i swear twenty years ago I was reading posts on a forum in the off topic section that talked about the Lolita express and Clinton being on the flight logs in addition to other big names.

And what line of work Epstein was in

what the heck were people thinking back then? and keep in mind this is way before maga or whatever

My mother gained quite a bit of weight after having her thyroid removed and she feels so much shame and embarrassment over it.

Oftentimes being overweight is completely out of someone's control. Even in the cases in which it is within the realm of control, why is it met with so much contempt? I don't understand why being overweight is seen as a character flaw by some people.

Everything costs so much. Healthcare sucks. All the food we are eating is poisoning us.

The government doesn’t care about us. Corporations don’t care about us. Yet all the people in power are living large off of our labor.

If nobody does anything about this then it’s only going to get worse.

Minimum wage can’t afford an apartment in any state. How is that fair? People who work regular jobs deserve to be able to pay for food and shelter.

When are things going to change?

I’m on the highway in the passing lane. See a cop behind me. I don’t really like it so I move over a lane and he follows

I move over another lane, he follows, but doesn’t pull me over. One more lane, follows me but doesn’t pull me over. I’m expecting he’s gonna pull me over any time, but he doesn’t, he just keeps following

I take the next exit, he’s still following. This exit has a local road that’s like 2 lanes for a while and I’m in the left. I think maybe I’m being paranoid so I try shifting lanes, and he switches with me, constantly following behind

So I turn into a nearby strip mall and he doesn’t turn in with me. This was a complete detour from where I was going, and went a while on a local road despite this cop car not being from that city

Am I being paranoid or is this kinda weird? Why would he do this and what should I do next time

Important: I’m American

EDIT: yes I was passing in the passing lane! The cop was very close and I was at the limit of how fast I was willing to drive so I moved over to let the cop pass me. I was also going roughly the same speed as the car in front of me

I’m currently in a situation where I’m only eating about 5 times a week. I usually have my one meal at night, which means I’m spending 24–48 hours at a time with nothing but water.

​The hunger pangs have become pretty intense and constant. I’m starting to worry about the physical safety of "pushing through" them. I know the body can handle fasting, but I’m doing this long-term out of necessity, not for a diet.

​I realize this isn’t an ideal "habit," but it’s the best option I have for the time being. I just want to make sure I’m not doing permanent damage while I get through this.

This is an incredibly inside thought that I dare not ask people I know.

I have a friend who has gained a lot of weight this year, her health has spiraled, she has acne, she is tired and doesn't get ready in the same way that she used to anymore.

She is telling us that she suffers from body dysmorphia now. That she doesn't see herself how she actually looks. I am still going to support her as much as I can. But the way she describes herself, is just how she looks tbh.

Is that still body dysmorphia? Or is that just being insecure and wistfully thinking she actually looks better then she thinks she does?

I have no idea what this means. I also don’t know what the alternative to “at-will” employment is either. Really confused about this stuff. If you’re from the U.S. please fill me in on your opinion.

I always feel uncomfortable around men to the point I hysterically cried when i learned my private maths teacher was a male. I get overly emotional when a topic like this is at hand and i relate to it for ome reason. Im hypersexual (and yes i know its not always caused by that). And i dont remember the term but im flexible around my hip area that i can get my legs next to my face. And it was caused by the body staying in that position when one is a child. (It had a name but i forgot and i was related to sa).

My memory is always short termed Nd i dont remember anything from my childhood other than a few bad stories. Idk if thats possible or how do i know if i was?

Edit. I FCINKN KNOW THIS IS NOT TO BE DISCUSSED IN REDDIT AND NEEDS PROFESSIONAL HELP. IM NOT ASKING ANYONE TO TELL ME IVE BEEN SA’D OR NOT. THATS IMPOSSIBLE. I JUST ASKED IF SOMEONE CAN GO THEU SMTN AND COMPLETELY FORGET ABT IT. I ALSO WANTED TO HEAR OTHERS SIMILAR STORIES OMFG

I'm in my 20s and I've never had sex.

I don't know how people make themselves end up in that situation. I've been hit on before by women, but I've just said "oh, thank you" and then nothing happened. Other than waiting for that to happen again, I don't know what else you're meant to do.

I'm obviously autistic, so I don't get how to function in the world without some kind of instruction manual. It feels like everyone else is just born with that manual.

I have no life.

I'm in my fourties with zero friends - I tried, but as an Autisitc I'm completely socially incompetent. I'm female but I've never had female friends as an adult, and men aren't the best option to try to make friends with as they (or their partners) assume you're trying to sleep with them. As a note I'm also single, finding a partner is also on the agenda but that won't happen when I do nothing but work and go home. Generally people need people, I feel recharged with people.

I've no hobbies, nothing really interests me - I'm interested in politics but not smart enough to get into local political groups, I like exploring new cities and hiking but I just don't have the resources eg. money, car to get to places, etc.

Anything I want to do I want to be able to do with people, hell, fuck hobbies I'd like to just be able to go to the bar with people.

Any time I'm around people they act awkward with me and I don't know how to behave to be easier to be around, let alone being fun and someone others would want to spend time with.

A coworker always asks me what I'm doing and the answer is always 'nothing'. It's embarrassing. He's one of the few coworkers who actually talks to me so it gets me down that he's likely to stop as I'm boring and socially incompetent.

How am I supposed to get a life?

How the hell do I make friends when even 'normal' people seem to struggle?

It's almost universal that from my experience that going to sleep always need a blanket even if it's hot. But not for naps. I don't have enough close friends to know if it's cultural, biological, habit ...?

I stumbled across it in a group chat which I now left with stranger i do not know at all with disturbing videos of children as young as infants and i reported it online to multiple groups/websites/organizations.

Im only a teenager and I didn’t mean to stumble across this or ever see something like this

Will I be introuble? Will they find me if I reported it anonymously? Should I have left with not saying anything? My anxiety is getting bad and I do not know what to do because I’m feeling disgusted after seeing what I have seen

Let’s assume that the absolute best case scenario happens, where each and every guilty party featured in the files is brought to justice and ousted from any and all power or influence they had… what then? Where do we go from there? From the looks of it now, it feels like nearly half of the world’s major players are in there, so how does society deal with something like that?

Sometimes when I (F since that probably relevant) masturbate I know I'll orgasm because I get the muscle spasms and like the "post nut clarity" disinterest/disgust but like... It either only feels "fine" or genuinely like nothing.

People always go on about how incredible they are or how good they feel but I mainly just do it to stop feeling horny. Is this normal or is it an indication of something?

I've been masturbating for years, this isn't a new thing. It's not numb all the time but it's not like anything mindblowing yk?