JesusPotto t1_j9xqfc4 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 9:02 AM

Reply to comment by PrisonerV in LPT Request - How to prepare for a winter Power outage by heretolearnlady

The flush is gravity fed, the tank refill is fed by your water pump. No power = no water pump = you have one flush to make it count.

keepthetips t1_j9xq4vl wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:58 AM

Reply to LPT Request: What's the best way to save/purchase expensive items (car, furniture, tech etc) by lubricatedwhale97

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Fleaslayer t1_j9xpoy8 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:51 AM

Reply to LPT: Don't look at your clock when waking up during the night to increase your quality of sleep. It's a lot easier to fall back asleep when you don't keep track of the sleeping time you still have left. by migudude

It's the opposite for me. If I know I have, say, less than an hour to sleep, it's better for me to know and just doze. If I have multiple hours to sleep, I'll go to sleep soundly. If I don't know, I'm very likely to just doze when I have a long time to sleep or fall deeply asleep and by woken from it.

Dutch-knight t1_j9xpgo6 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:48 AM

Reply to comment by College-Lumpy in LPT: Maintain separate bank accounts when you get married by The_Stein244

Good to hear

samtherat6 t1_j9xpefp wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:47 AM

Reply to LPT Request: How to lose emotions from your face permanently? by todiecena

I’m jealous, you seem like an honest person to be around. There are a few times where not instinctively showing emotions does pay off for me, like when I’m disappointed. But for a vast majority of the time, it makes me feel excluded.

noytam t1_j9xpbzp wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:46 AM

Reply to LPT Request: How to lose emotions from your face permanently? by todiecena

You'll have to disconnect yourself from everything. Convince yourself everything you know is just temporary and it's pointless to get attached to it, since it can vanish tomorrow. Things as well as people.

I highly doubt you're willing to go that far, so when things get too much better to instead just go to the bathroom or a quiet corner to let it out until you feel more relaxed.

[deleted] t1_j9xpad1 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:46 AM

Reply to LPT Request: How to lose emotions from your face permanently? by todiecena

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[deleted] t1_j9xooz2 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:38 AM

Reply to LPT Request: How to lose emotions from your face permanently? by todiecena

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[deleted] t1_j9xogj1 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:34 AM

Reply to LPT: Don't look at your clock when waking up during the night to increase your quality of sleep. It's a lot easier to fall back asleep when you don't keep track of the sleeping time you still have left. by migudude

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Shenili t1_j9xnb7i wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:19 AM

Reply to comment by dgstan in LPT: Keep a pair of scissors or knife with you when moving, this way you can actually unpack. by tootieClark

why would you need one in every room?

keepthetips t1_j9xmme4 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:09 AM

Reply to LPT: Don't look at your clock when waking up during the night to increase your quality of sleep. It's a lot easier to fall back asleep when you don't keep track of the sleeping time you still have left. by migudude

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sickofbasil t1_j9xm1jx wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:01 AM

Reply to comment by FlamingoWalrus89 in LPT: When meeting new people, don't ask if they have kids, instead ask if they have pets. by _unknown_username

I agree wholeheartedly with not assuming what people want re kids.... But I really disagree with not asking people about their lives. Any question can be off-putting to the wrong person, but chitchat is how humans meet and get to know other humans. It is a normal and healthy way to bond and build trust. If you're uncomfortable discussing basic things, then you either need to learn to politely say "I'm not comfortable talking about that" or stop meeting new people.

JAYFLO t1_j9xlx7q wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:00 AM

Reply to comment by extrabutterycopporn in LPT Request: How to lose emotions from your face permanently? by todiecena

Yup, repressing those emotions won't make them go away, just make it harder for you to get them out - and they always come out eventually. Expressing them is the healthiest way to do it.

Ok_Independent1424 t1_j9xltme wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:58 AM

Reply to LPT: Save at least 1 voicemail from your loved ones. You may just want to hear their voice if they’re not around. by bunnieollie

I second this so much! I have some of my dad's recorded audio calls too that I can listen to. It is comforting sometimes :)

sickofbasil t1_j9xlmam wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:56 AM

Reply to comment by heidiheilig in LPT: When meeting new people, don't ask if they have kids, instead ask if they have pets. by _unknown_username

That's really well phrased!

Bro-koli6944 t1_j9xkzb9 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:47 AM

Reply to LPT Request: How to lose emotions from your face permanently? by todiecena

Don't. Emotions are part of the human being, you live for these. If you become passive to bad things, you will be for good things too and will ultimately have the same feelings than a rock: any. And your surroundings will flee, as no one want to be friend with a cold stone

[deleted] t1_j9xkmvm wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:43 AM

Reply to LPT: anything that is free don’t pay for it!! by Studentmindset

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Amadeus_Narrates t1_j9xkg7s wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:40 AM

Reply to comment by KingOfTerrible in LPT: Maintain separate bank accounts when you get married by The_Stein244

Thank you very much for the explanation and I'm sorry to hear about your wife. I can see now how they can be beneficial.

maddie-madison t1_j9xjshf wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:32 AM

Reply to comment by Calm-asutra in LPT - Tell those that give you a gift card what you purchased. by resjudicata1

Its great cause I got some to the movie theater just before covid and just haven't gotten around to using them since they opened back up.

murrimabutterfly t1_j9xjr8x wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:31 AM

Reply to comment by chuker34 in LPT Request: How to lose emotions from your face permanently? by todiecena

Yup.
Due to trauma, I compartmentalize so well that I make Marie Kondo look like a slob. Each box is filled with fifteen similar boxes, and all of these are tucked away neatly on a shelf that is behind a vault that only ever opens to let something in.
I can convincingly fake any emotion and go through the motions of being "normal". Like, my manager once told me I seemed happier lately during one of my worst recent episodes. She's incredibly empathetic and good at reading people; I was compensating for my shit mental health with extra external pep and pizazz.
It's overrated.
I'm in therapy and it actively concerns my therapist how hard it is for me to convey genuine emotion. Any true emotion I feel is like an assault on the senses, and I can't control it. I literally have to take an entire day to take care of myself if the vault opens up and real emotion spills out.
I hate it.
I wish I could emote like a normal person.
I think true strength comes from owning how you're feeling.