TheComfortCorner | v.6

[gerard way]

im coming out as trans to my mom tomorrow.. god im nervous, i wrote a note but i just cant help but feel it isnt good.. i dont know what to do..

so update on that? i chickened out. i couldn't find myself to do it.

[breadstick]

im slightly scared. my mother has recorded a program called "transgender kids: who knows best?" on the tv and apparently it aired last night. im trans and im not out to her and i hadn't planned to until after my exams but im scared that she knows. this morning and last night she never brought it up so i wonder if it was just something she was interested in or whether she wants me to watch it and tell her myself.

im just really nervous because i don't know how she's going to take it if i do come out or if she starts to get on my case. i have recently started seriously thinking about coming out to her but stopped myself because of my exams and if it didn't go well it would only cause me more stress. and of course im over thinking it and thinking of many different ways in which it could all go so so wrong but the likelihood is that it'll be okay -- i know it, i just need to catch her on a good day. i just hope she hasn't found out already.

sorry i just needed to get that off my chest. have a great day everyone & if you need anyone to talk to shoot me a PM, ill be happy to help. <3

[*Infinity*]

My computer mouse just broke for absolutely no reason. I always turn it off when I step away from my laptop because I don't want to waste the batteries, so when I got up to get a drink a few minutes ago I turned it off like I usually do. I got my drink, came back and sat down but when I tried to turn it on it wouldn't come back on. I tried replacing the batteries, I tried taking the chip out of my laptop and plugging it back in, even tried plugging it into a different slot, nothing worked. Now I'm stuck using the mouse pad on my laptop, which I hate using, until next month when I can get a new mouse. I'm just so frustrated right now because this type of stuff happens to me all the time. Headphones, keyboards, mice, laptops, cell phones, tv's even! I swear, everything electronic that I touch always ends up breaking! I'm honestly beginning to think that I'm cursed ;-;

You are not cursed.

You just have a higher electrical charge in your body than most people. This kind of thing happens.

My dad's wife could wear watches for the same reason. She would go through one every month or so. We'd take the watch to a jeweler, and he wouldn't be able to fix it, either. I didn't like hugging her because it was physically painful. It felt like I was being zapped (though no one believed me, ever).

One of my mentors, Genie, worked at a casino, and she almost got fired because when she would walk in front of the machines they would pay out and start going off, even if no one was sitting in front of them.

I have the opposite, though. I can get electronics that other people are having issues with to work. Its weird. Sometimes all I have to do is wave my hand over the screen or the keyboard. I call it a Jedi trick, though I've been called a witch before, too.

Anyways, this is going to happen. You can try discharging some of your electricity from time to time (just Google it) or drinking alkaline water, or you can buy computer mice in bulk from Amazon or Best Buy or somewhere.

I am sorry this keeps happening to you, I can understand how frustrating this is for you. But on the bright side, it'll make for a really cool back story someday soon!

You are awesome! Learn to harness and channel that awesomeness and you will be a rock star!!

[.zombie]

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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep a promise? For example, i promised myself that i will get straight As next quarter, but how do i make sure that happens?

[Restful Dead]

The first and only time I've ever become physically sick due to stress/anxiety happened about a year ago when I was dealing with some stuff with some friends, while in school I was failing a class and it was finals week. After all this drama had blown over, my symptoms went away about a week later so by the time I was able to go to the doctor, he couldn't find anything wrong with me. Now once again I'm feeling weird stomach pain that hasn't gone away since last night and upon looking up my symptoms I couldn't find anything that matched what I'm experiencing so I'm really hoping that that's all it is this time, though I'm worried because unlike last time, there isn't any real reason for me to be feeling stressed right now. Not anything major at least.

[*Infinity*]

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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep a promise? For example, i promised myself that i will get straight As next quarter, but how do i make sure that happens?

The best thing I can think of is to set up some kind of a reward for each A you get. What is your passion? Use that to drive yourself, set up a goal board (cheap poster board at the craft store or Walmart) and put pictures, write statements, and work on visualizing your goals. Post it somewhere you will see it everyday, and encourage family and friends to add to it.

When you get an A, post it by your goal board, so you can see your successes!

You have the goal, and you have it in you to achieve it, but you're going to have to do the work to get there. Good luckwork!!

[chaney]

my weight is scaring me

i'm 5'5 and a few weeks ago, i weighed 122 pounds. i wasn't happy at that weight, but i wasn't alarmed. now i weigh 131 pounds. i look heavier and feel terrible. i've been stress eating lately and i don't know how to stop. i mindlessly eat and eat for hours, not realizing the consequences. i want to actually lose weight for once and succeed. i want to set an attainable goal but i have no idea how to accomplish losing weight.

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@éffleurer: Your weight is absolutely fine. People are different and there really is nothing wrong with that weight; in fact, I'd call it a healthy weight if I'm remembering what the BMI is for that. Because you are dissatisfied, though, try to get something that will pressure you to look consciously at what you're eating, like some kind of calorie counting app -- the wrong mindset makes these dangerous to use, but try to use it in a way that makes you aware of what you eat up to the right calorie mark. Next to that, begin exercising. Nothing extreme or huge right away-- that will hurt your body-- but start small and try exercises that make you break a sweat a few times a week, or start going on regular walks and gradually increase distance. I can point you to some phone apps to help you with this. The key is to stay motivated and take it in small steps so you're not discouraged.
Also, remember, you're beautiful no matter what you look like! Believe in yourself and push away negative thoughts; they'll only drag you down.[/list][/size]

[.zombie]

could someone who went through school stress/problems or is considered a "good student" pm me please? i feel like crap
right now, i need advice ;-;

[leverage]

So I get really nervous when there are people 'in my space' like in my house or dorm room. We have painters doing the entire first floor from now until I go back to campus and it's stressing me out so much ;; I know it shouldn't, but I can't help it. I hate hearing them and being constantly reminded that they're there. [/size]