrowing broken into in the same exact spot. Both passenger windows broken out, and all my school stuff was stolen. Over $1500 worth of stuff. We havent been able to get ahold of the renters insurance the main rental office gave us the number because they havent returned my 3 voicemails I left over the course of a week and a half.
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There are no cameras pointing at the parking lot. Is there anything I can do along side moving ASAP?

I don't actually hate my partner, but lately I find that everything he's doing is annoying, or that he's not taking things seriously.
I'm only 7 weeks at the moment, first pregnancy too
I told him we need to get our shit together, seriously save money and stop going out, he needs to help out more with the household stuff and chores it can't all be left down to me (I work from home 90% of the time, so I have more 'spare' time to do the chores etc, but have been super tired lately)
He took on a second job in the evenings to save some extra money but now he's hardly ever around except Sundays, and Saturday evening after work. The second job isn't great either its only working out to about an extra £150-£200 a month depending how many hours he does - and so far he hasn't actually saved any of this yet...
I know it's only temporary so he can save some extra money but now I feel even more isolated/left to feel like I'm dealing with this on my own - I haven't told anyone else yet because it's still quite early on, I want to wait until after my 12 week scan
He has this attitude of 'it'll work out' and 'it'll be okay' because things have naturally almost always fallen into place for him, but I've not been so lucky.
This past week or so I've just found myself wondering if I'm ready to do this with him or not but I also know I personally couldn't go through with an abortion.
Are these feelings normal? When will they die down, if they even do?

In Aug of 2021 I (27f) signed a 12 month lease with a friend (24f). After a few weeks, she left the apartment saying she wanted to visit her mom who was unwell and that she'd return later. Later, she revealed she had no intention to return and simply felt the apartment wasn't "up to her standard of living" and that she didn't want to be in an LDR with her boyfriend. In this time, she became very hostile and verbally abusive. We also have a romantic history prior to this in which she manipulated me s*xually while I was high, and she used this to relentlessly taunt and torment me.
As I was left to deal with the lease, she refused to have any proper communication. Whenever I tried, she'd get angry and tell me to back off and leave her alone. She'd promise to keep paying rent then change her mind. She eventually stopped paying entirely. When she stopped paying, she told me that she'd file a harassment suit against me giving id been contacting her excessively. I take full responsibility for contacting her too excessively when she wanted space, but it was always in the context of needing her to communicate about some issue regarding the lease and finances. She later told me she didn't actually mean it.
We didn't speak for a few months. We had one call where she came at me blaming me for her boyfriend breaking up with her. After that call I messaged her a few times to make sure she was okay because she seemed unwell on the phone. About a month after, I asked her to resolve some issues with our WiFi and energy bill as the bills were still coming out to her name. She blocked me so I called her from a restricted number repeatedly which I also deeply regret. I gave up and spent months battling with the companies to get her name removed since she wouldn't call them herself.
At one point, I decided to go to small claims court to recover the unpaid rent as I was tired that she'd abandoned the lease and all her belongings in the apartment and refused to pay her share. I sent her a letter explaining she could go to the landlord to have him remove her from the lease, otherwise I'd have to take her to small claims over the rent. I emphasized my priority was just removing her name and would only use courts as a last resort. (This is what I was instructed to do by a lawyer). We had a short text message conversation in which she verbally abused me, saying somethings which were homophobic slurs, amongst other insults. She later apologized but then stated she had obtained legal advice and knew she could pursue a harassment suit against me. I was confused and never spoke to her again. But to one of my friends she said that she was considering filing a restraining order. I was confused because this person lies a lot so I couldn't tell if they were empty threats or not. She later contacted me and all of my friends and nobody replied since we were all busy. I emailed her asking what was wrong and 2 weeks later she called me again. It was a convo about many things but she mentioned that she went to a lawyer and knew she could get a restraining order (before, she had said harassment suit).
I guess my question is, does my behavior warrant a harassment suit or restraining order? I do recognize the errors of my ways and it's something I regret so I know on a moral level I'm wrong for my actions. But on a legal level is there any basis for this? Given the nature of the calls was always something to do with the lease, bills, her verbal abuse and her sexually manipulating me. There were moments of anger where I'd insult her, but nothing extremely abusive as some things she said. This was all a while ago and the last time I spoke to her was August 2022. The last time I contacted her repeatedly was April 2022. I'm confused on the legal basis given she was in violation of a lease, and was heavily emotionally and verbally abusive, often racist, homophobic and others. To me, this is all an overdrawn cat fight and aside from the rent money, I don't see what use the courts would be. But this is also a family of immense privilege and I still worry. I changed my number so that her and her dad can't contact me as her dad had contacted me a couple times threatening to interrupt the wifi and threatened me saying he hired a lawyer for his daughter.
Edit: both times she made legal threats were in direct response to me asking her to pay her share of the rent. Many have told me this shows it was obvious retaliation against not paying the rent but I still get paranoid.

Hello Fellow Counter-Strikers!
I would like to discuss a pressing issue that has been severely impacting my experience in CS:GO lately. The prevalence of smurfing, where highly skilled players create new accounts to dominate lower-ranked opponents, is significantly deteriorating the quality of our gaming sessions. As a group of long-term high school friends who have been connected for 20 years, but started playing together only 2 years ago during COVID lockdowns, we are deeply frustrated with the frequency of encountering smurf accounts and the subsequent imbalances it creates.
Let's delve into the frustration caused by smurfing in CS:GO. It is incredibly aggravating to witness a single player, who clearly possesses superior skills compared to the average player at our rank, singlehandedly dominate the scoreboard for their team. This vast skill discrepancy not only disrupts fair competition but also substantially reduces our chances of enjoying a balanced and engaging match. CS:GO is a team-based game that thrives on collaboration and collective effort. However, smurfing undermines these core principles, as one individual can sway the outcome of a match, leaving us feeling disheartened and demotivated.
As a group of friends who can only manage to find time for a weekly gaming session, we face unique challenges when confronted with smurf accounts. Unlike some players who can dedicate extensive hours to the game, our limited playtime prevents us from consistently honing our skills and ranking up. Smurfs exploit this situation by intentionally remaining at lower ranks while possessing significantly superior abilities. This unfair advantage not only perpetuates the skill gap but also amplifies our frustration as we struggle to compete against these highly skilled players.
The constant defeat we experience due to smurfing is incredibly demotivating. Our weekly gaming sessions are cherished moments where we come together to reconnect and have fun. However, the continuous losses inflicted by smurfs strip away the joy and satisfaction we seek from the game. This unrelenting cycle of defeat drains our motivation and raises questions about the worthiness of investing our limited time in CS:GO. Ultimately, it threatens the longevity of our gaming group and dampens the overall enthusiasm we have for the game.
Therefore, I implore the CS:GO community, game developers, and administrators to actively address the issue of smurfing. It is crucial to implement stricter measures and systems to identify and penalize smurf accounts effectively. By promoting fair matchmaking algorithms that prioritize balanced skill levels, we can alleviate the frustration caused by smurfing and maintain a healthier player base.
In conclusion, smurfing in CS:GO is significantly diminishing the game experience for dedicated players like my long-term friends and me. The presence of highly skilled smurf accounts disrupts match balance, undermines teamwork, and demoralizes us due to the overwhelming number of defeats. It is crucial that we take collective action against smurfing to restore fairness, enhance the enjoyment of the game, and foster a more positive and inclusive community and not just for those that have oceans of time to play and skip the smurfs.
Thank you for your attention and understanding. I encourage you to share your thoughts and experiences on this matter, as collective awareness and support can lead to positive change.

Since there has been a lot of confusion about the topic in the past, with myths and half truths being spread around and because there have been some changes with U14 with regards to how career XP is calculated, I'll try to provide a breakdown of how the XP system actually works.
Fundamentally all XP is (mostly) derived from the scores. The scores are divided into four categories:

• Combat effectiveness - kills (amount depends on the role of the target), destroyed vehicles (again amount varies depending on the type), dismantled garrisons and OPs, dismantled structures, placement of AP and AT mines
• Offense - time spent in red territory
• Defense - time spent in blue territory
• Support - placement of OPs and garrisons, having players spawn at your constructed OPs or garrisons, building structures, placement deployables (like supplies and ammo boxes), have placed deployables being used, time spent in the driver's seat of trucks, bandaging other players, reviving other players, resource gain from constructed nodes, repairing vehicles, certain commander abilities

I do not know the exact number of points you get for any of those actions. Some research has been done in the past: https://www.reddit.com/HellLetLoose/comments/ks5d2w/hll_scoring_system_update_8/
A lot of the numbers are however outdated. Still, it should give a general idea of what to expect.
The sum of your score categories is called "Gameplay" in the XP breakdown. That is also the amount of XP you get for your roles. There is also "Time", which I'm not exactly sure how it is calculated but it's a negligible amount anyway.

Pre U14:

You add Gameplay, Time, your squad's total Gameplay and the end of game bonuses (25% for a loss or 50% for a win plus 10% per commendation capped at 50%. These bonuses are multiplicative and do not affect role XP).
That means that your XP is largely dependant on how much score your other squad members generate. Your Gameplay is factored in twice, since it is its own entry and you get it in the squad's total too!

U14:

You add Gameplay, Time and one of each instance of the cause of those scores plus the end of game bonuses.
For example if you placed 6 AP mines and destroyed 3 Panzer IV, your Combat effectiveness score will reflect all mines placed and tanks destroyed, in the breakdown it only counts as 1 AP mine and one Panzer IV. Since that one instance is added to your XP total you actually get XP as if you had placed 7 mines and destroyed 4 tanks.
As far as I can tell you also only get the one that is worth the most. For example if you killed 20 players and the most valuable role you killed was an Officer you'd get 9 points. If the Commander was among your victims, you'd get 12.
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In both cases you technically get more than you deserve. The new system pays out a lot less XP of course, since it's only based on your own performance instead of your entire squad's. In the old system it was easy to get well over 10,000 XP for just standing around in the field, provided your squadmates built the nodes early and your SL was building garrisons like a madman. Whether or not this change is intentional I have no way to tell.
So the issue isn't that the new system is broken but that the career XP system was always broken. It's just broken in a different fashion.
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There may be some inaccuracies in the writeup. Feel free to comment and correct me.

Hello, I’m in a bit of a pickle and I’m just trying to understand how I got here… I was sent a meeting invite a week ago to my work email address (a gmail based address) for a meeting that I swear was for 1030 to 11. I’m so confident about this time that I’ve booked all my other appointments around this meeting. I’ve never used teams before, so in preparation last night I made a free account using my existing personal email address (hotmail).
I log on today at 1030, and after a few minutes of sitting in the waiting room I go to send an email to let them know I’m waiting, and I check the meeting information and it says the meeting is 1130 - 12.
Is it possible that the meeting time was changed after I accepted the invite and I wasn’t notified for some reason, or did I definitely just misread the time on the email?
I SWEAR it said 1030 - 11, because I remember thinking that half an hour seemed like a short meeting but that it would be okay because if I didn’t schedule my next meeting until 12 I’d leave myself a cushion and be able to still be finished in time for my 1430. Anyway I’m in a bit of a pickle and am trying to find a way to cut myself some slack, so let me know if it could possibly have been a technical problem and not just me being incompetent.
Thanks!

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Phillies @ Mets - 07:10 PM EDT

Game Status: Scheduled

Links & Info

• Venue: Citi Field
• TV: National: TBS, Phillies: NBCSP, Mets: SNY
• Radio: Phillies: WTTM 1680 (es), 94 WIP, Mets: Audacy (es), ESPN Deportes 1050 (es), WCBS 880
• MLB Gameday
• Statcast Game Preview

	Probable Pitcher (Season Stats)	Report
Phillies	Ranger Suarez (0-1, 9.82 ERA, 11.0 IP)	No report posted.
Mets	Kodai Senga (4-3, 3.94 ERA, 48.0 IP)	No report posted.

NLE Rank	Team	W	L	GB (E#)	WC Rank	WC GB (E#)
1	Atlanta Braves	32	22	- (-)	-	- (-)
2	Miami Marlins	28	26	4.0 (105)	2	- (-)
3	New York Mets	27	27	5.0 (104)	4	1.0 (108)
4	Philadelphia Phillies	25	28	6.5 (103)	6	2.5 (107)
5	Washington Nationals	23	31	9.0 (100)	12	5.0 (104)

Division Scoreboard

SD @ MIA 06:40 PM EDT
ATL @ OAK 09:40 PM EDT
WSH @ LAD 10:10 PM EDT
^{Posted: 05/30/2023 06:00:00 AM EDT, Update Interval: 5 Minutes}

Hello. I have a ThinkPad T420 and X220. I really, really like them, but I also have an almost max specs Lenovo S340 (i5, 8GB of RAM, 512GB SSD) for more intensive things. I want to replace the S340, with a better machine, because it has some flaws. It used to overheat (I cleaned it last week), and the keys fall out after a lot of use. I don't want a T480, because it will have the same performance. Should I bother with a newer ThinkPad? Price I'm willing to pay, around $400 in Romania, and it can be used. I was looking at the T14 Gen 2, which is around that price here, but I don't know if it's good, or if I should get a newer ThinkPad, or get a PC, and use my 2 other ThinkPads as laptops. I'm not getting rid of any of my ThinkPads, don't worry!
I was looking at the Intel, because there aren't many AMD listings in my country, and those that exist are overpriced.
About the T480: I'm worried about getting it. Why?

1. I'm a Windows user. I know Linux is the preferred OS of this subreddit, but I use Adobe CS6 programs a lot. And the only thing they run on is Windows. Photoshop CS6 doesn't work on macOS, anymore. I'm worried that if I get it, Windows 11 will be the last version it runs. I could do an X220 with it (read my post about my X220), but if I do that, I might as well get the best ThinkPad for Windows 7, my favourite Windows version.
   
2. Because Romanians don't look at all of the ThinkPad news, maybe the T480 I will get will have a dying USB-C port (I think the fault is the Thunderbolt firmware, I don't remember). I want to keep the laptop for at least 3-4 years. So a dead port you use for charging won't be ideal.
   

3. I don't know if the 75-90°C temperature of my Lenovo S340 is caused by the CPU, or the case it's in, or the fan, or the thermal paste. I don't want a toaster, again. (Cause was the dusty fan)

1. I don't really care about battery life. I use my laptop's battery as a UPS, if the power goes out, I can shut it down correctly. Or if I have some work to do on another laptop, I can put it into sleep mode, and have everything back when I'm done with the other laptop.
   
2. Will the laptop be usable in 4 years from this year, or next year? I know my ThinkPad X220 I'm typing this on is 12 years old, and still works fine, so I hope this is the case with newer ThinkPads.
   

This isn't about me worrying, this is a question. Do the newer ThinkPads have loud speakers? I don't need good quality, I need volume. Do the newer ThinkPads have keys that break off after 1-2 years of use? I know the IdeaPad series from Lenovo is the cheapest, but I'm curious.
Z13, no. Never. I need my TrackPoint buttons, it's one of the reasons I want my next laptop to be a ThinkPad. I had a hard time using my grandma's T430, because the shape of the TrackPoint buttons is different, so no buttons wouldn't be good for me.