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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

๐ŸŒž Months ago I started working really hard at disarming the trigger of hearing the accent/dialect of my father. 50 uurs later of watching dutch and flemish tv I can listen to what ever I want without any neg feelings ( mortal dread ) arising.

So now I have started watching the movie philosophy of art channel I really wanted to and it's goed.

It's so hard to disarm the ghosts in our heads but it's worth it. ๐ŸŒž I could have just thought to myself; I don't like this movie channel, I don't like this guy; that would have been easy. But I knew that was rubbish, I did like it and he was a smart nice guy worth listening to , so I made the effort. I also didn't want my father to succeed. How dare he mess me up like that. It's my life. :)

( I also watched all the movies talked about, most I had already seen ) so I at least had a reference point. ๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's no mean feat. I'm glad you could get past that particular ghost. Hugs

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Thanks. It feels so good not to be triggered by that anymore. :)

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well done! Any tips on what worked well?

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

keep my focus on the end goal, for me it was watching the movie channel. It is important to me.

try to immerse myself in other aspects of the situation than what triggers me

in this case the trigger was the accent and dialect, so while still hearing in the background I concentrated on the story and the visuals

slowly increase my attention to the trigger, I suppose you could call it desensitisation

in the past while overcoming triggers I would allow myself to literally run or stop an activity, but only ONCE, that was the deal I made with myself, thereafter I had to be brave and face my trigger

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Thatโ€™s an awesome achievement, and well done you on conquering those ghosts

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Behold the prawn gyoza of doom

Smoke 'em if you gottem

Tm will be interesting.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Chapter 498 of the weird things the kids do nowadays that I just can't conceive of doing back when I was their age. Bunch of kids on the tram kicking heads of broccoli around. At least 3 of them (broccoli heads that is, kids were more like a dozen or so). And marking them when they went airborne. BrocSoccer? Brocfooty? This seems perverted to me.
I can come at wine cask liner football (have played that myself back when I was flexible), but random violence to vegetables is a new one to me. Shakes fist at clouds.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Already half way home on the tram *dusts hands* what a day

<plays Dolly Parton's 9 to 5>

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

It may have finally got me. Body parts feel tired. Tonsils working overtime to conquer whatever lurgy the kid dragged in. Shall drug up now.

No sympathies please. It is what it is. Plus I have hcbs and slaves.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Half of my team at work seem to be dealing with something funky. Starts off in the throat, moves to the nose, then chest. They're not happy.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Offices are the same as childcare centres. Cesspits of communal filth.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I haven't been able to brush the fluffy cats the past few months so now they have hair balls and are chucking up. Great.

But it means I get to brush them. ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

lol this face made me miss having a cat. They're such wildcard goofballs.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

She's such great value lol You never know what's going to happen next. Lately she'll wait around a corner and jump up and attack my leg, then scamper off. So adorable.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Chook has been chattering a mile a minute since he woke up. Itโ€™s like heโ€™s trying to tell me something

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (6 children)

If you love hot cross buns here's a tip for youse buy extra and freeze them because after Sunday they will be gone.

Don't come at me about raisin bread because they're not the same.

Oh and I have ingredients for choc ripple cake.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Aldi sells them year-round. Seems to be a limited amount of them so they often sell out. Which is good - you can have them every month, but probably not every week.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I wrapped up a little doggy bag for my kid last night. This morning when she opened it she really appreciated the 5 chips, hot dog and 2 hot dog skins I left her. ๐Ÿ˜‚

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I can't get my photo to work. Which might be to do with the buy-one-get-one-free cocktails. But please know I have a spectacular view tonight.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Going into the office in the morning to demo some new tech to one of our executives. Should be done in 30 minutes then I can jump on a tram and head home. 5 meetings over 2 days until the long weekend and I still have no idea where I'll go. Leaving it so late is likely going to limit my options somewhat.

Why am I procrastinating going to sleep? Sleep is great. Ok bye bye.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Feeling very meh and not really wanting to make dinner. I might just pick on some snacks and have an early night.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Same I'm getting fish n chips and going to bed I think

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My endorsement is abnormal. Press 3 for Chinese. Last warning โ€ผ๏ธ

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (11 children)

If I was to watch a scary movie like a shit my pants kind what should I watch? I want one that I don't need to think too hard about the storyline and doesn't involve sci-fi.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Sinister is great. Ethan Hawke discovers snuff films in depicting gruesome murders in the new family home.

Talk to Me is really great recent release. Group of friends discover how to conjure spirits with an embalmed hand.

Barbarian is also fantastic. Girl stays in air BnB and discovers a hidden door in basement leading to a labyrinth tunnel of horror.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

The Platform (2019) spanish film.

It is sci-fi but not aliens, time travel etc. It's basically the human condition gone wrong (or right).

Scared the shit outta me.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Get Out is great, and Hereditary (but that has gory supernatural stuff)

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Crazy how my local pharmacy will charge $90 for a product I need, but Amcal only charges RRP ,which is $50, for the same thing.

More of a hike, but still cheaper to do the PT trek across town than to walk 10mins down the road. Make it make sense ugh

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I'm going to Daiso. Anyone want anything?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

God I hate Charity Muggers. Get out of my way you scam artists!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Today my sense of taste and smell has decided to vanish, which is odd. I thought now would've actually been when I start getting better, but I guess not.

Auspost still don't know what they did with my delivery

My feet are cold no matter how many socks I put on and everything else is hot

Aghhh

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Baku, do a RAT if you have one.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

anyone got a recommendation for a good, force free/positive reinforcement dog trainer or behaviourist? Colleague just got a rescue dog, and the woman I recommended has apparently retired.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Considering I can't make up my mind on where I'd like to go this weekend, I think I might just save my money and sleep at home. Maybe just do a day trip or two. Maybe I should actually try going somewhere in the city considering I live here, try a pub or something. A few hundred a night minimum to stay somewhere on Easter weekend for a trip I tried to talk myself into isn't sounding very smart to me right now, but I'll still make sure I get to do some driving.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Breakfast ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Just a bowl of pure intentions thanks

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Mushrooms of questionable provenance fashioned into a stew, please

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

A jar of Vegemite and some mechano to eat it with please

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿš’

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

this has Bart Simpson mustard on a playing card vibes

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Bleah still not enough sleep my eyeballs hurt. No coffee today though. 3 days in a row would fuck with me. Have chocolate on hand instead...

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

After today I think everyone has checked out before easter. I'm certainly running from the rest of the week.

Which brings us to a rave choon..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwghC84KYKk

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Who was it recommended Vampire Survivor the other week? This game is destroying my wrists!

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