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Currently sick with a bad flu. What can I do to alleviate my suffering while this hellish virus makes a home in my body?

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I've known about my boyfriend's mother tormenting him throughout his childhood, they have a pretty bad relationship and they often get in verbal and physical fights. (boyfriend lives with parents cuz that's our culture here)
Recently, he revealed to me that the reason why he hates his mom is because she sexually abused him when he was 8, and he didn't tell anyone about it when it happened.
He kicked his mother out of the house but I've a feeling she's gonna come back and I feel really angry about this whole situation.
My bf has a baby brother who used to sleep in the same bed as the mother (she's also an alcoholic and would drag him to bed everynight)
>Bottom line is, I think that my bf has failed to protect his brother. I feel like he should have at least taken a stance to protect his brother from that evil woman. I'm scared he will fail to protect our kids when we get married.
Also, I've never had experience dealing with this sort of situation, what should be done? How do I explain to them that this woman should be ostracized forever?

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Ive been a virgin my whole life plus i am also living all by myself far from anyone I know (primarily my family because I have few to no friends). I don't know why I am asking this given the fact that I have been living like this for the past 10 years. Maybe it's because I still do not know how to cope with loneliness. It's fine most of the time , but sometimes I get really unstable like Ive been hit by a bolt of feels....

(I am not a social outcast that refuse to talk or cooperate with anyone , It's just that outside of work I literally have no one to spend time with except with my blue eyes white cat)

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I just went to the supermarket and there was a mother in front of me with her spawn, I was waiting for my turn to pay and the spawn makes a gesture to put his shit on the counter, thus skipping queue ahead of me, but has a moment of afterthought when he turns and sees me. We make eye contact and after a second I'm like sure, go ahead. Kid keeps chewing his bubblegum in silence while his mother doesn't even give me a look, let alone say "thanks", and start chatting with the cashier like I don't even exist. Of course I wasn't expecting any thanks 'cause I knew they were subhuman scum but why was I such a faggot and let them skip over me? They weren't even *trying* to skip, I actively told them to because I caught on that hint and acted upon reflex.

And here we get to my issue. How do I stop being like this?

I have NO problem whatsoever being assertive with people I know. I'm a bit soft with SOs but when it matters I have no trouble at all saying no. If I'm given time to think about something, this issue completely vanishes. But with strangers, especially when it's an *act* instead of a verbal exchange, it's like I'm forced to act proper and give my seat, or let them skip queue, and so on. Most of the time this pleases me because I like being kind with others, but there are times where I get walked on, or I service shitty people who don't deserve it (like the example above). Is there a way to train myself to act kindly as a choice so I can stop myself from doing it in those 1% of cases?

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How s I be tough? I live in a small poverty town that literally operates like prison. Everyone is trying to fight and you don't have friendsbrvrj they hate you and try to bully you just to look good

I don't want to fight. I just want friends and to laugh and hang out and have a gf I'm sick to death of these autistic country boys just trying to look tough.

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How useful is a Political Science degree?

I'm considering getting a PoliSci degree that would allow me to get into Law School, but I'm wondering how useful the degree would be if I decided not to pursue law after finishing the degree. I'm sure it would be more useful than something like Philosophy or Criminology in terms of real world application and Law School potential, but all in all I'm not sure.

Thoughts?

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Its 1am here and I'm.sleepy, righting this before sleeping hoping I'll wake.up to some good.advice on how to find loyal friends. Like those who will get out.of their way.to help.like I do. (Ignore photo just uploaded random.one.from.phone)

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I'm a filmmaker. Somewhat successful. Have been travelling the world for a bit working on low budget movies, and having sex with exotic prostitutes.
Now I'm back at home and am out of money. Haven't finished my latest movie yet. Have some people who want to help me finish it for free. But I'm worried that it will suck.
Plus I'm also a diagnosed schizophrenic. Haven't told anyone about my sickness. Am considering finding a normal job but I'm already 32 so not looking forward to entry level positions.
My parents have been paying for my food ever since I came back from the Ukraine (last place I was at fucking prostitutes) and I feel like a loser.
Still have to and will finish my latest movie but yeah, I feel like shit.
I would welcome some good advice. Maybe considering job opportunities. I have a masters degree in political science...

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So I I was a preschool teacher for three years. I thought it's what I wanted to do forever until I reached a point where I couldn't anymore for mAny reasons (one being and injury)

I change my college major from early childhood to a general degree.

I'm only rlly good and anything artsy and doing hair and nails and makeup but the thing I wanna make money and all of those things only make money of u rEallllly hustle and are really good or have an edge and I don't think I could make it enough to satisfy me.
Idk wtf to do with my life and it's getting rlly close to a day where I need to make a decision

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i've grown a bit of chin hair and facial hair is prohibited at my workplace, how do i cut it off

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I know this is kind of a weird question to ask at the end of summer but I'm asking anyways:

What kind of material should I wear in a place that tends to be sunny, hot and humid?

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This has been a terrible year for me. I got laid off from two jobs, and have been trying to put in application after application. No replies, no interviews, no nothing. Unemployment ran out while I searched.

I'd started teaching at my art school, and things were feeling really good. But my school is having financial problems. I didn't get paid properly until a month after the classes wrapped. In the time between, I went into overdraft.

I was in a position, however to start teaching a full semester tomorrow.

I just got a call that the class isn't gonna run. Too few students signed.

I already suffer from depression. Between this, and a bunch of personal issues, have been insanely stressed out, and am starting to feel suicidal. I don't know what else to do.

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Anyone else ever had a situation like this?
Where you KNOW you should be in deep shit, but SOMEHOW you managed to fly under the radar. The consequences should have been instant but there were none. So now Im left here wondering if I'll just get fucked later or if Im actually in the blue.

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i recently moved to vegas with family, and am unemployed right now. i was an armed security guard in ohio before this. its very hard to get a job out here, so im trying a temp place tomorrow. my plan is to make enough to take the guard certifications and then apply to security out here. ill be here 3-6 months before i head into boot camp for the marines. does this sound like a good plan until then, or is there a better one? i have bills as well.

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dream interp thread? Shot in the dark

I occasionally have dreams of floods. Not the vision of water crashing down and taking homes like they show on the news, no. It's just I'm in familiar places, but there's water everywhere. and it's beautiful.
I'm not trying to be edgy as in I revel in normies being washed away by an act of God. It is literally beautiful. There's water everywhere, there are sea turtles swimming around me, I can breathe underwater and am swimming, catching the current, and not a single threat of a predator swimming up to get me. In this one, I am exploring a cove with old friends. It looks like it used to be a hiking trail but now with water there are only a few spots above sea level. We were having the best time. I don't remember the last time I relaxed like that with friends.

What does it mean? All the dream dictionary websites just say it has to do with overwhelming pressure in real life, but I think they are talking about dreams with ominous floods, not paradise floods.