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[ "how to fall asleep quickly I need to get up for school in less than 4 hours and I'm STILL FUCKING AWAKE. Send help :'(", "how to fall asleep quickly I need to get up for school in less than 4 hours and I'm STILL FUCKING AWAKE. Send help :'(" ]	[ "Blink continuously for at least 30 seconds- this way your eyes will get tired, feel droopy. Reading a book can also help, otherwise try listening to some really calm music with your eyes closed.\nYou can find that music on 8tracks.com just enter the tag sleep.", "Bright computer monitors will keep you awake longer. Close your laptop and lie in bed until you fall asleep." ]	[ 4, 3 ]	safe
[ "How can you reduce the spiral in a spiral-bound notebook from digging into your hand when writing on the back of a page? ", "How can you reduce the spiral in a spiral-bound notebook from digging into your hand when writing on the back of a page? " ]	[ "Do it like a leftie does with the front of the page, when you are near the binding only let the pen touch the paper, not your hand. Your hand and wrist will tire faster but eventually it will feel more natural- to explain.. You hold the it higher up on the pen and don't rest your hand- think \"hover\" if that makes sense. ", "Bro I'm left handed. This is my life. You just have to hold the pen higher up so your hand doesn't touch the spirals. You can turn the book upside down if you don't mind having random pages of upside down writing. Or you can sort of bend your wrist towards the page so that your hand is on the page rather than the spiral. Awkward but you get used to it. Its like spinning the book 90 degrees and writing sidewards. " ]	[ 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to stay calm during tests? I get incredibly anxious during exams and tests because I always feel like I am gonna fail. Sometimes I feel like passing out and I can't think straight. Is there ways to effectively keep calm?", "How to stay calm during tests? I get incredibly anxious during exams and tests because I always feel like I am gonna fail. Sometimes I feel like passing out and I can't think straight. Is there ways to effectively keep calm?", "How to stay calm during tests? I get incredibly anxious during exams and tests because I always feel like I am gonna fail. Sometimes I feel like passing out and I can't think straight. Is there ways to effectively keep calm?", "How to stay calm during tests? I get incredibly anxious during exams and tests because I always feel like I am gonna fail. Sometimes I feel like passing out and I can't think straight. Is there ways to effectively keep calm?", "How to stay calm during tests? I get incredibly anxious during exams and tests because I always feel like I am gonna fail. Sometimes I feel like passing out and I can't think straight. Is there ways to effectively keep calm?", "How to stay calm during tests? I get incredibly anxious during exams and tests because I always feel like I am gonna fail. Sometimes I feel like passing out and I can't think straight. Is there ways to effectively keep calm?", "How to stay calm during tests? I get incredibly anxious during exams and tests because I always feel like I am gonna fail. Sometimes I feel like passing out and I can't think straight. Is there ways to effectively keep calm?", "How to stay calm during tests? I get incredibly anxious during exams and tests because I always feel like I am gonna fail. Sometimes I feel like passing out and I can't think straight. Is there ways to effectively keep calm?", "How to stay calm during tests? I get incredibly anxious during exams and tests because I always feel like I am gonna fail. Sometimes I feel like passing out and I can't think straight. Is there ways to effectively keep calm?" ]	[ "Practice makes perfect. Study study and study more. Make your own quizes become a master in the subject. If you feel overwhelmed with not enough time then take less classes. If you study that shit and exhaust every possible question and correct answer then you will not get nervous. You will be confident walking in and will be the first one finished with the highest score.", "I always bring a big water bottle with me. Whenever I start to lose focus, I will drink some water. It is my way of telling myself \"hey you are not thinking about the question, you are thinking about the test (or that cool squirrel you saw on the way to the test).\" Think about answering the question you are working on, not your score on the test. ", " M", "This is classic test anxiety. It's a normal thing that a lot of people, myself included, have dealt with. I'll tell you some of the things that helped me.\n\nWhat school are you in? High school? College? In any case I would recommend that you talk to a counselor or therapist of some sort; anxiety is a common problem, and there are people whose profession is to help other people deal with this stuff. If you're in college in particular, though, there's a good chance that they have a good mental health services of some sort, and you should pay them a visit. They see a lot of students like you, and can offer you a variety of good ways to deal with it. \n\n", "just think the people who designed the exams are some idiots and think they have something that you dont. Eases my mind personally. ", "When I took my MCAT, a few of us took Propranolol 10mg, and it really helped me. I was able to focus and ignore the clock. I've used Atenolol 25mg but it takes too much edge away.\n ", "Just realize one test wont make or break you, one test wont be the difference of you being a genius or stupid", "I used to be nervous for tests because I had bad study habbits. Now I actually study well and know the material and feel like my big quarterly tests are ezpzlemonsqueezy. ", "Xanax\n\nHonestly, education is completely worth the drug use, especially in college. You are investing 4 years into what the rest of your life will be. The better you do, the better job you will get right out of school, and for every subsequent job you will get a raise, and at the end of your working career, you will come out WAY ahead compared to your peers that got a lower GPA and less job offers. \n\nAs for getting a job, its going to be A FUCKTON less stressful than school, even in STEM fields. Even if you go through some withdrawal symptoms, you will still be able to do your job. " ]	[ 6, 6, 6, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 ]	safe
[ "How to save battery when trying to catch them all? pokemon go drained my battery faster than steam sales drained my wallet. Need help ASAP por favor.", "How to save battery when trying to catch them all? pokemon go drained my battery faster than steam sales drained my wallet. Need help ASAP por favor." ]	[ "Hit the pokéball at the bottom of the screen, go to settings at the top right, battery saver is the fourth option down. And I'm going to take /u/outpost5's advice and get an external battery pack. I've never had a reason to get one before but there are so many freaking pokémon out there!", "It is just an app that uses all of ur phone's features, it will always drain your battery like crazy.\n\nmy friends iphone went from 60% to 10% in half an hour on battery saver mode.\n\n" ]	[ 7, 2 ]	safe
[ "Encountering blind people in public Over the last few months I've seen a substantial amount of blind people in my area. Specifically, walking around. Nearly always they have a walking cane, and everyone who I've seen simply avoids where they are moving their cane. e.g., walking down the sidewalk, the non-blind person will walk in the grass to avoid the movement of the walking cane. Is there some sort of acknowledgement that blind people would want to hear? I haven't seen any advice throughout the internet about these sort of encounters. While avoiding the blind person's path is usually not a problem, I wonder if there is any action that they would appreciate while in public. Thanks.", "Encountering blind people in public Over the last few months I've seen a substantial amount of blind people in my area. Specifically, walking around. Nearly always they have a walking cane, and everyone who I've seen simply avoids where they are moving their cane. e.g., walking down the sidewalk, the non-blind person will walk in the grass to avoid the movement of the walking cane. Is there some sort of acknowledgement that blind people would want to hear? I haven't seen any advice throughout the internet about these sort of encounters. While avoiding the blind person's path is usually not a problem, I wonder if there is any action that they would appreciate while in public. Thanks." ]	[ "I've spent a lot of time with a blind woman and I constantly forget that she's blind because she is so capable. I guess just offering to help if it's needed but not assuming that they need help. The only time that I have to \"help\" is when were smoking a bowl and I try to pass the bowl back forgetting that she can't see it so I have to tap her knee and place the bowl in her hand.", "When I was in Germany, the town had a very large blind population due to a specific blind school there. The big thing there is that if they ask for help or you offer to help, put out your arm for them to grab. Don't grab theirs to lead them. And overall, just communicate. They'll tell you what you can do if they'd like assistance or not." ]	[ 3, 2 ]	safe
[ "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?", "Advice for first day on the job I will be starting a new job at a small investment firm. About 80 people work in this office. I will have a nice increase in pay and will be working with some highly educated folks. What can I do the first day to make a good impression on my co-workers and boss?" ]	[ "Based on my past screw ups:\n\n1) Listen! 80% listen 20% talk sounds about right. \n\n2) Don't gossip. If you are talking about another person, speak as if they were present.\n\n3) Part of your job is to make your boss look good...even if you don't like him/her.\n\n4) Be a team player. Backstabbing is probably not part of your job description.\n\n5) NEVER exaggerate for effect...either about your past accomplishments or your current situation. Credibility is precious.....don't blow it by being less than truthful or being perceived as a blowhard.\n\nGood Luck.", "I don't have a great memory so I started putting little bits of information I have learned about someone in my Outlook contact for them. (e.g. Went to Perdue, has 2 children named Sally and Bobby, etc.)\n\nLong-term, if I had a meeting with them I would try to drop this information into the conversation. \"How is Sally doing? What is she 10 now?\" etc.) \n\nAs long as you are smart about it, people eat this up. People love it when you talk about them and not yourself. You have to be smart with this information and not always ask the same question but it works.\n\nBest of luck in the new job!!", "be humble, even if colleagues are teaching you something as basic as how to use a calculator or microsoft word. they are taking THEIR time to show you how things are done. They didn't have to do that, so don't take it for granted and be a know-it-all person and thank them for their time afterwards. ", "Dress well, be friendly and polite, listen a lot more than you talk, take notes (in my line of work, I deal with a lot of company-specific jargon).", "Having trained a few new employees (in IT). When I am explaining things STOP TRYING TO PROVE HOW SMART YOU ARE!!! :) If you understand what I am saying smile and nod. Not sure? Ask! \n\nSorry.. had to vent :)", "Find the biggest guy in the firm and whoop his ass in front of everyone (board members included) while on a coffee break. Make sure to show a lot of teeth and gums when snarling over your prey. This will establish dominance and soon you'll be the pack leader, complete with the corner office that Johnson currently is bogarting and keys to the executive washroom.", "You know. Your best bet is to look sharp and always greet people with a smile. Be that friendly face around the office who people can feel like they can talk to. \nFriends = Power = Better job experience ", "* Bring a notebook with you wherever you go and write what people tell you down. \n* If you don't remember someone's name ask now. It only gets harder\n* Stay positive and don't take sides. It is better to not fit in for a while than to find yourself enmeshed in pre-existing BS of someone else's creation \n* Ask questions if you don't understand.\n* Be clear on what is and is not your job then color inside the lines until you get the lay of the land\n", "The beat advice I was ever given: you know what your shoes look like, so stop staring at them. Eyes up all the time, say hello to people passing in the hall, and always be upbeat. Eye contact, a smile, and a hello can do wonders for peoples perception of you. ", "Don't drink a large cup of coffee before work if you don't know where the bathroom is. Almost missed my first day of work because of this lol. ", "Without getting taken advantage of, get good at doing the things that most people don't like to do. Make sure everyone knows it to. \nAlso, be friendly and attend any social functions your company provides (happy hour, christmas parties); this shit is important too and people will notice if you don't go. \n\nTrust me if you start off as an outsider, you'll be an outsider till you leave.", "Bring a large box of donuts, place them in a common area near your work area, place a note on them with your name inviting co-workers to have one and to stop by to introduce themselves to you if they have the time. Its worked well for me in past jobs.", "Make friends with the receptionists/secretaries! In my experience, they are gods. They know so much more about how the office/organization works than most people who work there. Take time to introduce yourself and chat with them, and try to do it on a regular basis. Always acknowledge that they are the experts at what they do, and treat them with respect. I've had secretaries help me out in a big way on so many occasions. ", "My dad told me when I starting my working career \"keep your mouth shut and laugh when the boys laugh\". ", "Figure out WHY you were hired ASAP. What skills do you have that others didn't? What slot did mgmt expect you to fill? If there are others there at those positions, find which are the most respected and why. Emulate then exceed. Also before asking your boss dumbass question #4567 for the day, is there someone lesser you could ask? Or is there anyway you could figure it out on your own?", "Show up drunk on your first day. That way they won't be able to tell the difference when you show up to work drunk every day.", "From what I've experienced:\n\n\n1. Smile at everyone you meet. A good first impression will help you out as the new guy.\n\n2. In an office environment, assume everyone can get you fired until you know otherwise. \n\n3. Actively listen to what you're being told and try to come up with good questions.\n\n4. Relax. It's your first day. Worry about making your first impressions and getting to know the atmosphere. It's not likely you'll do much work on your first day.\n", "I read somewheres on here a piece of good advice about work emails and that you should not look at them when you wake up and do your regular morning routine so it does not screw up your day. Once you are at your desk and ready to start 15mins early then have at the office daily problems. ", "Bring something small and easy you can make for lunch. You'll probably go out for lunch, but it's nice to be prepared just in case. ", "If you're moving into a position that's been vacated by someone who's still at the company, ask that person for advice on something specific. You'll make the job your own, but it's helpful to have that person on your side. ", "Make friends and get to know people. Even if you don't like someone, don't let it get to you and try to find something to relate on. Knowing people and them knowing you can help you immensely in a job.", "Smile and don't be afraid to ask questions - assume rapport with new people. It helps you relax and feel at ease when talking to them. And enjoy! You only get one 1st day! ", "offer to help out with any tasks that you can handle. demonstrating initiative is always a good look. keep in mind your boundaries", "This one guy started in my department a couple months ago. For training he was sitting with another guy and was supposed to be watching the computer monitor. Instead the new guy was sitting there reading an ebook on his Kindle. Multiple people saw him doing this and the manager had to tell him to cut it out. \n\nHe still works in the department but I lost all respect for him after seeing that. ", "Learn names right away and make a point to remember them. It gets really awkward if 2 months in everyone is using your name and you don't know theirs...", "Get there 15 mins early and leave 15 mins after everyone else does. Even if that means emptying the trash can at your desk yourself.", "Don't attempt to 'help' your new colleagues if you don't know what you're doing. The new girl at my office arrives at the same time as me and is constantly pissing me off by interrupting my routine by 'helping' She rarely does anything how I want it done, and although I know she's trying to endear herself to me, it's just irritating.", "Find the biggest, baddest motherfucker in the place and punch him in the face. After that everyone will know to respect you. " ]	[ 167, 84, 62, 49, 43, 40, 37, 33, 28, 24, 22, 20, 17, 15, 15, 14, 6, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 ]	safe
[ "How to quickly shave the hairs the electric razor seems to miss? I can never seem to get all the hairs on my neck. Any solutions for the razor missing it?", "How to quickly shave the hairs the electric razor seems to miss? I can never seem to get all the hairs on my neck. Any solutions for the razor missing it?" ]	[ "Keep a disposable razor on hand to get everything else? I do this near where the neck meets the collar bone.", "Best tip I've ever found: MOISTURIZE. \n\nSeriously. Oil your skin, then wet it, then shave. Shaving cream is optional. Oil will plump up your skin and stand the hairs up to be shaved as well as lubricating your skin. \n\nThere's a product called \"shave secret\" that you can find at walmart, it's about four bucks... it's just a blend of natural oils. Best shave ever " ]	[ 4, 1 ]	safe
[ "How can I appear more outwardly friendly and outgoing to people? I have a really hard time making friends and maintaining relationships. I'm 23, male, and I broke up with my girlfriend I had since middle school a couple years ago. Since then I've been really depressed and struggling to fill the void of needed social contact.\n\nI have a handful of friends, but sometimes it gets me down because they are all better friends with each other it feels like than I am with them, I am part of the group, but I don't know them one-on-one as well as they know each other. Which kind of hurts, because I have known a couple of them longer than the others, so I feel like I'm not good enough or something. I try to talk and initiate conversations, but anyone in my life seems like they are more comfortable around each other than around me.\n\nI've asked a couple of my friends, and they say because I don't seem very outgoing at first, but can be really outgoing when I'm comfortable, I'm rather shy, and my interests aren't very generic (generic being sports, hockey, soccer, video games, drinking), so its hard to relate to me. I also look a lot older than I am (late 20's), so people tend to just avoid me because I seem older than them.\n\nI know a lot and spend a lot of my own time doing things that not many people know much about or things people don't care much about. I like electronics, so making these programming LED cubes, making websites, programming, etc.\n\nSure, I can find people like that, but I want to do social things, I want to be talking, going out for drinks, etc. Not stuck talking about the things I do in my own time.\n\nI want to be more outgoing, friendly, have people text me, want to go for dinner with me, hang out with me, etc. Sometimes I kind of resent my other friends because they have the ideal social life I desire.\n\nI don't feel much different than my other friends, but I don't know what I can do differently. Anytime I try to be really happy and outgoing and start conversations with my friends or new people, I get the impression people are kind of put off by it.\n\nI'm extremely lonely, and even with my current friends, I still feel like so much of me is missing socially.\n\nAny tips?", "How can I appear more outwardly friendly and outgoing to people? I have a really hard time making friends and maintaining relationships. I'm 23, male, and I broke up with my girlfriend I had since middle school a couple years ago. Since then I've been really depressed and struggling to fill the void of needed social contact.\n\nI have a handful of friends, but sometimes it gets me down because they are all better friends with each other it feels like than I am with them, I am part of the group, but I don't know them one-on-one as well as they know each other. Which kind of hurts, because I have known a couple of them longer than the others, so I feel like I'm not good enough or something. I try to talk and initiate conversations, but anyone in my life seems like they are more comfortable around each other than around me.\n\nI've asked a couple of my friends, and they say because I don't seem very outgoing at first, but can be really outgoing when I'm comfortable, I'm rather shy, and my interests aren't very generic (generic being sports, hockey, soccer, video games, drinking), so its hard to relate to me. I also look a lot older than I am (late 20's), so people tend to just avoid me because I seem older than them.\n\nI know a lot and spend a lot of my own time doing things that not many people know much about or things people don't care much about. I like electronics, so making these programming LED cubes, making websites, programming, etc.\n\nSure, I can find people like that, but I want to do social things, I want to be talking, going out for drinks, etc. Not stuck talking about the things I do in my own time.\n\nI want to be more outgoing, friendly, have people text me, want to go for dinner with me, hang out with me, etc. Sometimes I kind of resent my other friends because they have the ideal social life I desire.\n\nI don't feel much different than my other friends, but I don't know what I can do differently. Anytime I try to be really happy and outgoing and start conversations with my friends or new people, I get the impression people are kind of put off by it.\n\nI'm extremely lonely, and even with my current friends, I still feel like so much of me is missing socially.\n\nAny tips?", "How can I appear more outwardly friendly and outgoing to people? I have a really hard time making friends and maintaining relationships. I'm 23, male, and I broke up with my girlfriend I had since middle school a couple years ago. Since then I've been really depressed and struggling to fill the void of needed social contact.\n\nI have a handful of friends, but sometimes it gets me down because they are all better friends with each other it feels like than I am with them, I am part of the group, but I don't know them one-on-one as well as they know each other. Which kind of hurts, because I have known a couple of them longer than the others, so I feel like I'm not good enough or something. I try to talk and initiate conversations, but anyone in my life seems like they are more comfortable around each other than around me.\n\nI've asked a couple of my friends, and they say because I don't seem very outgoing at first, but can be really outgoing when I'm comfortable, I'm rather shy, and my interests aren't very generic (generic being sports, hockey, soccer, video games, drinking), so its hard to relate to me. I also look a lot older than I am (late 20's), so people tend to just avoid me because I seem older than them.\n\nI know a lot and spend a lot of my own time doing things that not many people know much about or things people don't care much about. I like electronics, so making these programming LED cubes, making websites, programming, etc.\n\nSure, I can find people like that, but I want to do social things, I want to be talking, going out for drinks, etc. Not stuck talking about the things I do in my own time.\n\nI want to be more outgoing, friendly, have people text me, want to go for dinner with me, hang out with me, etc. Sometimes I kind of resent my other friends because they have the ideal social life I desire.\n\nI don't feel much different than my other friends, but I don't know what I can do differently. Anytime I try to be really happy and outgoing and start conversations with my friends or new people, I get the impression people are kind of put off by it.\n\nI'm extremely lonely, and even with my current friends, I still feel like so much of me is missing socially.\n\nAny tips?", "How can I appear more outwardly friendly and outgoing to people? I have a really hard time making friends and maintaining relationships. I'm 23, male, and I broke up with my girlfriend I had since middle school a couple years ago. Since then I've been really depressed and struggling to fill the void of needed social contact.\n\nI have a handful of friends, but sometimes it gets me down because they are all better friends with each other it feels like than I am with them, I am part of the group, but I don't know them one-on-one as well as they know each other. Which kind of hurts, because I have known a couple of them longer than the others, so I feel like I'm not good enough or something. I try to talk and initiate conversations, but anyone in my life seems like they are more comfortable around each other than around me.\n\nI've asked a couple of my friends, and they say because I don't seem very outgoing at first, but can be really outgoing when I'm comfortable, I'm rather shy, and my interests aren't very generic (generic being sports, hockey, soccer, video games, drinking), so its hard to relate to me. I also look a lot older than I am (late 20's), so people tend to just avoid me because I seem older than them.\n\nI know a lot and spend a lot of my own time doing things that not many people know much about or things people don't care much about. I like electronics, so making these programming LED cubes, making websites, programming, etc.\n\nSure, I can find people like that, but I want to do social things, I want to be talking, going out for drinks, etc. Not stuck talking about the things I do in my own time.\n\nI want to be more outgoing, friendly, have people text me, want to go for dinner with me, hang out with me, etc. Sometimes I kind of resent my other friends because they have the ideal social life I desire.\n\nI don't feel much different than my other friends, but I don't know what I can do differently. Anytime I try to be really happy and outgoing and start conversations with my friends or new people, I get the impression people are kind of put off by it.\n\nI'm extremely lonely, and even with my current friends, I still feel like so much of me is missing socially.\n\nAny tips?", "How can I appear more outwardly friendly and outgoing to people? I have a really hard time making friends and maintaining relationships. I'm 23, male, and I broke up with my girlfriend I had since middle school a couple years ago. Since then I've been really depressed and struggling to fill the void of needed social contact.\n\nI have a handful of friends, but sometimes it gets me down because they are all better friends with each other it feels like than I am with them, I am part of the group, but I don't know them one-on-one as well as they know each other. Which kind of hurts, because I have known a couple of them longer than the others, so I feel like I'm not good enough or something. I try to talk and initiate conversations, but anyone in my life seems like they are more comfortable around each other than around me.\n\nI've asked a couple of my friends, and they say because I don't seem very outgoing at first, but can be really outgoing when I'm comfortable, I'm rather shy, and my interests aren't very generic (generic being sports, hockey, soccer, video games, drinking), so its hard to relate to me. I also look a lot older than I am (late 20's), so people tend to just avoid me because I seem older than them.\n\nI know a lot and spend a lot of my own time doing things that not many people know much about or things people don't care much about. I like electronics, so making these programming LED cubes, making websites, programming, etc.\n\nSure, I can find people like that, but I want to do social things, I want to be talking, going out for drinks, etc. Not stuck talking about the things I do in my own time.\n\nI want to be more outgoing, friendly, have people text me, want to go for dinner with me, hang out with me, etc. Sometimes I kind of resent my other friends because they have the ideal social life I desire.\n\nI don't feel much different than my other friends, but I don't know what I can do differently. Anytime I try to be really happy and outgoing and start conversations with my friends or new people, I get the impression people are kind of put off by it.\n\nI'm extremely lonely, and even with my current friends, I still feel like so much of me is missing socially.\n\nAny tips?", "How can I appear more outwardly friendly and outgoing to people? I have a really hard time making friends and maintaining relationships. I'm 23, male, and I broke up with my girlfriend I had since middle school a couple years ago. Since then I've been really depressed and struggling to fill the void of needed social contact.\n\nI have a handful of friends, but sometimes it gets me down because they are all better friends with each other it feels like than I am with them, I am part of the group, but I don't know them one-on-one as well as they know each other. Which kind of hurts, because I have known a couple of them longer than the others, so I feel like I'm not good enough or something. I try to talk and initiate conversations, but anyone in my life seems like they are more comfortable around each other than around me.\n\nI've asked a couple of my friends, and they say because I don't seem very outgoing at first, but can be really outgoing when I'm comfortable, I'm rather shy, and my interests aren't very generic (generic being sports, hockey, soccer, video games, drinking), so its hard to relate to me. I also look a lot older than I am (late 20's), so people tend to just avoid me because I seem older than them.\n\nI know a lot and spend a lot of my own time doing things that not many people know much about or things people don't care much about. I like electronics, so making these programming LED cubes, making websites, programming, etc.\n\nSure, I can find people like that, but I want to do social things, I want to be talking, going out for drinks, etc. Not stuck talking about the things I do in my own time.\n\nI want to be more outgoing, friendly, have people text me, want to go for dinner with me, hang out with me, etc. Sometimes I kind of resent my other friends because they have the ideal social life I desire.\n\nI don't feel much different than my other friends, but I don't know what I can do differently. Anytime I try to be really happy and outgoing and start conversations with my friends or new people, I get the impression people are kind of put off by it.\n\nI'm extremely lonely, and even with my current friends, I still feel like so much of me is missing socially.\n\nAny tips?", "How can I appear more outwardly friendly and outgoing to people? I have a really hard time making friends and maintaining relationships. I'm 23, male, and I broke up with my girlfriend I had since middle school a couple years ago. Since then I've been really depressed and struggling to fill the void of needed social contact.\n\nI have a handful of friends, but sometimes it gets me down because they are all better friends with each other it feels like than I am with them, I am part of the group, but I don't know them one-on-one as well as they know each other. Which kind of hurts, because I have known a couple of them longer than the others, so I feel like I'm not good enough or something. I try to talk and initiate conversations, but anyone in my life seems like they are more comfortable around each other than around me.\n\nI've asked a couple of my friends, and they say because I don't seem very outgoing at first, but can be really outgoing when I'm comfortable, I'm rather shy, and my interests aren't very generic (generic being sports, hockey, soccer, video games, drinking), so its hard to relate to me. I also look a lot older than I am (late 20's), so people tend to just avoid me because I seem older than them.\n\nI know a lot and spend a lot of my own time doing things that not many people know much about or things people don't care much about. I like electronics, so making these programming LED cubes, making websites, programming, etc.\n\nSure, I can find people like that, but I want to do social things, I want to be talking, going out for drinks, etc. Not stuck talking about the things I do in my own time.\n\nI want to be more outgoing, friendly, have people text me, want to go for dinner with me, hang out with me, etc. Sometimes I kind of resent my other friends because they have the ideal social life I desire.\n\nI don't feel much different than my other friends, but I don't know what I can do differently. Anytime I try to be really happy and outgoing and start conversations with my friends or new people, I get the impression people are kind of put off by it.\n\nI'm extremely lonely, and even with my current friends, I still feel like so much of me is missing socially.\n\nAny tips?", "How can I appear more outwardly friendly and outgoing to people? I have a really hard time making friends and maintaining relationships. I'm 23, male, and I broke up with my girlfriend I had since middle school a couple years ago. Since then I've been really depressed and struggling to fill the void of needed social contact.\n\nI have a handful of friends, but sometimes it gets me down because they are all better friends with each other it feels like than I am with them, I am part of the group, but I don't know them one-on-one as well as they know each other. Which kind of hurts, because I have known a couple of them longer than the others, so I feel like I'm not good enough or something. I try to talk and initiate conversations, but anyone in my life seems like they are more comfortable around each other than around me.\n\nI've asked a couple of my friends, and they say because I don't seem very outgoing at first, but can be really outgoing when I'm comfortable, I'm rather shy, and my interests aren't very generic (generic being sports, hockey, soccer, video games, drinking), so its hard to relate to me. I also look a lot older than I am (late 20's), so people tend to just avoid me because I seem older than them.\n\nI know a lot and spend a lot of my own time doing things that not many people know much about or things people don't care much about. I like electronics, so making these programming LED cubes, making websites, programming, etc.\n\nSure, I can find people like that, but I want to do social things, I want to be talking, going out for drinks, etc. Not stuck talking about the things I do in my own time.\n\nI want to be more outgoing, friendly, have people text me, want to go for dinner with me, hang out with me, etc. Sometimes I kind of resent my other friends because they have the ideal social life I desire.\n\nI don't feel much different than my other friends, but I don't know what I can do differently. Anytime I try to be really happy and outgoing and start conversations with my friends or new people, I get the impression people are kind of put off by it.\n\nI'm extremely lonely, and even with my current friends, I still feel like so much of me is missing socially.\n\nAny tips?" ]	[ "I can't tell if this applies to you based on your post, but a lot of people I see struggling to maintain friendships are not proactive about making plans. They wait for people to invite them out, rather than organizing something for others to do. It doesn't have to be anything elaborate, I'm talking bars, movies, hikes, etc.", "Let me say right off the bat, I've been where you are and things will get better. I'm going to avoid spewing a bunch of generic advice like \"Just be yourself\" and \"Time heals all wounds\" despite the fact that both of those things not only apply directly to your situation but are also absolutely correct. \n\nThe one thing I think you should do is ask yourself what you really want in your life. Find one thing, one passion, one cause, and really devote yourself to it. For me, that was film. I focused all of my energy on working my 9-5 to pay the bills and attending film school. Through both of these things I developed lasting relationships with all kinds of awesome people from completely different backgrounds. Now I find myself a few years later completely immersed in the film school and all it has to offer, starting a production company with a partner, and learning a lot about the restaurant industry due to my day job. It's a busy lifestyle, but busy in the best ways! I meet new people all the time, and a few of them have become very close friends. The best part is that the small amount of downtime I do have, isn't something I mind spending alone. One or two nights a week at home, alone, no longer feels lonely, but relaxing. \n\nI'm sorry to hear about you and your ex, things change so quickly in your 20's don't they? Heartbreak is just one of those things that always feels like it's killing you. And then one day, after some time has passed, you just start to let it go. You may or may not remember this girl for the rest of your life, but no matter what, that pain will cease. It will leave behind a stronger, more matured mind, and I think that's a priceless reward. \n\nKeep your head up, focus on that passion and start shaping your legacy! Use the pain of the breakup as fuel to get out there and grab life by the balls! ", "I think you're selling yourself short. You probably aren't as un-outgoing and unfriendly as you say you are. Get out of the negative mindset you're in. You're only 23, you've got your whole life ahead of you, you'll be fine man.", "Hey man, we are the same age and I found a few striking similarities between us so I thought I would throw in a little insight.\n\nI have a huge group of friends that I have kept in touch with since high school. Honestly I didn't do a whole lot to get these friends, we kind of just had this weird merging of cliques in high school which basically created a huge roster of bros to hang out with. Obviously this doesn't happen to everyone and this doesn't sound helpful to you, BUT the group dynamic is similar to what is bothering you.\n\nRemember how I said I didn't do a whole lot to get this big group? I basically had a group of 4 or 5 friends that I really meshed with and from there everything branched out. Friends of Friends, Mutual Friends etc. etc all got thrown in, but the reality is I am still only truly close with that same 4 to 5. Sure I talk to others in the group, some pretty frequently, but it isn't a situation where I'd actively seek out their company or feel comfortable enough with them on a one to one basis.\n\nI doubt you are as bad as you make yourself out to be. You need to realize that it is okay to have friendships that aren't super deep. Friends growing apart is nothing new. Long time girlfriends have a weird effect on a group of guy friends. I am sure you devoted a lot of time to her that wasn't going to your friends. The void you are feeling is probably because you want to play a little catch up. Shake this feeling asap and don't chase their friendship, this is only making you more off putting.\n\nMy suggestion would be to become more independent without making it a secret. Nobody really asks how you are doing or what you been up to? Fuck it. Live your life, but be a little more transparent. Mention something cool you are working on in passing, say you’ll show them sometime and see if they ever ask about it. Who cares if they never do, because it will help you figure out the gaps and gauge the relationship better than you have been.\n\n Find a good spot to have food and drinks, then invite 1 or 2 of the group to come with you. They don’t take you up on the invite? Fuck it. Go anyway and tell them it was great and they should come next time. This trick applies to any activity because it shows that you are moving forward and while you’d like them to share experiences with you, it isn’t a requirement for your personal enjoyment. Turn this negative feeling of loneliness and spin it to be liberating. Pretty soon your friends will start to wonder what you are getting into, and while it may not lead to you guys forming a deep brotherhood, it will at the very least give you a bit more confidence in who you are. You might even meet some new people along this journey, which seems ideal for you. People grow apart and a lot of time it is just circumstances, not so much what you did personally. \n\nGood luck!\n", "Have you ever heard of the novel: How to Win Friends & Influence People? It's a good read, and it's pretty famous and on point. I'll summarize the portion of the book that talks about developing healthy friendships for you!\n\nAttention: So first and foremost, people like attention. They crave it like nothing else in the world, and if you give people attention they'll seek your company. To do this, commonly make brief conversation with people about small details of their lives - what they did this weekend, what they were hoping to do later, ect. Talk about what plans they have that interest them. \n\nMaintain this information and bring it up later, good details so you can make conversation interesting. How did their concert go? Or their family visit or trip? Pay good attention and keep good detail and be an active listener. You don't have to be creepy and relentless, just make sure you pay attention when they tell you something. \n\nPeople in general tend to only want to talk about themselves. It's perfectly natural, but other people tend to not actually want to hear it... because THEY TOO want to talk about themselves. It takes control to talk about yourself less, but being a good listener can be far more rewarding. \n\nSo once you become that active listener that everyone craves people will desire your company more. This is actually something you should do with friends in general (be genuinely interested in your friends!).\n\nThe good news is, is once you begin hanging out with these people you will start to gain shared experiences you can recall later. It snowballs from there. \n\n", "Stop comparing yourself to other people. That never leads anywhere positive.\n\nYou're into semi-obscure \"nerdy\" stuff. Me too, so I get it. Few people are interested in how I managed different breakpoints in a website using bootstrap. When I finished building my gaming rig I showed off pics of the build process to everyone I knew like new parents do with their infants, which naturally got mixed reactions because most people just aren't interested in custom PC builds. But the point is that I put myself out there. Believe it or not, there are a lot of people that will respect your ability to do things they wouldn't think of attempting, and a friendship can start there. \n\nMaybe be a bit more flexible, too. If you take an interest in whatever other people are into you'll be more able to be involved in conversations with them. And they'll probably respond by taking an interest in whatever you're into.", "It is noone's fault but your own that you do not have a good social life. Good news is that you can change.\nGet out of your comfort zone. Do things you would not normally do. Evolve socially by putting yourself in uncomfortable situations. Try different activities even if you \"don't like them\". Do it just to do it. Calling yourself an introvert is an excuse. \nI used to be an introvert gamer. I started doing MMA and going to the gym. Basically, upping my social status by developing skills and meeting people. \nSo, let's compare learning to talk to people to someone who wants to be good at lifting weights. If this guy lifts a 5 lbs dumbell 3 times once a week... is he going to get anywhere? So, if you don't talk to people... how do you expect to get good at talking to people.\nLift. M", "I'm not a psychologist, but this sounds very like ASD to me. The special interests, the looking a different age to your real age, the difficulty in social situations, the attraction to technology (perhaps because it's predictable?). \n\nYou basically just described me as a teenager. I could of course be way off beam here. It's just something to consider.\n\nPerhaps you might check out Wrong Planet (http://wrongplanet.net/) and see if any of it rings true." ]	[ 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "When drunk, puking after riding any transportation With New Year's Eve approaching I wanna find out why this happens:\n\nNo matter how drunk I am, if I stay indoors or walk I never puke, but if I end up taking any sort of transportation(car/bus) I'll puke in 1-2 minutes after getting off.\n\nWhy does this happen ? Anyone got any tips for me apart from don't drink at all :/\n\n&#x200B;\n\nThanks", "When drunk, puking after riding any transportation With New Year's Eve approaching I wanna find out why this happens:\n\nNo matter how drunk I am, if I stay indoors or walk I never puke, but if I end up taking any sort of transportation(car/bus) I'll puke in 1-2 minutes after getting off.\n\nWhy does this happen ? Anyone got any tips for me apart from don't drink at all :/\n\n&#x200B;\n\nThanks" ]	[ "LPT: make yourself puke before you get on the bus. Everyone in the queue will love you for it and you’ll probably be left plenty of space when you get on. ", "Seems to be travel sickness. The alcohol probably just makes the disorientation worse.\n\nTry travel sickness cures. " ]	[ 7, 4 ]	safe
[ "Use Smart Phone For TV I have an iPhone 3g because my wife upgraded, I want to stream Netflix to my spare monitor that just takes a regular video and HDMI input. Halp?", "Use Smart Phone For TV I have an iPhone 3g because my wife upgraded, I want to stream Netflix to my spare monitor that just takes a regular video and HDMI input. Halp?" ]	[ "I am unsure about the iphone 3g, but there is this item on amazon that works with the iPhone 4:\n\n[Apple Digital AV Adapter](http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Digital-AV-Adapter-MC953ZM/dp/B004QK5N5W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326229422&sr=8-1)\n\nFrom the reviewers talking about Netflix:\n\n> iPhone 4 - I tried the same thing on my iPhone 4. It all works essentially the same as on an iPad 1, which makes perfect sense given the similarities in hardware. I did notice much worse compression artifact errors, though, when output to TV. My guess is that the video signal being streamed to the iPhone 4 is scaled down to fit the small screen, where such artifacting would be less noticeable, and that this small-screen version does not scale well to a 42\" HDTV. Though both sound and video were output just fine, the quality of the video left much to be desired. In fact, I would describe the video as essentially unwatchable. \n\nSeeing as the iPhone 3g has a lower resolution screen than the iphone 4, I imagine it will have even more artifacts.", "Well, you're using a computer to post this to reddit. Any reason you can't stream it from that computer?" ]	[ 2, 1 ]	safe
[ "How can I help out my host in a natural manner? If I'm over someone's house for a meal or staying over in holidays. \n\nWhen I try to help out with dishes or cooking it stands out pretty quickly that I'm just trying to be polite. My host will try to stop me and only sometimes will let me help. \n\nHow can I help in the house chores and blend in? ", "How can I help out my host in a natural manner? If I'm over someone's house for a meal or staying over in holidays. \n\nWhen I try to help out with dishes or cooking it stands out pretty quickly that I'm just trying to be polite. My host will try to stop me and only sometimes will let me help. \n\nHow can I help in the house chores and blend in? ", "How can I help out my host in a natural manner? If I'm over someone's house for a meal or staying over in holidays. \n\nWhen I try to help out with dishes or cooking it stands out pretty quickly that I'm just trying to be polite. My host will try to stop me and only sometimes will let me help. \n\nHow can I help in the house chores and blend in? ", "How can I help out my host in a natural manner? If I'm over someone's house for a meal or staying over in holidays. \n\nWhen I try to help out with dishes or cooking it stands out pretty quickly that I'm just trying to be polite. My host will try to stop me and only sometimes will let me help. \n\nHow can I help in the house chores and blend in? " ]	[ "Continue to \"be polite\". Offer to set the table, take out the trash, walk the dog, or anything else that needs to be done. \nMix it up between helping them with what they are doing and offering to do things on your own. \n\nFor simple things you can do yourself - like walking the dog (if they have one), putting bed linens or towels in the laundry, or taking out the trash - just do it; or say \"Can I do [this]?\" before they talk about having to do it. \n", "> it stands out pretty quickly that I'm just trying to be polite\n\nI'm confused by this sentence. if you don't actually want to help, don't offer; I feel like it would look worse if you're unenthusiastically helpful rather just being than a gracious & enjoyable guest. maybe just bring a gift & send a nice thank you note after.", "One thing I do when it is a family with a new born: I offer to carry him / her around. As a parent myself, I know how relieving it is when a friend offers to look after the kid and give me time-off.\n\nOf course, it helps that I genuinely love kids and kids tend to have a natural affinity to me.", "I would suggest aiming to help with the smaller/side aspects of chores as a means of helping out while your host is tackling the major aspects that they don't want their guests to handle. That way you are providing a helpful convenience while still conceding the main aspect of the chore to your host.\n\nFor example, if they won't let you wash the dishes maybe you can help prep the dishes that need to be washed (get everything consolidated by the sink, scrape chunky bits in to the trash, etc), and/or grab a towel to dry things as soon as they are clean so they can be put away faster. If they won't let you cook, maybe you can help prep ingredients (cut things up, measure things out, etc) or stir things that need stirring or things of that nature." ]	[ 13, 4, 2, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to not lose all your guitar picks if anyone has some tips for looking after guitar picks that would be great, all my picks slowly somehow just get lost around the house, everytime i pick up the guitar i have to scrounge around looking for a pick", "How to not lose all your guitar picks if anyone has some tips for looking after guitar picks that would be great, all my picks slowly somehow just get lost around the house, everytime i pick up the guitar i have to scrounge around looking for a pick", "How to not lose all your guitar picks if anyone has some tips for looking after guitar picks that would be great, all my picks slowly somehow just get lost around the house, everytime i pick up the guitar i have to scrounge around looking for a pick", "How to not lose all your guitar picks if anyone has some tips for looking after guitar picks that would be great, all my picks slowly somehow just get lost around the house, everytime i pick up the guitar i have to scrounge around looking for a pick", "How to not lose all your guitar picks if anyone has some tips for looking after guitar picks that would be great, all my picks slowly somehow just get lost around the house, everytime i pick up the guitar i have to scrounge around looking for a pick", "How to not lose all your guitar picks if anyone has some tips for looking after guitar picks that would be great, all my picks slowly somehow just get lost around the house, everytime i pick up the guitar i have to scrounge around looking for a pick" ]	[ "The simplest solution is stick a [guitar pick holder](http://store.drumbum.com/skuMGMSC-363.html) to you guitar.\n\nYou always have a place to put your picks which is attached to the guitar!", "Ya know that tiny 5th pocket on your jeans that nothing fits in? Put a couple picks in that pocket on every pair of pants you own and you'll never run out again.", "The best solution is to use what the guitar shops use and that's a simple tackle box. They go for a couple of dollars and even have little dividers to separate different picks.", "I had this problem as well. My solution was to buy bright orange Star Picks. The color makes them easy to spot if they're dropped, and this brand of pick also has a hole in the middle. I use it to keep a pick on my keychain, hang some from a hook on the wall, etc. If you don't like that brand, you could probably do the same thing with an ordinary pick and a hole punch.", "I buy picks by the dozen and keep them in a box like [this](http://www.officemax.com/office-furniture/storage/general-storage-bins-totes/product-prod3490220). It fits nicely in my guitar case - and if my guitar isn't in the case, it keeps all the picks together. ", "Learn classical and fingerstyle songs. No pick necessary! Google for Chet Atkins tabs and tommy Emmanuel tabs.\n\nBut I've been on the same six pack of thumb picks for two years now, who knows." ]	[ 8, 3, 3, 3, 2, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to quickly and easily remove melted chapstick (or wax) from clothing. I know we've all done it at some point; washed your favorite pair of jeans, didn't check the pockets, and bam. There goes your favorite chapstick and now the entire load of laundry has greasy-looking stains all over them. I need some help here. Two of my favorite shirts just got ruined because I'm an idiot. ", "How to quickly and easily remove melted chapstick (or wax) from clothing. I know we've all done it at some point; washed your favorite pair of jeans, didn't check the pockets, and bam. There goes your favorite chapstick and now the entire load of laundry has greasy-looking stains all over them. I need some help here. Two of my favorite shirts just got ruined because I'm an idiot. ", "How to quickly and easily remove melted chapstick (or wax) from clothing. I know we've all done it at some point; washed your favorite pair of jeans, didn't check the pockets, and bam. There goes your favorite chapstick and now the entire load of laundry has greasy-looking stains all over them. I need some help here. Two of my favorite shirts just got ruined because I'm an idiot. ", "How to quickly and easily remove melted chapstick (or wax) from clothing. I know we've all done it at some point; washed your favorite pair of jeans, didn't check the pockets, and bam. There goes your favorite chapstick and now the entire load of laundry has greasy-looking stains all over them. I need some help here. Two of my favorite shirts just got ruined because I'm an idiot. ", "How to quickly and easily remove melted chapstick (or wax) from clothing. I know we've all done it at some point; washed your favorite pair of jeans, didn't check the pockets, and bam. There goes your favorite chapstick and now the entire load of laundry has greasy-looking stains all over them. I need some help here. Two of my favorite shirts just got ruined because I'm an idiot. " ]	[ "Use an iron and an old towel/rag, heat it with the iron, and wick it up with the towel... I've used this on carpet and candle wax. \n\nNot sure if it would work, but since it is on clothes, you could try a dish soap (good for grease, oils, etc) and a sanitizing cycle (very hot) on the washing machine. Though this may hurt the clothes depending on what they are made of. ", "Re-wash your clothes using Dawn dishwashing liquid. Spot treat the big grease spots and let set in for at least an hour, or just let them soak in the washer full of water and dishwashing liquid for a less tedious task. I use this method all the time, my husband and kids always forget chapstick in their pockets! You don't need much.", "There are no easy ways of getting wax stains off clothing. The stuff you'll find in the google search are probably your best bet. \n", "I did Google this, but all of the \"tricks\" were extremely difficult and convoluted, not to mention not really any proof that the \"tricks\" worked. There's got to be an easier way.", "LPT requests shouldn't be for something that can be found with a 5 second google search: https://www.google.ca/search?q=how+to+remove+wax+from+clothing&rlz=1C1GIGM_enCA520CA520&oq=how+to+remove+wax+from+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.3519j0j9&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=0&ie=UTF-8" ]	[ 2, 1, 0, -1, -5 ]	safe
[ "How can I use less paper towels? I use paper towels for so many things and recently I've been wanting to minimize this because of environmental impact and cost. Just wondering what sort of tips you might have to use less.\n\nI started by buying a reusable dish towel, though to be honest I don't really ever dry dishes with paper towels. Though I am going to try and use them to dry my hands after I use the kitchen sink, which is something I have always used paper towels for.\n\nAny other tips are appreciated!", "How can I use less paper towels? I use paper towels for so many things and recently I've been wanting to minimize this because of environmental impact and cost. Just wondering what sort of tips you might have to use less.\n\nI started by buying a reusable dish towel, though to be honest I don't really ever dry dishes with paper towels. Though I am going to try and use them to dry my hands after I use the kitchen sink, which is something I have always used paper towels for.\n\nAny other tips are appreciated!", "How can I use less paper towels? I use paper towels for so many things and recently I've been wanting to minimize this because of environmental impact and cost. Just wondering what sort of tips you might have to use less.\n\nI started by buying a reusable dish towel, though to be honest I don't really ever dry dishes with paper towels. Though I am going to try and use them to dry my hands after I use the kitchen sink, which is something I have always used paper towels for.\n\nAny other tips are appreciated!", "How can I use less paper towels? I use paper towels for so many things and recently I've been wanting to minimize this because of environmental impact and cost. Just wondering what sort of tips you might have to use less.\n\nI started by buying a reusable dish towel, though to be honest I don't really ever dry dishes with paper towels. Though I am going to try and use them to dry my hands after I use the kitchen sink, which is something I have always used paper towels for.\n\nAny other tips are appreciated!", "How can I use less paper towels? I use paper towels for so many things and recently I've been wanting to minimize this because of environmental impact and cost. Just wondering what sort of tips you might have to use less.\n\nI started by buying a reusable dish towel, though to be honest I don't really ever dry dishes with paper towels. Though I am going to try and use them to dry my hands after I use the kitchen sink, which is something I have always used paper towels for.\n\nAny other tips are appreciated!" ]	[ "Think of where and how you use paper towels. You give a good example of by your kitchen sink, to dry your hands, where you'll now use a dish towel. When you look at your list of what you have been doing with paper towels you will probably see many ways to change. I used to wrap produce in a damp towel in my crisper drawer in the fridge. I picked up a cheap bulk pack of white cotton face cloths and now use those instead. Small cleanups or quick wiping jobs? Maybe keep some rags under the sink or in a basket in a hall cupboard. There's a lot of ways to do without paper towels and the cloths or rags you use instead simply get washed with the laundry you are doing anyway. Then they get reused almost endlessly.", "Go to swededishcloths.com and pick up a few! They are good for cleaning messes and wiping down stove tops. They are better for the environment and are a really efficient way to clean. You can put them in the dishwasher and just one will last you a few months. This way instead of just using less paper towels. You actually substitute them!", "My family wanted to reduce our use of paper and the cost of buying them. We went out and bought these white bar towels about 20 of them. We use the for general kitchen use and when one gets dirty enough we toss it into a bucket and when we run out we do a hot bleach load in the washer. We still use paper towels on occasion but we went from buying them every month to maybe every six months.", "I buy the half sheet paper towels, and RIP those in half. Also if I use a paper towel for just water like drying my hands or something else I hang it up to dry then reuse it.", "Approximately 45 years ago I asked my Grandmother, \"What did we do before paper towels?\" Her response was, \"Oh honey, you should have seen the size of the ragbag in those days!\" \n\nYou can start collecting rags: it's what you do with worn out clothes. I understand not wanting to launder them along with your regular wearing-clothes. There are two approaches you might consider. One is to launder them on hot in the towels and sheets load. The other is what I do as an official Old Person. I have a separate rag hamper, for the dirty rags. They go in there and they get their own load, on hot with bleach." ]	[ 6, 2, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to help a stranger not feel threatened by your encounter ... in a situation where they might easily feel threatened. \n\nFor example...\n\n* As a man, getting off the parking garage elevator at night on the same floor as a woman\n\n* Coincidentally following someone late at night on an empty street\n", "How to help a stranger not feel threatened by your encounter ... in a situation where they might easily feel threatened. \n\nFor example...\n\n* As a man, getting off the parking garage elevator at night on the same floor as a woman\n\n* Coincidentally following someone late at night on an empty street\n", "How to help a stranger not feel threatened by your encounter ... in a situation where they might easily feel threatened. \n\nFor example...\n\n* As a man, getting off the parking garage elevator at night on the same floor as a woman\n\n* Coincidentally following someone late at night on an empty street\n" ]	[ "As much as possible, move away from them. If two routes for your destination exist and they take one, you take the other.\n\nKeep your distance. You're not a threat if you're not approaching.\n\nDon't talk to them. You may want to say something like \"I'm not following you I swear!\" but that does nothing to convince them and if they weren't thinking that before they may be now.", "Unless you have some sort of natural dangerous look or give off some sort of crazy person aura, no one should feel threatened by another stranger. Just keep a safe distance and don't enter their personal space and everyone proceeds with their happy lives. If the other person is paranoid, that's not your problem to deal with and don't make it your problem either.", "If someone's feeling like you've targeted them, then nothing you do will convince them otherwise.\n\nKeeping your distance? Oh he's trying to hide and sneak up on me.\nChecking your phone? He's pretending he's not watching me.\nHollering you're not a rapist and not following them? Come on." ]	[ 6, 2, 2 ]	safe
[ "how to stop a twitching eye. Usually when in irritated or nervous my eye gets an annoying twitch, wondering How to stop it. ", "how to stop a twitching eye. Usually when in irritated or nervous my eye gets an annoying twitch, wondering How to stop it. ", "how to stop a twitching eye. Usually when in irritated or nervous my eye gets an annoying twitch, wondering How to stop it. ", "how to stop a twitching eye. Usually when in irritated or nervous my eye gets an annoying twitch, wondering How to stop it. " ]	[ "My solution came when I read that it can be caused by clenching or tensing your jaw muscles. Now when I feel that kind of symptom I actively relax my chin and jaw muscles and it goes away. I apparently tense my jaw during stressful work days unconsciously. ", "When this happens to me, i close my eye, take my hand and gently press over the closed lid for a couple seconds or until it kinda subsides. Then gently remove my hand not to quickly.", "It comes from a combination of things. Stress, missing sleep (which creates stress). Mine occurred when I lost my glasses. Therefore my eyes started twitching a lot and uncontrollably. \n\nNeedless to say, I switched to contacts and now don't wear anything AND get enough sleep.", "According to my neurologist: Cut out the caffeine; get sufficient sleep; reduce stress (in that order). " ]	[ 3, 2, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to keep 2 or more RFID cards in the same wallet without them interfering with each other when scanned? I've seen suggestions of using aluminium foil, but some people say it doesn't work. [This](http://www.amazon.com/FLUX-Interference-Prevention-Separator-RFID/dp/B006AZZBU8#) looks like it might work but it costs $17. Is there a way to DIY this?", "How to keep 2 or more RFID cards in the same wallet without them interfering with each other when scanned? I've seen suggestions of using aluminium foil, but some people say it doesn't work. [This](http://www.amazon.com/FLUX-Interference-Prevention-Separator-RFID/dp/B006AZZBU8#) looks like it might work but it costs $17. Is there a way to DIY this?", "How to keep 2 or more RFID cards in the same wallet without them interfering with each other when scanned? I've seen suggestions of using aluminium foil, but some people say it doesn't work. [This](http://www.amazon.com/FLUX-Interference-Prevention-Separator-RFID/dp/B006AZZBU8#) looks like it might work but it costs $17. Is there a way to DIY this?", "How to keep 2 or more RFID cards in the same wallet without them interfering with each other when scanned? I've seen suggestions of using aluminium foil, but some people say it doesn't work. [This](http://www.amazon.com/FLUX-Interference-Prevention-Separator-RFID/dp/B006AZZBU8#) looks like it might work but it costs $17. Is there a way to DIY this?", "How to keep 2 or more RFID cards in the same wallet without them interfering with each other when scanned? I've seen suggestions of using aluminium foil, but some people say it doesn't work. [This](http://www.amazon.com/FLUX-Interference-Prevention-Separator-RFID/dp/B006AZZBU8#) looks like it might work but it costs $17. Is there a way to DIY this?", "How to keep 2 or more RFID cards in the same wallet without them interfering with each other when scanned? I've seen suggestions of using aluminium foil, but some people say it doesn't work. [This](http://www.amazon.com/FLUX-Interference-Prevention-Separator-RFID/dp/B006AZZBU8#) looks like it might work but it costs $17. Is there a way to DIY this?", "How to keep 2 or more RFID cards in the same wallet without them interfering with each other when scanned? I've seen suggestions of using aluminium foil, but some people say it doesn't work. [This](http://www.amazon.com/FLUX-Interference-Prevention-Separator-RFID/dp/B006AZZBU8#) looks like it might work but it costs $17. Is there a way to DIY this?" ]	[ "Over here, we use RFID Chips on our debit cards. For \"safety\" we can get a little cardboard sleeve with some tinfoil on the inside.\n\nI've taken a few sleeves apart and spread them strategically around my wallet, so I can beep each card by folding a bit of my wallet open.\n\nSo; tinfoil. Try that. ", "There are two widely used contactless standards:\n\n* 125.5kHz: most of the time you see RFID mentioned, this is what they mean. These are dumb tags, mostly used in contactless entry systems.\n* 13.6MHz: this standard is most commonly called NFC. Contactless cr", "I've carried multiple RFID cards in my wallet without any problems....of course I generally take them out for use. ", "gooble turns some DIY RFID shield results, aluminum foil is decent, you can also buy copper foil tape for less than 17$ and maybe have some left for your friends\n\nIn your case you could try to isolate all cards but one, or maybe put a modified shield between two cards so either side of your wallet would be more likely to pass one than the other, you'd have to experiment (do not do technical research at the grocer's check-out during rush hour, your equipment will get manhandled)\n\npoint of note: RFID is basically static electrical fields in the chip getting picked up by a powered scanner looking for anything it recognizes, rather than rays beamed to the scanner from the chip on call, the whole foil sheath thing is because your cards constantly transmit data at a low range but close enough that it can be swiped", "You can get RFID shielded wallets and card holders or you can make you own with tin foil. They make it so that you have to open your wallet to scan your RFID card with the side effect that you have to hold the side with the card against the scanner as the backside of the wallet is shielded. Also RFID cards might use different frequencies which allows them to be used together without confusing the scanners so you can usually have one set of cards on one side and another set on the other side, or even take out the cards you do not need and carry them in a separate card holder.", "Or you buy a wallet with a card compartment down the left and down the right. You put one in each side and you take your wallet out and open it so by sides are out and then present the side you wish to use", "The usa government gave me a paper card holder for my green card that has a RFID in it. As I'm pretty sure the usa government doesn't want my green card to be fucked up, I'm also pretty sure some paper will be just enough." ]	[ 10, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2, 0 ]	safe
[ "I have a bad habit of touching my face, and have a bazillion zits because of it. How can I break a bad habit, or specifically his one? ", "I have a bad habit of touching my face, and have a bazillion zits because of it. How can I break a bad habit, or specifically his one? ", "I have a bad habit of touching my face, and have a bazillion zits because of it. How can I break a bad habit, or specifically his one? ", "I have a bad habit of touching my face, and have a bazillion zits because of it. How can I break a bad habit, or specifically his one? " ]	[ "Touching your face isn't really a habit. The average person touches their face like 2000 times per day. You might have acne for other reasons and should consult a dermatologist, or clean your face more often.", "Pimples are most often caused by lack of exfoliation. Not touching your face - unless your fingers are really greasy and dirty. \n\nTry this for a week: wash your face with only warm water, twice a day, with a kinda rough wash cloth. You don't even need soap. If you decide to use soap, use a very mild cleanser such as baby soap. \nTake your time and allow the water to soak into your face before scrubbing LIGHTLY with your wash cloth.\n\nDo that morning and night for a week and I bet your face improves. \nIt also helps if you rinse your hair well before going to bed, and keep a clean pillowcase. (Prevent grinding yucky into your face for eight hours while you sleep.)", "Have you seen a dermatologist that has said that is the cause of your acne? While I know that touching your skin can lead to breakouts, I find that I touch my face regularly and don't break out, even though I have had bad acne in the past (I have seen a Derm and found the source and eliminated my cause of breakouts). I'm not saying you are wrong by any means, but that if just touching your face is causing you to breakout I would suggest washing your hands and face more. My acne was hormonal, so if you've seen a Dermatologist then forget my comment, but I'd advise you seek out a professional if you haven't already.", "As has been said above, it's probably not just that you're touching your face a lot but I imagine it doesn't help. \n\nTry washing your hands more often, that could help. \n\nAlso maybe you could draw a symbol on the back of your hands to remind you when you see it move toward your face that you're not meant to be touching your face?" ]	[ 2, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to approach salary negotiation when you already have a good offer I know someone that has received a better offer than the current employer. The base salary increase will be roughly 37%. Would it make sense to approach the current employer with this information and ask if they can match the offer? Or just take the offer and resign from the current employer. My understanding is that the motivation for leaving the current employer is only the salary. The work environment and the work itself and potential for promotion are there. My suggestion would be to approach the manager during the 1:1 say that you have received this offer and say that you are currently enjoying the work but the salary is not competitive anymore. If they can match that, then it is all good. Would this make sense? Is there something different to do?", "How to approach salary negotiation when you already have a good offer I know someone that has received a better offer than the current employer. The base salary increase will be roughly 37%. Would it make sense to approach the current employer with this information and ask if they can match the offer? Or just take the offer and resign from the current employer. My understanding is that the motivation for leaving the current employer is only the salary. The work environment and the work itself and potential for promotion are there. My suggestion would be to approach the manager during the 1:1 say that you have received this offer and say that you are currently enjoying the work but the salary is not competitive anymore. If they can match that, then it is all good. Would this make sense? Is there something different to do?", "How to approach salary negotiation when you already have a good offer I know someone that has received a better offer than the current employer. The base salary increase will be roughly 37%. Would it make sense to approach the current employer with this information and ask if they can match the offer? Or just take the offer and resign from the current employer. My understanding is that the motivation for leaving the current employer is only the salary. The work environment and the work itself and potential for promotion are there. My suggestion would be to approach the manager during the 1:1 say that you have received this offer and say that you are currently enjoying the work but the salary is not competitive anymore. If they can match that, then it is all good. Would this make sense? Is there something different to do?", "How to approach salary negotiation when you already have a good offer I know someone that has received a better offer than the current employer. The base salary increase will be roughly 37%. Would it make sense to approach the current employer with this information and ask if they can match the offer? Or just take the offer and resign from the current employer. My understanding is that the motivation for leaving the current employer is only the salary. The work environment and the work itself and potential for promotion are there. My suggestion would be to approach the manager during the 1:1 say that you have received this offer and say that you are currently enjoying the work but the salary is not competitive anymore. If they can match that, then it is all good. Would this make sense? Is there something different to do?", "How to approach salary negotiation when you already have a good offer I know someone that has received a better offer than the current employer. The base salary increase will be roughly 37%. Would it make sense to approach the current employer with this information and ask if they can match the offer? Or just take the offer and resign from the current employer. My understanding is that the motivation for leaving the current employer is only the salary. The work environment and the work itself and potential for promotion are there. My suggestion would be to approach the manager during the 1:1 say that you have received this offer and say that you are currently enjoying the work but the salary is not competitive anymore. If they can match that, then it is all good. Would this make sense? Is there something different to do?", "How to approach salary negotiation when you already have a good offer I know someone that has received a better offer than the current employer. The base salary increase will be roughly 37%. Would it make sense to approach the current employer with this information and ask if they can match the offer? Or just take the offer and resign from the current employer. My understanding is that the motivation for leaving the current employer is only the salary. The work environment and the work itself and potential for promotion are there. My suggestion would be to approach the manager during the 1:1 say that you have received this offer and say that you are currently enjoying the work but the salary is not competitive anymore. If they can match that, then it is all good. Would this make sense? Is there something different to do?", "How to approach salary negotiation when you already have a good offer I know someone that has received a better offer than the current employer. The base salary increase will be roughly 37%. Would it make sense to approach the current employer with this information and ask if they can match the offer? Or just take the offer and resign from the current employer. My understanding is that the motivation for leaving the current employer is only the salary. The work environment and the work itself and potential for promotion are there. My suggestion would be to approach the manager during the 1:1 say that you have received this offer and say that you are currently enjoying the work but the salary is not competitive anymore. If they can match that, then it is all good. Would this make sense? Is there something different to do?", "How to approach salary negotiation when you already have a good offer I know someone that has received a better offer than the current employer. The base salary increase will be roughly 37%. Would it make sense to approach the current employer with this information and ask if they can match the offer? Or just take the offer and resign from the current employer. My understanding is that the motivation for leaving the current employer is only the salary. The work environment and the work itself and potential for promotion are there. My suggestion would be to approach the manager during the 1:1 say that you have received this offer and say that you are currently enjoying the work but the salary is not competitive anymore. If they can match that, then it is all good. Would this make sense? Is there something different to do?", "How to approach salary negotiation when you already have a good offer I know someone that has received a better offer than the current employer. The base salary increase will be roughly 37%. Would it make sense to approach the current employer with this information and ask if they can match the offer? Or just take the offer and resign from the current employer. My understanding is that the motivation for leaving the current employer is only the salary. The work environment and the work itself and potential for promotion are there. My suggestion would be to approach the manager during the 1:1 say that you have received this offer and say that you are currently enjoying the work but the salary is not competitive anymore. If they can match that, then it is all good. Would this make sense? Is there something different to do?" ]	[ "9 times out of 10, there's more to it than just salary. What ever it is that made them look will still be there even if they match the salary. Sometimes you just have to move to a new company to get where you want to be financially.", "The current employer may only see disloyalty. They may up the salary to keep the current employee, but the employer will be actively looking for someone to fill the role, at the reduced rate.", "It’s worth a try, but if they are not competitive with salary now, they won’t be in the future either. \n\nIf the current company did give a 37% rise they were underpaying or they will end up increasing the salary outside of pay band for that job and could start looking to replace for cheaper (only on their time scale). \n\nFor 37% more, I would move!", "If you want to stay, then Dont be pushy about it. \n\nBut tell you got an offer you cant resist, money wise. But you really like your current company. Ask the boss for advice. \n\nIf the boss wants to keep you, he has the chance to do something. \n\nMany many years of leadership/management experience.", "If you are working for a company who is underpaying you by 37% even if they give you the 37% bump it will happen again.", "r/personalfinance is a much better forum\n\nIf your friend is already at the offer stage, then they should have realized their current company either doesnt understand or doesnt care about this employees value.\n\nMove up and on. Its the best way to improve ones career unfortunately.", "Tell your friend to read the Ask A Manager blog on the issue of counter offers (the site is easily searchable and there are many posts on it). She generally recommends against taking them, and lays out good reasons why, but also why they may make sense.", "I’ve seen it happen where the person puts in their notice, employer asks why, they say they were offered more money and the employer offers to match it for them to stay. This doesn’t happen with all employers or all employees. At one employer several people were leaving, they offered to match some and didn’t say anything to the others.", "It depends on which job you think you’ll like more. Though consider this: the new place offered you 37% more…so if the job is apples-to-apples your current employer was paying you that much below what they should be paying you. Do you want to work for a company that’s paying their employees below market rate?" ]	[ 24, 16, 7, 5, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!", "New apartment, no furniture. Where to start without going crazy? I have no furniture except for my bed and I'm going to be moving into an apartment that's actually quite big for a one bedroom. Problem is that I don't have tons of money to buy everything I'll need at once, so where do I start and how? \n\nI've already been checking out Craigslist, yard sales, and used furniture places. Any other ideas are more than welcome. Also, what are the first pieces I should introduce to the place so it doesn't seem so big and empty? \n\nThanks!" ]	[ "Buy a couch.\n\nEverything else can be gotten cheap/free on the used market. \n\nCouches can have nasty smells deep inside with mold, pet urine, etc. \n\nBut, everything else is easier to wipe down & clean: Tables, chairs, anything without upholstery.\n\nIf you live in any place where rent for a 1 bedroom are >$1000/mo, then you likely will have a very plentiful used market. People who have money for expensive housing often have more money than space, & get rid of old stuff to make room for new.", "And if you live near a college town, pay attention to end of semester schedules: I've gotten perfectly working computers (thanks International Students), tables, everything. Really, kids will drag perfectly good stuff and leave it on the curb or next to a dumpster.", "Be sure to check out the bedbug situation in your area before buying used stuff.\n\nI live in NYC and used to get furniture at thrift stores, but would not risk it anymore, in which case IKEA is the way to go if there's one near you.", "Check out Salvation Army and Good Will. They have 50% sales almost every weekend. Storage is essential for any space, so I recommend shelves and a dresser. ", "I did the same thing when I graduated right after college. I had my bed delivered to my apartment the day I moved in. Literally no other furniture. \n\nI had a desktop computer, so the first thing I bought was a desk and chair. I bought both at Wal-Mart. Inexpensive and relatively easy to put together, though you might need someone else to help you put the desk together. I also had an island counter, so I bought some bar stools so I had another place to eat (besides at the computer desk). Altogether those things were probably under $150. \n\nIf you want to go the route of a \"real\" furniture store, many of them offer promos for interest-free financing, so you can pay off whatever furniture you buy in several months or longer. I wouldn't do this for everything since you could get yourself into trouble accumulating a lot of debt, but it's an option. That's what I did with my living room set from Rooms to Go. I got interest-free financing for 3 years but paid it off sooner. Big Lots and Garden Ridge are also good places to get inexpensive new furniture. \n\nMy advice is to go slowly and add pieces as you think you can afford it. Being on my own for the first time, it was so rewarding to fill an apartment with stuff that I actually liked and that I bought myself, but it took awhile. It was just me, the bed, the desk, the chair, and the bar stools for a couple months before I bought the living room set (and only because a friend was coming to stay with me so I needed a couch for her to sleep on.) Obviously it's kind of boring and empty, but you do what you have to! \n\nGood luck!", "Don't overfill your place just because you have the space. No one is judging your apartment against Better Homes and Gardens.\n\nI made that mistake once. I filled up an apartment like I was going to live there forever. Then I had to downsize a year later, and I wanted to kick myself for spending on stuff I had to get rid of.\n\nTake your time. Start with the essentials, and by that I mean a mattress, clothes, toiletries, linens, minimal electronics, and your kitchen cookware.\n\nThen, get a chair and table. I got my first at Bed Bath & Beyond. It was actually a folding table and 2 folding chairs meant for guests around the holidays. About 4 x 3 feet, with a nice wood finish, it looks better quality than it is. It turns out that it's quite useful as a kitchen table, TV table, desk, and all around multi-use table. It folds easily to hide or to move again. I think it was about $80. Best bang-for-the-buck ever. \n\nArtwork is your friend. Vibrant things on the walls will fill up space quickly, so you don't feel like the room is bare, even if it's not full of furniture. Do that next.\n\nGive yourself a few weeks before buying anything else. See what you miss, and then get that. Don't go running out to buy a living room set, trust me, wait until you know exactly what you need. It's amazing what you can live without. \n\nEven when ready to get something, hesitate, because stuff can get out of hand fast, and it's easier to acquire than to dispose of.\n\nI love Costco. If you can afford a membership, I highly recommend getting furniture there. They have furniture sales twice a year in the warehouse (July and January), and have furniture online all year round. It's good quality, cheaper than the name brand stores, everything is guaranteed brand new from the factory, and they have a magic unlimited return policy. Yes, they will take it back after more than a year. Not saying that it should be your plan to return something after using it that long, but if you run into trouble and need to get rid of something you can get 100% of your money back.\n\n", "Keep it simple:\nTable and chairs to eat on, a desk for the computer (don't break your body with bad ergonomics) and a couch to relax on.\n\nSee if the local universities or large corporations have surplus sales great for desks and chairs.\nWatch for places going out of business those great for shelving.\nCheck out army/navy surplus stores. I had a friend transform room by hanging a parachute from the ceiling", "Craigslist and thrift stores are wonderful places to start, but sometimes it's nice to buy new furniture that you like the look of. \n \nMy recommendation, IKEA. Everyone seems to shit on it, but I've never had any problems with it at all, and it's really inexpensive for the quality. I bought a new desk, chair, dresser, bed, lamp, and nightstand for under $500 2 years ago and none of it is showing signs of wear. It was also really easy to put together, what everyone circlejerks about is wrong. ", "Those little \"lack\" tables from ikea are cheap (around $10-$15), flat packed, easy to build, just screw in the 4 legs, stackable for shelves. Great for a new appt, you can use them a coffee tables side and lamp tables. ", "also: Freecycle.\n\nI'm in the opposite place. I have a bunch of furniture to get rid of: couch, bed, bookcases. I might post on Facebook, I'll post on Craigslist, then maybe give up and ask Saint Vincent to come pick up the stuff.\n\nThere's lots of good advice, thanks for posting!", "Salvation Army has the best deals because they get the most amount of donations and they don't have anywhere to put all that stuff", "Put out the call on your social media... \"Moving out, looking for a few furniture basics, preferably cheap/free\" \nYou might luck out and get some gently used furniture. If you have the ability to pick it up that goes a long way.. make sure to mention this in your post. Good luck!", "Not sure what area you're in, but check if there's an upscale second hand store near you, or visit one in an upscale part of town. I'm in Phoenix, and drive over to the Goodwill in Scottsdale. Almost new couches for $80, and quite a lot of the clothes still have the tags on them.", "I've had a lot of luck with the local \"online yard sale\" Facebook pages. I'll buy anything used except for beds because that creeps me out. Everything else can be covered.", "Goodwill is a really great place to start for things such as couches, tables, and chairs. People on Craigslist love to give away free furniture when they're moving or replacing them. Also, some Starbucks have a bulletin board where people from the area post anything including yard sales. Lastly, Facebook. I posted on Facebook asking if anyone was getting rid of a bed. My friend got in touch with her friend who I didn't know that was selling one. \n\nI also got one of those carpet vacs for rent at walmart. I think it was 40 dollars a day. Comes with an attachment that you can use to deep clean furniture such as your bed or couches. Those things are wonderful for removing stains and giving you peace of mind when it comes to questionable stains. ", "The area where I live has a beg, buy, barter and trade Facebook page...sometimes people offer things for free if you pick it up yourself." ]	[ 40, 21, 11, 10, 7, 6, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 ]	safe
[ "How can I stop worrying about what people think of me? I feel like many times i don't take chances because I worry about what other people will think of me. ", "How can I stop worrying about what people think of me? I feel like many times i don't take chances because I worry about what other people will think of me. ", "How can I stop worrying about what people think of me? I feel like many times i don't take chances because I worry about what other people will think of me. ", "How can I stop worrying about what people think of me? I feel like many times i don't take chances because I worry about what other people will think of me. ", "How can I stop worrying about what people think of me? I feel like many times i don't take chances because I worry about what other people will think of me. ", "How can I stop worrying about what people think of me? I feel like many times i don't take chances because I worry about what other people will think of me. " ]	[ "Here's some questions for you - how often do you deeply and significantly judge random strangers around you? How often do you even bother to think about them at all? How often do you ever see those random strangers more than once in a lifetime?\n\nThe answer to all of those ought to be something similar - that you don't pay them any mind at all; probably because you're too busy worrying about what they think of you to bother thinking anything of them. That right there is the trick, because most people function similarly to yourself. While you're busy worrying about what they think of you - they're busy worrying about what others think of them.\n\nIn addition to that you lack perspective, and that of course comes with time and experience - however it's always good to remind yourself that somewhere down the line you'll breathe your last and their opinions won't matter in the slightest, but what will matter is what you did. What will matter is the choices you made, the chances you did take. It's not worth getting to the end of your life only to realize you frittered it away because of what others might think of you. \n\nYou're better than that, you just need to keep reminding yourself.", "Remember this very simple thing. All those people you are worrying about will never be there for you when you need them or when it matters most. And on your deathbed they will be too busy living their lives. \nYou have one short unpredictable shot at life. Live it the way you want to live it and finish it, this is your story not theirs.", "I used to think the same. But then I realised people are too worried about what people think about them, to worry about you honestly. You need to take it easy and learn to be more carefree! It will take time but you will improve. ", "You need to change your mindset to realise that it doesn't matter what people think. You need to look to please yourself first, if other people don't approve then perhaps consider why as you may be doing something wrong but don't worry about it - do you spend your time judging what other people do, I expect not.", "Think of it like this: Okay, this is me, I'm doing my best to be the best version of me. You'll start thinking less about what people think of you.", "What are you worrying? \n\nLook? Get new haircut, suit up (guys), wear simple makeup (girls).\n\nPhysique? Go to gym, workout, go exercise.\n\nThe true LPT is to be confident with yourself, accept yourself." ]	[ 7, 3, 2, 1, 1, -1 ]	safe
[ "How to find a good doctor? I've just turned 18 and need to find a general practitioner.\n\nAny rules I should follow? ie. stick with your race, gender, or not, etc etc etc..", "How to find a good doctor? I've just turned 18 and need to find a general practitioner.\n\nAny rules I should follow? ie. stick with your race, gender, or not, etc etc etc..", "How to find a good doctor? I've just turned 18 and need to find a general practitioner.\n\nAny rules I should follow? ie. stick with your race, gender, or not, etc etc etc..", "How to find a good doctor? I've just turned 18 and need to find a general practitioner.\n\nAny rules I should follow? ie. stick with your race, gender, or not, etc etc etc..", "How to find a good doctor? I've just turned 18 and need to find a general practitioner.\n\nAny rules I should follow? ie. stick with your race, gender, or not, etc etc etc..", "How to find a good doctor? I've just turned 18 and need to find a general practitioner.\n\nAny rules I should follow? ie. stick with your race, gender, or not, etc etc etc.." ]	[ "Look at your health insurance coverage, then look up clinics near you, that fit.\n\nThen ask for appt.\n\nIf you feel comfortable, then continue. If not, keep looking.\n\nRace and gender have nothing to do with picking a quality doctor.", "Stop looking at race and gender as a requirement of a doctor. \n\nAsk the local old folks who they recommend for a doctor, they've been around the planet longer than you have, choose ones that they recommend, make sure you look at your health insurance coverage to make sure they cover you. \n\nIf you feel comfortable when going for a general check up, then good, you've got a doctor. If not, go to the next. Rinse and repeat.", "The only case where I can see gender being a concern is if you are physically uncomfortable with the opposite sex during a specific type of exam. Example: I am a woman who would be uncomfortable with a male gynecologist. I have nothing against them, and some women will feel differently, but it is a personal preference.", "A good way to tell, that I've found, is whether or not they explain things to you.\n\nIf you walk in, they give you some pills and send you off, they're shit.\n\nIf you walk in, they describe what's wrong, what could make it better/worse, how the actual problem works, what the treatment does to your body, they're good.\n\nTl;dr if they talk about their craft, it's a good sign.", "There is usually a Find A Doctor heading on hospital websites. Go to the internist/internal medicine site of your hospital and look at the bios of the doctors. Look for ones that have gone to high ranking med schools, good residencies, etc. When you get it narrowed down google the names and see what the feedback is. If you have a good rapport with them you're set, if not, go to someone else next time.", "By accident. I went to a general doc and asked him who his doctor was. Then i went there. When i got pregnant i asked my doctor who delivered his children. Very good docs. " ]	[ 8, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to keep Mosquitos and bugs off of you while hiking in buggy areas. Self explanatory - I was hiking the other day in the woods and the bugs and Mosquitos were unbearable. Deet spray was not enough. Looking for some additional ideas. ", "How to keep Mosquitos and bugs off of you while hiking in buggy areas. Self explanatory - I was hiking the other day in the woods and the bugs and Mosquitos were unbearable. Deet spray was not enough. Looking for some additional ideas. ", "How to keep Mosquitos and bugs off of you while hiking in buggy areas. Self explanatory - I was hiking the other day in the woods and the bugs and Mosquitos were unbearable. Deet spray was not enough. Looking for some additional ideas. ", "How to keep Mosquitos and bugs off of you while hiking in buggy areas. Self explanatory - I was hiking the other day in the woods and the bugs and Mosquitos were unbearable. Deet spray was not enough. Looking for some additional ideas. ", "How to keep Mosquitos and bugs off of you while hiking in buggy areas. Self explanatory - I was hiking the other day in the woods and the bugs and Mosquitos were unbearable. Deet spray was not enough. Looking for some additional ideas. ", "How to keep Mosquitos and bugs off of you while hiking in buggy areas. Self explanatory - I was hiking the other day in the woods and the bugs and Mosquitos were unbearable. Deet spray was not enough. Looking for some additional ideas. ", "How to keep Mosquitos and bugs off of you while hiking in buggy areas. Self explanatory - I was hiking the other day in the woods and the bugs and Mosquitos were unbearable. Deet spray was not enough. Looking for some additional ideas. " ]	[ "There are a lot of strategies people attempt; eating garlic, dryer sheet in the pocket, rubbing orange peals on your skin, etc. \n\nThese mostly seem anecdotal, and the ones which have seen scientific trial (garlic) have not been conclusively shown to work. \n\nFor fighting the inflammation associated with mosquito bites, antihistamines have been shown to be very effective for some people. \n\nStopping from being bitten is the best way to go, but if Deet doesn't do it I don't know what will. Mosquitos detect the CO2 you breath out, as well as the scent of skin & sweat. So it's simple just stop breathing and stinking, and you'll be fine. ", "Dryer Sheets, just keep them in your pocket or on your pack. The bugs will just leave you alone. Its weird.", "Mosquitos seem to absolutely love me, so I've developed some anti-mosquito behavior to keep them away.\n\nI put a [mosquito net](http://www.amazon.com/Sea-Summit-Mosquito-Head-Net/dp/B000NSZ3WY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1373264886&sr=8-2&keywords=bug+net+hat) over my hat and then hike with loose, light weight, and long clothing (long sleeves and pants). I also carry around a bandana and the flicking usually disturbs the air enough to keep them away. If they're particularly vicious, they'll bite through your clothes, but still, a bandana shoos them away if you see one land. Whatever you do, make sure your shirt is long enough or your pants waist is high enough that you don't have skin exposed. Once I ended up with a mosquito bite tramp stamp. I also rub [natural anti-bug balm](http://www.amazon.com/Badger-Anti-Bug-Twist-Up-Stick-1-5/dp/B000V4YESY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1373265536&sr=8-2&keywords=badger+anti-bug+balm) over my arms legs and neck. Even if they don't have access to my skin, I still don't want them to get any ideas.\n\nTL;DR: Cover yourself with light breathable clothing from head to toe, wear a bug net for your face, flick a bandana around, and liberally apply anti-bug balm.", "Pour about an ounce of eucalyptus oil in a spray bottle and fill the bottle with water. Spray yourself and Mosquitos will leave you alone. This works better than any store bought spray plus it smells good.", "Don't use anything scented. Deoderant, soap, shampoo, conditioner, cologne, etc. The \"fruitiness\" of the scent in those products will actually attract bugs. In addition, if you really don't want bugs and you're ok with being a jerk, don't tell someone in your party and they'll get all the bugs and you won't. ", "Light a fire, and burn things like ferns which give off a lot of smoke. If you yourself smoke, whilst it's disgusting and everything, it's pretty useful for keeping bugs away too.", "Garlic, eat lots of garlic. it will keep the mosquitos away and the women xD\nbtw the dryer sheets one does not work well in asia, i still get owned.\non a side note if you get bit, use hot water to heat a spoon then put the spoon on the mosquito bite. by doing so you inhibit the proteins that cause the itching so significantly reduced itching. the spoon cant be too hot or else you'll burn yourself but hot enough to feel the heat." ]	[ 11, 11, 3, 2, 2, 1, 0 ]	safe
[ "How to confront someone that MAY have picked up your lost/missing item. So I lost my watch at uni. Then one day a guy in my course was wearing the exact same watch. I have zero proof that it's even mine but if I can get a look I can verify it as it's 5mins ahead in time and has a clear scratch on the back. Problem is, if it is his watch that he bought himself I'd look like a complete idiot. \nWhat's the best way to talk to him? This is a hunch that he might have picked up mine. I'm not saying he'd lie but if I ask the wrong questions he might lie to keep the watch. I'm not close to him but I've talked to him a bit since we're in the same group for a project. I'm not accusing him of anything, I'd just like to confirm whether it's my watch. If not, move on and cry for my lost watch. It's not a common watch colour-wise so the odds are amazing if that's his actual watch.\n", "How to confront someone that MAY have picked up your lost/missing item. So I lost my watch at uni. Then one day a guy in my course was wearing the exact same watch. I have zero proof that it's even mine but if I can get a look I can verify it as it's 5mins ahead in time and has a clear scratch on the back. Problem is, if it is his watch that he bought himself I'd look like a complete idiot. \nWhat's the best way to talk to him? This is a hunch that he might have picked up mine. I'm not saying he'd lie but if I ask the wrong questions he might lie to keep the watch. I'm not close to him but I've talked to him a bit since we're in the same group for a project. I'm not accusing him of anything, I'd just like to confirm whether it's my watch. If not, move on and cry for my lost watch. It's not a common watch colour-wise so the odds are amazing if that's his actual watch.\n", "How to confront someone that MAY have picked up your lost/missing item. So I lost my watch at uni. Then one day a guy in my course was wearing the exact same watch. I have zero proof that it's even mine but if I can get a look I can verify it as it's 5mins ahead in time and has a clear scratch on the back. Problem is, if it is his watch that he bought himself I'd look like a complete idiot. \nWhat's the best way to talk to him? This is a hunch that he might have picked up mine. I'm not saying he'd lie but if I ask the wrong questions he might lie to keep the watch. I'm not close to him but I've talked to him a bit since we're in the same group for a project. I'm not accusing him of anything, I'd just like to confirm whether it's my watch. If not, move on and cry for my lost watch. It's not a common watch colour-wise so the odds are amazing if that's his actual watch.\n" ]	[ "Just say something like \"oh my god! You found my watch! Thank you so much that's great!\" If they react with confusion, apologize and explain that you were confused because you lost a similar watch. Chances are if it IS your watch, they most likely wouldn't continue to lie about it when confronted directly, and since you responded with a tone of gratitude rather than an accusatory tone they have a way to gracefully back out of trying to keep something they found by just saying something like \"Oh yeah. I wondered whose this was. I'm glad I found its owner.\"", "Just ask to see it because you think it's an awesome watch. Start asking lots of questions about it so you have time to examine it. ", "Just straight up say i lost my watch and did you happen to find it. If it is ask for it back politely and offer to take him out for lunch as a generous offer." ]	[ 10, 3, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to not hate and avoid thanks. I'm a really nice person, and I do a lot of really nice things for people. My problem is, I haaaaate having to endure thank yous. It's absolute torture to me. I don't want to stop being a nice and helpful person, so I need to figure out how to get through this. \n\nHere's an example of how it usually goes:\n\nPerson: Hey, wow, thank you so much for doing [the thing]!!!\n\nMe: You're welcome! :-)\n\nPerson: No, really, it was awesome! I mean really!!\n\nMe: I'm glad you liked it. \n\nPerson: You should do [the thing] professionally for money! I showed it to all my friends!! That must have been so much work!!!\n\nMe: Uhh, okay. I'm ... glad you liked it. \n\nPerson: Continues to rave about [the thing.]\n\nMe: Contemplates chewing off my own arm to escape.\n\nThis happens to me all the time. I've got a series of good things coming up, and I am absolutely dreading them. In fact, I made up a complete lie today to get out of an event where I knew people would be thanking me for something. ", "How to not hate and avoid thanks. I'm a really nice person, and I do a lot of really nice things for people. My problem is, I haaaaate having to endure thank yous. It's absolute torture to me. I don't want to stop being a nice and helpful person, so I need to figure out how to get through this. \n\nHere's an example of how it usually goes:\n\nPerson: Hey, wow, thank you so much for doing [the thing]!!!\n\nMe: You're welcome! :-)\n\nPerson: No, really, it was awesome! I mean really!!\n\nMe: I'm glad you liked it. \n\nPerson: You should do [the thing] professionally for money! I showed it to all my friends!! That must have been so much work!!!\n\nMe: Uhh, okay. I'm ... glad you liked it. \n\nPerson: Continues to rave about [the thing.]\n\nMe: Contemplates chewing off my own arm to escape.\n\nThis happens to me all the time. I've got a series of good things coming up, and I am absolutely dreading them. In fact, I made up a complete lie today to get out of an event where I knew people would be thanking me for something. ", "How to not hate and avoid thanks. I'm a really nice person, and I do a lot of really nice things for people. My problem is, I haaaaate having to endure thank yous. It's absolute torture to me. I don't want to stop being a nice and helpful person, so I need to figure out how to get through this. \n\nHere's an example of how it usually goes:\n\nPerson: Hey, wow, thank you so much for doing [the thing]!!!\n\nMe: You're welcome! :-)\n\nPerson: No, really, it was awesome! I mean really!!\n\nMe: I'm glad you liked it. \n\nPerson: You should do [the thing] professionally for money! I showed it to all my friends!! That must have been so much work!!!\n\nMe: Uhh, okay. I'm ... glad you liked it. \n\nPerson: Continues to rave about [the thing.]\n\nMe: Contemplates chewing off my own arm to escape.\n\nThis happens to me all the time. I've got a series of good things coming up, and I am absolutely dreading them. In fact, I made up a complete lie today to get out of an event where I knew people would be thanking me for something. ", "How to not hate and avoid thanks. I'm a really nice person, and I do a lot of really nice things for people. My problem is, I haaaaate having to endure thank yous. It's absolute torture to me. I don't want to stop being a nice and helpful person, so I need to figure out how to get through this. \n\nHere's an example of how it usually goes:\n\nPerson: Hey, wow, thank you so much for doing [the thing]!!!\n\nMe: You're welcome! :-)\n\nPerson: No, really, it was awesome! I mean really!!\n\nMe: I'm glad you liked it. \n\nPerson: You should do [the thing] professionally for money! I showed it to all my friends!! That must have been so much work!!!\n\nMe: Uhh, okay. I'm ... glad you liked it. \n\nPerson: Continues to rave about [the thing.]\n\nMe: Contemplates chewing off my own arm to escape.\n\nThis happens to me all the time. I've got a series of good things coming up, and I am absolutely dreading them. In fact, I made up a complete lie today to get out of an event where I knew people would be thanking me for something. " ]	[ "It's helped me to have a handful of go to lines that I always use when I've run out of original content: \"I was happy to do it\" is a good one.", "Well, if it's something like the softball pictures, webpage and yearbook thing, that is approaching professional. Perhaps suggest that there are people that can do it professionally or perhaps next year the other parents should get involved? Better yet, let the girls get involved in the yearbook part and layout their own yearbooks?\n\nSometimes though, it might just be people attempting to make small talk, but this thing is the only obvious topic of interest.", "Embrace the thanks. \n\nIf you are really uncomfortable accepting that people appreciate [that thing you did], then why would you keep doing it? Most of us stop doing stuff that - even occasionally- results in bad stuff happening. Focus on the positive things you feel, instead of the passing negative feelings. \n\nTry telling them 'No thanks were necessary', \" I don't normally do that thing, but I could see you needed it.\" , \"I'm not comfortable talking about it; I am glad you appreciate it, but can we talk about something else.. or talk about it some other time?\" \n\nAnd, proofread a little better.. lying to avoid something isn't always congruous with 'I'm a really nice person'. You might be really nice and generous with some things, but sharing your time and stories in public doesn't sound like something you are generous or charitable with. \n \nIn my limited experience, when you are being thanked or asked to be the guest of honor, the event isn't really about you. The group or organization is bringing attention to their own cause/charity, possibly needing some attention or contributions. Your thanks/award/speech is something they can base this gathering around, while promoting the charitable agenda behind it. Showing up would be another favor for them. \nI get that it can be uncomfortable for you to be 'spotlighted'. Just consider that the cause isn't to focus on you, but your presence can help them by distracting people from the horrible thing that draws them together, or the solicitation for donations coming up next. \n", "Address everything early on. \n\"Thanks for that thing.\"\n\"You're welcome, it was no problem I enjoy making that thing as a hobby in my spare time.\"\nIf they continue to say you should do it professionally just let them know it would no longer be relaxing." ]	[ 2, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "a way to prevent ball/thigh chaffeing In hot environments where you must wear pants this can be an issue. Thanks ahead of time!\n\nE:Alright, looks like ill be picking up some Body Glide and Gold Bond tomorrow. I feel much more prepared for the world. ", "a way to prevent ball/thigh chaffeing In hot environments where you must wear pants this can be an issue. Thanks ahead of time!\n\nE:Alright, looks like ill be picking up some Body Glide and Gold Bond tomorrow. I feel much more prepared for the world. ", "a way to prevent ball/thigh chaffeing In hot environments where you must wear pants this can be an issue. Thanks ahead of time!\n\nE:Alright, looks like ill be picking up some Body Glide and Gold Bond tomorrow. I feel much more prepared for the world. ", "a way to prevent ball/thigh chaffeing In hot environments where you must wear pants this can be an issue. Thanks ahead of time!\n\nE:Alright, looks like ill be picking up some Body Glide and Gold Bond tomorrow. I feel much more prepared for the world. ", "a way to prevent ball/thigh chaffeing In hot environments where you must wear pants this can be an issue. Thanks ahead of time!\n\nE:Alright, looks like ill be picking up some Body Glide and Gold Bond tomorrow. I feel much more prepared for the world. ", "a way to prevent ball/thigh chaffeing In hot environments where you must wear pants this can be an issue. Thanks ahead of time!\n\nE:Alright, looks like ill be picking up some Body Glide and Gold Bond tomorrow. I feel much more prepared for the world. ", "a way to prevent ball/thigh chaffeing In hot environments where you must wear pants this can be an issue. Thanks ahead of time!\n\nE:Alright, looks like ill be picking up some Body Glide and Gold Bond tomorrow. I feel much more prepared for the world. ", "a way to prevent ball/thigh chaffeing In hot environments where you must wear pants this can be an issue. Thanks ahead of time!\n\nE:Alright, looks like ill be picking up some Body Glide and Gold Bond tomorrow. I feel much more prepared for the world. ", "a way to prevent ball/thigh chaffeing In hot environments where you must wear pants this can be an issue. Thanks ahead of time!\n\nE:Alright, looks like ill be picking up some Body Glide and Gold Bond tomorrow. I feel much more prepared for the world. " ]	[ "Saxx underwear. \n\nHoly shit it will change your life. \n\nMy brother in laws made the switch awhile ago and I just assumed ot was consumerism/hype. \n\nEnded up being gifted a pair. \n\n2 days and $300 later I replaced all my underwear. \n\nYou have various cloth and cut options too. \n\nIt's an instant and noticible cure. \n\nYou owe your boys a trial run.", "Take showers more often. I used to get this all the time during the summer when I was a kid because I was a dirty child. ", "I cannot vouch for balls, as I have none, but if you need something to prevent thigh chafing in a pinch, dry stick deodorant will work.\n\nSource: I wear dresses a lot. So much chub rub.", "Couple tips.\n1. Air conditioning your balls after a shower before putting on pants. With a fan.\n\nMaking sure your balls are completely dry is the first possibly most important step. \n\n2. Baby powder or similar.\n\nI don't like medicated but a Lil powder helps keep the moisture in check. \n\n3. Get good underwear.\n\nThis is the hardest I have been looking for awhile especially with pants getting tighter. I just bought 3 pairs from meundies.com honestly they seem to be pretty good and wick away moisture well.\n\n4. When possible wear looser clothing to let it breath. I luckily work every other day so when I wear jeans the next day I wear shorts and this helps with the heat.\n\n5. Sleep naked, when possible. \n\nNuff said.\n\nGood luck.", "Pinaud Clubman Talc, comes in white or fleshtone, buy it at a discount store or online barbershop supply that sells to the public. If the latter, you can buy on of the long-soft-bristled brushes with a talc dispenser in the handle like barbers use to brush hair off your neck, much handier way of applying the stuff. \n\n", "My SO uses 'Lanacane' He is a keen cyclist, before he started using this his balls looked like raw mince meat.... after alot of antifungal cream they eventually healed. ", "If it's for swimming in salt water, vaseline (trick given to me by a very old man swimming in very cold water, followed by a very old man laugh) and if it's for a hike / walk, baby powder.", "I got a really bad rash when I was on vacation walking all day in humid Europe. I used neosporin that I had in my travel kit to heal the rash overnight.", "Boxer Briefs if you're not already. You might have to try a few different cuts/brands/lengths to find the most comfortable ones but once you do its like magic. " ]	[ 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "haggling in foreign countries. Let's say you're going somewhere where this kind of thing happens a lot, like Dar es Salaam, for example. What are some good tips for avoiding the gouging, especially regarding transportation and the like?", "haggling in foreign countries. Let's say you're going somewhere where this kind of thing happens a lot, like Dar es Salaam, for example. What are some good tips for avoiding the gouging, especially regarding transportation and the like?", "haggling in foreign countries. Let's say you're going somewhere where this kind of thing happens a lot, like Dar es Salaam, for example. What are some good tips for avoiding the gouging, especially regarding transportation and the like?", "haggling in foreign countries. Let's say you're going somewhere where this kind of thing happens a lot, like Dar es Salaam, for example. What are some good tips for avoiding the gouging, especially regarding transportation and the like?", "haggling in foreign countries. Let's say you're going somewhere where this kind of thing happens a lot, like Dar es Salaam, for example. What are some good tips for avoiding the gouging, especially regarding transportation and the like?", "haggling in foreign countries. Let's say you're going somewhere where this kind of thing happens a lot, like Dar es Salaam, for example. What are some good tips for avoiding the gouging, especially regarding transportation and the like?", "haggling in foreign countries. Let's say you're going somewhere where this kind of thing happens a lot, like Dar es Salaam, for example. What are some good tips for avoiding the gouging, especially regarding transportation and the like?", "haggling in foreign countries. Let's say you're going somewhere where this kind of thing happens a lot, like Dar es Salaam, for example. What are some good tips for avoiding the gouging, especially regarding transportation and the like?", "haggling in foreign countries. Let's say you're going somewhere where this kind of thing happens a lot, like Dar es Salaam, for example. What are some good tips for avoiding the gouging, especially regarding transportation and the like?" ]	[ "Oooh. I'm kinda an expert at this. \n\nThere's more than one way to skin a cat. People think haggling is where the vendor makes an offer, and you make a counter-offer, but it doesn't have to go down like that.\n\n* One trick is to not ask the price. Instead say, \"Could you do it for 20 marklars?\" He might say 30, you say 25 - but you have set the ballpark figure, so you know you're not getting totally ripped off; you might be paying slightly more than you could've, but not way more. (", "Meet local people. There is no way you will know the true price of something until you know what locals would pay. Also, be stubborn. Be willing to walk away without the product.", "If we're talking bazaars and markets....\n\nAs long as I am not paying more than what I think is a fair value, then it's all just a game. Play the game and have fun with it but westerners who walk away from a sale of a t-shirt after haggling for 10 minutes because they think they can get it for 5 cents cheaper a few stalls over are annoying imo....you're already getting the item for a fraction of what you would pay in North America.\n\nFrom a mathematical perspective, it appears the game is to offer about 20% of the asking price and go back and forth until you each about 40% of the ask but it all depends. Sometimes the 20% is a high price (for them) and sometimes they won't take less than 60% or even more (like in North America....you will probably be in the 50%+ range at somewhere like a flea market). Play around with it but the start at 20 and finish at 40% seems to be standard....can go even lower if you start bundling (i.e.: buying additional items).\n", "A few thoughts. Never bargain if you don't know the value. I don't care if the vendor came down 80%. You never know if he marked it up 300% because you're a foreigner. If you don't know the value, haggle with one vendor but don't buy from him. As low as that vendor will go should give you some information on the value. Walk away. They often will chase you shouting lower offers. Let them, and keep a mental note of the final cost. Then walk to another vendor, and offer something a little below the last quote you heard from the last vendor. Probably above the fair value, but the reality is as a foreigner you probably won't get the best price. Also, I don't listen to what they say. I just don't care about all the stuff they say. I care about two things. The quality of the item and the price. That's it. If you ever feel like you can't walk away from a deal, they will notice and you'll get screwed. It's ok if you really want something, but you just won't get the best price.\n\nA couple other thoughts. First negotiate the single item as far as possible, then try to get bulk discounts. Don't let them know you are interested in more than one until you've got the one as low as possible. Then try to negotiate further on bulk. Also, don't negotiate with other foreigners around. They won't give you the best price if they think it will impact other sales. Finally, don't worry about the language barrier. Type the amount you'd like to pay in their calculator and walk away if you don't like their counter offer.\n\nHave fun! I love traveling and I'm sure you'll have a great time!\n", "If you can't speak the local language, at least learn the following:\n \n Please,\n Thank You,\n How much?,\n That's too much\n\nLike Billy said, be willing to walk away. If the price is fair, they will probably let you walk away. If it is not, which most likely won't be at first, they will not let you walk away without lowering their price.\n\nIf you are buying product, remember the shop around. Most everyone has the same inventory, if you are talking about tourist area.\n\nKnow the exchange rate and be able to calculate it quickly. If they are asking in local currency, do the math and see what it works out to in your currency, then offer something less than that in your currency. American greenbacks are still very desirable in some places, even if not as much as in the past. ", "If they don'r come down in price just walk. I have haggled in Thailand, and it seemed to work. You just need to be firm, and not a stupid tourist. Also, be extremely familiar with the currency exchange. PS I didn't speak a word of Thai either. ", "How much are YOU asking for X? The other seller has it for half that!\n\nAsk at least three people, assume everybody is selling it for 2X at least. Don't use dollars, but be aware of how much this is in dollars.", "Another perspective: many of these merchants you'll be haggling with are quite poor and are trying to support a disadvantaged family. You are a tourist wealthy enough to travel. Maybe paying an extra 10 pesos for a cab won't break your wallet, but it may be the difference between their child eating 2 meals that day versus three.", "You specifically mention transport:\n\n\nCheck where your intercity buss will arrive, in SEA many bus companies have their exchanges situated outside the main city and you have to use an over priced tuk-tuk to get to town. There are a few things you can do to cope with this: find other people to share the ride to town with; walk a decent distance away from the bus station and then catch a tuk-tuk or whatever(in general they are more expensive closer to bus stations); catch a songathew they are cheaper than tuk tuks or a moto as they are the cheapest\n\n\nNever ever accept a tour from a tuk tuk driver that solicits you as he drives pass you, specifically the 20 Baht tours in Bangkok, they're bull shit. Similarly if they offer to show you a great shop or something similar they're likely a tout. (Some buses and other forms of transport may go out of their way to pick up locals/eat dinner/catch up with a mate, this is normal third world professionalism and you just have to deal with it.\n\n\nOrganise a price before you go or ensure that they are using a meter. In China it is common for a taxi to pick up multiple people and the driver will keep tabs on where the meter was at when he picked up the second person etc, you should keep track of that as well to ensure you don't pay the larger fare.\n\n\nIf you rent any form of transport, take photos and make notes of any damage when you get it to make sure that you aren't charged for pre-existing damage." ]	[ 14, 6, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 ]	safe
[ "To-Do list for moving to a new place Have you guys established a good list of things to do when moving? Share things that you've learned from frequent moves, tips or things you always forget to do.", "To-Do list for moving to a new place Have you guys established a good list of things to do when moving? Share things that you've learned from frequent moves, tips or things you always forget to do.", "To-Do list for moving to a new place Have you guys established a good list of things to do when moving? Share things that you've learned from frequent moves, tips or things you always forget to do." ]	[ "* Buy or bring a shower curtain.\n* A sleep mask and earplugs for the first few nights.\n* Something I wish I had done in the last two places I lived: Cover the entire carpeted area with plastic, then buy cheep throw rugs, carpet remenants/samples to cover the plastic. That way a year or two or three later when you move the carpet will be in perfect shape and you'll get your deposit back. ", "Lifehacker just did an article on moving, and has a ton of great resources:\n\nhttp://lifehacker.com/5878096/top-10-tools-for-finding-and-moving-into-a-great-new-home", "Concerning boxes:\n\nSmall boxes for heavy items (books, dishes), large boxes for light, less fragile items (pillows, blankets). I recently made the mistake of thinking, \"Hey, I'm a pretty strong guy, I'll save money and buy a bunch of big boxes...more cubic space and less trips, and I'll get a decent workout blah blah blah...\" After my last move, I would rather move 100 small boxes than 10 big ones that are heavy and way to awkward to carry. If you really are pinching pennies though and cant find free boxes, garbage bags have assisted my moving throughout my college years many a times (for non fragile items like clothes and what not). They hold a lot of stuff, and are flexible and non-awkward to put in a vehicle.\n\nOn wheeled moving assistance inventions: Make an effort to have at least one dolly/hand truck/skateboard/uhaul furniture mover apparatus for every 2 people helping you move. Renting these from Uhaul is like $7 and worth every penny if you have more than a few things." ]	[ 3, 2, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to keep geese out of yard. My backyard is along a river and for the majority of the year, I've got anywhere from 5 to 50 geese that have decided my backyard is now their home base. In an effort to keep my entire yard from being covered in goose crap and enduring their never ending honking, I've tried some pretty stupid things. I don't want to put up a fence. \n\nA string along the bank: they step over it or come into my yard through my neighbors yard. \n\nHanging CDs in trees: this is supposed to \"annoy the geese\". This does not work. \n\nA scarecrow owl: it's as if the geese are saying \" oh cute....a fake owl\". \n\nRemote control car: although this is quite entertaining, I cannot patrol the yard at all times. \n\nAny tips on KEEPING these pesky things out of my yard?", "How to keep geese out of yard. My backyard is along a river and for the majority of the year, I've got anywhere from 5 to 50 geese that have decided my backyard is now their home base. In an effort to keep my entire yard from being covered in goose crap and enduring their never ending honking, I've tried some pretty stupid things. I don't want to put up a fence. \n\nA string along the bank: they step over it or come into my yard through my neighbors yard. \n\nHanging CDs in trees: this is supposed to \"annoy the geese\". This does not work. \n\nA scarecrow owl: it's as if the geese are saying \" oh cute....a fake owl\". \n\nRemote control car: although this is quite entertaining, I cannot patrol the yard at all times. \n\nAny tips on KEEPING these pesky things out of my yard?" ]	[ "We have a friend this a land developer for golf courses and he carries around one of the powerful green laser pointers. At night shine it near them on the ground, scares them and they don't usually come back. I didn't believe him until I tried it.", "My brother in law lives on a lake and had the same problem. Shooting them is fun, but a loosing game. They have more geese than you have ammo. Also mostly illegal. We tried all of the sprays. We tried all of the decoys and sparkly things to make it look like it's occupied. They don't want pets so a dog or cat was out. (But is a good option if they stay in the yard)\n\nWe finally found something like [this](https://www.amazon.com/Orbit-62100-Enforcer-Activated-Sprinkler/dp/B009F1R0GC) to be effective. It took 4 or 5 properly configured in the yard to do the trick. And you need to rig it so it doesn't attack you. If you already have to water your lawn, it's not costing you much. \n\nBut keep them low and high pressure helps. " ]	[ 2, 0 ]	safe
[ "How to store my clothes in a hot and humid area. Hello, I’m in a country that is hot and humid year round. \nI’d like to hang my clothes instead of keeping them in a container and vacuum bags but….mold. I really have no idea what to do. TIA", "How to store my clothes in a hot and humid area. Hello, I’m in a country that is hot and humid year round. \nI’d like to hang my clothes instead of keeping them in a container and vacuum bags but….mold. I really have no idea what to do. TIA", "How to store my clothes in a hot and humid area. Hello, I’m in a country that is hot and humid year round. \nI’d like to hang my clothes instead of keeping them in a container and vacuum bags but….mold. I really have no idea what to do. TIA" ]	[ "They have humidity absorption pouches online so that you can put some inside the plastic bags before you vacuum seal and that should help with the humidity", "Not sure if practical for your area. Electric dehumidifiers work very well and are quite efficient. Perhaps stick one in your closet. They do kick out a bit of heat, however.", "Do you have portable air conditioners or dehumidifiers where you live? If not, make sure your clothes are stored in such a way that there’s plenty of air circulation around each garment. Use a clay-based paint in your closet." ]	[ 3, 3, 2 ]	safe
[ "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? 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Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n", "what should i look for when visiting a house/apartment i'm looking to rent? Soon, me and my girlfriend will start to head out on our own and look for a fine apartment to get our life started so we can save on money to buy our own ground/house one day.\nWe've never been to 'open-house' days so i wouldn't know what to particulary look for, i'd love to hear your experiences and some tips that can drasticly have influences on our decission to rent it.\n\n" ]	[ "1) If you want lower power bills, get a unit on the ground level on the northern side of the building. Heating is cheap, but cooling is expensive. The bottom floor has the top floor insulating it and keeps temperatures much more stable. \n\n2) Unless you have assigned parking, check out the parking lot around 5:30-6pm on a weekday. If it's a giant clusterfuck and parking is difficult to find, you'll have to deal with that hassle every day getting home from work. \n\n3) When you move in, go around with a camera and photograph *everything* that's not in perfect working order and send it to the landlord asking whether they intend to fix it or not. When you move out, you're not on the hook for anything they find that you told them about when you first moved in. \n\n4) The walls should clean as though freshly painted. If not, be very wary. They should not hesitate to agree to paint if you request it due to the walls being dirty. Similarly, if they carpet is old and stained, you should ask for new carpet prior to moving in. Most apartment complexes do this as soon as a tenant moves out, hence you should be wary of the ones that don't. \n\n5) When doing the initial walk-through, check all the major appliances (stove burners, oven, refrigerator) and light switches. There will be some light switches that don't appear to do anything. Bring a small desk lamp that you can plug in and figure out which socket the switch is associated with. It's tedious, but it's easier to do it with the landlord right there with you so you can express your expectation that everything will be working by the time you move in. If the landlord appears annoyed, just say that you're doing everything up front so the only time they hear from you is when they receive your rent check.\n\n\n\n", "check water pressure and whether the toilet is low-flow or not. A low-flow toilet and weak water pressure are automatic disqualifications for any place I'm looking at.\n\nIf you've never actually used a low-flow toilet, it seems like a great idea until you need to flush your number twos.", "Landlady here...\n\nIf you are looking at an Open House model, ask if all units look the same, and ask if they would verify this in writing if the vacant apartment you are renting is not avaliable to view before putting down a deposit. I purposely picked a little more out-dated apartment for the model so there isn't unfair expectations, most property managers do the opposite. New cabinets, countertops, appliances and carpet can make an apartment look like its worth far more obviously, and you must be getting a great deal... But it's smoke and mirrors. \n\nCome around later at night and check the grounds out for noise, drama, etc. If there's anyone hanging around outside smoking, bbqing, ask them what it's like there and how responsive maintinance is, if there are bug problems, crime, things like that. You can also check your local PD for crime statistics for that area.\n\nAsk to see a copy of the lease before putting a deposit down, understand what you are agreeing to and the penalties involved. There is a growing trend in my college town from the largest leasing companies to mandate moving out 3-5 days early, so they can have the new tenants in on the 1st. It's a shitty practice, and often people are totally caught off guard by things like that. Also, If you can't follow the terms of the lease (no pets, no smoking indoors, etc) DON'T pick that place. Eviction is a bitch and on your cr", "For apartments at least, listen to how easily you can hear your neighbors. Also check all the fixtures for leakages. Note any warped-looking portions of the floor/ceiling, as these can be signs of water leaks.", "At the first sign of any insects, immediately bolt. I don't care how nice the place seems- if you're looking at a new apartment and you see one roach, even a dead one, there's thousands more where that came from. \n\nSource- I live in the southern US. I don't need no stinking sources. ", "This is a general rental guide I wrote for a friend a while ago, using my experience + realtor advice. Thought it could be useful for people here. \n\nThis is general advice (geared for renting in America), please check your area laws for more information on legalities\n\nThis is not legal advice. I am not a lawyer.\n\nRental Agreement\n\nThe lease is a written agreement between the landlord and renter. The terms and conditions are legally binding. Read the lease carefully and fully understand every part of it. Beware of verbal agreements – having everything in writing will avoid confusion and make for an easier renting situation.\n\nTypes of leases\n\nFixed Term agreements allow the renter to occupy premises for a fixed period of time, and include the date of commencement and termination.\nPeriodic agreements are more flexible, allowing either the renter or landlord to terminate the agreement for any reason in any month, with a minimum notice period (usually 15 days). This also allows the landlord to raise the rent amount.\n\nThe landlord is allowed to create whichever rules and regulations he deems fit if it is for the well being of all renters and/or the property, is nondiscriminatory and applicable to all renters, is stated clearly at the time the renter enters the rental agreement, and does not contradict lease provisions.\n\nThe agreement should mention the following: the beginning and expiration date, rental price, late fees, deposit information, reasons for the landlord to terminate contract, penalties for breaking the contract, responsibilities for repairs, if subletting/subleasing is allowed (and the additional cost), and guest visitor policies.\n\nRental provisions that are unlawful include if they force the renter to accept blame in disputes with the landlord, permit the landlord to exert unfair leverage on the renter or taking possession of renter’s property for failure to pay rent, or free the landlord from responsibility for negligence that causes injury to the renter or guests. \n\nSet a Budget\n\nConsider how much you are able to afford, and do not exceed 30% of your monthly income. Focus your search around your budget and understand some compromises may need to be made.\n\nAnticipate other rental expenses.\n\nBefore signing a lease\n\nApplication fee: This is used to cover the cost of the background check. Before paying, ask if it is refundable or if it can be applied towards a security deposit. This should cost somewhere between $30 and $60.\n\nApplication deposit: This is money you may pay a landlord to temporarily keep an apartment off the market while your application is pending. This is legal, but you should be wary, and create a written agreement on how much of this deposit will be returned if you are not approved or choose to go elsewhere.\n\nFinder’s fee: This is a move in fee, but is questionable and should be avoided.\nAround signing a lease\n\nAdvance rent: Expect to pay first month’s and possibly last month’s rent at the lease signing. This may seem like a lot of money upfront, but it would have needed to been paid regardless throughout the time of your lease.\n\nSecurity deposit: The most you should pay for a security deposit is the equivalent of one or two months’ rent. If the apartment is not damaged at the end of the lease, this deposit should be returned in full plus taxable interest.\n\nBrokers fee, moving fees, off-site storage fees, and pet fees are also possible costs you may incur.\n\nDuring a lease term\n\nRent: The base cost of renting your apartment/condominium/home, as stated in your lease.\n\nFacility fees: If your landlord offers additional amenities or services, you may need to pay for its use. This could include a fitness center, laundry room, and parking space or garage.\n\nFurniture: You will need furniture to fill your new space. The cost of this may vary if you have furniture already, purchase new furniture, or do a rent to own. You may also need to purchase or rent appliances.\n\nRenters insurance: This is usually not required, but definitely advisable. It will protect your belongings, shield you from liabilities, and give you peace of mind. This will usually cost somewhere from $10 to $25 a month. You can save money by comparing policies, getting minimal coverage, having a higher deductible, ask about discounts, and paying the total annual premium in one payment rather than monthly.\n\nUtilities: Some utilities may be included in your rent, but others will need to be paid for separately. These utilities include hear/AC, water, electricity, cable, Internet, and telephone. When selecting a provider, it is often cheaper to buy packages that include multiple services.\n\nMiscellaneous expenses will include food, toilet paper, and limited maintenance (if the carpet is stained or piece of furniture breaks).\n\nCreate an effective budget using a personal finance software such as Quicken Premier, Microsoft Money, envelopes Personal Budgeting System, or Mint.com; you can also create a worksheet or use the one found at http://financialplan.about.com/cs/budgeting/l/blbudget.htm. Gather your documentation and enter your income and expenses. If necessary, adjust your expenses – your income should outweigh the cost of your expenses by a comfortable amount. Revisit your budget monthly and update it as needed.\n\nDetermine Your Needs\n\nCreate a list of what you are looking for.\n\nNumber of bedrooms and bathrooms\n\nSquare footage\n\nLocation\n\nCloset/storage space\n\nParticular features (view, updated kitchen, etc.)\n\nParking\n\nAmenities (laundry facilities, fitness center, etc.)\n\nPets\n\nPatio/balcony\n\nFloor preference (ground floor, top floor, etc.)\n\nSecurity\n\nQuestions to Ask or Consider\n\nBasic Questions\n\nHow much is the rent? What is included?\n\nAre appliances provided, including refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave, dishwasher, washer, and dryer? If not, are the basic hook ups provided?\n\nIs this apartment furnished or unfurnished? Are there blinds for the windows?\n\nAre utilities included? What is the typical cost of utilities for this apartment?\n\nIs parking provided? How are spots allocated?\n\nWhat amenities are available?\n\nWhat external costs are there?\n\nAre an application fee, security deposit, first month’s rent, and/or last month’s rent required?\n\nIs renter’s insurance necessary?\n\nLease Questions\n\nWhen will the apartment become available?\n\nHow is rent paid? Personal check, money order, etc? Can it be paid online? Is there a service fee for this?\n\nWhat day is rent due? What is the late fee?\n\nWhat type of lease will be signed? For what duration?\n\nAre there specials (i.e. one month free) for longer leases? Is that pro-rated?\n\nIs there pro-rating for half months?\n\nStaffing Questions\n\nDoes the landlord live on site? If not, is he easily accessible?\n\nAre the office members amicable and intelligent?\n\nIs there 24 hour emergency maintenance available? Who does the apartment maintenance?\n\nApartment Questions\n\nAre pets allowed? What are the restrictions? Is there a pet fee?\n\nAm I able to control the temperature from within the apartment?\n\nIs there an elevator?\n\nHow are guests let in the building?\n\nCan the walls be painted?\n\nHow does trash pickup work?\n\nHow old is the building?\n\nWhat is the smoking policy?\n\nWhat is the typical age range of the other renters? Do they have children? Younger vs. older?\n\nLocation Questions\n\nDo you get cell phone reception?\n\nAre highways and major roads easily accessed?\n\nWhat is the commute length from work? \n\nAre there other neighborhoods/districts that will offer similar benefits at a lower cost?\n\nWhat is the neighborhood crime rate?\n\nWhat is the apartment complex rating online?\n\nHow do other nearby apartments compare in cost?\n\nAre there restaurants, grocery stores, and gas stations close by?\n\nOther Helpful Hints\n\nStay organized and take good notes. Make a chart listing the apartment address, landlord’s name and contact, number of bedrooms/bathrooms and size, rent cost, pros and cons, etc.\n\nInspect the apartment before signing. In particular, take a close look at the pipes, sink faucets, shower heads, water (hot and cold should come out with decent pressure), the toilet (should flush), working appliances, walls, windows, locks, fire alarms, sprinklers, and external noise.\n\nGet a good price on your apartment. Complexes typically have their best deals and lowest prices from May to July, when the most people are moving out and therefore the most apartments are available. Monthly rent is typically cheaper for long term leases. Also, see if you can negotiate your contract, application fee or deposit. \n\nCheck the policies on resigning a lease. Is there a date by which you have to re-sign in order to keep the same apartment? Also, are you guaranteed the same price (or lower) for the upcoming lease term? \n\nDocument the condition of the apartment upon initial move in. If you notice scratches on the wall, stains in the carpet, etc., document them or take pictures. You don’t want to be charged for something that was already there.\nBring verification of income and two forms of identification, as well as a cosigner for the lease signing.\n\nGOODLUCK!\n\nThis is not legal advice. I am not a lawyer. This is general advice on what to both expect and look for while renting an apartment. For the most part, it assumes you live in America.", "If you don't smoke, and you don't like the smell of smoke, be wary of any neighbors that live attached to your apartment if they smoke inside. \n\nHad an amazing place one time, but the lady who lived below smoked like a chimney. There was no insulation between floors, so our apt smelled like an ashtray. There was no remedy for that except to move.\n\n", "Random piece of advice form person who rented 3 different apartments:\n\nPay attention to a landlord/lady. If She/he has many detailed requests about how you should take care of place, when you should clean and what you shouldn't do then he'll almost certainly check a house quite often. But if he'll speak only about keeping it clear in general then most probably you'll have more space for yourself.\n\nGood luck with house hunting :)\n\n", "A few posts exactly like yours for referencing. You may notice a common theme of the top comment\n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/atmtr/hey_reddit_any_advice_for_a_20yr_old_moving_into/\n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hn7c0/im_moving_into_my_first_apartment_all_on_my_own/\n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j31ev/renting_my_own_apartment_for_the_first_time/\n\n", "Trying not to repeat other people's:\n\n1. North facing apartment in southern hemisphere, south facing in northern hemisphere. You utilize sunlight for heating lowering gas bills\n\n2. How much natural light comes into apartment. It has a nicer feel with natural light, also better ventilation from windows is always nicer\n\n3. Public transport links nearby\n\n4. Parking, if not in the building is there parking you can use nearby?\n\n5. Walking distance to basic amenities, ie milk, eggs, bars\n\n6. If near main road how soundproof are the windows, single or double glazed?\n\n7. Is the only bathroom connected to the master bedroom/will guests walk through you bedroom to use the bathroom \n\n8. Dishwasher, this can save you 20 minutes of washing EVERY night\n\n9. Soundproof, will your neighbours year you banging/will you hear them?\n\n\n", "I'm scrolling through the top few comments and am amazed that nobody has mentioned this. Talk to the neighbors without the landlord present. Do it. They'll likely straight up tell you all the little details the landlord's trying to hide. They'll tell you if he's timely with repairs, if he handles disputes well.\n\nTalk to the neighbors. Just, do it.", "Listen. Go in and just listen. I live in a fantastic apartment right now but it's on a main road and it's very loud. I'm near the police and fire department - this is great because I never ever lose power, but at 7am on a Sunday when there's a fire, guess what, I'm awake now. I watch TV and have to turn the volume way up because a car broke down out front and a tow truck is loading it up and it's just very noisy.\n\nIt's just loud here. I stayed for two years because it was so great and so close to work, but when I bought a house (39 more days until I move!) I made sure that it was on a slow, quiet road AND had a large front yard so the house was off the road a bit.\n\nSo just listen. You don't want it to be loud.", "In school I learned that you should make a list of all defects when visiting the place and then let it sign by the owner so you can't get blamed for those later. In practice I just looked at the place, said yeah, that's okay.", "MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CELL PHONE SERVICE. The model I toured did, the apartment I got in the middle of the building is very splotchy.", "Don't overlook not having a bath tub. You'll never want a relaxing bubble bath more then when you realize that you can't.", "Make sure the people renting it are PROFESSIONALS. Be very careful renting from some sketchy owner. Photograph the shit out of the place carefully to get all corners floors ceilings etc. I would always put little things like \"carpet worn/dirty in front of entrance door\" because I know that in 2 years the carpet will be worn/dirty in front of the entrance door. This will ensure that they will not be able to try to stick you with a bill for something that is normal wear. Dust/sand (if your area is sandy) in window tracks, stove burner's discolored/ stained, holes from pictures etc in walls. These are all my favorite things to put down to make sure I get my deposit back. ", "Try the water in the kitchen and in the bathroom - don't forget the shower/bathtub and toilet\n\nTry all light switches, if any of them don't do anything, ask why.\n\nOpen all windows, check all windows, are they starting to mold? ask if they leak in rain.\n\nOpen everything, every drawer, every cabin, everything in every room. Check for mold, check for space, check for anything that needs fixing.\n", "One of the best pieces of advice I was given, especially if you are in a new city, is check out the cars of the people who live in the complex/neighbors. The nicer the cars, the more likely it is to be a safer area. Definitely saved me some hassle in terms of being able to make a snap judgement.", "Maybe you can learn from a few of my mistakes. I moved into an apartment last July. \n\n\n1) When we saw the place someone had just been evicted. We were told before we were willing to sign the lease that all the problems we'd seen the first time around (broken window, no blinds at all, paint peeling) were fixed prior to move-in. We're moving in, can't turn back, truck outside and hired movers and nowhere else to go, and NONE of these things had been done. \n\n\n2) The dishwasher, which we assumed was a normal dishwasher, turned out to be the type where it has an extension cord thing and you plug it into your faucet. Problem was, the extension cord wasn't long enough to reach the faucet, and the connector was lost, so guess what? No dishwasher. It's been 8 months of calls. No functional dishwasher. \n\n\n3) We checked out the parking, the area, etc. at night and day prior to move in. What'd we forget? To wander around the whole building and look at every tiny detail. Underneath out apartment is a tiny (1.5ftx1.5ft) door. Open it and you find an apartment-sized pile of wood, wires, rusting metal, and leaked water. Talk about a hazard. And it's less than a foot under our feet at all times. \n\n\n4) We didn't know local CA tenant law requirements prior to move-in. You should take a quick gander at these if you want to know up-front if your landlord's legit and knows his responsibilities (or cares) or not. For instance, we moved in and there was one smoke detector for the whole 1 bedroom, in the front hallway. Turns out it's required for there to be 3 - 1 in the bedroom, 1 in the hall or living room, and 1 in the kitchen. We ended up buying and installing the other two ourselves. \n\n\n5) No lights in the living room or bedroom. Lots of apartments are this way now. May not seem like much, but you better put it in your budget - lights are crazy expensive. \n\n\n6) Our window screens were improperly installed and have bent frames. This means we cannot, ever, open a window, or our place is riddled with fruit flies and anything else small enough to get through the bent part of the screen. Makes the bathroom more unpleasant than it needs to be. \n\n\n7) Poor ventilation in the bathroom (like a single or no windows, no way for water to evaporate out of the shower) leads to mold. Black mold. A lot of it. Ours is fast becoming resistant to lysol...\n\n\n8) We couldn't find the name of the company we were renting from in reviews prior to getting it, so we decided this meant no problems. The truth was the reviewers used the address, not the management co., and once we moved in and looked up the address reviews told us not only about the absent-management, but also about how this company always keeps the deposit. Always. \n\n\n9) We were desperately trying to afford something affordable near enough to UCLA so that my boyfriend could walk to class, and counted ourselves lucky to find a big place for $1500 less per month than everyone else in the area. This is not lucky, this is a RED FLAG. It could mean a lot of things, but in our case it means the landlord got so okay with his ineptitude that he recognized it and sold apartments for cheaper because he has no intention of being up to code. \n\n\n10) Inquire from others as to the QUALITY of contractors who come to fix things. Because our building is not up to code, the contractors who come are not licensed, and tend to break things more than they fix them. We discovered a live wire not connected to anything a few weeks after move in, and decided to pay out-of-pocket for a licensed contractor to come and fix it instead of the unlicensed guy who'd created the problem in the first place. If we'd thought to ask people who lived here beforehand anything, but specifically what the contractors were like, we'd have known right away that this place isn't up to code. \n\n\nGood luck man! And don't stress too much - I'm in CA, and stuff's crazy out here. My pal wants to buy a used car and all he's hearing is stories of people who bought used in CA and it ended up being a drug car. ", "Check the general layout of rooms against the type of furniture you are planning to put into those rooms.. Sounds like a no brainier but it is seriously important, a poorly designed room will just make it difficult to furnish and even to use. i.e you don't want your TV on a ~~Eastern wall (assuming you are in the US)~~ Western wall* with a large window as the sun is setting as you'll get glare from the window or door in the afternoon when you are trying to watch the news.\n\nCheck for good bathroom layouts that are comfortable to access and use, if the door barely closes behind you when you enter a toilet or if you are almost stepping into a shower when entering the bathroom, then its probably too small; the same goes for kitchen space, make sure that the area between cabinets isn't so small that you can barely maneuver around it with two people in it, so try it out with your gf and pretend that you are trying to prepare a meal and clean dishes or whatever goes into cooking. \n\nStorage space is especially of note when looking at an apartment; you might think that you will try and be minimalistic in the way you retain your items, but there will always be something that you own that will always be with you and unless you plan on putting it in a storage locker for the life of your rental then you'll probably need somewhere out of the way in your residence to store it. \n\nHappy apartment hunting.", "First, figure out what your other priorities are. Low rent? Close to work? Close to home? Gym? If you're interested in the gym, does it have the equipment you use? \n\nTalk. To. The. Neighbors. Especially if you're looking at an apartment. Walk around for a while (good time to get an idea of what the noise level is like in the neighborhood!) and if you see someone out and about or on their patio, see if they have a few minutes to talk to you. Ask about what they like and about their little gripes, whether it's with management or the neighborhood dogs barking forever at all times of day. For instance, when I was looking at my current apartment, I came through the middle of the day on a weekday, only to find out after moving in that the dogs in the neighborhood just over the wall from my apartment bark non-fucking-stop on the weekends. I work odd hours and don't really have a set schedule so it doesn't bother me much (and I'm not a light sleeper), but if it did, I'd be pretty pissed.\n\nFlush toilets, turn on the shower to check water pressure, run the hot water to see how quickly it gets hot, make sure the appliances work and are clean. \n\nBe very, very, very thorough with the walkthrough list. The walkthrough list is a sheet of paper they give you to mark down pre-existing damage. Tell them you'll bring it back in a few days and really, actually spend a few days with it. Anything that is not in perfect condition should be marked down. Scuffed baseboards, nicks on the walls, dents in the door, no matter how tiny, broken/damaged blinds, just mark everything down. Unscrupulous management companies will try to stick you with repairs for stuff you don't mark down, but usually, you're just erring on the side of caution with this one. You won't know until you move out. \n\nUse your phone to look at how many wifi signals are nearby - I ended up having to use a different frequency (band? whatever) because my signal was weak and was constantly being interrupted - I was dropping connection like every ten minutes or so. \n\nWith regard to your lease, you don't really need a lawyer. You can literally take it home and read it by yourself. It's shitty heavy legalese, but just get some post-it notes and make notes where you don't understand things, then go back to the leasing office and go over them. It's okay to do these things. Most of the time you just want to make sure that there are things like \"These appliances were here when you came and should be here when you leave\" with a listing of appliances, it should detail who is responsible for which repairs, and what the eviction process is or how many days' notice you need to give. \n\nDefinitely check out the other threads that were linked in the comments. Lotta good stuff in there.", "Check cell reception because no one wants to live in a house where they can't get bars or have to go outside every tine they need to text/call", "Water pressure, noise and parking are so important, but the best way to figure out if you want to live somewhere is to ask the neighbors. When I bought my first house, I actually went and parked out front of the place and wandered around, talking to people in the area. No, I didn't knock on doors or anything - that would be creepy.\n\nYou should also visit the place at least twice - once in the evening, and once in the morning or middle of the afternoon. Check the water pressure, noise levels and parking situation.\n\nI lived in a place that was near an arena and the downtown core and it offered street parking only. During the day, people who worked downtown parked in front of my house. On game nights, people parked in front of my house. It was impossible to live there and own a car. It made me really unhappy a lot of the time and I eventually moved for other reasons, but I was so happy to get away from that situation.", "This may not be the most important thing but CLOSETS! I cannot stress that enough. I can't tell you how many arguments I've had with my hubby over lack of closet space.", "So there's a few things I'll mention that aren't at least in the to several posts:\n\n* when hunting, bring something top write notes on and write down EVERYTHING good and bad. If you see several, it will become hard to remember which was which.\n* know what the apartment comes with. Do you need your own microwave? Do you get a washer/dryer out I'd there one in the complex to share or none? If just hookups, can you rent from the apartment complex? (i would strongly recommend having your own.) Also, it fussy apartment had no dishwasher. We didn't even think to consider that, but apparently you gotta be sure.\n* does your unit have its own water heater? \n* Ask to see the unit that you will be moving into or at least a clean one if the same layout, and not just the model.\n* How easy is it to get out? If the entrance to the complex is on a busy street, is there a stoplight? \n* closet/storage space\n* check crime rates in the area\n* try to find another tenant during your trip and ask them what they think. If you don't already have a referral, ask their name so you can give theirs: lots of apartments give a few hundred dollars to tenants for referrals.\n* what internet/tv options will you have? For us, that us a huge deal maker or breaker.\n* is there cover of some sort outside your front door? It will help on rainy grocery days \n* check the lawn for dog poop. If it is there now, it'll probably be there when you move.\n* ask about wall hanging policy. Ask about painting if that matters to you. Pro tip: don't paint your apartment. It ain't worth it since you also have to paint it back.\n* is there a bathroom that is available without having to go through the master bedroom? Does that master to you? It does to us, we didn't want people going to or bedroom to use the bathroom. (turns it we never had anyone over anyway but whatever)\n* two bedrooms are more expensive than one, but a second bedroom makes a great office\n* kitchen/pantry storage space? \n* GET RENTER'S INSURANCE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT YOUR LANDLORD REQUIRES IT. State farm is pretty cheap.\n* don't forget cable, electric, water, (maybe gas) bills when calculating what you can afford.\n* proximity to work/school/grocery store\n\nTl;dr: this is where you will be spending at least half of your life for the next year. Take your time and choose wisely. Also, read the full list.", "Lots of good tips here... but one we learned the hard way:\n\nif you have large furniture, think about whether or not there is sufficient space in the stairwell/elevator to get it into the new place.", "Don't know if it has been said. But pay attention to your cell reception while you are visiting places. It could prevent a lot of stress later on.", "All the people saying 'Check Water Pressure' are only sort of doing you a favor. I remember hearing that all the time when I looked for my first apartment after college - and had no idea what it meant. So I'll tell you what it means: It means turn the faucets on, and see how fast the water comes out. Try it also with the shower. It's not complicated. It's not like checking tire pressure, which requires a tool and a little bit of know-how. It really just means turn the faucet on. \n\nOther tip is to be sure to check what type of heating you are getting/paying for, and whether A/C is included (and if so, if it's central or in window units - window units suck and cost a lot more to operate). ", "You should find your local subreddit and ask the same question there. I see a lot of advices here that are good ideas in certain places but bad ideas in others.", "My landlord arranged for us to see the apartment when he wasn't around (doing other landlordy things). I was able to ask the previous tenant about how he was as a landlord, how responsive he is to problems, and other pertinent questions that I probably wouldn't have asked a landlord. (What problems will I encounter living here?)", "Lots of good stuff in here already. Try talking to the people around your room if you're social enough. See what nutty neighbors you'll have living there. Check for a thermostat. Look at the baseboards and see how dirty it was before getting \"cleaned\". Ask lots of questions, and look at lots of places!!", "If you're in New York City, bring your checkbook and a prepared income dossier (proof of employment, salary, a tax form with your AGI from the previous year) to show you can commit immediately, as most likely you will be competing with other couples at every property you visit. Also if you do your due diligence searching you can find everything a broker will show you, and can save money circumventing their fees. ", "I prefer places where I can live on the top floor because upstairs neighbors are annoying. If you can, talk to people in the area who live in apartments and get their two cents--this saved my boyfriend and I a lot of trouble. Also, proximity to reputable grocery/drug stores is important if you are going without a car. Lastly, ask if an apartment manager will be present 24 hours a day. This has been nice for me to have someone watching the doors and security cameras, and also there's someone to call at 10 PM when our toilet broke. ", "I live in Ontario so the cost of hydro has an impact on my view, other provinces/countries might not have the same amt of concern. That being said:\n\n1) I prefer all inclusive rent if possible, so I don't have to worry about being surprised with giant utility bills. I will never rent a place that has me paying electricity and ALSO has electric heat, as that can be a huge cost depending on the size oft he place, insulation, etc. ALSO, in ontario, you can call the hydro company and ask the average hydro bill for any address. They will tell you the average bill over the last year. \n\n2) Check out the ceiling in the bathroom for mold. Pay attention to the paint, is it peeling anywhere? Not a good sign. Old windows aren't great either.\n\n3) I don't have a car, so I am always interested in bus routes nearby, and what shopping is accessible to me.\n\n4) Google the property management company or landlord. You'll probably get a feeling for if they are sketchy from the building, but it can't hurt. There's one major company in my city that owns a ton of buildings, but they're kind of douchey landlords regardless of their decent looking properties. \n\n5) I agree with everyone about documenting any damage you may find when you move in. If you view a place with furniture in it, stuff may be hidden from view. Walls can get damaged when art or curtains are removed.\n\n6) Check out the fridge and stove, I hate fridges that don't have a proper separate freezer section, those little ones inside the fridge itself always get so frosty and don't freeze things well (in my experience). \n\n7) This might be hard to check, but I hate living in noisy places, so if you can hear people talking/yelling, dogs barking etc through the walls, you might not like it there. People in the hallways aren't as big of a deal (although there is still annoyance potential there). It's more hearing your neighbours when they are home that can be a pain. \n\n8) Laundry! I like having laundry in the building, I hate laundromats. That's a definite plus. If there's no laundry, make sure there's a laundromat very close by. (my lack of car makes this important)\n\nI think that's everything, I'm sure you'll have tons more regardless in other comments :) ", "Here's a small list i use [in addition to experience of what i want]:\n\nWashroom\n\n* Hot water/Cold water comes out of shower/sink\n* Decent pressure for Shower\n* Check Ceiling for cracks\n* Plug\n* Toilet flushes\n* clean?\n\nLiving Room\n\n* Check for cracks in walls/ceiling\n* Enough plugs - grounded\n* Enough light\n* Windows open and close\n* How many closets /storage\n* Two for me, one for her, one for bathroom, storage\n\nKitchen\n\n* Stove works - all burners and the stove itself\n* All plugs work\n* Hot/Cold water from sink\n* Single sink / double sink?\n* Big enough fridge/Freezer\n* Freezer works\n* Lighting?\n* Dishwasher?\n* Cabinets - enough of them? Are they Clean/fixed\n* bugs anywhere, check corner of floors for droppings/etc \n\nBedroom\n\n* Big enough for bed\n* Enough closet space for clothes\n* Enough room for junk\n\n\nMisc\n\n* What's the noise like from neighbours above/beside?\n* Washer/Dryer - Cost/Location/How many\n* Garbage?\n* Backyard space?\n* Do the floors creak anywhere\n* Workout Space\n* Cable\n* Internet - \n* phone jacks? Not a necessity\n* Locks on door\n* All doors open and close easily?\n* Power outages or shortages with too many appliances?\n* Paiting fresh? Will landlord repaint?\n* Will landlord redo the floors?\n* Hot in the summer? Direction the windows face?\n* Too hot in the winter? Do they use the radiators? Heat from walls?\n* Grounded Outlets?\n* Signs of pests?\n* Are the plugs grounded?\n* Fire escape?\n* What does the back window look out to?\n* Anywhere to grow plants?\nToo close to road? Sound during rain? Buses? Soot?\nSmoking/non smoking building?\nSafe area for gf to walk home at night with no worries?\n What's the average age of buiding tenants?\n* Where are the dumpsters/recycling placed outdoors [smell in summer]\n* Near public transit\n* Near grocery stores - walking distance\n* Near green space? \n* Cost of laundry?\n* Balcony\n* BBQs?\n* How secure is the building? Key codes? Lock? \n* History of aspestos? Bedbugs?\n* Cell reception?\n\n\nLease\n\n* The beginning and the expiration date\n* The rental price and information about your security deposit\n* What are the reasons for which your landlord can terminate your lease contract\n* Are there any penalties for moving out of your apartment before the expiration date?\n* Are there any responsibilities on your head for repairs and such?\n* Is subletting allowed ?\n* See if you have to buy renters insurance, because it will increase you total cost\n* Is there a policy about guest visitors?\n* What's utilities do we pay for? Water? Heat? Electricity? Cable? Internet? Garbage? Gas?\n* Do we need to obtain renter's insurance\n* Damages?\n* Smoke / Carbon monoxide detectors provided?", "water pressure. if it has multiple units, have the landlord turn on the showers in a couple apartments above and below yours. Then turn your shower on. If it has good water pressure, flush a couple toilets. If it has bad pressure after that, save yourself the anguish and do not take the apartment. I cant count the number of good showers ruined by bad water pressure. ", "walk around the place with your cell phone to check your reception. it's usually nice to get cell service in your own home.", "probably too late for you OP, but this website has concise questions and you'd be amazed by what you discover.\n\nhttp://allswagga.com/blog/2010/05/19/75-questions-to-ask-before-renting-an-apartment/\n\nalso, when I was doing this, I would write down all of the responses and compare them later.", "This might have been mentioned and it is quite minor but try not to get an apartment by a stairwell, for obvious loud reasons. It might not be a big issue at first but when a new neighbor moves in with kids...holy hell.", "Read the lease thoroughly and preferably have a lawyer review it. Also review local Landlord-Tenant law. Know exactly what happens if you are late with your rent or the landlord refuses to make repairs. What happens if you need to get out of your lease, can you sublet? What if the landlord wants to sell, is he allowed to show your unit? The terms of a lease can really vary, make sure you know what you're signing and what your rights are!", "Mire debajo del fregadero y nevera para las trampas para ratones e insectos. Si usted necesita trampas ya tienes un problema.", "Keep in mind what time the open house is. If they are only showing the apartment at certain times it might be because its the time of day when the area is least busy. Go back and check the area out at different times of the day specially in the morning, lunch time (noonish) and evening. That's around the time people will be commuting to and from work or out for lunch. If you find it gets super hectic remember that's a hassle you'll have to deal with every day. Specially when it comes to finding parking, which may be a big problem if the apartment doesn't come with a parking spot.\n\nIf you don't have kids (and aren't planning on having any while living there) this can work to your advantage. Generally apartments near schools are more expensive for obvious reasons. This gives you the opportunity to rent a place that isn't near a school which may not only be cheaper, but you won't have to deal with the traffic when school lets out. ", "If you have a lot of electronics - take a 3 prong outlet tester with you to the viewing. Last place we rented, we only had one outlet working in the kitchen and no ground throughout the whole apartment.\n\nPictures and video are one thing, but in the check in list: WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING even if it doesn't seem significant. Age of the blinds and are some cracked? Write it down. If you need to replace them moving out it's easy and cheap to do. Then make a copy of the check in list and put it with your rental agreement in a secure and safe place.\n\nRun all the plumbing fixtures - start with the shower first to see how long it heats up. Then, run all the others. Use the bathroom one to rotate back and forth between heat and cold which should give you an idea how much it will affect your showers in the morning, etc.", "I would suggest checking out the property management's reputation with the BBB and do check out apartment rental sites. Unfortunately I had a situation renting witha good management company which switched mid lease to a horrible one. The demographic of our building changed from working folks in their 20s to 40s generally to young college kids, old people and people with psychological issues. This led to many false fire alarms, more frequent police visits to the building, carts in stairwells, etc. found out later it was because they started allowing section 8. I don't want to slam that program but it is a startling change when over 50 percent of the building switches to it in under a year.\n\nPart of the reason I mention this is because even if things are great now, it is a really good idea to know your rights and keep your lease and renters insurance in an easily accessed location.\n\nAlso having lived in a top level and a mid level (3rd and 5th respectively) I much preferred the top floor. You will otherwise hear people moving around, especially with wood floors. Elevators are nice but I lived near it and being a light sleeper would be woken by it at odd hours of the night.\n\nOne last thought, if available I always like corner lots. More light and my first apt had awesome bay windows.", "I had mice in my old apartment, so when I moved I made sure to look for mouse droppings in places that were hard to clean/get to. ", "Ask to see the apartment you will be signing the lease for AND TAKE PICTURES before you move in so that you get your security deposit back!\n\nThey pulled a bait and switch on us: we look at one apartment and they changed the apartment on our lease (they had magically rented out the one we looked at). The new one had carpet stains, broken things and smelled of dirty bong water/ stale smoke AND had much more than general living damage. The new one was across the hall from the one we were suppose to have. \n\n*", "Aside from the obvious, a few things I learned the hard way:\n\n Landlord is an upstanding person and can be contacted - had one go MIA as soon as I had a problem\n* all the appliances work, like the oven\n* how all the faucets run - I had a bathroom faucet that just spewed out water everywhere once, not fun.\n* enough electrical outlets \n* what kind of neighbours you have\n* how much utilities cost", "A couple additional things (hoping I'm not repeating)\n\n1. Avoid west-facing windows as well as a west-facing exterior wall. In the warmer months rooms with either/ both can get incredibly hot in the afternoons and take a long time to cool down, depending on the material of the building. With window in particular, this can be helped slightly with dark / opaque curtains, but it would suck to have a whole wall of nice windows that need to be covered with black cloth.\n2. Discuss with your landlord to agree on an acceptable level of \"attention\" as it was referred to earlier. There should always be a clause in your lease stating that landlords/owners are not to be on property without some prior (24 hour) notice to the tenant. Do not sign a lease without this.\n3. It is your responsibility to keep the place in good condition. However, you have two options here: You can pay for the maintenance and take care of it yourself (call in carpet cleaners, repairmen, etc); OR the landlord can charge you for it after they pay for it, or take it out of your deposit when he/ she returns it to you. The landlord cannot force (this should also be in your lease) you to take care of any deep cleaning/ minor repairs while you are currently living there... however, it is in your best interest to do so, as they will over-charge you if they're the ones who have to take care of it.\n4. Ask about things you can do to the place- paint, update, move, renovate, etc. Most places will allow any of these as long as they are deemed an improvement- but most will not reimburse you for it. However, if you ask ahead of time, do the work yourself, and you may get some $ for it.\n5. Look at the cars in the parking lot/ around the area. Are they in good condition? Look for broken windows, excessive dents or rust, out of date licenses.\n6. Look at the landscaping- is it kept up?\n7. Try to meet a neighbor or ask for the # of the previous tenant, to ask about any functional issues- water, heat, electricity, etc etc", "* I suggest being very cautious renting from an individual, as opposed to a management company. I have rented from 3 people; 1 was wonderful and 2 screwed me over on my security deposits. Also, the last one was impossible to get to fix things, often telling us we needed to fix it ourselves, call the repair places ourselves. We rent now at a complex and the management is so professional and easy to work with. I'm not saying there aren't shitty management companies out there, just that if you find a good one it's a lot of reliable than a landlord (in my experience).\n\n* Regarding sound ... check out construction. One of the reasons we chose this place is that we have rabbits who are loud at night. In our old place, with hardwood, this was a problem. Our new place has concrete construction, so there is basically zero noise transmission. When I walk out in the hall, I always hear our neighbor's loud TV, but I cant hear a thing in our place.", "make a phone call. The apartment I live in (and will be moving out of in a month for SO many reasons) has hardly any cell phone reception. The first floor (its a duplex) has one tiny window by the front door and I think the concrete just makes it a dead zone. It also affects our wifi. \n\nIf you see a dead roach somewhere, it doesn't mean they just exterminated, it means you got roaches. TRUST ME.\n\nsomeone already said this, but check your hot water and water pressure. (if it's included) Our boiler broke the end of november, they fixed it the end of December, after we badgered them incessantly and reported them to 311, finally. However they did a shit job of it and it's wired wrong, so now the hot water won't work if we have the heat lowered. IE make a choice now that it's getting warm, warm shower and sweltering rooms? comfortable living temperatures and unsanitary dishes? no thanks.\n\n", "Visit the neighborhood at various times of the night and day. Things can change when the sun goes down.", "Think about at least the following:\n\nWhat type of heating and cooling is there?\n\nCheck all running faucets and make sure they make hot water.\n\nIs there adequate parking and how are the roads? Room for parking if people come visit?\n\nHow is trash collected?\n\nIs there broadband Internet available?\n\nHow is your cellphone service? Bring a friend with a rival carrier and test theirs.\n\nHow does the air filter look? Does it smell like smoke?\n\nPut your nose to the carpet? Does it smell like smoke or is it really dusty?\n\nWhat kind of laundry facilities are around?\n\nWhat are the quality of other cars parked in the neighborhood? (See if people are similar to you.)\n\nAre there lots of toys laying around indicating lots of noisy kids?\n\nDrive by at night, lots of traffic and pounding music? College students that party too loud?\n\nI'll post more if I can think of them.", "TL;DR: Insist on seeing the very unit you will be leasing. Have a backout plan in case there is a non-fixable issue. \n\nSome apartment complexes in the U.S. will show you a model apartment, and not the one you are actually going to lease. Reason they give is, units are typically under lease while you are searching, and they like to have the next lease lined up before the current tenant moves out.\n\nYou can ask to view the actual apartment you are supposed to lease, but it will be so close to move-in date you may not be able to change anything if there is a serious, not fixable problem. Then you're stuck.\n\nHappened to someone I know. Model unit looked great. The actual unit they rented needed serious work. The Apartment Manager said, lots of turnover this month (college town), we'll get to it later. Some of the stuff they fixed. Other problems were \"well that's just the way it is; you knew it looked like that when you moved in.\" We spent over 100 hours in that unit before move in, patching walls and ceilings, replacing missing wood trim, scrubbing floors (they had spray-painted the walls without covering the brand new vinyl floors), etc. Examples of issues not fixed: The shower stall was very old; they did a 'resurfacing', meaning they painted the tile walls, right over old caulking and mold. The tile floor was old; they installed a vinyl floor over the top of it, no edge finish. It's curling up. The model unit had also been renovated, but they had installed a completely new shower and floor in the model. This hack job looks nasty, they are stuck with it. \n", "Sniff around for mould. Especially if it's a basement apartment. If you find any evidence of it, get the hell out. ", "Shitty neighbors..\n\nPlace can be a palace,but having noisy/douchey folk next door/above will make it a year of hell", "Round toilets instead of the oblong ones is an automatic disqualify for me. Nothing like my junk touching the front of the toilet every time I shit. \n\nI've also seems friends kitchen where the fridge door would not open all the way because it hit the stove in front of it. Unbelievable. ", "Particularly in a city - visit at night. See how the area, particularly the walk from public transit is (well-lit, people around, etc).", "Open and check corners of all closets and cupboards especially under sinks and any other nook/cranny/storage area where you would not want to find nasty surprises once it's too late.", "One trick that's always worked well for me is to pay close attention to the condition of the outside of the building and the grounds. Look at the roof, at siding, at walkways and the parking lot. Check the grass and plants (it they're not tenant maintained). Is the roof evenly colored, or show signs of patches? Is the siding intact? Do you see any paint peeling off trim? Are walkways cracked and stained, or clean and repaired? How recently was the parking lot repaved? Are there large bare patches in the grass, or dying bushes? Is there trash lying around? Are the trash receptacles overflowing? \n\nA landlord who takes care of the outside of his buildings will take care of the inside as well. A landlord who doesn't - well, it's a good bet that even if the apartment looks great, it's going to be mighty hard to find maintenance when you need it.", "One easily and oft overlooked items is your cell phone coverage in the apt/home. No carrier guarantees coverage indoors, just be aware. Also, femtocells. ", "Once you find a place, read the contract real closely. Most of them state that you have x amount of time to list all the things that need repairs. Many landlords, at the end of your stay, will then turn around and charge you for these things if you didn't list them when you moved in- paint, carpet, etc.\n\nWhile you're looking, look for cracked or broken windows and cracks in the walls or ceilings- this can indicate subsidence. A window with a crack that doesn't go all the way through can be from the windowframe getting warped as the building settles. This creates an out of square frame that's a bitch (expensive) to replace the glass in.", "Neighbors, its all about the neighbors. Go by there whithout the landlord sometime, introduce yourself, ask about their own and the landlords policies, see what their habits and interests are.", "My biggest things: having cell phone service and having storage in the bathroom. I am female and I accumulate bottles of things: makeup, hair products, medicinal stuff, etc. All that stuff goes on the counter if there's not good storage in the bathroom. Here's my checklist:\n\nQuestions etc.\nSquare footage?\n\nHow old is the wiring?\n\nCloset space? Walkin or narrow?\n\nNSEW facing? Cell service?\n\nRepairs/maintenence? Who to call?\n\nAdd/subtract to the garden? Can I add plants or do I need to get rid of some?\n\nStreet parking? Lot for visitors?\n\nLiving room: Windows drafty? double paned?\n\nKitchen: Garbage disposal? Sink sprayer? What kind of stove?\n\nBathrooms: shower, sink? Tub/shower combo?\n\nAppliances come with? Do they all work? When Hot water heater serviced?\n\npge? water? garbage? gardeners? What's included in rent?\n\nwhere does the owner live?\n\nhow long would the lease be for?\n\nAny intentions on selling?\n\nIf the house/building gets sold would the lease be honored?\n\nheating in the floors?\n\nneighbors?\n\nSchool noise from around?\n\nCell phone service?!?\n\nHow dark is the bedroom with the blinds closed? \n\nCabinets in kitchen? How many? \n\nShared walls?\n\nCabinets in bathroom? \n\nCan you fit a trash can under the sink?\n\nStorage inside & out?\n\nIce maker?\n\nFireplace? Gas? Electric? \n\nBug problem? Did you see silverfish or spiders?\n\nFlooring?\n\nHow many closets?\n", "My biggest thing was looking at reviews before visiting. This may sound simple but if you read up on the place before visiting you now know what to look for. If people complained about management you now know that a snarky comment made by them could be proof of that. Or even the fact that 30 people didn't renew their apartments is a red flag. Ask them how many are/aren't renewing.", "Make sure that the maintenance people actually come when u call. One of our emergency maintenance people actually lives in the apt complex. ", "Just try not to make jokes about dropping water balloons on little kids walking under your window. Almost didn't get my place because of that.", "If you're looking at a basement apartment, ask when the last time they changed the carpets was. If it was very recent, it could mean the apartment floods when it rains.", "If possible, make an attempt to learn about the \"neighbor situation.\" I made a huge mistake when I didn't think about that. As a teacher, I tend to go to bed earlier and really desire/need a good night's sleep. I was therefore extremely annoyed to learn my neighbors were fans of the 3 am weekday body shot in the front lawn. By the time I discovered this fun fact about them, I was stuck.", "If possible, go straight after, or during, a fairly heavy rain. This way you can check to see if there are any leaks.", "I live in a very cold and snowy area, so I make sure to check out how the landlord deals with ice and snow during storms, i.e. Do they plow the parking lot? Do they salt the stairs? Etc", "I know you have been flooded with advice, BUT:\n\n1. Check to see that you have good coverage with your cellphone.\n2. Look to see if there are any unsecured internet connections you can hop on. Might come in handy.\n3. Check to see which companies provide service to that location, and what they provide. (Internet, TV, etc.)\n4. Go to apartment rating websites, and look for trends. One or two people giving 1 star reviews could just be douchebags. A ton of people complaining about the same thing = red flag. Especially bad if there are also a bunch of 5* reviews that are generic. (A decent sign of someone trying to whitewash.)\n5. Look at the laundry facilities. Are they in-unit? communal? Coin op? card op? where is the card machine? Are there time restrictions? Are there a bunch of people's clothes left in the machines?\n6. Ask some people who live there if it is a nice place or not.\n7. Look at the public transit routes nearby. See where they go, and if they are useful to you.\n8. Pools, Fitness rooms, common rooms, etc. are all nice selling points, but you are almost never going to use them. Don't let that sway you.", "I just moved into my first flat in December, so I have a few things that I've learned since moving in (because I didn't really know what to look for in my first flat)\n\n* My first piece of advise is to CHECK FOR MOULD OR ANY SIGN OF IT\n\nThe flat I moved into in December has problems with damp and mould - It isn't as bad now that the weather is improving, but I wish I'd known what to look for before we'd agreed on the flat - if I'd known about the problem I would have kept looking\n\n* Have a good hard look at how it's decorated\n\nOver the time that I've lived in my flat I've noticed more an more that the place has been decorated and customised by someone who doesn't know what they're doing - seriously, look up at the ceiling, crouch down and inspect the carpet - open cupboard doors etc\n\nIn our bathroom there are polystyrene ceiling tiles, The walls behind the kitchen cupboard are not painted and the carpet in the livingroom has 1 patch where it's pretty much worn to nothing.\n\nAlso in our second bedroom (our computer room) there are 3 shelves in the corner, which were obviously put up by someone who doesn't know how to use a spirit level...\n\n* Don't be afraid to really poke around and nosey into all the nooks and crannies - you have to be happy with the place if you're going to live there. \n\nBut remember, you'll be living there for what? A year? Then you can either choose to stay on or go elsewhere. So if you notice things that are crappy during your time there, you can take it as a learning experience so you know what to look for the next time\n\nALSO \n\n* storage heaters are crap, and expensive\n* Make sure that it's not a crap oven (seriously any oven that isn't fan assisted is crap)\n* If it's available - tumble driers and dishwashers are invaluable tools - my god I miss them so much\n", "I always look to parking and garbage collection. Take a look at their dumpsters. You can tell a lot about a complex and its residents by the way they take care of their trash area. \n\nAnd if parking is hard that means they skimped on cost for enough spaces. What else did they skimp on to save money? ", "Here's a short video on exactly what you need to watch out for.\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdnYsgFBLgw", "Here was my list while looking to rent, things that are nice to know and things that would make me not take an apartment again:\n\n* Screaming children, barking dogs? Are there any in the neighborhood. \n* Check the gas connection for the stove, is everything looking ship shape. \n* Look behind the fridge and in cabinets for any signs of rodent/cockroach activity. Don't take the place if you see any signs of pests\n* Ask if the unit is smoking/non-smoking. \n* Can you change your wall colors? If the last tenant painted the walls mucous yellow, you're obviously at least going to want to paint them white.\n* Is there an in-building super? Does your landlord/lady live in the building? This could effect response time to problems but also make it more difficult to be loud (if you play an instrument this is a big issue)/ entertain large parties of guests.\n* Noise ordinances in the area/ building quiet hours? (another musician related question, can I practice at 10pm or do I have to STFU by 9)\n* Sources of outside environmental noise - highway overpasses, busy streets, crosswalk that has sound effects. Tell the broker to be quiet for 5 minutes, sit in the apartment and see if you hear anything at a volume that would bother you.\n* Do your windows seal properly? If they don't this will suck when you pay your heat.\n* Do you have control over the heat in your unit?\n* Give that toilet a flush, and run the sink and the shower. Check for water pressure and hot water.\n* Are utilities included? Which ones?\n* Guest policy. Some places have one.\n* Public space/ roof/ back yard/ garden access? Do you have any? What are the policies regarding the use of this space?\n\n", "From a longtime homeowner: Scope out your neighborhood! Who is next door? Who is behind you? Who's across the street? What do they do all day? Is it a crazy lawnmowing man who MUST use his electric yard tools DAILY! Is it someone who never takes out their trash and has huge parties that are really annoying? Talk to folks who are out side. Does it flood by you? Are you under a jet take off or landing pattern? These kind of things can drive you Nuts after awhile. Also. Is there laundry facilities available? Are they clean or creepy? Do a lot of people have barking shitting dogs? That can be really annoying. Do you see extra parking anywhere? It's nice to have some. Envision yourself, upper level, trying to carry groceries or heavy parcels. Is that something you'd look forward to? Do you like curry? Does some nearby cook with curry EVERY day? Stuff like that...........important.", "DO. NOT. LET. THEM. PRESSURE. YOU. FOLLOW YOUR GUT AND LEAVE ASAP IF YOU FEEL SOMETHING'S OFF. TAKE SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE THIS BEFORE. YOU WILL NOT LOOK INSANE FOR BRINGING YOUR MOM ALONG.\n\nI used an apartment hunting service (literally did not have a choice, I had the appointment made for me and whatnot, I didn't trust them), and right off the bat they pressured me in to seeing a place. One place. (The guy who was renting it kept saying his 'buddy owns the building, they'll take good care of you.') They had me sign the papers there, didn't even fucking tell me what I was signing. I had signed the lease without being told (they'd told me it was simply being put on hold), ended up charging me a month's rent for their finding service (again, never mentioned, so that was an extra $1350). I felt weird about it, started thinking it over, and called to try and get out of it. They brought me back to the place, gave me about two seconds to look around, then shoo'd me out and basically told me I'm fucked if I don't keep it.\n\nMy mom, who has lived in who knows how many places (including shitholes) came up not too long after. She cringed. And told me she WISHED she'd been there, because I got fucked. I now live in a place with blood on the hallway (public) walls (there for a year), shit water pressure, crumbling hallway (public) ceilings, a 'maintenance' guy who doesn't care about the building. The door to the building is made of glass panes, and the one next to the door handle was knocked out for months. I've been locked out in below freezing temps, what feels like below zero temps, and when I called the maintenance guy, he did nothing. You get in to the complex thing with a gate, and there's an electronic callbox there. It was out one night (came home to it not working), and I was given a shitty set of keys that wouldn't open it. Thankfully, someone else came back and called a friend in the building. Called the landlord (multiple times, also wrote letters), doesn't care. Fuck it, I'm moving again in a few months when this ends, and I refuse to look without my mother.\n\ntl;dr on top.", "Check to see if you have cell phone reception. Sometimes your phone won't work in some areas so now you have to get a new cell service.", "Check the FEMA flood maps for the area... \n\nSource: I live in central NJ and work at the Jersey Shore", "Check internet speeds. Ask to have the speeds from them, then check for yourself. If there are any major discrepancies, ask about it. We're talking 200-300 kbps differences you should worry about. Also, if its anything less than 1 Mbps down, don't even think about it.", "Bodies. Always check for bodies in cupboards, and under the sink. Joyce and I have been burned more than once...", "Before you move in/sign a lease, see if you can chat with any of the other tenants/neighbors. In an apartment, you'll typically find someone out jogging or walking their dogs, and you can ask them about the neighborhood. \n\nI wish I had done this before moving into my current apartment...The guy downstairs is a nightmare.", "BED BUGS. Check the area between the ceiling and the walls for blood spatter. Bed bugs will defecate blood and the signs are very distinct. YOU DON'T WANT THEM!!!", "A lot of larger towns or cities keep records of all rental properties in the city government's housing/neighborhood departments. They are often open to the public so you can look through past complaints, violations, extermination records, etc. It is definitely worth finding out if you city does this and looking through the public records of all the places you're considering.", "* Shower water pressure. Yeah, this means turning the water on when the landlord shows you around. But so what, fuck having your mornings ruined by a lame cold drizzle where there should be a strong hot stream.\n\n* Absolutely any kind of black dots anywhere on the walls, ceiling or floor, in any room.\n\n* If it's a wooden house, check all around the outside for any gaps underneath the house where wind, water or animals could get in. Wind under the house will make it very cold, water will leave it damp, and animals are just fucking annoying, and stink when they die.\n\n* Go back to the neighborhood around 6-7pm. Watch for small stuff, like people out walking pitbulls without a leash, or groups with cars gathered around local shops. You tend to get a better vibe for a crappy neighborhood (which can be extremely localized) around this time of day.\n\nAbove everything else bear this in mind: Whatever you see before you move in, is exactly what you will have to live with when you move in. Ignore any pledges a landlord may make, they are always bullshit and will evaporate once you sign the lease. So if what you see isn't 1-to-1 what you can live with, walk away.", "find the local crime map and check to see how many crimes/ police calls to the area you intend to live. This can tell you just how \"safe\" you and your possessions are. I have not checked availability of said crime map, though ohio has had them for a while, local news stations and the local police dept. are usually a good place to start.", "check mobile phone reception, its usually overlooked, but you dont wanna be struggling to get reception in your own place", "call and see what kind of internet you can get before you sign a lease, location can double your price and half your speed or vice versa even if its just a couple blocks difference", "[Truth in Renting Guide for New Jersey](http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/codes/publications/pdf_lti/t_i_r.pdf)", "Windows. I have to have an apartment that has decent windows. Also preferably a space for garden or at least to put a few potted plants.", "Whatever you decide are must-haves...make a list and bring it with you to every viewing. I once signed a lease and then realized the place didn't have a dishwasher (the landlord took mercy on me and installed one, I miss that guy), but in the process of looking for all the little things I had completely forgotten about one of the big ones. \n\nAlso, evenings are a good time to look at apartments because you'll have an idea of what street parking is like (if that is an issue) and how noise travels between units.", "What ISPs are available in the apartment? \nI made the mistake before of moving into an apartment only to find that the block wasn't wired up for cable (i'm in Ireland, they have this habit of wiring up one apartment block but not the one 50m down the road), which meant settling for a crappy service and high cost. Never again!", "Wear white socks and take off your shoes. If there is an existing flea problem you'll know fast.\n\nWalk the neighborhood at night", "Vicinity to derelict property. Street vendors. Women offering massages on at the end of the block.\n\nAll these are a + on anyones list. ", "Turn the dishwasher on, test all the light switches, ask to examine the storage spaces, test how long the hot water takes to hit the sink\n\nAsk what the penalty is for paying late, how much noticed would be needed to cancel the lease after 3 months, how old appliances are, how old house is, etc\n\ngoogle for the rest", "Turn on the shower. Check both temperature and pressure. Nothing ruins your day like starting it off with a crappy shower every single morning.\n", "Try to talk to someone who currently lives there, without your landlord listening in. I've had people randomly knock on my door before and ask about living in my apartment building. I was able to fill them in on all the little details (water's always hot, check your outlets before moving in, hallway will always smell weirdly of peanut butter, parking lot's never full).", "Try and find out about any neighbours that live upstairs. We had some bad ones that had me so stressed that it almost reduced me to tears. Was so happy when they left. ", "Tour the place, then see if you can speak to your neighbors. The people who live there know what it's like. This will also give you an idea of how they'll act. I for one was not a fan of rowdy parties every weekend right under my bedroom. ", "This is a tip that will save you a ton of sleepless nights and will dramatically lower the stress in your home. When you do your perimeter check of the potential house/apartment, make a lot of noise as you walk around it. If any of the neighbors have shitty, loud, obnoxious, fucking whiny, spastic, aggressive, or otherwise untrained dogs. This is the way to detect them before it's too late. Everyone always forgets to check for loud neighbor pets until they have to deal with them... Then, they never forget again. ", "This is a strange one but if you are moving into a hardwater area be wary of thin radiator pipes (small/micro bore) as they will become clogged fairly easily and be very inefficient so try and avoid them. Here in the uk my landlord just paid £840 to have them unclogged.", "The interview is a two way street, your weeding them out too. On thing to ask is how many units they own. Landlords who own multiple small (6 units or under) properties spread out over a geographic area (instead of tightly clustered) likely are one (or more) of several things. 1) They aren't internalizing the losses of efficiency that effect labor and management at this scale. What that means is to maximize their profit the quality is effected. 2) They aren't checking up on the places more than twice a month. 3) They aren't effected in ways other than financial by the types of tenants they rent to. Many view rental properties as a commodity. Some landlords either can't or don't recognize the stake they play in determining the make up of a neighborhood. What this means is the other people in the building could be slinging meth or just generally inconsiderate. \n\nThere are many other aspects but a good landlord is like having a good boss. The job or apartment might not be ideal but together you can both work together to make it better.", "The #1 thing to wath out for is water damage. People have already mentioned looking for black dots on the walls/ceiling, other things to look out for are discolourations, peeling paint, damp smelly air.\n\nAsk what future work is planned on the building, e.g. roof retiling, switching sewage mains, etc. Also ask what work has been recently done. ", "Test every tap. Flush every toilet. Check shower pressure is sufficient. Honestly, if you can my most important advice is \"Talk to the damn neighbors!\". I saw a place that looked great back when I was looking. Landlords thought I would be a good fit to look after their place so even offered to wave the security deposit if I was interested. On a drive by later in the week, I wanted another look around the place and caught up with the next door neighbor. He was a nice guy and gave me the real deal having known the previous tenants. Every appliance in the place was in dire need of replacement. They broke frequently, and the landlord just had their unreliable brother come out once in a while to jerry-rig them to working order. The oven in the stove did not work. The carpet was matted with 3 years of dog pee. The floor isn't insulated form the crawlspace below so oil bills to heat the place are insane in the winter. Really glad I didn't move into that place.", "Sorry if this has been said, but check for a cell phone signal and it's good to go after a rainy day so you can check for leaks. ", "Some city or county websites allow you to view crime statistics for a specific address or neighborhood. Check and see if your city offers it and find out ahead of time how much crime is in that neighborhood. Also, check the sex offender registry for the neighborhood as well.", "Since you are looking to buy a place in a few years, get the smallest and cheapest place you can stand in a nieghbourhood you are planning to buy in some day. This will accomplish two things, you'll save tons of money on rent and can scope out deals on overlooked places when you are ready to buy.\n\nAnother tip, not about picking a place, but about getting picked for the place... leave your resume since it has all of your contact details and will cast you in a more responsible light than other applicants.", "See if you can figure out when garbage collection is and how many car alarms it might set off (you may or may not relish that sort of thing because it functions as a de facto wake up call)", "Run the water faucets, shower head, and flush the toilet to check water pressure. Also, depending on the area/house/apt, you should also check if the windows are double insulated. I speak this from experience as it's VERY uncomfortable to live in a city with harsh Winters. My place had weak heating and no insulation to retain any of it. Going into my room after a long day of work was like walking into a freezer.", "Read the lease thoroughly and make sure you understand and accept everything in it. Bring the property managers cookies or other baked goods, and your work orders will get done faster, and they'll bend the rules a bit e.g. if you're late on rent or got a parking violation.", "Probably mentioned already but check your cellphone signal when you walk around the house. Nothing sucks more than not getting signal when you are at home and people cant reach you. Happened to me and it was pretty annoying telling people to find me using chat apps instead of calls. ", "Open up cabinets, drawers, and under the sink especially in the kitchen/bathroom. You're looking for bugs or little black specks that are their droppings. Most apartments have some sort of pest service but if you see any of this, you could still have a serious problem.", "One that I didn't think about until I already moved in to my very first apartment, check your windows.\n\nNot so much check to make sure they can't be broken into, though you should do that too, but check and make sure they actually open. I had 8 windows in my 1 bedroom apartment and only 1 could actually open. Was there about a year and it wasn't until around month 9 that maintenance believed me enough to actually come and fix them.", "One of the biggest things I have learned to do is to check out the neighborhoods at night. Just to note whether the neighborhood is less than desirable for any number of reasons.... ", "Not the most important thing, but could be a deal breaker for me- make sure you get good signal in your phone at the new place.", "Not sure if its been posted already but a previous pro tip was to check your cell signal.\n\nOriginal post: http://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/14blv7/lpt_check_your_cell_phone_signal_when/.compact", "Most of the \"must do's\" have already been mentioned. The only things I have to add are:\n-Call or visit the nearest police station to ask about crime in the area\n-Google the nearest grocery stores, gas stations, hospitals, etc (Location, location, location.)\n-In the bathroom(s), turn on the shower and sink and then flush the toilet. All three should be able to function at once without any noticeable issues. Sure you probably won't be using all three at once, but it's a good sign if they all work at once.\n-Ask how long you would have to wait for a problem with the property to be repaired. In my last apartment complex, we had problems with the dishwasher leaking, the garbage disposal crapping out, and mold in the linen closet in the bathroom. Each issue was taken care of within 24 hours. Quick turnaround with repairs is crucial.", "Make sure you go by the place on a sat/sun day and evening. It will give you a good picture of what the community really looks like\n", "Make sure they have nice laundry rooms with nice machines and driers!\nI hated having crappy laundry rooms. I didn't want to do laundry. :/", "Make a list of what you absolutely must have(parking? Dishwasher? Heat/hot water included?, etc.)\n\nMake list of what you'd ideally like to have(swimming pool, parking, live near a grocery store, etc.)\n\nDecide what you want to pay in rent. Decide if you are willing to pay a broker's fee or just half. \n\nGet a good sense of your area's housing market.\n\nUse those things and find the apartment you want, probably with the help of a Realtor. ", "Look for where outlets are located in the rooms, especially if it is a place without overhead lighting and you will need lots of lamps. And if it is an older place, check where there are three prong outlets vs older two prong outlets.", "Look for available electric outlets. Old buildings never have enough. Mouse droppings under the sink. Water pressure. Flush the toilet and see if it runs. How loud the neighbors are.", "Look at what's behind the apartment! I didn't do this for my last apartment out of college and my first night I learned that I was literally about 20 yards from a railroad track...", "LPT here: if the apartment smells like grandma because one lived in it for 40 years you wont get the smell out unless you paint the walls and renew the floor.", "Know your tenancy act, and rights.\n\nMake sure your landlord/rental agency does everything by the book - proper entry notices are a important - photograph everything, and keep every document you get in regard to your property.\n\nAvoid calling the people managing your property about repairs or issues; nothing spoken can be called upon in the event of a dispute, and you need the paper trail. Email is your best friend.\n\nIt doesn't seem like a big deal until things go wrong, but trust me, you really don't want it to go wrong.", "Keep all paperwork, This is more of a LPT in a general sense. I bought a scanner, (I suggest one that has a feeder to save time) and when you get a document you feel is important or will need in the future, scan it and put it in Google Drive or something, that way you wont ever loose the copy. Keep in mind though, some paperwork is very sensitive and if it gets in the wrong hands it can aide someone trying to steal your identity, so look into how to encrypt files then load them on the cloud.\n\nI also suggest keeping an \"apartment binder\" Where you store all important information in case something happens to you and your girlfriends needs the documents. This should have like your lease and receipts, your contract with the power company, the contract with your cable. That way she can take care of them if you go into a coma or something.\n\nLPT#3: I also suggest talking to representatives about starting your contracts(Generally oposite sex, so if it is a dude, have your girlfriend do the talking.) If you are a decent sweet talker you can usually get start up fees waived. I saved over $500 by being nice and chivalrous around people who can simply waive off these stupid charges. ", "Just one tip that might have been mentioned already:\n\nIn the bathroom, check to see if it has a window or a strong fan that sucks in the vapor from hot showers. I lived in an apartment with a very low powerfan and it sucked to take long hot showers because all the moist would get trapped on the walls and cause mold. Getting mold off the ceiling is a pain in the ass.", "It's been mentioned a few times in relation to sunlight and thermal efficiency, but for the love of god, check the windows, for their sake and yours. ", "In a big apartment complex, you don't want to be too close to the trash compactor! Nothing like a garbage aroma when you open your front door. ", "If you enjoy getting food delivered (like pizza or whatever) go to their website and type the place's address in to see if they can deliver to that area. We have to go to our old store whenever we order Pizza Hut because they don't have a local one :(", "If you are interested in a place, be sure to check with the local law enforcement about crime rates in the area, including surrounding neighborhoods. ", "If you are a handyman/tradesman and are okay with fixing anything in the rental suite to help out your landlord, get them to pay you in cash. NEVER EVER take a discount off the rent. \n\nMy brother is a plumber and a pipe under the kitchen sink was leaking when he was renting a place. My brother figured he'd help his nice landlords by fixing it himself as a side job instead of waiting weeks for the landlord to get around to calling another plumber. He got a signed receipt from the landlord to cover any he said she said type issues in the future.", "If there's a place you're considering, definitely look for online reviews. They'll often give information about whether the walls are paper-thin and whether or not management will try to stiff you on your security deposit when you leave. That said, keep in mind that management and tenants change over the course of a couple years, so a review from 2008 complaining about how all of the neighbors were loud and drunk every night might not still apply.", "If it is an apartment, stay away from the dumpsters. Preferably having a locking front door to building. \n As far as neighborhood, you might think me a bit nutty but try this,it's not horribly embarrassing and can teach you lots. Find the NEAREST cop station. Ask for the Public Safety Officer or someone who looks nice and friendly. BE NICE AND FRIENDLY. Then quiz them on your prospective neighborhood. Is it high crime?Do they get a lot of calls? What do THEY think of the area? Would they recommend somewhere a little closer or less nearby to where you are looking. They have a plethora of information and if you treat them like nice human being (oh man it's the fuzz...lil 70's reference there!) they may help steer you to a more satisfactory location. ALWAYS ASK. Ask store owners, librarians, neighbors,- skip the crack heads.........don't move There! - Just ask if they would want their son or daughter to live there or if they have better suggestions!", "If it hasn't been posted, this: http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-things-everyone-forgets-to-check-when-apartment-hunting/", "I'm in the same boat but have a question regarding how much to consider in my range for rent: what is the normal calculated limit for rent compared to income?\n\nExample: if I supposedly have a salary of $75,000, what is the general limit for rent? 12% of that? \n\nI saw a post on /r/personalfinance or here in /r/lifeprotips regarding this topic, but haven't found it.", "I think where you are geographically located is a big factor in what you should be focusing on besides the standard stuff such as water pressure, cleanliness/condition, appliances/amenities, floorplan/configuration, etc. \n\nIf you are looking for a place in Tuscon, AZ, you're definitely going to be interesting I. Cooling and north-facing exposure, as recommended in another response.\n\nBut if you're looking in New England, heating, insulation, and light (i.e., southern exposure) may be much more important. ", "I have never done this but I wish I had. Always live East of where you work. No sun in your eyes while you are driving. ", "I found this ebook online that will tell you everything you need to know about apartment searching.\n\nAlso gives tips for people with criminal backgrounds on how to get approved for an apartment.\n\nAnd there's a link with a website of home listings inside.\nhttp://freeapartmentlists.com", "I can not express this enough. NEIGHBORS and LOCATION!!! If you walk into the building and it even has a hint of cat urine and cigarettes leave. The place that I am living now has the dirtiest people living downstairs that you can imagine. We're talking hoarder type shit. To top it off right outside my window was a vacant church. A couple of weeks ago a Born Again church moved in and every Thursday night and Sunday morning (8am) they have a full drum kit kicking off for 3 hours. We're talking nitemare fuel here amigo. So in short... neighbors and location. Make sure there is ample parking too. ", "Here are some great links I had archived on this very subject http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-things-everyone-forgets-to-check-when-apartment-hunting/\nand http://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/19koc5/lpt_request_tips_for_a_first_apartment/ . Best of luck!", "Haven't seen this mentioned yet, but Dishwasher and Washer/Dryer units should definitely factor into your situation. My apartment has a laundry room at the end of the building, but I live on the 3rd floor.... Doing laundry is a nightmare, every time. We do have a dishwasher, but could not imagine washing everything by hand as we love to cook and use 1000 dishes a day. \n\nMost apartment complexes include water, so look for that as a possible perk as well. Best of luck!", "Hardwood floors get dirty just as easily if not more than carpet, so don't mistake hardwood (or tile) flooring as an easier way to keep a place clean...it also tends to stay cold no matter what time of year it is. Rugs help...", "Granted, I'd check the physical aspects of the place first, but I think it's more important to check a few other things. Crime index in the area, ask people who live there how they like it and how long it takes repairs to get fixed, ask what an average utility bill is for them, drive by at night to see how it looks, and also check out your neighbors. Shitty neighbors can ruin any place, no matter how awesome it is. ", "GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING. Nothing they promise you is legally binding unless it's in writing. Verbal agreements mean nothing. If you don't understand this, watch Judge Judy and People's Court for a few days.", "From bitter experience: \n1. In an older building, look for steel wool stuffed under radiators or anywhere along the floor. This means there are mice. \n2. Sound leaking is absolutely crucial. Top floor apartments are best (no stomping upstairs) but make sure you can't hear people next door or downstairs. Or the highway outside. \n3. High ceilings are not something people think about but I found by accident they significantly improve the feel of a small apartment. ", "Drop by at night a few times and see what the area is really like. Often what you see in the day is not even close to what you will find at night. Also, see if you can find a cop hanging out at 7-11 or other cop hangouts in the neighborhood and ask them their opinion of the area. I have lived in a few 'nice' areas when I was younger that turned out to be really high crime. Wont make that mistake again.", "Drive around the neighborhood in the afternoon and later in the evening on a weekday and weekend to get an idea of what kind of people live in the neighborhood, what to expect. ", "Don't mean to toot a horn, but I blog about this exact topic: http://www.livingwithhumans.info\n\nNo advertising or anything, just sharing housing knowledge I've accumulated. Things to check, what to look for in neighborhoods, etc. Hope the posts help. And good luck!", "Do not take the landlord for their word when they say they will fix things after you move in. Consider the current condition and assume they will always be that way after you move in. I failed to do this, and am now have a hallway that is still unpainted, damaged floors, and numerous other repairs that were going to be done after I moved in.\n\nThe landlord is a salesman when they're trying to rent a place. They'll promise the world to a potential tenant, but once you're locked into a year lease, they become a miser. This is especially worse in very tight housing markets and cities, where there is more competition for less space.", "Check your cell phone signal while visiting the apartment - make a phone call, ask for someone to call you. If you move in only to discover horrible network coverage and tons of calls not coming through.... you're gonna have a bad time.", "Check water pressure in any/all of the showers. I always tend to forget that one, and it sucks to move in somewhere and realize the water pressure sucks. \n\nThis may sound like a no brainer, but check for a dishwasher and garbage disposal. I live in a \"cool\" progressive part of town with a lot of historic homes converted to rental apartments/duplexes, and they often don't have one or both. I remembered to look for a dishwasher here but totally forgot about a garbage disposal. My quaint old building doesn't have them and it sucks. \n\nOf course find out the laundry situation- does the place include W/D? Does it have hookups? Is there a laundromat on site?\n\nLook at the surrounding neighborhood. Is it nice? Sketchy looking? Are there businesses near by that'll make life easier- grocery store, restaurants, bank branches, etc?\n\nAlso, always sign up for renters insurance. It's typically pretty cheap to add it on to your car insurance. They'll usually give a discount if you're already a customer, mine evened out to an extra 8 bucks a month for 10 grand worth of coverage, so if I ever get robbed or have my car broken into, I'm covered. It's too cheap to not be safe rather than sorry. ", "Check under sinks for (perhaps papered-over) water damage. Tells you how serious they are about repairs and maintenance.", "Check under sinks and around toilets. Anywhere that water flows into the space. Look for mold, mildew, and warped boards.", "Check to see the if the neighbors & neighborhood fit your expectations. Is it safe & quiet at night? Or do the college kids next door blast Pantera until 4 am? Do the kids in the other unit leave their bikes and crap in public spaces? \n\nDrive around at night and see if you'd feel safe walking alone. ", "Check to make sure your cell phone signal is good or excellent. You dont want to live in an apartment/house with dead cell phone communication.", "Check the number of outlets and how the breakers are set up. \n\nCheck the integrity of the windows/window panes/screens. It can have a big impact on the insulating effect of the apartment which can send your heating/cooling bills through the roof. \n\nWhen my SO and I moved into our first apartment, we didn't realize there were no outlets in the bathroom. Not a single one. We currently have an extension cord running from the bedroom into the bathroom that gives us something to work with. And it took us forever to figure out how to arrange our various electronics so as not to blow the breaker when I wanted to vacuum. We also had to shove towels into the gaps in windows (between the two pieces of glass) for the winter. ", "Check how sound travels. If you're looking at units with multiple bedrooms have your gf stand in one and you in another, if it's relatively easy for you to hold a conversation between the walls of your own apartment, chances are you'll be hearing your neighbors as well. ", "Check crime in the area. I would recommend upstairs as well because then you can't get somebody stomping on your roof at all hours of the day. Upstairs is safer too (need a ladder to break into a window).\n\nI also recommend just hanging out in front of the place in your car for an hour or so. You'll notice things like traffic, vagrants, loud neighbors, etc. G'luck!", "Be wary if you plan to sublet from someone. Often, the person living there now is desperate to get someone in there and will lie until their pants spontaneously combust to get you to rent from them.\n\nAlso, come back and talk to the neighbors later. I wish I had.\n\nSOURCE: Lady on Craigslist neglected to tell me that the neighbor was a senile screamer who would go on to threaten to hit me and call me \"the devil\" on several occasions. Longest year of my life.", "Be sure to get reviews on the company you're leasing from if you're renting and want to ensure who's liable for maintenance, a lot of good people have lost their security deposits this way...", "Be sure to check that your furniture is going to fit inside!\nI'm talking pokey little hallways and such.\n", "Be selfish and write down all the superficial priorities you have. Parking, alternate sides (aka parking tickets) or off street (this all depends on if you even have a car). Do you have pets? Do you require a dishwasher? Large bathroom? Lots of sunlight? As stupid as it sounds, these things will end up mattering to you a lot when you actually have to live there.\n\nHave you lived on your own before? For me, it made it easy. I just took a look at where I live now, and said, \"What do I like/dislike about this\". From there...I was able to come up with a list of what to look for.", "Aside from the other good advice in this thread, make sure to imagine what it would be like to live in the apartment in all seasons. For example, if you are checking the apartment when it's warm, it may be easy to neglect thinking about insulation and heating for the winter. Similarly for cooling in the summer. Also, check the ceilings and make sure there is no sign of leaking.", "Always check the place out on a nice sunny day. I once rented a place after looking at it on a rainy day and it seemed really nice. When the weather got nice, the neighbors all came out. There were kids everywhere, running up and down the stairs, yelling at the top of their lungs. Litter everywhere. It was white trash central.", "After having my house broken into and all my valuables cleaned out over spring break:\n\nDoors. Open all the doors to the outside and inspect where the lock enters the wall. Does it look like someone could bust it down? Is the metal piece that the lock goes into securely fastened into a 2x4?\n\nAsk the landlord if there have been any break-ins. They won't hesitate to keep that kind of thing a secret.\n" ]	[ 1293, 354, 260, 202, 129, 122, 100, 95, 79, 77, 77, 29, 23, 19, 19, 15, 14, 14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 10, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "Loud, Dangerous Neighbor My next door neighbor is a very unpredictable drunk. He sits outside and listens to his shitty music on a fairly powerful speakers as his 3 dogs bark incessantly and he drinks to blackout. The non-emergency line will not send out a community officer if a caller wants to remain anonymous. So, my neighbor would know it was me if I called and he has said some really scary shit to us in the past, ex. \"I'll shoot your fucking dog\" when our dog was just chilling out back. \n\nIs there anything I can anonymously do to stop this noise? (Nothing that hurts his doggies, they can't help they have him as an owner).", "Loud, Dangerous Neighbor My next door neighbor is a very unpredictable drunk. He sits outside and listens to his shitty music on a fairly powerful speakers as his 3 dogs bark incessantly and he drinks to blackout. The non-emergency line will not send out a community officer if a caller wants to remain anonymous. So, my neighbor would know it was me if I called and he has said some really scary shit to us in the past, ex. \"I'll shoot your fucking dog\" when our dog was just chilling out back. \n\nIs there anything I can anonymously do to stop this noise? (Nothing that hurts his doggies, they can't help they have him as an owner).", "Loud, Dangerous Neighbor My next door neighbor is a very unpredictable drunk. He sits outside and listens to his shitty music on a fairly powerful speakers as his 3 dogs bark incessantly and he drinks to blackout. The non-emergency line will not send out a community officer if a caller wants to remain anonymous. So, my neighbor would know it was me if I called and he has said some really scary shit to us in the past, ex. \"I'll shoot your fucking dog\" when our dog was just chilling out back. \n\nIs there anything I can anonymously do to stop this noise? (Nothing that hurts his doggies, they can't help they have him as an owner).", "Loud, Dangerous Neighbor My next door neighbor is a very unpredictable drunk. He sits outside and listens to his shitty music on a fairly powerful speakers as his 3 dogs bark incessantly and he drinks to blackout. The non-emergency line will not send out a community officer if a caller wants to remain anonymous. So, my neighbor would know it was me if I called and he has said some really scary shit to us in the past, ex. \"I'll shoot your fucking dog\" when our dog was just chilling out back. \n\nIs there anything I can anonymously do to stop this noise? (Nothing that hurts his doggies, they can't help they have him as an owner).", "Loud, Dangerous Neighbor My next door neighbor is a very unpredictable drunk. He sits outside and listens to his shitty music on a fairly powerful speakers as his 3 dogs bark incessantly and he drinks to blackout. The non-emergency line will not send out a community officer if a caller wants to remain anonymous. So, my neighbor would know it was me if I called and he has said some really scary shit to us in the past, ex. \"I'll shoot your fucking dog\" when our dog was just chilling out back. \n\nIs there anything I can anonymously do to stop this noise? (Nothing that hurts his doggies, they can't help they have him as an owner).", "Loud, Dangerous Neighbor My next door neighbor is a very unpredictable drunk. He sits outside and listens to his shitty music on a fairly powerful speakers as his 3 dogs bark incessantly and he drinks to blackout. The non-emergency line will not send out a community officer if a caller wants to remain anonymous. So, my neighbor would know it was me if I called and he has said some really scary shit to us in the past, ex. \"I'll shoot your fucking dog\" when our dog was just chilling out back. \n\nIs there anything I can anonymously do to stop this noise? (Nothing that hurts his doggies, they can't help they have him as an owner)." ]	[ "You could kill em with kindness. I used to have meth addicted neighbors who always caused a scene & scared me a lot. I just started making small talk on the way to my door. Ordered an extra pizza & brought them one. \n\nEventually, asking them to keep it down didn't feel like \"my uptight neighbor is bitching again\". It became \"ah, they're cool I don't wanna piss em off so let's keep it down\".", "If he ever takes off in his car after drinking, you could report a drunk driver. He would never know it was you.", "Have you bothered to check local noise pollution city ordinance? Sometimes it’s handled by the Health Dept; other times by police or Animal Control. Just depends on where you live.", "Not exactly the most legal, but you can call in a 5150. If you say he's drunk, armed and threatening shoot someone/himself, he will be removed for a few days, minimum.", "I've had to deal with this - I got some earplugs (and listened online with earphones) and bombarded my housing with audio clips of what I was having to deal with xx", "Does he own the house? If not, sue the owner for his out of control tennet. Also, when you use that Google number just call 911 instead." ]	[ 12, 5, 4, 2, 2, 2 ]	safe
[ "How to take a full breath when you are stuck only achieving 90% breaths Sometimes peoples breathing is such that they cant get their full breath. Each breath cycle is only letting me achieve slightly less than a full breath and it's pretty frustrating, might be related to anxiety.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nAny LPTs for this issue? Thank you", "How to take a full breath when you are stuck only achieving 90% breaths Sometimes peoples breathing is such that they cant get their full breath. Each breath cycle is only letting me achieve slightly less than a full breath and it's pretty frustrating, might be related to anxiety.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nAny LPTs for this issue? Thank you", "How to take a full breath when you are stuck only achieving 90% breaths Sometimes peoples breathing is such that they cant get their full breath. Each breath cycle is only letting me achieve slightly less than a full breath and it's pretty frustrating, might be related to anxiety.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nAny LPTs for this issue? Thank you" ]	[ "Not knowing what may be causing this for you, I'm not sure if these exercises will help or not.\n\nFirst, take a deep breath. Notice if it makes your shoulders raise, or your stomach expand. Take a few of these breaths and focus on expanding your stomach. This lowers your diaphragm, giving your lungs more room to expand. Your shoulders going up doesn't accomplish much alone.\n\nNext, breath while counting slowly. I start with in for 4, out for 4. Up it to in for 4, out for 6. In for 6, out for 8. In for 8, out for 12. Take several breaths in this last step. If you are struggling, go back a step.", "If you have asthma like myself you simply wont be able to... But when i don't have my inhaler and have a asthma attack is to either go to bed or do the complete opposite (walk around a bit) but I only have mild asthma so it's definitely livable as long as I'm not smoking eith Snoop or something lol", "Breathe in slowly. Hold it for three secs. Breathe in some more. You will feel the breath going deeper. Breathe out." ]	[ 3, 2, 2 ]	safe
[ "how to get over the actions of an ex-best friend. About a year ago at an extremely drunken party my SO and best friend kissed. My SO was horrified with what had happened and told me everything straight away. I proceeded to break up with him but due to the enormous support which he gave me following everything we managed to patch things up and we've been going strong ever since. \nMy SO told me and everyone around the truth, baring reactions with intense self loathing but dignity, caring far more about my feelings than what anyone thought of him. My friend on the other hand focussed primarily on her image within the friendship group and proceeded to lie and twist the truth about what has happened, making me out to be overreacting and my SO out to be a social manipulator. In my stunned and confused state (she had never done anything like this before) I chose to move on without fully confronting her (I was just about to go off to uni anyway). In January I finally snapped and told her what I thought of her actions but her cowardly decisions still bother me. \nHow can I move on from this? How do you emotionally move on when someone you trusted for 7 years proves to be selfish and cowardly?", "how to get over the actions of an ex-best friend. About a year ago at an extremely drunken party my SO and best friend kissed. My SO was horrified with what had happened and told me everything straight away. I proceeded to break up with him but due to the enormous support which he gave me following everything we managed to patch things up and we've been going strong ever since. \nMy SO told me and everyone around the truth, baring reactions with intense self loathing but dignity, caring far more about my feelings than what anyone thought of him. My friend on the other hand focussed primarily on her image within the friendship group and proceeded to lie and twist the truth about what has happened, making me out to be overreacting and my SO out to be a social manipulator. In my stunned and confused state (she had never done anything like this before) I chose to move on without fully confronting her (I was just about to go off to uni anyway). In January I finally snapped and told her what I thought of her actions but her cowardly decisions still bother me. \nHow can I move on from this? How do you emotionally move on when someone you trusted for 7 years proves to be selfish and cowardly?", "how to get over the actions of an ex-best friend. About a year ago at an extremely drunken party my SO and best friend kissed. My SO was horrified with what had happened and told me everything straight away. I proceeded to break up with him but due to the enormous support which he gave me following everything we managed to patch things up and we've been going strong ever since. \nMy SO told me and everyone around the truth, baring reactions with intense self loathing but dignity, caring far more about my feelings than what anyone thought of him. My friend on the other hand focussed primarily on her image within the friendship group and proceeded to lie and twist the truth about what has happened, making me out to be overreacting and my SO out to be a social manipulator. In my stunned and confused state (she had never done anything like this before) I chose to move on without fully confronting her (I was just about to go off to uni anyway). In January I finally snapped and told her what I thought of her actions but her cowardly decisions still bother me. \nHow can I move on from this? How do you emotionally move on when someone you trusted for 7 years proves to be selfish and cowardly?", "how to get over the actions of an ex-best friend. About a year ago at an extremely drunken party my SO and best friend kissed. My SO was horrified with what had happened and told me everything straight away. I proceeded to break up with him but due to the enormous support which he gave me following everything we managed to patch things up and we've been going strong ever since. \nMy SO told me and everyone around the truth, baring reactions with intense self loathing but dignity, caring far more about my feelings than what anyone thought of him. My friend on the other hand focussed primarily on her image within the friendship group and proceeded to lie and twist the truth about what has happened, making me out to be overreacting and my SO out to be a social manipulator. In my stunned and confused state (she had never done anything like this before) I chose to move on without fully confronting her (I was just about to go off to uni anyway). In January I finally snapped and told her what I thought of her actions but her cowardly decisions still bother me. \nHow can I move on from this? How do you emotionally move on when someone you trusted for 7 years proves to be selfish and cowardly?", "how to get over the actions of an ex-best friend. About a year ago at an extremely drunken party my SO and best friend kissed. My SO was horrified with what had happened and told me everything straight away. I proceeded to break up with him but due to the enormous support which he gave me following everything we managed to patch things up and we've been going strong ever since. \nMy SO told me and everyone around the truth, baring reactions with intense self loathing but dignity, caring far more about my feelings than what anyone thought of him. My friend on the other hand focussed primarily on her image within the friendship group and proceeded to lie and twist the truth about what has happened, making me out to be overreacting and my SO out to be a social manipulator. In my stunned and confused state (she had never done anything like this before) I chose to move on without fully confronting her (I was just about to go off to uni anyway). In January I finally snapped and told her what I thought of her actions but her cowardly decisions still bother me. \nHow can I move on from this? How do you emotionally move on when someone you trusted for 7 years proves to be selfish and cowardly?", "how to get over the actions of an ex-best friend. About a year ago at an extremely drunken party my SO and best friend kissed. My SO was horrified with what had happened and told me everything straight away. I proceeded to break up with him but due to the enormous support which he gave me following everything we managed to patch things up and we've been going strong ever since. \nMy SO told me and everyone around the truth, baring reactions with intense self loathing but dignity, caring far more about my feelings than what anyone thought of him. My friend on the other hand focussed primarily on her image within the friendship group and proceeded to lie and twist the truth about what has happened, making me out to be overreacting and my SO out to be a social manipulator. In my stunned and confused state (she had never done anything like this before) I chose to move on without fully confronting her (I was just about to go off to uni anyway). In January I finally snapped and told her what I thought of her actions but her cowardly decisions still bother me. \nHow can I move on from this? How do you emotionally move on when someone you trusted for 7 years proves to be selfish and cowardly?", "how to get over the actions of an ex-best friend. About a year ago at an extremely drunken party my SO and best friend kissed. My SO was horrified with what had happened and told me everything straight away. I proceeded to break up with him but due to the enormous support which he gave me following everything we managed to patch things up and we've been going strong ever since. \nMy SO told me and everyone around the truth, baring reactions with intense self loathing but dignity, caring far more about my feelings than what anyone thought of him. My friend on the other hand focussed primarily on her image within the friendship group and proceeded to lie and twist the truth about what has happened, making me out to be overreacting and my SO out to be a social manipulator. In my stunned and confused state (she had never done anything like this before) I chose to move on without fully confronting her (I was just about to go off to uni anyway). In January I finally snapped and told her what I thought of her actions but her cowardly decisions still bother me. \nHow can I move on from this? How do you emotionally move on when someone you trusted for 7 years proves to be selfish and cowardly?" ]	[ "Since no one's been serious yet. You can't \"move on\". Pain just dulls over time, and you either forget about it due to other things occupying your minds time, or your bad emotions start to fade away, and you see it all in a newer light. The best advice is to live life as you always would, minus the friend.", "Put on your best Mr. Rogers self and try to be empathetic. She messed up, she was backed into a corner. She didn't have the maturity to accept that she betrayed you so she lashed out and made excuses. I'm not saying you have to be her friend anymore, or even that you have to talk to her. Take the lessons you've learned, brush yourself off, and sincerely hope that she's doing the same on her end. ", "My advice is, you're so young just live life and don't look back, who cares about her. If you're going away to college now I doubt you guys will remain friends anyway. I only remained friends with like 2 or 3 of my closest high school friends, and only consistently see one. Things change, you change, life happens. No need to dwell on some shitty \"friend\" you had in high school. Chances are you'll become even better friends with your roommates while you're away! Positive attitude!\n\nLive it up OP!", "The thing about it is, there is no objective way to do it. It's a very personal thing. All I can say is that time will help dull the pain. And if there is a time in the future when your friend is deserving of forgiveness and you're ready to give it, don't just hold the grudge because you're \"supposed to\". ", "I'd write a short letter letting said friend know how her actions harmed the years of friendship we have. Save that letter and try to ", "You try to realize that we are all broken and flawed people, trying to make things work as best we know how. sometimes it is just not enough. ", "Completely cut the person from your life. I had a friend of 8 years, was groomsman number one in his wedding and had a standing bedroom invite at his and his wife's house. He threaten to beat up my younger sister because I left his party to go hang out with her. I never looked back." ]	[ 19, 6, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. 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Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n", "How to explain a fault to your SO without them feeling talked down to or criticized. My gf is awful with finances. She always buys things that put us in a hole. Every time I try to explain to her she needs to be more responsible she just freaks out and thinks I'm judging her.\n\n" ]	[ "I did this to my now husband about a year before we got married. He was spending money without any thought to the future. I told him that I was not going to go through life with a partner who was satisfied living pay check to pay check and big cr", "Do not focus on the fault.\n\nFocus on the actions and outcome.\n\n\"Sometimes when you overspend, we get in a financial hole\" is easier to accept and resolve than \"Because you are irresponsible we get in a financial hole.\"\n\n", "Instead of, \"you need to be more responsible\", try something like, \"I feel stressed when our spending puts us in debt. Could we work on a budget together?\" People tend to feel defensive when they're told they do something wrong, but people who care for you will want to fix something that bothers you.\n\nAlso, it's often easier for someone to hear about a specific circumstance than an overarching problem. Try to avoid \"nevers\" and \"always\". For instance, \"it hurt my feelings when you were on your phone when I introduced you to my friend\" is usually more successful than, \"why are you always on your phone?\"", "Mobile post! Format may be crap! ", "Make the conversation about you, because it is....I mean, if the behavior bothered her she wouldn't do it. \"I feel stressed when you spend (my, your, our) money because it makes me feel insecure about the future. How can we solve this?\"\n\nPeople will rarely change because they want them to, but they may change behavior because they respect your feelings.\n\nIt may take compromise, or may be a deal breaker. \n\n", "This may be unpopular...\n\nId sit down with them and lay out every asset and every penny each of us has. \n\nId lay out the bills we have. \n\nId lay out income and goals. \n\nIf they aren't receptive and i dont see change quick...im out. \n\nMoney is the biggest reason for failed relationships and poor money management can be a significant indication of immaturity and irresponsibility...especially when help and guidance is offered. \n\nFailure to change this behavior would not only be disrespectful but a bad sign for the future. \n\nWill it hurt? Hell yeah...but the alternative is a slow death rather than a bandaid. ", "My husband didn't pose it to me as though I was the problem and we discussed that any amount we spent over $100 on any one store (besides groceries) had to be discussed. Just knowing that I had to call him and try to explain that I wanted to spend our entire monthly entertainment budget on an inflatable swimming pool for our dog, made me evaluate my purchases more closely. ", "It might be helpful to understand the feelings fueling her reaction. I'm the financial weak link in my relationship and I'm constantly internally berating myself for it. I tell myself that I'm stupid and irresponsible and don't deserve love from this wonderful other person (who is incredibly gentle with me about it). I try to stick to a budget, get triggered, and then spend money emotionally. In addition to help with budgeting and motivation to stick to it, she might need some professional counseling to deal with what's going on in her head. That might make it easier to talk about finances rationally.", "Have you tried working out a monthly budget for you and her so you only get a certain amount of toys money a month?", "I saw this a long time ago on Reddit and found it so helpful:\n\n1. State accurately what has happened.\n2. State how that makes your feel\n3. State what you'd prefer to happen instead\n4. Confirm that you don't think this has happened because of any malevolent intent by the other person\n5. Say something nice about them\n6. There is no step #6 - stop talking at this point", "Use the ol' make it about the problem and not about the person technique. You are too busy calling her names rather than showing her the numbers on paper ", "I know I'm late to the party. But holy hell the passive agressive top comments are dumb. \n\nIf you can't have have a straightforward conversation with your SO when they do something stupid because she's thin skinned you need to run the hell away because life doesn't get any easier.", "Equally important, if not more than, is HOW you say it. Just google tone, expression, body language, all the non-verbal aspects of communication. You'll see how they add up to a bigger chunk of the effective message you transmit than the words themselves.\n\nYou're explaining something very rational to her. Sure, maybe you could choose better words, but if someone was intent on following the rational aspect of what you're saying, it would seldom lead to them freaking out. My gut tells me she's not reacting as much to the words as much as how they make her feel. (Side note - I'm assuming you're not starting your conversations by calling her a \"stupid idiot\" or similar epithets, or telling her \"everything is your fault.\")\n\nI had to learn the hard way that in relationships there are a lot of things going on emotionally, and some people can be extremely sensitive to feeling like they've done something wrong, which is compounded by it being their SO telling them.\n\nMy advice is to focus on being kind, warm, calm and firm in your manner. If they freak out, stay calm. YOU escalating adds fuel to a blowup. Simply don't do it. Perhaps write down your message as a back up. If they refuse to discuss, leave them with the written and make clear they need to understand where you're coming from.\n\nAs for the wording, I think the other top comments have you covered pretty well.\n\nI can't tell you the number of times encounters have gone to shit because, despite my words, I was told \"You seemed like you were upset with me, so I didn't want to listen.\" Sure, I had every right to be mad in that situation, but it was completely irrelevant to them because of their feelings. How someone responds to you emotionally has so much to do with what they see and pickup outside of words.\n\n", "TL;DR trained my man to money better by giving him an allowance\n\nNot to sound like a controlling bitch but...\n\nMy fiancé was the drain. We (I) kept our accounts separate for a very long time. His first bank account was frozen for over drafting so much & never paying the fees. I swear to you he didn't understand how cards worked & he had no desire to learn. In his eyes, if the transaction was approved he still had money to spend. Thank God he didn't have a cr", "Well it must be easier to tell someone they spend money like a douche rather then something about their personality or wtv.\n\nYou gotta sit down and go through a monthly budget with her . Make sure she understands you don't wanna be living pay check to pay check your whole lives and its time to grow up!\n\nLayeth the smack-a-down", "It's disrespectful to sugarcoat it. Start the conversation by saying, \"honey, you're awful with finances.\"", "You are judging her! If she sucks at finances, that's an accurate judgement! Nothing wrong with you saying that to her. She sounds insufferable, btw. Best of luck.", "Suggest using YNAB to manage your finances together. It's one thing to say \"you suck at finances\" it's another to say \"wet can do our finances together and both be awesome at them!\". \n\nMy husband and I have been using YNAB for two years and are basically able to do anything and still put money in the bank. We're just much more aware of where our money is and what it's doing. It's been a life changer. ", "The only way you can get her to do this is to make her want to do it. Period. Ask her what she wants. Show her how to get it. That or dump her move on there's 8.9 billion fish in the sea.", "My response would be \"yes I am and that's the easiest way to improve and you would be doing me a disservice if you wouldn't do the same for me.\"\n\nMy GF and I have had that attitude since we were friends in 8th grade, and frankly I can't recall the last time we actually had an argument. She keeps me straight, I keep her straight. Why do people think couples shouldn't police each other?", "My girlfriend is a slob. She wants to get married, but I can't live the rest of my life if her idea of \"cleaning up\" is sorting clothes, papers, and bulk food into different piles around the house. \n\nAlso, I don't want to do the dishes, bathrooms, and floors forever.\n", "Hire a sky writer to spell out \"it's your fault, ya stupid cunt\" above her workplace. Then fuck her cat and send her the video. ", "Use I-messages. Instead of saying \"you\" and blaming the other person, begin by telling that person how you feel. For instance, say: \"When you do this, I feel this.\" It takes the blame off of the other party, and it allows you to state the facts. You aren't name calling or assuming. You're stating something that the other person did and telling how YOU feel about it. I swear by it. \n\nIt may seem like you're talking about yourself a lot and how you feel. That's okay. Also, actively listening to your SO will take you a long way. You maintain eye contact, nod when appropriate, and genuinely listen. Not every statement elicits a response. Sometimes just being quiet is the best thing to do.", "Use \"I\" statements. Examples: \"I feel like we don't save enough money.\" \"I feel as if we spend too much eating out.\" \"I feel like if we sat down an look at your finances, together we can figure out where the problem lies.\" ", "Ok, so I've been the girlfriend in this position so I sympathize with her sensitivity. Being asked to be more responsible feels like you're being asked to be taller. Your level of financial control doesn't seem like a decision when you're bad at it. Money was always something that sort of happened AT me- it took me a long time to learn how to make choices to effect outcomes. \n\nMy husband has not only always been good with money but he was born into a family with quite a bit more than mine. It means he never had the money troubles I did and he had financial guidance from parents who were good with money. \n\nIt's not easy to learn how to handle money. It may seem obvious to you but to her it's probably completely foreign. My husband signed us both up for mint.com and put all our accounts into it to build a budget together. Once a month we get together and have coffee and do our budget. I KNOW he's doing it to help me learn but he makes every effort to act like its for both of us and that's huge for me. The important thing is that there is zero judgement. we make goals together and try to save money for things we both want. That helps me not spend frivolous money. Also the fact that I know I'm going to need to explain why I spent $100 on craft supplies or something silly at our budget talk helps me think about it before I do it. \n\nThis method has worked for us. We went from living paycheck to paycheck because of my overspending to recently buying our second investment property. knowing my husband loved and supported me as I learned really helped. He never treated my like I was stupid or irresponsible. He treated it like teaching me a new language.", "tell her if she wants to spend a ton of other peoples' money she should run for office.\n\nlike dude, this isn't a problem of \"how do i get someone to stop spending all my money without them being mad at me ;_;\", someone is spending all your money. They're doing something extremely rude and wrong. If they try to flip it back around on you remind them that you are not the one who is spending a bunch of someone else's money and they need to start acting like an adult instead of a child.", "When complementing someone, make the subject of the sentence them.\n\nWhen correcting someone. Make the subject of the sentence you. \n\n\"I have a hard time accounting for the unplanned changes to our finances, can you help me setup a budget we can both stick to?\"", "She knows exactly what she is doing... She creates a whole you get her out of it. She responds to questioning by pointing blame back at you I've done it for years", "Oh my gosh! Your request made this comic strip I read many years ago come to mind:\n\nhttp://catalog.fborfw.com/indexid.php?q=7429&Submit=Search\n\nFor those who can't load anything after one page view, like me (weird):\n\nhttp://m.imgur.com/vsldiw2", "I also have this issue with my wife. \n\n\nAfter I ruined one of our vacations because I spent the whole time complaining about how much she was spending, we came up with a way to just avoid the conversation entirely. Basically, we've organized our finances so that what she spends is truly none of my business, and I can't complain about it. \n\nWe have a joint checking account and a joint cr", "Your girlfriend is a fucking retard. Obviously if you spend more than you make its bad news. She doesn't respect you, that's why she does it.", "You set a precedent for honesty regarding important topics early in the relationship, and don't get caught up in the histrionics. She's done the opposite preemptively. It's not nice guys finish last, it's nice and forgiving guys finish last. You've got to quid pro quo; and you've presumably put up no resistance to the sparring. So she's just hit you until you're afraid of her and now aren't allowed to even think about sparring back.\nIf you want to wrest back control; simply play on her desire for your attention.\n\n[How it went for OP](http://i.imgur.com/ukGdOCI.gifv)", "This same exact thing just happened between my gf and I. My solution, though it may not work for everyone, was that I politely asked her if she would look up and total her spending in the last month. I told her she could do it while I was gone or in the other room so she wouldn't feel pressured. This seemed to really let it sink in how out of control her spending was. We talked and made a budget and she's been doing well ever since. \n\nTL;DR- suggest your SO to add up their purchases themselves, without pressuring. Worked for me. ", "The fact that say you are explaining to her is part of your problem.\n\nIt's okay to say you're frustrated by something that happens, or scared, or even angry. But when you begin by explaining to someone that they are wrong, you're asserting that you know better than them and you're no longer equals with room for different positions.\n\nBut the best advice is to approach any situation like this with curiosity. Can I ask about this, because I don't understand why this happens* is better than I will tell you what you're doing wrong.", "Sometimes \"judging\" is necessary. If you are telling someone that they are doing something wrong, then thats obviously \"judging\" them, but thats fine. \"Hon, you cant go on spending like this all willy nilly, we cant afford it\" - \"You are just judging me!\" - \"Well yes, but it is necessary. Now, can we talk about this like mature adults, or are you just gonna be overly defensive and have a screaming hissyfit like a child?\"\n\nIf she cant deal with criticism without going into super defensive mode, then maybe, you know... it might eventually be time to hit facebook, delete lawyer, and hire a gym.", "Or how about this LPT. If you fuck up and everyone knows you fucked up, don't play the victim when someone says, hey you fucked up. ", "My response focuses on your usage of \"fault.\" There aren't really any faults and non-faults (Yes, I am a relativist). There are things they do that make you act or feel certain ways. I say, rather than telling someone what they are doing is a \"fault\" (because it's not, you and perhaps others simply don't like it) tell them how certain things they do or say make you feel or react. Be honest with how you will have to, for example, avoid certain situations, conversation topics, levels of trust, or future plans with them because XYZ action of theirs makes you uncomfortable doing so. \n\nAgain, there are no faults: there are only things that vary on the spectrum of how much they'll work for you. \n\nTo respond to your question another way: I do not think it IS possible to tell someone about a fault without being condescending because assuming YOU know what's right for them IS condescending. You can, however, tell them what relationship behaviors make you thrive and which ones make you struggle. ", "My now wife of 5 years sprang the surprise news of 55k in cr", "Low level management here. Don't accuse. Don't point fingers. Don't even insinuate this is a one-sided situation. Bring the situation to light as a problem that you two have to solve together. Discuss consequences to the unit as a whole and benefits of solving it. Give examples of what you are sacrificing, and ask if they are willing to do so as well. If you cannot find something you are sacrificing, how can you ask them to? Give incentives for making goals. Have $100 in the bank account at the end of the month after bills are paid? Go do something fun. $200? Something even better. The moment you make an accusation, the kneejerk reaction will be to get defensive.", "LPT: when someone acts like they are offended when you explain a fault of theirs and don't change their behavior as a result of this new knowledge, they likely don't want to change.", "If it's perpetual, you may be in the unfortunate situation of being with someone who expects you to clean up whatever messes she wants to make. \n \nLPT: Figure out whether that is happening before there are kids.", "I recommend making some rage comics, posting them to /r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu/, and then leaving the laptop open...passive aggressively waiting for her to look at it.", "I have never quite gotten why people are so mad about being \"judged\". Stop doing stupid shit. We all get judged for the negative things I do. If you do enough of them, you will be single. Fact.", "I don't know how long you've been together, but before meeting my now wife I was horrible with money. 6 years later I have made an almost complete turn around. In addition to the really good advice on this thread, I would suggest signing up for mint and being able to view your SOs bank account (if they OK it of course). Just knowing that my wife can see what I spend really makes me stop and think about my purchases. ", "I compliment the shit out of my SO all the time about everything and everything, and I don't make it a big deal if there is something I don't like, I just mention it and she seems happy to find out so she can get back to making me gush over how perfect she is.\n\nFinancially, was the biggest and longest battle, so I'll share one part of my story: For a year I kept trying to get her to engage coupon shopping, stocking to bridge from sale to sale on things we always use, to me it was basic household management but I think to her she couldn't grasp not living paycheck to paycheck.\n\nWhen I FINALLY after a year got her to clip coupons I didn't knock a single one, even the stupid ones, I just went and bought it all and came home and gave massive victories for what she did, showed her the receipt to show what she saved us (1/5th of her weekly pay, in savings)\n\nNext week, she not only had the coupons ready but she organized them by store with paperclips! I came home with the bounty and made her feel like a princess on how much she saved us and how much time it saved me.\n\nShe took over the shopping, she wanted that experience of dropping 5 whole hams into the cart at 1/5th the cost because of a sale, enough for half a year or more. November, 6 turkeys from 6 places to give us a year of turkey at 45cents a pound. When she got back I am quick to help carry and giggle with her that she needed management override because of her savings.\n\nGot to the point she confessed to me once that she buys stupid things like oreos when the coupons need 10.00 purchase to work. I laughed (not at her) and explained that she can buy what ever she wants with that 10.00 when she's saving 150, that's what that 10.00 is for, to reward you for being awesome.\n\nOnce she caught the basic bug, it's grown into every part of her thinking.\n\nIt never would of gotten off the ground had I not gave her 50 compliments for every negative one, she would of just been in a pattern of not bothering to listen to me.", "Hyper-emotional girlfriend here. What works for me is always, through tone and word, treat the issue as something you want to overcome with me, not something you need to change about me. Even if it's so, SO OBVIOUS that I'm the issue and you can't fix it from your end, treat it like a separate entity - you, me, and the issue.\n\nAlso, give me an opportunity to add to the conversation. Phrase it \"I was thinking, maybe we could work out a budget together, what do you think?\" That gives them the opportunity to come to the conclusion on their own that it is something they can do to fix it, and that instead of being lectured, they are part of a team working towards the solution. \n\n(Sorry I changed tenses.)", "Here's the progression of how I personally, would handle the situation.\n1) Invite here to sit down and work through your budget with you letting here see that you can't just spend more than yoy make. This could possibly open the door to help her create a budget. (This option is of course assuming you have a budget for yourself. If not then you could just have her to help you start one.)\n2) If option one doesn't work and you have to just bring it up to her, make sure it is at a time when she's in a good mood and give her the \"criticism sandwich\". In other words, lead out with good things, ease into the CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, and end with more good things. Helps the critique portion to not sound like an attack. Make sure you're conveying that you love her and are trying to help. I had a similar situation with my wife (gf at the time) and I think most of the problem was that I was being a poor communicator and not so much her not being open to talking about finances. I worked on my communication about the topic and she is much better with money now. \n3) If options 1 and 2 continue to fail, you'll have to eventually decide if you love your gf enough to live with your potential future family being broke all the time because of her spending habits. ", "Here's how it'll likely go\n\n* Calmly explain your issue with her\n* Get yelled at because you \"always have to be right, don't you?\"\n* Get yelled at because you're \"criticizing her\"\n* Get yelled at some more for unrelated reasons\n* Tell her you're sorry\n* Accept your fate\n\nGood luck OP", "Don't share finances with your gf. Have separate accounts until you are comfortable with her spending/income.", "Don't put it in terms of her. Put it in terms of how it makes you feel. I will assume you have common finances since you say \"puts us\" in a hole\".\n\nTell her what you want out of life with her. Tell her you want to build a home together, to have romantic getaways, to have the good things in life. Tell her you are trying to do that by getting your finances in order, saving up for that life, and getting in good spending habits. Tell her that you feel anxious when you see that your finances keep ending up in a hole and you are worried that you won't be able to have the life together you want.\n\nTell her that you know how to do it, but you need her help. Prepare a tentative budget for how you see that plan happening. Don't refer to her past spending, but show her you have a budget for both of you to follow. Tell her you based hers on what you think she wants to spend on but you'll work with her to change it if she likes (but her total needs to stay the same). Tell her you are willing to stick to your budget if she's willing to stick to hers.\n\nFrom that point on, get in the habit of looking at actual spending compared to budget. At that point, don't refer to her being irresponsible or \"judgmental\" terms that set her off. Instead, refer to the plan that she agreed to. If she fails to live within the budget, refer to how you are worried about seeing your future plans fall apart, and ask her for what way can you help her to keep within her part of the budget to get that future you want together.\n\nYou can vary this approach depending on your circumstances, your actually plans together, and her personality, and your personality. Based on what you've said, it sounds like you are innately analytical and rational and live life toward a goal. It sounds like she is more idealist, abstract thinking, and passionate about living life today.\n\nYou may (both) want to learn about different ways people think and how to translate between them. It may also be that you need to meet in the middle. Does your budgeting plan consider equally the future and enjoying life today, or does it starve you today for some imagined tomorrow. That's risky as well. A life forever lived in the future can be a tragic one, as much as one lived for today only. When you do that budget, be careful to balance it by including enjoyment of life today as well.\n", "Before we were married my bf and I lived together and split all our bills 50:50. It meant that his money was his to do as he pleased and mine was mine. And we almost never had arguments about money. Now we're married we still do it with the mortgage but we kind of take turns buying things now and don't track it anymore.\n\nOur arrangement won't suit everyone but the point is we are on the same page. You've got to talk openly and honestly about it and come up with a way to manage the money that works for both of you. You can sugarcoat the conversation if you must, but focus on the solution. ", "Always sandwich criticism between praise. For example \"I know you've been trying really hard to curb your spending lately and I really appreciate it. I think we should look at some other areas where we can stop spending as much, because it's been really stressing us out. I'd like to establish some guidelines for our spending together. I know how good you are at rising to challenges and I think we can tackle this one together.\" \n\nOr something like \"you're such a sweet, funny, kind person. Maybe you're not the most social in a group setting. But I love when we hang out 1 on 1.\" Whatever it is bury it in praise and it doesn't feel as harsh.", "Also find out if she needs a practicsl stretegy to help manage the money. Write a budget. And shop her a g4aph that shows how house property grows over time, so that she wants to buy one soon, and rake in that equity. ", "A very common theme in this thread is what I came here to say: Don't say it as if they're doing something wrong, say how it is negatively affecting the relationship and explain what that means for you.\n\nA few weeks ago my SO and I had a massive fight because of the way I dress. I'm Midwestern American, and I very much dress like it (in that I have absolutely no fashion sense and have been wearing the same clothes since high school as long as they still fit). He is an upper-class Brit, and has had the importance of appearance drilled into him since early childhood. He started the conversation off with, \"I'm not attracted to you anymore.\"\n\nDon't do that. It's the worst thing, and it's not even what he actually meant.\n\nWhat we finally whittled it down to is that he feels embarrassed when he's with me in public sometimes because of how I dress, and that it makes him feel unappreciated when he always puts effort into how he looks and he knows I haven't put any effort into how I look. I agreed that I had to start dressing like an adult. So he pitched in half the money, and we bought fashionable clothing for the first time in five years. I started putting on makeup (lightly) almost every time we go out, and making sure my hair was brushed and styled (to an extent - I have never gotten the hang of my hair).\n\nMy point is, discuss how it affects you and what that means for the relationship as opposed to the flaw itself - I don't care how strangers perceive me, and I never will. But I care a GREAT deal if my boyfriend feels unappreciated or embarrasses because of me, even if it's due to a trait he admires. I especially care if that flaw is potentially a deal breaker for him, and if fixing it will probably make things better for me in the long run. THAT made me want to change more than anything else.", "it can help to tell them your reaction/what goes on inside of you when they do what they do. that way you aren't making it a fault, you're describing the consequences. ", "honestly, i told my wife that i'd not marry her until she wasn't in debt. she didn't flip, and took care of her shit. that's why we're married.", "all these SO's who feel talked down to or criticized should not be catered to, they should learn to not be delusional when at fault. ", "You say it this way:\n\n\"I feel\" insert your emotion here \"when you\" insert their (neutral) behavior here\n\nSo for example. \"I feel fearful when you buy things on cr", "You can't change people. You can tell them your view and what you want, but you can't change them. They have to want to change themselves. \n\nIf you stick around you are showing you are ok with the bad behavior. This will cause them to not change, and it will drag on and on.\n\nThe one example at the top of scaring the husband is the 1 out of 10. Not the 9 out of 10, and you need be able to accept the level of financial issues you are willing to deal with. Especially considering she is already not receptive to any kind of adult conversation. ", "You both want to be treated fairly, so there are at least three approaches you could take. You could split the bills evenly while maintaing separate accounts. Second option is you could maintain separate accounts and also open a joint account that you put a percentage of your earnings into for joint expenses. Your third option is you could both put all your earnings in a joint account. I think that this is the conversation you should have before getting into specifics.", "You basically want to give her what's called a shit sandwich. First compliment her on something she does well or maybe on her looks or outfit. Then bring up the fault which in her case is the finances. Then compliment her on something else to complete the sandwich. \n\nExample: \"That's a really nice shirt you're wearing today, it looks great. By the way, we need to be more careful about our finances, make sure not to make impulse purchases. Hey that dinner you made last night was spectacular, did you do something differently this time?\"\n\nBasically you're mixing in the criticism between compliments so it doesn't come off as harshly. ", "Word of advice.. if it's so bad that she's getting you into debt, just bail now. Most people will lapse back into their old ways, especially after you are locked down with kids. My SO did this. There were multiple warning signs for about 3 major problems. She worked to improve them, and made a massive change in her life. Enough that I decided to marry her and have a kid. 2 years after that first kid, and everything is back 10x worse. I can't even offer help or support without it blowing up into a massive fight... Trust your instincts.. if you are here asking for help, it might be time to cut ties before you are in too deep.", "With problems like these, never make it about the person. The problem is existential, it's nothing personal. True or not, this is the only way to make someone willing to listen. \n\n\"Hey honey, I'm anxious about our finances, it stresses me out. Your tastes and interests are fine, but I'm concerned about our ability to stay supported with the purchases you make. Is there any way we can work out our spending together?\"\n\nIf she hears this as passive aggressive, that's fine. You can say \"I'm genuinely looking for a solution, I'm not being judgmental. How can we meet both of our needs?\" \n\nRephrase to fit your natural speech obviously, but don't be afraid to be vulnerable. And remember, the problem is the finances and the purchases, not the person or their habits or decision-making. Don't let the conversation go there, and if she tries to bring it there, acknowledge whatever it is and move on. The discussion should be focused on this single problem. ", "With all due respect, I came in wondering how to tell/ask her in a good way to chew with her mouth closed. ", "When you explain why you're upset, don't hurl accusations and make them feel like the target. Instead, explain why you are upset and how you feel. This makes them feel less defensive and more likely to be sympathetic.", "What if you say \"hey honey ... help me crunch the numbers here ...\" and offer to make some special sacrifice for the team. Be so giving and sacrificial that she will feel shame when she buys something. Don't buy new shoes, don't buy new underwear. Eliminate all your expenses! If she still buys stuff maybe she really needs them. \n\n", "Well, you should start by considering this \"having a discussion\", rather than \"explaining a fault.\" Coming into the discussion with the right attitude will make a huge difference. If you start off with trying to \"explain a fault\", I can pretty much guarantee that she will feel like you are being condescending, and she will be defensive.", "Wave both hands in a swirling, whirling motion. Tell her what she is doing wrong, while moving your hands. She will be dazzled and have sunlight insight beams. You can also vocalize like OOOooOOOoOOO while you are fixing her mind.", "Try the compliment sandwich. Give a sincere compliment, then constructive criticism, then another sincere compliment. \n \nSort of like: \"Hey, you always find the best blueberries, they're so sweet. But I've noticed that a lot of the strawberries you pick are underripe, maybe try getting the darker ones next time. But, seriously, how do you always find the sweetest blueberries?\"", "Try explaining how her actions end up making you feel. Like how the impact of her actions affect your feelings. There is no semblance of name calling like \"irresponsible\" or anything, instead of directing the blame solely on her its that act (overspending). She will feel less attacked because there is the separation from her and the act.", "Tough one. I've been with my wife 8 years and I still don't have much luck trying to talk about her spending. Try this, maybe...start talking about looking for another part time job. Maybe something like that will sink in.", "This isn't a \"big\" piece of advice like everyone else's, but one thing that my ex and I would do is tell each other what we like and don't like. Assuming you each care about being a good SO, it works really well.\n\nLike instead of calling her out on a time she spent too much on a pair of shoes, I might find a time when she was good about money and tell her that I liked how she was being frugal, or I feel more comfortable when we build up our savings. Not in a passive aggressive way but just genuinely how I feel. Since she cares about how I feel, she'll genuinely try to do her best to address my concerns and vice versa. I think positive reinforcement is best in relationships.\n\nIf I can't spin it in a positive way then I'll just tell her I don't like it when she spends so much on jewelry and maybe tell her that I'd prefer we save that money for emergencies or vacations. This way, I'm just telling her how I feel, not really demanding anything of her or blaming anything on her.", "This is going to sound judgy and well, I apologize in advance.\n\nThis is your girlfriend not your wife. Your finances should be separate from each other's. Her actions should not put you in a hole. You have responsibilities of your own don't screw yourself by letting a dependant; because that's what she is if she's putting you in a hole, make any financial decision for you. If she's terrible with money then don't give her access to yours.\n\nAll IMHO. I screwed myself by letting an ex of 5 years spend money when we shouldn't have. She couldn't help but spend every penny every paycheck. Don't go down the same road.", "This has probably already been said but the best techniques are mastered through repetition especially when it comes to navigating the ego of a loved one....first compliment them on the way they handled challenges in the past by reminding them of their strengths...then(#2) remind them on a time when you handle a challenge or situation well...then(#3) share with them a difficult situation which did not play to your strength or when your weaknesses got the best of you...then(#4) explain how this situation may be one of those times when help or reinforcement might be needed; you are the significant other whose role it is to support and help each other. \n\nTo summarise simply \n#1 (+) Reinforce their strengths \n#2 (+) Remind them of your strengths \n#3 (-) Share with them your own short comings or when your weaknesses got the best of you and it didn't pay off\n#4 (-) Explain to the other how this maybe one of those time\nFinally\nOffer support, the only conflict you win is one you avoid.\n", "There's an underlying problem in your relationship. She gets mad because she knows, but doesn't want to admit it to herself. She's stubborn. She also could be using shopping as some sort of crutch for something, best of luck.", "The way you're phrasing it here is likely how you're phrasing it to your SO. The issue is that she spends, but what you're saying is \"she needs to be more responsible\". I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying that you're presenting the end result rather than the journey. You've made the trip from spending to financial position to your stress to a solution, all without her involved. Go back to the start, and make the journey with her.\n\nState the facts. Start with the actions, in their barest form, without touching consequences. \"Sometimes, you spend money\".\n\nState the true consequence, not your judgement of it. Consider this carefully to spot your unconscious assumptions. \"When you spend that much, you leave us with less money than I feel comfortable with when bills come around\".\n\nExplain how you feel about it, and why. \"I feel stressed and worried, because I don't think we'd be able to cope if something happened and we needed money to fix it\".\n\nDiscuss together how the situation can be addressed. Remember, this is a journey, so solving any of the things you just said counts as success. If she comes up with a way she can keep spending but leave you with more confidence in your financial security, that might be a win. If you come up with a way to reduce the risk of unexpected expenditures to the point where you feel ok with having a smaller contingency fund, that might be a win. It's not about convincing her, it's about solving the problem - together.\n\nBe patient. She may still feel like you're criticising. Make it clear that the issue isn't what she's doing - it's that what she's doing is making you unhappy. Stopping doing it is one option. You accepting that it's not the problem you think it is and trying to stop being bothered by it is also an option. As mature adults in a relationship, your job is to find a point somewhere on the scale between those two where you both feel you can be happy. In most cases, it turns out to be a middle ground where she finds a way to do it in a way that's less likely to make you unhappy, and you find a way to deal with whatever is left.\n\nA relationship is built on compromise. People treat that as a dirty word, or think it means both of you being a little unhappy. They're wrong. Nobody is infallible and everyone is at least a little different, so there will be times when they disagree with each other. Compromise means accepting that, and having enough respect for each other to both put in the effort to make it work.", "The correct answer is to use \"I messages\". Don't talk about your partner's behavior; talk about your FEELINGS (trust your feelings, Luke!).\n\nNobody can deny you your feelings. They're legit because they are yours.\n\nExample: \"I can't sleep at night; I'm so worried about our finances\".\n\n\"I am having serious stress honey; these finances will kill me.\"\n\n\"It makes me so angry to know that I'm working so hard and everything I make gets flushed down the toilet. I don't like being angry at you, and that makes me more angry. Please help!\"\n\n\"I feel like all my dreams and goals are getting torpedoed and never will happen because we can't save money. I feel like I will die poor and miserable. It makes me depressed.\"\n\netc etc, fill in your own heatfelt feelings, these are just examples.\n", "The compliment sandwich. You're gorgeous, you talk a little too much and it can be an issue sometimes. You're very smart and good at your job.", "The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy.\n\nGive that book a try. you can read first chapter for free at www.thecompoundeffect.com/", "That was me to a small extent, I just bought things I didn't need then scramble a little til payday. My hubby (boyfriend at the time) and I had just started living together and he sat down with me and went over my finances together. It didn't feel critical because instead of just saying \"you're buying stupid shit, stop\" he showed me a better way to handle my money. He was really patient about it and now I've got out of debt and have a good savings built up. He really helped me see how much money I was blowing and it opened my eyes way more than him just telling me I should do it differently. That's the approach I would recommend.", "Tell her it's time to grow the fuck up and put on her big girl panties, because you have some facts she needs to hear. \n\nI'm single. ", "Tell her it's something very important to you, and if she says you're being patronizing, apologize, tell her that's not your intention at all, but STAY ON TOPIC. Don't let it become a conversation about you and your patronizing ways (if you are, indeed, patronizing at all). Say something like, \"I'm not trying to be patronizing at all because I have an enormous amount of respect for you. If you like, we can talk about my short comings at another time. I'm certainly far from perfect in many ways. But right now, we need to talk about our finances.\"\n\nI find that, when people don't want to have a conversation about a self-destructive behaviour, they'll often try to turn it around: \"I'm bad with finances? Well you're patronizing. I guess we both have problems. That takes care of that. Let's watch TV.\" If this is that important to you, don't let her do that.", "Take Dave Ramsey's course (not for everyone) or study /r/personalfinance. It will teach you both how to budget effectively and re prioritize your relationship to money. There will be a lot less arguing if you both are on the same page with a budget plan. The envelope system specifically is incredible and has changed my outlook on money.", "Stroke her hair with one hand, slide 2 fingers into her vag with the other and say listen sweetie we i just have to tell you something", "Stop! Before you do anything let's discuss what that \"fault\" is. Every fault you address should be handled differently from the next", "Steven R Covey, seven habits of highly effective people, says to state how the other person's actions affect you. When you do x it makes me feel like y. For example, when you spend irresponsibly it make me feel worried about our future. ", "Start with Empathy.\n\n I know hard hard it can be to <correct behavior> but your <bad behavior> is affecting me <how> is there anything I can do to help you to be able to <correct behavior>?", "Sounds like a symptom... especially if she gets defensive about it. Does she spend to deal with stress or anxiety? Or for some other reason? Focus on figuring out what that is otherwise she'll just replace the spending with something else.", "Sit her down and very softly, very respectfully ask her the question: \"Bitch, do you not know how to count?\" ", "Read this book: \"Verbal Judo\" by George Thompson.\n\nThis is helpful for a lot of difficult talks you might have to go through, with a lot of people.", "Positive reinforcement. If you guys sit down and communicate without getting upset or whatever, then you can actually work through any and all issues you might have.\n\nComing up on my one year anniversary, and at first things were rough. But through good communication, there isn't anything you cannot solve.\n\nAlso it's a lot of not trying to be \"right\" and becoming better at admitting your own faults and saying \"I'm wrong\" a lot more often. Even if you aren't, or don't believe that you are. Practice it in front of a mirror. Because you know what? No one is right 100% of the time, at times I argued through tooth and nail for something pointless. I'd say most of the time You guys will argue over nothing. And then realize \"wtf are we even arguing about?\"\n\nCommunicate.\nAddress.\nPositive changes.\nBoom\n", "One of the most common themes I see in articles explaining how to do this is to focus on the effect their actions have on you and suggesting a solution.\n\nWhen you do X it makes me feel Y. can we try Z?", "My wife and I have been blessed in that we both make a lot of money and both fear debt. One thing that has helped us save was direct depositing a portion of our paychecks into a savings account that we cannot touch (20%), a portion to a personal savings account that we each have our own comllete discretion over spending (10%), and the rest goes to food, bills, clothing, housing, childcare, etc.", "Many ways this can be done. And many comments are right on. Another thing that could be included is relating. Identify a problem that you have that is similar. Bring an issue that you yourself have to the same level as the issue at hand. ", "Many people are in this situation and completely powerless to discuss this topic with their SO's. OP you have done a service to humanity, thank you. \n\nI am currently in this situation with my wife. We decided 14 weeks (7 pay checks) ago that we wanted to buy a bigger house. We agreed to limit expenses to save for the fees and small down payment. To date we are still completely broke. In the mean time she's had her hair done three times at $150 each time, purchased cosmetic products totaling almost $100, spent $10 per week buying coffee at work, etc etc. Arguments ensue every pay day when as soon as my check is cleared in the bank, orders go out on Amazon and before I can pay down cr", "Make it a game. Create milestones or treats/gifts that you guys can enjoy together if you save x amount of money monthly, etc. This can be a fun way to open her eyes to budgeting. ", "Make a budget. This is how much you can spend this month. Do this at the beginning of each month so it's always on your minds. Make it a point to spend less than you make.", "Lots of good advice in this thread but it could be no matter what you say she will get upset anyways. And that's OK. Sometimes people have to work though their own feelings and insecurities and they take it out on you. The only thing you can do it remain calm and stick to the facts and why it's bothering you. Don't give in to an emotional argument and let emotions overshadow the facts. She may feel judged etc but those are just her feelings she has to work through and it's nothing to do with what you said. Everyone has to learn how to deal with finance problems whether or not they want to think about it..for some it just takes longer than others. She may just need time to think and process changing her lifestyle ", "Key is being able to accept your own faults. The only reason I have a problem with my husband discussing my faults with me, no matter how he phrases it, is that I can NEVER point out any faults to him. He loses it.", "Just state the facts and ask if she cares: \"I am stressed out whenever we are in debt. I am not stressed when we have six month's expenses in checking. I plan to retire someday and you can't do that when you're in debt. Do you care about any of that at all, or am I just wasting your time to talk about what bothers me and what I want for my future?\"\n\n", "It doesn't seem that constructive to make your SO understand their flaw or change it, especially from your non-neutral position. For one thing, it opens you up to criticism, and as you've noted, it hurts to talk about it.\n\nI suggest you talk to her about changing the way you bank as a couple, and deliberately avoid/dodge the subject of her spending habits.\n\nOpen a joint account with (if necessary) dual signature/password and agree upon how much money goes into it from your paycheque(s). Give yourselves each an allowance from there. You also need to agree about what can be bought from the joint account.\n\nIf she confronts you when you try to change the way you manage money together, then it probably means she's aware and embarrassed about her problem. You don't really need to lay it bare for her in this case, and I would suggest deflecting any attacks and saying how this will help you both, how it's what many couples do (though I think dual signature is uncommon), it's just good sense, etc...\n\nWith the right setup your gf's spending problem will be her own problem, and you will eventually be in a better, more neutral position, from which you can actually help her.\n", "If you love her and think she can change then try all these things. But these habits run deep and can cause real problems in the future. Shutting you up by getting angry is a form of abusive behavior. If she's not the one...run", "If all else fails, if there is no way to avoid a negative, employ the shit sandwich technique of feedback. Start on something positive, end on something positive, and insert the criticism as gently as possible in the middle. \n\n\"I know you aren't irresponsible, and you try your best to control your spending. But you are running a significant deficit that could cause you some issues in the future. So let's put another pair of eyes on the issue and see if there's something we can work on to get you where you want to be\"\n\nSounds a bit better than \"You're an idiot who blows all their money and I'm sick of subsidising you, so sit your ass down and behave like an adult\" ", "I'd say just empathize with them while explaining what you want to accomplish. How do they feel about what you're saying? That kind of understanding will make it a two way street of communication. ", "I was actually hopeful to read this and get some good advice on relationships. But it turned into a financial thread.\n\nAnyone have any tips that don't revolve around money and poor finances?", "I used to have a girlfriend that had that same problem. She would very rarely respond positively to any criticism no matter how her actions affected me. I've since come to find this kind of behavior extremely infantile, and I probably still have something of a chip on my shoulder.\n\nYour gf may be different and may actually just need you to take a kinder and more patient approach, but if that doesn't work then think carefully about how much time and effort you're willing to spend. That's honestly the best advice I can give since in my case we never worked it out and I finally got too fed up with her abuse after years of patience.", "I think you've got to sit down and really look at your finances together and be encouraging. Instead of criticizing what she's doing, sit down and discuss how both of you should do it and make sure to be encouraging and to give praise when she does something well/is responsible. ", "I had to do this one. I ended up taking control of our fiances (we are married), then would explain it her like \"we can't afford x because we have to pay for a, b, and c.\" She accepted this much easier compared to when I tried to explain that buying things just because you have money in your pocket isn't always the right move.", "I had this kind of conversation with my spouse. We were having to use our cr", "I am your girlfriend (over-spender, under-thinker). It comes from a lifetime of endless bail-outs and never truly understanding finances (money in has to exceed money out....or so I'm told). I'm 35, and I still struggle with this. Definitely the thing my husband struggles with the most about me.", "How sure are you that she's actually offended, and not just trying to manipulate you? In my opinion it's a lot more common than anyone is willing to admit for people to feign offense in order to avoid talking about their problems. And I think this occurs particularly often among people who complain about \"being judged\" by others.\n\nI'm asking because it sounds like you have tried this multiple times, and probably attempted many of the obvious ways to tweak your behavior. Ultimately, no solution can possibly work unless she is on board enough that she's willing to make it work. So considering the issue of her honesty, even if it's somewhat invasive, is kind of a necessary prerequisite to tackling your actual question. Don't feel obligated to answer this in the thread or whatever, just make sure you've given it a little bit of thought on your own time. That said, if your first impression is that she's being honest about it, that impression is probably correct. It's only if you're already wondering about her honesty but afraid to consider the issue in more detail that this would potentially be the problem. Don't be paranoid, but don't shy away from legitimate suspicion.\n\nIf she's not feigning offense, here are two things you might try:\n\n1. Describe her faults in terms of your own faults. \"You know how when I X, you get extremely irritated. To me, it's kind of like that when you Y.\" This approach risks seeming condescending. To avoid seeming condescending, the personal fault you talk about will need to be an important and probably shameful one. If you pick something trivial, the comparison will not seem genuine.\n\n2. Mitigate the criticism by emphasizing that you like her overall. \"I love you, but I have a really hard time dealing with your finances, and we need to talk about it\". I'm assuming you're about this close, if you're sharing finances. Or, you could potentially do something like: \"I'm going to talk with you about X, and then we are going to go out for pizza to celebrate our good communication\". This problem seems like a big deal, so avoiding criticism entirely is impossible and not a good goal for you. What you can do is put that criticism into context. Limits don't mean zero money. Discussing flaws doesn't require dislike. Careful wording doesn't imply disrespect.\n\nIf she accuses you of seeming condescending, say that you love and respect her, and so you didn't want to hurt her. If she accuses you of being judgmental, you can either ease her insecurities, or issue some kind of ultimatum that makes it clear you consider talking about her financial habits necessary and important. If she accuses you of both judgmentalness and condescension in the same conversation, then either she is being manipulative, you're the worst communicator on the planet, or there are unresolved issues elsewhere in your relationship that should be your priority.", "Honestly you just need to have a serious sit down with her and discuss how both of your view your financial future. Make sure she understands that it's serious for you to discuss finances but also make sure you aren't speaking to her as her councilor but instead as her financial partner.\n\nSeriously consider how you want to continue your relationship with her if she wont take this topic seriously and discuss it with you. If you're not being accusing of her and just trying to have a discussion, but she still plays the victim card immediately, you might want to consider what the real status of your relationship is. Some people just aren't in the head space yet to think about the future, and it's possible that you two are at different levels of maturity.\n\nSource: Has been a irresponsible partner in the past and has also had irresponsible partners since.", "Here you go: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/25/fashion/25love.html \n\nFollow the principle of Shamu the Whale and avoid the [Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse](https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-four-horsemen-recognizing-criticism-contempt-defensiveness-and-stonewalling/) and your relationship skills level up to 5/7.", "Here is my honest opinion... Don't date a woman who can't take constructive criticism. The whole relationship will blow up eventually if you do. That, or you'll just be a miserable slave to their emotions forever. ", "Grab that bitch by her hair and tell her like it is in a logical way. If you show emotion, you lose fucker. Be a man, pussy. God damn, white men these days are pussies. ", "Firstly, I'd recommend making a genuine and concerted effort to empathise with your SO, and ask her questions to understand why she made the decisions that have upset you. Focus on understanding what feelings she has (that's feelings \"I felt excited\" not ideas \"I felt that...\"). Ask directed questions that require attempts at understanding from you, rather than open questions (e.g. \"When you bought that fancy toaster, did you feel annoyed with our old crappy toaster because you need less stress in the mornings?\" rather than \"What were you feeling when you bought the toaster?\").\n\nNext, express yourself. Try to separate what you're experiencing into observations, feelings (not ideas), needs/wants and requests.\n\nObservations: be concrete as possible. Avoid using words like \"overspend\" or \"put us in a hole\" because these are ultimately value judgements. Maybe they have a validity you want to keep hold of, fine, but for the purposes of this conversation, let them be. Instead talk about specific events \"When you took money out of our savings that time...\" \"When you bought that new insurance policy without talking to me about it...\"\n\nFeelings: Ask yourself what you feel. These should be emotions that do not describe the world, only yourself. For example: angry, frustrated, miserable, embarrassed, excited and ashamed are all feelings. \"talked down to\" and \"criticized\" are really giving a judgement to the other person (i.e. \"You are talking down to me.\" \"You are criticizing me in a bad way.\") and are likely to set people off. Instead you could say \"When you said that, I felt really frustrated, because I need more respect from you.\"\n\nNeeds: pair each feeling to a need/want. Why do you feel this way? If it's a negative feeling, what would make it change? If a concrete thing comes up (e.g. \"I need her to be quiet for a minute.\") ask what end goal that meets (e.g. \"I need some peace so I can focus.\").\n\nRequests: It sounds like you're pretty frustrated about this. Perhaps it's been going on for months or years. If you want a strong connection between the two of you on this, I think it's important to make requests, not demands. The difference is, a request comes without emotional blackmail. If she doesn't meet your request, you don't shout at her, or try to pressure her. That makes the whole process of empathy a ruse. \n\nMake your requests concrete and positive. That is, don't say \"Could you stop buying large coffees at that fancy cafe every day.\" instead perhaps \"Could you save the money you spend on those coffees and put it in our savings instead?\" or \"Could you get a small coffee for the next three months, so we can see how much more money we have for groceries?\"\n\nBe absurdly concrete, because phrases like \"a while\" or \"a bit less\" are open to interpretation, and could just create more arguments in the future.\n\nAlso, when you're hearing her, reflect back what you think you heard to make sure you heard it right, and ask her to do the same when you're speaking. It's amazing how quick we are to miscommunicate...", "Find out what her future goals are. More often or not, this will always lead to money. If for example she wants to go on a trip to Hawaii by the end of the year, then you can ask, \"wouldn't it be smart to start saving now so we can meet that goal?\" She won't be able to say no to that.", "Fairly typical lack of responsibility and accountability I've seen in too many exes. Treated lole daddy's little princess and used to others fixing when she fucks up. This requires serious talk and reconsideration of common future. \n\nIt will get worse.", "Everything you buy had a cost and a price. The cost is what the register rings up. The price is the amount of your life in hours that you traded to your employer so you could get money to buy <whatever>. You only have a limited number of hours - make sure what you buy on trade for then matters.", "Depends on the person, but I find I get through to my wife best when she can tell I'm bothered by something and is in a receptive mood. If she's upset then she becomes impossible to talk to, if she's happy she doesn't appreciate the negativity, but when she's in a sympathetic kind of mood she does tend to listen a little more than usual.\n\nThere was a confession bear meme posted a few weeks ago saying something like \"When I want my girlfriend to listen to me I start a sentence and then say 'never mind.'\" I don't generally approve of playing games like that, but that one works.", "Couch it in good stuff you feel for her. Lead with something loving and then just be honest I feel if at that point she can't reasonably discuss the matter then frankly tell her to grow up and listen ss it impacts the both of you and she's being selfish in your opinion. ", "Behavior and impact. Classic feedback. \n\nBehavior cannot be denied, this is something you did. \nImpact is how it made you feel. \n\nBe specific, be clear and truthful, be empathetic. ", "Be straightforward and direct, if she takes it badly continue to display dominance - 3 time divorcee ", "Basically focusing on the facts is the best imo;\n\n\"Honey when you overspend, I feel stressed out because it put us in a hole, I would prefer to talk about any spending decision together if possible\"\n\nI think this is the one of safest ways to put it, if she still find it judging then ask her why ? maybe her expectations of you as a provider are a little too high, if there is a big expectations gap then it would seriously undermine any advanced relationship. ", "At some point you need to either accept the consequences or walk away. You can't change another person.", "Ask questions. Not necessarily leading questions (at least not right away), but make her feel like you understand that she's a rational person with agency who has reasons and preferences behind her actions. Acknowledge that you realize you've gotten stressed out about your different (note: not a judgement statement) financial management approaches and say you want to understand more and get on the same page.\n\nHow, ideally, does she imagine her finances working? How does she track input/output? What kind of goals does she have? What is she imagining coming down the line? What is her rationale behind the purchases that are stressing you out?\n\nIt may be she does have some thinking or methodology behind what she's doing. It might be that it's an emotional reaction. It might be that you have different priorities. Talking this stuff out may give you more insight into where she's coming from. It may also give her a chance to articulate and think through her financial planning (or lack thereof) that'll make her more open to working with you to make things better. Give her the benefit of the doubt. Make her feel heard, not managed. If some of it seems to be contradictory or isn't lining up with the priorities you thought you have as a couple, point that out as an \"I\" statement. \"I had thought X.\" \"If I understand you correctly, you want Y but are doing Z, which seems to be working against that.\" MAYBE ask some gentle leading questions then, once you've established a shared understanding.\n\nSource: received extensive mediation and combination training, used it over 3 years with several hundred people in consultation and counseling work.", "As someone who is usually on the other side of the conversation, who also has a wife who isn't great at not hurting feelings, use ‘we’ instead of ‘you’. You are a couple, one unit, you are in it for her faults just as much as her strengths.", "/u/swr3212 \n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/SRSSelfImprovement/comments/pb8od/effort_john_gottmans_four_horsemen_of_the/\n\nBe mindful of how your word choice may make her feel. put yourself in her shoes", "\"Hey, this isn't a criticism or insult but...\"\n\nEveryone is flawed, that's part of being a person. Let her know you'll feel the same about her whether she changes or not.", " 1st, show her a graph of money coming in and a breakdown of expenses.\n\n2nd, IF you know what she really wants in the future, show her how much you need to get there each month in savings.\n\n3rd, ask her where to cut costs to reach her goals.\n " ]	[ 3547, 1839, 737, 327, 218, 62, 53, 37, 27, 26, 18, 15, 15, 11, 10, 9, 7, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "Starting gas appliance without a choke Any tips? I have an old leaf blower with no choke and I can't get it to start. Thanks", "Starting gas appliance without a choke Any tips? I have an old leaf blower with no choke and I can't get it to start. Thanks", "Starting gas appliance without a choke Any tips? I have an old leaf blower with no choke and I can't get it to start. Thanks", "Starting gas appliance without a choke Any tips? I have an old leaf blower with no choke and I can't get it to start. Thanks", "Starting gas appliance without a choke Any tips? I have an old leaf blower with no choke and I can't get it to start. Thanks" ]	[ "On some models of blowers squeezing the trigger a few times before pulling the cord will be a sufficient way to prime your carb, achieving the same result as a choke. If this doesn't work, try spraying a little ether or starting fluid into the air intake immediately before trying to start. Just a small amount is needed. Good luck. ", "If the engine has sat for more than 3-4 weeks and you did not use fuel stabilizer, the fuel may have gone bad. Replace the fuel.\n\nIf fuel is relatively new, you may have flooded it. Let it sit for a while, 20-30 mins or longer, before trying to start it again. Or you can turn off the fuel and pull the starter cord a few times to clear the cylinder and carburetor.\n\nIf that still does not work, verify the spark plug is working. [Youtube video to check sparking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa2mF4t6FEg). The spark should be blue. While you have the plug out, [inspect the plug too.](http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-assess-trouble-by-checking-your-spark-plugs.html). Also check to make sure the air filter is clean.\n\nIf it has been many months since you last ran it, you might have to do some carburetor work; jets or something else might be clogged.\n\n", "It was my Grandfather's blower...he hadn't used it in 5 years of so. He stored it without fuel. After 20 minutes or so I was able to get it going, but it wasn't easy. It ran out of fuel after 30 minutes and I refilled it and couldn't get it going again.", "I'm not too 'up' on 2-stroke engines, but I had an old Trans Am with no choke (aftermarket carbs and the linkage broke). I used to pump the gas pedal 4 or 5 times and it would always start, even in winter. Once running, I'd brake with my left foot so I could use my right to keep the RPMs up until it was warmed up.", "2 Stroke mix can dissolve gaskets, etc.. Replace the fuel and try again.\n\n'quickstart' spray (basically ether) will usually get an engine to fire. Sometimes if you can get it to fire a couple times it shakes the gunk out and you are good to go." ]	[ 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "What is the best way to find out if the neighbourhood you are moving to is good or bad Will be moving to a new city/neighbourhood. Looking for ways to find out if the area is good or not. What are some ways to find out (ideally through online resources) if there is a high crime rate, drug use, etc?", "What is the best way to find out if the neighbourhood you are moving to is good or bad Will be moving to a new city/neighbourhood. Looking for ways to find out if the area is good or not. What are some ways to find out (ideally through online resources) if there is a high crime rate, drug use, etc?", "What is the best way to find out if the neighbourhood you are moving to is good or bad Will be moving to a new city/neighbourhood. Looking for ways to find out if the area is good or not. What are some ways to find out (ideally through online resources) if there is a high crime rate, drug use, etc?", "What is the best way to find out if the neighbourhood you are moving to is good or bad Will be moving to a new city/neighbourhood. Looking for ways to find out if the area is good or not. What are some ways to find out (ideally through online resources) if there is a high crime rate, drug use, etc?", "What is the best way to find out if the neighbourhood you are moving to is good or bad Will be moving to a new city/neighbourhood. Looking for ways to find out if the area is good or not. What are some ways to find out (ideally through online resources) if there is a high crime rate, drug use, etc?", "What is the best way to find out if the neighbourhood you are moving to is good or bad Will be moving to a new city/neighbourhood. Looking for ways to find out if the area is good or not. What are some ways to find out (ideally through online resources) if there is a high crime rate, drug use, etc?", "What is the best way to find out if the neighbourhood you are moving to is good or bad Will be moving to a new city/neighbourhood. Looking for ways to find out if the area is good or not. What are some ways to find out (ideally through online resources) if there is a high crime rate, drug use, etc?", "What is the best way to find out if the neighbourhood you are moving to is good or bad Will be moving to a new city/neighbourhood. Looking for ways to find out if the area is good or not. What are some ways to find out (ideally through online resources) if there is a high crime rate, drug use, etc?", "What is the best way to find out if the neighbourhood you are moving to is good or bad Will be moving to a new city/neighbourhood. Looking for ways to find out if the area is good or not. What are some ways to find out (ideally through online resources) if there is a high crime rate, drug use, etc?", "What is the best way to find out if the neighbourhood you are moving to is good or bad Will be moving to a new city/neighbourhood. Looking for ways to find out if the area is good or not. What are some ways to find out (ideally through online resources) if there is a high crime rate, drug use, etc?", "What is the best way to find out if the neighbourhood you are moving to is good or bad Will be moving to a new city/neighbourhood. Looking for ways to find out if the area is good or not. What are some ways to find out (ideally through online resources) if there is a high crime rate, drug use, etc?", "What is the best way to find out if the neighbourhood you are moving to is good or bad Will be moving to a new city/neighbourhood. Looking for ways to find out if the area is good or not. What are some ways to find out (ideally through online resources) if there is a high crime rate, drug use, etc?" ]	[ "For hard facts like crime statistics, most police department websites will have some kind of map showing hotspots and whatnot.", "I don't know how to find that information, but google street view will help you tour the neighborhood virtually. At least you will be able to see the surroundings.", "If the clerk is behind a thick pane of plexiglass inside a locked booth at the corner convenience store you can assume it's a bad neighborhood.", "You won’t find the details anywhere public. The best way to get a feel for the neighborhood is to join the local social media pages to hear from the residents themselves. You’ll find out way more details on pages like that than you will from news reports or public information pages. The neighborhood pages will tell you the noise levels, pros and cons of the neighborhood and surrounding area, and will also help you to connect with people before you actually get there. I’ve done this with my last two moves out of state and have found its much better to get the inside scoop from the people who actually live there.", "The municipal police website might have a crime map. It could show you everything that's been reported in the area, broken down by crime type (property crime, noise, assault, robbery, break and enter, car theft, etc.) \n\nSearch the police website or blog for info on the neighbourhood. Do a search for announcements of neighbourhood initiatives - that could be an indicator of issues in the neighbourhood that they're trying to handle. \n\nDon't overlook the obvious. Do an online search for News. Look up the street name, nearby main drag road names, look up the neighbourhood name, and add search terms like \"shooting,\" \"stabbing,\" or \"drugs\" and you could get results. \n\nDo a basic web search, using a map, to look for any nearby signs of potential trouble, like liquor stores, pawn shops, and so forth.\n\nI know you're hoping for online resources, but unless it's super sketchy... a good idea is to drive around the block a few times on a Friday night, and Saturday night. If it's too rough for that, not advisable. But see it on a weekend after dark to see if there are parties going on, or groups of anyone just sorta hanging around making a racket.", "Do a drive by during the evening or night. Just park there, if you feel nervous or get spooked it might not be the best neighborhood for you.", "you can look up a crime map database but the downfall to those is they aren’t always reliable. mostly with how many crimes get reported or the timeframe between instances. like i’ve seen them display reports from six years ago. also look up the local news reports for the city, you’ll see patterns of bad things happening. \n\nbest of luck with the move! \n\nalso, i’ve seen data that would look scary but a lot of times there’s duplicate reports of the same thing, use both the local news reports and that to weed out what’s true and what’s not.", "This maybe isn’t great for everyone, but I like to drive through it and look to see if people are walking around, and if so, what are they doing?\n\nIf you see a bunch of sketchy looking folk, homeless dudes, prostitutes, people look like they’re selling drugs, obviously even though there’s a lot of people on foot it’s probably not a great area.\n\nIf you see mostly moms pushing strollers, people walking for exercise (especially older folk) or walking friendly looking dogs, and kids running around or riding bikes, those are clues that people who would be vulnerable to attack or mischief feel comfortable and safe wandering around.\n\nIf you’re near downtown, or in a larger city, make sure to visit the potential home on a weekday and a weekend. There’s a ton of amazing townhomes and apartments close to downtown in my area that seem so safe and pleasant on the weekdays when all the folks who work downtown that are great places to buy drugs or have large numbers of homeless folk sleeping in the parks nearby on the weekends (because most of the people who’d object to them being there on the weekdays won’t be back until Monday).\n\nI don’t think homeless folks are bad or evil, but most of us if we were desperate or hungry would consider doing things we’d balk at when we’re safe or well-fed, and even well-fed folks can act badly in the throes of serious addiction.\n\nDepending on where you are in life, you want to consider proximity to colleges or nightlife hotspots too. I loved being closer to campus when I was in college and loved having a lot of college neighbors or being able to walk to bars then, but now that I have young kids I like living in a quieter spot with other families and older folks who are also wanting to sleep at night and drive slowly on the streets, lol", "Niche.com can help with rankings for schools, safety, family friendliness, etc. Also joining Facebook pages for towns can give you a sense of the people. If it’s a specific neighborhood I second driving it during the day, evening, & different times to get a sense of it.", "I once read that asking delivery services (like pizza) if they deliver to that location may give an indication.", "I guess the first step is defining what good vs bad is. Lots of neighborhoods folks would consider bad I think are perfect. What are the specific signals to you that you’d say “this is bad”? Once you answer that you can dig into information sources.", "You have to see it for a few late night, early morning hours on a holiday weekend.\n\nAsk the neighbors, assess the gin mills versus churches.\n\nIf more gin mills than churches, it is bad." ]	[ 7, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 ]	safe
[ "what advice would you give to someone that hasn't tried studying anything in a long time but has to prepare for an exam in a week's time? ", "what advice would you give to someone that hasn't tried studying anything in a long time but has to prepare for an exam in a week's time? ", "what advice would you give to someone that hasn't tried studying anything in a long time but has to prepare for an exam in a week's time? ", "what advice would you give to someone that hasn't tried studying anything in a long time but has to prepare for an exam in a week's time? " ]	[ "Try to find someone that you can \"teach\" the material. If you can explain it to someone else it can help you remember more and feel more confident in your own knowledge", "What really helps me is to try to visualize your learning material, depends on the subject, but I've used the following with success: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9IOqd1LpkA\n\nTo test myself if I know the subject better is to pretend I'm the teacher trying to teach the subject to someone. Learned this back in the university (https://effectiviology.com/protege-effect-learn-by-teaching/ - did not know it had a name)\n\nGood luck!", "Cram! \n\nWrite every topic and thing you should have studied and revised onto paper - write it don’t print it off - and stick it all around your room. Then write it again and again. Before you know it, you’ll know it", "Reword the information that you’re studying, and then read it outloud.\n\nNot only will it create a meaningful experience when you read aloud (most people don’t), it’s been shown you learn things three times as fast when you do this. Additionally, rewording it will give you the opportunity to more deeply engage with the information" ]	[ 3, 2, 2, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to answer \"How are you?\" if the answer isn't some form of \"good\" Is it better to be sincere and say that you are feeling terrible, or is it better to just lie and be on your way?", "How to answer \"How are you?\" if the answer isn't some form of \"good\" Is it better to be sincere and say that you are feeling terrible, or is it better to just lie and be on your way?", "How to answer \"How are you?\" if the answer isn't some form of \"good\" Is it better to be sincere and say that you are feeling terrible, or is it better to just lie and be on your way?", "How to answer \"How are you?\" if the answer isn't some form of \"good\" Is it better to be sincere and say that you are feeling terrible, or is it better to just lie and be on your way?", "How to answer \"How are you?\" if the answer isn't some form of \"good\" Is it better to be sincere and say that you are feeling terrible, or is it better to just lie and be on your way?", "How to answer \"How are you?\" if the answer isn't some form of \"good\" Is it better to be sincere and say that you are feeling terrible, or is it better to just lie and be on your way?", "How to answer \"How are you?\" if the answer isn't some form of \"good\" Is it better to be sincere and say that you are feeling terrible, or is it better to just lie and be on your way?", "How to answer \"How are you?\" if the answer isn't some form of \"good\" Is it better to be sincere and say that you are feeling terrible, or is it better to just lie and be on your way?", "How to answer \"How are you?\" if the answer isn't some form of \"good\" Is it better to be sincere and say that you are feeling terrible, or is it better to just lie and be on your way?", "How to answer \"How are you?\" if the answer isn't some form of \"good\" Is it better to be sincere and say that you are feeling terrible, or is it better to just lie and be on your way?" ]	[ "99% of the people are not really asking--and will be a little surprised if you answer with anything other than \"fine\". \n\nAfter age seventy you can be forgiven if you bore anyone stupid enough to ask the question with your tales of woe regarding your bum knee. :)", "Like others have said, if it's someone who would actuallyl care, be as honest as appropriate (\"Meh, bummed about an argument last night\" vs \"ticked at my spouse because now we're $1000 further into debt over something useless\"). \n\n", "I just turn it back on those who don't really give a shit; when they say 'how are you' I just answer \"how are YOU doing?\" They'll either say fine or launch into whatever they wanted to yap about, blissfully unaware you didn't answer their rhetorical question.", "Depends on who is asking and why they asked. A coworker you never really talk to in the hall - just give a bland answer like \"Well it's almost quitting time, so soon it will be good\".\n\nIf it's a friend, just say something like \"pretty crappy actually\" and leave it at that. Let them decide if they want to dig deeper, don't force it upon them. That should help avoid a lot of awkwardness if someone doesn't want to actually have a serious talk right then.", "The other choices in the other comments are good. I wouldnt get all heavy right away though, people say \"how are you\" as a formality to be nice. If things are going awesome then say that but if you are feeling shit they arent volunteering to be your psychologist.\n\nOfcourse if they are friends who you know then go ahead and say what you want.", "The answer is always, \"I'm great. How are you?\" Especially at work. Never let on that things are not going well. The rumor mill will turn you into a seething psycho who will go postal at any moment. ", "Personally, I gauge the person who is asking. If I want them to know and to care about how I answer, then I'll tell them. Those who know and love me won't appreciate having to guess or dig for answers.\n\nIf it's someone asking out of forced politeness (e.g. part of their job to ask before serving you), then most of the time, I'll give them a happy lie and disappear as the answer isn't likely to affect their lives.\n\nIn general, if I'm not sure whether the person asking really wants to know, I tend to give an answer like \"not too bad\". If someone isn't interested in your answer, they'll pass it over as a generic response. However, it offers enough of an indication to someone who cares about you that all isn't quite well.", "If it's someone who actually cares, tell them. If it's someone who's just making protocol noises with their mouth, then just lie and say ok.\n\n", "I really would like to hear a good answer for this, too. I just read a article (wish I could remember so I could link to it) that touched on this topic. In America, it's just really not acceptable to reply with anything other than \"great\", \"good\", or a synonym thereof. \n\nI mean, if you don't want to actually know how I'm doing, don't ask! ", "I often say \"Fine, fine.\"\n\nIt seems the two of them together makes it more casual for people, while not openly lying and saying \"Good!\"\n\nMake of that what you will." ]	[ 6, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to feel less overwhelmed I already make lists to help me determine what needs to be done, but I find it hard to escape the feeling that I'm always falling behind. Help!\n\n(Flairing as Health & Fitness because for me it's more of a mental issues than an organizational one, I think.)", "How to feel less overwhelmed I already make lists to help me determine what needs to be done, but I find it hard to escape the feeling that I'm always falling behind. Help!\n\n(Flairing as Health & Fitness because for me it's more of a mental issues than an organizational one, I think.)", "How to feel less overwhelmed I already make lists to help me determine what needs to be done, but I find it hard to escape the feeling that I'm always falling behind. Help!\n\n(Flairing as Health & Fitness because for me it's more of a mental issues than an organizational one, I think.)", "How to feel less overwhelmed I already make lists to help me determine what needs to be done, but I find it hard to escape the feeling that I'm always falling behind. Help!\n\n(Flairing as Health & Fitness because for me it's more of a mental issues than an organizational one, I think.)" ]	[ "1. Identify tasks and list by priority.\n2. Take top 2-3 tasks and break them down into steps.\n3. Methodically accomplish steps in order.\n4. When complete, move on to next set of tasks.", "Make a to do list of things you want to accomplish by noon. After a lunch break (I also do about 10 mins of m", "In my experience, that's a sign of progress. As humans, we're never \"done\", we never have nothing to do. As a result of our \"higher\" brain function (or someshit), we like to keep ourselves amused. That's why we have society and work and recreation and Netflix. So your feeling of being overwhelmed is perhaps perfectly natural; becase we are overwhelmed all the time, it's just people don't realise it because it's our natural state.\n\n\nApolgies if I've not made much sense, but in summary - embrace it. \"When life gets hard, it just means you've leveled up\".", "Book recommendation: How to stop worrying and start living. Here's an old online [pdf](http://www.holistickamedicina.sk/kniznica/Dale%20Carnegie%20-%20How%20To%20Stop%20Worrying%20And%20Start%20Living%20.pdf?PHPSESSID=zyhfdtrfplhthjai). You can get the book through [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/How-Stop-Worrying-Start-Living/dp/0671733354/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1481333152&sr=1-1&keywords=how+to+stop+worrying+and+start+living). I've got a copy with key parts underlined which I read every now and then. Good problem solving and mind reframing stuff." ]	[ 2, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to put on a T-Shirt without getting deodorant lines on the outside Am i just really bad at putting on shirts? This happens to me at least 2-3 times a month and is really embarrassing.", "How to put on a T-Shirt without getting deodorant lines on the outside Am i just really bad at putting on shirts? This happens to me at least 2-3 times a month and is really embarrassing.", "How to put on a T-Shirt without getting deodorant lines on the outside Am i just really bad at putting on shirts? This happens to me at least 2-3 times a month and is really embarrassing.", "How to put on a T-Shirt without getting deodorant lines on the outside Am i just really bad at putting on shirts? This happens to me at least 2-3 times a month and is really embarrassing.", "How to put on a T-Shirt without getting deodorant lines on the outside Am i just really bad at putting on shirts? This happens to me at least 2-3 times a month and is really embarrassing." ]	[ "I've been doing this for years. Pull bottom up towards armpits. Bottom half is inside out, top half is normal. Put on normally. Your armpits only touch the inside of the shirt. Works every time. ", "Take the shirt, roll the bottom half of it up, it will look half in size, put it on as you would if it was full size. Easy and effective.", "Put it over your head first and then put your arms through the arm holes. Seriously, this is the way. Just be a little careful and don't try to put the shirt on as fast as possible. If you put your arms through first, then the sides of the shirt scrunch up against your armpits while you pull it over your head.\n\nIf you do get deodorant streaks on your shirt, take another shirt/piece of fabric and rub it over the marks. You can also just do this with another section of the same shirt. Takes the marks right out. No one will ever know you wear deodorant.", "What??!?\n\nNever heard of this, however I know of armpit stains, which is what I confused your title with at first, and I believe I only got those after I temporarily quit using the Nivea black and white invisible deodorant.", "I always turn mine completely inside out, put head thru first then arms. With long sleeves just leave sleeves right side out." ]	[ 9, 2, 2, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to stay positive in a depressing situation I’m not necessarily a depressed guy, but I find myself more and more angry at my situation since I broke my leg. Not gonna lie it’s pretty challenging, and I hate having to rely on other people, not going to work, not getting paid, etc.\n\n\nWhat helped you get through your darkest, depressing, times?", "How to stay positive in a depressing situation I’m not necessarily a depressed guy, but I find myself more and more angry at my situation since I broke my leg. Not gonna lie it’s pretty challenging, and I hate having to rely on other people, not going to work, not getting paid, etc.\n\n\nWhat helped you get through your darkest, depressing, times?", "How to stay positive in a depressing situation I’m not necessarily a depressed guy, but I find myself more and more angry at my situation since I broke my leg. Not gonna lie it’s pretty challenging, and I hate having to rely on other people, not going to work, not getting paid, etc.\n\n\nWhat helped you get through your darkest, depressing, times?", "How to stay positive in a depressing situation I’m not necessarily a depressed guy, but I find myself more and more angry at my situation since I broke my leg. Not gonna lie it’s pretty challenging, and I hate having to rely on other people, not going to work, not getting paid, etc.\n\n\nWhat helped you get through your darkest, depressing, times?", "How to stay positive in a depressing situation I’m not necessarily a depressed guy, but I find myself more and more angry at my situation since I broke my leg. Not gonna lie it’s pretty challenging, and I hate having to rely on other people, not going to work, not getting paid, etc.\n\n\nWhat helped you get through your darkest, depressing, times?", "How to stay positive in a depressing situation I’m not necessarily a depressed guy, but I find myself more and more angry at my situation since I broke my leg. Not gonna lie it’s pretty challenging, and I hate having to rely on other people, not going to work, not getting paid, etc.\n\n\nWhat helped you get through your darkest, depressing, times?", "How to stay positive in a depressing situation I’m not necessarily a depressed guy, but I find myself more and more angry at my situation since I broke my leg. Not gonna lie it’s pretty challenging, and I hate having to rely on other people, not going to work, not getting paid, etc.\n\n\nWhat helped you get through your darkest, depressing, times?", "How to stay positive in a depressing situation I’m not necessarily a depressed guy, but I find myself more and more angry at my situation since I broke my leg. Not gonna lie it’s pretty challenging, and I hate having to rely on other people, not going to work, not getting paid, etc.\n\n\nWhat helped you get through your darkest, depressing, times?", "How to stay positive in a depressing situation I’m not necessarily a depressed guy, but I find myself more and more angry at my situation since I broke my leg. Not gonna lie it’s pretty challenging, and I hate having to rely on other people, not going to work, not getting paid, etc.\n\n\nWhat helped you get through your darkest, depressing, times?" ]	[ "Our brains are echo chambers - spirals fast. Talking to others releases the pressure valve. Family and friends (real friends) are great for this. Therapists are literally trained for this - doesn't hurt to try it out.\n\nYou'll heal. Likely not exactly the same as before, but your body's always been changing. NBD. \n\nPersonally, recognizing what I can and can't control is super important. If it's out of my control, let it go. If I can do something about what's itching (anything), then focus energy there.\n\nPeople care. I guarantee.", "Knowing things aren’t forever. Your beginning in this (your broken leg) is the anger and the pain, but it’s only the beginning. It will get better and this particular situation will find its ending, hopefully it’s not a bad break!", "Sorry about your injury. After you’re feeling better - past the acute painful stage- you must focus on what you CAN do. Seriously. It’s a major waste of time if you stop doing everything. Work out your upper body, start m", "Oh man good time to teach yourself a new skill or catch-up on some media you’ve missed. Making the best of it is all you can do obviously. The worst times of depression in my life were resolved by lots of self care and patience. Best of luck", "Maybe not mentally positive advice but will help anyways: drink water, eat food, heathy food if you can manage. The body and mind relationship is back and forth.", "Keep an open mind— What could this negative experience teach you that you might otherwise never learn? \n\nThe times in my life that I’ve failed horribly, or otherwise had to deal with an overwhelmingly terrible situation, have made me into a more patient, conscionable person than I was before. \nAs much as it sucks to rely on other people every minute of every day, as much as it sucks to have to find a way past those flights of stairs you can’t navigate like you used to— you can use these times to better understand the experiences of people with permanent disabilities, or anyone who has been hurt and immobilized. How would you feel of this was your new normal? In this state, what do you find helpful for others to say/do, and what just makes you feel worse? What perspectives can you bring with you— after your leg finally heals— to make the most of your usual lifestyle? Take all these shit feelings, remember them, and use them to fuel your kindness when someone else gets hurt. Take your painful idleness, remember it, and use it to ensure that you’re grateful you have two legs to walk on, once again. \n\nAnd remember there’s no such thing as wasted time! Even a broken leg can open up new ways of living your life :)", "I’ve broken multiple bones. It’s a PITA. \n\nNot only will it pass, but there are opportunities. Broken arms made me better with my left hand. Broken ankles shows me how fun a knee scooter can be at work. There is also the understanding and empathy that comes when you realize some people live like this and won’t heal. There is more, but that’s for you to find.", "I think about other bad things that have happened, or bad situations I've been in, and remind myself that they all passed, things got better, no situation lasted forever. \n \nI don't like being waited on either btw. Drives me insane.", "A broken leg is a relatively short period of time. Honestly in your case I would just try to distract myself until it heals, not even try to feel better because, let's be honest, you're not going to until you heal. Maybe you'll even find some joy in those distractions. \nThey can be constructive too. Read books that teach you new things or learn a new skill. I for example started learning the piano when I was in a similar situation as you and couldn't move much. \n \nIt might seem like a long time to you, and I know exactly how much it sucks right now, but just tough it out, you'll get through this. Every person has shitty periods in their life and they're (almost) always followed by less shitty periods. \n \nIf it were a permanent situation however, or you have been suffering from other mental illnesses, the advice above is really shitty. \nI've been dealing with depression for most of my life and while I can deal with these situations now, it took a tremendous amount of time and effort to learn and internalize the skills to do that, so I wouldn't recommend that. \n \n\nJust take the easy way and suffer until you heal your leg (if that is the only problem that's causing your mental state that is), you'll feel better once you can do things again." ]	[ 7, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to get the fuzzy 'balls' off sweaters? Sorry I don't have a picture, I don't have any camera good enough to really capture it. \n\nMy favorite sweater though, is covered in these little balls of the fabric. I tried to get them off with a lint roller, but it only got a couple of them... So far, picking them off one by one seems to be my only option. \n\nIf I need to describe it some more, or if pictures are really necessary, I'll do my best for both. =)\n\nThank you so much!\n\n~SexyGreenAndGold", "How to get the fuzzy 'balls' off sweaters? Sorry I don't have a picture, I don't have any camera good enough to really capture it. \n\nMy favorite sweater though, is covered in these little balls of the fabric. I tried to get them off with a lint roller, but it only got a couple of them... So far, picking them off one by one seems to be my only option. \n\nIf I need to describe it some more, or if pictures are really necessary, I'll do my best for both. =)\n\nThank you so much!\n\n~SexyGreenAndGold", "How to get the fuzzy 'balls' off sweaters? Sorry I don't have a picture, I don't have any camera good enough to really capture it. \n\nMy favorite sweater though, is covered in these little balls of the fabric. I tried to get them off with a lint roller, but it only got a couple of them... So far, picking them off one by one seems to be my only option. \n\nIf I need to describe it some more, or if pictures are really necessary, I'll do my best for both. =)\n\nThank you so much!\n\n~SexyGreenAndGold", "How to get the fuzzy 'balls' off sweaters? Sorry I don't have a picture, I don't have any camera good enough to really capture it. \n\nMy favorite sweater though, is covered in these little balls of the fabric. I tried to get them off with a lint roller, but it only got a couple of them... So far, picking them off one by one seems to be my only option. \n\nIf I need to describe it some more, or if pictures are really necessary, I'll do my best for both. =)\n\nThank you so much!\n\n~SexyGreenAndGold", "How to get the fuzzy 'balls' off sweaters? Sorry I don't have a picture, I don't have any camera good enough to really capture it. \n\nMy favorite sweater though, is covered in these little balls of the fabric. I tried to get them off with a lint roller, but it only got a couple of them... So far, picking them off one by one seems to be my only option. \n\nIf I need to describe it some more, or if pictures are really necessary, I'll do my best for both. =)\n\nThank you so much!\n\n~SexyGreenAndGold", "How to get the fuzzy 'balls' off sweaters? Sorry I don't have a picture, I don't have any camera good enough to really capture it. \n\nMy favorite sweater though, is covered in these little balls of the fabric. I tried to get them off with a lint roller, but it only got a couple of them... So far, picking them off one by one seems to be my only option. \n\nIf I need to describe it some more, or if pictures are really necessary, I'll do my best for both. =)\n\nThank you so much!\n\n~SexyGreenAndGold" ]	[ "Those little balls are called pills, and the process is called pilling.\n\nYou can buy fabric shavers like this one (http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Fabric-Remover-Sweater-Clothes/dp/B001FZQRV0) to shave them off.\n\nMy mom, who is a textiles expert, says that the absolute best way is with fire, but I wouldn't recommend it if you're not careful and experienced.", "You could soak your shirt/sweater/hoodie/whatever in cologne or rubbing alcohol. Strike a match and touch the bottom of the item in question with the flame and voila. Be sure to wear it while you do this so you know whether or not you got them all.", "I've had this bookmarked for ages and it might be what you're looking for: http://www.sweaterstone.com/thestone.htm\n\nIt's a stone made of natural pumice that can apparently remove pilling. I have not yet tried it, and there's no volcanoes around me to make my own.", "Sweater stone!\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sweater+stone", "I highly recommend this sweater stone: http://www.amazon.com/Dritz-Sweater-Stone-Clothing-Care/dp/B000WUXOT2\n\nIt's literally just a brick of pumice that you brush over the sweater, and all the little balls just magically stick to it. It's wonderful, small, cheap, and IMO looks nicer than the plastic gizmos.", "I got this little nail file thingy from an insurance company a few years ago with the company name on it and on the back it had this amazing velvety brush it worked great! ....I realize now that this doesn't actually help you in any way and apologize for this uselessness. " ]	[ 12, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2 ]	safe
[ "How to handwrite neater? Hope you guys can help me here :P\n\nMy handwriting is absolutely atrocious (tell me if you want a picture of it) and sometimes I can't actually read what I write (looking at it later on). Here's a quick backstory:\n\n- I've never been able to hold a pen/pencil properly - always been holding the pen/pencil with all my fingers at one point\n\n- When I use younger I used to do everything I could on a computer because for me it was faster than handwriting it (and easier to read)\n\nObviously this one is a bit tedious to actually achieve as I did a quick google and most of the suggestions are to hand-write over and over again which I find really boring (relevant: I did another request a few months back about how to stay on focus better).\n\nDo you guys have any suggestions?", "How to handwrite neater? Hope you guys can help me here :P\n\nMy handwriting is absolutely atrocious (tell me if you want a picture of it) and sometimes I can't actually read what I write (looking at it later on). Here's a quick backstory:\n\n- I've never been able to hold a pen/pencil properly - always been holding the pen/pencil with all my fingers at one point\n\n- When I use younger I used to do everything I could on a computer because for me it was faster than handwriting it (and easier to read)\n\nObviously this one is a bit tedious to actually achieve as I did a quick google and most of the suggestions are to hand-write over and over again which I find really boring (relevant: I did another request a few months back about how to stay on focus better).\n\nDo you guys have any suggestions?", "How to handwrite neater? Hope you guys can help me here :P\n\nMy handwriting is absolutely atrocious (tell me if you want a picture of it) and sometimes I can't actually read what I write (looking at it later on). Here's a quick backstory:\n\n- I've never been able to hold a pen/pencil properly - always been holding the pen/pencil with all my fingers at one point\n\n- When I use younger I used to do everything I could on a computer because for me it was faster than handwriting it (and easier to read)\n\nObviously this one is a bit tedious to actually achieve as I did a quick google and most of the suggestions are to hand-write over and over again which I find really boring (relevant: I did another request a few months back about how to stay on focus better).\n\nDo you guys have any suggestions?", "How to handwrite neater? Hope you guys can help me here :P\n\nMy handwriting is absolutely atrocious (tell me if you want a picture of it) and sometimes I can't actually read what I write (looking at it later on). Here's a quick backstory:\n\n- I've never been able to hold a pen/pencil properly - always been holding the pen/pencil with all my fingers at one point\n\n- When I use younger I used to do everything I could on a computer because for me it was faster than handwriting it (and easier to read)\n\nObviously this one is a bit tedious to actually achieve as I did a quick google and most of the suggestions are to hand-write over and over again which I find really boring (relevant: I did another request a few months back about how to stay on focus better).\n\nDo you guys have any suggestions?", "How to handwrite neater? Hope you guys can help me here :P\n\nMy handwriting is absolutely atrocious (tell me if you want a picture of it) and sometimes I can't actually read what I write (looking at it later on). Here's a quick backstory:\n\n- I've never been able to hold a pen/pencil properly - always been holding the pen/pencil with all my fingers at one point\n\n- When I use younger I used to do everything I could on a computer because for me it was faster than handwriting it (and easier to read)\n\nObviously this one is a bit tedious to actually achieve as I did a quick google and most of the suggestions are to hand-write over and over again which I find really boring (relevant: I did another request a few months back about how to stay on focus better).\n\nDo you guys have any suggestions?", "How to handwrite neater? Hope you guys can help me here :P\n\nMy handwriting is absolutely atrocious (tell me if you want a picture of it) and sometimes I can't actually read what I write (looking at it later on). Here's a quick backstory:\n\n- I've never been able to hold a pen/pencil properly - always been holding the pen/pencil with all my fingers at one point\n\n- When I use younger I used to do everything I could on a computer because for me it was faster than handwriting it (and easier to read)\n\nObviously this one is a bit tedious to actually achieve as I did a quick google and most of the suggestions are to hand-write over and over again which I find really boring (relevant: I did another request a few months back about how to stay on focus better).\n\nDo you guys have any suggestions?", "How to handwrite neater? Hope you guys can help me here :P\n\nMy handwriting is absolutely atrocious (tell me if you want a picture of it) and sometimes I can't actually read what I write (looking at it later on). Here's a quick backstory:\n\n- I've never been able to hold a pen/pencil properly - always been holding the pen/pencil with all my fingers at one point\n\n- When I use younger I used to do everything I could on a computer because for me it was faster than handwriting it (and easier to read)\n\nObviously this one is a bit tedious to actually achieve as I did a quick google and most of the suggestions are to hand-write over and over again which I find really boring (relevant: I did another request a few months back about how to stay on focus better).\n\nDo you guys have any suggestions?", "How to handwrite neater? Hope you guys can help me here :P\n\nMy handwriting is absolutely atrocious (tell me if you want a picture of it) and sometimes I can't actually read what I write (looking at it later on). Here's a quick backstory:\n\n- I've never been able to hold a pen/pencil properly - always been holding the pen/pencil with all my fingers at one point\n\n- When I use younger I used to do everything I could on a computer because for me it was faster than handwriting it (and easier to read)\n\nObviously this one is a bit tedious to actually achieve as I did a quick google and most of the suggestions are to hand-write over and over again which I find really boring (relevant: I did another request a few months back about how to stay on focus better).\n\nDo you guys have any suggestions?", "How to handwrite neater? Hope you guys can help me here :P\n\nMy handwriting is absolutely atrocious (tell me if you want a picture of it) and sometimes I can't actually read what I write (looking at it later on). Here's a quick backstory:\n\n- I've never been able to hold a pen/pencil properly - always been holding the pen/pencil with all my fingers at one point\n\n- When I use younger I used to do everything I could on a computer because for me it was faster than handwriting it (and easier to read)\n\nObviously this one is a bit tedious to actually achieve as I did a quick google and most of the suggestions are to hand-write over and over again which I find really boring (relevant: I did another request a few months back about how to stay on focus better).\n\nDo you guys have any suggestions?", "How to handwrite neater? Hope you guys can help me here :P\n\nMy handwriting is absolutely atrocious (tell me if you want a picture of it) and sometimes I can't actually read what I write (looking at it later on). Here's a quick backstory:\n\n- I've never been able to hold a pen/pencil properly - always been holding the pen/pencil with all my fingers at one point\n\n- When I use younger I used to do everything I could on a computer because for me it was faster than handwriting it (and easier to read)\n\nObviously this one is a bit tedious to actually achieve as I did a quick google and most of the suggestions are to hand-write over and over again which I find really boring (relevant: I did another request a few months back about how to stay on focus better).\n\nDo you guys have any suggestions?", "How to handwrite neater? Hope you guys can help me here :P\n\nMy handwriting is absolutely atrocious (tell me if you want a picture of it) and sometimes I can't actually read what I write (looking at it later on). Here's a quick backstory:\n\n- I've never been able to hold a pen/pencil properly - always been holding the pen/pencil with all my fingers at one point\n\n- When I use younger I used to do everything I could on a computer because for me it was faster than handwriting it (and easier to read)\n\nObviously this one is a bit tedious to actually achieve as I did a quick google and most of the suggestions are to hand-write over and over again which I find really boring (relevant: I did another request a few months back about how to stay on focus better).\n\nDo you guys have any suggestions?", "How to handwrite neater? Hope you guys can help me here :P\n\nMy handwriting is absolutely atrocious (tell me if you want a picture of it) and sometimes I can't actually read what I write (looking at it later on). Here's a quick backstory:\n\n- I've never been able to hold a pen/pencil properly - always been holding the pen/pencil with all my fingers at one point\n\n- When I use younger I used to do everything I could on a computer because for me it was faster than handwriting it (and easier to read)\n\nObviously this one is a bit tedious to actually achieve as I did a quick google and most of the suggestions are to hand-write over and over again which I find really boring (relevant: I did another request a few months back about how to stay on focus better).\n\nDo you guys have any suggestions?" ]	[ "When you write, write with your shoulders rather than your wrist. Also, trace trace trace. \n\nDon't worry about how you hold a pen or pencil as much, so long as you can make the movements comfortably. \n\nhttp://handwritingworksheets.com/flash/cursive/index.htm\n\nMost of writing is muscle memory, so you'll have to train yourself to write cursive properly. You also need to find a pen with the flow that matches your desired speed and pressure. \n\nAnother way to write prettier cursive is to slow down a bit at first. ", "I had the worst handwriting ever until I took a calligraphy class. The patience and adherence to creating specific letter forms made me analyze what was wrong with my normal handwriting and I was able to correct a lot of my errors. ", "Keeping your text at a uniform height and angle makes a noticeable difference. \nWrite a little slower and make a conscious effort with those two things and I bet you'll see an improvement. ", "A lot of excellent points here, but here's one I didn't see: practice at home, writing slow and neat. As you get better at this, speed up while trying to keep the writing consistent. ", "Look, other people spend 4 weeks learning and perfecting to eat with chopsticks, this is no different. Have someone show you how to hold a pen, there is no way around that. Once you have that understood, practice - there is no way around that either. Use lined paper, write small (the smaller the less space to mess up), use a flat surface with not marks in it under the paper. If repeating letters is boring, then write stories for yourself. Start with printed, large letters, these are easy. For example\n\nhttp://www.toys4you.co.za/img/p/529-529-large.jpg\n\nNotice in particular how the letters features are oriented on the lines. You can 'draw' the letters by the lines. People who hand-write just learned to do that really, really fast by doing it a lot.\n\nSmall print letters are the next step, e.g.\n\nhttp://www.toys4you.co.za/img/p/530-530-thickbox.jpg\n\nAnd for cursive you probably should visit an evening class if you wish to write beautiful cursive. Otherwise print is fine for everyday. In fact, making the tiny breaks and focusing on the individual letter to write in print right now instead of minding the whole word at once will help you to write neater, too.", "There's a huge amount of stuff on this. I highly suggest looking at fountain pen forums and blogs. Those people are experts at the stuff. You'll learn about calligraphy, handwriting etc. \n\nPrimary issue: Death grip.\n\nWhatever you do, ensure you do not have death grip and instead get tripod grip. Google those. Death grip can quite literally kill your wrist/hand. It probably won't and will only give you bone issues, but still, those hurt. For example, bakers who still bake oldschool with huge ovens... they need to take huge plates out of the oven. Huge plates with lots of pies on them. These plates are heavy. Wrists are not designed for this kind of heavy. At a young age they may feel a bit of strain and it will go away. At age 60 their wrists will grow locked and/or give massive pain. Same goes for holding a pen wrong if you write a lot, even if only a little.\n\nYou probably will want to upgrade to a fountain pen. Ballpoints are based on friction. Friction makes the ball spin and put ink on the paper. Friction requires pressure. Pressure requires you pressing down. This results in tiring more quickly and having a harder time writing.\n\nFountain pens are made for writing.\n\nBallpoints are made for convenient, quick writing, jotting down a note here or there, a phone number, a name, whatever. They're not for extensive writing.\n\nAnother reason to swap to fountain pen or similar (there are these roller ball things that require little pressure too) is nib size. By writing in fatter lines you can mask bad penmanship. You also write larger and it becomes more legible. European or german nibs tend to be on the larger size. A euro Fine nib is like an asian Bold nib. For example: Lamy, german brand, try a medium, Waterman (I think English/french), try a fine/medium. Cross (american), try a fine or medium.\n\nIf however you write in a tiny font, an asian extra fine nib may improve your writing. It allows you to write in super duper fine lines, extra small. Namiki, Pilot, Sailor are asian brands I know off the top of my head.\n\n\nThis part TLDR: my school was dumb and taught the wrong font for ballpoints and I write like a girl now because that's better.\n\nIf you learned cursive in school, it may be the ~wrong cursive. For some reason, my school taught a type of cursive that is closer to a sort of copperplate that is only properly legible with an itallic or flex nib. They used to teach with inkwells and dip pens and my desk at school still had the holes in it where the inkwell went, but they switched over to ballpoints yet kept the font they were teaching. So my handwriting was incredibly weird and horrible until I used a flexible nib.\n\nWhat's worse is they used a different font for boys and girls. The boys had more rounded, more bold lettering and the girls had more narrow lettering with more italics and angles. The boys' capital A, Q, O looked nearly identical. In the last year, the boys all had either super weird handwriting, or they had printed handwriting that isn't cursive at all. \n\nSome teachers taught in both the girls and boys school and I'd peek over to see what their handwriting looks like and theirs looked way better. They got the freedom to develop their own style and had a better default font. \n\nI started writing like a girl once I got out of school. And I'm damn proud of it. I took over some of the capital letters and the angled letters.\n\nFountain pens gave me line variation. My S used to look like an 8 because that's how we had to write it. Now I press down slightly on my fountain pen (a Pilot falcon with flex nib) which turns that 8 into an S with thick line for the S part and thin line for the connecting lines.\n\nAn italic nibbed pen or stub also gives line variation and often makes your writing look better just because it looks different.\n\nBasically, fountain pens allow you to \"cheat\" :3", "Start a journal and write in it every day for a month. Separate you practice writing time from your speed writing time.", "If I have to write I write in all caps, being sure to make every letter the same height. I think \"write like a robot\". Or like a comic writer. If I don't it turns into some kind of lazy half-cursive scrawl. ", "I'm complimented on my neat handwriting and people can read it pretty well. A lot of times messy writers try to write neatly by writing in capslock. But I think the secret is to write in normal upper and lower case, making the tall letters really tall and the short letters somewhat short. The easier your audience can distinguish letters, the easier it will be for them to read what you write.", "I have a friend who had an awful handwriting. Every teacher told him to write in capital letters, and so he did. Now he writes at a normal speed in capital lettrrs.", "Dont know what youre looking for, a spell or pill wont suddenly make you better. the only way to improve your handwriting is to write. alot. there are some nuances, like not squeezing the pencil/pen, or tensing your arm, to slow down, and to use your shoulder rather than your wrist.\n\n/r/calligraphy has good advice for controlling your strokes. though they are referring to pretty calligraphy the same thing applies to everyday writing. When in class, write a phrase over and over again. while your waiting for a game to load or on the bus. Just write, your handwriting will improve within the month.\n\n", "1 Find the style of handwriting you like.\n\n2 Copy out the letter a on handwriting paper and get it exact .\n\n3 Repeat for the whole alphabet \n\n4 Learn to join them up better and you're there! \n\nDon't need to dedicate time to step 4 just do it as you go\nDo little and often and your writing will improve \nTake your time and think while you write " ]	[ 10, 7, 6, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to build good relationships with your teachers. Hey everyone! I'm a high school student. As the title says I'm wondering how I can build good relationships with my teachers for teacher reference letters in the future. My teachers don't really dislike me or really seem to like me. I do get good grades and turn in all my assignments on time. Thanks for any help!", "How to build good relationships with your teachers. Hey everyone! I'm a high school student. As the title says I'm wondering how I can build good relationships with my teachers for teacher reference letters in the future. My teachers don't really dislike me or really seem to like me. I do get good grades and turn in all my assignments on time. Thanks for any help!", "How to build good relationships with your teachers. Hey everyone! I'm a high school student. As the title says I'm wondering how I can build good relationships with my teachers for teacher reference letters in the future. My teachers don't really dislike me or really seem to like me. I do get good grades and turn in all my assignments on time. Thanks for any help!" ]	[ "Talk to them like human beings, with the consideration that they are still ultimately in charge of you and responsible for you. If you don't need additional academic help, talk about a facet of their class that interested you and where you might be able to get more information on it. Showing further interest in their subject is the best way to excite a teacher and develop any type of genuine friendly connection with them. If their class just genuinely doesn't resonate with you, try to ask about something from their personal life that they mentioned. \nOr just ask them for life advice. Say \"I'm working really hard to plan for my future and get into college, is there anything I should do now that you would recommend?\" And then follow up on that advice, if it's relevant to you at all. \nAlways remember to keep it appropriate and as \"professional\" as possible, especially when talking to a teacher of the opposite gender. Schools and teachers (esp HS) are on fairly high alert for inappropriate teacher/student relationships. So while it's okay to touch someone's elbow or pat their back in a friendly manner while talking to a peer, you shouldn't do that with a teacher or boss. It might seem obvious but I had a teacher get fired in HS when a female student hugged him (in earnest and not in a sexual manner) because it was viewed as inappropriate physical contact. He and she both insisted that she initiated it and it wasn't sexual in any way, but they still let him go. ", "Make an effort to talk to them on a personal level. If you're having some trouble with a particular subject but you enjoy it, mention it to the teacher. Tell them why you like the subject and what you're having trouble with, and ask them how they personally work through mental roadblocks. Crack friendly, work-appropriate jokes if you're familiar with their sense of humor.\n\nTranscend the student-teacher wall and connect at a higher level. Show them you're worth a letter of recommendation and hope they notice!\n\nOr just ask them for a letter of recommendation. Sometimes, they'll tell you what, if any, personal criteria they have for awarding them. \n\nWhen in doubt, ask. They're there to help you, and only the shittiest of teachers will blow you off. IME, letters of recommendation have never been a deciding factor in getting into a school or getting a job. If you have references that's usually enough.\n\nDetermine what your goals are and connect with people that support your goals, and especially connect with the ones who offer to help. People are a lot more prone to help you if they see you're capable of helping yourself and simply lack direction/knowledge/what-have-you.", "Introduce yourself after the first day of class. Sit near the front and look engaged during class. If you have any questions, ask them after class. If there are office hours, make sure to show up. Let them recognize you and your work. " ]	[ 2, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to make new friends. Yeah, I kinda stick to my own friend group, and I get really nervous when talking to new people, so yeah.", "How to make new friends. Yeah, I kinda stick to my own friend group, and I get really nervous when talking to new people, so yeah.", "How to make new friends. Yeah, I kinda stick to my own friend group, and I get really nervous when talking to new people, so yeah.", "How to make new friends. Yeah, I kinda stick to my own friend group, and I get really nervous when talking to new people, so yeah.", "How to make new friends. Yeah, I kinda stick to my own friend group, and I get really nervous when talking to new people, so yeah.", "How to make new friends. Yeah, I kinda stick to my own friend group, and I get really nervous when talking to new people, so yeah." ]	[ "1) To make new friends, you need to expose yourself to new people.\n\n\nYou obviously won’t find people knocking at your door and asking you to be friends with them. You got to meet and interact with new people. And not only that, you need to meet the same group of people frequently enough to click and to know each other enough to carry the friendship forward. If you feel nervous to do so, pls just repeat, do again and again. Repeating can make you feel accustomed to those behaviors. And everytime you make it, pls say something good to yourself, cos you're doing a great job.\n\n\n2) Share your life\n\n\nAs much is being part of other person’s life important, that much important it is to open up and share your life with them. This is the beauty and simplicity of friendship. You care and share each other’s life. By allowing friends to be a part of your life, by sharing with them glimpses of your life, you provide them with a chance to know you better; you provide them with a chance to be your friend. \n\n3) Be there for friends\n\n\nPeople remember people who stand by them in their joys and sorrows. It’s important to be there for friends in their times of celebration and times when they need someone.No matter how busy you are or how inconvenient it is, doesn’t matter if you are late by a couple of days, be there for your folks. There is nothing that cements a bond of friendship as strong as being there for the other person on important days/times of their life. ", "Try going somewhere you kniw people like you hang out. Shops, cafes, pubs where you know people that have similar intetesys to you are.\n\nThen pick someone and compliment then or ask them a question about something. If you can, pick someone in a small group/alone, or someone thst seems being bored. The chance they will start chatting with you is much higher.\n\nIf yiu want message me too.", "you want to meet new people or make new friends?\nI know one can't happen without the other one, but there's a difference", "Join a club where people are doing an activity. I started with a knitting group. I had something to do with my hands and something to talk about with everyone in the group. I have made quite a few good friends this way. I no longer worry about entering a room and interacting with people.\n\nLibraries are a good place to check for unusual groups. Last spring our library started a group that reads a cookbook together then gathers to share a meal they make from the assigned cookbook. It's very popular. ", "Go to a show with music you like and optionally smuggle a joint in. Then pick someone you think you might want to hang out with. Maybe they have a tattoo of something you like. Maybe their T-shirt is funny and speaks to you or something. Go up to them and be like, yo, cool tattoo or shirt, that's cool that you like that, too. Then if you still want to hang out with them after having talked to them for a second, proceed to the next sentence, otherwise find someone else and repeat. If you did the optional quest from earlier, see if they want to smoke with you. If you failed to complete the optional quest, see if they want a beer or something. Hopefully the conversation flows. At the end of the show, tell them it was fun and ask if they'd like to hang out sometime or roll with you to another show sometime. If yes, get their phone number or Facebook profile or their snap whatever these young kids do nowadays.\n\nBoom! You have a new friend maybe. If they turn out to be convicts or into harder drugs or they are just assholes and you're not okay with that, ditch them and try again.", "Join a new club or team. It gives you an actual reason to talk to people and time dedicated to spending with them. " ]	[ 4, 3, 2, 2, 0, -1 ]	safe
[ "Falling asleep when i go to bed, i'm usually tired. but i can't fall asleep for hours! i tried taking sleeping pills, but they just don't work. any tips on what else i can do?", "Falling asleep when i go to bed, i'm usually tired. but i can't fall asleep for hours! i tried taking sleeping pills, but they just don't work. any tips on what else i can do?", "Falling asleep when i go to bed, i'm usually tired. but i can't fall asleep for hours! i tried taking sleeping pills, but they just don't work. any tips on what else i can do?", "Falling asleep when i go to bed, i'm usually tired. but i can't fall asleep for hours! i tried taking sleeping pills, but they just don't work. any tips on what else i can do?", "Falling asleep when i go to bed, i'm usually tired. but i can't fall asleep for hours! i tried taking sleeping pills, but they just don't work. any tips on what else i can do?", "Falling asleep when i go to bed, i'm usually tired. but i can't fall asleep for hours! i tried taking sleeping pills, but they just don't work. any tips on what else i can do?", "Falling asleep when i go to bed, i'm usually tired. but i can't fall asleep for hours! i tried taking sleeping pills, but they just don't work. any tips on what else i can do?", "Falling asleep when i go to bed, i'm usually tired. but i can't fall asleep for hours! i tried taking sleeping pills, but they just don't work. any tips on what else i can do?" ]	[ "The best thing I've ever tried, and still use today:\n\nStart dreaming once your head hits the pillow, with your conscious mind. It can be something in particular, or just random thoughts. Every time I have trouble sleeping and do this the next thing I hear EVERY TIME is the alarm...\n\nThere are tons of things to try though, and diff things work better/worse for diff folks. Some people can tense all the muscles in their body, starting at your feet and moving upward, then release them in turn, again, starting at the toes.\n\nSome other things: no caffeine 4 hours before bedtime.\n\ntry melatonin\n\ntry warm milk\n\nlearn some relaxation techniques and try those.\n\nmake sure you are getting tired during the day, e.g. up your exercise, lower your brain drain, etc.\n\ntry your best to go to bed at the same time every night of the week, and sleep for roughly the same amount of time each night\n\nThose are my best tips...", "try these: \ndon't eat anything 3-5 hours before going to bed\n\nrecite (memorized) poetry that you like, i'd suggest w. whitman\n\nhappy thoughts (cute stuff) ", "You didn't provide many details about why you can't sleep, so feel free to elaborate.\n\nOtherwise here is some general advise:\n\n* If your sleep schedule is all messed up you should start there; go to bed when you are tired and set an alarm for the same time every day (and get UP!)\n* If you live in a noisy environment get some ear plugs or an ambient sound machine\n* Light blocking curtains\n* No stimulus in your bedroom (no TV, music, reading, etc...); bedroom is for sleeping - can't sleep? get up and go in another room until you are tired\n* Do something relaxing before bed (read, drink some herbal tea, etc...)\n* Don't use back lighted screens for 30 minutes before bed (no laptop, computer, tv, tablet, phone, etc...)\n\nPersonally what works for me when I need to sleep is to just imagine blackness, I imagine the blackest blackness that I can and concentrate on it. I'm usually out in five minutes or less once I close my eyes.", "This is something that is on a person to person basis but a few days ago there was a post about \"sleep hacks\" that had some good advice look that and it'll help", "This is a repost, but if you need to use your computer near bedtime, this computer app helps maintain your normal sleep cycle:\nhttp://stereopsis.com/flux/\n\nI just thought it was relevant", "Lay down perfectly still and comfortable, then go through muscle by muscle relaxing each one in your body. When I first started doing this I would get little itches on my legs, just ignore them, they will go away. \n\nThen concentrate heavily on your breathing. A nice slow but constant breathe. Pay attention only to it, nothing else. Once you get into this groove just imagine seeing scenarios. Sort of like just pretend you're dreaming. Keep the breathing going. ", "For me I use to take Melatonin every night, if I don't take it then I don't fall asleep; but now, I guess my body built tolerance to it. Melatonin helps me fall asleep but it takes me about +1 hour to fall asleep but it doesn't help me STAY asleep. I have realized that caffiene allowed me to get a full night restful sleep with melatonin, that is if I take caffeine during the day. Caffeine helps boost your dopamine levels which can help you fall asleep at night. ", "Avoid screens for an hour before bed. Once in bed, breathe through your nose. If that doesn't work, count backwards from 100 by 3. Hope that helps! \nP.S. Another tip: for a few weeks, play a certain song wen you're feeling tired. It can be any song, but try not to make it an upbeat one. Eventually, your body will associate sleep with that song and you'll begin to fall asleep just by hearing it." ]	[ 6, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to memorize terms more effectively Hi, LPT. College student on her finals week in DIRE need here. Techniques, patterns, psychological strategies like using a specific color ballpen or whatnot are all welcome and absolutely well appreciated! ", "How to memorize terms more effectively Hi, LPT. College student on her finals week in DIRE need here. Techniques, patterns, psychological strategies like using a specific color ballpen or whatnot are all welcome and absolutely well appreciated! ", "How to memorize terms more effectively Hi, LPT. College student on her finals week in DIRE need here. Techniques, patterns, psychological strategies like using a specific color ballpen or whatnot are all welcome and absolutely well appreciated! ", "How to memorize terms more effectively Hi, LPT. College student on her finals week in DIRE need here. Techniques, patterns, psychological strategies like using a specific color ballpen or whatnot are all welcome and absolutely well appreciated! ", "How to memorize terms more effectively Hi, LPT. College student on her finals week in DIRE need here. Techniques, patterns, psychological strategies like using a specific color ballpen or whatnot are all welcome and absolutely well appreciated! " ]	[ "Grouping/chunking has always been an effective way to produce memorization. Easy examples are the way numbers are hyphenated, like your Social Security, Phone, or maybe Student numbers.\n\nSay you're doing anatomy; an easy way to chunk is too organize by body region: head, neck, chest, abdomen, groin, leg, foot, arm, hand. Maybe you can afford to group them larger so it's head/neck, chest/ab, leg/foot/groin, arm/hand and from there chunk them into sub-groups.\n\nNow you can go okay, lower body --> leg --> femur, patella, tibula, fibula. You can sort/memorize them then in order of appearance, top to bottom (as listed). Now you're thinking in an organized and methodical way: big to small, top to bottom.\n\nYou can also use this for coloring. Lower body can be blues, leg can be royal/navy, foot can be light blue, so that like-features are like-colored.", "The physical act of writing is well connected to learning/retaining info. When I was in college, i would write out a list of important terms/topics with their definitions/bullet points. Then I would transfer it (second writing) a notecard to use as flashcards, term on one side and definition on the other. If something was taking up too much space on a side, I would try to break it up.\n\nAlso, when I was teaching college, I would tell my students to think about science and other courses all as learning a language. Making sure you understand the vocabulary and definitions also often gives you clues to be able to answer more \"topical\" questions.", "Make mnemonic devices for remembering lists (stories /sentences using the first letter from the list) ", "1. Find a way to quiz yourself, and force yourself to try to recall the information (or your best guesses!) without looking at reference material. \n\n2. Recognize that #1 is hard on the self-esteem and decide to be okay with that. Haha. Also, treats. \n\n3. Identify exactly where the gaps in your knowledge are and target that info. \n\n4. Rinse and repeat. \n\nThere's good evidence to show that when we simply read a text, we convince ourselves we know more than we actually do on forced recall. That can be a huge trap. \n\nAnother helpful strategy can be remember just 1 very good example of each concept you need to know. Pick an example that sticks in your brain the way a good story might. If you can explain it to another person (or the wall, whatever) using that example, without referencing anything, then you're golden. \n\nSource: A definite non-genius who made it through med school :) ", "Mnemonics is ideal for this. I learnt a lot of different techniques during a paid course, only to discover that they were absolutely useless for me, because I'm a Humanities student. For memorizing terms and short bits of info, it should be very useful.\n\nTry to find videos on the subject, because I think videos would explain the technique better. Hope this helps!" ]	[ 6, 4, 2, 2, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to know if a store is going to have a sale?? I don't even know if this is possible. But I'm in grad school and have been building my professional wardrobe for my practicum site. I feel like every time, almost without fail, I go to buy some dress pants or dress shirts, and then two weeks later there's a big doorbuster sale where everything is so cheap. It gets so frustrating and I feel like I'm being tricked.\n\nIs there any possible way to know if/when this stuff will happen, or is it always just luck?", "How to know if a store is going to have a sale?? I don't even know if this is possible. But I'm in grad school and have been building my professional wardrobe for my practicum site. I feel like every time, almost without fail, I go to buy some dress pants or dress shirts, and then two weeks later there's a big doorbuster sale where everything is so cheap. It gets so frustrating and I feel like I'm being tricked.\n\nIs there any possible way to know if/when this stuff will happen, or is it always just luck?", "How to know if a store is going to have a sale?? I don't even know if this is possible. But I'm in grad school and have been building my professional wardrobe for my practicum site. I feel like every time, almost without fail, I go to buy some dress pants or dress shirts, and then two weeks later there's a big doorbuster sale where everything is so cheap. It gets so frustrating and I feel like I'm being tricked.\n\nIs there any possible way to know if/when this stuff will happen, or is it always just luck?", "How to know if a store is going to have a sale?? I don't even know if this is possible. But I'm in grad school and have been building my professional wardrobe for my practicum site. I feel like every time, almost without fail, I go to buy some dress pants or dress shirts, and then two weeks later there's a big doorbuster sale where everything is so cheap. It gets so frustrating and I feel like I'm being tricked.\n\nIs there any possible way to know if/when this stuff will happen, or is it always just luck?" ]	[ "Find out if the store has a policy about merchandise bought right before a big sale. Many stores will refund you to difference if you still have the receipt and if your purchase was within a certain time-frame before the sale.\n\nOther than that, ask the senior salespeople. They may not know exactly when certain merchandise is going to go on sale more than a few days ahead of time, but they should have a general knowledge of when certain kinds of merchandise go on sale.\n\nGood luck!", "check for stores that have web sites and sign up to email newsletters. some large shopping centres also have newsletters letting you know what sales are on.\n\nif you have time and it's not far away, drive/walk near a specific store every few days to check the outdoor signage.", "Not sure if this only applies to where I live, but certain chain stores like Zara, Bershka, etc have quite \"fixed\" sales periods. They are usually around June-August and December-February. I think the price drops every week or so during that period and the sale ends once they have cleared out items from 2-3 seasons before.\n\nSource: Worked at a chain clothing store before", "With mid-price women's clothing and accessories, things tend to go on sale every 3 weeks. I go shopping for clothes for an event 3-4 weeks ahead of time. The expensive item that I fall in love with will suddenly be on sale just in time for the event.\n\nAlso, if there is a flash sale on a whole category (e.g. \"50% all jeans today only!\"), just buy one thing that, at full price, would be about the same price as the item that you want. \"Lose\" the receipt. Stop by when the sale is over and exchange the item that you bought, which will then be carried at full price, for the one that you want. Tada - you have just got a sale price on the item that you wanted." ]	[ 4, 2, 2, -2 ]	safe
[ "How to respond when company tells you your contract won't be renewed. Advocate, or stay complacent? So, Long story short, I found out today that come summer my contract won't be renewed. I'm not being fired, they're simply not renewing my contract. I was hoping to move up in the company, interviewed, bombed the interview, and despite the fact that it was an internal move there was no consideration about what the company knew I am capable of and the quality work I do. They simply said \"that interview sucked, no thank you.\"\n\nI'm feeling very compelled to do the whole \"what do I have to lose?\" thing and respond, advocate for myself, and outline my skills and qualities that they failed to take into consideration. I have other references within the company who love me and their opinion won't be swayed, so I'm not burning bridges.\n\nI don't want to do the whole \"AND A BIG FUCK YOU\" to them, just simply say \"it's a shame things ended up this way, here are my skills, and it's unfortunate that, despite me frequent requests for observation, you never observed my work and saw those skills demonstrated.\" I know I SHOULD bite my tongue, but with no bridges to burn, the allure of self advocacy is very strong.", "How to respond when company tells you your contract won't be renewed. Advocate, or stay complacent? So, Long story short, I found out today that come summer my contract won't be renewed. I'm not being fired, they're simply not renewing my contract. I was hoping to move up in the company, interviewed, bombed the interview, and despite the fact that it was an internal move there was no consideration about what the company knew I am capable of and the quality work I do. They simply said \"that interview sucked, no thank you.\"\n\nI'm feeling very compelled to do the whole \"what do I have to lose?\" thing and respond, advocate for myself, and outline my skills and qualities that they failed to take into consideration. I have other references within the company who love me and their opinion won't be swayed, so I'm not burning bridges.\n\nI don't want to do the whole \"AND A BIG FUCK YOU\" to them, just simply say \"it's a shame things ended up this way, here are my skills, and it's unfortunate that, despite me frequent requests for observation, you never observed my work and saw those skills demonstrated.\" I know I SHOULD bite my tongue, but with no bridges to burn, the allure of self advocacy is very strong." ]	[ "You've been working with them for a while they know what you are capable of. Start looking for a new job now. ", "If they haven't, they wont. \n\nI wouldn't plead the case, I would finish the current contract (not sure what that means in your case)\n\nThen shake hands with eye contact, say thank you, and move on to the next things" ]	[ 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to break up with gf? Hello out there!\n\nI need a LPT for breaking up with my gf. This is the situation:\n\nI'm with my girlfriend for a year or smth. In this year she talked often about breaking up and was threatening to break up. But i was \"fighting\" for her not to break up. But in the last weeks/months im totally unsatisfied with the relationship and i don't feel really anything at all anymore. \n\nShe is really jealous and is controlling me very much, my smartphone for example. I let her check my phone early in the relationship. So I couldn't stop it later in the relationship, otherwise she would think i'm keeping a secret.. I had no problem with it, but in the last weeks i do have a problem with the fact she doesn trust me and is checking my phone.\n\nBut thats all not that important. I'm determined to quit the relationship. But she will be hurt a lot and i actually don't want to hurt her much. She will cry and scream at me, when i'm going to break up. It maybe makes me feel so bad, that i reverse and don't quit, because im susceptible for those emotions.. \n\nI'm also 22 yrs young and i want to be free! I wanted to quit since a long time, but didn't do it, because of my fear of her reaction. But i need to quit to feel happy again. \n\nNow i need a tip, to be brave enough to quit in the next days and NOT to reverse myself again. I don`t feel courageous enough to quit. You see she has a lot of control over me...\n\nPLEASE HELP !\n\nTL;DR: I want to break up with my gf, i don't feel courageous enough, and I'm scared of her reaction and maybe reverse myself. Need help!\n\n\n\n", "How to break up with gf? Hello out there!\n\nI need a LPT for breaking up with my gf. This is the situation:\n\nI'm with my girlfriend for a year or smth. In this year she talked often about breaking up and was threatening to break up. But i was \"fighting\" for her not to break up. But in the last weeks/months im totally unsatisfied with the relationship and i don't feel really anything at all anymore. \n\nShe is really jealous and is controlling me very much, my smartphone for example. I let her check my phone early in the relationship. So I couldn't stop it later in the relationship, otherwise she would think i'm keeping a secret.. I had no problem with it, but in the last weeks i do have a problem with the fact she doesn trust me and is checking my phone.\n\nBut thats all not that important. I'm determined to quit the relationship. But she will be hurt a lot and i actually don't want to hurt her much. She will cry and scream at me, when i'm going to break up. It maybe makes me feel so bad, that i reverse and don't quit, because im susceptible for those emotions.. \n\nI'm also 22 yrs young and i want to be free! I wanted to quit since a long time, but didn't do it, because of my fear of her reaction. But i need to quit to feel happy again. \n\nNow i need a tip, to be brave enough to quit in the next days and NOT to reverse myself again. I don`t feel courageous enough to quit. You see she has a lot of control over me...\n\nPLEASE HELP !\n\nTL;DR: I want to break up with my gf, i don't feel courageous enough, and I'm scared of her reaction and maybe reverse myself. Need help!\n\n\n\n", "How to break up with gf? Hello out there!\n\nI need a LPT for breaking up with my gf. This is the situation:\n\nI'm with my girlfriend for a year or smth. In this year she talked often about breaking up and was threatening to break up. But i was \"fighting\" for her not to break up. But in the last weeks/months im totally unsatisfied with the relationship and i don't feel really anything at all anymore. \n\nShe is really jealous and is controlling me very much, my smartphone for example. I let her check my phone early in the relationship. So I couldn't stop it later in the relationship, otherwise she would think i'm keeping a secret.. I had no problem with it, but in the last weeks i do have a problem with the fact she doesn trust me and is checking my phone.\n\nBut thats all not that important. I'm determined to quit the relationship. But she will be hurt a lot and i actually don't want to hurt her much. She will cry and scream at me, when i'm going to break up. It maybe makes me feel so bad, that i reverse and don't quit, because im susceptible for those emotions.. \n\nI'm also 22 yrs young and i want to be free! I wanted to quit since a long time, but didn't do it, because of my fear of her reaction. But i need to quit to feel happy again. \n\nNow i need a tip, to be brave enough to quit in the next days and NOT to reverse myself again. I don`t feel courageous enough to quit. You see she has a lot of control over me...\n\nPLEASE HELP !\n\nTL;DR: I want to break up with my gf, i don't feel courageous enough, and I'm scared of her reaction and maybe reverse myself. Need help!\n\n\n\n", "How to break up with gf? Hello out there!\n\nI need a LPT for breaking up with my gf. This is the situation:\n\nI'm with my girlfriend for a year or smth. In this year she talked often about breaking up and was threatening to break up. But i was \"fighting\" for her not to break up. But in the last weeks/months im totally unsatisfied with the relationship and i don't feel really anything at all anymore. \n\nShe is really jealous and is controlling me very much, my smartphone for example. I let her check my phone early in the relationship. So I couldn't stop it later in the relationship, otherwise she would think i'm keeping a secret.. I had no problem with it, but in the last weeks i do have a problem with the fact she doesn trust me and is checking my phone.\n\nBut thats all not that important. I'm determined to quit the relationship. But she will be hurt a lot and i actually don't want to hurt her much. She will cry and scream at me, when i'm going to break up. It maybe makes me feel so bad, that i reverse and don't quit, because im susceptible for those emotions.. \n\nI'm also 22 yrs young and i want to be free! I wanted to quit since a long time, but didn't do it, because of my fear of her reaction. But i need to quit to feel happy again. \n\nNow i need a tip, to be brave enough to quit in the next days and NOT to reverse myself again. I don`t feel courageous enough to quit. You see she has a lot of control over me...\n\nPLEASE HELP !\n\nTL;DR: I want to break up with my gf, i don't feel courageous enough, and I'm scared of her reaction and maybe reverse myself. Need help!\n\n\n\n", "How to break up with gf? Hello out there!\n\nI need a LPT for breaking up with my gf. This is the situation:\n\nI'm with my girlfriend for a year or smth. In this year she talked often about breaking up and was threatening to break up. But i was \"fighting\" for her not to break up. But in the last weeks/months im totally unsatisfied with the relationship and i don't feel really anything at all anymore. \n\nShe is really jealous and is controlling me very much, my smartphone for example. I let her check my phone early in the relationship. So I couldn't stop it later in the relationship, otherwise she would think i'm keeping a secret.. I had no problem with it, but in the last weeks i do have a problem with the fact she doesn trust me and is checking my phone.\n\nBut thats all not that important. I'm determined to quit the relationship. But she will be hurt a lot and i actually don't want to hurt her much. She will cry and scream at me, when i'm going to break up. It maybe makes me feel so bad, that i reverse and don't quit, because im susceptible for those emotions.. \n\nI'm also 22 yrs young and i want to be free! I wanted to quit since a long time, but didn't do it, because of my fear of her reaction. But i need to quit to feel happy again. \n\nNow i need a tip, to be brave enough to quit in the next days and NOT to reverse myself again. I don`t feel courageous enough to quit. You see she has a lot of control over me...\n\nPLEASE HELP !\n\nTL;DR: I want to break up with my gf, i don't feel courageous enough, and I'm scared of her reaction and maybe reverse myself. Need help!\n\n\n\n", "How to break up with gf? Hello out there!\n\nI need a LPT for breaking up with my gf. This is the situation:\n\nI'm with my girlfriend for a year or smth. In this year she talked often about breaking up and was threatening to break up. But i was \"fighting\" for her not to break up. But in the last weeks/months im totally unsatisfied with the relationship and i don't feel really anything at all anymore. \n\nShe is really jealous and is controlling me very much, my smartphone for example. I let her check my phone early in the relationship. So I couldn't stop it later in the relationship, otherwise she would think i'm keeping a secret.. I had no problem with it, but in the last weeks i do have a problem with the fact she doesn trust me and is checking my phone.\n\nBut thats all not that important. I'm determined to quit the relationship. But she will be hurt a lot and i actually don't want to hurt her much. She will cry and scream at me, when i'm going to break up. It maybe makes me feel so bad, that i reverse and don't quit, because im susceptible for those emotions.. \n\nI'm also 22 yrs young and i want to be free! I wanted to quit since a long time, but didn't do it, because of my fear of her reaction. But i need to quit to feel happy again. \n\nNow i need a tip, to be brave enough to quit in the next days and NOT to reverse myself again. I don`t feel courageous enough to quit. You see she has a lot of control over me...\n\nPLEASE HELP !\n\nTL;DR: I want to break up with my gf, i don't feel courageous enough, and I'm scared of her reaction and maybe reverse myself. Need help!\n\n\n\n", "How to break up with gf? Hello out there!\n\nI need a LPT for breaking up with my gf. This is the situation:\n\nI'm with my girlfriend for a year or smth. In this year she talked often about breaking up and was threatening to break up. But i was \"fighting\" for her not to break up. But in the last weeks/months im totally unsatisfied with the relationship and i don't feel really anything at all anymore. \n\nShe is really jealous and is controlling me very much, my smartphone for example. I let her check my phone early in the relationship. So I couldn't stop it later in the relationship, otherwise she would think i'm keeping a secret.. I had no problem with it, but in the last weeks i do have a problem with the fact she doesn trust me and is checking my phone.\n\nBut thats all not that important. I'm determined to quit the relationship. But she will be hurt a lot and i actually don't want to hurt her much. She will cry and scream at me, when i'm going to break up. It maybe makes me feel so bad, that i reverse and don't quit, because im susceptible for those emotions.. \n\nI'm also 22 yrs young and i want to be free! I wanted to quit since a long time, but didn't do it, because of my fear of her reaction. But i need to quit to feel happy again. \n\nNow i need a tip, to be brave enough to quit in the next days and NOT to reverse myself again. I don`t feel courageous enough to quit. You see she has a lot of control over me...\n\nPLEASE HELP !\n\nTL;DR: I want to break up with my gf, i don't feel courageous enough, and I'm scared of her reaction and maybe reverse myself. Need help!\n\n\n\n", "How to break up with gf? Hello out there!\n\nI need a LPT for breaking up with my gf. This is the situation:\n\nI'm with my girlfriend for a year or smth. In this year she talked often about breaking up and was threatening to break up. But i was \"fighting\" for her not to break up. But in the last weeks/months im totally unsatisfied with the relationship and i don't feel really anything at all anymore. \n\nShe is really jealous and is controlling me very much, my smartphone for example. I let her check my phone early in the relationship. So I couldn't stop it later in the relationship, otherwise she would think i'm keeping a secret.. I had no problem with it, but in the last weeks i do have a problem with the fact she doesn trust me and is checking my phone.\n\nBut thats all not that important. I'm determined to quit the relationship. But she will be hurt a lot and i actually don't want to hurt her much. She will cry and scream at me, when i'm going to break up. It maybe makes me feel so bad, that i reverse and don't quit, because im susceptible for those emotions.. \n\nI'm also 22 yrs young and i want to be free! I wanted to quit since a long time, but didn't do it, because of my fear of her reaction. But i need to quit to feel happy again. \n\nNow i need a tip, to be brave enough to quit in the next days and NOT to reverse myself again. I don`t feel courageous enough to quit. You see she has a lot of control over me...\n\nPLEASE HELP !\n\nTL;DR: I want to break up with my gf, i don't feel courageous enough, and I'm scared of her reaction and maybe reverse myself. Need help!\n\n\n\n", "How to break up with gf? Hello out there!\n\nI need a LPT for breaking up with my gf. This is the situation:\n\nI'm with my girlfriend for a year or smth. In this year she talked often about breaking up and was threatening to break up. But i was \"fighting\" for her not to break up. But in the last weeks/months im totally unsatisfied with the relationship and i don't feel really anything at all anymore. \n\nShe is really jealous and is controlling me very much, my smartphone for example. I let her check my phone early in the relationship. So I couldn't stop it later in the relationship, otherwise she would think i'm keeping a secret.. I had no problem with it, but in the last weeks i do have a problem with the fact she doesn trust me and is checking my phone.\n\nBut thats all not that important. I'm determined to quit the relationship. But she will be hurt a lot and i actually don't want to hurt her much. She will cry and scream at me, when i'm going to break up. It maybe makes me feel so bad, that i reverse and don't quit, because im susceptible for those emotions.. \n\nI'm also 22 yrs young and i want to be free! I wanted to quit since a long time, but didn't do it, because of my fear of her reaction. But i need to quit to feel happy again. \n\nNow i need a tip, to be brave enough to quit in the next days and NOT to reverse myself again. I don`t feel courageous enough to quit. You see she has a lot of control over me...\n\nPLEASE HELP !\n\nTL;DR: I want to break up with my gf, i don't feel courageous enough, and I'm scared of her reaction and maybe reverse myself. Need help!\n\n\n\n", "How to break up with gf? Hello out there!\n\nI need a LPT for breaking up with my gf. This is the situation:\n\nI'm with my girlfriend for a year or smth. In this year she talked often about breaking up and was threatening to break up. But i was \"fighting\" for her not to break up. But in the last weeks/months im totally unsatisfied with the relationship and i don't feel really anything at all anymore. \n\nShe is really jealous and is controlling me very much, my smartphone for example. I let her check my phone early in the relationship. So I couldn't stop it later in the relationship, otherwise she would think i'm keeping a secret.. I had no problem with it, but in the last weeks i do have a problem with the fact she doesn trust me and is checking my phone.\n\nBut thats all not that important. I'm determined to quit the relationship. But she will be hurt a lot and i actually don't want to hurt her much. She will cry and scream at me, when i'm going to break up. It maybe makes me feel so bad, that i reverse and don't quit, because im susceptible for those emotions.. \n\nI'm also 22 yrs young and i want to be free! I wanted to quit since a long time, but didn't do it, because of my fear of her reaction. But i need to quit to feel happy again. \n\nNow i need a tip, to be brave enough to quit in the next days and NOT to reverse myself again. I don`t feel courageous enough to quit. You see she has a lot of control over me...\n\nPLEASE HELP !\n\nTL;DR: I want to break up with my gf, i don't feel courageous enough, and I'm scared of her reaction and maybe reverse myself. Need help!\n\n\n\n", "How to break up with gf? Hello out there!\n\nI need a LPT for breaking up with my gf. This is the situation:\n\nI'm with my girlfriend for a year or smth. In this year she talked often about breaking up and was threatening to break up. But i was \"fighting\" for her not to break up. But in the last weeks/months im totally unsatisfied with the relationship and i don't feel really anything at all anymore. \n\nShe is really jealous and is controlling me very much, my smartphone for example. I let her check my phone early in the relationship. So I couldn't stop it later in the relationship, otherwise she would think i'm keeping a secret.. I had no problem with it, but in the last weeks i do have a problem with the fact she doesn trust me and is checking my phone.\n\nBut thats all not that important. I'm determined to quit the relationship. But she will be hurt a lot and i actually don't want to hurt her much. She will cry and scream at me, when i'm going to break up. It maybe makes me feel so bad, that i reverse and don't quit, because im susceptible for those emotions.. \n\nI'm also 22 yrs young and i want to be free! I wanted to quit since a long time, but didn't do it, because of my fear of her reaction. But i need to quit to feel happy again. \n\nNow i need a tip, to be brave enough to quit in the next days and NOT to reverse myself again. I don`t feel courageous enough to quit. You see she has a lot of control over me...\n\nPLEASE HELP !\n\nTL;DR: I want to break up with my gf, i don't feel courageous enough, and I'm scared of her reaction and maybe reverse myself. Need help!\n\n\n\n", "How to break up with gf? Hello out there!\n\nI need a LPT for breaking up with my gf. This is the situation:\n\nI'm with my girlfriend for a year or smth. In this year she talked often about breaking up and was threatening to break up. But i was \"fighting\" for her not to break up. But in the last weeks/months im totally unsatisfied with the relationship and i don't feel really anything at all anymore. \n\nShe is really jealous and is controlling me very much, my smartphone for example. I let her check my phone early in the relationship. So I couldn't stop it later in the relationship, otherwise she would think i'm keeping a secret.. I had no problem with it, but in the last weeks i do have a problem with the fact she doesn trust me and is checking my phone.\n\nBut thats all not that important. I'm determined to quit the relationship. But she will be hurt a lot and i actually don't want to hurt her much. She will cry and scream at me, when i'm going to break up. It maybe makes me feel so bad, that i reverse and don't quit, because im susceptible for those emotions.. \n\nI'm also 22 yrs young and i want to be free! I wanted to quit since a long time, but didn't do it, because of my fear of her reaction. But i need to quit to feel happy again. \n\nNow i need a tip, to be brave enough to quit in the next days and NOT to reverse myself again. I don`t feel courageous enough to quit. You see she has a lot of control over me...\n\nPLEASE HELP !\n\nTL;DR: I want to break up with my gf, i don't feel courageous enough, and I'm scared of her reaction and maybe reverse myself. Need help!\n\n\n\n", "How to break up with gf? Hello out there!\n\nI need a LPT for breaking up with my gf. This is the situation:\n\nI'm with my girlfriend for a year or smth. In this year she talked often about breaking up and was threatening to break up. But i was \"fighting\" for her not to break up. But in the last weeks/months im totally unsatisfied with the relationship and i don't feel really anything at all anymore. \n\nShe is really jealous and is controlling me very much, my smartphone for example. I let her check my phone early in the relationship. So I couldn't stop it later in the relationship, otherwise she would think i'm keeping a secret.. I had no problem with it, but in the last weeks i do have a problem with the fact she doesn trust me and is checking my phone.\n\nBut thats all not that important. I'm determined to quit the relationship. But she will be hurt a lot and i actually don't want to hurt her much. She will cry and scream at me, when i'm going to break up. It maybe makes me feel so bad, that i reverse and don't quit, because im susceptible for those emotions.. \n\nI'm also 22 yrs young and i want to be free! I wanted to quit since a long time, but didn't do it, because of my fear of her reaction. But i need to quit to feel happy again. \n\nNow i need a tip, to be brave enough to quit in the next days and NOT to reverse myself again. I don`t feel courageous enough to quit. You see she has a lot of control over me...\n\nPLEASE HELP !\n\nTL;DR: I want to break up with my gf, i don't feel courageous enough, and I'm scared of her reaction and maybe reverse myself. Need help!\n\n\n\n" ]	[ "Send a text to your friend saying you want to break up with her. Then when she goes through your phone the problem will take care of itself. ", "Just break up with her. Move on. Go be happy. Figure yourself out. Don't jump into other relationships until you're ready. You don't owe her anything. Her reaction is not your responsibility. You are both young adults. ", "Be kind! Just talk to her and keep calm. If she gets angry because she's jealous and thinks you're running off with someone else, do not get defensive. That just looks bad and makes you look like you're lying. You said you both talked about breaking up so maybe she still has similar feelings, you'll never know until you discuss it with her. Just don't say shit like you still want to be friends, or anything like that. And most importantly, if she asks why, I find its best if you actually give a reason, whatever it is (without being too brutally honest), the worst thing to say is nothing or that you can't tell her because she'll always question herself \n\nHope this makes sense. Good luck ", "You're gonna need 5 large plastic sheets, a hack saw, 12 pigs, some pliers and hair clippers. Make sure you shave the hair and pull the teeth before feeding her to the pigs, 'cos you don't wanna go sifting through pig shit now do you?\n\nI've said to much already. You don't know me. We never spoke.", "A healthy relationship should augment your life, not burden it. \n\nFrom the looks of it, she has some deep, unresolved issues that she's taking out on you, which I imagine feels a little unfair. If you're unhappy, don't run from it or try to rationalize it, it is what it is; sometimes things don't always work out with people we date, better to learn from it and improve your experience for your future interactions. \n\nBe honest with her, tell her how you feel and don't make it into a blame game. If she starts crying, that's normal and nothing is wrong with that, but if she starts blaming you, or tries to guilt/shame you, realize that she's only reacting to her own perceived experience. \n\nYou got to do you, share your truth and don't feel ashamed of it. ", "You say:\n\"I break with thee,\nI break with thee, I break with thee.\"\nAnd then you throw dog poop on her shoes.\n", "Just remember she will hurt less if you do it now than a year from now. You're doing her, and yourself, a favor. ", "Just be calm, respectful, and be a friend if possible. \n\nSometimes it is not meant to be. It happens.\n\nIf you believe there's even a one percent chance that the relationship will not work, you have to take it as an absolute certainty... and you have to end it. ", "It's not you, its me.\n\nAnd by me, I mean the sound of your voice makes me want to gouge out my eardrums with a spoon.\n", "Hey man I'm in almost the exact position right now with my GF. Almost everything you said feels like my relationship, even the talking about it and her bawling her eyes out...\n\nI agreed to try and fix things last weekend but I'm dreading that decision now. I almost broke it off last night, but somehow got side fracked. \n\nI can't put this off any longer, I've gotta end of tonight. I'll keep ya updated if you want!", "Girl who's been dumped by 4 guys here. B) \n\nDon't say \"but we can still be friends.\" Maybe you can be later down the road, but saying that during the breakup will lead her to believe there's still a chance that you'll change your mind like maybe it \"won't stick.\" \n\nOne thing I did like while getting dumped was the guy said \"I'll never do better than you\" so while I was bawling that made me feel a little better. Also that was 4+ years ago and he has not dated anyone since so, little victories. \n\nThis has never happened to me, but maybe do it in a public place? It might keep her from throwing too big of a tantrum. And it would be easier to leave than if you were both at your house or hers. Like I said, never experienced that but it might be useful for your situation. ", "Getting out of a bad relationship is one of the most liberating things you can do. Although you might upset her and a bit of yourself at first, in time you both will get over it. Especially at your young age, you should not be held done by bullshit relationships.\n\nFor me, when I end relationships, I throughly explain my reasons behind why I want to end it. That gives the other party some closure, and respect they deserve. Cause isn't that what we want too?\n\nBe mature and upfront about it. Delete and block their number, and from social media if you need to. Maybe in a while y'all can talk to one another as friends, but to prevent a roll back, cutting ties is key.\n\nGood luck, and I hope everything works out for you.", "Find a way for her to break up with you. \n\nSay she can't check your phone any more. No trust in this relationship then no more relationship. \n\nSay u need space from her. Go on a break. Then say you're done. \n\n" ]	[ 8, 7, 7, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 ]	safe
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[ "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?", "How to speak with confidence Many people can just speak their mind and it comes out confidently. How can I achieve this too, being that guy in the back that doesn't speak much at all?" ]	[ "Head up. Shoulder back. Chest out. Speak clearly. Project your voice to ensue you're heard. Maintain eye contact.", "Hesitant to be the first one on this (already exhibiting bad confidence). But here's what I've learned. Firstly, saying something at all is better than remaining quiet. Conversations involve a back and forth and asserting your opinion is important. Admitting that someone else is correct or has a good point also demonstrates confidence. Project your thoughts outwardly without any hesitation or constant self ", "Get out of your head. As soon as you start speaking you have to A. believe in what you're saying and B. Stop ", "Pretend that you are someone else. Pick a character from a television show or a movie who would deliver the message you are about to say flawlessly, and literally pretend that you are that person delivering a scene.", "In my experience, speaking slowly automatically makes you sound confident. Pause between long sentences or important points in your speech. Be on time, be early actually to acclimatize yourself. Dress appropriately (good & appropriate clothes & shoes) that makes you feel comfortable. Talk to some people at the venue before hand, it helps to calm your nerves. Coffee sometimes helps, alcohol does not.\n\nIf you have a slide up, pause a bit after talking about the slide so people have a chance to look at the slide (and absorb the matter) in addition to what you have already said. Of course, never read out from the slide until as a last resort and slides should have pictures and few words.\n\nLastly, breathe.", "Break the habit of saying \"uhh\" or \"like\" during sentences. Try to have a goid vocabulary and choose your words carefully.\n\n\nFlirt with ugly chicks.\n\n\nEat an apple when you are in front of people. Ive noticed its hard to eat an apple and not look like an asshole, so being able to eat an apple with out any awkwardness can be good practice.", "I find speaking a little slower makes it a little easier. You have more time to think about the things you're saying and can focus on projecting and shit ", "Eat some rare steaks, chop a tree down with a axe, and make love to a woman. There that is all you need.", "well as donald trump says in his book \"paraphrasing\"\n\nWhen going into a deal you have to know you are right\nand then you defend yourself to the death\nYou never give up you never back down or give in to the other side if you know you are right.\n\nThis is the best way to approach anything such as debate or public speaking.. however it might not win you many friends.\n\nIf you want to have a conversation with a friend or someone you just met then the best way to approach that situation is let the other person do most of the talking.\n\nBecome a good listener as well as a debater\n\nListening to other people or ... well its like this.. you walk over to your neighbor's house and they are putting in a deck. You are a carpenter.. you can approach this from 2 directions.. you can tell your neighbor they don't know what the hell they are doing and someone is likely to die on their porch... \n\nOr \n\nYou can ask a couple broad ranging questions and sit back and have them explain everything they know about what they are doing.. how they researched it online and the types of materials they chose... and blah blah blah they just won't shut the fuck up while you are thinking you can't use that lumber for a beam people will die... \n\nThen you walk away ... they think they taught you something.. You remember to never ask them to help you fix anything on your house.. and when they throw a party you stay on the grass not on the deck...\n\nOr\n\nYou can correct them .. tell them where they screwed up .. tell them how to fix it.. you will probably lose a friend but they probably won't lose family members at the next cookout.. they won't remember that no one died while they tap the third keg before lunch time... and they probably won't ask you over when they throw the party.. but at least you will know you did the right thing....\n\nConfidence comes with practice .. like riding a bike\nthe more you do something the more confident you get at it.\n\nIf you want to learn how to talk to people .. then do it.\n\nJust say hello.. \n\nIf you want to speak about important topics.. do your research.\n\nI use to teach people complex engineering tasks.. I was young and these guys had decades of real world experience. I am teaching them technology to do their job better even though I know it will take longer and be harder for them at least in the short term.\n\nWhen I was taught the teacher forced repetition to create retention of process.\n\nWhen I taught my students .. I taught them from the Third-person shooter position. I remembered what I learned and what it was like while I was learning it. \n\nWhen some task was ahead that I knew everyone would choke on I prepared them by saying .. Alright this isn't going to be fun.. I can remember learning this and it was really insane but you have to do it this way... just believe me.. \n\nSoon the students understood I wasn't just teaching them out of a book .. I was teaching them like you might prepare someone for war... I was giving them all my secrets and making sure they understood that the path ahead is possible because I was sharing my own experience walking that path .... I made it .. you can too.\n\nIf you want to be confident.. know what you're talking about... Know it because you went through it .. and let other people gain from your knowledge of that experience... \n\nDon't just make statements.. show them with your words what brought you to the point that you want to take them.\n\n", "Some things that have helped me:\r\rTry to harbor a genuine desire to connect with the person/people you are speaking with, it will make you feel much more comfortable.\r\rIf it's a conversation, know when to change the subject and make it about something that interests you that way you are more engaged.\r\rLet the eye contact come naturally, otherwise I find it makes me even more uncomfortable, but definitely try to make eye contact whenever possible. Nothing is more confident than a meaningful, knowing glance.\r\rSpeak slowly. If you are speaking genuinely then people will be attentive even if you are not a fast talker. \r\rDon't let your mind wander. For a conversation, really try to focus on your train of thought and express yourself. If your mind wanders you will begin to worry and lose confidence.\r\rDuring a conversation, be kind of judgmental towards others. If you think people are judging you and how you speak, the thought of which makes you lose confidence, then do the same thing to others. Don't be disrespectful, but recognizing the shortcomings in other people's speech and what they are expressing can boost your confidence.\r\rHope this helps.\r\r", "Posture is key to show you are confident, doesn't quite help you be confident though. To be honest, the best advice I can give is lie to yourself. Just believe what you are saying is the most important shit out there and if you give off that vibe people will notice.", "Don't worry too much about how you say things. Worry a little of course, but don't doubt yourself too much. You're likely smarter than you think. If you say anything that might be incorrect or worded wrong, if someone catches you on something that might be wrong, you can always correct yourself later on. \n\nAnd what others have said, head up, chest out, speak clearly and try to be as concise as possible. The more you do it, the more fluid and natural it becomes. Don't worry about failing or being wrong, as these things are natural to human beings. Don't think too much about it. ", "https://medium.com/@AaronBleyaert/how-to-lose-weight-in-4-easy-steps-1f135f7e1dec\n\nNot really related; but getting jacked always helps with confidence. ", "To quote Sir Patrick Stewart \"Acting, my dear boy! Merely acting!\"\n\nImagine that the person you need to talk to is a fried of yours. you have known each other since childhood. One day you see an ad in the paper and it's for a play. You and your friend decide to go for parts in this play.\n\nScene: You are the cock-sure chief of police and you are talking to a fellow police chief from one state over.\n\nGO!\n\nObviously you change the scene for the situation.\n\neg. the girl you like? pretend that you are husband and wife and have known each other for years. \n\nor that guy queue jumped? You're the tough guy that don't take no shit from no one! \"Back of the line buddy!\"\n\nPro tip... remember this one line; \"I'll probably never meet them again so how will they ever know different?\". 99% of the time it's true ;)", "Practice. Practice. Practice (your speech/talk) until it pretty much rolls off the tip of your tongue. It also helps if you actually care about the message you're trying to communicate - focus on that, rather than the fact that you are standing up there.\n\nThe worst talk that I did (as an undergrad) was one where I was supremely unprepared - had no idea what was meant to be saying, stood up in front of 300 people in my class and went \"umm\" for abotu 5 minutes. It was excruciating but I learnt my lesson. ", "Know and understand what you are talking about. You don't HAVE to say anything if it isn't necessary. If you have to speak, speak clearly, briefly, and understand the topic.", "If you are unconfident, there is a good chance you speak in High Rising Terminal (speaking a statement sentence in a rising \"question\" tone). Just my own observation.\n\nStop that shit. It makes you sound weak, uncertain, or condescending. Try reading the same sentence out loud in a rising intonation, and then in an even or lowering intonation, the difference should be pretty noticeable. Speaking in an even or lowering intonation makes you sound more decisive and confident.\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_rising_terminal\n\n\"Media in Australia, Britain, and the United States have negatively portrayed the usage of HRT, claiming that its use exhibits a speaker's insecurities about the statement and undermines effective speaking. Time reports that it hampers job interviews.\nRecent evidence shows that leaders of the peer group are more likely to use HRT in their declaratives than the junior members of the particular peer group. According to University of Pennsylvania phonologist Mark Liberman, George W. Bush began to use HRT extensively in his speeches as his presidency continued. Linguist Robin Lakoff drew attention to the pattern in her book Language and Women's Place, which argued that women were socialized to talk in ways that lacked power, authority, and confidence. Rising intonation on declarative sentences was one of the features Lakoff included in her description of \"women's language\", a gendered speech style which in her view both reflected and reproduced its users' subordinate social status.\"", "I watched a Tedx with a woman who was talking about Power Poses, like standing with your hands in the hips (like Wonder Woman) or laying back in a chair with the hands behind your neck before you speak makes you more confident. \n\nAlso, don't cross your arms or put your hands in your sockets.\n\nIt actually works, sometimes I speak in public while doing the wonder woman pose. Weird, but it works for me.", "I find the easiest way to speak with confidence is to actually know what you are talking about. \nThink about what you're saying before you say it. \nSilence is ok to collect your thoughts rather than spewing uhm and ahhs all the time.", "Don't overthink. \nThe person in front of you is a complete idiot. \nIt doesn't matter what the person in front of you thinks. ", "As someone who's speech and confident game is on point, I'm bottlenecked by a problem of excessive blinking. Usually in social situations, I blink 7x the norm I would outside of one.\n\nWhat I usually like to do to avoid it is remind myself not to start blinking rapidly, and to keep my eyes open. I have to be mindful, and catch myself as soon as possible before they notice it and/or it makes the conversation awkward.\n\nI mean, staring at computer screens doesn't help me at all, but if I can be mindful of it, or right before talking to someone reminding myself \"Don't blink like you're trying to get something out of your eye\", it helps.\n\nBe aware of your bottlenecks as well. If you stutter often, be aware of it and mentally rehearse what you're about to say before you say it. If you stutter in your mind, try it again 3 times until you don't stutter. This will decrease your chances of stuttering sevenfold.\n\nJust be aware of your bottlenecks." ]	[ 58, 25, 19, 7, 6, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to stop yourself from laughing I have a presentation coming up and I always burst out laughing during it. How can I stop this, it is critical to my grade coming up!", "How to stop yourself from laughing I have a presentation coming up and I always burst out laughing during it. How can I stop this, it is critical to my grade coming up!", "How to stop yourself from laughing I have a presentation coming up and I always burst out laughing during it. How can I stop this, it is critical to my grade coming up!", "How to stop yourself from laughing I have a presentation coming up and I always burst out laughing during it. How can I stop this, it is critical to my grade coming up!", "How to stop yourself from laughing I have a presentation coming up and I always burst out laughing during it. How can I stop this, it is critical to my grade coming up!" ]	[ "Pick a classmate to partner with. If you find the urge to laugh during the presentation, make eye contact with your classmate and let their calm demeanor filter over to you to stem the tide of laughter.", "I usually imagine a weird/horrid scenario that happens to the first person I see.\n\n^(Quick clue; they usually die in a bizarre way ^lol)", "I think about something that I've seen that's made me horrified and sad. Something true, sad, and graphic. Stops laughing in its tracks. \n\nThen after I donate to the cause because I feel terrible for using it like that. ", "Count your teeth with your tongue slide your tongue over your teeth and count in your mind try it watch a funny video on YouTube see if it works for you. Good luck. Ps also just tell your audience that I'm nervous and I might laugh during my presentation people are understanding and accepting.", "Bite your lip early when you think you'll laugh. Think about something you take seriously. Fake a sneeze." ]	[ 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "Cleaning up glass I have had a wretched day today but it started off with flushing the toilet. My boyfriend had put candles on the toilet and the flush caused one to fall off (great way to start the day). The candle was in a glass and it shattered all behind the toilet and beside the shower. I picked up some of the larger pieces but there are still shards and slivers I don't want in my foot when I try to shower or use the toilet. Would love some LPTs.", "Cleaning up glass I have had a wretched day today but it started off with flushing the toilet. My boyfriend had put candles on the toilet and the flush caused one to fall off (great way to start the day). The candle was in a glass and it shattered all behind the toilet and beside the shower. I picked up some of the larger pieces but there are still shards and slivers I don't want in my foot when I try to shower or use the toilet. Would love some LPTs." ]	[ "A few slices of bread work in a pinch. Sweep up and dispose of as much of the glass as you can, then to deal with the tiny little shards, press the bread on the ground. Do this a few times with a few slices. The glass will get caught in the soft bread. Then you can eat the bread. \n\n(do not eat the bread.) ", "Make a pad of several paper towels, then wet them. Use it to wipe up the pieces. The tiny shards and splinters will stick to it. A mop will just spread the glass around, glass will stay in the mop, which will stay til you mop again only to be deposited elsewhere... so much for walking barefoot in your house. :)" ]	[ 12, 4 ]	safe
[ "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?", "Any tips for not being picky or eating food you really hate at a social gathering? My girlfriends parents love every kind of food I hate. I know I'm picky, but is there any way to just not be?" ]	[ "I used to be a picky eater when I was younger, but I think the biggest thing with being picky is not letting the idea of the food get in the way of what the food actually tastes like. A lot of people do not like foods, because they have not tried them. They have not tried them because they THINK they will not like them. Sushi is a prime example. Tons of people say ewww raw fish, and then they try it, and a lot of the time they love it. Be adventurous and just try stuff and do not let preconceived notions stop you from enjoying food. If that does not work, then the bringing a dish of something you like is always a good idea.", "I'm a foodie and generally will eat or try anything, so it's a little hard to put myself in your shoes, but I'll give you some tips on how to be polite. \n\n1. If you aren't sure whether or not you like something, try a very small bite. If you do not like it then don't eat anymore. \n\n2. Do not draw attention to your dislike of a food. These people have prepared it and are sharing it with you because they obviously like it. Saying things like \"I don't like that\" or \"that's gross\" is incredibly rude and offensive. Food is a very personal thing to people, it's something that they choose to put in their body. Whatever you do never spit something out (unless you unknowingly started eating something you are allergic to)\n\n3. If you are vegetarian or vegan or lactose intolerant or allergic to something, let them know before hand. Most people are very understanding of of these things and will try to accommodate you. \n\n4. Try something new! You never know what might be surprisingly good! \n\n5. If you know that you do not like something, the polite thing to say is \"No, thank you.\" and leave it at that. \n\nGood luck!", "1) PERSPECTIVE: Having a bit of perspective and considering context helps: I've had to try all kinds of new and... interesting foods without saying \"no\" while traveling through China and Inner Mongolia when I was younger. Many times, the food the people we were visiting with offered us was the best that they had, and better than they ate in a month or more, and I knew that it was worth the momentary discomfort I may or may not feel not to be rude or to not have them feel rejected. If the social gathering you're talking about is just a casual potluck every week, I imagine it's okay to eat just the food you enjoy (it can't ALL be bad-- if it is, I'll echo someone else in this thread and suggest you bring something to the table as well). If it's a social gathering like a holiday feast that your girlfriend's family has slaved over for days, then that might be worth a little more fortitude. Obviously you do think it's rude to be picky, and wish you weren't, so try and gauge how hard you should try, depending on the context of your social gatherings. Everyone has differing levels of comfort when it comes to things that personally happen to him or her. Being forced to eat something is something that happens to you that can be negative. Eating something you don't like as a deliberate action because you don't want to be rude is something you do, and having control over that event helps, I've found.\n\n2) A USEFUL MANEUVER: If you have to eat something you don't enjoy, eat it quickly, and don't breathe through your nose: If you do have to eat something you don't like so that you won't be rude, don't smell it. Of course, there are lots of reasons why you might not like certain foods-- could be the texture, could be that it makes your stomach upset. The latter is a very legitimate reason NOT to eat something, so if you KNOW something is going to make your stomach hurt (my mouth loves pesto but my stomach can't abide it), don't be wary of turning it down. As for texture-- well, I hate to sound like the dad from Calvin & Hobbes, but it builds character. \n\n3) POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES: If it matters to you at all-- being picky may put those around you in an uncomfortable situation. Possibly your girlfriend. Try to be polite, not just for the sake of being polite, but because you care about her/them. I've dated folks who were avid epicureans willing to try anything once-- and dated folks who were much more cautious and narrow-minded about new food. I'm currently married to one that belongs to the latter group, and it can get very tiresome and annoying. You can \"decline\" to eat something, or you can \"reject\" the food altogether. The difference is that if you \"decline\" to eat something, you are motioning that it's just not for YOU. If you \"reject\" a food, you're implying that no person with common sense should EVER deign to put that sort of thing in their mouths-- (ok so maybe a little exaggeration and a touch of bitterness there--) but you get my point. Attitude is everything. I wish my husband wouldn't make faces or stick out his tongue when I mention VERY COMMON KOREAN DISHES that he doesn't like to eat because he thinks it's icky. Regardless of the fact that I know it's him that's being childish, it still does offend me and hurt my feelings. So there are ways to be \"picky\" about food that doesn't have to offend folks. Don't make faces, don't shake your head vehemently-- don't reluctantly agree to take food and then pick at it. You can decline a dish without being a douchebag. \n\nGood luck and happy eating!", "The trick I found that worked the best in this situation was this: Don't eat it. It is ruder to force yourself to eat something, to choke down each bite without trying to let it touch your mouth. Why? Because they can see you don't like it. If you're gagging on their food it's an insult. So don't eat it, taste it, give it a few good bites, then set it aside, and eat everything else. If they ask why you didn't eat it, or if you didn't like it, just say you thought it was good, but a certain ingredient disagrees with you. This way they see that you did not finish because of some dietary concern, but still ate some of it out of politeness. You tried your best. ", "focus on why it is you are so picky, is it flavor? texture? preconceived notions? I was a picky eater childhood/teen years, but when i started dating i dated a gal who was even more picky, and i found some of her aversions to be silly, so i started to question my own. I still have things i dont like, but ive learned to try things and try to find the good or interesting or unique in things i try. on some occasions i just have to tell myself its \"not such and such\". \n\nBeing less picky has been great! ive eaten cuisines of around the world, and had so many tasty things. \n", "Why not bring something you do like? So if you like veggies and hummus, bring that. Or if you like sweets, bring them a cake. Don't act like their food is nasty (even if it is), just play it off like: Hey I wanted to bring you my favorite cake or snack or whatever... \nAlso, eat before you go over. Stick to foods you do know and like. ", "There were certain foods I didn't like when I was young, mushrooms and tomatoes being among them. Now I love them and they are a big part of my diet. How did I do it. I just ate them until I liked them. You can learn to like things. Tastes and preferences develop through familiarity.\n\nThe reason people 'don't like' things isn't some kind of biological hardwiring. Your psychological wiring makes you resistant to new things, making it impossible to develop the familiarity required to like something.\n\nI guess the point is, in order to 'like' something, you have to recognise it's not to do with your taste buds but to do with your brain. I don't know of a short-cut, but if you're really serious about this, you need to train your brain. Much like training any of your muscles, you need to put it to work. Challenge it by presenting it with these foods you 'don't like'. Keep doing that until it realises they're actually pretty tasty :).\n\nIn the meantime, just bolt it down quickly so you don't taste it I guess...", "If you feel obligated to eat together (i.e., you can't eat before, as an earlier post suggested), make sure you are really hungry. I find that when I am very hungry, things I don't normally like taste delicious!", "I am nit sure if this is the ultimate answer but I try to be pretty healthy while my family is generally not. So, I will generally eat before meeting and then just more snack while being with them. \nThis way I can still be healthy but snack on things I generally don't want or shouldn't have. \nHope this helps. ", "Growing up, my mom always told me it takes 100 times eating a food to learn to like it. So I count down whe I'm stick eating a food I don't like. \"Only 95 more tries and this will taste good!\"\n\nI don't really think the number is true, but it reminds me that I can eventually learn to like pretty much anything if I just keep trying.", "First off, don't force it. If you don't like it then thats okay. You do need to try it though. If its possible in conversation before hand just make it clear that your a picky eater a bit. If you do it right its quite endearing.\n\nAs a steak-and-potatoes guy in San Francisco my tactic usually goes like this:\n* Start with a comment like \"I grep up on mac and cheese and hot dogs. I am still working on developing a better palette.\" That immediately acknowledges that the issue is on your end. If you don't like it then hey, no worries, your a bit picky but you are trying!\n* Then take a small amount. Eat what you can but be honest about it. Do not say \"man that tastes horrible\" or some such, call out what it is that you don't like. \"Wow thats too bitter for me!\" or \"I am not used to that much vinegar.\"\n* Find something you like and complement it. This goes part and parsel with the second point.\n\nNo cook expects everybody to like the food they cook (except somebody named \"Amy\" according to reddit.). Most the time the cook is the biggest critic. Disarm that entire defensive posturing by just being upfront about your own tastes, and back that with a willingness to try something new.\n\nThe more info you have on your pickyness the easier it gets as well. I have learned that I do not like bitter, or vinegar flavors. I like sweet and sour, spicy, etc. Makes it easier to describe, and easier to know what I really won't like. I have never had somebody become offended if I am just honest up front and I make an effort to try. Well.. except beats.. not even once. =)", "I went on a 3 week camp where I had no say in the menu. Most of the food was nice stuff that I liked, but we started being served things like salmon soup. At that point I was worn out from 2 weeks of activities and travel so any food was just great. I'm always up for trying new food when I'm tired and hungry! (I am still very picky, only tried pizza last year because I was adamant that is hate it)", "I was an exchange student in France for a few weeks, and while you might assume they eat very similar things to Americans (which I am), there were a few things that I just wasn't willing to try (horse or beef tongue). Now, I have an intestinal disease so I was able to use that as an excuse because I really didn't know how I'd react, but the mother prepared a lot of vegetables that I did not like, like cooked green beans. What I did was made a system where I'd take, let's say, two bites of salmon, one of green beans, and then one of baguette to get it down. Hope those help!", "I don't know man. I keep telling my self \"I'm an adult now . Adults like eggs.\" but I just can't do it ", "I am a picky eater too. In social settings we have 2 options. We either pick out the parts we don't like if that possible (without drawing too much attention to that) or we eat it.\n\nI realize that liking or not liking food is all in my head. I just think that I don't like it. When I do eat it, I eat each bite quickly. swallow it about as quick as I can. If I have to chew it, I chew just enough to swallow. There are some things that I only 1/2 chew so that I don't bite down all the way. And then I chase it with a drink of water.\n\nThe challenge is to be casual about it and not look like you don't want to be eating it. focus on the conversation and the people around you and not the food. If you do a lot of talking, small or quick bites of food are not that out of place.\n\nFor your girlfriends parents, try to find foods that you know you both will like. And don't eat over there very often. It is ok to let them know that you are a picky eater. When they do make something you like, thank them and let them know how much you enjoy it.", "Grow some balls and just get over it?\n\nSeriously, though. Try everything. If you don't like it because of the way it looks or smells, then you're being finnicky. You may come to a great realization that something you thought you hated is the greatest tasting food in the world if you had just tried it.", "Do you know why you're picky? Is it that you literally don't like certain foods, or they are just not \"tasty\" to you? There's a difference between the food tasting bad, and simply not being your thing.", "Being honest can work since it's not the food that's an issue, it's your taste buds. If you don't eat a broad category of food, say so. Most people who've hosted me even once know that I won't eat any fish, at all, of any sort, so they don't get offended when I won't try their new recipe (I hope!).\n\nIf you can, fill up before you go and then tell them you're not a big eater. Hopefully you'll be able to find a food or two you're okay with and then you can claim to have filled up on that and to be no longer hungry." ]	[ 22, 17, 14, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "Starting a new office job, when you've never had an office job before So after working on a production line for a bit over 10 years, I'm moving into an office job within the same company. I think my wardrobe is mostly on point (thanks largely to my wife) but I'd like some general tips on making the transition. Thanks in advance!", "Starting a new office job, when you've never had an office job before So after working on a production line for a bit over 10 years, I'm moving into an office job within the same company. I think my wardrobe is mostly on point (thanks largely to my wife) but I'd like some general tips on making the transition. Thanks in advance!", "Starting a new office job, when you've never had an office job before So after working on a production line for a bit over 10 years, I'm moving into an office job within the same company. I think my wardrobe is mostly on point (thanks largely to my wife) but I'd like some general tips on making the transition. Thanks in advance!", "Starting a new office job, when you've never had an office job before So after working on a production line for a bit over 10 years, I'm moving into an office job within the same company. I think my wardrobe is mostly on point (thanks largely to my wife) but I'd like some general tips on making the transition. Thanks in advance!", "Starting a new office job, when you've never had an office job before So after working on a production line for a bit over 10 years, I'm moving into an office job within the same company. I think my wardrobe is mostly on point (thanks largely to my wife) but I'd like some general tips on making the transition. Thanks in advance!", "Starting a new office job, when you've never had an office job before So after working on a production line for a bit over 10 years, I'm moving into an office job within the same company. I think my wardrobe is mostly on point (thanks largely to my wife) but I'd like some general tips on making the transition. Thanks in advance!", "Starting a new office job, when you've never had an office job before So after working on a production line for a bit over 10 years, I'm moving into an office job within the same company. I think my wardrobe is mostly on point (thanks largely to my wife) but I'd like some general tips on making the transition. Thanks in advance!" ]	[ "Watch your language. While it's perfectly acceptable to call a coworker a ham-handed lazy fuckwit on the shop floor, this is less acceptable when you're in the office. ", "As someone who made the same transition (aircraft tech to sales and partnership) here is my advice:\n\nBe the first to work and the last to leave.\n\nAsk as many questions as you can\n\nRemain positive no matter what, even if you don't feel positive\n\nIron your clothes ", "Take notes when you are being shown tasks, then you won't feel like a pain asking to be shown again. Also note important information you need to remember, phone numbers, registration number, helpful names. \n\nDon't be afraid to ask if you are unsure, (slightly contradicts my previous point I know) it is better to ask and get it right!\n\nDon't be scared to get stuck in, show willing to do whatever task necessary. \n\nDon't be scared to answer the phone, the phrase 'I will just put you on hold and find out' will become your new best friend. \n\nTry to avoid politics! Nearly impossible I know!\n\nBring cakes! Office people like cakes! \n", "Depending on the work you did and what gear you had to wear you have lost a bit of your ability to smell yourself. You're probably moving into a confined space with people so take extra care to not smell. ", "Try to stay out of office politics. It's harder to bow out once you're in and offending the wrong person could cost you later. ", "Try to remember people's names the first time you meet them. It's hard to do in general, but if you concentrate on that right out of the gate, it goes a long way in making relationships and helps in remembering everyone's specific role later on. \n\nI've found that 75% of everything is just showing up. Be punctual, dress the part, and turn on the charm. If you do that, you're already ahead of most people.", "Alwaya be careful to remaining on task or atleast appearing to, learn how the machines work in there (like their phones and printers) and always be helpful to everyone regardless if they are janitors or management." ]	[ 8, 6, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2 ]	safe
[ "how to take legitimate sick leave in advance? I'd like to be able to take a \"mental health day\" (sick day) every 2 months from work. I don't want to call in and pretend that I'm sick. There is an element of customer service in my job, so I want to be able to arrange the sick day well in advance so as not to inconvenience my colleagues and the person doing the rostering. In the past 5 years I've only used 7 sick days, I've only ever taken sick leave when I was VERY sick or I had operations. This is unappreciated by my employer and I see everyone else calling in sick over the smallest thing and they use it frequently. I am entitled to 12 sick days per year, if I don't take my sick leave, I'll lose all my accumulated sick leave without pay if I leave my job. I am able to get a sick certificate from my local doctor as they are legally obliged to provide a certificate on the day you visit them, but I'd like a legitimate reason, such as \"stress prevention\" or \"psychological rest\".", "how to take legitimate sick leave in advance? I'd like to be able to take a \"mental health day\" (sick day) every 2 months from work. I don't want to call in and pretend that I'm sick. There is an element of customer service in my job, so I want to be able to arrange the sick day well in advance so as not to inconvenience my colleagues and the person doing the rostering. In the past 5 years I've only used 7 sick days, I've only ever taken sick leave when I was VERY sick or I had operations. This is unappreciated by my employer and I see everyone else calling in sick over the smallest thing and they use it frequently. I am entitled to 12 sick days per year, if I don't take my sick leave, I'll lose all my accumulated sick leave without pay if I leave my job. I am able to get a sick certificate from my local doctor as they are legally obliged to provide a certificate on the day you visit them, but I'd like a legitimate reason, such as \"stress prevention\" or \"psychological rest\".", "how to take legitimate sick leave in advance? I'd like to be able to take a \"mental health day\" (sick day) every 2 months from work. I don't want to call in and pretend that I'm sick. There is an element of customer service in my job, so I want to be able to arrange the sick day well in advance so as not to inconvenience my colleagues and the person doing the rostering. In the past 5 years I've only used 7 sick days, I've only ever taken sick leave when I was VERY sick or I had operations. This is unappreciated by my employer and I see everyone else calling in sick over the smallest thing and they use it frequently. I am entitled to 12 sick days per year, if I don't take my sick leave, I'll lose all my accumulated sick leave without pay if I leave my job. I am able to get a sick certificate from my local doctor as they are legally obliged to provide a certificate on the day you visit them, but I'd like a legitimate reason, such as \"stress prevention\" or \"psychological rest\".", "how to take legitimate sick leave in advance? I'd like to be able to take a \"mental health day\" (sick day) every 2 months from work. I don't want to call in and pretend that I'm sick. There is an element of customer service in my job, so I want to be able to arrange the sick day well in advance so as not to inconvenience my colleagues and the person doing the rostering. In the past 5 years I've only used 7 sick days, I've only ever taken sick leave when I was VERY sick or I had operations. This is unappreciated by my employer and I see everyone else calling in sick over the smallest thing and they use it frequently. I am entitled to 12 sick days per year, if I don't take my sick leave, I'll lose all my accumulated sick leave without pay if I leave my job. I am able to get a sick certificate from my local doctor as they are legally obliged to provide a certificate on the day you visit them, but I'd like a legitimate reason, such as \"stress prevention\" or \"psychological rest\".", "how to take legitimate sick leave in advance? I'd like to be able to take a \"mental health day\" (sick day) every 2 months from work. I don't want to call in and pretend that I'm sick. There is an element of customer service in my job, so I want to be able to arrange the sick day well in advance so as not to inconvenience my colleagues and the person doing the rostering. In the past 5 years I've only used 7 sick days, I've only ever taken sick leave when I was VERY sick or I had operations. This is unappreciated by my employer and I see everyone else calling in sick over the smallest thing and they use it frequently. I am entitled to 12 sick days per year, if I don't take my sick leave, I'll lose all my accumulated sick leave without pay if I leave my job. I am able to get a sick certificate from my local doctor as they are legally obliged to provide a certificate on the day you visit them, but I'd like a legitimate reason, such as \"stress prevention\" or \"psychological rest\"." ]	[ "IT manager here. Our company separates sick days from PTO. What you are talking about, \"pre-emptive sick days\", aren't sick days. They're days you just don't feel like coming into work. Trust me I understand, I take one every now and then, and so do most of my employees. I just ask that they be up front and tell me.\n\nNo matter how you word it though, what you're asking to do is to use sick days as vacation days....and the only way to do that is to lie about it.", "You could just tell them that you need such and such day off because of a doctors appointment or medical reasons. Then you can bring in the medical certificate to provide evidence if needed", "I also get upset when people take what might seem like excessive sick days when I don't, unless I'm actually sick. So I think I can understand why you want to use this benefit more often but not abuse it. My previous position had a similar sick/vacation time off difference. I just would take the whole day for my doctors appointments & let my supervisor know in advance. Of course, YMMV, but I see a primary physician, OBGYN (2 appointments right there or more each year), the dentist (2 more), and the eye doctor. So that would use up at least five legitimately, IMO. Schedule them throughout the year and take yourself to a nice lunch after.", "Make an appointment with a psychiatrist and just let your work know you have a doctors appointment that day and you need the day off. Pretty sure that constitutes a sick day. If you have ADHD you should be seeing a psychiatrist once per month anyway, or at the very least a therapist, and you can use that day to work on your mental health in a pro-active way rather than taking a rest day.", "Just take a vacation day. Stop putting your job on the line for your \"mental health.\" They can fire you for lying about time off. What kind of break does that create? You want to be known as dishonest?" ]	[ 9, 8, 2, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How do you start over after having a bad boss? Like the title suggests, I’ve had a bad boss at my first ever job. I’m now moving on to another job and want to know how to reset/readjust my expectations, interactions etc.", "How do you start over after having a bad boss? Like the title suggests, I’ve had a bad boss at my first ever job. I’m now moving on to another job and want to know how to reset/readjust my expectations, interactions etc.", "How do you start over after having a bad boss? Like the title suggests, I’ve had a bad boss at my first ever job. I’m now moving on to another job and want to know how to reset/readjust my expectations, interactions etc.", "How do you start over after having a bad boss? Like the title suggests, I’ve had a bad boss at my first ever job. I’m now moving on to another job and want to know how to reset/readjust my expectations, interactions etc.", "How do you start over after having a bad boss? Like the title suggests, I’ve had a bad boss at my first ever job. I’m now moving on to another job and want to know how to reset/readjust my expectations, interactions etc.", "How do you start over after having a bad boss? Like the title suggests, I’ve had a bad boss at my first ever job. I’m now moving on to another job and want to know how to reset/readjust my expectations, interactions etc.", "How do you start over after having a bad boss? Like the title suggests, I’ve had a bad boss at my first ever job. I’m now moving on to another job and want to know how to reset/readjust my expectations, interactions etc.", "How do you start over after having a bad boss? Like the title suggests, I’ve had a bad boss at my first ever job. I’m now moving on to another job and want to know how to reset/readjust my expectations, interactions etc.", "How do you start over after having a bad boss? Like the title suggests, I’ve had a bad boss at my first ever job. I’m now moving on to another job and want to know how to reset/readjust my expectations, interactions etc.", "How do you start over after having a bad boss? Like the title suggests, I’ve had a bad boss at my first ever job. I’m now moving on to another job and want to know how to reset/readjust my expectations, interactions etc." ]	[ "I had a boss once who micromanaged everything and after he left I realised that I had lost the ability to make decisions. Because old boss would question everything I would do, I'd learnt to pre-empt the inquision by telling him what I was going to do before I did it. I'd go to my new boss and ask what they thought about x and they'd look at me like I was an idiot and ask why was I wasting their time, just get it done. \n\nIt took me 6 months to 'reset'.\n\nI ended up having a sit down with the new boss and explaining where I was at and after a good chat realised I was fully capable and just did my job.", "Expectations are lies your brain tells yourself so you can prepare for a worst case scenario. Our ego takes hold of this safety feature and uses it for fantastical fancies. Some people take ownership of one of these fancies and it becomes anxiety.\n\nLeave everything about your old boss at your old work. \nYour new boss isn't the same person and won't perform in the same way. \n\nDon't let the imaginary situation live inside your head, focus on the present.", "You need to be fair and give this new place a chance.\n\nUnfortunately for me my last job was so horrible that I still get random bouts of anxiety at my new work even though I know that their completely different and luckily almost the complete opposite.", "I was in a pretty similar situation, at new job it just took time to get used to having a boss that actually cared and listened to me", "Been there, done that. Realise that even good bosses can have different approaches and expectations of you. The worst thing is being defensive - it's really obvious and leads to assumptions that are based on your attitude, not actions. \n\nJust aim to do your job to the best of your ability, learn from mistakes you made, and the ones your boss made. \n\nI read a book by the Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, where he says his approach was to be a \"zero\", not a \"plus\", and definitely not a \"minus\". Just aim to do your thing as well as you can, and give other people the space to be doing their thing.", "Overthinker here. I’ve found that healthy body = healthy mind. Keep yourself well with all the things they say (because it’s really true): fresh air, exercise, decent food at regular times. Get good sleep.\n\nIt’s harder to focus on what not to do or think. I always end up thinking about exactly what I’m trying to avoid unless I’m pretty healthy. When my mind is clear, I’m able to recognize bad treatment more objectively and advocate for myself. \n\nWouldn’t hurt to check sites like [glassdoor](https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm) either to learn more about an organization’s culture. Have a positive outlook at work. You deserve better and it will come.", "First thing is you will notice how much more energy you have after work. Not just burned out or mentally exhausted", "just remember bosses are individuals too. all you can really do is adopt a wait and see attitude, while doing your job as well as you can", "You'll just have to learn that sometimes you can't change who employs you but you can control what to apply to.", "I did this in January, and leave your Resentment and expectations at the door it’s a fresh start and you don’t wanna take any bad habits with you" ]	[ 9, 7, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "Victim of Craigslist Scam Hey guys. So long story short, I got this amazing internship in Seattle for this summer and I was looking on AirBnB and Craigslist for rentals for the duration of my internship. I found this beautiful apartment on Craigslist and wire transferred the \"broker\" of the deal my first month's rent and a security deposit, etc. of several thousand dollars. I arrived in Seattle today to realize the apartment doesn't exist. Luckily, I'm staying with some family friends for a few days but what steps should I take to at least start figuring this mess out?", "Victim of Craigslist Scam Hey guys. So long story short, I got this amazing internship in Seattle for this summer and I was looking on AirBnB and Craigslist for rentals for the duration of my internship. I found this beautiful apartment on Craigslist and wire transferred the \"broker\" of the deal my first month's rent and a security deposit, etc. of several thousand dollars. I arrived in Seattle today to realize the apartment doesn't exist. Luckily, I'm staying with some family friends for a few days but what steps should I take to at least start figuring this mess out?", "Victim of Craigslist Scam Hey guys. So long story short, I got this amazing internship in Seattle for this summer and I was looking on AirBnB and Craigslist for rentals for the duration of my internship. I found this beautiful apartment on Craigslist and wire transferred the \"broker\" of the deal my first month's rent and a security deposit, etc. of several thousand dollars. I arrived in Seattle today to realize the apartment doesn't exist. Luckily, I'm staying with some family friends for a few days but what steps should I take to at least start figuring this mess out?", "Victim of Craigslist Scam Hey guys. So long story short, I got this amazing internship in Seattle for this summer and I was looking on AirBnB and Craigslist for rentals for the duration of my internship. I found this beautiful apartment on Craigslist and wire transferred the \"broker\" of the deal my first month's rent and a security deposit, etc. of several thousand dollars. I arrived in Seattle today to realize the apartment doesn't exist. Luckily, I'm staying with some family friends for a few days but what steps should I take to at least start figuring this mess out?", "Victim of Craigslist Scam Hey guys. So long story short, I got this amazing internship in Seattle for this summer and I was looking on AirBnB and Craigslist for rentals for the duration of my internship. I found this beautiful apartment on Craigslist and wire transferred the \"broker\" of the deal my first month's rent and a security deposit, etc. of several thousand dollars. I arrived in Seattle today to realize the apartment doesn't exist. Luckily, I'm staying with some family friends for a few days but what steps should I take to at least start figuring this mess out?", "Victim of Craigslist Scam Hey guys. So long story short, I got this amazing internship in Seattle for this summer and I was looking on AirBnB and Craigslist for rentals for the duration of my internship. I found this beautiful apartment on Craigslist and wire transferred the \"broker\" of the deal my first month's rent and a security deposit, etc. of several thousand dollars. I arrived in Seattle today to realize the apartment doesn't exist. Luckily, I'm staying with some family friends for a few days but what steps should I take to at least start figuring this mess out?", "Victim of Craigslist Scam Hey guys. So long story short, I got this amazing internship in Seattle for this summer and I was looking on AirBnB and Craigslist for rentals for the duration of my internship. I found this beautiful apartment on Craigslist and wire transferred the \"broker\" of the deal my first month's rent and a security deposit, etc. of several thousand dollars. I arrived in Seattle today to realize the apartment doesn't exist. Luckily, I'm staying with some family friends for a few days but what steps should I take to at least start figuring this mess out?" ]	[ "1. Contact the bank that you sent the wire transfer from and alert them of the scam.\n1. Contact the local police. Yes, you feel like an idiot, but you need to file a report.\n1. Contact Craigslist and let them know the account of the scammer. They will need to shut down the account before he gets anyone else.\n\nBut, even with all that, you are likely out the money.", "LPT: Never, ever rent something without touring it first.\n\n The money spent on lodging or whatever else you have to do is going to be worth finding out if the place exists, the neighbors aren't trashy shit heads, and your place isn't infested with roaches or mice. ", "Last i looked there are notices all over the Cragistlist classified sections explicitly warning people NOT to wire money to advertisers (among other things).\n\nBut by all means contact craigslist, although I doubt they can get you your money beck.", "Do everything /u/MsMargo has stated, and in the future, never wire money to someone over the internet. If you think the guy is legit, but can't get over there, have your buddy check the place out and give you the run down. Like you said, you have family friends in the area, you could have given them a call ahead of time to check it out.", "Op, thank you for sharing. I'm moving to a new city for grad school and I'm looking for housing. I've been using Craigslist among other services. But I just a few days ago decided to ask to stay with friends as I look. I was hesitating to book a place, sign a lease, and pay rent for several months without ever having toured it, met the landlord or my future housemates. And while Craigslist had some good places, the fact that I couldn't verify their authenticity, not even through reviews, bothered me.\n\nAll the best to you OP.", "I actually have a condo in Seattle that My dad bought me for school, being that I'm a Nigerian prince and finished my studies I would be happy to rent it to you for $5000 for 6 months everything included, fiber optic Internet, jacuzzi/pool on roof. Indoor racquetball court. great deal! You can always trust people online also. If op is still reading go sleep in a box in the alley because you deserve it.", "I was dating a girl who responded, with a friend, to an ad requesting young girls to work as eye and arm candy on a Playboy sponsored cruise. She kept on telling me the job came as an invitation from her friend's friend. It wasn't until after she sent the guy multiple full nude photographs that she became suspicious.\n\nAnd it wasn't until the guy stopped responding to her emails that she realized it was a scam. She took it in stride, but I still had to laugh at her. She eventually said that her friend had heard of these cruises, so they thought it was legit, and that I had misheard her previously.\n\n To anybody that wants to chide me on laughing at her for being dumb, she also cheated on me some time later, got pregnant, and let me believe I was the father for a short time until I figured things out. She deserves every bad thing that happens to her." ]	[ 26, 8, 3, 3, 1, 0, -3 ]	safe
[ "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n", "How to be less emotional (i.e. tearful) when frustrated or upset I am a woman in my mid-twenties. All of the women in my family are like this - when we are sad, angry, or frustrated, a shaky voice and tears are almost immediate responses. \n\nI have gotten better over the years - for example, I can have serious conversations about my struggles with a mentally ill family member with friends or SOs without crying, which used to be impossible. And crying when I'm downright sad is more understandable (and socially acceptable). But, as soon as I become frustrated or angry, like in an argument or confrontation with someone, it's as if these feelings manifest in tears rather than an ability to clearly and rationally articulate what it is I'm trying to say. And this is what I want to change.\n\nI've noticed this lately in some tough conversations with my SO. I want to be able to just explain how I feel without getting emotional, but it's really difficult for me. Being vulnerable in that moment, the reality that what I have to say might be hard for them to hear, and my own feelings of hurt contribute to the emotional-ness, I think. But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. My SO immediately gets defensive when I start to cry, even though I try to assure them (and they know!) that crying doesn't necessarily mean that I'm more upset or hurt than usual since I cry frequently, and sometimes with very little understanding of why myself. \n\nTL;DR - I hate that I immediately get a wavering voice and start crying whenever I'm frustrated or angry. It makes it difficult for me to articulate my feelings, it makes it harder for people to take me seriously, and it puts people on the defensive, making it difficult for them to receive whatever message it is I'm trying to get across. Any tips!?\n\n**" ]	[ "Actor here. You're clenching. Basically you're creating an unending loop of the emotion you're trying not to have. Sort of like saying, \"don't think of pink elephants.\" You create the problem you're trying to stop. There are acting exercises to teach people to do this so they can sustain an emotion over a scene.\n\n I would make a few bets based on how you describe this. One I would bet it comes out of frustration most of the time more than direct anger. I would also bet that it happens when it is so important to get out your point and you feel you are not getting heard. \n\nHow to stop it:\n\nIt has a physical trigger. So rather than smothering the impulse the next couple times just pay attention to it. Do you clench your teeth? Do you wring your hands? Do you tense your abs? Find out what your physical trigger is and do something else. \n\nThe emotional trigger. Make sure your partner is heard and then make your statement/question. \"You said this and this and I hear you, but when you do this and this it makes me feel like this and I would appreciate it if you would do this instead\" if you go in with this framework for everything it will go a long way towards clearing up the \"everything at once\" thing your brain is doing. Hope it helps. \n\n", "Don't worry, I used to do this all the time too. By the time you're in your 30s you'll be too dead inside and disillusioned with the world to cry at all. \n \n(actually I haven't fully mastered it yet, but I have noted that breathing helps). ", "Hi! I read this tip on another thread a few months ago: when you're in the heat of the moment, try to emulate your favourite badass character, like Darth Vader for example. The more you focus on playing that role (calm, cool, collected) it will distract you from breaking down. Hope this helps!", "I suffered the same exact problem as you do, OP. The women of my family have the same issue. My psychiatrist helped me to realize the difference between anguish, helpless emotions and strong, righteous ones. For example, if you saw a person being kicked out of a wheelchair by a bully, would you run over to the bully and cry anguish tears or would you scream at the bully for the indignation you feel for the wheelchair victim? See the difference? \n\nMy psychiatrist helped me realize that when I break down into tears from my emotions (whether they be anger, frustration, sadness, etc), it's actually a sign of weakness stemming from the fact that we don't feel righteous about our emotion. We feel guilty, wrong, or feeble about our emotion and thus we cry because we lack the righteous conviction for our feelings. This may be due to a plethora of different reasons but the fact is, until you are comfortable in feeling 100% right about your emotion (anger, sadness, etc), you're going to always collapse into tears. You have to find out why you're not allowing yourself to feel that righteous conviction of emotions for yourself, the way you would for another person if they were being bullied or mistreated badly by a mean person. \n\nI hope this helps. I'm still working on this as well, best of luck to you!", "Understand what's happening. Your body is having a fight or flight experience. It's stronger in some than others. Recognize what's happening and understand this natural physiologically. Being aware of the trap is the first step to defeating it. Something that really helped me was arguing with Internet strangers to be honest. Getting desensitized to conflict helped me to stay calm and focused when conflict arose in real life. Practice, awareness and age should all be helpful in calming down a bit. :D", "One of the things that helped me when dealing with some major issues in my life is to have a time and a place for tears. I had to go to court a few times to protest things that were done to me by abusive idiots in my life. I refused to give them the benefit of seeing me cry. Instead of breaking down in the courtroom, I just repeated to myself, \"You get to cry on the ride home. You get to cry on the ride home. You get to cry on the ride home.\" \n\nIf it happens in the middle of a confrontation, like your situation, then remove yourself from the confrontation until you feel like you are able to proceed with the conversation with less emotion. When you're too riled up, it'll stop you from being able to effectively communicate as well. Call it a court recess. Come back to the table when you're ready.", "This is me. Reading this was like reading my own mind! When I saw the title I was desperately hoping it was someone offering advice on how they've conquered the shaky voice, immediate freaking out that happens when you get angry or upset or worried or anything! I can't even sit in front of a doctor or talk to my boss at work about personal things without welling up. I HATE it because it doesn't reflect what's going on inside, what I really want to say, it just makes me look like I can't handle myself and I just resort to tears to deal with any situation. \n\nI have, like you, also gotten better over the years, and working in a ridiculously stressful management consultancy in London taught me a lot (where I cried at the pressure on a regular basis, and this therefore damaged my reputation and 'image' (bullshit I know)), so I'll try and give you my 2 cents in the hope it helps because I know exactly how you feel. \n\nI have gotten better by basically forcing myself to think about crying when i feel it coming on. I figured out that the more I worry about crying and try to tell myself NOT to cry, the quicker it came on and the worse it was. So now, before I even go into a situation where I think it might happen, or when I feel the situation changing (like an argument that you could never predict) I literally talk to myself and say things like 'what is it that's making you feel like you're gonna cry' and 'this is nothing, it's not life & death so there's no need to stress about it' and 'be calm and you'll articulate yourself better'. I take massive deep breaths and let that horrid throat tightening feeling come - basically accept it, breathe through it, almost step outside it and I've found (not on every occasion but definitely some) that if you face it you are more likely to overcome it. It's like you take yourself to the edge of bursting into tears, then when you're there, you take a huge breath and remind yourself that everything's fine, and the feeling seems to subside. \n\nIt's not perfect, and I'm still mega emotional on millions of occasions, but it has really helped me on certain occasions. And when you make a little victory, you feel like doing a victory dance there and then on the spot. Which makes you more confident doing it the second time around. It's mad but I hope it helps :)", "I have the same problem. I find that tears are anger trying to find it's way out of me. It's the suppression of anger that causes the tears. Once I started allowing the anger to flow forth, rather than trying to suppress it, I felt much better, and my point gets across more effectively. I was holding in the emotions, trying not to scream and flip out. Now, I just scream and flip out. I feel great.", "Whenever I feel myself tearing up I say the names and colors of things around me in my head (eg \"blue couch...yellow pillow...\"). It sounds SO WEIRD but it stops me from crying every single time ", "It wears off with age. At work you learn to be assertive and dispassionate. As a parent you will learn to be dominant, aloof and patronizing. And as the thrill of 'love' becomes tempered by arguments, loss of trust, disillusion your relationships will become just another negotiation.\n\n\nCurrently your feelings are too raw, it all seems so overwhelming, every discussion is so 'important'. So I'd say live this passion rollercoaster highs AND lows as dramatically as you want. Don't be afraid to cry or shout. It's who you are. Passion is life. Passion is human. (Spock wished he could be more human, only nerds wish they could be more dispassionate). So until age makes you hard bitter and cynical, revel in how crazy love makes you feel. Let it out. Communicate with your feelings, not just words. Laugh, cry, shout. Push through the hesitation as if jumping off a cliff and fly with the emotion instead of standing on the edge in fear. If you do this you will be able to control it more. Bottling it up is just making it less controllable when it does flood out.\n\n\nAlso have a position. A goal, an end state. And know what you are willing to give up and trade. All communication is compromise and negotiation. Know that you have power and don't be afraid to win by any means at your disposal. So crying makes him love you more? Does it actually prove your depth of feeling that they should acknowledge? Yes! So use it. You are an emotional being.", "I have the same problem. I've tried to dissect it a million times, try to figure out just why it happens like this, and I think part of it is that, in the moment, it all seems so overwhelmingly important. As in all of my energy is now going directly into one conversation and one train of thought and there are no distractions - it's very daunting. Something that has helped me when I'm in the thick of it and I feel that lump in my throat, may sound odd, but I tell myself \"In a year this won't even be a memory\" or \"In 100 years we'll all be dead and this won't matter.\" I know it can seem a little grim, but the thought behind it is to take the power out of the moment and wrap my head around the fact that whatever is causing my emotional reaction isn't the biggest or the baddest thing, it's just the loudest.", "Rehearse! Ask a friend to help, switching sides every so often, until you can say it without crying. That's assuming you know what you need to say and fear what the SO might say in response.", "When reading tips here keep in mind that some people have NO CLUE what you are talking about. They think about their ways of coping with sadness. But they simply lack what you describe. They assume that what you describe is like them crying. It is not. \n\nIn general crying is seen as an expression of extreme sadness. Which is true for some people. But not for others. \n\nIn German the expression is that 'somebody is built close to the water'. \n", "Me and my mother both suffer from the same sort of thing. We both find that stopping for a second to do some simple math in our heads helps a lot. Any sort of mindful thinking is useful in situations like this!", "I would recommend you to try out m", "Hello, i recommend the book The Dance of Anger. It is a book that provides techniques to break communication habits that aren't working. It has scenarios in the book very similar to what you describe in your post, and a technique to break the pattern. \n\nAdditionally, as a mid twenties female myself, I have found that reducing my coffee intake has decreased my emotional outbursts. If you are someone who drinks coffee, perhaps try switching to black tea for a while. \n\nGood luck and good for you for working on improving yourself!!", "If you want you can practice all of the advice that people have said on here, just please don't feel that crying or anger is a negative in all situations. You might end up distancing yourself from your emotions which is not a good thing to be accustomed to. (also, my tips for avoiding this type of situation in the first place: you don't always have to win, before complaining take a second to get some perspective, surround yourself with only positive people, if you feel that someone isn't taking you seriously you shouldn't take them seriously either and before accepting or giving an argument on something serious, take a second to imagine the argument the other way around, then choose what to say). \n\n", "I am an early 20s guy and I just got over this (for the most part). This might sound like a cop out but it helped me start to get over it. I just told whoever I was talking to to give me a second and think. That's exactly what I did. Every time so far the listener has been patient enough to sit through my short silence while i collect coherent thought. Then I speak slowly and intentionally to allow logic to prevail over my impulses. This was instrumental to having serious talks with my girlfriend early on and has helped tremendously in other areas of life. In time my pauses have become unnecessary. Good luck!", "I have the same issue. I also tend to cry from time to time with, what feels like, essentially no reason, and then I get even more upset simply because I know I'm crying or about to cry. It's even worse when your brain is saying, \"Why are you crying? There's literally nothing about this you should cry over,\" but your body is completely uncooperative. \n\nThe only thing that's actually helped me is to ask myself, \"What would Olivia Benson do?\" Law and Order: SVU has helped me with a lot of mindfulness thought-processing. \n\nBatman doesn't have shit on Detective Olivia Benson.", "I'm a 35 year old male and do exactly this. Mid 20's females can get away with it. Mid 30's males can't.", "I used to have the same problem when I was younger and on into my teenage years. The best thing I can say to do is to keep your eyes open and breathe long and deep. In through your nose, out through your mouth. Compose yourself as long as possible and with enough practice it will become second nature. \n\nI used to remember the looks on everyone's faces when I would get overly emotional. I hated feeling either what felt like their pity or their disappointment from not being able to handle things. \n\nTry to remember that your feelings are valid, but there are other ways to gain people's empathy than being visibly distraught. \n\n", "You just need to change your perspective on things. When getting to that point where it all falls apart you need to stop talking for a minute, take a breath, collect yourself. And then attempt to rationalize to yourself why you are becoming emotional over something, and what benefit it grants you. For me compartmentalization works fantastically for handling those encounters. ", "I saw a tip on Reddit a while back to imagine that you're Batman. Or Darth Vader or whichever character you feel has a confident persona. Personally I do Gandalf, or Aragorn.\n\nFuck I'm a nerd...", "Stop, evaluate the facts of the situation, identify the emotional trigger, disassociate from the trigger. Revisit the situation.\n\nEmulate Spock. Become one with the Spock. You are Spock.", "Look into Dialectical Behavior Therapy - you can buy a workbook on Amazon that lets you start without having to see a therapist. It's not analytical - it's a set of concrete tactics you can apply when you get triggered.", "Find a job or situation where you have to put up with a lot of stupid shit. I recommend customer service or some sectors of legal work. This will destroy your faith in the human race, which naturally then stops you giving even half a fuck when things go sideways. It worked for me!\n\nthis solution comes packaged with a new suite of emotional problems AT NO EXTRA COST TO YOU!", "reading through this thread, maybe try a couple of things:\n\n1. excuse yourself using a practiced and standard line: i'm getting more emotional than i want to about this, so i need to go cool off for 10 minutes\n\n2. during that 10 minutes, cool off and think about what you are going to say, feel, think, do\n\n3. come back and continue\n\nat least the ppl you talk to often (SO) will appreciate and recognize that you are making an effort.", "i didnt wanna admit this but im 29,male and have this exact problem as well....thanks for posting this, all the responses have helped a lot", "There is a school of philosophy called Stoicism that is all about controlling your emotions and not letting them control you. Some the more famous Stoic Philosophers include Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emporer, Plato, and Cicero, the Roman statesman.\n\nI have successfully used Stoicism to combat my anger issues and depression.", "Hey Cochon, (love your nickname btw)\nHad the same problem, and you had already plenty a very good advices. Just want to bring another aspect on this emotional flow you're having every time you have to speak up.\n\nAs a woman, we tend to avoid conflicts and be really scared of the reaction from your listener. You are basically already reacting in a possibility that your listener will maybe going to mock you, yell at you or be sad from your talk. You probably care so much about the feelings of your listener and the way they will perceive you if you speak up, that you are already tensing up and crying.\nI noticed the same in my way to interact with people. I've got shaken up every time I have to speak up or say something delicate.\n\nI'm 28 yo, and I'm just starting to control it. You have to realize that nobody is going to hurt you and that you are not hurting someone with your words when you are simply disapproving or saying something sad. I stopped trying to go in other people heads and try to over analyze every word I say. You need to find confidence and trust in your words. What you have to say count and your listener is not judging you.\n\nIf you are this type of kind hearted women, very quiet and need to say something that can bring emotions to others, don't be afraid. You will still be a kind person even if you stir strong emotions on others. I think you are also someone who gets frustrated a lot and get angry only where there is no other way to solve a situation. I don't think you are emotional, I think in contrary you don't show enough and it just overflows when you stress out, which makes you more guilty and frustrated and try to hide it more.\n\nAnyway, be assertive, be confident, be angry and speak up, it helped me a lot to handle the small talks when you are able to express the strong emotions\n\n", "Wow, thank god a tip like this came up today. I have to tell my dad it's okay to let go and pass away and I've been prancing around because I get teary-eyed even thinking about it. Going to use these tips. Thanks reddit", "Well let me just say that I feel your pain. By the sounds of things you're just like me and you have everything sorted out in your head but your body is just like LET'S CRY NOW!\n\nI am still not perfect, but I've come a long way in dealing with it.\n\nSo to start, is there anything going on with your body that could be contributing? Sleep, diet, sunlight and lady hormones all affect my mood and my ability to be calm. Have you always felt this way? I've had issues communicating when upset/stressed my entire life but certain types of birth control made it worse. I use an IUD now and for me it has made a difference.\n\nI've spent a LOT of time struggling (my entire life, to be honest) to get it under control and the years of internal reflection, and talking it out with very patient boyfriends has also been a large factor. If your family and SO have been unable to help you process things, do you have friends or a medical professional you can speak to? \n\nWhat articulated the process best for me was something called [Dialectical Behavior Therapy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectical_behavior_therapy). (Which I came across through an article about weightlifting so... huzzah internet.) Just like we learn how to do math, there are specific techniques we can learn to help regulate our emotions and navigate emotional situations. The main thing I took away from my readings was the concept of a \"teflon mind\" - you work at observing the feelings you are experiencing, accepting them, and then letting them pass. \n\nIt's not instant or straightforward by any means, but it's definitely a worthwhile process and I hope that it will help you as it has me :)", "Try being a male in his early twenties with this same problem thanks for posting this. I don't think I could've worded this right ", "Speaking from experience with having to stay calm through adrenaline dumps in violent/emergency situations, breathing exercises/control helps immensely. In 3 controlled (do a count for inhale/hold/and exhale) I'm almost always able to deal with a situation calmly and rationally. Sometimes it may take a few more. \n\nPractice breathing exercises, with the goal of focusing all your thoughts on the act/sensation of breathing. When you find yourself getting emotional or panicky, getting your thoughts to halt their emotional spiral and focus on a single thing is like taking a chalkboard covered in a giant complex math equation, wiping it clean and starting with only step one of the problem.\n\nI usually use 5/5/5, that's inhale for a 5 count, hold for 5, exhale for 5. By the third exhale I'm calm and in control of my thoughts.\n\nThe hardest part is learning to catch/remind yourself to do the breathing exercise when you start getting upset. Practice regularly when you're calm and practice using it to deal with small upsets to build it as an almost unconscious reaction to your thoughts/emotions slipping.\n\nEven without practice or measured breathing, taking deep and steady (not hyperventilating) breathes is proven to calm, relax, and help think more clearly.", "My best quick tip for in the moment when you start to feel yourself well up: \n\nScan the room and describe the things you see to yourself (in your head). It sounds a little kooky, but I swear it works! Use as many descriptive words as you can, eg. \"Butter-yellow wall with light grey metal vent held on by two screws\" or \"acoustic ceiling tiles separated by ivory coloured metal brackets. Third one from the corner has a dusty speaker partially embedded in it\".\n\nI was told that this works by engaging a different, less emotional part of the brain that can pull you away from the treaty frustration for a minute. I don't know if that is true, but this works for me! You can just look like you're taking a breath or listening but have this commentary running in your head when you need it.", "It's actually okay, kinda cute actually like Bunny in Zootopia when apologising to Fox (she was crying and all, but stick to her points).\n\nMaybe accepting and understanding the emotional reaction you have will make you calmer, instead of being embarassed by it.", "Im not sure if this will work in your particular case, but box breathing helps me calm down whenever i get heated. Basically create a square of time with your breathing. Inhale slowly for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, exhale slowly for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds. Repeat until calm. Im typically a pretty cool customer and i almost never have your exact reaction to a stressful situation, but my heart races when i get especially angry or nervous and the box breathing helps every time. I learned it as a calming technique from a navy seal who said they use it to slow and control their heart rates during training and missions. Its imperative for them to be able to control emotions in wartime.", "If I missed this already being said my bad, but if you're on birth control, maybe switch to a different one? Don't remember the name but one of the few that I've been on made me a hot mess, no matter what. Cried at puppies howling, soldiers videos, elderly eating alone at my job.... It was horrible. ", "I've had a few embarrassing incidents at work where I've cried when angry, frustrated or upset. It was baffling; I wasn't sad, so why was I reacting this way? I finally figured out that it tended to correlate with lack of sleep. When Im sleep deprived, I'm much more likely to react to something by crying. So get your sleep! :-)", "I'm the same, but I'm a man! I bearded, baritone voiced man and I'm a mess during crucial conversations unless I apply special effort and strategy. I asked a similar question on a thread and got 3 useful replies (from women):\n\nu/shakatay29:\n\"I cry almost every time I need to have a tough talk with my boyfriend (10 years together, not married...yet!). Things that do not help me are: visualizing said talk, running through every answer he can give me, having full blown arguments in my head before he even knows I want to talk. I have a bit of anxiety and quite the imagination. Things that do help: writing down bullet points, holding my cat, deep breathing, talking to a friend about what I want to say ONLY, and sleeping on it for a night. I don't know if any of these would work for you, but I'm an emotional, empathetic mess sometimes and having something concrete to look at helps keep me grounded. And I usually still cry, but not immediately!\"\n\nand u/ohkatey:\n\"In another thread in this sub a while back, someone suggested thinking of a famous person (fictional or non) who is very stoic or icy (depending on what is appropriate) and emulating them. An example: Claire and Frank Underwood. I actually tried emulating Claire during a difficult conversation with my boss a couple weeks ago and it was a successful strategy for me!\"\n\nand u/p_iynx:\n\"I have this problem (as a woman, though) and I've found that keeping my voice very steady and approaching things with a business-like attitude helps the most. When I feel tears welling up, I take a second, do some deep breathing, and continue. I also tell people \"I can't control my tear ducts, but please understand that I'm calm and in control of my emotions.\" Lists help, and basically divorcing my emotions from my body/the situation if need be.\nAfterwards though, I think it's important to let those feelings out. It's the difference between bottling them up (which makes it worse in the long run) and just delaying the emotional aspect until a better time. Journaling before and after helps. Also check out Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. There are work books, but I recommend a therapist who specializes in it, or finding a class/workshop in your area. CBT teaches very important skills that help you manage your emotions in a healthy way. :)\nGood luck with everything! And lots of love!\"", "I used to have similar symptoms along with pretty severe anxiety. Well, I say \"used to\" Like it's stopped and isn't just part of who I am. But what helps me maintain composure is just a little old world knowledge. It's cr", "I know you have a thousand comments- but just maybe you will see mine here. Well, I was becoming the big boss when I ran a restaurant at one time. I had to get people's respect, and the kitchen guys did NOT like having a female as a boss as they were from a culture where that didn't usually happen. But, like you, every time I got frustrated or angry, I cried. Of course this undermined my authority. Drove me nuts. \n\n\nWell, I was also doing a little cognitive behavior therapy, not a full on course, but a few classes. They suggested that if your emotions start to overwhelm you, try to change your body temperature. Like, wrap yourself in a warm blanket from the dryer or take a cool shower. The next time I started tearing up at work when upset I thought of that (but thought, oh shit! Can't do any of those..) so I decided to step into the bathroom and get as much cold water into my hands and arms and neck. This instantly calmed me enough to go out and say what I needed and even though I no longer work in restaurants, I use it in life all the time. You may think, well, of course you're calming down, you're taking a time out. Nope, I would just think about it before on my time out, get more mad, and cry more. It was the shock of the cold. \n\n\nI will always have a lot of emotion- it's a part of who I am and I wear my heart on my sleeve. I just use that as a trick for times when I also need to be taken seriously. Maybe it will help you, maybe not. But I just figured you could try. \n\n\nTl;Dr- same exact prob. Doctor told me to change my body temp. Didn't have time so would just run really cold water on my hands, arms, neck and face (if I was wearing no makeup.) Worked like a charm. ", "I have to say one more thing. I work in the school system and have a spouse, so I understand the immediacy of difficult conversations. But as I have gotten older, I understand also that 1) resolution can be more than a one conversation situation and 2) sometimes I need space and time even within the conversation. My spouse and I have worked on \"breathers\" because he shuts down when I cry and I hate yelling. So I do small things like close my eyes, take deep breaths, count to 10, etc WITHIN the conversation and we just pause until I collect myself and I am ready to go again. Sometimes I leave the room when I feel myself getting too emotional. I regroup, think about what is most necessary, what is the most essential concept I am trying to get across, and then I try to work from there. \n\nIn my job, I try to keep key concepts in the front of my mind. I have been yelled at, cussed at, told I was incompetent (all in front of kids) because the parent is feeling frustrated. So, I try to keep key concepts like, \"I love kids\" and \"Parents love kids\" and \"When people love their kids they do what they think is best\" and I try to work from that angle. It allows me to separate, just a little, from what is being said to what is being conveyed. This space, usually, allows me to professionally deal with the situation, \"I like Justin. He's a great kid, he's funny, he's doing great in his math class. However, today he punched someone in the face and we just need to figure out why and how we can prevent this from happening again.\" Especially in high emotional situations where I might tear up or look scared, etc. \n\nAn emotion does not define you or the moment. You may not be able to prevent emotions (although, I do believe you can work towards changing perceptions so that emotional triggers change) but you can change the responses to emotions. I tell my kids, just because you feel mad doesn't mean you have to yell. You make those choices be being analytical and then intentional. ", "I have the same types of issues and I struggle with them every day. Everything I feel and perceive seems amplified by 2x or 3x (which I've dubbed the 3x disease lol). I take medicine, go to therapy and have done so for over a decade. I think what I've found to be most effective for me in dealing with issues like this is to understand why I feel the way that I do. Once I identify that, it becomes easier to deal with.\n\nI think that our 'generation' (I recently turned 30) was inundated by messages that instill fear of failure. Failure is good; you learn from it and become less prone to make the same mistake. In my case, it was school and my parents (and I'm sure I/my brain didn't help) inadvertently created this dichotomy where I could succeed and still feel like I failed and if I failed, I just beat myself up more. I'm not sure how common this is, but it became something I had to overcome.\n\nThe reason I say that is because maybe there are things like that in your life that affect your initial reaction to things. You are asking for advice and that's a great step. I think that if you try to remember that you can become emotional, you can at least exert some influence over how you react. Also, a tip that I use constantly is to ask the other person if I could have a bit of time to process things. Once the subject matter is 'digested' it becomes much easier to predict how you'll react. \n\nYou should be happy with yourself that you reached out; some times people don't even get that far. Hang in there, keep trying and everything will work out.", "I don't want to sound trite, but here's a suggestion from Daniel Tiger (inspired by Mr. Rogers). \n\n\"When you feel so mad that you want to roar, \ntake a deep breath and count to four\" \n\nIt's supposed to be a lesson for parents as well as kids (In-show, the one of the parents does it themselves when Daniel Tiger makes an outstanding mess in the house). And it's literally taught so that everyone can calm down emotionally enough to be able to cleanly express their feelings.", "I do the same thing and I'm a dude. Shit sucks. Exactly how you described it, but it can be about anything, not necessarily emotional. If I have to talk in front of more than like..5 people, this happens. Shaky, wavering voice, and people always ask if I'm okay. I purposely put myself in public speaking situations to try and get rid of it, but the same thing happens every time. I don't feel nervous, but my body exhibits the symptoms of anxiety, and I feel like it's completely out of my control. I don't usually cry, but sometimes I can tear up, and sometimes I tear up for really odd reasons. You're not alone.", "Also reading a lot of replies on here that talk about defence mechanisms and not feeling like you're allowed to have the feelings you are having are so true. I have also found my emotions so much more in control after ending the second of what were two very oppressive relationships. I once threw a China bowl into a wall in an argument with my last partner and it broke me because I'd never felt frustration like it and never done anything like that in my life. \n\nNow that I'm out of that, and out of stressful situations at work, I feel like I've conquered some massive shit times in life and therefore feel so much more equipped to deal with that kind of situation. So the posts about experience and it coming with age are so true as well. Whatever's going on, it's temporary, you WILL be through it so soon, and once it is over, it'll have built you up to be so much stronger as a result. Just got to keep your hands in your pockets and carry on :)", "A few have mentioned it, but learn to accept your emotions. The darker, or negative emotions aren't actually negative at all. We were given them for a reason. Emotions might not seem rational, but when you can accept your emotion, understand what triggers it, and understand why that trigger exist, you can see the rational behind the emotion and you can begin to learn how to control it.\n\nThis is how I think about emotions, they are really good at telling us when something is or might be wrong, however they are crappy at telling us the most appropriate reaction.\n\nSo while you might want to react by crying, learn how to refocus that emotion. It is hard because you feel vulnerable, but your vulnerabilities can be your greatest strength. \n\nFor example, I have bipolar disorder, so I know how difficult of a challenge it is. When I hear people speak unkindly about mental illness in general, it saddens me, frustrates me, angers me, and enrages me. I don't let this break me down though. When I have the opportunity to bring awareness about these issues, I do.\n\nOr when I have to deal with a angry or upset customer, while I might want to be angry right back at them, I think of what they might be going through, and that allows me to do my best to help them. If I can help in anyway to make them feel just a little bit better, then I'm happy.\n\nSo yeah, accept your emotions and learn how to use them.\n\nAlso, before you begin a conversation with your SO where you have the likelihood of crying, tell give them a heads up, and when you feel yourself wavering, take a deep breath. If you get into a fight, consider going to another room to calm down and to gather your thoughts.\n\n", "Silence is your friend\n\nEspecially if you feel challenged, take ten seconds (more if you need it) of complete silence before formulating a reply. Count in your mind if it helps. Remaining silent will give you a chance to both process your thoughts/feelings and combat any reactions your body is already beginning (shaking, tears, quickened heartbeat, etc.). Silence sometimes has the added benefit of putting you in a position of power, as your opponent becomes bewildered and increasingly more agitated as you remain calm and process your response.\n\n\nLearn how to Breathe\n\nAs your heart rate rises and your body tenses up, your breath will begin to quicken in pace. This is the fight or flight response - a physiological reaction to a challenge or threat. The one thing you can control during that response is your breath. This will take lots of practice and training. Nearly any m", "mindfulness m", "https://www.t-nation.com/training/tip-use-box-breathing-to-regain-focus\n\nBox breathing can help you to calm yourself. \n\nViewing the situation from the perspective of an observer, rather than a participant may also help.", "allow yourself to succumb to the fear, the fear of feeling. It'll allow you to potentially not feel anything at all. I don't feel anything! I'm basically out to lunch always and never do anything out of the ordinary ever! Give in to your fear!", "acceptance. accept things and continue living your life! there are plenty of other things to focus on, and anything that steals and eats your time simply isn't worth your time. Eckhart Tolle says there are three emotional states of enlightenment: acceptance, enjoyment, and/or enthusiasm. We can and should use our powerful decision-making skills to always be feeling at least one of these three.", "[This has helped me out a few times](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T0brYYn6wyo/Va5tJlOVTGI/AAAAAAAAAyg/MpV6IE4pcwQ/s1600/10649884_1647483478802628_2164202860205426894_n.jpg) \n\nRemember to breathe, ground yourself, and don't forget that you are in control. Hope this helps. ", "Your ability to communicate written word is outstanding and a delight to read. I wish more of us were in touch with our emotions and that ability to communicate, oraly or otherwise this is outstanding communication! I might suggest you draw on your strengths which seems to be written word. Realise and use this as a defence shield. Know you are powerful and can say anything you put articulation to. You seem to know your triggers. Try standing up to them like a bully and react differently, the way you'd desire! Practice practice practice, Changing behaviours one encounter at a time. Best wishes!", "You probably won't read this as you've gotten so many comments but I have one question, are you on birth control? (and the other women in your family)", "You might be an introvert. It's common. Even if not, the same technique that helps introverts can help you. \n\nWrite down what you want to say in advance. This takes away the many pressures of trying to decide what to say, the right way to word it, etc in an instant, and worrying about reactions at the same time. \n\nYou have a bottleneck with many thoughts as well as perceiving the other person. It's like two crowds coming and going through a single-width door. \n\nWrite it down, take your time. Then you only have to be concerned with delivery (just ONE of the tasks). Also, having mentally gone through the ideas a few times, you will have lowered your reaction to it somewhat. ", "You could try to pretend youre talking to yourself. Be objective about it, pretend they are just a shitty mirror and youre just rehersing, telling yourself these things, again! ", "You can imagine that you're another Person (like voldemort or darth vader) and \"play\" their role. Because these wouldn't cry", "Wiggle your left pinkie to make a counter-clockwise circle. Unless you're left handed, then do your right pinkie clockwise. \n\nFocusing on an arbitrary, unintuitive, generally unnoticeable physical action helps.", "Why do you have to contain your emotions but your SO gets to be defensive? Maybe having a talk with SO where you explain that you get the sense that they're acting defensive. Make sure you are both understanding why the other is acting the way they are; no assumptions. And let each other know your needs (do you need a time out? A hug? A joke?) Also, I have a friend who is very emotional and that's one of the things her husband loves about her. He's learned to get in touch with and express his emotions from her and now they're emotional together! I get that the tears can be bad in certain situations like at work, but this is part of who you are. You're in touch with your emotions, sensitive, and expressive. Those are good things! (I refer to myself as a delicate flower). If this SO is sticking around, they've got to learn how to deal with it. I know this doesn't answer your question but maybe it answers another one!", "When you know you're going to be in an emotional or stressful situation try chewing gum. \n\nchewing gum is associated with reduced anxiety and lower cortisol levels. The stress relief can occur almost immediately, but has long-term effects, too Chewing gum alleviates negative mood and reduces cortisol during acute laboratory psychological stress.", "Well I did the same thing until I was just fed up (30years)with not being able to express myself. It takes years of practice and will still rear its ugly head from time to time. Don't get me wrong I value my emotions but don't enjoy when they shut me down. I started by making lists of what I wanted to say and prefacing the conversation by acknowledging that I would be crying and most likely unintelligible but that I was hoping this would be the first of many honest conversation about thing that are important to me. I made it through the list, it didn't go well but I was proud of myself for trying. After that I got rid of the list and would stick to one emotional thing at a time. \nUsually if I have something emotional I want to talk about I will ask the person if there is a good time we could meet and talk about X. Before the meeting I outline my feeling and their (imagined) feeling, then come up with 2 scenarios. At the meeting, I talk about one or two emotional things at a time. After making \"I feel because\" statement and listening to responses i focus on future collaborative solutions. If I start getting emotional I take a short break (bathroom is good for this) then either keep going or set another date. It's good to practice on things that are mildly emotionally charged then work up to bigger issues. \nI am doing well after 10 years of working at expressing myself without drowning in my emotions. Looking back at that first failed \"crying list\" still makes me proud. My quality of life has improved every day since I made the decision to not let my emotions drown me again. \nGood luck! It is worth the effort. ", "Videos in this thread:\n\n[Watch Playlist ▶](http://subtletv.com/_r4nc4af?feature=playlist&nline=1)\n\n\tVIDEO\|COMMENT\n\t-\|-\n[Mad Men - Don and Peggy confrontation about the Glo-Coat commercial idea](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LruKCZkWVZY)\|[1](https://reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/4nc4af/_/d42xstg?context=10#d42xstg) - You could try \"channeling\" someone more confident or badass. Personally, I go with Don Draper of Mad Men. Be more like Don and less like Peggy. \n[Matthieu Ricard: The habits of happiness](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vbLEf4HR74E)\|[1](https://reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/4nc4af/_/d433g5o?context=10#d433g5o) - I would suggest some reading or youtubing on m", "Usually this is because you can't fully articulate what you want to say and you get upset at the largeness of the issue. \n\nThe only advice I can give you is to control your breathing and heart rate. Focus really intently on your breathing.\n\nThen if you feel those emotions coming on notice it. Don't give into it but try to \"watch\" or observe the feelings. Once you realize you are not your feelings it can help you put distance between the you that exists and the emotions you feel. \n\nIf you can picture the emotion try to ball it up and push it away in your mind. Try to visualize the feelings and mentally try to \"see\" it going off in the distance. ", "Use some tricks from neuroscience! \n\nVagal stimulation slows your heart and breathing. Try rubbing the sides of your neck gently (careful if you have a clot there you could release it and have a stroke). Another way to do this is to take a poop. I'm not even kidding. \n\nTaking deliberate, deep, slow breaths help in a similar fashion. \n\nAlso we know from research that the brain's own awareness of our heartbeats either causes or is a driver of anxiety. Distract yourself as best you can when you begin to notice your heart beat. \n\n\n", "Try to observe yourself objectively. Far from yourself. Try to find out why you are frustrated or angry and what made you like that.", "This is pretty late so I hope you get a chance to read this. There's a lot of advice here about what you need to do or change. I'm the calm(er) half of a couple. I needed to learn that every conversation/confrontation didn't need to be resolved immediately. That taking a break didn't mean the issue would just be dropped. I had to learn to trust that we would actually talk about it when we're less emotional, rather than sweeping it under the rug until we blew up again.", "This is going to sound fairly crass....but hear me out. Sometime around 29ish (I'm 35 now) I took the attitude that \"you can go get fucked\" in regards to most people. If you feel emotion coming on while you're trying to have a serious conversation with someone, and that person goes on the defensive instead of pausing for concern due to your distress, then it's probably over. He's either seen it too often and just automatically thinks it's his fault, or he's causing it in you and that's no good either. Doesn't matter what it is, because the most important thing is your happiness. If you are in a situation where someone or something makes you unhappy, then that person can \"go get fucked.\" Life is too short. Go read [this] (https://www.reddit.com/r/GetMotivated/comments/2xc947/text_soon_i_will_be_gone_forever_but_thats_okay/) Then take a deep breath, look that person straight in the eye, and the second the conversation even LEANS the way you don't want it to, be like \"No motherfucker, go get fucked, and listen to me.\" Say it in a mirror first if you have to. You will feel empowered. You're welcome.\n", "This is common for many individuals. Among other factors as listed below, we are often not taught in childhood how to properly regulate our emotions. Emotional Regulation is the key. You can google it and read about it. The city I live in has a women's \"Dealing with strong emotions\" drop-in psycho-education group. Maybe you can find a group/therapist/counsellor/online course to learn some coping techniques to help you. I'm in the same boat as you. \n\n", "This has been my biggest frustration in life and I am 50. I realized that this came from some conditioning being raised as an orthodox mormon woman. We were not allowed to be angry. At the same time, we were taught that when you feel strongly about something (have a \"testimony\" of it) that you need to express the deep feeling that you have about it. Additionally I was raised to experience and feel a lot of shame and guilt and all these things really stunted my emotional intelligence way into my adult years. I have used a lot of therapy with EMDR to correct and adjust this way of dealing with emotion. EMDR has assisted me in being able to dull very hot traumatic feelings and bring my response and the pain level around them to a manageable emotionally adult level. That said, there is something refreshing and beautiful about an emotionally honest and vulnerable person. Keep a balance. It is okay. especially when you are with someone who is in pain.", "This happened to me when my testosterone levels were low. Women need that hormone too, in much lower doses than men, but if your body isn't making much of it due to either natural or medicinal reasons then your ability to handle conflict situations and emotional upsets can become more along the lines of what you describe. \n\nI will have my hormone levels checked every few years and those years where I've been on the higher end of the normal range for women (we can go up to 70ng/dL) I've had high conflict situations slide off my back like I'm just going to the grocery store for eggs. If I'm on the lower end, though, I can get severely depressed and cry very easily over any kind of disagreement, even those that don't warrant that response from me. \n\nSomething to get checked with a doctor, at least. If it's that then you can actually take action and test it. If it's a personality trait or learned response, though, they you've still got the option of therapy and such to work through it.\n\nOne thing to keep in mind, though, is that you're entitled to reasonable emotional responses. If someone is shaming you for being upset over reasonably upsetting events or their unwarranted hostility then they are the problem, not your emotions. In that case, you need a LPT on getting rid of toxic people, not on how to stop feeling your feelings. ", "This doesn't work every time for me but if you can, imagine you are talking about yourself in the third person, as if you are defending or arguing for someone else. \n\nThis especially works for me dealing with physical pain too, if I can imagine the pain is being experienced by someone else I am watching and sympathizing with, but not myself directly.", "Think life is greater than all the insignificant shit the rattles us. We're all but specs of dust floating in a vast universe.", "These are all decent answers. If you try them and they still don't work, consider talking to a doctor and taking medication for anxiety/depression. There's a point where if you just don't have control over your emotions then taking a pill everyday may make your life much happier. ", "There are a lot of great replies and advice in this thread. But I think it's worth noting that if the problem persists, seeing a psychiatrist / psychologist can be really helpful. While you may be referred to a speech therapist, psychs are often able to help you to both address the underlying reasons why you may tear up at certain times as well as build effective strategies resolve the issue. ", "The only things that help me when something hurtful happen to me or I must talk about a sensitive subject. I look at the event as an eyewitness and not as the person who live it. It help to be more objective and take things less personal", "The next time you are angry, lay back. Prop up a few pillows around you, place your legs on a table, breathe deep and slow, arms out in a power pose and feel each muscle from head to toe relax as a wave travels from your head to toe.... this way your body will calm down and feel confident and in sync. \nAnd then you can close your eyes and take a nice little nappy nap. ", "That is such a hard one! My trick is to escape into the restroom and have a little cry and breath. Count to 10. Let your SO know when your PMSing . seriously. \n\n\n\n", "Thank you so much for requesting this!! This is my exact issue. Thanks for all the tips everyone has shared!", "Thank you so much for posting! This is something I experience as well. I am also a woman in my mid-twenties and I work in IT, a male dominated field. I cry out of frustration and my peers can't believe it since I have a reputation of being extremely logical and a bit brash. It's hard to explain where it's coming from and even harder to contain it once it starts. ", "Thank you so much for asking this - and thank you everyone for the great answers! I am 41 and I have been like this my whole life. Now I have some tactics to practice.", "Thank you for asking this!!! Just last night I tried to Google it... I'm exactly the same way and I hate it!!!", "Take this with, like, a gallon of salt...\n\nBut I've read that women sometimes internally transform feelings of anger into more socially acceptable \"feminine\" feelings like sadness or tearfulness. The idea is they do this unconsciously because from a very early age girls are reprimanded for behaving angry, shouting and physically expressing frustration or being aggressive. However, crying and being less aggressively sad or upset is allowed and might even get little girls what they want. Because passive feelings and behaviors are continually reinforced and aggressive, \"masculine/macho\" feeling and behaviors (rage, shouting in anger, etc) women are conditioned by society to sublimate feelings of anger into more socially acceptable feelings of sadness/tears. Women are called \"bitchy\", aggressive, off putting, unable to work with others, etc if they deviate from societies unwritten ban on women being justifiably angry. \n\nThe reason I say all this is because you mentioned all the women in your family cry at the smallest reasons or whenever their mad. Maybe your family is genetically predisposed to wavery vocal chords or something. Maybe you all have overactive tear ducts. But maybe you all grew up in a community culture where women were discouraged (overtly or covertly/unconsciously) from expressing anger like the boys do. If everyone in your family, regardless of gender, had this problem I might say you all grew up in the culture where getting good and mad and shouting up a storm was strongly discouraged. \n\nThis probably doesn't help at all in fixing your problem. I'm sorry. \n\nBut maybe this can help? When I was younger I had this problem whenever I would get really mad in a fight with my mom. She called it me \"crumping\"because it was like I just crumpled into a heaving, sobbing mess. Angry tears, hot and red faced. I used to pretend I was in a cool, white room, where none of the noise of people shouting could reach my ears. This blocked out the sound of my moms voice, so not very helpful if you need to keep your wits about you. \n\nGood luck!", "Take a second, close your eyes, and breathe out. Breathe in and out until you stabilize.\n\nThe wavering and tearfulness happens from suppression of the emotions. ", "Something that helped me learn to express myself better is a book called The Assertiveness Workbook by Randy J. Paterson.\n\nThe book focuses mostly on things like how to acknowledge your ideas, wants, and needs, and how to express them in a way that you will feel heard, and others will be more open to hearing. That stuff may or may not be helpful for you, but it's not the main reason why I'm recommending the book.\n\nI recommend the book more because there is an entire chapter regarding the stress response. They talk about what it is, how to recognize it, and techniques for managing the physical reaction that inevitably accompanies--and often exacerbates--an emotional response.\n\n*", "Someone told me once that you can't cry while drinking water. I'm not sure if it's true, but it may be enough a distraction to give it a try!", "Someone said on another sub to clear your throat. I started doing this and it totally helped in those awkward situations. ", "So, in short/in rational* terms: You think, that everyone thinks, you're 'just being a crybaby'. You disagree with them, but can't disprove them since you physically cry very easily. Ergo, how do I not cry when faced with a 'loaded' situation?\n\nPersonally, I've found 2 ways. Both different but effective. Right now your emotions have the high ground over your mind. You need to get in touch with yourself again.\n\nOption 1: Rationalize and put everything in perspective. All the time. \n\n- Drinking a glass of water? Glad there's clean water coming out of the tap instead of drinking from some murky pool in the desert.\n\n- Mom is nagging again? Glad she's still alive.\n\n- I can feel safe walking down the street at night because of our prosperous society? Thank goodness I live here.\n\n- Argument/breakup with SO? Even though this is a painful experience, I'll learn everything I can from it and keep it in mind for the future so I can be better for the next one.\n\nThis is a double-sided coin. On one hand you'll appreciate everything way more, but you'll be prone to cynicism.\n\nOption 2: Become stoïc and tranquil. At peace with everything. But in the short term this means, not giving a damn about anything or anyone. This come back to option 1. Take this as a mental exercise. \nSince it's always worse somewhere else, to someone else, why would you let anything in this life bother you. You won't die, you're not going to lose a limb, your parents aren't going to suffer horrible deaths so why waste even your fucking breath on one single goddamn tear. Get in the saddle and stay in it.\n\nAlso, as a final tip, look into m", "Slowly, over the next couple decades, smother and suppress your emotions by building a wall around yourself. Let go of old friends and realize that your potential will not be met, your life will be fruitless and lonely, and drudge through life performing tasks you don't care about for a paycheck to supply you with basic cable. You should slowly become numb to any feelings at all. Worked for me! Good luck! :)", "Shit, I'm a man in my mid twenties and I'm the same. I'm rather big, I have a beard and people think I'm a \"tough guy\", but when it comes to REALLY stressful situations I cry like a bitch. I'm not even sad or angry, it's out of frustration I guess. \n\nsorry I didn't help, I just wanted to say that there are more ppl like you", "Read a lot. You'll be spewing information at people (about things other than yourself) instead of trying to disclose information (about yourself or your mood). ", "Practice Mindfulness m", "People have some great tips here, emulating powerful people/characters, slowing down and taking your time, practicing/role playing, etc. etc. \n\nSomething else you can do is in the way you word things. To help take the confrontational edge off what you're saying, always phrase things (esp. with SO's) as \"When you X, it makes me feel Y\", or \"I feel like X when Y happens.\" By saying how it makes you feel, it's doesn't come off as a threat/confrontation, but as you expressing how their actions affect you. ", "Pause for poise. \n\nI don't have a problem with crying at all, but I have had a similar problem with public speaking. It's that's same feedback loop of self conscious pressure you're exerting on yourself. What works for a lot of people in this situation is to pause for poise. \n\nWhen you feel your voice quiver and your emotions are welling up, say to yourself in your mind 'pause for poise'. And when you say this in your mind, actually pause, take a breath, mind your posture, clear your throat and picture yourself poised. You may feel like the brief moment of silence while you do this is awkward, but it really won't be. It gives you a chance to get back on top of your emotions and the situation. People will admire it. Try it. Don't rush to the next thing you want to say, or the next feeling that is overwhelming you. \n\nThink about the reality of the situation. The hardness of the corners of the table next to you. The fresh air that you know is outside your window. The gravity that is holding everything down in the room, including your feet to the floor. Feel the solid, undeniable, obvious reality around you. Try not to be so lost in your mind. Remember to pause for poise. \n", "Own it. If your voice cracks, don't feel as though you've done something wrong or that you are weak. It's a totally normal response and if the other party has a problem with it then you have one more thing to give them hell about. My mom and my sister both cry at the drop of a hat and I learned at a very early age that the last thing I wanted to do was make either cry... So if anything, this worked out in their favour. ", "On the flip side; can someone explain how to cry when it matters? I was routinely beaten \"until the tears stopped\" and now consider everyone pussies. Semi serious actually. ", "Oh god, I hate losing my cool. I have a similar problem to you for arguments where I have a significant investment(relationships or life change type arguments etc.) and also when a bunch of stuff starts going wrong at once. The hardest part about this is that after I lose it, I forget that I'm working on keeping control of my emotions. \n\nHowever, I've given a lot of thought to this and after enough failed attempts, I have started to occasionally realize that I'm either getting exhasperated or angry in some conflict as it's happening. It is quite a concentrated effort and it doesn't even mean that I won't lose my cool, but I'm moving in the right direction. The very fact that you recognize that you lose control of your emotions gives you an opportunity to change that. The fact that you are actively trying to solve it and think of ways to overcome it means that eventually you will be able to deal with it better. Even if it is a slow process. IMHO\n", "Oh dear. I like to think of myself as a badass most of the time, but even though I'm a 44 year old female...when I get into a confrontation with one of the young dumb punks at work I usually eat them for breakfast...but sometimes they get the best of me (NOT THAT THEY KNOW THIS), but when I get SUPER MAD, it brings me to tears...fuckers. I have always been this way...but I NEVER let them see me tear up. I just make sure to walk away so I'm not seen as a limping gazelle or some shit that they can attack anymore. ", "OP, I applaud you seeking out answers or \"life hacks\" to solve this issue. I've skimmed through the replies and I feel compelled to give you a take on it that I'm fairly confident you haven't heard before.\n\nCrying for you has become an unconscious tool that you use to get your way or be heard in a situation. This is why your SO becomes defensive or frustrated. When we were kids, a response to physical pain was crying. When you are in a serious conversation or argument and you start crying, it's almost as if you're communicating that the other person has physically harmed you when they have done nothing. When you start crying, you are unfairly trying to \"win\" or distract the other person and reshape the paradigm of the argument.\n\nYou need to look deep inside yourself and (as the kids call it) do a little \"adulting.\" Focus on facts and not feelings. If I had to guess, you learned this behavior at a young age and have kept it because the people around you rewarded you by coddling or ceding a point during a conflict. As you have grown older, you have discovered that most of society is repulsed by this behavior and you (rightly) fear this could impact professional and personal prospects.\n\nI know this sounds like a typical, callous, mean reddit comment, but I know people with this issue in my life and their lives have suffered for it. Also, I'm willing to also bet you probably have many gifts you are unable to share with the rest of the world because this issue has stymied you.\n\nI truly wish you well and hope that my message comes through here. Take responsibility for your output. Focus on the facts, not your feelings. Good luck to you!", "OP are you me? Last night I cried it out for thirty minutes over something silly. Going to soak up these tips like a sponge.", "OMG this is me! I tear-up as a response to any intense emotion, happiness is definitely included in that. I don't have any amazing tips but I can say that the most basic act of slowing down and taking deep breaths is the most helpful. Also allowing yourself to just be in those situations is great for practice and presence. Having a loving supportive (and perhaps also on the sensitive side) who get it is wonderful too. ", "No solution, but oh my god this is my life long struggle. Thankfully I don't get emotional often, but anytime I do I can't fucking talk/express my feelings because that damn shaky voice won't go away, it grips my vocal cords and I can't say anything...\n\n> But, what I'd rather do is learn to better articulate these feelings calmly, without crying or having my voice falter, so that they are better received. \n\nIt's like you stole this right out of my head.\n\nIt's a pain because i've been wanting to talk to a therapist/social worker for a long time about some issues and i'm so afraid of getting into emotional stuff because I know this will happen and I won't be able to talk/express what I want to say. Ugh, the struggle.", "My only advice would be , dont blame your self, if your thoughts say you shouldnt do that, it doesnt mean you hav control to stop , if you want to change something dont resist it, first acept the moment you are feeling that way, and you will have better perspective", "My ex gf used to cry about stuff that i personally thought was ridiculous. She just lived a very sheltered life. If you're anything like her, and you want to toughen up, stop focusing on your own trials and tribulations. Listen to others. They or may not have it worse than you, but at least you will gain some perspective. Travel, volunteer, teach. These things will make you a stronger person", "My dad once told me that when I feel the tears coming on to cough a few times and it actually helps keep them back! ", "Maybe this won't help you, but for myself I found that learning about the neuroscience behind emotional and cognitive responses helped to manage them.\n\nThere is a lot of info out there, but to summarize:\n\nThere is a part of your brain that is responsible for taking input (what you see, hear, touch, taste, smell) and triggering a basic emotion. There is evidence that this happens first, before you are even conscious of the stimuli. That emotional signal gets sent to the part of your brain responsible for conscious thought afterwards. Somewhere in the mix is a sort of check or reference against long-term memories associated with strong emotional responses. If something in the stimuli matches up with that, the emotional response can be very strong - sometimes overwhelming.\n\nAnyhow, once it reaches the part of your brain that is responsible for conscious thought, you have a choice. Do you recognize the emotion and let it \"pass\" without acting, or do you treat it as a real warning and hold onto it? The trick is to teach yourself that you can do the first option. If you are angry, for example, you don't have to stay angry. You can recognize that you feel angry, think about why, and then decide to let the emotional response go. It might be hard to do that now, because when you feel very angry you have unconsciously tied whatever it was that made you angry to some long-term memory association that you might not even know is there, and as a result, the cognitive (conscious) part of your brain tends to take that very seriously and not want to let it go. However, once you understand that it is just a consequence of how your brain is wired, and that just because you feel very strongly in a given situation, that doesn't mean those feelings are representative of reality, it becomes easier to let it pass.\n\nThe theory is that this used to be a great thing in early evolutionary history because small details like an odd smell or a rustling bush might mean a tiger was about to eat you, so being able to rapidly generate a strong fight-or-flight response without thinking about it was key to survival. Nowadays, it tends to work against us because it's more common to run into mild frustrations in day-to-day life, rather than actual life-and-death situations.\n\nHopefully this makes sense. I guess the way I think about it now is, if I feel very strongly about something, unless there is an obvious danger to me or someone around me, I basically just assume that it's the primitive part of my brain trying to tell me something that it thinks is important. Then I think about what that might be, and decide whether it is important or not. Just that process of mentally separating the two creates a little bit of distance and gives me time to control my physical reaction.\n\nGood luck!", "Math seriously helps- take a deep breath, do some math in your head to distract you from crying, and remember what point you were trying to get across. It gets easier with practice. ", "Look at everything from a nihilistic perspective and then laugh because everything is now menial. Life is a joke. Hahaha.......;_; My life is a joke! ahaha", "Lol I've never told anyone this, but I say the pledge of allegiance in my head. This is whether I am angry and feel like I'm going to boil over or if I'm about to cry. It's always helped me get my bearings. ", "Late to this thread, however as a young professional in the exact same boat: I have stopped being afraid of silence. If I can't express my feelings, or get my point across without feeling in control I just wait. I don't ask for a second, I sit for 3-5 seconds and collect my thoughts. If someone in the room butts in, anger usually overpasses frustration and I tell them I am not done and I can continue. ", "Know that the calmer you are the better decisions you will make, it takes practice but it becomes easier to understand why your upset and what values you feel are being disturbed and how to resolve the conflict. ", "Ive had this problem my whole life as well. In fact i recently started seeing a therapist and this is one of the biggets things we've been working on.Here's the things that have helped me so far:\n1. Stomach breathing. When inhaling, trying \"filling your stomach\" instead of your chest. It takes some practice, sit comfortably place a hand on your stomach and try to initiate the rise and fall you feel in your chest when breathing in your stomach. There's a physiological basis behind this that I thought was pretty nifty, it essentially activates your parasympathetic nervous system rather than your sympathetic and cuts off that fight or flight response. Its helpful in the heat of the moment but it will be even more helpful if you can establish some sort of regular practice so your body \"gets used to it\" so to speak, its like training a muscle (i do mine for 5 minutes on the train in to work, you can do it anywhere after you initially get the feel for it!)\n2. Mindfulness and non judgemental awareness of your emotions. I'm sure someone else here has to have mentioned mindfulness, it's just so helpful. Again, like the stomach breathing, its much more effective if you cultivate it when you aren't in crisis mode. Try and notice your emotional responses to situations, in a NON JUDGEMENTAL way. The most imprtant part is the non judgemental. Right now you start to cry and you kind of beat yourself up for it, which only perpetuates the emotional response. If you feel like you have to cry, dont fight it and let yourself, the emotional will pass much more quickly than if you fight it I promise. Just think \"I am uoset because of x, I am crying or want to cry because im upset and leave it at that. This is a lot harder to do than it seems especially after a lifetime of doing it the other way but it will get easier with practice, and its a good idea to practice with other types of emotions (i.e. when you feel happy) and m", "It's been said that many times anger is a secondary emotion covering up what's really going on. I know for me a lot of times I might get pissed off, but I'm actually sad about the situation, which could explain why you're sad. \n\nLike say your friend doesn't invite you out with some other people, so you get pissed off, when in reality you may actually be just sad that they didn't include you.\n\nAcknowledging that I'm sad has helped me a lot with the situation you are in, rather than trying to hold it down under a veil of anger.", "It's a sign that you are emotionally healthy. It may be embarrassing, but true confidence is as simple as saying, \"sorry, this subject stirs me a bit\". Own your passion.", "It takes practice and mindfulness in the moment. Sometimes writing out what you need to discuss beforehand is helpful, but if it's spur f the moment, you may only find that time and mindfulness work.", "It helps to step back from the situation and force yourself to view things from a broader perspective. Easier said than done, I know. But watch this video - it's really helped me to give less of a fuck about the small stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln8UwPd1z20\n\nAlso, anxiety meds.", "If you're serious about wanting to address this issue in yourself (rather than just try a bunch of two minute Reddit solutions), then I highly recommend the book, \"Stop Overreacting\" by Judith Siegel. \n\n\nhttps://read.amazon.com/kp/kshare?asin=B003VPWXFG\n\nHer insights have really helped me with some similar issues. Some of the advice I've read in these comments is similar to her theories and exercises, but she presents a well organized, research backed analysis. ", "If you do cry, don't fixate on the fact that you're crying, or how other people will interpret your crying. Fixate on what needs to be said. Don't apologize. Don't apologize.", "If there's one trick I can always count on, it's to get angry.\n\nTL;DR: Accept that it's okay to be mad. Dissociate offender from offense, get mad, and let the feeling pass through you harmlessly.\n\n---\n\nNow, for some context... I'm a very tiny girl who was raised in a very conservative household. I was raised to believe that to feel anger was a sin, and that only heathens and abusers got angry. As yo could expect, this was a very angry home, but nobody would admit to it. So naturally, I had (and still have) a big problem with blaming everything on myself. When something goes wrong, I look at myself and think, \"What did I do to cause this? What are all the reasons why this can be my fault? Do I deserve this pain and why is the answer yes?\" Naturally, even when things aren't my fault, I've been trained to believe they are. This led to many tearful nights in my life, all since I was raised to blame myself when stressed.\n\nWhen something bad happens to you and you're about to cry, there are times when you need to be angry. Anger is a healthy emotion in the right hands, and for some of us, accepting healthy anger needs to be taught. However, the trick isn't to get mad at the person who offended you. Instead, dissociate the person from what they did, then get angry at their actions. Dissociating offender from offense is key. Once you've learned that, it's time to become okay with your feelings. Constructive anger allows you to release your emotions without hurting others. It's a feeling that must be released, because if you don't, you'll turn it on yourself. That isn't healthy, and it's not what you deserve.\n\nWhen I know I need to get angry at something, I go somewhere quiet where I can pace around and think alone. I focus on the feeling, understand what caused it, and accept that it's okay to be mad at an action. I allow the feeling to run its course, and before long, it passes without causing me pain. It feels really weird at first, but over time, you can re-teach yourself that anger is okay, and if you channel it properly, you can feel it without hurting anyone else.", "I've found thinking of something non emotional and rational like doing math problems in your head helps take away the emotional side and bring about the more rational side of the brain.", "I'm the same.\nSomeone (possibly on Reddit) recommended trying to zone out of the person/ situation upsetting you and do the times tables in your head. I always do 7 or 8 times table because they're hard and make me concentrate on it. Also I have learnt the art of staring at one spot on the wall slightly to the side of the person talking to you.\nThis works for me as I work in a pretty bullying environment where girls get kinda picked on by bosses for a power trip. \n\nIf I know I'm going to cry and it's 100% unavoidable I feign a coughing fit to go to the loo where I get a grip and give myself a pep talk. \n\nIt's weird really, been to 2 family funerals lately and didn't cry at either. My boss told me off for being 3 minutes late and I started to well up!", "I'm still struggling with this. (I don't have my No Fucks Given degree despite the shit I've been through, and I don't know that I want it. Becoming jaded seems like giving in to me. Having the courage to remain sensitive in a world that does everything it can to make you calloused is something I want. It's the harder way to live, but I feel it's the right one for me.)\n\nI've improved somewhat in at least not showing how hurt/frustrated/angry I am with two strategies.\n\n1) I don't try to address my emotions directly in that moment. I focus on keeping my face neutral instead. Your emotions have an effect on your physical self, of course, but your physical self can also have an effect on your emotions. There was a study (don't have it handy) that showed faking a smile long enough buoys your mood. It doesn't make you happy, but it can make you less sad. Controlling my face seems to translate to controlling my emotions. \n\n2) I give myself permission to deal with the feelings later. I usually tell myself (over and over), \"You need to keep it together right now but only for five more minutes (or however long until I can cry in the bathroom).\"\n\nIt's not perfect. I still need to be less teary when I talk to my spouse, but these things have definitely improved my interactions, especially with everyone other than him. \n\nI think my brief forays into m", "I'm sorry I was too lazy to read all comments, but I agree with the ones about deep breathing. Actually I imagine breathing out what I call \"bitter sad air\" and breathing in air which is new and clear.", "I'm just seeing this as I'm about to sleep, I'm a dude who gets really emotional when upset and I wouldn't mind advice if people left it. Also, it'll remind me to look back at this. ", "I'm in therapy for anxiety and she's given me a large array of \"tools\" to help when I start feeling like I'm about to lose it. \n\nThe most helpful tool has been a rock. No bullshit, it's a quarter sized smooth rock that I carry around with me. When I get into a destructive cycle (catastrophizing) I take out the rock and think about how it feels. Is it cool? Warm? Soft? Hard? What's the texture like? Should I clean it soon? \n\nIt really helps break the cycle. \n\nIf you had asked me to rank my tools in terms of how effective I thought they would be when I first got them, I would tell you that the rock would be dead last but it has totally proven itself and I love it. ", "I'm exactly the same way. Even today when someone at work gave me advice on how to improve that I feel humiliated and then I have a shake voice and my eyes water. I hate it. ", "I'm exactly like this, too! I instantly start crying when my SO and I get into a tiff, and I generally don't handle confrontation without becoming shaky/cry face at some point. For me, I think the overflowing of emotions comes from the accumulation of little things that bother me over time that I don't ever make a big deal out of. Call it passive aggressive. So when there is any sort of confrontation, everything that has built up over time, comes to the surface in the form of a crying mess, haha. My mind becomes flooded with defences, immediately. Do you think this might be the case for you? It's kind of complex, but no matter the case, taking ten seconds to take some deep breaths and focussing on relaxing all of your muscles will put you in a better position to work things out with the other person. ", "I'm almost 30 and I've been struggling with this for most of my adult life. I think the more you think about something, the more it will consume you. By the time you have a 'conversation' or you are discussing something with your SO, you will end up bringing up the thing that is consuming you (usually it's another point you couldn't get across at another time and because of that, for you, the issue isn't resolved. Because you are frustrated and cannot get your point across, you tear up and feel like you're losing - at least that's how I felt). \n\nUnfortunately there is no easy fix and what worked for me may not work for you. I basically had to ‘train’ my mind to think of other things rather than constantly focusing on things stressing me out, frustrating me and ultimately consuming me. There were times when I had no idea why I was feeling the way I did or why my emotions would get the best of me. Basically you need to preoccupy your mind and just learn to let go (easier said than done). Pick up a few hobbies - you will feel more active and less preoccupied in your head. If you end up thinking about whatever it is is that is frustrating you, force yourself to think about something else. It probably took me a few weeks to a month before my mind could comfortably space out (but I must admit I still have problems every now and then). Also try to embrace a bit of an ‘I don’t care’ attitude. Before you know it, in the moments where you would previously be anxious, have the wavering voice and start tearing, you will instead notice that you’re a lot calmer and less frustrated. Over time things will just slowly get better.\n\nSometimes it’s just good to know that there are people out there that feel the way you do and, if they can overcome it, so can you. Good luck OP!\n\n", "I'm a guy, teenager. Happens to me my entire life.. It's kind of embarrasing especially when it happens when I argue with teachers.", "I'm a guy in my late thirties. Always been a really calm collected guy, but when the really rare anger gets up, or I have to have a pointed conversation with someone, the first sentence comes out and there is a wave of dizziness. \n\nThe first sentence that leaves my mouth that I know is harsh and either by design or I know could hurt some one, I go seriously dizzy for 1 second. I wish I knew how to fix that, but I assume it's the same response? ", "I'm a guy and that would happen to me probably till the age of 20 or so occasionally. It is weird to think what it would be like if that had just never gone away. Then again maybe I'm just numb now and when I was younger I felt everything more.", "I'm a 19 year old guy and I have a similar problem when taking personal criticism, I don't understand it, I have no conciousness emotional problem, but physically my eyes tear up and I have to hold it back. I don't understand why because conciously I take the criticism well but my subconscious seems to have a problem", "I would try to de-escalate the emotional stakes of it. Take a break in the middle of it and have a glass of water. Have that glass of water there and take a sip from it once in a while. It'll force your throat to do something other than tense up for talking, and also makes for a natural break between things being said which you can use to sort out what you're saying.", "I would suggest some reading or youtubing on m", "I would get some CBT rather than take advice from strangers on reddit. The thought habits that lead to your emotional state should be addressed, and that is properly the work of a trained psychologist.\n\nThe idea that you can address a physical tic like crying or shaking, while ignoring the underlying mental processes and habits that result in that tic, and yet have long-term success -- this idea is flawed. The thought habits are the core of the problem and if not addressed will just manifest themselves in other, equally problematic ways, maybe even via physical symptoms that resemble -- or even cause -- illness. ", "I would also recommend mediation. I started with Headspace but there are plenty of great apps out there if you want a hand getting started. ", "I would add that I used to have this happen, but controlling my breathing really helped. I noticed I used to be a real shallow breather, but by forcefully focusing on taking deal breaths all the time I no longer experience this. Whenever I'm angry I always breath deeply now and that's helped me stay calm. \n\nEven when you feel happy just focus on breathing deeply, when you're at a stop sign or a red light, when you're typing on the computer or doing anything boring focus on deep breathing to make it a habit. ", "I went through a bit of depression when I was younger, from around 7-14 (caused primarily by bullying) and what helped me sort it out was facing it directly and thinking; \"What is the point in being upset? It isn't doing anything for me.\", then most of my depression quickly dissapeared. The mild side effect being I am slightly sociopathic now? idk.\n\nIts fine to feel upset and emotional but realize that you control your own emotions; don't let them control you.", "I was given this pro tip for calming yourself down in high stress situations from MLB player Jim Eisenrich who was laghued off the field his first appearance in the major leagues due to a major Tourette episode at bat. Focus and relax the jaw muscles. If you find yourself in a high stress situation you jaw muscles naturally tense. By relaxing them the stress will dissipate.\nFollowed this advice in the military and it served me well in managing physical stress and controlling my emotions and natural body reactions.\nGoogle Jim Eisenrich laughed off the field by the Royals fans to see what he has to overcome. He eventually went on to be MVP for the Phillies during the World Series.", "I used to struggle with my temper in stressful situations, my adrenalin would almost blind me. I found that focusing on my breathing and relaxing muscle groups in a systematic way worked for me. ", "I used to have this very same issue until my life truly fell apart a year ago. I hit rock bottom. Now that I survived, I no longer get over emotional when angry.\n\nI do like the suggestion of pretending to be a powerful character. Oliva Benson from SVU is one of my favorite fictional characters. Channeling her would definitely help if I ever feel overwhelmed/over-emotional again.\n\nThank you OP for being brave enough to share your experience with us.\n\n\n\n\n\n", "I used to have the same problem, I always assumed that it was a symptom of my anxiety/depression as it always felt like a mini-panic attack, and it's a much rarer occurrence now that I'm on anti-depressants. Just bringing this up in case you wanted to research mental illnesses to see if any of it feels relevant to you.", "I used to do this all the time. I found getting enough sleep and not overwhelming myself with weekend plans help a lot. If I'm overtired everything makes me upset, plus being upset about being tired. Listening to your body is key- and you don't have to do everything.\n\nMy fiancé and I did a few sessions of couples counseling and it really helped us communicate better, and made me more confident overall. \n\nGood luck! I'm glad I'm not the only one that's like this. :) ", "I think you can't be too emotional without a reason. Maybe you are too exhausted, and your defense got weaker (this is a fact - we get physically vulnerable when tired). Or you are trying to handle and control too much, so your brain just refuses to operate this way.\nIf you have an emotion it is better to express it or it will eventually add to your load. Tears are just an expression for something, not a separate thing. Find the triggers and reasons and fight them.\nIf you are tired then sleep more or do something relaxing. E.g. I can be brave and smart but I totally lose control when I'm yelled at. I know this and try to avoid such situations, and if it's not possible I just try to have some time on my own before I react to this in any way so I calm down and logically recall the dialog.", "I think I'm missing a gene of some kind. I never get really mad or emotional at anything other than watching my favorite football team play. \n\nI have empathy for people and I can get teary eyed watching a commercial. I can also get extremely happy about things but I simply do not have a range of sad, mad or negative emotions. I'm in my 50's now and lost everything, including a 30 million dollar business in the recession and once you've been stripped dry maybe that has given me perspective.\n\nEver since then nothing has really bothered me. I take everything in stride and I know it'll be okay. I will also say I do have a hard time relating to people who are so emotional about things. It's like I've created my own sphere of living where eveything's good and if something bad happens I don't let it bother me.", "I once resigned earlier than planned after getting (unfairly) ripped a new one during an annual review by a boss who'd only worked with me for a few weeks. I wanted to tell them to go to hell, but I had to play nice because I effectively gave a months notice. This is how I staved off my hate-sobs. \n\nI forced myself to laugh and say \"Well, this is awkward\" and took a lot of quiet deep breaths, blinked long and slow whenever I had the chance, and went glassy-eyed while I resigned and finished the review (about 5 more minutes). I teared up a little but they thought I was just emotional about leaving a \"good job\". \n\nThen I got out of earshot and promptly burst into tears because I was absolutely livid and humiliated.", "I like to pretend that whoever I'm angry at is trying to anger me. Convince your subconscious of this, and you'll be relaxed in defiance.", "I know this might sound silly...but to 'practice' I would read sad animal articles on thedodo.com and I would repeat 'apples' in my head over and over, when I felt myself tearing up. It's worked well for me. Maybe you could give it a try?", "I haven't seen this reply so I'll put it here. Open your eyes, wide. I mean physically open your eyes as wide as possible. Your lacrimal glands are less active when your eyes are wide open, because we usually cry with our eyes closed. This tricks the glands to release less tears and dry up/spreads out the ones already there. \n\nObviously try not to look sadistic at your opponent while you do this , but you can take a second to turn away and open those eyes when you feel the tears start flowing! Works for me", "I have this same problem. I'm just used to it now. What helped was that I discovered that I am a Highly Sensitive Person, meaning that we just feel things more strongly and thus have bigger reactions. If you think it could be you I recommend checking out the site hsperson.com . Lots of great info there. \nLong story short, I just accepted that I was more emotional that other people and now it doesn't bother me anymore and I can control it better.", "I have this problem too. I actually got into a confrontation with my boss a few days ago. I got so angry my eyes teared up and my voice started to shake. I'm a 24 yo male in a factory job. If I wasn't an outcast before I am now. I'm definitely going to use some of this advice next time. ", "I have the same issue. I'm working on it because I'm embarrassed by it and don't think it's very professional to cry at work. My mother was like this too and I've always struggled with it also. \n\n\n (I'm female and 33 by the way). ", "I have the same issue! The worst part would be when my SO would ask me why I'm crying or say \"don't cry\" and it would cause me to cry more. I have been able lately to control my voice wavering by taking a pause for a breath but those tears just fall no matter what. ", "I have the same issue at work. I work in construction which isn't normally a woman's world. Sometimes I mad or frustrated at a situation and want to stand up for myself or speak out but I cant because I am in tears. Looking forward to trying some of these techniques!", "I have the answer you need. It will completely solve your problem. You see, im 28 now and the idgaf has now become so strong..... aaaaaahhhh.... fuck it.", "I have no solutions other than the fact that the very same thing happens to me. I hate it!! Thank you for asking this question, I have gained a lot of help from reading the answers too.", "I have been realizing lately that i have so much shit bottled up from my past, so much anger and grief and frustration, at myself, at other people in my life, just so much pent up emotions, there is nowhere to put it all in my brain, and it spills over into situations where i become so frustrated i don't know what to do with myself and i end up exploding. It's not healthy or good. I used to process this in therapy and it was beneficial and i have learned tools and coping mechanisms from being in therapy for so long, but i haven't been using them due to the sheer amounts of emotion and anger and sadness and frustration that has built up inside me these last few years. I have become comfortably numb, and then a volcano. I don't know why i am posting this here but i think i needed to get it out. Don't be like me. Be the best you that you can be.", "I gotcha covered....I have been a big over-reacter. This was me very recently until I started a new mantra that is a cure all....it's not that bad.\nIt's not that bad.\nIt's not that bad.\nI feel like I'm giving up my dreams doing a shit job...it's not that bad.\nThis guy is a total asshole to me...it's not that bad\nSo much is missing from my childhood...it's not that bad\nDeath is knocking on my door...it's not that bad\nDonald Trump...it's not that bad\n\nIt has seriously chilled me out and instantly relieved anxiety...do try it out\n", "I get this way as well. I am a 43 yr old man and I've been a crier my whole life. It mostly happens out of frustration, especially when I feel that I'm not being heard or understood. My emotion wells up in me so much that my brain kind of scrambles. Unfortunately my natural reaction to this is to get louder. Then I just come off as an incoherent crazy man with a temper problem. I also get emotional in response to positive things. If I'm in a group of people and I say something that the others appreciate our laugh at, I feel overwhelming pride and it causes me to tear up. Also I get teary eyed when witnessing acts of kindness, selflessness and love. I sometimes cry at a good phone commercial. I'm a mess.", "I feel you girlie. .... even when I'm upset at work, trying to hide it is impossible. I start swelling up with tears and my face starts getting bright red.", "I am the same way. Wavering voice, racing thoughts, can't get it all out, starting to cry, stop crying, please eyes stop crying, ok I can't help it now, full on cry. I have a perfect example but I won't share it right here. It is minor panic attacks, but seriously this is the way you personally deal with it. I know your pain...\n\nSimple tip for almost any situation: \n\nWalk away. Collect yourself. Look in the mirror. Cry a little more. Wipe the tears from your face. Control the tears on your terms. If it takes a while, who cares. This is about you. You will get better at it. The more you walk away and collect yourself, the stronger you will be in future situations.\n\nI've been doing it for years. When you walk away you feel out of control but all the while you keep the ball in your court. Nobody sees other than that. They look at you as the strong one who walked away...came back...and layed out how you felt. No one will ever think you walked away to cry/ compose yourself/ and collect your thoughts. ", "I am a woman in my late 20s who works in an aggressive predominantly male field. I find that looking directly up and into a bright light helps the actual tears go away as well as holding my breath for a count of 5. \n\nThe actual emotions I lock down and say I will feel this later, but I have to get though the next 2 minutes and I'll be okay. Then it's the next 2 minutes, and the next. It takes practice and a physical outlet later but worth it for those unpleasant and aggressive conversations that are sometimes unavoidable.\n\nGood luck", "I am a 26 year old female and I have this issue as well. I try to take long, slow deep breaths to slow down the adrenaline rushing through my body. But in the end, emotions are natural, it isn't good to keep them hidden.. ", "Honestly the best thing I ever did for this was to start doing Jiu jitsu. There is something about the phsical exertion and problem solving that you learn in the heat of the moment that makes frustrating or tough situations in every day life seem silly by comparison. I mean I draw on the fact that nothing I do each day is going to be more difficult than a trained martial artist trying to choke me out or break my limbs. By comparison it makes petty arguments seem just that , petty.", "Honestly just taking a deep breath, and keep breathing deep and take a second to process what is going on", "Hey girl, I'm not sure I have any good tips for you but I thought you would like to know that there is some biology behind this that you don't need to be ashamed about. According to A study done in 2012 women have 60% more prolactin than males-A hormone that stimulates the production of milk after childbirth. Emotional tears have a significant amount of prolactin in them which could explain why women on average tend to cry more than men.\n\n\nhttp://www.omicsonline.org/scientific-reports/srep476.php\n\nhttp://www.livescience.com/51183-tim-hunt-why-women-cry.html\n\nYou do you, and If all else fails, look at the light", "Hello friend! Hmm I can only speak from personal experience, but I hope it helps you a little. Whenever emotions start to build up within me, I try to be logical. Why am I feeling this way? What caused things to be the way they are? Is there anything I can do to solve this situation? Is it worth spending energy over or should I just move on and forget about it?\n\nThat's usually how I remain calm during stressful situations.\n\nNow when I'm confronted by happy stuff (especially funny ones), I end up having tears of joy lol! Now that's weird, but hey at least happy tears and better than angry/sad tears. \n\nGood luck and I hope you can somehow find a way to control yours :)", "Hello OP, I'm not sure I have advice for you per se vs. for your SO. My SO struggles with this, and as we've matured together I've found the following helpful steps for me to take in having a productive discussion when emotions are high:\n\n* withold my sarcastic retorts. She is already emotional, you hurt her feelings so you can feel clever, it doesn't usually progress the discussion.\n* no mocking her emotions, but also no allowing her to tell me how I feel (this is a biggie). I don't ask her to interpret or guess my feelings, I share them. This is a trust thing I think, in that she has to trust that I will share them vs 'making her guess'.\n* Do not allow myself to turn an emotional discussion into a logical diatribe. I may find that an easier path, she does not.\n* one topic at a time, with pauses to allow her full thoughts in response while we talk. No piling on item after item when I'm angry. She finds it overwhelming, shuts down, cries.\n* Sometimes we save these talks for when we are doing a household chore together (folding laundry, washing dishes, etc). We can talk but get a lil distraction/distance by doing something we do habitually. We also \"take a breaK\" from the talking to mull over everything while finishing the chore.\n* If it has gotten to the point where she is crying or we can't communicate we table it, sleep on it, and then she'll text/msg/email me at work with her thoughts. This allows her to put them down fully, and express herself with less stress. This one works for us, it may not work for everyone. We don't argue back and forth, I typically just thank her for telling me, and tell her we will talk about it that evening.\n\nThat's what works for us (mostly) :)", "Have a look into the philosophy of Stoicism. It involves mindfulness, managing how reality affects you etc. \n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/stoicism\n\n[I just signed up for this online course.](http://donaldrobertson.name/)", "From a logical standpoint, it would help to just approach the problem you're trying to solve like any other day-to-day issue. Realize that all the extra emotion isn't going to help you solve the problem, and focus on finding the best way to articulate the point you need to get across. Added emotion can be of use in some situations, but unless you're specifically trying to come across that way, you don't gain anything from it. Emotion won't help in a discussion based on facts, no matter how hard those truths might be. \n\nTake a few deep breaths, focus on the message, and deliver your points in a collected manner. Don't try to blurt everything out at once in a huge cascade. Take it point-by-point, and add plenty of pauses for the other person to interject. \n\nYou'll focus more on making a good case and rebutting their responses than getting bottled-up and trying to stanch the symptoms of your frustration without doing anything to relieve their cause. ", "For your SO in particular. Explain it. I know you have, but repeating it a few times helps. Explaining that them getting more defensive doesn't help. and, perhaps most importantly, share some stories about silly times you've started crying. Bonus points if you can do this casually like \"Oh man, and then she asked if I had smaller bills and the guy behind me was grumpy and I could barely stop myself from crying.\"\n\nIt can be really hard and I don't know what to do about it myself but share my experience. My SO's had a lot of tiem to work with me and he knows that some things make me cry easily, so when I start getting upset, he's calm and tries his best to let me speak, despite getting super squeaky and having trouble saying more than 2 or 3 words at a time. and on my part.. I take deep breaths and say one or two words at a time, and don't force more than that. I try to keep my tone steady even if tears are running down my face.... so sometiems it comes out like: \"What I'm.... trying to say is..... that.... The dishes... Need.... Need to be b... boxed up... SO that.... the lemmings.... don't jump... jump on them...\"\n\nI guess tha'ts not all that helpful, but good luck.\n\nfor your SO especially, if the two of you are articulate via text, you MIGHT consider emailing or instant messanging. my hubby and I do that sometimes. It gives us the chance to look at the WORDS and not focus on the tone of voice, and we can easily look up a few lines and reread some of the things said before rather than having to remember, which helps clear up some misunderstandings ", "For me, (I'm a teen, take with a grain of salt) I find writing it out helps, so I can get all my thoughts out without another person interrupting, or crying, since I can take a brake. This is what I did when I was down in the dumps after my grandpa died a bit ago.", "For me the key is telling someone I need time to think about shit acc by that I really mean I need time to get ask my emotions out so I can logically ava rationally approach the situation when I'm ready. Works most of the time.", "Emotions are natural. No matter how hard you flex your prefrontal cortex to ignore your emotions, your animal brain (back brain) won't let you do it in a healthy way. \n\n This is why kids throw temper tantrums, and ten agers are emotional over the smallest shit. The pre frontal isn't developed enough yet to deal with emotions. \n\nTry some EMDR therapy. The are childhood learned behaviors or reactions to certain triggers. Not SJW triggers damnit! But reactions to emotional events. You learn how to control your emotions and model them from the way your parents handles things. Most likely why everyone does it in your family. You can go back to a \"tragic\" event that cause this garunteed every time, look at it as an adult vice as a child, and reevaluate the situation. Once you identify what causes the emotion (trigger) you can learn to react in a certain way.\n\n I suggest you ask your SO to do this with you but independently. If you grow as a person from it you will grow without them and often leave them behind emotionally. This therapy makes you very angry at first then eventually the severity of things fade and you have a better more adult reaction.", "Dude here, early 20s. I suffer from a similar affliction. I find rubbing my tongue on the roof of my mouth (like I'm trying to avoid brain freeze) can help me \"swallow the lump in my throat\" and if I focus on speaking in a deeper voice then it trembles less. As for the tears, I just try to push through. Hope that helps. ", "Distract yourself. Play some video games, watch TV or even go outside for a walk. Distracting yourself out of a bad situation / event is a good way to not get emotional about it and you'll forget about it, at least for a while", "Detaching yourself from your physical and emotional state. Takes practice but you become aware of your being as if you are watching a movie; the same way you can feel emotionally invested in a movie yet distanced from it. \n\nTaking deep breaths makes you conscious and occupied about your breathing. Slow, deep breaths are part of a parasympathetic response that sort of counteracts the sympathetic response of emotional stress. \n\nThese are central ideas in Buddhism, so if you are interested, look into that not as a religion but as a way to deal with problems in your life. We recognize the \"thirst\" to vent, cry, and feel, for example, and we are aware of this thirst. We do not try to stop it or fight it, we simply recognize the thirst as a temporary state like all things in life. The idea that it isn't good to bottle up your feelings doesn't exist in Buddhist philosophy because feelings aren't some form of currency that can go into debt, but the constant fighting against those feelings is what causes emotional wear. Instead of trying to stop or lessen feeling, we seek to become more mindful of feeling. \n\nRemember that crying is a natural response of the body to stress. It's a normal condition just like feeling sleep pressure when you're sleep deprived, or hungry when you haven't eaten. It's a response to help the individual and people around them realize that something is wrong. \n\nThe way my SO communicates to me when she is feeling stressed and wavering, she takes a piece of paper and writes down her thoughts and hands them to me. It helps with communication and creating a sense of temporality.", "Despite all the responses being well-intentioned, they're all bullshit. Sadly, as you've probably already realized, your reaction is biologically encoded - it's genetic. You can minimize and reduce but you'll never be able to completely remove your body's reaction to stressful situations.\n\nI take it you're a much more deep-feeling and empathic person in general compared to others? Maybe more passionate about others and their feelings and causes?\n", "Conversely, I have an extremely hard time getting emotional over almost anything. My parents discouraged crying or such weaknesses. My wife is sometimes upset that I don't really show emotion.", "Check, record you mooodiness and daily stability level. Daily m", "Breathe. Seriously--breathe deeply, slowly, and release it slowly. Practice what is known as \"belly breathing\", where you feel like you are filling up your abdomen with air. Maybe search the Internet for tips. \n\nPeople have a tendency to not breathe properly in stressful situations. They either breathe too much (hyperventilation) or not enough. This can trick your body into thinking it is suffocating, which only adds to your stress. \n\nM", "Bite the inside of your lip, it will help you focus. Then take a moment, deep breath to center and decide exactly what you want to say then say it. I get like this when I'm overwhelmed. I find biting my lip and taking a pause helps me feel more in control", "Assertion training maybe. There's bound to be groups which do that in almost every large town or city.", "As someone who just broke through this struggle: all you can do is remove yourself from the emotions you're feeling consciously, which is no easy task. M", "Are you me??? This is exactly how I am, but I do it when incredibly happy too. Any strong emotion results in me crying. Sucks balls. ", "Another actor chiming in- so much of it is physical. Long, slow breath out through pursed lips, long slow breath in through the nose. The first big breath in usually quivers, but this controls the speed of your exhale, obviously, and in doing so it gently manipulates your diaphragm, which is the source of that shaky-choking-breath feeling. \n\nAnd this is a silly trick and super specific but it has helped me and scene partners in the past- in scenes where someone is always prone to laugh, or in a scene where one may become more emotional than is warranted: think of a paperclip. Visualize a paperclip a foot or so away from the front of your face. Look at it and think about it. There's nothing funny, sad, or otherwise remarkable about a paperclip. It's always helped bring me back down to earth in an oddly consistent way. ", "Ah! This happens to me as well. It's really when I'm the most angry. I always thought \"it's a girl thing\" and it sucks. I'm reading through comments about trying not to think about crying when you're mad but I promise I don't. I'm just engaged in the argument and from one line out of my mouth to the next, bam! Wavering voice and tears.\n\n", "A quote I keep in front of me every day:\n\n>Ignore the thought. Feel the emotion, until it resolves into peace. \n\nBasically a rephrasing of all the other great advice here, but different people need to hear things in different ways so I'm offering it in case it works for you or anyone else reading. \n\nWhen you're feeling shit, don't focus on the thoughts of the projections or the calculations you are making. They are side effects, and they are coloured by the lens of whatever you're feeling. \n\nJust focus on what you are feeling and why. Are you angry? What are you really angry at? It's really easy for humans to experience an inconsistency in our sense of selves, and find a way to pin that on something external (someone else mentioned feeling righteous about your emotion). Sometimes you might notice that, or other times you might really just be disrupted by someone else's actions. \n\nEither way, get the emotion of of the way first - just ride it through to catharsis, and then deal with your actual thoughts once you have a handle on it. \n\n\n", "0 - Strive for objectiveness in all situations; that get's rid of the emotional subjectivity that makes us have unwanted or less than optimal responses.\n\n1 - Make your very first response, one of a slow deep breath with your body as open as possible ( head up, neck tall, chest out and abs tights).\n \n2 - Try laughing at the frustration. Im starting to succeed but im the king of bad luck. When frustrating things happen, I just laugh, and it's slowly become a natural thing that calms and soothes me.\n\n3 - realize it doesn't matter in the long run. Remind yourself of that. Every time you do, the time it takes to feel better gets shorter and you can articulate yourself easier and easier.\n\n4 - you have nothing to prove to anyone. No need for defensiveness.\n\n5 - Say less, listen more. Even when you want to introject with commentary or your POV, fight the urge. Listen more. Silence is ok if need be too\n\n6 - practice, practice practice ", " You have perfectly articulated a problem I have suffered from for years, but did not have the words to express. 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[ "How to save water when washing dishes by hand in a small sink I know that the generally accepted advice is to plug the sink, add some soap, fill it a little with hot water, then wash the dishes above the soap, letting any new water continue to fill the sink. Rinsing could be done by simply running water over the dishes and letting it fill the soapy sink, or by using a second compartment (as in double bowl sinks).\n\nThis works for most of my smaller dishes and things like silverware, however, I do have a couple larger things that can't be rinsed with this method, since they would basically have to be mostly submerged in the soapy water while rinsing, which defeats the purpose.\n\nAny advice?", "How to save water when washing dishes by hand in a small sink I know that the generally accepted advice is to plug the sink, add some soap, fill it a little with hot water, then wash the dishes above the soap, letting any new water continue to fill the sink. Rinsing could be done by simply running water over the dishes and letting it fill the soapy sink, or by using a second compartment (as in double bowl sinks).\n\nThis works for most of my smaller dishes and things like silverware, however, I do have a couple larger things that can't be rinsed with this method, since they would basically have to be mostly submerged in the soapy water while rinsing, which defeats the purpose.\n\nAny advice?", "How to save water when washing dishes by hand in a small sink I know that the generally accepted advice is to plug the sink, add some soap, fill it a little with hot water, then wash the dishes above the soap, letting any new water continue to fill the sink. Rinsing could be done by simply running water over the dishes and letting it fill the soapy sink, or by using a second compartment (as in double bowl sinks).\n\nThis works for most of my smaller dishes and things like silverware, however, I do have a couple larger things that can't be rinsed with this method, since they would basically have to be mostly submerged in the soapy water while rinsing, which defeats the purpose.\n\nAny advice?" ]	[ "Start by rinsing the larger items. Fill the larger item partially with soapy water, like you would your sink, and wash the smaller items from that. Once all the smaller dishes are done, finish washing the larger item, dump the soapy water and rinse.", "I do dishes by hand in 3 steps, and never make dish water. \n\n1: I use a soapy sponge to wash everything, and sit the soapy dishes by themselves in the sink or next to it on the counter. \n\n2: I turn the faucet on cool water and rinse all the soapy dishes until they are clean. Then I put them on the strainer to dry, but you could also sit them on a towel until you are done and then hand dry them. \n\n3: Dry and put away. \n\nThis means I don't have to keep turning the water on and off, and saves water cause you're rinsing everything at the same time. \n\nAlso dish water grosses me out, just like bath water lol", "Maybe for something really dirty. But scrubbing with the sponge is what really cleans them, then the water just rinses the soap off\n\n" ]	[ 2, 2, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to prevent tongue of boot from twisting? \n\nThe tongue of my left boot keeps twisting leftward. I try to twist it righward when I put it on but it always ends up twisted by the end of the day. How do I prevent this?\n\nPic in comments.", "How to prevent tongue of boot from twisting? \n\nThe tongue of my left boot keeps twisting leftward. I try to twist it righward when I put it on but it always ends up twisted by the end of the day. How do I prevent this?\n\nPic in comments." ]	[ "Take a dripping wet rag and soak about a 1” wide strip of the tongue on the right side where it is down to the boot. When it dries it will shrink and pull the tongue to the right. You may need to do this a couple times. You can speed the process with a hair dryer. \n\nChances are the outside of your boot got wet at some point and the tongue shrunk that direction. ", "If nothing else works, cut two parallel slides into the tongue, about two thirds of the way up, and thread the lace through in and out once there. This will keep the tongue in place." ]	[ 7, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to deliver the punchline of a story I saw the \"How to be a Better Storyteller\" LPT Request, and just had to post this one. Oftentimes I tell a story, but either a) people never know what the punchline is and I just have to keep rambling or b) I never know how to end my story so I just keep rambling. Any tips to have your audience be able to identify your punchline/the end of your story?", "How to deliver the punchline of a story I saw the \"How to be a Better Storyteller\" LPT Request, and just had to post this one. Oftentimes I tell a story, but either a) people never know what the punchline is and I just have to keep rambling or b) I never know how to end my story so I just keep rambling. Any tips to have your audience be able to identify your punchline/the end of your story?", "How to deliver the punchline of a story I saw the \"How to be a Better Storyteller\" LPT Request, and just had to post this one. Oftentimes I tell a story, but either a) people never know what the punchline is and I just have to keep rambling or b) I never know how to end my story so I just keep rambling. Any tips to have your audience be able to identify your punchline/the end of your story?" ]	[ "Only tell a story that you thoroughly know. No rambling, no unnecessary pausing or thinking. If it's funny and adds to the story, laugh or chuckle but don't oversell it. Don't let your amusment override the scale of the story.\n\nOnly tell a story when relevant and where appropriate. Know your audience and tweak what you say and how you say it to fit without losing the underlying story.\n\nStick strictly to the format of Beginning, Middle, and End. Tell only what is necessary, nothing more and at times less can tell more than words can ever say. Keep backstories to a minimum. If the plot is dependant upon another story, then make sure that you have enough time to tell it; are able to juggle both stories and seamlessly blend them into one narrative; and maintain the listener's interest. Again, only relay pertinant information; cut the fat.\n\nThe beginning of your story is the most important. You must draw the listener in; excite and maintain interest; and build the framework of your story. Your body language; voice tone and inflection; hand and eye movements are all used to illustrate your story so take note of your actions but move organically. Within the first few moments you should be able to gauge your listener's interest in the story. If you don't have it don't continue. It's better to end it earlier than to ramble on with an uninterested audience or an undeveloped story.\n\nThe middle is often where people mess up. Many are fine with gaining interest but that interest will wane as time goes on without direction. All stories must have action. This is where you detail the actions taken within the story. Remember that the action is what takes precedence, the how and the why serve to accentuate what happened and give the listener a clearer picture of events and the motives and thoughts behind them. \n\nContinue with the direction and passion that you had when you began the story. Your listeners may participate with light interjections and inquisitions. Pay note to the kinds of questions asked. You may find that you may need to be more descriptive, or are skipping pertinant facts which need clarification; if intentional, then proceed as you have had your desired effect. If it becomes incessant decide if you wish to switch back to dialogue; the back-and-forth of dialogue can create a rhythm of call and response that some find easier to illustrate. However, maintain control of the story throughout.\n\nThe ending of the story is arguably more important than the beginning. If you've made it this far then you've developed your story into a cohesive trail of events. Your conclusion should be self-referential and rooted in how the story began as well as the conversation that brought it to relevance. Highlight the parallels along with a brief retelling of the events emphasizing their importance so that the conclusion stands distinct.\n\nIf you've told your story effectively, it should prompt a response from your audience. Respond and clarify as needed.\n\n\n# tl;dr \n\n* Determine if your story has relevence. \n\n* If so only share it if you know what you will tell. \n\n* Thoroughly know where your story begins and ends. \n\n* Maintain the direction of your story throughout. \n\n* Wrap it up and end it.", "Always keep the punchline of the story in mind. Start slow, speaking at a low-mid volume. Use the slow pacing to gather your thoughts - how you're going to reach the punchline as quickly as possible. As the story develops, gradually speed up and raise the volume of your voice to a kind of mid-loud voice. Then, at the punchline, stop, look the audience in the eye, lower your voice to below your starting volume, and speak slower than your starting speed, and deliver.", "This thread has been linked to from another place on reddit.\n\n\n- [/r/knowyourshit] [LPT Request: How to deliver the punchline of a story - LifeProTips](http://np.reddit.com/r/knowyourshit/comments/2y46l1/lpt_request_how_to_deliver_the_punchline_of_a/)\n\n\n^If ^you ^follow ^any ^of ^the ^above ^links, ^respect ^the ^rules ^of ^reddit ^and ^don't ^vote. ^\\([Info](/r/TotesMessenger/wiki/) ^/ ^[Contact](/message/compose/?to=\\/r\\/TotesMessenger)) [](#bot)" ]	[ 8, 1, 0 ]	safe
[ "Protips regarding partying and general alcohol use For some context, I'm a young adult who wasn't really the party-going kind of a guy in his younger years. I've been catching up in the last few years, but I still lack some streetwise stuff that most people take for granted. I know obvious stuff like not mixing too many alcohol types at a time and having a sating dish before touching the liquor, but I'd appreciate any advice, even if it may come off as obvious. \n\n&#x200B;\n\nSome potential issues, in no particular order and in a non-exhaustive manner, would be dealing with hangover (and averting it), recognising the moment when it's better to stop drinking and anything related to vodka, since that's normally my poison of choice.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nAlso, I'm not a native speaker, so if anything I said comes off as weird, don't hesitate to let me know, I love criticism.", "Protips regarding partying and general alcohol use For some context, I'm a young adult who wasn't really the party-going kind of a guy in his younger years. I've been catching up in the last few years, but I still lack some streetwise stuff that most people take for granted. I know obvious stuff like not mixing too many alcohol types at a time and having a sating dish before touching the liquor, but I'd appreciate any advice, even if it may come off as obvious. \n\n&#x200B;\n\nSome potential issues, in no particular order and in a non-exhaustive manner, would be dealing with hangover (and averting it), recognising the moment when it's better to stop drinking and anything related to vodka, since that's normally my poison of choice.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nAlso, I'm not a native speaker, so if anything I said comes off as weird, don't hesitate to let me know, I love criticism.", "Protips regarding partying and general alcohol use For some context, I'm a young adult who wasn't really the party-going kind of a guy in his younger years. I've been catching up in the last few years, but I still lack some streetwise stuff that most people take for granted. I know obvious stuff like not mixing too many alcohol types at a time and having a sating dish before touching the liquor, but I'd appreciate any advice, even if it may come off as obvious. \n\n&#x200B;\n\nSome potential issues, in no particular order and in a non-exhaustive manner, would be dealing with hangover (and averting it), recognising the moment when it's better to stop drinking and anything related to vodka, since that's normally my poison of choice.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nAlso, I'm not a native speaker, so if anything I said comes off as weird, don't hesitate to let me know, I love criticism.", "Protips regarding partying and general alcohol use For some context, I'm a young adult who wasn't really the party-going kind of a guy in his younger years. I've been catching up in the last few years, but I still lack some streetwise stuff that most people take for granted. I know obvious stuff like not mixing too many alcohol types at a time and having a sating dish before touching the liquor, but I'd appreciate any advice, even if it may come off as obvious. \n\n&#x200B;\n\nSome potential issues, in no particular order and in a non-exhaustive manner, would be dealing with hangover (and averting it), recognising the moment when it's better to stop drinking and anything related to vodka, since that's normally my poison of choice.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nAlso, I'm not a native speaker, so if anything I said comes off as weird, don't hesitate to let me know, I love criticism.", "Protips regarding partying and general alcohol use For some context, I'm a young adult who wasn't really the party-going kind of a guy in his younger years. I've been catching up in the last few years, but I still lack some streetwise stuff that most people take for granted. I know obvious stuff like not mixing too many alcohol types at a time and having a sating dish before touching the liquor, but I'd appreciate any advice, even if it may come off as obvious. \n\n&#x200B;\n\nSome potential issues, in no particular order and in a non-exhaustive manner, would be dealing with hangover (and averting it), recognising the moment when it's better to stop drinking and anything related to vodka, since that's normally my poison of choice.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nAlso, I'm not a native speaker, so if anything I said comes off as weird, don't hesitate to let me know, I love criticism.", "Protips regarding partying and general alcohol use For some context, I'm a young adult who wasn't really the party-going kind of a guy in his younger years. I've been catching up in the last few years, but I still lack some streetwise stuff that most people take for granted. I know obvious stuff like not mixing too many alcohol types at a time and having a sating dish before touching the liquor, but I'd appreciate any advice, even if it may come off as obvious. \n\n&#x200B;\n\nSome potential issues, in no particular order and in a non-exhaustive manner, would be dealing with hangover (and averting it), recognising the moment when it's better to stop drinking and anything related to vodka, since that's normally my poison of choice.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nAlso, I'm not a native speaker, so if anything I said comes off as weird, don't hesitate to let me know, I love criticism.", "Protips regarding partying and general alcohol use For some context, I'm a young adult who wasn't really the party-going kind of a guy in his younger years. I've been catching up in the last few years, but I still lack some streetwise stuff that most people take for granted. I know obvious stuff like not mixing too many alcohol types at a time and having a sating dish before touching the liquor, but I'd appreciate any advice, even if it may come off as obvious. \n\n&#x200B;\n\nSome potential issues, in no particular order and in a non-exhaustive manner, would be dealing with hangover (and averting it), recognising the moment when it's better to stop drinking and anything related to vodka, since that's normally my poison of choice.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nAlso, I'm not a native speaker, so if anything I said comes off as weird, don't hesitate to let me know, I love criticism.", "Protips regarding partying and general alcohol use For some context, I'm a young adult who wasn't really the party-going kind of a guy in his younger years. I've been catching up in the last few years, but I still lack some streetwise stuff that most people take for granted. I know obvious stuff like not mixing too many alcohol types at a time and having a sating dish before touching the liquor, but I'd appreciate any advice, even if it may come off as obvious. \n\n&#x200B;\n\nSome potential issues, in no particular order and in a non-exhaustive manner, would be dealing with hangover (and averting it), recognising the moment when it's better to stop drinking and anything related to vodka, since that's normally my poison of choice.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nAlso, I'm not a native speaker, so if anything I said comes off as weird, don't hesitate to let me know, I love criticism.", "Protips regarding partying and general alcohol use For some context, I'm a young adult who wasn't really the party-going kind of a guy in his younger years. I've been catching up in the last few years, but I still lack some streetwise stuff that most people take for granted. I know obvious stuff like not mixing too many alcohol types at a time and having a sating dish before touching the liquor, but I'd appreciate any advice, even if it may come off as obvious. \n\n&#x200B;\n\nSome potential issues, in no particular order and in a non-exhaustive manner, would be dealing with hangover (and averting it), recognising the moment when it's better to stop drinking and anything related to vodka, since that's normally my poison of choice.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nAlso, I'm not a native speaker, so if anything I said comes off as weird, don't hesitate to let me know, I love criticism." ]	[ "Sugar is evil.\n\nSugar causes hangovers, it makes them worse, makes people fat and gets you drunk faster.", "Doing drinks yourself helps a lot. My drink of choice is vodka with sprite. If I feel I drank too much I start pouring less vodka.\nFor wine I have a tip: drink a glass of water after every glass of wine. It should work the same for other alcohols, but it's easier said than done. It's hard to drink a glass of water every beer, or drink", "- #1 rule: dont ever think you can control your alcohol when you drink. You cant judge yourself drunk on if you had too much.\n\n- drink plenty of water\n\n- If you drink vodka, then drinking water is easy because nobody will know the difference. Time yourself on drinking Vodka then drink water for a while\n\n- If you dont want a hangover, dont drink. hangovers are different for each person and the older you get the worse they get. You will have to figure this one out on your own", "Honestly, it’s better to not consume alcohol but that’s not the question you came to ask… so if you do, try your best to follow these rules (for yourself if you want a successful/fun/safe time):\n\n-only drink 1-2 hard drinks per hour (this depends on your tolerance levels). If you on the lower end, 1 drink per hour. \n\n-have a glass of water per every drink (this will prevent dehydration and hangovers)\n\n-ALWAYS eat before drinking. Absolutely do not drink on an empty stomach. You will get obliterated way faster than you should and this can also cause diarrhea (don’t really want that while you’re out). \n\n-to feel if you’ve gone too far, set a reminder on your phone before the party begins to go off after about 2 hours. Have a note on the reminder with a few questions to answer and a good friend’s phone number at the bottom. If you can answer them without typos then you’re good! If you have typos, then you should slow down or stop and call/text your friend to make sure you don’t drive home.\n\nHope this helps!", "Not going to confront all of the superstitions people have about how Alcohol works, but you could have a lot of fun with other substances that don't work by poisoning your brain into submission.\n\nI get using it for social reasons because so many people don't try to socialize sober but there are other things that work better without costing as much bodily harm.", "Get drunk as hell alone once. You'll be able to feel how much alcohol has how much of an effect at different stages of drunkeness. All while not having the feeling impacted by the party environment. Now when you are at a party you can tell what you are like based on how many drinks you've had.\n\nIn terms of hangover reduction. Food and water are key. Both before going to bed and after. Sleeping through the hangover is clutch and is something you can do once you learn", "For me and others who have commented similarly, alcohol is not your friend. I've done a lot of sick, deplorable things while under the influence and while I've had some memorable moments, I've also had hundreds of incidents filled with regret. That said, if you're aware of the complete downward spiral that your life can go down from drinking in excess and just want to pick up a little common knowledge about the subject, I'll give you some advice.\n\nWhat you're looking to do is to raise your alcohol tolerance to the point where you can lose yourself but still maintain composure. After many years in my drinking days, hangovers were non-existent (but it came with a lot of practice).\n\n1. Drink a lot of water in between drinks. It's a good practice to chug a bunch of water right before you pass out. This will prevent you from getting dehydrated and feeling that dreaded headache the next day. \n\n2. Drinking on an empty stomach will get you drunk faster, which may not be ideal. Eating a meal with a lot of carbs will help absorb a lot of the alcohol that is desperately trying to enter your bloodstream. \n\n3. Vomiting is inevitable. Alcohol is a toxin after all, and the bodies response to an excess amount of those toxins is to expel it from the body. Vomiting is typically a sign that you drank much more than your body could handle. If it's coming, just let it happen and it will often relieve a lot of discomfort.\n\n4. Genetics plays a role. Everyone reacts to alcohol differently and some people might experience what's called alcohol flushing, where your face and neck may turn bright red and your heart rate can increase to an uncomfortable level. Alcohol flushing is actually a genetic variant, most common in people from China and South-East Asia.\n\n5. Don't drunk dial. Among all the other don'ts that you're probably aware of, this one should remain at the top of the list.", "Best pro tip is to not drink alcohol, theres a list of reasons why its awful for you but that list doesn’t get published or airtime because that would hurt the rich people making billions off of poisoning the masses.\n\nDrink water, eat fruit and veggies, breath deeply, enjoy life", "Bad vodka is why everyone thinks vodka sucks. Get slightly higher quality vodka and you're in for a good time (try russian brands)" ]	[ 6, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How can I sleep a perfect night by waking up at the end of a cycle every morning? I hate waking up most mornings, except this morning, I woke up and felt great. My guess is because I had timed the cycle perfectly and had woken up just as a cycle ended.\n\nIs there any way that I can have this happen every day?", "How can I sleep a perfect night by waking up at the end of a cycle every morning? I hate waking up most mornings, except this morning, I woke up and felt great. My guess is because I had timed the cycle perfectly and had woken up just as a cycle ended.\n\nIs there any way that I can have this happen every day?" ]	[ "Try [this App](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jonathannakhla.sleeptimecalculator) if you have Android phone.", "I use the SleepBot app for android, track your sleep, has adjustable alarms. Can also use your phones speaker/accelerators to detect if you move aroudn a lot in your sleep or snore." ]	[ 5, 2 ]	safe
[ "(Coronavirus) How to remember to wash my hands and stop touching my face Today, I bought some groceries, hand sanitizer, and masks to prepare for the possible impact of Coronavirus.\n\nAfter touching the door handle, pushing the cart, and taking the receipt from the cashier... I proceeded to dig into a bag of chips, and then wiped my mouth with my hands for good measure.\n\nClearly, no matter how \"prepared\" I am, it makes zero difference if I can't break these habits.\n\nDoes anyone have any tips or tricks for how to get better about these things? And what do you do if there's an itch?\n\nThank you!", "(Coronavirus) How to remember to wash my hands and stop touching my face Today, I bought some groceries, hand sanitizer, and masks to prepare for the possible impact of Coronavirus.\n\nAfter touching the door handle, pushing the cart, and taking the receipt from the cashier... I proceeded to dig into a bag of chips, and then wiped my mouth with my hands for good measure.\n\nClearly, no matter how \"prepared\" I am, it makes zero difference if I can't break these habits.\n\nDoes anyone have any tips or tricks for how to get better about these things? And what do you do if there's an itch?\n\nThank you!", "(Coronavirus) How to remember to wash my hands and stop touching my face Today, I bought some groceries, hand sanitizer, and masks to prepare for the possible impact of Coronavirus.\n\nAfter touching the door handle, pushing the cart, and taking the receipt from the cashier... I proceeded to dig into a bag of chips, and then wiped my mouth with my hands for good measure.\n\nClearly, no matter how \"prepared\" I am, it makes zero difference if I can't break these habits.\n\nDoes anyone have any tips or tricks for how to get better about these things? And what do you do if there's an itch?\n\nThank you!", "(Coronavirus) How to remember to wash my hands and stop touching my face Today, I bought some groceries, hand sanitizer, and masks to prepare for the possible impact of Coronavirus.\n\nAfter touching the door handle, pushing the cart, and taking the receipt from the cashier... I proceeded to dig into a bag of chips, and then wiped my mouth with my hands for good measure.\n\nClearly, no matter how \"prepared\" I am, it makes zero difference if I can't break these habits.\n\nDoes anyone have any tips or tricks for how to get better about these things? And what do you do if there's an itch?\n\nThank you!", "(Coronavirus) How to remember to wash my hands and stop touching my face Today, I bought some groceries, hand sanitizer, and masks to prepare for the possible impact of Coronavirus.\n\nAfter touching the door handle, pushing the cart, and taking the receipt from the cashier... I proceeded to dig into a bag of chips, and then wiped my mouth with my hands for good measure.\n\nClearly, no matter how \"prepared\" I am, it makes zero difference if I can't break these habits.\n\nDoes anyone have any tips or tricks for how to get better about these things? And what do you do if there's an itch?\n\nThank you!" ]	[ "Key it to a task or change in activity. As I leave the gym or the store, I use hand sanitizer. Always before eating. When I come home, before making dinner,I wash my hands. Not touching my face is a lot harder.", "Wear gloves that are rough to the touch. It will stop you from touching your face and your hands will remain clean.", "If you can, get some of that awful tasting nail polish for helping you to quit biting your nails! It's terrible... it'll definitely stop you from putting your hands anywhere near your mouth.", "I wish the sanitizer companies had never told this lie. Viruses are AIRBORNE. They can remain viable, floating around in the air suspended in water droplets for hours. \n\nSanitizers have been proven to do very little.", "Do you have some time to spend by yourself? It sounds savage but Rub your hands in garlic puree and let it dry. Every time you scratch your face it will smell like garlic. Do it long enough and you’ll break the habit haha." ]	[ 7, 2, 2, 2, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to stop being shy? I'm always the shy and quiet one, even when I'm with good friends. Most of the time, I do have a lot to say, but I don't know why I can't bring myself to talk more. Maybe it's fear of getting shot down, or saying something uncool and embarrassing myself. But either way it's really starting to hinder my growth and I would very much like to grow out of it. Help, please?\n\n", "How to stop being shy? I'm always the shy and quiet one, even when I'm with good friends. Most of the time, I do have a lot to say, but I don't know why I can't bring myself to talk more. Maybe it's fear of getting shot down, or saying something uncool and embarrassing myself. But either way it's really starting to hinder my growth and I would very much like to grow out of it. Help, please?\n\n", "How to stop being shy? I'm always the shy and quiet one, even when I'm with good friends. Most of the time, I do have a lot to say, but I don't know why I can't bring myself to talk more. Maybe it's fear of getting shot down, or saying something uncool and embarrassing myself. But either way it's really starting to hinder my growth and I would very much like to grow out of it. Help, please?\n\n", "How to stop being shy? I'm always the shy and quiet one, even when I'm with good friends. Most of the time, I do have a lot to say, but I don't know why I can't bring myself to talk more. Maybe it's fear of getting shot down, or saying something uncool and embarrassing myself. But either way it's really starting to hinder my growth and I would very much like to grow out of it. Help, please?\n\n" ]	[ "It may seem weird, but it worked for me: due one thing a day that you would not normally do. Hold the door for someone and tell them Goodmorning. Do one thing for a stranger and see how accepting they are. Each day/week(whatever you are comfortable with) increase the amount of times you do this for strangers. I use to be like this, but I was kind and sincere to people at random, and they were very accepting in return. This also helped build my confidence to go talk to random girls, and helped meet my girlfriend today, when two years ago I had felt depressed and antisocial. \n\nAnother thing that helped me was going to a nursing home or a church, and talk to the elderly. For one they aren't judgemental, so there is little risk, and secondly, they offer good wisdom, in which I use in my everyday life now.", "Try having conversations online, Skype etc. I found I got over my shyness through being in a clan in an online game (wow).", "Try Toastmasters. They're focused on public speaking, which should get you through your shyness. \n\nGood luck. \n", "If your fearful of being judged, watch 2 videos which really puts things into perspective.\n\nThe Science Of Awkwardness by Vsauce\nSonder by The Dictionary Of Obscure Sorrows" ]	[ 5, 2, 2, 2 ]	safe
[ "How to organize my digital photo collection. Just read the great tip on culling your photos that you share with others, and I realize I need a LPT for how to sort all my thousands of pictures, some in directories, some with proper names, some called \"stuff003.jpg\", some needing scanning. \nI keep adding more to it, and it's a daunting task to start. Just the thought of 10+ years of family photos to sift through. Do I even bother with descriptive filenames? Is there software that detects the picture contents and can group them accordingly?\n\nWhat is a good piece of PC software for organizing my photos (not looking to host them online, but rather for archiving locally).", "How to organize my digital photo collection. Just read the great tip on culling your photos that you share with others, and I realize I need a LPT for how to sort all my thousands of pictures, some in directories, some with proper names, some called \"stuff003.jpg\", some needing scanning. \nI keep adding more to it, and it's a daunting task to start. Just the thought of 10+ years of family photos to sift through. Do I even bother with descriptive filenames? Is there software that detects the picture contents and can group them accordingly?\n\nWhat is a good piece of PC software for organizing my photos (not looking to host them online, but rather for archiving locally).", "How to organize my digital photo collection. Just read the great tip on culling your photos that you share with others, and I realize I need a LPT for how to sort all my thousands of pictures, some in directories, some with proper names, some called \"stuff003.jpg\", some needing scanning. \nI keep adding more to it, and it's a daunting task to start. Just the thought of 10+ years of family photos to sift through. Do I even bother with descriptive filenames? Is there software that detects the picture contents and can group them accordingly?\n\nWhat is a good piece of PC software for organizing my photos (not looking to host them online, but rather for archiving locally).", "How to organize my digital photo collection. Just read the great tip on culling your photos that you share with others, and I realize I need a LPT for how to sort all my thousands of pictures, some in directories, some with proper names, some called \"stuff003.jpg\", some needing scanning. \nI keep adding more to it, and it's a daunting task to start. Just the thought of 10+ years of family photos to sift through. Do I even bother with descriptive filenames? Is there software that detects the picture contents and can group them accordingly?\n\nWhat is a good piece of PC software for organizing my photos (not looking to host them online, but rather for archiving locally).", "How to organize my digital photo collection. Just read the great tip on culling your photos that you share with others, and I realize I need a LPT for how to sort all my thousands of pictures, some in directories, some with proper names, some called \"stuff003.jpg\", some needing scanning. \nI keep adding more to it, and it's a daunting task to start. Just the thought of 10+ years of family photos to sift through. Do I even bother with descriptive filenames? Is there software that detects the picture contents and can group them accordingly?\n\nWhat is a good piece of PC software for organizing my photos (not looking to host them online, but rather for archiving locally).", "How to organize my digital photo collection. Just read the great tip on culling your photos that you share with others, and I realize I need a LPT for how to sort all my thousands of pictures, some in directories, some with proper names, some called \"stuff003.jpg\", some needing scanning. \nI keep adding more to it, and it's a daunting task to start. Just the thought of 10+ years of family photos to sift through. Do I even bother with descriptive filenames? Is there software that detects the picture contents and can group them accordingly?\n\nWhat is a good piece of PC software for organizing my photos (not looking to host them online, but rather for archiving locally)." ]	[ "I always sort my photos into folders by date. Usually I'll wait until I have a month's worth of images so my folders all look like \"April 2007\" or if I take a large amount of photos for one event I'll call the folder something like \"Reunion May 2010\". ", "FWIW I use Picasa to organize mine locally. It's free and friendly to use for sorting. I don't envy you your task of retroactive sorting.\n\nAnd thanks for referring to it as \"a great tip\" as I'm always worried that I sound like an arrogant prick. Maybe I'll do a \"how to organize going forward\" LPT here in a day or two when I have work I really want to put off. :)", "My own system.\n\n1. Use dates in YYYYMMDD format as directories. They will always be in chronological order.\n\n2. Create another directory with shortcuts to albums that describe certain events or subject (i.e. John Smith Wedding 2008, Disney World Trip 2012, Abby Soccer Tourney 20130420, etc)\n\nI can find any picture pretty quickly with this system.", "Most photo organizing software can automatically sort by date (based on the timestamp that the camera sets in the picture -- for scanned pictures, there's no way for it to know the date). From there, you should be able to group them more descriptively (e.g. select all the pictures from January 8, 2008 and tag them as cousin Joe's wedding). But even without that, it should be relatively easy to find pictures if you know the approximate date that it was taken, or if you can tell if it was before or after other events that you're looking at.\n\nMost photo organizing software also allows you to rate pictures, so as you go through them, you can indicate which ones are better, and which ones are worse. So later, if you're showing the pictures to a friend, you can decide to show just the pictures that are rated, say, 4 or 5 stars.\n\nSome photo organizing software also have facial recognition (I believe Picasa has this, though I've never used it, so I can't say how good it is), so when you start telling it who is in certain pictures, it can go through the rest of your pictures, and automatically tag other pictures with those people in it.", "I use Adobe Lightroom. I import my Images using a directory structure like; /Camera/YYYY/YYYY-MM-DD/, and I add keywords to tag my photos for quick searching.", "Folder-storage is nice, but at the end of the day, you'll probably want to be able to find pictures by person, location, date, etc. and you can do one of these with folders. I'd suggest getting some sort of organization program (I recommend Picasa) to handle this for you. searchable tags are great!\n\nhttp://mashable.com/2012/06/21/photo-organization-tools/" ]	[ 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "Will changing my number reduce scam calls? I used to answer all of them for entertainment and to waste their time when they were in English, but now they are 100% all spanish. (I've never and do not currently speak spanish...) I get 5+ scam calls a day. \n\n\nI used to answer all of them for entertainment and to waste their time when they were in English, but now its all spanish.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nWill changing my number reduce this? Did my answering cause them to increase?\n\n&#x200B;\n\nI have an out of state number from a previous move, so I can tell which calls are real or fake so that helps, but doesnt stop them from coming.", "Will changing my number reduce scam calls? I used to answer all of them for entertainment and to waste their time when they were in English, but now they are 100% all spanish. (I've never and do not currently speak spanish...) I get 5+ scam calls a day. \n\n\nI used to answer all of them for entertainment and to waste their time when they were in English, but now its all spanish.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nWill changing my number reduce this? Did my answering cause them to increase?\n\n&#x200B;\n\nI have an out of state number from a previous move, so I can tell which calls are real or fake so that helps, but doesnt stop them from coming.", "Will changing my number reduce scam calls? I used to answer all of them for entertainment and to waste their time when they were in English, but now they are 100% all spanish. (I've never and do not currently speak spanish...) I get 5+ scam calls a day. \n\n\nI used to answer all of them for entertainment and to waste their time when they were in English, but now its all spanish.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nWill changing my number reduce this? Did my answering cause them to increase?\n\n&#x200B;\n\nI have an out of state number from a previous move, so I can tell which calls are real or fake so that helps, but doesnt stop them from coming." ]	[ "Worked the opposite for me. I changed numbers and started getting tons more scam calls in addition to bill collectors calling for the previous owner of my number. It's awful.", "It won't, unfortunately. \n\nIf you're in the US, a service like NoMoRoBo is free to use. I use it both on my cell and also on my landline (yep, I still have one). \n\nYour mobile carrier may offer spam call protection... just log into your account online and dig through the settings. \n\nIf you have a Google-based phone, check out their call screener-- that helps tremendously.", "It might if you get lucky enough to get a number that's never been used before. Otherwise, not likely. I got a new number a couple years ago, and all it did was I started getting calls for the person that the number had previously been assigned to." ]	[ 2, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "What are some clear indicators someone is romantically interested in you that most people might look over as friendly? ", "What are some clear indicators someone is romantically interested in you that most people might look over as friendly? ", "What are some clear indicators someone is romantically interested in you that most people might look over as friendly? ", "What are some clear indicators someone is romantically interested in you that most people might look over as friendly? " ]	[ "* Proximity. They are near you for no reason, or oddly seem to be out with your group when it makes little sense that they'd be there \n* Touching their hair (female) or touching you (in a light hearted way; grooming behavior - removing a piece of fluff from your shirt for example)\n* Smiling at you, open body language. Legs/arms uncrossed, facing you directly, leaning in as you talk.\n* Talking to you, asking questions, trying to keep a convo going \n* Telling you, usually indirectly, that they're single. \"Ug, I broke up with my boyfriend 12 hours ago because he likes pinapple on his pizza! Who does that?\"\n* Telling you where they're going to be, and when. Hoping you'll either self-invite or take the hint and be there as well.", "Screw indicators. Just walk right up to this person, plant both feet in the ground, look them square in the eye and say \"you and me, we're going on a date.\" It's 2017, stop pussy footing around like it's 2016.", "It completely depends on the person. If you want to know if someone's romantically interested in you, how about asking them? ", "For ladies, more physical contact. Laughing more with her mouth open. Looking into your eyes more. \n\nFor men, usually they'll just tell you, or they'll stare a lot. " ]	[ 10, 3, 3, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to help memorize something I frequently find myself having to memorize poems and essays for school. What are some tips to help make it easier?", "How to help memorize something I frequently find myself having to memorize poems and essays for school. What are some tips to help make it easier?", "How to help memorize something I frequently find myself having to memorize poems and essays for school. What are some tips to help make it easier?", "How to help memorize something I frequently find myself having to memorize poems and essays for school. What are some tips to help make it easier?", "How to help memorize something I frequently find myself having to memorize poems and essays for school. What are some tips to help make it easier?" ]	[ "Set them out in short bullet points, and repeat them in a rhythm. When I revise Computing, I make a document and for all the things I have to remember I have a list of bullet points that are fairly short. I then repeat them to myself over and over again until I have a rhythm going, then when you come to recite them it should come naturally. For example, this is from a piece of computing:\n\n\nExplain how interrupts are used in a round robin scheduling operation system\n\n* At the end of the time available for a job it is interrupted\n\n* The operating system inspects the queue of jobs still to be processed and\n\n* If it is not empty allocates the next amount of processor time to the job in the first queue\n\n* The previous job goes to the end of the queue\n\n* Use of priorities determine the place in the queue\n\n* Need for priorities to change according to amount of recent processing time they have had \n", "One easy way to try to memorize something (i.e a passage from a book) is to remember where the specific text was on the page. Just memorizing where the location was, not the page number, but where the actual text was on the page will help you immensely. Helped me through many school papers. Hope this helped.", "Try recording yourself. Then listen to the recording over and over again. It's like a song at that point.", "Make body motions to the words. Kinesthetic and auditory processing work great. Kid is in 2nd grad had to memorize 2 poems in one week. Worked well. ", "I have found a good way is to just write the passage over and over again multiple times and kind of read it to yourself as you do it each time. Helped me alot to remember my General Orders before entering bootcamp." ]	[ 6, 3, 2, 2, 2 ]	safe
[ "How do i practice for tests? Of course i know how to practice, but is there a easy way to find the material to practice with?", "How do i practice for tests? Of course i know how to practice, but is there a easy way to find the material to practice with?" ]	[ "It really depends on your specific studying/learning style. Do you learn best through images? Then use flashcards with images that relate to the topic/answer. Do you learn best creatively/through audio signals? Then record yourself making a song or rap about the topics that include the answers. We remember easily through music, this is why we can sing along to thousands of songs yet can't remember what we read on a piece of paper a week ago.\n\nWhat works for me is to outline and write questions about the subject, which is a strategy taught to me by one of my professors. Write out questions you assume would be on the test and answer them in paragraph form. This way you are both creating the question and relating the answer to it so as soon as you read a question about a subject, you will remember your own crafted question and response. This takes time, but it is worth it.\n\nAlso, write out the information more than once, and if you can, after class go over your notes and fill in any information you missed and re-write the scribbled notes into easy to understand paragraphs that you can revisit before test time.\n\nHope these ideas help!", "Best way for me is to look at past exam/test papers and do them. Ask the teacher/lecturer. I know a few times they literally copy the question and change a number or two, and the formats are almost always the same. This is the best preparation for me personally. " ]	[ 5, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to be comfortable and confident in the clothes you wear. I almost have a mental breakdown every morning trying to find out what to wear and it's getting really old. No matter what I wear, I feel like others think I look goofy or odd.", "How to be comfortable and confident in the clothes you wear. I almost have a mental breakdown every morning trying to find out what to wear and it's getting really old. No matter what I wear, I feel like others think I look goofy or odd.", "How to be comfortable and confident in the clothes you wear. I almost have a mental breakdown every morning trying to find out what to wear and it's getting really old. No matter what I wear, I feel like others think I look goofy or odd.", "How to be comfortable and confident in the clothes you wear. I almost have a mental breakdown every morning trying to find out what to wear and it's getting really old. No matter what I wear, I feel like others think I look goofy or odd.", "How to be comfortable and confident in the clothes you wear. I almost have a mental breakdown every morning trying to find out what to wear and it's getting really old. No matter what I wear, I feel like others think I look goofy or odd.", "How to be comfortable and confident in the clothes you wear. I almost have a mental breakdown every morning trying to find out what to wear and it's getting really old. No matter what I wear, I feel like others think I look goofy or odd.", "How to be comfortable and confident in the clothes you wear. I almost have a mental breakdown every morning trying to find out what to wear and it's getting really old. No matter what I wear, I feel like others think I look goofy or odd.", "How to be comfortable and confident in the clothes you wear. I almost have a mental breakdown every morning trying to find out what to wear and it's getting really old. No matter what I wear, I feel like others think I look goofy or odd.", "How to be comfortable and confident in the clothes you wear. I almost have a mental breakdown every morning trying to find out what to wear and it's getting really old. No matter what I wear, I feel like others think I look goofy or odd." ]	[ "I often times have this same issue. It's not really the clothes, but my own confidence issues. I could feel amazing in an outfit one day and then a week later feel like a clown wearing the same exact thing.\n\nFor me, it's not really about the clothes but how I feel about my own body. I'm introverted and am often in my own head so much that I become my own worst enemy. But in reality, I probably look fine.\n\n\nMy only advice is to pin point what exactly makes you feel goofy or odd and address those issues. Is it your style in comparison to others? Is it because you feel out of place at work/school? Or is it an issue with yourself? If it's yourself then it honestly has little to do with your clothes. Just my 2cents.\n\n", "Dress for comfort, not for fashion.\n\nIf you dress with comfort in mind FIRST, you will feel and be more confident and relaxed in your clothes. If you dress with fashion in mind, you will feel uncomfortable (unless fashion is your thing) and that will show and that is what makes you look off-putting to others in your clothes, IMO. For example I cannot wear high heels. Nope. I look better in a skirt with athletic shoes on than a skirt with heels, because I either get wobbly ankles in heels or my knees spread apart like a man in heels or whatever. Sure gym shoes with a skirt is on the fringe of barely acceptable, but I rarely get looked at twice regarding it because I come across as confident. In heels, people have literally stopped what they were doing to watch me trying to walk LOL\n\nMake sure all your clothes/shoes are comfortable, fit you well, and you actually like them. That will go a long way.", "Consider finding a good tailor to do minor alterations. It may be worth the cost on your best items. Also, pare down your wardrobe to a few simple items per season that can be interchanged together. The less you have, the easier it is to pick out your outfit for the day. The higher quality your clothes (and tailored), the better you will feel in them. ", "/r/malefashionadvice. \nThey probably have guidelines, for pictures of what you're usually wearing. They'll be better able to answer imho. ", "If you're concerned about the frequency with which you wear a good outfit, try to do two things:\n\n1. Try to name the last five outfits you wore in a row\n2. Think of the last five outfits that someone you see frequently wore (coworkers is a good start). \n\nChances are you can't do either.\n\nAlthough we're often the center of our own universe, in reality no one is thinking about you the way you're thinking about you - they're likely just as caught up in their own \"look\".\n\nIf he/she is noticing you that much - I'd guess he/she probably likes you - so you've already won!\n\n", "I do agree with /u/veggiewombat and /u/bigastra, but I will also add that when you are getting dressed in the morning try to remember how a child gets dressed. \n\nDo they like a certain article of clothing? Does it make them feel special/powerful/happy? Is it comfortable to wear?\n\nIf you can find one article of clothing a day that makes you feel that way then wear it and build the rest of your outfit around it. Remember that often times people are jealous of how comfortable others appear in their clothes, and how creative/stylish they are; typicaly people aren't judging you because they're worried about how you are judging them.", "Do some form of exercise to help your posture.\n\nFind out what colors are best on you.\n\nWalk into a department store and visit the personal shopper. You don't have to buy everything (or anything) they show you but they will gather clothes that they think will look well on you. Talk to them about how you live and what pieces you need to fit your life. \n\nMake friends with a tailor so you can have things taken in if needed.\n\nYou don't need a ton of clothes if you buy ones that mix and match well and that fit you.", "As others have suggested you should check out /r/malefashionadvice ... lurk for awhile and learn the basic rules of fashion.\n\nColor matching, fit, etc.\n\nOnce you know the basic rules picking your clothes in the morning becomes much easier.", "As a former employee at an upscale retailer, my favourite thing was to pull outfits for people who weren't great at dressing themselves, or didn't know what looked good. Sometimes this resulted in a huge sale for me, sometimes only 1 or 2 pieces, but it made me feel like I was really helping improve people's lives. Be gracious, be nice, hang things up after you try them on, and be honest about your intentions; many retail employees deal with rude people day in and day out, and would be happy for a change of pace. :)\n\nHope that helps!" ]	[ 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to look at yourself with the proper body image Speaking from experience. I've been overweight (bordering obese) for the longest time possible. No one has ever really said anything about my weight - my parents told me I looked \"cute\" and my peers didn't seem to mind so I thought everything was fine. It was only when I entered college that I realized things had to change after a few wakeup calls in the form of health problems and broken relationships. \n\nI decided to make a lifestyle change and I'm down 50 pounds, but here's where the problem comes in. Everyone is telling me I look great and a lot healthier - and although I, too, see that when I look in the mirror, deep inside I still see myself as that heavy and unattractive person before I started working out and eating right.\n\nNow I'm in a state of being sorta confident and not at the same time. It's weird and uncomfortable. Any tips on how to overcome this?", "How to look at yourself with the proper body image Speaking from experience. I've been overweight (bordering obese) for the longest time possible. No one has ever really said anything about my weight - my parents told me I looked \"cute\" and my peers didn't seem to mind so I thought everything was fine. It was only when I entered college that I realized things had to change after a few wakeup calls in the form of health problems and broken relationships. \n\nI decided to make a lifestyle change and I'm down 50 pounds, but here's where the problem comes in. Everyone is telling me I look great and a lot healthier - and although I, too, see that when I look in the mirror, deep inside I still see myself as that heavy and unattractive person before I started working out and eating right.\n\nNow I'm in a state of being sorta confident and not at the same time. It's weird and uncomfortable. Any tips on how to overcome this?", "How to look at yourself with the proper body image Speaking from experience. I've been overweight (bordering obese) for the longest time possible. No one has ever really said anything about my weight - my parents told me I looked \"cute\" and my peers didn't seem to mind so I thought everything was fine. It was only when I entered college that I realized things had to change after a few wakeup calls in the form of health problems and broken relationships. \n\nI decided to make a lifestyle change and I'm down 50 pounds, but here's where the problem comes in. Everyone is telling me I look great and a lot healthier - and although I, too, see that when I look in the mirror, deep inside I still see myself as that heavy and unattractive person before I started working out and eating right.\n\nNow I'm in a state of being sorta confident and not at the same time. It's weird and uncomfortable. Any tips on how to overcome this?", "How to look at yourself with the proper body image Speaking from experience. I've been overweight (bordering obese) for the longest time possible. No one has ever really said anything about my weight - my parents told me I looked \"cute\" and my peers didn't seem to mind so I thought everything was fine. It was only when I entered college that I realized things had to change after a few wakeup calls in the form of health problems and broken relationships. \n\nI decided to make a lifestyle change and I'm down 50 pounds, but here's where the problem comes in. Everyone is telling me I look great and a lot healthier - and although I, too, see that when I look in the mirror, deep inside I still see myself as that heavy and unattractive person before I started working out and eating right.\n\nNow I'm in a state of being sorta confident and not at the same time. It's weird and uncomfortable. Any tips on how to overcome this?", "How to look at yourself with the proper body image Speaking from experience. I've been overweight (bordering obese) for the longest time possible. No one has ever really said anything about my weight - my parents told me I looked \"cute\" and my peers didn't seem to mind so I thought everything was fine. It was only when I entered college that I realized things had to change after a few wakeup calls in the form of health problems and broken relationships. \n\nI decided to make a lifestyle change and I'm down 50 pounds, but here's where the problem comes in. Everyone is telling me I look great and a lot healthier - and although I, too, see that when I look in the mirror, deep inside I still see myself as that heavy and unattractive person before I started working out and eating right.\n\nNow I'm in a state of being sorta confident and not at the same time. It's weird and uncomfortable. Any tips on how to overcome this?" ]	[ "My best advice? Stop making it about how you look, and make it about how you feel. Do you feel stronger? Are you more able to move freely? Can you do the things you want to do without running out of breath? Do you feel good? Use markers such as those instead of inches or pounds and you may find yourself happier with your progress. ", "I'm very skinny and light and always have been (which is considered to be negative for a man).\n\nThis works for me:\n\n1. Stop comparing yourself to others and others to others (for example , I had to stop comparing bodies of girls)\n\n2. Get healthy and fit! For me I had to become vegan and start doing parkour seriously as often as possible.\n\n3. Believe firmly and deeply that those people who are truly important in your life will love you just the way you are FOR who you are.", "Unfortunately, there's really no easy way to overcome negative body image. I think the best way is to stop negative thinking and remind yourself often of the progress you've made. \"I've worked hard to get where I am now. I've noticed a positive change and so have others. I look better and healthier.\" And anytime you notice yourself thinking negatively, remind yourself right then that you're proud of where you are and you look great.\n\nOften times, if you consciously put these thoughts in your mind, you'll start to accept them.", "The other answers sound very good. Being stronger and giving it time might really help.\nI realize that what I have to add is not necessarily an answer to what you were specifically asking, but I will add it anyway. Perhaps it will help someone. \n\nAre you still wearing bigger clothes? My family puts a lot of importance on clothing, sometimes too much! I will say though, that they can be quite helpful. I haven't much money, so I'm certainly not advocating a new wardrobe or anything close. Is there something or some type of piece of clothing you can feel better in now than before? Maybe it is something more form-fitting. Perhaps you can find one or a few things like that. Also, a belt or scarf to tie around your waist can \"accentuate the positive.\" Congratulations on your efforts!", "I grew up at a normal weight and didn't start piling on extra pounds until my 40's. When, like you, I had a health wake-up call, and after trying and failing a number of weight-loss approaches found /r/keto, I lost 65 lbs in about 9 months. \n\nSince then, more than a year ago, I've been maintaining my new weight, although I still have almost that much to lose still. What I've experienced in that time though, is a huge mental shift in how I look at myself. At first, I felt like I hadn't lost any weight at all. \n\nBut after a while, my new healthiness and wonderful supportive comments from relatives, friends and coworkers made me feel like I'd really done something--which I had, but at that point although I knew intellectually that I still had more to lose, I felt really comfortable at my new weight.\n\nNow, I'm reaching a point where I'm becoming dissatisfied with my current weight and want to continue my weight loss. I know that I need to cut calories from my maintenance diet to do that, and I'm working on it.\n\nSo what I'm recommending is that you simply live with yourself for a while and give your brain and emotions time to catch up with your body. Eventually, it will happen.\n\nGood luck to you! Keep up the progress!" ]	[ 11, 2, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to keep up with good habits? For my entire adult life, I've struggled with staying disciplined and keeping up with routines. I know what I need to do to help with some of my issues (like exercise, m", "How to keep up with good habits? For my entire adult life, I've struggled with staying disciplined and keeping up with routines. I know what I need to do to help with some of my issues (like exercise, m" ]	[ "Just try and take a day at a time. Don't try and be like \"ohh I'll workout and get into shape so I'll give myself a year\" the moment you think that way you'll realise it gets too much to handle and everyday becomes a hassle in taht way so instead take a day at a time and be like \"ok today I'll do 30mins so I'll do xyz\" And then tomorrow is a new day so you come up with a new routine or stick with the old one but strictly take one day at a time. Let the day come and then deal with the habit. And if nothing works out I look at myself in the mirror and blackmail myself into doing or keeping up the good habits like \"bro can't you do this one thing for yourself God🙄 your future self would be ashamed of you\". Hope this helps:)", "If you know people close enough to ask, ask for them to gently remind you about such habits and that your past self desired to commit to these habits long term. It serves as external motivation. It can be friends or family. \n\nSome people need that external motivation for some activities more than other activities. \n\nIn fact, some people use sport coaches notably for this very reason.\n\nIf no one's around when you need to be reminded, use tools. A agenda reminder or clock alarm helps you to tell your future self what it should still commit to. Ideally, use additional text to express your full motivation and why you should keep going.\n\nExample: \"Hi. Past self, here. I know you may want to ignore the fact you should do that, now. But, please, don't ignore this! We're both in here together and you know it's as important as ever to keep going with this activity. Please, stop as soon as possible what you're doing and start again with that activity if it's not already the case! We can do it. Just, start for a little bit and see how it goes, first. Thanks a ton. \"\n\nRephrase it however you feel should work better to you. Just make sure it shows as much as possible conviction to yourself. The idea is showing how much effort you were willing to make in the past to trigger your future self enough to at least start engaging with the activity. Then, it relies on the fact it's less difficult to continue once you're already engaged in the activity." ]	[ 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "Asking a stranger to take photos of you solo. I don't know how to approach people out of the blue and say \"please take a photo of me\" somewhere or in an event. I'll be going somewhere alone and there are no friends around and I'll be asking whoever I see first but I am way too awkward and shy to not look 'weird'. I don't really care if they'll judge me or not because whatever we do we'll get judged anyway. \n\nSpecifically it's on a concert, I'll be asking the one in the front seat of our section to take a picture of me with the stage. I don't want to be regarded as someone so demanding to ask a random stranger to take pictures of me 😭 And hopefully the people I'll be asking won't be mean and snob. So there's that.\n\nAnd on other occassions, I'm just so bad at asking people to take pictures in general. Especially when they're a little occupied and my voice is weak and they couldn't hear me (god we still wear masks).", "Asking a stranger to take photos of you solo. I don't know how to approach people out of the blue and say \"please take a photo of me\" somewhere or in an event. I'll be going somewhere alone and there are no friends around and I'll be asking whoever I see first but I am way too awkward and shy to not look 'weird'. I don't really care if they'll judge me or not because whatever we do we'll get judged anyway. \n\nSpecifically it's on a concert, I'll be asking the one in the front seat of our section to take a picture of me with the stage. I don't want to be regarded as someone so demanding to ask a random stranger to take pictures of me 😭 And hopefully the people I'll be asking won't be mean and snob. So there's that.\n\nAnd on other occassions, I'm just so bad at asking people to take pictures in general. Especially when they're a little occupied and my voice is weak and they couldn't hear me (god we still wear masks).", "Asking a stranger to take photos of you solo. I don't know how to approach people out of the blue and say \"please take a photo of me\" somewhere or in an event. I'll be going somewhere alone and there are no friends around and I'll be asking whoever I see first but I am way too awkward and shy to not look 'weird'. I don't really care if they'll judge me or not because whatever we do we'll get judged anyway. \n\nSpecifically it's on a concert, I'll be asking the one in the front seat of our section to take a picture of me with the stage. I don't want to be regarded as someone so demanding to ask a random stranger to take pictures of me 😭 And hopefully the people I'll be asking won't be mean and snob. So there's that.\n\nAnd on other occassions, I'm just so bad at asking people to take pictures in general. Especially when they're a little occupied and my voice is weak and they couldn't hear me (god we still wear masks).", "Asking a stranger to take photos of you solo. I don't know how to approach people out of the blue and say \"please take a photo of me\" somewhere or in an event. I'll be going somewhere alone and there are no friends around and I'll be asking whoever I see first but I am way too awkward and shy to not look 'weird'. I don't really care if they'll judge me or not because whatever we do we'll get judged anyway. \n\nSpecifically it's on a concert, I'll be asking the one in the front seat of our section to take a picture of me with the stage. I don't want to be regarded as someone so demanding to ask a random stranger to take pictures of me 😭 And hopefully the people I'll be asking won't be mean and snob. So there's that.\n\nAnd on other occassions, I'm just so bad at asking people to take pictures in general. Especially when they're a little occupied and my voice is weak and they couldn't hear me (god we still wear masks)." ]	[ "Look for a couple who are taking solo pictures of each other and ask if they would like one together. After taking the picture, ask them if they would take one of you. They virtually never say no, and why would they? They are already grateful that you took one for them.", "\"Excuse me, (make eye contact, slight smile and hold out phone half way). Could you take a picture of me?\n\nIt works 100% of the time and I'd say 100% of the time they are happy to do it for you.\n\nSource:\n\nHundreds of concerts.", "Ask people that are in a small group that are already taking pictures anyways. \n\nThat's the people who usually don't mind doing it as much in my experience.", "LPT: Take the time to find the language that accurately encapsulates your problems.\n\nFor example, you say that...\n\n>I don't know how to approach people out of the blue and say \"please take a photo of me\"\n\nThis frames your issue as a knowledge problem. As someone reading your post, I am pretty sure that you don't have a knowledge problem. It doesn't help for me to say 'just walk up and say please take a photo of me' but it's really hard to work out what your real issue is.\n\nIt could be an etiquette problem. You might be trying to ask what the most polite turn of phrase is. It could be an issue with social awkwardness or it could be a self-esteem or even an ethical issue.\n\nThe way you have put things really muddles up all these things and it doesn't just muddle them up for the people that you are asking for help from, it muddles them up for you too and makes it harder for you to work things out.\n\nWhen you properly categorise your problems, you are half way to finding a solution." ]	[ 10, 7, 4, 2 ]	safe
[ "Techniques to thrive during extraordinarily long (i.e., 12+ hour) work days Specifically, seeking tips regarding maintaining endurance, focus and a positive mental state during extended periods of working long hours", "Techniques to thrive during extraordinarily long (i.e., 12+ hour) work days Specifically, seeking tips regarding maintaining endurance, focus and a positive mental state during extended periods of working long hours", "Techniques to thrive during extraordinarily long (i.e., 12+ hour) work days Specifically, seeking tips regarding maintaining endurance, focus and a positive mental state during extended periods of working long hours", "Techniques to thrive during extraordinarily long (i.e., 12+ hour) work days Specifically, seeking tips regarding maintaining endurance, focus and a positive mental state during extended periods of working long hours", "Techniques to thrive during extraordinarily long (i.e., 12+ hour) work days Specifically, seeking tips regarding maintaining endurance, focus and a positive mental state during extended periods of working long hours", "Techniques to thrive during extraordinarily long (i.e., 12+ hour) work days Specifically, seeking tips regarding maintaining endurance, focus and a positive mental state during extended periods of working long hours", "Techniques to thrive during extraordinarily long (i.e., 12+ hour) work days Specifically, seeking tips regarding maintaining endurance, focus and a positive mental state during extended periods of working long hours" ]	[ "12 hours! Slacker!\nAs somebody who ends up in 14/7 schedules regularly \n\n* Streamline and automate anything and everything you do, especially anything you do everyday. Make each shortcut a habit. \n\n* Establish a schedule and checklists and keep the list on an app like Google Docs and review it throughout the day.\n\n* Eisenhower noted \" Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.\" don't plan, steer.\n\n* Do meal prep if possible but have prepared food handy. Sous Vide is your friend. I do all my cooking with an Anova sous vide rig, a Rice Cooker with a steam cook setting and a blender. Minimal cleanup and minimal effort.\n\n* Get exercise, walk and climb stairs, and use a fitness tracker or smartphone app.\n\n* Queue up short pleasant experiences that can be engaged when you get a breather.\n\n* While daily, weekly and monthly actions can and must be scheduled things that require sporadic attention and physical presence are the most likely to fall between the cracks. I call these haircut problems.\n\n* Gauge efforts by the amount of attention required, more than time required. For example steaming frozen vegetables, or cooking meat sous vide takes time but requires a minimum of attention.\n\n* Assume that anything requiring several hours to prepare is going fall by the wayside.\n\n* Keep an eye on the charge of your mobile devices. They are a very good \"Canary in the Mineshaft\". If your devices are near discharged you probably are as well.\n\n* Degrade gracefully ", "I'm not convinced that humans are suitably evolved to handle 12+ hour work days. That's why stimulants exist.\n\nFirst LPT: Take stimulants, and I suppose you'll survive work.\n\nSecond LPT: Don't take stimulants, because addiction, sleep deprivation, and elevated blood pressure are unpleasant, I imagine.\n\nHere's my serious LPT: Just don't eat anything heavy during the day so that you don't become sleepy. Drink coffee (Which doesn't deviate too far from the stimulant tip, I suppose..). Get in the habit of exercising when you're not at work - it tends to boost focus and energy.\n", "Quick addition: If you have a desk/not move around much job. Try to schedule quick little walks around the office. I like to grab a granola bar and walk out of my office for like 5 and come back in. I recommend doing it every few hours (especially at the end of a long day.) My boss asked me once, and I essentially said \"I can be unfocused for 12 hours of work or focused for 11:50 minutes of work.\" Unless your boss is incompetent they'll see the benefits.", "Depending on the work you are doing. I'm a demolitions labourer and sometimes the boss needs somthing done threw the night. I've worked 24 hour shifts before.\n\nHydrate: keep up your water levels.\nCaffeine: A blessing or a curse. It can ether give you a push or cause you to crash. Use it wisely.\n\nThink of someone you love: who are you doing this for? At hour 20+ you can only think of the ones you love and who you work so hard for. \n\nThe money: here is hoping you are getting fat stack for the hours you put in so thinking of that has always helped me\n\nSeeing the sun rise: if you are labouring threw the night the dawn can give you a HUGE boost. Seeing the sky fade from black to purple, purple to blue is one good thing about all nighters. \n\nKeeping a positive attitude is a hard challenge. If you are working as a team it is a challenge to keep from turning on each other. Use the passing time like a enemy. It and the work you do during it is your goal work as team and clocking out and getting beers at 7am will be worth the fatigue.\n\nTime will keep passing no matter what and in hind sight it will be short.", "I would check out Bulletproof Coffee (not the brand but the concept). Sustained slow release coffee with a lot of energy from the fats. The creator has a website and a blog with a lot of info and ideas to be taken with a grain of salt. \n\nMassage therapy is great for unwinding from long days if you can fit it in. \n\nFinding ways to mentally break up the day is helpful so it doesn't feel like one long slog. \n\nMaintaining a positive, grateful, and competitive attitude is helpful. Especially avoiding complaining about the long day and making yourself more tired.", "I liked all the comments as someone who works 10 plus hrs. every weekday with no lunch. I have tried cutting back on carbs and it does seem to help. ", "Drink plenty of water. If you're someone who needs caffeine like I do, drink coffee (I normally drink monsters because there's no prepping involved) but don't drink it all too quickly. I'll drink my caffeine for so long then go back to water and repeat. \n\nGo outside for a break and don't even mess with your phone. It helps mentally to forget what's going on inside. \n\nI tend to snack sometimes instead of eating a full meal (sometimes it's a mixture between not getting to finish eating and hypoglycemia). Tuna and crackers, simple stuff and healthy. \n\nHave a walk here and there. It doesn't have to be across the whole building but something to get those muscles moving. " ]	[ 12, 7, 3, 3, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "I need a methodology for keeping track of life. From recurring bills to DnD characters. From writing projects to food logging. ", "I need a methodology for keeping track of life. From recurring bills to DnD characters. From writing projects to food logging. ", "I need a methodology for keeping track of life. From recurring bills to DnD characters. From writing projects to food logging. ", "I need a methodology for keeping track of life. From recurring bills to DnD characters. From writing projects to food logging. ", "I need a methodology for keeping track of life. From recurring bills to DnD characters. From writing projects to food logging. ", "I need a methodology for keeping track of life. From recurring bills to DnD characters. From writing projects to food logging. ", "I need a methodology for keeping track of life. From recurring bills to DnD characters. From writing projects to food logging. " ]	[ "I've never found a magic bullet that covers everything mate. All I can advise is organization. And I mean really stick to it. You don't have to organize your whole life, but make some things an 'anchor' of sorts. \n\nI've got an excel file for the household bills and it's titled as such in all caps, not buried in a folder, right on the desktop. I may not update it every month, but I'm constantly reminded it's there and not to ignore it for too long.\nDnD characters are all in a dedicated folder/notebook, and that, with all related dice and tools are in a messenger bag hanging on the front door. \n\nProjects; same idea. Individual 1 or 2 topic notebooks (with folders) for each project kept separately from one another (and maybe different colored folders or notebooks). Have some visual cue to remind you of its existence. Even if you have a bookshelf of notebooks with projects, separate each one with some kind of divider/book stop/relevant token. And be consistent with where you place related items. Always keep DnD items in a specific bag, or specific part of a bookcase. Then your mind can map it to a physical location, and it'll be the first place you check when looking for related items. If DnD stuff is in a bag by the door, keep dice, pencils, graph paper, etc with it.\n\nThat's all I got. Good luck OP.", "I use OneNote for all of that and keep track of tons of stuff that way: to-do lists, bills paid, scans of all my documents, list of shoe/clothing sizes for people I buy gifts for, music I heard and liked, list of movies to watch/books to read, etc.\n\nPeople who take this even more seriously than I do, have a methodology they call 'second brain' to maximize productivity and keep track of stuff.", "I like Microsoft one note for that. I sort my school classes and garden plants and writing projects. All of it.", "Bullet journaling/junk journaling. As detailed or minimalistic as you want/need. Index at the front to write in where everything lands from workout spreads to dnd character sheets to recipes to brain dumps. Highly recommend.", "I use a combination of my outlook calendar for work, Google calendar for personal, and Todoist for many to-do and shopping lists. The only thing is of course you have to remember to look at the lists and calendars. But to help with that I set a lot of calendar notifications and reminders. \n\nI like Todoist because you can have it everywhere, phone (and phone widget) and browser extension. Also if you pay like $30/year it will automatically back up your lists for you. Very much worth it.\n\nFood logging is different and I don't know what DnD requires. But I don't think there's a single solution for every organizational need.", "A lot has been written about this by people more organized than me, so all I can do is recommend you google \"second brain\" (an often-used shorthand for what you want) and look at some of the apps/systems on offer.\n\nThis is something I struggle with too. I use a variety of tools but when you're using a variety of different systems for different types of things, it's easy to get the nagging feeling that something is somehow slipping through the cracks.\n\nGood luck!", "Microsoft Access is superb for tracking everything but the downside (for the average person) is learning how to design a relational database." ]	[ 7, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 0 ]	safe
[ "How to Get Rid of a Wet Smell in Dry Towels Hey guys, \nI have these towels that seem to have this stink to them. The odor is overwhelming, but it is distinct. I store them in a dry place and when I run them through the wash- they still smell like wet towel. I heard vinegar helps, but I was wondering if there was something else too???? ", "How to Get Rid of a Wet Smell in Dry Towels Hey guys, \nI have these towels that seem to have this stink to them. The odor is overwhelming, but it is distinct. I store them in a dry place and when I run them through the wash- they still smell like wet towel. I heard vinegar helps, but I was wondering if there was something else too???? ", "How to Get Rid of a Wet Smell in Dry Towels Hey guys, \nI have these towels that seem to have this stink to them. The odor is overwhelming, but it is distinct. I store them in a dry place and when I run them through the wash- they still smell like wet towel. I heard vinegar helps, but I was wondering if there was something else too???? ", "How to Get Rid of a Wet Smell in Dry Towels Hey guys, \nI have these towels that seem to have this stink to them. The odor is overwhelming, but it is distinct. I store them in a dry place and when I run them through the wash- they still smell like wet towel. I heard vinegar helps, but I was wondering if there was something else too???? ", "How to Get Rid of a Wet Smell in Dry Towels Hey guys, \nI have these towels that seem to have this stink to them. The odor is overwhelming, but it is distinct. I store them in a dry place and when I run them through the wash- they still smell like wet towel. I heard vinegar helps, but I was wondering if there was something else too???? ", "How to Get Rid of a Wet Smell in Dry Towels Hey guys, \nI have these towels that seem to have this stink to them. The odor is overwhelming, but it is distinct. I store them in a dry place and when I run them through the wash- they still smell like wet towel. I heard vinegar helps, but I was wondering if there was something else too???? ", "How to Get Rid of a Wet Smell in Dry Towels Hey guys, \nI have these towels that seem to have this stink to them. The odor is overwhelming, but it is distinct. I store them in a dry place and when I run them through the wash- they still smell like wet towel. I heard vinegar helps, but I was wondering if there was something else too???? ", "How to Get Rid of a Wet Smell in Dry Towels Hey guys, \nI have these towels that seem to have this stink to them. The odor is overwhelming, but it is distinct. I store them in a dry place and when I run them through the wash- they still smell like wet towel. I heard vinegar helps, but I was wondering if there was something else too???? ", "How to Get Rid of a Wet Smell in Dry Towels Hey guys, \nI have these towels that seem to have this stink to them. The odor is overwhelming, but it is distinct. I store them in a dry place and when I run them through the wash- they still smell like wet towel. I heard vinegar helps, but I was wondering if there was something else too???? ", "How to Get Rid of a Wet Smell in Dry Towels Hey guys, \nI have these towels that seem to have this stink to them. The odor is overwhelming, but it is distinct. I store them in a dry place and when I run them through the wash- they still smell like wet towel. I heard vinegar helps, but I was wondering if there was something else too???? ", "How to Get Rid of a Wet Smell in Dry Towels Hey guys, \nI have these towels that seem to have this stink to them. The odor is overwhelming, but it is distinct. I store them in a dry place and when I run them through the wash- they still smell like wet towel. I heard vinegar helps, but I was wondering if there was something else too???? " ]	[ "Do not use fabric softener on your towels, it coats the fibers making the towels less absorbent.\n\nIf your towels are not dark colored, use the hottest water you can and ads bleach to the wash. Then use vinegar in the rinse cycle which will soften the towels as well as get rid of the smell.\n\nDry thoroughly and remove promptly. ", "Get a [Downy Ball](http://www.downy.com/en-US/product/the-downy-ball.jspx). Whenever you wash towels, fill it with vinegar instead of fabric softener and throw it in the wash.", "Wash with vinegar (no soap), then again in a regular wash with soap. Also, take your towels out of the washer as SOON AS THEY'RE DONE. That will hell them from smelling manky in the first place. :D", "Bleach to sterilize the water when washing. You don't need much. That smell is bacteria from you and probably mildew. Coloured towels won't be affected by a cap full of bleach as long as you mix it up in the water before throwing the towels in.\n\nAlso, wash your washing machine. This may sound counter-intuitive since it's a machine designed for washing...but the inside of the machine gets dirty too. Run a couple cycles with heavily bleached water.", "Wash them in your laundry with your normal amount of soap but then add a cup of vinegar. \n\nThat's all you need. ", "Mix a small amount of bleach with your detergent in the water and stir it in to dilute completely before adding the towels. A small amount of bleach wont discolor when done this way, and it will kill the bacteria / mildew causing the smell.", "I soak towels in 3 to 1 hot water/vinegar. Let soak fora while (couple hours, or as long as overnight).\n\nWhen you put the towels in the washer, add the vinegar water in too.\n\nWash with hot water, add 1/2 C Borax and 1/2 C Washing Soda to the wash.\n\n", "If the vinegar doesn't work, try a cup of ammonia in the wash. Do NOT add bleach too, for obvious reasons. ", "If you won your own washing machine clean the machine with vinegar and keep the door or lid open when it's not in use.", "I simply use such towels in the garage for car related projects. So far, I have a nice stack of towels, and the wife just keeps buying new ones.", "Billy Mays would suggest oxi clean....I would suggest that, some fabric softener, and making sure your towels go directly from wash to dryer as soon as the cycle is complete. Also let your dryer spin for some extra time" ]	[ 13, 10, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, -1 ]	safe
[ "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!", "Anyone have any good tips for getting up at the first buzz of the alarm? I don't know if this has to do with age, laziness, cold weather, or sleeping in a bed with a partner who gets up an hour or two after me, but I would gladly take any suggestions you may have to get out of bed at the first buzz of the alarm. Thanks in advance for your advice!" ]	[ "The first day, you have to force yourself out of bed. Now eat a large breakfast (even if you aren't that hungry). This tells your body that Xam is the time to eat, and it will wake up for that. Day two will be easier to wake up, and by day 3, you can go to a small breakfast, and still be able to wake up at the same time every day.", "Before I got to bed, I put my alarm on my desk, and cue up the Daily Show on hulu. When it goes off I get up, turn it off, and sit down in my desk chair and press play. After the first commercial I make breakfast. This routine has made my mornings much more pleasant. I almost never hit snooze.\n\n", "Even better than an alarm... a light!\n\nI just bought myself an outlet timer (about $10), and have it set to turn on at 7am. Usually a minute or two of the light is enough to wake me up, but I use my alarm as a backup at 7:05. \n\nI absolutely cannot fall back to sleep once a light has been turned on!", "Sunlight! Find a window that is lit up and sit in front of it for a few minutes. A bright fluorescent bulb can help too. Keep doing this for a few days.", "Really, it's mostly about making the decision, and sticking to it. If you're not giving enough sleep because of your schedule, or because of drugs or alcohol, try moving your alarm out of arms length...put it far enough away where you have to get up to turn it off, but near enough that it will still wake you up.", "I say, out loud, \"feet on floor,\" and repeat it until it happens. Going to bed earlier also helps. ;) ", "Yes. Practice getting up right away when your alarm goes off.\n\nhttp://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/how-to-get-up-right-away-when-your-alarm-goes-off/\n\nWorked for me!!", "On Sunday's I have to get up at 4:30 for work, every Sunday. At first it was a pain, I tried to find a routine I could get into. I finally started getting up and turning in my 360. I now wake up every Sunday ready for skyrim.", "I usually set my alarm clock to be 15 minutes fast. Then I set my alarm for 27 minutes before my wake time. (I don't adjust for the 15 minutes) Then I set my snooze to 9 minutes.\n\n3 alarms later, I'm awake.", "For me, it's all a mental thing. If you go to bed knowing you're going to hit snooze in the morning, you'll probably hit it several times, maybe without even actually waking up. \n\nWhen I go to sleep, the last thing I think before I fall asleep is \"You WILL wake up when that alarm goes off. You WILL get out of bed. And you WILL like it. Otherwise, you're a pussy.\" Works. Trust me.", "Scream when the alarm goes off. I'm not saying let off a howl that will alarm others around you that there could be potential danger approaching... I'm saying scream so that it forces you to immediately become alert, and possibly whoever else is sharing the bed with you or the rooms surrounding you.\n\nMight not be the best idea if you're married. Unless your wife has problems with the first alarm too.", "I've always done two alarms, the first 10 minutes before I get up. It has a nice song that starts slow and peaceful but gets faster. (like \"away from the sun\") this you can choose to listen to, or just hit snooze right away. Now you have ten minutes to slowly wake up. Read reddit, pet the cat, or just start thinking about what you need to do that day. By the time the second alarm goes off you should be only mildly sleepy.", "I put my alarm clock on the other side of my room instead of my bedside table. It forces you to get up to turn it off. That is the hardest part of getting up initially in the mornings. ", "I had my alarm as the inception button for a bit. That, combined with real speakers (not a phone) got me up at the first buzz every time.", "Do exactly that. As soon as you hear your alarm get out of that goddamned bed like it's on fire and you won't even have a chance to think about leaving that warm comfy bed." ]	[ 11, 8, 6, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "where to get a bunch of business clothes cheap So I finally landed a new job for this summer and I'm very excited to move up from the fast food industry. My only issue is that the dress code is business casual/formal and I own all of 2 dress shirts and pants. I don't want to break my bank getting new clothes for this job since I'm trying to save for college come September. Does anyone have a lpt for building a new wardrobe on a budget? ", "where to get a bunch of business clothes cheap So I finally landed a new job for this summer and I'm very excited to move up from the fast food industry. My only issue is that the dress code is business casual/formal and I own all of 2 dress shirts and pants. I don't want to break my bank getting new clothes for this job since I'm trying to save for college come September. Does anyone have a lpt for building a new wardrobe on a budget? ", "where to get a bunch of business clothes cheap So I finally landed a new job for this summer and I'm very excited to move up from the fast food industry. My only issue is that the dress code is business casual/formal and I own all of 2 dress shirts and pants. I don't want to break my bank getting new clothes for this job since I'm trying to save for college come September. Does anyone have a lpt for building a new wardrobe on a budget? ", "where to get a bunch of business clothes cheap So I finally landed a new job for this summer and I'm very excited to move up from the fast food industry. My only issue is that the dress code is business casual/formal and I own all of 2 dress shirts and pants. I don't want to break my bank getting new clothes for this job since I'm trying to save for college come September. Does anyone have a lpt for building a new wardrobe on a budget? ", "where to get a bunch of business clothes cheap So I finally landed a new job for this summer and I'm very excited to move up from the fast food industry. My only issue is that the dress code is business casual/formal and I own all of 2 dress shirts and pants. I don't want to break my bank getting new clothes for this job since I'm trying to save for college come September. Does anyone have a lpt for building a new wardrobe on a budget? ", "where to get a bunch of business clothes cheap So I finally landed a new job for this summer and I'm very excited to move up from the fast food industry. My only issue is that the dress code is business casual/formal and I own all of 2 dress shirts and pants. I don't want to break my bank getting new clothes for this job since I'm trying to save for college come September. Does anyone have a lpt for building a new wardrobe on a budget? ", "where to get a bunch of business clothes cheap So I finally landed a new job for this summer and I'm very excited to move up from the fast food industry. My only issue is that the dress code is business casual/formal and I own all of 2 dress shirts and pants. I don't want to break my bank getting new clothes for this job since I'm trying to save for college come September. Does anyone have a lpt for building a new wardrobe on a budget? ", "where to get a bunch of business clothes cheap So I finally landed a new job for this summer and I'm very excited to move up from the fast food industry. My only issue is that the dress code is business casual/formal and I own all of 2 dress shirts and pants. I don't want to break my bank getting new clothes for this job since I'm trying to save for college come September. Does anyone have a lpt for building a new wardrobe on a budget? " ]	[ "I waited until Express had their 2 shirts for 70 bucks or whatever the deal was. 5 years later they're still in good shape and I'm still one of the better dressed people at my place of work", "Check area thrift stores. We have one where everything is a quarter once a week. Men's clothes seem to go slower than womens/childrens in my area, so you should be able to find some. Remember you only need some until you can afford better clothes. Pants can be reworn a few times before washing. Shirts will be more important at first.", "H&M has some cheap dress clothes. Some easy iron dress shirts are only $15 and khakis at $20. They're pretty stylish too. Have a few of their shirts that I've received compliments on.\n\n", "Uniqlo (available online if not in your area) is affordable and stylish - their menswear will definitely fit the dress code you describe. ", "Seriously, Goodwill. When I was a college co-op I got my entire wardrobe there, including ties. I also didn't feel bad when I tore a shirt or pants up when pulling cable because it was like $2.", "Post a 'wanted for free' ad on Craigslist, many people are generous. \n\nI don't know why no one has mentioned yard sales. I get almost all my clothes from yard sales. It may be more difficult if you are an odd size. \n\nGo to yard sales in areas where there are older people at the age of needing to move in with their kids, or downsize to a condo. After they retire, they sell many of their career style clothes.\n\n Also consider putting an ad in the paper asking for 'free or very inexpensive clothes for a young man starting his first job'. If there is a local paper targeting seniors Senior Scene or Geezer Gazette that would be a good place for an ad as well. \n\nIF there is a senior citizen center, see if they will let you put up a small flyer on their bulletin board. Older people love to help younger people, especially if you ask for their advice on having your first real job and what they learned (consider it a fee paid for clothes).\n\nMany centers that help job seekers (either church-run or local government) have contacts with agencies that supply career clothes for people in your position.\n\n If you are in the US, you can call 211 to find local agencies to help. (This is still an expanding service and some areas don't have coverage yet. Here's a link to a map to see if it's in your area)\n\nhttp://www.211us.org/status.htm\n\n\nAnyway, some of these ideas are weird, but hope they help. ", "Just got a suit, 4 dress shirts, and 4 ties at JC Penny for 280$. They had great deals like buy one shirt, get the second for 1¢. Much cheaper then anywhere else I looked", "Goodwill or Salvation Army, but it really depends on the location. Go to ones near an affluent area and you'll be more likely to find what you're looking for.\n\nI've gotten made in Italy Armani Collezioni pants from Goodwill for their normal pants price by going to a Goodwill closest to an affluent neighborhood." ]	[ 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle.", "An effective way to defeat procrastination. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously, bless me with a miracle." ]	[ "Start with making a list of things you want to complete that day. Then add something you enjoy doing on that list after its completion. Cross off things on the list after you've accomplished it.\n\nEx:\n \n1. Clean Garage\n\n2. Browse Reddit\n\nEach day you can add something more to the list, always adding something you like to do, maybe after the third or fourth entry. Build it up by making a weekly list.\n\nIt may be helpful to write down your overall goals of things you want to accomplish and then make a list, working backwards, until you're working on that goal little by little, daily or weekly.\n\nEx:\nIf your goal is to complete a memoir or novel by December 2012, write daily for at least 20 minutes first thing in the morning and maybe 20 minutes before bed. Add things you like to do after that (in the evening it would probably be sleep, lol).\n\nSomething like that. ", "Changing your environment or organizing doesn't work. It is your urge to defeat procrastination that is the whole problem. \nAccept who you are. A part of you really enjoys the times you relax. Stop that voice telling you that you are f'ing stupid that you slided back in old habits. Realize that the side of you that has been screaming at you to change is way to strong or has it wrong. A part of you needs relaxing, loves it, and it is a part of who you are, your identity. Admit it: \"I really love surfing\", \"I really love fast food\". \"A part of me really loves staying at home and not go to the gym\". Saying this out loud and meaning it feels really great and free.\nBegin enjoying your relax time more, so that when you look back at the past you don't try to forget those times you slipped, but you try to remember and truly love those times. You will see yourself having the time of your life in a way maybe not everyone likes, but you like it. \nRealize that fighting with your relaxside makes you unaware of how that side works and what that side needs to feel okay. After accepting your relaxside as another of the qualities you love about yourself, the real changes will not be started by your ambitious side screaming at your relax side, but by a positive feeling for the change in you as a whole. \nI think that this is what people actually mean when saying \"don't be so hard on yourself\".\nTLDR: Stop beating yourself, start enjoying your relax side and your ambitious side", "Change your reddit frontpage. I installed the Reddit Enhancement Suite; kept all my favorite links in the top bar; but I've unsubscribed from everything. The only subreddits that show up in my front page are:\n\n[/r/GetMotivated](/r/GetMotivated) \n\n[/r/LifeProTips](/r/LifeProTips) \n\n[/r/malefashionadvice](/r/malefashionadvice) \n\n[/r/productivity](/r/productivity) \n\n[/r/selfhelp](/r/selfhelp) \n\nand [/r/ZenHabits](/r/ZenHabits) \n\nIf I ever want to check the default front page, I'll just visit /r/all, it seriously makes a huge difference for me.", "Set alarms as reminders to do things. If you think of something and you can do it immediately, do it immediately. Procrastination can end up being a result of an error in perceived time expenditure so you might imagine things to take much longer than they actually will. I'd say stop visiting Reddit but that's a bit cynical and ignores the greater problem. Work on it, don't let yourself get set back; if you find yourself procrastinating then instead of being upset with yourself, simply stop and do what needs to be done because you'll feel better after that you were able to stop the bad habit and do what's needed.", "So it's basically a will power issue, right? Focus less on being able to overcome the weakness and more on compensating for it. For example, do certain websites suck your time? All web browsers have plugins/extensions/whatev to specify sites to block for certain times of the day, and it's a pain in the butt (to the point of it's not worth trying) to unblock these sites during the specified time.\n\nMake a list of what is killing you, and come up with ways to compensate.", "I found [this countdown timer](http://www.magicworkcycle.com/) and [leechblock](http://www.magicworkcycle.com/) useful in reminding me it's time to work even if I slip up. ", "Cue the shameless plug for [my Chrome extension, Strict Pomodoro](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cgmnfnmlficgeijcalkgnnkigkefkbhd).\n\nWhen it comes to short-term procrastination (e.g. \"oh man need to get this paper done by tomorrow!\"), I have major trouble actually staying on task and not, say, jumping onto Reddit or whatever. So I put together this extension to help me enforce the [Pomodoro Technique](http://pomodorotechnique.org) by blocking distracting sites for 25 minutes, then allowing me to use them for a 5-minute break. Rinse, repeat. That way, I actually can get work done during the work sessions, since the promise of impending break time is always enough to keep me going :) Hope this helps!", "x-post from /r/askscience. Someone there asked the same thing...\n\n\nAs David Allen from GTD (Getting Things Done) says, we know what we have to do in a general sense, but have not made any decisions about what do do about it. Once you capture everything you have\\want to do and ask yourself two questions, you can get shit done..\n\nWhat is the outcome of this (plan party, hang xmas lights, Pick up dog food etc, send an email..)\n\nWhat is the next step I need to do about it (create evite, pull out lights\\ladder\\hangers when @home, Stop by store on way home, Open gmail...)\n\nIf the next step is less than 5 min. Do it right now while it's on your mind. Send Email, Create Evite...\n\nIf the next step is more than 5 min. Create a reminder (I use google calendar since it's on all my devices) that will pop up when you need it.\n\n@5pm reminder stop by store for dog food\n\n@6pm Get the lights\\ladder\\clips to hang lights\n\nNow I don't have to \"remember\" to do any of it, I can be assured that my system will remind me to do what I need to do at the appropriate times. This leads me from not doing anything (procrastinate) to doing it all. The best part about it is that I have freed my mind about that shit so I worry less, and have more brain power to focus on what I need to be doing right now (post on reddit...)", "Well, what I've found often works for me is to take the things I have to do one step at a time. \n\n\"God, it will be such a pain to go do the dishes; look, there are so many of them and it will take forever, augh!\"\n\n... But, well, look, I can just get up and head to the kitchen, right? Not so hard. Well, I'm already here, I can put a dish or two away, that's not so much. Okay, well, a couple more wouldn't be that bad ...\n\nI'll keep going in this vein longer if I have to, but usually by the third or fourth dish I'll be sufficiently \"in the groove\" that I can stop holding my own hand and just let mental inertial carry me through the task.\n\nMaybe it's just a quirk of the way my brain works and of my individual reasons for procrastination, but this technique does work for me. The key for me is to just concentrate on the one little thing I immediately need to do right now, and to not think about the whole giant, insurmountable task. Otherwise it'll feel completely overwhelming and I'll end up just goofing around on Reddit instead. \nI've found it works better for tasks where there's a fixed sequence of steps or it otherwise will be clear at each step what the next one should be.", "If you're working on a school paper or something else that is due soon, try peppering your work-time with small rewards. For example, say to yourself, \"If I can write out my thesis and a page or two, I'll get a snack, or go outside and get some fresh air,\" or something like that.", "I opened this up in a new tab 3 hours ago and only just got round to reading it now. I too need help with procrastination.", "I actually do the opposite of making a to-do list. I keep a small journal: a \"Done List\". I write down everything useful/productive I've accomplished and read over it at the end of the day. It took a few weeks, but after that, I noticed I was actively trying to make the list longer each day, and it helped to have a concrete overview of how I spent each day.", "A guy won the ignobel prize for this:\n\nAvoid doing what you don't want to do by doing something else productive.", "- [rescuetime.com](https://www.rescuetime.com/rp/ashleyw) — it might not solve the problem, but it shows your problem areas over time.\n- Put time-wasting sites out of reach, e.g. remove reddit from your bookmark bar.\n- Unsubscribe from the shit subreddits, like /r/reddit.com, /r/videos, /r/pics, /r/funny, etc. If you're going to visit reddit, at least make it educational, inspiring, whatever. [Here's what I subscribe to nowadays](http://o7.no/uIJN2p).\n- If you find yourself cycling through time-wasting sites, trying to find something cool, just put a stop to it. Put the computer to sleep, and go read a book or something else productive. Do this every time. If you're wasting 10 minutes on reddit, no biggy, but if you're cycling through sites, trying to find something you haven't yet seen, there's no end, and it has the potential to suck up every second it can. I used to cycle through Reddit, Hacker News and Google News, over and over again, trying to find something to occupy my time, cause I didn't want to work. Now I'd rather sit in silence for a few minutes to think about what I'm doing.", "Use a reward system. For example, when studying for a test, allow yourself to watch one episode of a TV show for every chapter you go through.", "The only thing I could do to help myself was to leave my computer back home this semester. I'm not talking about leaving it in my dorm when I go to class, I straight up just didn't bring it to college, because otherwise, I'm up until 5am doing goddamn nothing. Now, I read way more, get homework done earlier, and actually study, it's the best thing I could have done for myself.", "Stop being a baby, stop thinking about it, just do it. Take care of things soon after you realize they need to happen, don't wait until the last minute. You probably already know these things need to happen - you just need to make the decision yourself. Only you can do you, no one else can force you to be responsible.", "Promise yourself that you'll resume whatever slacking activity you're currently doing after just 15 minutes of work on the important task. You'll usually find that you keep going longer than 15 minutes, and that you get way more done during that time than expected. Plus, you're acknowledging what feeds your slacker impulses, rather than denying it, and using it as a self-reward. ", "If you're doing long assignments, like in school, productive procrastination works really well for me. Right now I should be studying for a math exam, but I'm actually doing a less important German exercise. You only ever procrastinate the top thing you're really supposed to be doing. \n\nhttp://www.structuredprocrastination.com/", "I'd recommend checking out The Now Habit by Neil Fiore.\n\n[This article details a lot of the main points of the book](http://lifehacker.com/5658620/the-now-habit-overcoming-procrastination-and-enjoying-guilt+free-play), but I'd still advise picking up a copy from the library and giving the whole thing a read. \n\nIt does a great job of helping you understand the psychology behind procrastination rather than simply looking at it as a problem that needs to be resolved through hard work or discipline. To that point, the one thing that stuck with me most from the book was in a story about advice he gave to one of his patients. He basically told them, \"You don't have to do the work that you're procrastinating on. You'll still be a perfectly valid human being whether you complete it or not.\" And as I was reading it, my immediate reaction was, \"But I want to get this work done. I want to write.\" (I'd been putting off building my writing portfolio.) In just a couple sentences, he completely changed the way I looked at my tasks. The reason I was getting so down on myself about not finishing it is because I really did want to do it. It seemed so simple.\n\nI found nearly everything in the book to be incredibly helpful, not just in getting me to overcome procrastination but also, perhaps moreso, in learning to allow myself to have time to unwind, to look around the internet or play video games, and not feel bad about it. Very, very highly recommended.", "I was just seeing [this](http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/mkwf2/why_do_humans_procrastinate_and_how_can_it_be_beat/c31rsxx) in AskScience", "I find myself procrastinating for two reasons; \n\n1. Because I don't have a concrete plan (\"write the paper\" isn't a concrete plan, but ideas on topics to cover is a concrete plan). I tackle this one by working out just the first two or three steps - the rest comes naturally.\n2. I've let the idea of the thing I'm procrastinating about become so awful in my head that I just get stuck in an endless loop. This I tackle by just doing it - the instant you start to think \"I need to do this\", you stop thinking and you start doing. You almost always know the very very first thing you have to do (open up Word, or pick up the receiver, or get in the car - whatever). A lot of the resistance comes from thoughts like \"oh I just need to eat/drink/go to the toilet/bathe first\" - which is utter nonsense, you can do it afterwards/on break.\n\nI find it also really helps to have an area in which you work and nothing else. You may surf the web on the couch, but the kitchen table is for working only.", "Don't fight it, you need to incorporate procrastination into your planning. Don't do everything. Just choose which things you will do and not do, and when. Doing something unimportant, like tidying your office, when you should be doing something important ,like that paper that's due tomorrow, is just STUPID.\n\nIf the paper is really worth putting off, then really put it off. Go have fun and don't do unimportant things.", "A little late, but when you make a to-do list use 'or' instead of 'and'. Gives you a choice and you don't feel trapped lol" ]	[ 30, 26, 13, 6, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to actually function with little sleep This is weird because anything I google always tells me how to get better sleep, not how to function in case of weird travel/gigs/unforeseen schedules. \n\nI have some very Type A friends who seem to be able to crush it regardless of sleep, so I'm thinking it may be some kind of mental trick besides just slamming coffee. Coffee makes me wired for an hour and then the crash is even worse than just being tired and sluggish. \n\nI have upcoming travels with multiple stops in random time zones, and also working some nights til 5am, so I can't figure it out.\n\nSo what do you do to push yourself when it's time to handle shit?", "How to actually function with little sleep This is weird because anything I google always tells me how to get better sleep, not how to function in case of weird travel/gigs/unforeseen schedules. \n\nI have some very Type A friends who seem to be able to crush it regardless of sleep, so I'm thinking it may be some kind of mental trick besides just slamming coffee. Coffee makes me wired for an hour and then the crash is even worse than just being tired and sluggish. \n\nI have upcoming travels with multiple stops in random time zones, and also working some nights til 5am, so I can't figure it out.\n\nSo what do you do to push yourself when it's time to handle shit?", "How to actually function with little sleep This is weird because anything I google always tells me how to get better sleep, not how to function in case of weird travel/gigs/unforeseen schedules. \n\nI have some very Type A friends who seem to be able to crush it regardless of sleep, so I'm thinking it may be some kind of mental trick besides just slamming coffee. Coffee makes me wired for an hour and then the crash is even worse than just being tired and sluggish. \n\nI have upcoming travels with multiple stops in random time zones, and also working some nights til 5am, so I can't figure it out.\n\nSo what do you do to push yourself when it's time to handle shit?", "How to actually function with little sleep This is weird because anything I google always tells me how to get better sleep, not how to function in case of weird travel/gigs/unforeseen schedules. \n\nI have some very Type A friends who seem to be able to crush it regardless of sleep, so I'm thinking it may be some kind of mental trick besides just slamming coffee. Coffee makes me wired for an hour and then the crash is even worse than just being tired and sluggish. \n\nI have upcoming travels with multiple stops in random time zones, and also working some nights til 5am, so I can't figure it out.\n\nSo what do you do to push yourself when it's time to handle shit?", "How to actually function with little sleep This is weird because anything I google always tells me how to get better sleep, not how to function in case of weird travel/gigs/unforeseen schedules. \n\nI have some very Type A friends who seem to be able to crush it regardless of sleep, so I'm thinking it may be some kind of mental trick besides just slamming coffee. Coffee makes me wired for an hour and then the crash is even worse than just being tired and sluggish. \n\nI have upcoming travels with multiple stops in random time zones, and also working some nights til 5am, so I can't figure it out.\n\nSo what do you do to push yourself when it's time to handle shit?", "How to actually function with little sleep This is weird because anything I google always tells me how to get better sleep, not how to function in case of weird travel/gigs/unforeseen schedules. \n\nI have some very Type A friends who seem to be able to crush it regardless of sleep, so I'm thinking it may be some kind of mental trick besides just slamming coffee. Coffee makes me wired for an hour and then the crash is even worse than just being tired and sluggish. \n\nI have upcoming travels with multiple stops in random time zones, and also working some nights til 5am, so I can't figure it out.\n\nSo what do you do to push yourself when it's time to handle shit?", "How to actually function with little sleep This is weird because anything I google always tells me how to get better sleep, not how to function in case of weird travel/gigs/unforeseen schedules. \n\nI have some very Type A friends who seem to be able to crush it regardless of sleep, so I'm thinking it may be some kind of mental trick besides just slamming coffee. Coffee makes me wired for an hour and then the crash is even worse than just being tired and sluggish. \n\nI have upcoming travels with multiple stops in random time zones, and also working some nights til 5am, so I can't figure it out.\n\nSo what do you do to push yourself when it's time to handle shit?" ]	[ "You're fighting against yourself for the worst. It's like you asking how to function with 35% less oxygen.\n\nI know everyone's life is different, but try to take care of yourself. No company or money is worth your health.\n\nCheck these videos, always educate yourself. I wish you good luck in your life.\n\n[WHY Sleep is critical for the Body and Brain \| Science of Sleep](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oTlJnyF3REs)\n\n[HOW to get more quality sleep \| (Science of Sleep Pt 2)](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q9q3hfsPYpM)\n\n[Why You Shouldn't RELY on Vitamin and Mineral Supplements](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gWiC4ZCS55Y)\n\n[Does Coffee make you Fat and Anxious?](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pVXHD1gl6c4&)", "If it's an option, a power nap (15-20 minutes) and a quick shower gets me going.\n\nOtherwise, I do the opposite and avoid caffeine. The crash always seems worse than simply being tired.", "It depends on the sort of thing you need to get done, generally keeping yourself active, keeping yourself distracted by literally anything works actual wonders in order to keep you awake, or on the other side of the spectrum slowing down and pacing yourself and either getting in a power nap or simply just clearing yourself away somewhere quiet, laying down and shutting down for a bit if you can afford it. As far as foods and drinks, literally anything with loads of sugar in it, candy bars, sodas can provide energy better, for longer and without as hard of a crash.\n\nThere is also something we at work refer to as a hard restart, generally once you hit the 4 to 5 am your bioclock tends to kick back in and ironically makes you less tired for a few hours after.\n\nOf course everyone is wired differently and some people handle it better than others. But these are just the few things I've noticed over nearly a decade of working the graveyard shift.", "Some users here neglected to help in any way by telling you things you were aware of as this isn't something you make a habit of.\n\nSome helpful tips I'd give you for function on less than the recommended level of sleep.\n\nTake your showers in the mornings. Water always helps me wake up and if you wash your bedsheets regularly then it shouldn't be an issue for you later on.\n\nTry to not let your brain idle too much, always be actively thinking of something regardless of what it is, the more interesting it is to you, the better.\n\n^ this also applies to physical activity as well\n\nAnd lastly I'd recommend keeping a means of changing your personal temperature with you if possible, it can be difficult to stay awake in a perfectly cool, or warm environment and I'd recommend keeping a jacket on you and a insulated cool beverage, this also kinda plays into the prior tip a little \n\nThis is what works for me, not sure if it'll work for you but let me know if it helps!", "Never mind what you think your mates can do. I have for years suffered from extreme sleep apnea so believe me when I tell you - SLEEP IS LIKE A BAD DEBT, you get away with doing nothing about it at first BUT eventually you have to pay.\n\nFortunately most people can crash enjoy a great night's rest.\n\nA few like me it effects, your health, wellbeing and whole life.\n\nMy apnea was kicked off by bad sleeping habits when in my teens. I used to be like your mates. Ready to rock at a moments notice. Sleep for a few hours, ready to rock again. Stayed up all weekend often.\n\nThen went to work nightshift. Eventually got a job on the railways. Our shifts, while roughly called earlier, middles and lates where brutal. Whatever one you were on, one started and finished different times then shift changed the end of fortnight.\n\nSleep apnea has two stages, the first one is you can't sleep when you need to. Got this even with Cpac machine, though it definitely helps.\n\nNext stage is hardly talked about. You fall asleep at most inconvenient moment. Not long but it is a hazard.\nImagine if you will, you are driving your Mum down a busy motorway. Suddenly you fall asleep. That is why I don't drive no more.\n\nEmbrace your sleep, fuck what you mates are capable of or doing.", "Drink a coke, really fucking quick. (no energy drinks unless you have a buffer day afterwards)\n\nRight after get in bed and sleep, you can set an alarm, but you probably won't need it.\n\nThis is the super power nap", "I did it for short periods in my life. I do not recommend it wharsoever to anyone.\n\nThe biggest problem is that you don't get along with coffee. Coffee is my stabilizer for these. Let's say I travel from TLV Tto NYC, a 6-7 hour difference and I need to get my act together. I'd get up really early because of jet lag, and then get as much coffee as possible. Something like one double espresso per hour, and hold it for most of the day (until 6-7pm). Now, my problem is that I'm half functional. I can do regular human stuff like talk to people or go over regular documents, but I will not be the regular person I am and not be able to create (in my profession, write new stuff).\n\nAgain, do not do it. Just sleep for one day and get it over with. My caffeine protip was because I had one day trips around the world. Just hopped for a meeting and back." ]	[ 8, 7, 5, 2, 2, 2, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want.", "How to make the best smoothie without using a blender? I do not own a blender, and yet I crave smoothie. It is a horrid feeling to know I can't get that delicious frutie drank I so want." ]	[ "Apropos of your username, a potato masher works pretty well. Cube and freeze your fruits first, and chill a flat bottomed container that holds a volume of* two or three times the volume you envision your final drink. Use frozen yogurt for a lighter final product.\n\nToss the ingredients in the chilled container, mash away and enjoy.\n\n*", "It's quite simple actually.\n\nAll you have to do is to dice your favorite fruit and put it into a mortar. Then homogenize it in presence of liquid nitrogen. Alternatively dry ice can be used. Transfer the resulting powder into a glass without letting it thaw, add milk and stir it up. By playing with ratio of milk to powder you can adjust the taste, texture and temperature.\n\nEnjoy!", "Ok so if I needed to make a smoothie with no powered appliances I would smoosh up all the fruit with a fork or masher and mix it with juice or milk or vodka or whatever you put in your smoothies then after its all hand blended put it in the freezer and then take it out and mix it every 10 minutes until its the right amount of frozen. You have to mix it often so the ice crystals stay small... or you could just let about 40% of it freeze solid and then use the masher to blend it all evenly.", "If you have a food processor, use that it's what I do. You could also dice/mash fruits as best as you can then hand blend it with a fork with some frozen diced banana. Make sure you chop your banana and then freeze it on a cookie sheet w/o them touching each other. It'll work out like making a milkshake with a fork, just add your liquid as you go.\n\n", "Freezing the fruit and letting it thaw before mashing with a potato masher. The freeze with break down the cell structure and release the juices.", "There are some \"shaker smoothies\" in the frozen food sections. I've never bought one so I don't know how well they work, but I think they need juice added, then you just shake the bottle.", "You can get a [hand blender](https://www.cuisinart.com/products/hand_blenders.html) (not actually for blending hands). Of course, they're not really any cheaper than a blender, but I find that they are easier to use and faster to clean. ", "Large cup (very large), really long spoon, microwave some ice cream for just a few seconds to make it soft but not soup, add milk and ingredients, mash the icecream around in the cup with the spoon.\n\nYou'll want to really mince your ingredients well though. Like, if you're adding strawberries, really cut them up into the tiniest pieces, or even goo, just keep cutting and cutting.\n\nIs this a lot of work? YES, THAT'S WHY BLENDERS WERE INVENTED!", "If you're worried about having to clean the blender blade and everything, they make ones now that are really easy to clean where the blade comes off of the device. For a single person serving, I can personally recommend the Oster Bullet. Probably one of the smartest purchases I've made in the last few years.", "immersion blender aka stick blender or sports drink bottle and get busy shaking those tiny pieces and tiny ice", "[They're inexpensive,](http://www.bestbuy.com/site/better-chef-dualpro-2-speed-immersion-blender-hand-mixer-red-silver/6644818.p?id=1218768105302&skuId=6644818&ref=06&loc=01&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=6644818&extensionType=pla:g&s_kwcid=PTC!pla!!!85459931919!g!!51114183759&kpid=6644818&k_clickid=d1239980-f41f-4ce6-9464-a159eb99700a&kpid=6644818&lsft=ref:212,loc:1&ksid=d1239980-f41f-4ce6-9464-a159eb99700a&ksprof_id=13&ksaffcode=pg4743&ksdevice=c) but you can always find them at garage sales too. I wouldn't make a smoothie without a way to blend the ingredients.", "You could get a manual ice shaver, and shave frozen fruit. They are pretty quiet and cheap. Don't go for a fancy one, just a little plastic one. ", "Y'all fucking suck.\n\nOP, get fruit yoghurt and just stir the shit out of it with some milk. Figure out your own mix to give desired thickness. Strawberry yoghurt with actual bits of strawberry in it is fucking tops for this.\n\nFuck this thread though. YOUR JOKES ARE BAD.", "This might be a long shot, but hear me out. Start out like you're making jam. Get some blueberries, strawberries, cherries, or whatever floats your boat.\n\n\nPut in a pot, with a little bit of sugar, salt, and if you're feeling frisky; some fresh basil. Mash that shit with a fork once tender, and put in the freezer to cool off for about 30 min, or until it comes back down to room temp.\n\n\nFrom there; add some frozen yogurt, or some ice cream, and some sprite or Ginger Ale...whatever; it's your smoothie. Mix that shit gently, and put back in the freezer for another hour and a half, mixing every 30 mins or so. You'll have the consistency somewhat of a smoothie.\n\n\nTools; Pot/fork/time...", "Join your local facebook buy and sell site. Blenders come up nearly everyday of the week. Less than $10", "Is a manual chopper a possibility? I'd suggest you chop/smash up your ingredients first, then place it in the freezer. Check it regularly say every 30 minutes or so and stir it up well when you do. Eventually it is going to be sort of a slushie consistency.", "If you like the orange cream flavor, orange juice with vanilla protein powder is pretty good. I use a blender bottle, which if you don't know is just a bottle with a wire ball inside to mix the powder better.", "If you have a hard butt and a hard butt-shaped seat, you can place your fruit in between the two and sit on it about 78 times. You should find a nice warm smoothie there. Works best if you take out the hard seed out first if its something like a mango or jackfruit.", "I got a nice Oster at the throft store with a glass carafe for $8. It's been going for me for over 10 years. Compared to the price of the fruit, the blender cost is negligible over time. ", "Buy a bag of ice... crush it with something heavy. Find a seal able cup.. put in your ice and other things u want in. Leave some space in the cup and drop in something heavy and clean... shake vigorously until u achieve desired texture..", "1) Weld 3 forks to a drill bit.\n\n2) put ingredients in sturdy glass. \n\n3) fire up drill on high speed.", "Use a mortar and pestle. Put all of your ingredients into the mortar with some ice. Mash the crap out of it. Add ice as necessary. \n \nYou can get a huge, heavy mortar and pestle at an Asian foods store for $20. ", "Get a blender bottle. \n\nPut in one little container of chobani Greek yogurt, whatever flavor, without oats. \n\nPut in 8oz of milk (preferably unsweetened almond milk)\n\nBonus: put in chocolate protein powder, and creatine for gainz \n\nShake the hell out of it for 30 seconds. " ]	[ 60, 24, 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1 ]	safe
[ "What should be written in a professional letter of resignation? I'm seeking advice for a professional and classy way of quitting my job. I've never written a resignation letter and I am curious as to what I should say/not say. Any tips will help.", "What should be written in a professional letter of resignation? I'm seeking advice for a professional and classy way of quitting my job. I've never written a resignation letter and I am curious as to what I should say/not say. Any tips will help.", "What should be written in a professional letter of resignation? I'm seeking advice for a professional and classy way of quitting my job. I've never written a resignation letter and I am curious as to what I should say/not say. Any tips will help." ]	[ "The official letter should contain pleasantries and minimal additional information, such as where you are going.\nAddress it to HR, or to your boss, or to X Company, to whom it may concern, \nIt is with mixed feelings I must submit my notice of resignation, effective ** date. I have enjoyed my time here and appreciated (something positive). I will miss working with my colleagues and the (something else positive), but I look forward to pursuing outside opportunities. \nI wish you all the best and I hope we remain in contact in the future.\n\ndate and sign.\n\nIt doesn't name where you're going, it doesn't flip the bird, it makes people feel good about themselves. The people you care about should be on your linked in and can find you in the future.", "No matter how much the job sucked make sure you state at least one positive thing you gained during you time there.\n\"Thank you for the opportunity to grow professionally\" or \"I have really enjoyed working for a company with such passion\".\n\nYou may need this place as a reference some day and you want to make sure your last impression is as good as your first.", "Make sure you put the date of your resignation on it. And right before you're meeting with your supervisor email him the letter so it is time stamped for hr reasons. This will prevent them from firing you and saying you were fired before you were able to resign. Also record your meeting with him so if things go sour you have it saved." ]	[ 6, 4, 4 ]	safe
[ "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me.", "What helps motivate you to exercise and eat healthy? If you've struggled with getting healthy and fit, what has helped you get past that? What are the biggest motivators that helped you get focused and stay on track?\nI know everyone has excuses and it's so easy to fall into them once you falter even once. I've finally found my motivations and it's my growing family. I am curious what drives everyone else to better themselves. I am looking for ways to motivate other friends and family in my life to get healthy and fit to enjoy more activities with me." ]	[ "The simple answer is I don't want to look like a fat piece of shit, and I don't want to be weak and frail. I work out to look appealing and have physical functional strength. With that comes the added mental health benefits and confidence boost. I don't do it because of heart disease, or longevity, or cholesterol, or diabetes. I do it to look good and feel better about myself.", "When you move into your new home, do you want to be able to carry your wife over the front step? If something happens to you or her or someone else who's important, do you want to be able to help? If you have to fight for your life, do you want to win?\n\n\n\nDo you want to be able to play with your pets? Your kids? Do tasks as seemingly small as getting groceries or doing the dishes? How about taking care of your own home? Or even being able to do your job?\n\n\n\nIf you said yes, then you need to work out. You need to do excercise. You need to eat healthy. Do you need to do it constantly? No, you don't. But you need to take care of yourself, because if you don't, you're going to be fine, for a while. And one day, you'll wake up, and you won't be so fine. It'll start to hurt. It'll keep getting worse, day by day, creeping into your life in every aspect. Just enough that you don't think it's that big of an issue, you can start fixing it next week.\n\n\n\nFive years later, you're going to physical therapy, you're taking six pills a day, you're dealing with so much pain that you can't work, you can't go out with friends, you can't have sex properly, you can't play with your dog when he grabs his toys, you can't go push your kid on a swing. And you'll get told by PT to do your excercises at home, and you'll say yeah, you'll do them. And you won't. And you'll keep getting worse. And eventually, it will get bad enough that you have that 'oh fuck' moment where you actually do start trying to fix it. But you've dug yourself so deep that you have permanent damage now, and no matter what, you are objectively worse off than you should be, and you cannot get it back. Cannot. You can get better, maybe, with immense effort and time and pain.\n\n\n\nYou don't want that. So go do some basic core excercises 2-3 times a week. Take a walk with your wife or significant other. Walk your dog around for a while. Try to eat healthy when you can. You don't need to be perfect. You don't need to do it all at once. You don't NEED to do it at all. But you can, and you should, and you'll be grateful for it in ways you never want to be able to fully appreciate. So do a little, and keep doing a little, and build the good habits. That's how it goes. Start. Now. Do something, and keep doing something, and don't let yourself slip too far. Sometimes you'll slip, and that's fine. Don't beat yourself up. But when you can, catch yourself, and keep pushing forward.", "I am on the journey now. My motivation was clothes that were too tight, knee pain, and back pain.\n\nI have lost 25 pounds so far and have 10 to go. For me this isn't a \"diet\" but a lifestyle change. I use My Fitness Pal to count every calorie. I get 1,720 a day. I can eat whatever I want as long as I stay below that. It's a simple Calorie In - Calorie Out lifestyle. I try to walk more and drink plenty of water. I weigh myself daily and don't get excited or upset at the results. It's just a snapshot in time.\n\nI've learned that you can either eat as much as you want, or whatever you want, but not both. \n\n I've learned to weigh things to get a sense of portion size. I've also learned that a serving of popcorn is much more food that a portion of candy.\n\nYou can't just go on a diet, or you will just put on the weight as soon as you go off the diet. This is my 3rd time losing weight. I'm not going to do a 4th. I don't care how long it takes to lose it. \n\nBottom line is that you didn't put on the weight overnight and you aren't going to lose it overnight.", "I started thinking more about seeing my grandchildren (if that happens). My dad died of cancer and never met his only grandson. I’ve been going at a steady pace since before Christmas. Less junk food and more raw veggies and fruits, and a ton of fried rice. I’m not going on a diet, just trying to drop the dad belly. Ice cream, I really miss ice cream. Good luck in outrunning the devil.", "People saying I was skinny, lack of confidence, wanting to be strong, not feeling good in my own body (aches, pains, etc)… and finally, a big part of how I got started was girls: to be more attractive and appealing.\n\nWhat’s very important for motivation though, is action… you HAVE to act consistently and regularly. Then the motivation will follow once you start to see and feel results \n\nAnother piece of this is:\n1) find something you really fucking love doing: lifting weights, yoga, cycling, running, sports… whatever. Loving the process is paramount and will separate you and the results you get from everyone else. I love resistance training so I’m biased but it does so much good for our bodies, I highly recommend it. Bodyweight, CrossFit, bootcamp, bodybuilding, gym, home gym, workout group, getting a trainer- whatever form you like the most, try to include it. \n\n2) having a community around this also helps. Friends, family, spouse, siblings etc… it’s a support network, it’s accountability, it’s motivation, it’s valuable. Join a community who have the results, habits, behaviors etc that you want to have, makes everything easier. \n\nSo In short, you gotta act and take the first few steps, might take some trial and error but the motivation will then follow. \n\nI can expand on any of those points if needed or if you have more questions", "I've learned that it's less about motivation and more about discipline. If you strictly do something when your motivated you'll fail. The discipline to continue when it's hard is what will get you through. All the best in your journey.", "There's simply a lot of food that i can't eat anymore without feeling like absolute ass. I've got gout that's so bad i can only eat meat 2x a week. I've got celiac that's crazy insane and I've got to seriously monitor my sugar intake because if i have too much, my mood craters.\n\nSo I'm basically on an ultra-strict keto diet where i have tofu 5x a week and meat only on my weekends just in case it triggers a gout response.", "Focus on why you want to be fit than how? When you figure that dress that fits or that marathon you finished or remember how light you feel , you won’t even feel like eating that extra junk or skipping that yoga session. The point is to keep it simple- half hour of physical activity daily and eat mindfully.", "What works for me is making sure I have all my gym clothes, towels, workout gloves, sweat/back support band, gym shoes and padlock for locker ready to grab and go. Getting on a set schedule/routine is key as well even if you are only commiting to two days a week at first is fine. I also try and go when the gym is not too packed in the morning or later at night like 9:30-11.\n\nAnother huge motivator for me is having interesting podcasts and or audio books to listen to with wireless headphones that go over my ear so any sounds of the gym are blocked out. This makes the time go by so much quicker for me and the routine of running/lifting isn’t as boring. \n\nTruthfully, once I get back into working out I always wonder how I wasn’t ever doing it cause exercise truly is SO CRUCIAL for my mental and physical well being. Plus some of my best ideas I get while working out and while it doesn’t happen all the time, I’ve felt like a million bucks after a good work out and nothing else gives me that feeling. It’s a natural high that reminds me why life is amazing. When in doubt just get up and go cause just getting to the gym is at least half the battle.\n\n “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” – John F. Kennedy \n\n“Movement is medicine…” - unknown", "Make small goals. Tell yourself you are okay with a 20 minute easy work out. Good chance you’ll do more. Don’t go cold turkey. Reward yourself if you’re improving over time. If you have a bad week forget. Just woke towards a good month.", "I’m self conscious and have social anxiety. When I’m fit and feel good about my image it helps. That’s the main driver.\n\nThen there’s all the other benefits that improve quality of life too.\n\nKey for me is building a sustainable routine and always striving to maintain it. The true motivator is when I see progress. The biggest challenge is in times of regression. Only way around it is to suck it up and keep fighting till I get back in the progression stage, then it’s easy again.", "I'm getting into psychology now and one thing that is really helped is understanding how to push things into your unconscious to make life easier. The more you do and practice something the easier it is for you to push it in your unconscious making it less stressful to think about. Life really is just mind over matter You ultimately have the free will and ability to do whatever you want to do It just takes that control over the mind to do the hard and physically demanding things. And as someone who has a minor mental disorder understanding how it works in the brain significantly makes going throughout life way easier. Sometimes it's hard when you don't know what's going on in your mind.", "1. Having the benefit of being fit before, after getting out of shape the difference was very disappointing. Getting out of breath just by going up a flight of stairs, not being able to run very fast or far. I just couldn't tolerate it. \n\n2. I like the way I look when I got way better. I feel more confident and am generally happier because of it. I feel stronger, faster, and healthier too.\n\n3. I have a goal to live a long time, literally to max out the human lifespan at around 120 or so if at all possible. I realize it may not happen even if I do take care of myself, buy I'm sure it definitely won't happen if I don't.", "i focus more on the thought: ‘i want to work out and eat healthy to he healthy. exercise is good for my body but also really good for my mental health. it doesnt matter if i see results really really fast or not, because i still did some exercise which is already good for me, so results is not the top priority.’ \n\ninstead of focussing on results too much and then getting disappointed when you dont see them (as fast as you want), which will be discouraging and leads to stopping all together.\n\nswitching this mindset has been really helpful to me.", "Started doing it to get girls. Still couldn’t get em. Started doing it more cause all I do is watch wwe. Ion know if this help or not.", "My eating disorder lol \n\nIt’s overrated, I think self acceptance needs to come first before beating ourselves into doing something that doesn’t feel right in the moment. Listen to your intuition; our cultural idea of “health” is extremely flawed.", "Looking in the mirror every morning telling myself I am a fat piece of shit and need to get into shape.", "Knowing the difference between motivation and discipline\n\nMotivation is like sugar. Its sweet and ots energy is spent fast. Its unhealthy to eat too much sugar.\n\nDiscipline is like starch. Less tasty, but is a more lasting energy source. Can eat more starch without problem.", "In an attempt to motivate me (M/30) to exercise, my friend ask me to send him a video of me doing something. For the time being I mostly send him 45 sec video of me doing 20 ish push ups, but from what i understood the point is to build consistency and then add to it. It's been some weeks now and it's starting to get in my routine even though I do forget some times.", "I keep an old work uniform in my closet from when I was 300 pounds. When I'm feeling blah about things I put it on and stand in the mirror holding the pants so they don't fall down and I laugh and laugh and laugh. Weight loss was a grind, but once I got into the habit it got easier. That little reminder of how far I've come makes short term negativity a non-issue.", "For me it’s reminding myself how great the feeling is post exercise, and simultaneously reminding myself how bad I feel if I don’t exercise. \n\nBy laying it out like this in my mind, I force myself to make a simple decision. Do I want to feel good or bad? The rational/logical part of my brain has a very hard time deciding to feel bad. \n\nIt might be a bit of trickery on the mind but it works for me. Also, I made a rule that if I ever think to myself ‘I don’t feel like working out’, I force myself to work out harder than normal. It works wonders!", "Among other things, I try to focus on how much I enjoy the activity. I fell in love with pull-ups back in high school. So, while I might neglect exercise from time to time, the activity itself is something that I enjoy." ]	[ 18, 14, 7, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "What's a safe affordable way to keep your family and pets warm if your power goes out for multiple days during the dead of winter? ", "What's a safe affordable way to keep your family and pets warm if your power goes out for multiple days during the dead of winter? ", "What's a safe affordable way to keep your family and pets warm if your power goes out for multiple days during the dead of winter? ", "What's a safe affordable way to keep your family and pets warm if your power goes out for multiple days during the dead of winter? ", "What's a safe affordable way to keep your family and pets warm if your power goes out for multiple days during the dead of winter? " ]	[ "If you have them or want to invest, a good sleeping bag will keep you toasty warm even in cold weather! They make bags that are meant to keep you warm in negative temps. We didn't turn the heat on until yesterday and it was 52 in the house. I've been sleeping in my sleeping bag (a Recon 4 (-10\\*C) - wouldn't be my recommendation but it works) and it's been great. Still need to bundle up when moving about because the rest of the house is cold, but getting a good night's sleep is super important and a sleeping bag will help with that. ", "I'm in Canada and winter here can be brutal. I mostly use electricity for heating but I do have a wood stove and every year I burn about 6to 8 cord of wood. \n\nTo answer your question, it depends of how cold it can get. Being fully winter clothed inside is not the best but it's the safest. We had a big storm 10 or 15 years ago and Peoples had to go couples days without heating and some rigged things to heat up their home and some got monoxide poisoning.\n\nMy point being if you are to have a backup heat solution, make sure you can safely operate it and know how to service and maintain it.", "make newspaper logs...lots of videos on how...then go to quickiemarts at the end of the day and get free newspapers...\n\n\nor get lots of water bladders and keep them filled with hot water...sleep hugging one and give each pet one in their bed\n\nor start walking south", "We are backpackers and have plenty of warm winter clothing, footwear, sleeping badges, etc. I’m not a cat person, but if my dog couldn’t stay warm then It wouldn’t be a dog for me. ", "Dress in multiple layers, get some woolen sweaters and socks in addition to some nice warm blankets. If you don't have a wood or kerosene heating, maybe try to build one of [these](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bAtoVH6IdcY) I haven't tried it myself, but the concept looks promising. " ]	[ 5, 3, 2, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to be a better test taker I'm am probably the world's worst test taker. The moment the test is in front of me, my mind goes completely blank and I second guess every answer. I can't remember simple things when I'm taking a test. It is so bad that during one test (not in school, but for my alcohol server certification which was necessary to work as a server in a restaurant) I missed two on the test in spite of the fact that ALL OF THE ANSWERS were written on the white board at the front of the class. \n\nIn my current university classes, I'm having to rely on my homework, papers/written assignments, and class participation to keep my grade above passing. \n\nWhat advice is out there to become better at taking tests and quizzes?", "How to be a better test taker I'm am probably the world's worst test taker. The moment the test is in front of me, my mind goes completely blank and I second guess every answer. I can't remember simple things when I'm taking a test. It is so bad that during one test (not in school, but for my alcohol server certification which was necessary to work as a server in a restaurant) I missed two on the test in spite of the fact that ALL OF THE ANSWERS were written on the white board at the front of the class. \n\nIn my current university classes, I'm having to rely on my homework, papers/written assignments, and class participation to keep my grade above passing. \n\nWhat advice is out there to become better at taking tests and quizzes?" ]	[ "Let me forewarn you, I am personally no test wiz, but I have definitely seen improvements with some conscious changes to how I study. \n\nPrepare in a space that will be like the test environment. If you KNOW that you will have to take the test in silence in florescent lighting, spend at least some of your prep time in that type of environment. I lucked out in undergrad, all of the classrooms in my Majors department were identical, so I could do my studying in the same room and seat as I would take the test. \n\nAnother tip, more about the way you study. While simple recall might let you pass a test, you ought to be able to explain thoroughly to someone ignorant on the subject. Have friends/family/stuffed animals to explain the key concepts for the test to. You will very quickly recognize where there are holes in your understanding. The real beauty of this is that if you freeze up and forget a specific fact on text day, there is a good chance you can reason your way back to that fact because you know the related topic so well. ", "Something I learnt is to listen in class, and revise from the textbook. \n\nIf you really listen to the teacher, you're more likely to understand the information than if you read it. You'll also pick up on phrases they like to use; they'll say it twice or three times when talking about a particular subject; i.e\nthey will say \"On the other hand,\" or \"This is summarised by...\". If you write that into an essay teachers will love it, and if you have external examiners, they'll most likely love it too, because you're using language at a high maturity. \n\nIn class, annotate notes but not your textbook. It'll help your understanding at the time, but writing in shorthand will probably confuse you two weeks later when you can't understand the scribble you've put down.\n\nNow for revising; many people I know spend hours colour coding or what not, that just doesn't work for me. I prefer to make my way through a brick of text, taking a break every 20 minutes or text book chapter (whichever comes first). No highlighting, no personal notes on this copy. Once I've learnt all the chapters I need to, I then go back and do it backwards. Learning the brick of text helps me not second guess myself - \"The textbook definition was __________, word for word, this must not be wrong.\" \n\nTry doing the test as fast as you can, trusting your instincts. If you have enough time, go back and check the answers to questions you definitely know the answers to, then the ones you are unsure of. 60% completed correctly with 40% bull shit will probably earn you more marks than 70% right and 30% empty. \n\nA final thought: if you have difficulties focusing, switch up what you're drinking. If you drink coffee, drink juice. If you drink juice, drink coffee. The thought of, \"Oh, I drank OJ today,\" will probably help your memory and not second guess yourself.\n\nHope this helps." ]	[ 4, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to cover broken windows so that my home doesn't get so cold. My house has a few broken windows. Unfortunately I can't afford to buy all new windows. is there something that I can do to make it less cold in my home? The heaters don't work when there is so much exposure to the outside. Its just really cold.", "How to cover broken windows so that my home doesn't get so cold. My house has a few broken windows. Unfortunately I can't afford to buy all new windows. is there something that I can do to make it less cold in my home? The heaters don't work when there is so much exposure to the outside. Its just really cold.", "How to cover broken windows so that my home doesn't get so cold. My house has a few broken windows. Unfortunately I can't afford to buy all new windows. is there something that I can do to make it less cold in my home? The heaters don't work when there is so much exposure to the outside. Its just really cold.", "How to cover broken windows so that my home doesn't get so cold. My house has a few broken windows. Unfortunately I can't afford to buy all new windows. is there something that I can do to make it less cold in my home? The heaters don't work when there is so much exposure to the outside. Its just really cold.", "How to cover broken windows so that my home doesn't get so cold. My house has a few broken windows. Unfortunately I can't afford to buy all new windows. is there something that I can do to make it less cold in my home? The heaters don't work when there is so much exposure to the outside. Its just really cold." ]	[ "Cracked windows? Caulk and plastic wrap, duct tape, card board and duct tape, or a blanket and duct tape will cover up the cracked area.\n\nMissing windows? Wood and nails.", "If you have access to some boards of the right size you could board it up. Then seal the seams with some insulating tape and cover it with a winter weather plastic kit, both from the hardware store. It is a little more secure than just plastic, and you can paint the wood the house color so its not too obvious.", "If it's a window you don't need to open/look out of - perspex or plastic from pictures is pretty cheap then cover the windows in bubble wrap. Instant, cheap double glazing", "I think you might be surprised how cheap new panes of glass can be, talk to the local hardware store or glass shop and see what's really involved. Crazy high heat bills are not cheaper than replacing some glass, and caulk is cheap. ", "Do you have access to tape and plastic of any kind. Tape the windows off completely even if you only have tape. Then cover them from the inside with blankets or towels, anything you can find.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n>My house has a few broken windows. Unfortunately I can't afford to buy all new windows. is there something that I can do to make it less cold in my home? The heaters don't work when there is so much exposure to the outside. Its just really cold.\n\n\n\n" ]	[ 3, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to stay organized for schoolwork I am asking this more along the lines of keeping track of all the papers, assignments and what not, and not 'what is due'. I am a left so I really hate using those 3 ring binders and am looking for something a little easier to keep track of stuff. ", "How to stay organized for schoolwork I am asking this more along the lines of keeping track of all the papers, assignments and what not, and not 'what is due'. I am a left so I really hate using those 3 ring binders and am looking for something a little easier to keep track of stuff. " ]	[ "Also lefty, also hated 3-ring binders, but they're manageable and useful. Agendas never worked - I always forget to look far enough ahead to keep up-to-date. I was never diligent enough to keep my computer calendar updated either.\n\nHere's what worked for me: Keep a stack of ~15 loose-leaf sheets in the pockets, take notes on your desk and put them in the binder when you fill the sheet. Don't forget to date it and use headers to keep track of what the topic was - messy notes are a nightmare to organize later. When it comes time to study, take those notes and read over them once, maybe twice. When it is time to get down and dirty to cram before a test, take those notes and transcribe them into a Word document. I preferred outlines, many people don't - find your thing. When you finish your 'study guide,' print a physical copy and read over it. Maybe highlight the things you know you'll see on a test. \n\nWhen I finished that part, I would print a smaller version (literally smaller, 6-7pt font and 2 pages per sheet). I'd keep this nearby for whenever I had a few minutes of downtime. Get to class early and have a minute to spare? Pull out the study guide and review. Time to poop? Time to learn. \n\nIn addition, keep a yellow-paper legal pad nearby at all times and keep an ongoing comprehensive to-do list. Test coming up? Write \"[] study for econ exam 9/19,\" etc., and don't tear off that page until every item is checked off. It's easier to add items on a single list rather than to add items to a specific day on a specific page of an agenda (in my mind).\n\nI forgot what I was going to say next. Maybe some of this was useful.", "Read about a method called getting Things Done and few variations. It's pretty useful to keep things organized - I use a simplified version (most people do). Here's an introductio to it http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/productivity-made-simple-where-to-start-with-gtd.html" ]	[ 2, 1 ]	safe
[ "Natural ways to wake myself up/ stay awake My job doesn’t have me do much throughout the day and I’ve been dozing off as a result. I don’t want to make this a habit. If anybody had any suggestions for being able to keep myself awake or wake myself up naturally, I’d really appreciate it.", "Natural ways to wake myself up/ stay awake My job doesn’t have me do much throughout the day and I’ve been dozing off as a result. I don’t want to make this a habit. If anybody had any suggestions for being able to keep myself awake or wake myself up naturally, I’d really appreciate it.", "Natural ways to wake myself up/ stay awake My job doesn’t have me do much throughout the day and I’ve been dozing off as a result. I don’t want to make this a habit. If anybody had any suggestions for being able to keep myself awake or wake myself up naturally, I’d really appreciate it.", "Natural ways to wake myself up/ stay awake My job doesn’t have me do much throughout the day and I’ve been dozing off as a result. I don’t want to make this a habit. If anybody had any suggestions for being able to keep myself awake or wake myself up naturally, I’d really appreciate it.", "Natural ways to wake myself up/ stay awake My job doesn’t have me do much throughout the day and I’ve been dozing off as a result. I don’t want to make this a habit. If anybody had any suggestions for being able to keep myself awake or wake myself up naturally, I’d really appreciate it.", "Natural ways to wake myself up/ stay awake My job doesn’t have me do much throughout the day and I’ve been dozing off as a result. I don’t want to make this a habit. If anybody had any suggestions for being able to keep myself awake or wake myself up naturally, I’d really appreciate it.", "Natural ways to wake myself up/ stay awake My job doesn’t have me do much throughout the day and I’ve been dozing off as a result. I don’t want to make this a habit. If anybody had any suggestions for being able to keep myself awake or wake myself up naturally, I’d really appreciate it.", "Natural ways to wake myself up/ stay awake My job doesn’t have me do much throughout the day and I’ve been dozing off as a result. I don’t want to make this a habit. If anybody had any suggestions for being able to keep myself awake or wake myself up naturally, I’d really appreciate it.", "Natural ways to wake myself up/ stay awake My job doesn’t have me do much throughout the day and I’ve been dozing off as a result. I don’t want to make this a habit. If anybody had any suggestions for being able to keep myself awake or wake myself up naturally, I’d really appreciate it." ]	[ "Every once in a while stand up from your desk, take a walk around a house, breathe, open a window do a few squats, take a sip of water and then return to your work. \n\n\nBut fresh air and blood circulation after few squats are most important ...\n\n", "Caffeine or mint will help, also any kind of exercise. Getting some sunlight, especially unfiltered into your eyes will help a lot - obviously don't stare into the sun though. Doing puzzle books will help keep your mind engaged and active too.", "I used to put a glass of water and some vitamin b pills on my nightstand before bed. Then when the alarm went off I would take the pills and down the water then go back to sleep. The pills eventually start waking up and it's hard to sleep right after drinking water so I'd just wake back up more refreshed", "I splash cold water on my face, drink ice cold water, take walks.\nStaying generally fit will give you more energy.\n\nNothing wrong with caffeine sometimes though", "Eat things, sunflower seeds or anything that takes a while to actually eat will keep you awake, maybe standing if you’re at a desk?", "Read a book if you’re allowed, or do crosswords. Start writing a story, and keep working on it in your head as you work", "If you can (or your body needs x amount of sleep) try to sleep earlier and have more breakfast so your body will have more energy to burn through work time.\n\nOr stretch/stand a bit every few hours. Also, if you have the time, you can learn new stuff (like a language or more stuff about your chosen hobby). Having something to focus on can make drowsiness go away.\n\nOr sip a bit of coffee throughout your work day.", "Exercise, stretching, drinking plenty of water, m", "A good night's sleep so that you don't need to sleep on the job and some activity to avoid boredom ( read a book , learn about something new, take up a challenge etc)" ]	[ 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How to handle a noisy/distracting person in a movie theater? Whether it is checking the phone, talking, yelling or kicking the back of the seat.", "How to handle a noisy/distracting person in a movie theater? Whether it is checking the phone, talking, yelling or kicking the back of the seat.", "How to handle a noisy/distracting person in a movie theater? Whether it is checking the phone, talking, yelling or kicking the back of the seat." ]	[ "Go get the any employee - they'll radio a manager. Tell them the theater number not the movie. Tell them who is the causing the disturbance, what they are doing, and where they are seated (be specific and don't point if they can see us). Don't be impatient if the manager doesn't talk to them right away. They'll often observe from a vantage and confront them mid-behavior.\n\nSource: Managed theaters for a number of years.", "Ask them nicely to be less disturbing to others and explain that theyre being distracting. If they don't listen (or you don't want to confront them), then go get one of the ushers or managers. You shouldn't have to put up with that - you paid good money for your ticket. They might not even realize that they're being annoying. ", "\"Shut your traps and stop kicking the seats! We're trying to watch the movie! And if I have to tell you again, we're gonna take it outside and I'm gonna show you what it's like! You understand me? Now, shut your mouths or I'll shut'em for ya, and if you think I'm kidding, just try me. Try me. Because I would love it!\"" ]	[ 15, 7, -5 ]	safe
[ "How do I avoid this awkward encounter when meeting people? It's when you're waiting for someone in the location of the meeting, then you see them when they're still pretty far away, approaching you. You make eye contact but you are not close enough to talk to them.", "How do I avoid this awkward encounter when meeting people? It's when you're waiting for someone in the location of the meeting, then you see them when they're still pretty far away, approaching you. You make eye contact but you are not close enough to talk to them.", "How do I avoid this awkward encounter when meeting people? It's when you're waiting for someone in the location of the meeting, then you see them when they're still pretty far away, approaching you. You make eye contact but you are not close enough to talk to them.", "How do I avoid this awkward encounter when meeting people? It's when you're waiting for someone in the location of the meeting, then you see them when they're still pretty far away, approaching you. You make eye contact but you are not close enough to talk to them.", "How do I avoid this awkward encounter when meeting people? It's when you're waiting for someone in the location of the meeting, then you see them when they're still pretty far away, approaching you. You make eye contact but you are not close enough to talk to them.", "How do I avoid this awkward encounter when meeting people? It's when you're waiting for someone in the location of the meeting, then you see them when they're still pretty far away, approaching you. You make eye contact but you are not close enough to talk to them.", "How do I avoid this awkward encounter when meeting people? It's when you're waiting for someone in the location of the meeting, then you see them when they're still pretty far away, approaching you. You make eye contact but you are not close enough to talk to them." ]	[ "Either walk towards them, followed by a jog, a few tears, imagine slow motion music and a cinematic build up or unlock your phone and pretend you didn't see them.", "I look at them and smile or wave to acknowledge I've seen them and then I look away while I pretend to do something little like put my phone away, adjust my bag strap, push my sleeves up. \n\nOne thing I genuinely do all the time is when I stand up I take a step away and look back to see if I've dropped anything or if anything has slipped out of my bag (I started doing this after leaving my sunglasses on a tram seat). ", "You have two options:\n\n1.) Wave aggressively the entire time they're walking towards you. \n\n2.) Hopefully see them quickly before they see you then act like you're looking in a different direction or staring at your phone. ", "Slowly start jogging the other way the closer they get, build it up into a full blown run until they're chasing you. Tell them you thought you were doing a relay race and apologise afterwards, it will relieve the tension. ", "text them something like \"I see you!\", then look straight to their direction and maintain eye contacts until they arrive at your spot.\n\nokay, maybe not the text, but it is perfectly normal to look towards their direction while they walk towards you.", "Put on a slight smile while looking in their direction. Maintain some semblance of that smile and either start moving towards them or let them approach you, shake their hand and broaden your smile. \n\nOr you smile, wave at them gently and go back to your phone or something and when they arrive close to you, do what you normally do.", "If they're close enough, you could throw them a baseball. That's always fun. \n\nIf they're not wearing a baseball glove, you could just take out your phone and pretend that you just received a call and look in a different direction." ]	[ 21, 9, 7, 6, 4, 2, 2 ]	safe
[ "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! ", "How to start a day without coffee. Soo, i'm usually dragging myself out of bed every morning, but I just don't want to drink coffee anymore. What's your #1 tip in starting a day without coffee? \n\nThank you! " ]	[ "A glass of water before bed and as soon as you wake up! Also, get out of bed as soon as you wake up and do something. ", "Most people who drink coffee daily do it to stave off their withdrawal symptoms. They aren't benefiting from the caffeine so much as feeding their addiction to make the bad feelings go away. \n\nTreat it like an addiction. Realize what you're feeling isn't just being tired without it, but your body craving something it doesn't need because you've conditioned it that way. ", "I go through periods of cutting out coffee then going back to drinking it. Mostly I quit when I find myself needing more and more just to keep at normal. Generally I taper off my consumption over a week. If you drink coffee often, there's a decent chance you'll get a headache at some point during the day after you've completely quit. I've found one ibuprofen takes care of that. But your body will fairly quickly adjust to not having/needing the stimulant.\n\nIf you find you still drag a bit after quitting, try doing something to get your heart rate up. Just a minute or two of jogging place, push ups, whatever, will give you a bit of a boost to get you through the morning.\n\nSwitch to decaf (if you can find a decent decaf that you like) to help offset the \"morning routine/habit\" issues that come along with quitting coffee. I personally like the taste of coffee and I miss it. Once I've had my first cup to wake me up, I could easily just drink decaf the rest of the morning but since we only have one coffee pot where I work, I end up finishing off the carafe of regular despite not really needing more caffeine. I usually end up back on coffee simply because I want something hot to drink in the morning and regular coffee's easily available.", "You didn't say without caffeine so maybe try hot tea. There are some really great teas and some with caffeine to help wean you off. Here's a [video](https://youtu.be/Ozguii9wJXM) on brewing the perfect cup.", "Usually a little bit of exercise will wake me right up. Do some push ups or sit ups and you'll wake up a lot more quickly. ", "I replaced my morning espresso with 2 shots of a fruit smoothie! gave me energy that woke me up. must be from real fruit and not concentrate ofc!", "Everything you get from coffee can be gotten from a cold shower. Seriously, it sounds awful, but it really works! I can't do a whole cold shower, so I'll usually finish my shower with a 20 second cold blast. It really works!\n\nhttp://www.menprovement.com/benefits-of-cold-showers/", "Usually I just stretch, then go to the bathroom to take a shower. What helps me when im super tired or didnt get enough sleep is i turn on the shower and just walk right in while its warming up.. The cold water hiiting my body wakes me up in an instant! ", "Try 'mate', pronounced like mah-teh. It's common in the southern part of South America. Clears your mind, keeps you awake, and is way less addictive than coffee. It's not for everyone, though. If you like your coffee strong and without sugar, you'll probably like it", "Just start doing something and be active, not sluggish while doing it. This will help wake your body and mind up. It could be cleaning, exercises, or just taking a shower and getting dressed. ", "It always helps me to have something to be excited about. Maybe only let yourself watch one episode of a show every morning instead of binging it.", "I've found that apple juice works pretty well. Also, if you trust what you read on the internet, I found: http://www.oddee.com/item_98510.aspx", "I tried replacing coffee with caffeine pills when I was whitening my teeth for my wedding. Started with one caffeine pill (200mg) in the morning. It made me not hungry though and I lost some weight doing this for a few weeks. When I went to the doctors they said my blood pressure was super high too. I switched to taking half a caffeine pill. Could've prevent tapered off caffeine addiction that way. I didn't miss coffee while taking caffeine pills. It's probably not the healthiest thing ever but it is one way to quit coffee.", "I meal prep a few lunches for the week, and do a few breakfasts as well. Egg muffin cups and fruit/yogurt parfaits that taste good motivate me to get up the morning after. A high protein but low carb breakfast will give you enough energy to get you going ", "I find that if you can rig a small room fire to happen around the time you want to be up, it works wonders on your alertness and awakeness.\n\nJoking. \n\nRealistically, I recommend immediately jumping into working out after you are out of bed. A small jog in the crisp morning air, or even a few sets of pushups. ", "Eat decently.\n\nGo to bed at an appropriate time\n\nWake up\n\nDon't drink coffee\n\nRinse and repeat until your funeral.\n\nSource: I've been doing it for 27 years. Coffee does nothing for me first thing in the morning, except make me jittery and anxious. \n\n", "Are you trying to stop having coffee in the morning or stop having coffee at all?\n\nIf it's just the morning you're worried about, try planning to make coffee when you get to work (or after lunch or some natural break in your day). I found that when my day STARTED with coffee (i.e. while I was still in a sleepy haze), I'd get jittery and crash harder... \n\nBut if I waited and made coffee at about 10:30 after I'd started working, it gave me a nice boost and I wouldn't crash afterward.\n\nIf you're trying to stop drinking coffee PERIOD, then you'll benefit from replacing it with something else stimulating. My suggestions are:\n\n* Exercise... Whether that means 20 pushups as soon as you roll out of bed or going for a 2 hour run.\n* Shower. I personally don't like to shower in the mornings, but I do if I need to wake up early and be alert.\n* Tea. Most types still have caffeine, but in lower quantities. Also you can steep the leaves a bunch of times.\n* Fresh juice/smoothies. I think the ritual of making it yourself is important.\n\nYou could try weaning off of coffee completely by first pushing it back into the day... But if you're like me, you won't feel like you have to quit once you stop relying on it to wake up :)", "A shower in the morning helps me wake up a lot better than coffee ever did. I quit coffee about 2 months ago.", "Omega-3 (dha and epa), uridine monophosphate, magnesium, alpha-gpc and bacopa monnieri will all, when taken daily, improve the quality of your sleep.\n\nALCAR is really cheap and will give you energy by improving mitochondrial function, among other stuff. Maca root has also been proven to be mildly stimulant but it also raises libido (although not by increasing testosterone of estrogen levels).\n\nA nicotine 2mg gum would also be useful.\n\nHead to /r/Nootropics for more info." ]	[ 18, 16, 7, 5, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 ]	safe
[ "how to tell genuine from fake honey ? (Honey Laundering) In reaction to : http://www.livescience.com/28039-honey-laundering.html. The article suggests to use physics lab devices. I am looking for a more common way to finding out.\n", "how to tell genuine from fake honey ? (Honey Laundering) In reaction to : http://www.livescience.com/28039-honey-laundering.html. The article suggests to use physics lab devices. I am looking for a more common way to finding out.\n", "how to tell genuine from fake honey ? (Honey Laundering) In reaction to : http://www.livescience.com/28039-honey-laundering.html. The article suggests to use physics lab devices. I am looking for a more common way to finding out.\n" ]	[ "Leave it outside in a pic-a-nic basket and see if it attracts any cartoon bears. If so, then it's real.", "Real, organic honey will me slightly cloudy and pasty. You should be able to easily spread it with a knife. The other stuff is going to be more transparent with a smooth, thick syrup like texture. ", "Easiest is go someplace small and local like a farmers market. You can also specifically look for unfiltered honey at these places as it's hard to launder unfiltered honey" ]	[ 15, 2, 2 ]	safe
[ "My best friend lost something that meant a lot to me after promising that they wouldn’t lose it. How do I grieve and express anger in a healthy way? ", "My best friend lost something that meant a lot to me after promising that they wouldn’t lose it. How do I grieve and express anger in a healthy way? ", "My best friend lost something that meant a lot to me after promising that they wouldn’t lose it. How do I grieve and express anger in a healthy way? ", "My best friend lost something that meant a lot to me after promising that they wouldn’t lose it. How do I grieve and express anger in a healthy way? ", "My best friend lost something that meant a lot to me after promising that they wouldn’t lose it. How do I grieve and express anger in a healthy way? ", "My best friend lost something that meant a lot to me after promising that they wouldn’t lose it. How do I grieve and express anger in a healthy way? ", "My best friend lost something that meant a lot to me after promising that they wouldn’t lose it. How do I grieve and express anger in a healthy way? ", "My best friend lost something that meant a lot to me after promising that they wouldn’t lose it. How do I grieve and express anger in a healthy way? ", "My best friend lost something that meant a lot to me after promising that they wouldn’t lose it. How do I grieve and express anger in a healthy way? ", "My best friend lost something that meant a lot to me after promising that they wouldn’t lose it. How do I grieve and express anger in a healthy way? ", "My best friend lost something that meant a lot to me after promising that they wouldn’t lose it. How do I grieve and express anger in a healthy way? ", "My best friend lost something that meant a lot to me after promising that they wouldn’t lose it. How do I grieve and express anger in a healthy way? " ]	[ "If it's something that can be replaced, politely ask her to replace it. If not, take this as an unfortunate lesson: don't lend things that are irreplaceable.", "Letting go of your anger is your gift to yourself; forgive her for you. A healthy boundary is to only let someone borrow something you wouldn't mind never seeing again. Best example is money- never loan money to a friend; give money if you can and want to, but never expect money to be returned.\n\nTell your friend you are feeling sad and hurt by loss. Then remember forgiveness is for yourself, so grant it freely.", "Stop lending her shit. And let her center herself in the situation by crying, but when that calms down, let her know that you'll expect her to replace it in some way", "Depends on what it is. My advice will be different depending on if this is your favorite pen or your dead mother’s femur.", "Honesty is going to be the best option here imo. You need to be honest with yourself about why you're so upset about it. I try to always remember that it's only \"stuff\" and while I may be incredibly attached and sentimental about an item, it is still only stuff. You will die one day and stuff doesn't matter nearly as much as the people in your life, like your friend, or their memories. So try to understand why you feel like you do and then ask yourself what your friend could possibly do or say to redeem herself. Go to her with answers to these questions and talk openly and honestly. Talks like this don't fall apart so quickly if you treat each other with dignity and respect, which I know is possibly very very difficult for you right now. Good luck.", "If it’s something that’s irreplaceable there isn’t much you can do. It sounds like she feels terrible already. There’s an old saying that “holding a grudge is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to get sick.” For your own well-being you should forgive her and move on.", "First and foremost, set firm and clear boundaries for your relationship going forward. Write it all down and have her agree to it if need be. Stuff like, \"I will only loan something to you if I can afford to lose it.\" and \"No means no.\" She has every right to ask, but if you say no, that needs to be the end of the conversation. If something is precious to you, do not loan it out under any circumstance. Needs your rent money for car repairs? No! Getting married and wants to borrow your dead mom's necklace? No! If it means something to you, if you can't afford to lose it, say NO. She needs to understand that your possessions are YOUR property, not hers. You both need to agree to only share what you want to share, and never to guilt trip or manipulate the other to loan or give something to the other one. Don't use the previous losses as a reason not to loan something to her, but in the future make sure she's prepared to accept a firm and final \"NO.\" I've read countless tales on reddit about people who either don't set clear boundaries or people who have a friend or family member that refuses to respect those boundaries. If the latter is also a problem for you here on out, well, you may want to reconsider your friendship, or your boundaries, or both. \n\n\nSecond, realize that everything, every object, relationship, job, home, no matter how precious, is temporary, though not without worth. Value the things you have (and the people you love, the place you live, etc) while you have them! This can mean so many things. If it's jewellery, photos, treasured mementos, then keep them in a nice box, and take them out to look at and enjoy now and then. If it's a home or a vehicle, keep it clean and tidy and in good repair. But once something is lost, or it's broken or no longer brings your joy, thank the object for its service and the joy it gave you, even if only in your heart, and let it go (Yes, I'm paraphrasing Mari Kondo). Accept that it will likely never return to you or you to it. In this case, you can even write down your feelings about that object, what it meant to you, how you feel now that it's gone. Let it all out on paper. Maybe let your friend read it, or keep it to yourself. In this specific case, know that its loss is no one's fault but your own so please don't blame your friend. You chose to loan it to her, knowing there was a chance she could lose it. Accept her apology and move forward. I don't think it will be worth it to burn your ties with her over this. However, as I said, if she refuses to respect your boundaries from here on out, then you might need to say goodbye to her too. Remember, everything is temporary. \n\n\nThird, and final, work together with your friend to try and recover the item. If you can't find it, maybe try and replace it with something of equal value. If it's something you both share and value and look after together, it might even bring you closer. This is optional, but take it under consideration. Nothing is truly lost until you stop looking for it. \n\n\nI know my post is a long mess. I hope you can glean some kind of wisdom out of it. \n\n\nP.S. I started thinking of everything as temporary to get over the loss of a beloved mug and some mementos of my Dad. It's helped, but I still get sad when stuff I care about is broken or lost, especially when it's someone else that does the breaking/losing. It just really sucks when this kind of thing happens. I know exactly how you feel, I truly do, and I hope you feel even just a little better soon.", "Don’t lend things you can’t lose, forgive those who are important to you. Not all forgiveness is immediate and it’s ok to be hurt. If she is the friend you need she will understand and it will never happen again, but it already did.", "When you’re in a good place to forgive her, let her know your thoughts. Then ask her (because of the two items borrowed and never returned) to please not to ask to borrow things from you again. She should not expect you to be so gracious again, and that takes the guilt from you for saying no to the request. Good luck and I’m sorry for your loss.", "Twice?! Really? And you let her borrow something a second time? Stop letting people borrow valuable things.", "Personally I have a three chance rule. Like others said in the comment section it all depends on what the item is. First chance involves on how cool we are, for example you borrow my favorite shirt and lose I'll be a bit triggered but before the sunsets ill forgive you. 2nd time you borrow my charger and you lose it and your apologizing about it, I'll start loosing trust from you. Third time you borrow another precious item from me and you lose it??? as a friend i will always advice you to get your own item or ask someone else. Simply. Hopefully this helps you to start setting standards or rules.", "If it was an accident as you say, there is nothing you should do or say to her that could make things bad between the both of you. Your friend is already aware.\n\nWhat you can do is, in the future, use these two instances as reminders that mistakes happen and sometimes you just have to accept that. If you are hesitant to lend something to her in the future, you can tell her your reasonings in a non-agressive way.\n\nAlso always a good idea to imagine yourself losing your friend's precious things by accident and imagining how you would like to be treated." ]	[ 46, 16, 15, 15, 12, 8, 7, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "How do you get over the light-headedness/unfocused feeling you get near the end of a work day? Some days I get really tired (mentally), and as my job requires me to constantly interact with coworkers, I feel that I am slipping up.\n\nAt the end of the day, I really cannot understand what they are telling me as I am completely out of focus. How do you get over that feeling/ How do you deal with it? ", "How do you get over the light-headedness/unfocused feeling you get near the end of a work day? Some days I get really tired (mentally), and as my job requires me to constantly interact with coworkers, I feel that I am slipping up.\n\nAt the end of the day, I really cannot understand what they are telling me as I am completely out of focus. How do you get over that feeling/ How do you deal with it? " ]	[ "nuts are great for blood sugar drops, try relax your mind somehow, dark chocolate is a great one and try do exercise at your desk (seems odd but does work)", "i do an 8-4 office job, and around 1:50 i feel my brain/attention span/professionalism start drastically draining. I always take a quick walk (outside if possible!) to get the blood flowing and clear my head. Before heading back to my desk, I grab a hot cup of tea (I usually have 1 special caffeinated flavor I try to only drink at this time) and that usually does the trick." ]	[ 2, 1 ]	safe
[ "What to do when you know the date you're getting fired? First time working a temp job, was hoping to get a permanent slot. Sadly, this was not the case. What should I do to best position myself to survive the next few weeks? If it's relevant, I'm in California and I'm hoping I'm eligible for unemployment.", "What to do when you know the date you're getting fired? First time working a temp job, was hoping to get a permanent slot. Sadly, this was not the case. What should I do to best position myself to survive the next few weeks? If it's relevant, I'm in California and I'm hoping I'm eligible for unemployment.", "What to do when you know the date you're getting fired? First time working a temp job, was hoping to get a permanent slot. Sadly, this was not the case. What should I do to best position myself to survive the next few weeks? If it's relevant, I'm in California and I'm hoping I'm eligible for unemployment.", "What to do when you know the date you're getting fired? First time working a temp job, was hoping to get a permanent slot. Sadly, this was not the case. What should I do to best position myself to survive the next few weeks? If it's relevant, I'm in California and I'm hoping I'm eligible for unemployment." ]	[ "Start looking for a new job and look into any benefits you can get from getting fired. DO NOT resign, you will lose all the benefits then.", "Try this website .. it has some great info.\nhttp://www.wikihow.com/Get-California-Unemployment-Benefits\n", "See if you can get some people to be contacts and references for future jobs. Always good to have a couple in case you lose track of someone. ", "If it was a seasonal job for the holidays you might want to check anything you signed when you got the job. Most places that hire seasonally force an agreement that unemployment can't be collected once the season is over. " ]	[ 4, 3, 1, 1 ]	safe
[ "Getting back in touch with a former coworker/boss I had a job two summers back, and I'd like to get in touch with my boss again. I was young and much less aware of the utility of something as simple as maintaining contact with a former employer. However, now I'd like to rekindle this relationship. \n\nWhat are the best ways to do this? I'm trying to word an email to him now, but I am not having great luck figuring out what to say without coming across as only interested in the benefits that contact with him can provide for me.\n\nThank you!", "Getting back in touch with a former coworker/boss I had a job two summers back, and I'd like to get in touch with my boss again. I was young and much less aware of the utility of something as simple as maintaining contact with a former employer. However, now I'd like to rekindle this relationship. \n\nWhat are the best ways to do this? I'm trying to word an email to him now, but I am not having great luck figuring out what to say without coming across as only interested in the benefits that contact with him can provide for me.\n\nThank you!", "Getting back in touch with a former coworker/boss I had a job two summers back, and I'd like to get in touch with my boss again. I was young and much less aware of the utility of something as simple as maintaining contact with a former employer. However, now I'd like to rekindle this relationship. \n\nWhat are the best ways to do this? I'm trying to word an email to him now, but I am not having great luck figuring out what to say without coming across as only interested in the benefits that contact with him can provide for me.\n\nThank you!", "Getting back in touch with a former coworker/boss I had a job two summers back, and I'd like to get in touch with my boss again. I was young and much less aware of the utility of something as simple as maintaining contact with a former employer. However, now I'd like to rekindle this relationship. \n\nWhat are the best ways to do this? I'm trying to word an email to him now, but I am not having great luck figuring out what to say without coming across as only interested in the benefits that contact with him can provide for me.\n\nThank you!" ]	[ "I did a similar thing sometime back. I had a manager whom I had a great relationship with. I sent him an invite on linkedin. (makes it easier to networking). then I emailed him to ask if I could call him. He was positive and friendly. I called him and opened with greatings and small talk, then I told him I was looking for new opportunities.", "What do you do about references when your previous workplace undergoes lots of staffing changes? \n\nto clarify:\nI worked somewhere for 10 years. Now in a new job I've held for 2 years. Starting to look for work elsewhere and don't want to let current employer know until I secure the new job. At the 10-year job my direct supervisor is now dead, the GM is new and now not sure what to do about referencing a massive section of my employment history....", "LinkedIn is made for this stuff. It's like an addressbook that updates itself, specifacally for business contacts.", "I would ask a question relative to your old job, that maybe only he would know. Something like- \"hey [boss] it's Scion from a couple years back. I was doing X and kept thinking about how we used to do X. What was the name of that program we used to use?\n\nOr maybe something personal, like \"my friend found a good deal on a Toyota Tercel and IIRC you drove one, are they reliable?\" etc\n\nJust find some reason that you would contact him instead of google, keep it limited to small talk \"how ya beens\" and stuff for a little bit. After you build it up for a bit, close with a \"been great catching up, I miss those days\" type of thing, then let the conversation die out.\n\nGive it a week or so, then pop back in with a \"hey, after talking to you last week, I couldn't help but realize I miss that line of work. I did some searching, and it looks like there's an opening over at [branch]. Would you happen to know anyone over there, maybe someone I could chat with?\"" ]	[ 2, 1, 1, 1 ]	safe

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