I’ll add that for not catastrophizing having a handful of realistic failure states in mind and accepting that it’s a possibility, you have a plan to deal with it, and that it’s ok is vital for me personally. It addresses that things may go wrong without falling into baseless fear and ensures that I don’t get overwhelmed if I screw up the form a third time.
It’s hard at first and then you learn to do it and get good at it. I still hate finding a new doctor, but that’s because it’s a tedious process full of disappointment when what you need is something most doctors don’t do or advertise whether or not they do it (adhd meds mostly).
My mom died when I was around your age (early 20s). It was really hard not to have her there to help me learn to do such things, but I had to do it, and so I did it. I wish she’d taught me when I was a teenager, but oh well. Around that time I had to teach a friend how to do such things too and she found it absolutely liberating once she got the hang of it.
I’m in my 30s now, and my wife and I both have tasks we pass off to the other, often because of mental barriers or just struggling to start. But when push comes to shove we both are entirely capable of such things, we just have someone we can lean on and swap tasks with.
It’s ok to be scared, but do it scared. It’s ok to do it late, but do it anyways. You are capable of all this, and you’ll be much happier once you build these skills and independence. The only way out is through and it won’t be comfortable, but it will be worth it.
Oh and for the practical of how: look it up. The state department website says how to get a passport. Oh and if you have to interact with the government but are unsure of what to do, ask a local librarian. Not kidding, they typically even have common forms already printed out or they can help you find the information. They’re good at finding information.
You can make it so reasonable drivers feel the safe speed to drive is the speed you want them driving.
Ultimately speed cameras are surveillance for civil infractions, which I disapprove of, and they’re popular because they can function as revenue generation.
I don’t disapprove of punishment for those engaging in reckless driving, but I’ve seen so many places where speed limits and fines are treated as the end all be all of traffic enforcement rather than the final step.
Yeah the difference between PNW truck drivers and Midwestern ones is night and day.
Social accountability is a euphemism for punishment. Someone is engaging in a behavior that is discouraged and so when they do that something is done to them that they don’t want to happen. In this case a camera simply automates fining people.
People who need a reminder or are new to an area especially benefit from better road design or cheaper alternatives (where I live some residential streets have concrete planters that make the road wind and force you to slow down). For a person new to an area especially, the speed camera functionally serves as an expensive toll for driving the speed the road is designed for, but one you receive in the mail a few weeks later.
Good speed reduction should make speeding look and feel reckless ro everyone, including someone who’s never been there before and didn’t see the speed limit. Good design is intuitive.
All flags should show some nip for sure
Coolest flag in the country. Except maybe Maryland or Minnesota
Also you’ve got a lot going on at the time. Recovering from sexual violence can be an extremely long and difficult process and victims may want to just not see their attacker and try to put it past them at first
I’d always heard that he didn’t consider himself homosexual because he argued homosexuals were weak people victimized by society, and he refused to see himself that way.
Romans too. It wasn’t a scandal that Julius Caesar was fucking men, it was a scandal that he was being fucked by men
Based (of you).
Does Turkey not allow for conscientious objection? Or is it just far too difficult to meet their standards?
Modern western ideas where the most important part of sexual orientation is who you find attractive is somewhat new, and while it’s gained a lot of popularity among queer people worldwide it’s still not the default model everywhere. In a lot of times and places things such as who you have sex with regardless of attraction or what role you take in sex are considered more important (also at what age). Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if some people were to see a man who only has receptive sex and exclusively with women as more gay than a man who exclusively tops men.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if they’re thinking that a straight man might be willing to top a man to get out of the military, but not to bottom
I’d probably just stay pagan
Also, the iron on mars is oxidized. That’s why it’s not the dark gray planet
Yeah, credit unions are awesome and anyone not in one in good standing should join one. This idea however is nuts
It’s a dish meant for vibes based cooking
She’s a young teen. Maybe she’s aroace, maybe she’s a late bloomer
I’ll add that adding distance is the only thing he can do that has a possibility of changing his parents
As someone currently in dental pain, why the fuck would you voluntarily get dental surgery that doesn’t fix pain or other serious dental issues‽ Like I can respect an implant for a missing tooth, or something similar, but just to have a better looking smile‽
Good job