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Jan 08, 2026, 11:59 PM
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What's your level of handling difficult or every day things? I'm so frustrated because I can't handle anything. Been this way since a teen. I can't stand driving anymore because other drivers are dangerous. Everything really overwhelms me and can't take it. Today dentist told me there's something wrong with every tooth and I'm frustrated.
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Jan 09, 2026, 06:49 AM
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This summer I drove very far from my house and some stupid construction vehicle dropped nails all over the road. First, everyone else managed to avoid them.. not me. Second... when I realized I had a problem (flat tire) I did the exact opposite of what you should do and kept driving. I swear my mind is not able to think logically when there is a problem. If not for the kindess of strangers that day I would have been in big trouble. My boss always says... lets take things incrementally so if he is presented with a problem he will break it down into smaller parts and just try to solve each one of those rather than dealing with the whole thing. Maybe that is an option for your teeth. Frankly I have found that if one dentist says X you can go to another and they will say Y. |
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Jan 12, 2026, 10:08 AM
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Some things I'm good at handling, other's not so much.
I'm in school at the moment and I'm really good at staying on top of readings and getting assignments in on time. When it comes to my personal life, I struggle more. Keeping up with things like cleaning / tidying often feel overwhelming and I wind up procrastinating far longer than I should.
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Jan 12, 2026, 08:09 PM
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I definitely wish I was better at handling things. I feel like in this moment of my life I’m struggling the most with handling my emotions.. everyone around me seems to be able to manage in some way but when I’m low I can’t seem to do anything, everything starts falling short, and I can’t even remember how to cope in the moment.
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Jan 16, 2026, 11:02 PM
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I am good at handling everything. Some things I just don't give priority to. Sometimes I handle things when they become a priority because it is just a necessary way of handling life when living alone. Problems that come up, I usually spend time analyzing options like designing a computer program. Then I distance myself from the problem & think about it in background mode for a little while. So far this method has worked for me for 72 years. Sitting on a problem can most times allow more information to come through & helps in decision making....it also allows initial emotions to settle out so that logic & not emotions make the decisions
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Jan 17, 2026, 03:30 AM
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Physically or mentally?
Physically I’ll fix my neighbors bike, do a perfect pirouette, and make some good tortillas only to bash in my face opening the cabinet. Mentally? Kinda the same. I can put up with the most traumatic shyt then breakdown because the grocery store didn’t have the right beans.
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Jan 26, 2026, 02:02 AM
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I told my NP all last year that everything overwhelmed me and she just ignored me and was desensitized. Last couple weeks she's been listening more when I say I can't handle anything. She and other Drs say I have asbergers and care less that I'm overwhelmed. Plus I'm severe BP, OCD, PTSD and she told me I'm schizophrenic. Meds have helped somewhat last year but I have a long way to go and I don't want to be all drugged up. I lived in a halfway house in 1990s and everyone there was drugged to the max. I've taken every hard psych drug, unfortunately. And the hospitals and outpatient Drs gave me PTSD.
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Jan 28, 2026, 08:05 AM
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Now I am not good at handling things but I also find that if I just try to handle things slow and incremental and not let my mind get away with things.. I will be fine. |
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#9
Today, 12:45 AM
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I am good at handling some things but bad at others. I drive, but I am afraid of highways. I choose "avoid highways" in Waze or Google Maps when I drive to a new location. And when it is not possible (too far), I take public transit. I wasn't always so afraid of highways; it has been getting progressive worse.
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