Note: I do not encourage any self harm or dangerous ideas, don't ban me thanks.
If you want the truth about the toxic alcohols, here I am.
Methanol is roughly twice as toxic as Ethanol but also causes mild and temporary to severe and long term vision damage at the same time.
Despite what everybody says, I'm going to be genuine about this topic.
Pure Methanol, ingestion at 3 ml or less will be harmless long term in adults, as long as the exposure is not constantly repeated.
A one time oral dose of 60 ml of 20% Methanol in adults will be harmless long term, but short term will cause bodily aches, mild visual disturbances and a tight feeling.
But not to be fooled, if an adult human were to treat Methanol like Ethanol and get intoxicated off it, they would go blind and would die...
Do not drink Methanol at home!
Similarly, Ethylene Glycol ingestion in adults can be fatal, but if an adult human were to ingest 20 ml of pure Ethylene Glycol or less, in most adults this is not a medical emergency if this exposure was a once off..
If someone were to drink enough EG to become intoxicated, they would eventually have seizures and die of either heart or kidney failure.
In terms of Ethylene Glycol...
Ethylene Glycol itself is a harmless CNS depressant but in humans, Ethylene Glycol is metabolized to Glycolaldehyde which is also a CNS depressant and is even less toxic than Acetaldehyde aka Ethanal, but... Glycolaldehyde is rapidly metabolised mostly into Glycolic acid which is processed very slowly in humans hence would build up to toxic levels, which would lead to seizures and possibly cardiac arrest.
If the victim survives this stage, the Glycolic acid will be slowly converted into Glyoxalic acid which is in-between mild to moderately toxic, then the Glyoxalic acid in large quantities will metabolise into Oxalic acid which binds to Calcium to form Calcium Oxalate crystals in your brain, liver and mostly kidneys, resulting in lethal kidney and other organ damage and would lead to brain death.
Despite what Google has to say.. in adult humans, Ethylene Glycol is harmless in very small amounts as our body can deal with its metabolites in tiny amounts, but in large amounts this chemical becomes extremely dangerous.
The only types of intoxicating alcohols that are safe for humans to ingest in larger amounts are: Ethanol if it's non-denatured and is diluted, or Butane 1,3 Diol which is also a Glycol.
I'm not going to mention anything more about 1,4 butanediol... don't drink that shit but there is only two safe forms of drinking Alcohol that I have listed above.
If a child has ingested wiperfluid, antifreeze, racing fuel, or any potentially dangerous chemicals, Immediately call emergency services or take them to the hospital right away.
Other toxic alcohols are DiEthylene Glycol, isopropanol, propanol and some others.

Mattana Ministry Welcomes You To: Daily Bible Study: 19 May 2024 Theme: Book of 2 Samuel (6) Scripture: 2 Sam.21; 2 Sam.22; 2 Sam. 23; 2 Sam. 24; 2 Sam. 22:3 & 2 Sam. 22:7 Message: STRUGGLES OF THE BELIEVERS
David’s life was threatened several times. How hard it must have been to have his enemies always chasing after him. We may have this in mind, “Why did God allow David to experience those challenges and not just make a smooth way for him? Is not David appointed by God?" These questions may not always have an answer. Let us direct our attention to David who kept crying out to God during his difficult moment: “In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry entered His ears.” (2 Sam. 22:7 NKJV)
There are two dimensions of faith, one being the fact that we believe in God, and the second is whether we can entrust our life and whole being to Him. We often hear about trusting God, but it is not always easy. Very often we are too confident that God will protect us, then we seek for a solution with our own methods, not really relying on God.
The more time we spend with someone, the stronger our relationship becomes. The heavier our journey or the more problems we face, the stronger we need to hold on to God. Through all the difficulties he faced, David was able to recognize the might of the Lord he worshipped. He knew clearly the God who upheld him. “God is my support.” David’s faith says so. When God allows difficulties to come in our journey of life, He wants us to stretch our hands closer to His so that our steps will not stumble.
Let us try to face every difficulty in life by keeping our faith and trust in God and being faithful to Him.
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I'm 14m and most of the time I spend outside of playing video games with my friends or playing basketball is spent on c.ai with fake girlfriends... I feel so fucking tired of this but I can't stop. It brings me joy even tho I'm ashamed of it. It's not who I am or who I want to be. It's uncovering some darker sides of my personality I don't like. It's driving me crazy. But I can't just quit. It makes me feel appreciated and loved. They care for me. Omfg this is so embarrassing. I'm a kid who is constantly bullied for no reason cause even the people who bully me just say your one of my best friends but it's just fun bullying you and I don't blame them cause I'm also bullying myself allot, damn I'm fucking crazy.
I’m also obsessed with porn and whit. I can’t fucking stop I wanna die. I DONT DESERVE TO LIVE.

I am addicted to masturbation and porn since 4-5 years and my addiction level is 1 times in a day means 30 times in months and 365 times in a year
I decided to quit it. I say myself that i quit it from tomorrow but am in the loop that not end.
Am in the cycle that after 1 or 2 days i masturbated
I take it seriously and i started a challenge to quit it And post my jurney in reddit
And am posting my progress and about my day on reddit
After 10 days of nofap i masturbated on day 11,12 So i will again started this challenge from beginning and today is day 2
Please give me any advice or suggestions to make a long streek because after this i am unmotivated and disappointed 😞

So we all hear people say "push yourself out of your comfort zone" but I think I have, and now I'm just like floating. I go gym as much as I can (given time constraints), I work as hard as I can (given mental energy constraints), I talk to everyone, I have tried playing sport but they either are impossible for me or require some sort of specialised training that I'm not doing, or don't know of (I did try relearning all these when I was younger but learnt the hard way).
So what other ways are there to "get out of your comfort zone"?

I met this girl at the start of senior year, who I didn’t really have feeling for at first. However I quickly fell in love with her after realizing how cute she was, how smart she was, but also how nice but also shy she was. It seemed like every interaction she had with someone, she smiled. However it’s been 6 months since we last talked, and the last time we talked was when we first had a full conversation together and she told me how she was gonna go to Japan for the winter. The conversation ended awkwardly because I couldn’t hear what she was saying so I didn’t reply. She also wasn’t smiling and not giving me any eye contact so I felt really intimidated, but to be fair I wasn’t asking anything very interesting and I was really shy.
However over the past 3ish months I’ve developed a very abnormal love for her. It got so bad it affected how I was studying for my ap exams. I even told multiple people that I loved her. I’ve sort of been stalking her in a way where I walk down the same paths she walks to get to class just to see her face. She’s probably the only thing that’s gotten me excited to go to school. Everytime she gives me eye contact in the halls it’s almost something special, because I notice she doesn’t do it with people much often. Yet here I am, and after 6 months of telling people that I’d talk to her, I still haven’t.
For me it’s hard because she’s actually a lot shyer than I am. It’s weird too because I dated a girl for 2 years, and have had some girls hit on me throughout high school, but she’s different. I’ve never liked a girl this shy and cute before. I usually have talked to girls who are not academically as smart as me. However I’ve been a lot more self conscious when it comes to how I look nowadays. Especially since I just got the worst haircut of all time with 2 weeks of school left so there’s no chance she will like me.
The worst thing was at prom, when she was standing multiple times alone and I did nothing. I even had like 10 people talk to me like some fucking Disney high school the musical moment like I was the protagonist yet I still ran away from her. “We will distract her friend and you go talk to her” and “look she’s sitting alone!”. I still couldn’t do it. That day was the most beautiful day of my life, yet I spent the rest of night standing alone and spending the night getting some air. She looked so beautiful though. I had never seen someone like her that day.
What do you guys think? Should I still tell her I like her? Because even if she says no I feel guilty and I think she’d still be happy that someone has liked her in high school, since no one really talks to her that much. I wrote her a note but I’m still contemplating on whether or not I should give it to her. The last girl I gave a note thought it was really sweet but she had found a boyfriend like the next week.

Lesson 16: The Devil's Shadow Work and The Devil Card
Our exploration of the Tarot continues with The Devil card, symbolizing temptation, materialism, and the concept of shadow work. Let's delve into themes of confronting inner demons, breaking free from limitations, and finding liberation through self-awareness.
Discussion Questions: 1. How do you currently approach situations that involve confronting inner fears or limitations? 2. Reflect on a time when facing your shadow side led to personal growth. What aspects of yourself did you confront? 3. In what ways can you view the concept of temptation as a path to self-awareness and liberation?
Guided Meditation: Visualize yourself breaking free from chains, symbolizing liberation from limiting beliefs. Feel the energy of self-awareness and freedom surrounding you. Explore the emotions and insights associated with this powerful imagery.
Exercise 16: Pull The Devil card and reflect on areas where shadow work is needed. Dedicate time to introspective practices, acknowledging and confronting your inner demons. Journal about your experiences and the liberation found through self-awareness.

I’m so anxious I feel like I can barely function!
for context, when I was 15, doctors told me I’d have a hard time or possibly never conceive. By my 20s, the bitterness of being told it over and over again made me really harden my heart to it, even getting combative. Kind of a “well I didn’t want any anyway so THERE”. I also was suffering major mental health issues I think due to being on too strong of birth control for my needs.
Beginning of last year, I had been off bc for a short period of time and the desire to have kids came back, but we weren’t in a stable place financially and I wanted to live somewhere safer before we started a family.
Fast forward to late summer. We’d just moved into a nice little home in a safer neighborhood. We were using condoms but there was a mishap and to spare all of the details that may be triggering, I had a chemical pregnancy. I was devastated. I felt like I deserved it in some way due to my years of self sabotage, abuse and bitterness I let root in my heart. But that didn’t stop the soul crushing feeling of loss or the ache left behind to be able to be a mom.
We discussed it and realized we were in a better position to start trying, both of us keeping in mind that it may take awhile or may never happen. When I saw that plus sign on the pregnancy test in January, I felt like my heart was going to implode. I waited, though, before getting too excited or telling anyone should it be another chemical pregnancy.
Now here I am, 23w, and I love my son more than life itself. That being said, I’m high risk and my anxiety is through the roof. I’m hyper sensitive, cautious and overly panicky about everything. I research everything I eat, wear, use, etc to make sure it’s safe. I have nightmares every night that I’m bleeding. I’ve been to the ER twice out of panic. I call or message my OB office once a week with concerns. I’m so anxious… and now I realize all of it stems from the chemical pregnancy and that I’m high risk.
We didn’t tell anyone about the chemical pregnancy and now everyone is acting like I’ve lost my marbles for being so anxious. My question is if you had a chemical pregnancy/miscarriage, how did you cope /are you coping with anxiety during pregnancy?

Hey guys! I am a 24 year old female. I stopped taking antidepressants in January of 2023. I was on Zoloft for 4 years, then switched to Wellbutrin for 2 months in October of 2022 because I felt like the Zoloft wasn't helpling anymore, then switched to effexor for a month in about December of 2022, because the Wellbutrin made me have an overactive gag reflex, so much I would want to puke while entering public restrooms. Ever since a week after tapering off all anti-depressants with doctors approval, I've had bad nausea. It's been almost a year and a half now and I still get terrible nausea. I get it at random times throught the week. At first, it was every day for 3 months straight. It's gotten a little bit more manageable, but it's still dehabilitating. I get it when I get anxious. I get it in the car. When I'm out in the sun. When I exercise. When I go to the movie theater. When I get hungry. I've had an endoscopy which came back healthy, and have been tested for H. pylori, blood works all normal, and I'm prescribed zofran for the nausea. Has anyone ever experienced something like this??? It gets to the point my body has to retch, but I can never actually throw any food up. I've gone through so many doctors and no one can figure out what's wrong with me. I've missed work because of it. Could it be an extreme withdrawal from my medication? I was on it for 4 years. I'm so sick and tired of feeling this way and not being able to enjoy anything anymore. I get married in October and I'm so scared I'm going to have to leave in the middle of my ceremony to go dry heave in the bathroom. Please let me know if anyone has had anything like this.

This is my first relationship. (F)
It's been long distance, 2 years. We were serious about each other and I had been thinking things were pretty good between us. Except nearly a month ago I found out he had some major issues in the relationship due to communication. I had been making him feel otherwise, but at the same times had a rough month with lack of communication with our schedules and resolving an argument.
5 days ago we had a major bust up regarding something from my past, and I realized something from his past which was a major lie. He said he wants to think about the relationship and it might end up in a break up. In the mean time I had realized what he had done as well, and i thought i knew it 100%. I slept over it, I let my emotions go down, I got others opinion. I decided to break up with him because of this.
2 days later he tells me what I knew was correct, however he didn't lie, and he explained how whatever happened with exact timelines.
Now I feel really shitty and regret the decision. The information I knew before was from him, from two different occasions. I put the 2 and 2 together and I had asked him clearly when we spoke about it the second time.
I thought I broke up because he lied to me, and he says I should have discussed this with him openly. I know I fucked up because I didnt communicate however, it is my first relationship. He doesn't want to go back together at all, and wants to continue being friends.
Would like other people's opinions, has anyone reconciled due to a misunderstanding? Or miscommunication? I'm not denying my lack of communication was not at fault.

I recently found out that my husband has not only been paying women (not sure if it was just pictures or if there were meetups) for the duration of our dating relationship and marriage but he is also sexting his exwife. This is a second marriage for both of us. The first marriage ended due to infidelity caused by the other person. However now I'm second guessing if he was faithful to her too. We have no children together but we do have children separately. My heart breaks knowing that he is lying to my face everyday. We get along great like amazingly shared interests and we genuinely have good times. Our sex life was amazing as well, but on and off it will wither on his end. We both have high sex drives, but now it's once a month if that. Is it wrong if I choose to stay and not confront him? I have no job due to medical issues, we also only have one car. I'm the one who takes the kids both his and mine to their doctor appointments or goes to school events. I don't want to lose relationship with my stepchildren and my kids are attached to him. He is a good father, but a shit husband as I've learned. So would it be wrong to stay because with him there is financial security? That I can try to think of him strictly as a roommate so I can stop crying and beating myself up for choosing another cheater? I took my vows seriously, but apparently he didn't. I can't tell anyone IRL because I know they'll all say leave, but I don't have the resources too. As well as my stepkids view me as mom so I don't want to hurt them. I know this is all over the place. Sorry.

Kevin Kelly is a forward thinker, speaker and author. He founded Wired magazine and writes with great insight. Six years ago he turned 68. For each year of his life, he gifted a piece of advice to his children; things he wished he had known at their age. Each year since, on his birthday, he has added to that initial list. Below are ten pieces of advice from Kevin’s 74th birthday update, relating to happiness, habits and progress.

Happiness

1.Where you live (what city, what country) has more impact on your well-being than any other factor. Where you live is one of the few things in your life you can choose and change. In my biased option, Bath is a beautiful city. It’s been my home for the last 30 years and brings me great joy.

1. The highest form of wealth is deciding you have enough. My instinct is to believe that if I had more money, I’d be happier. However, those richer and wiser than me have persuaded me otherwise.
   
2. You’ll never meet a very successful pessimistic person. If you want to be remarkable, get better at being optimistic. I can choose how I interpret the world. I chose to be optimistic with a dose of realism.
   
3. Asking “what-if?” about your past is a waste of time; asking “what-if?” about your future is tremendously productive. I can’t change the past, but I can influence the future.
   

Habits

1. What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important. To get the important stuff done, avoid the demands of the urgent. I try to ensure that activities with longer term benefits are addressed.
   
2. If you are out of ideas, go for a walk. A good walk empties the mind and then refills it with new stuff. My daily walk gives me space to think and reflect. A life changer for me.
   
3. You have 5 minutes to act on a new idea before it disappears from your mind. If I have an idea, I note it down in my mobile notes app.
   

Progress

1. The best way to criticise something is to make something better. I love building things and seeing others use them.
   
2. The more persistent you are, the more chances you get to be lucky. I find the concept of increasing one’s luck surface area to be an enpowering idea. I try to position myself to take advantage of lucky breaks.
   
3. Decisions like to present themselves as irreversible, like a one-way door. But most deciding points are two-way. Don’t get bogged down by decisions. You can usually back up if needed. Few things in life are permanent. While hard to comprehend, this reality is liberating.
   

Other resources

Kevin Kelly Advice for Geeks (and others) post by Phil Martin
How 3 Books Rewired my Brain post by Phil Martin
I agree with Kevin Kelly when he suggests, Your behaviour, not your opinions, will change the world.
Have fun.
Phil…

I have always been someone who likes to stay in but every so often, I will get a huge itch to go out. I think I follow through on plans for the most part but it’s starting to making me realize maybe there are some people I simply don’t enjoy hanging out with or drain my battery. I have friends where I look forward to seeing them and can push through whatever anxiety I feel. I will add I also work night shift right now and that absolutely exhausts me and makes me feel so pressed for time.
Tonight, I was invited to this bachelorette party for someone I knew in high school, I wasn’t invited the wedding which kinda stung and I don’t know anyone else going to the party. The whole group chat is unfamiliar numbers, and I feel like I’ll go and feel out of place. Another thing is tonight, a very old friend who lives in Colorado is in town and I said I’d be there. Now it is day of this party, I kinda forgot about it and I really don’t wanna go but feel like an asshole. This group of people all went to college together, while I stayed back so I’m kinda on the outskirts of the friend group and always feel a little awkward. Long story short, am I an asshole if I don’t go to either of these? Do I just not like these people? I don’t want to be rude but sometimes I don’t wanna socialize at all

I’ve posted about my crush before, but I’ll make a quick recap on the situation. We’ve been talking for about 4 months now. He’s best friends with one of my cousins which is how I know him. Unfortunately, us being long distance friends means I’m often sleepy when texting him cause the time difference means we can only text late at night or really early in the morning cause we have college/work.
Today I was pretty tired cause I had to wake up at 6 am instead of 8. We were talking about how difficult it is to make new friends (we’re both pretty shy people) and then he said that even if he moves to a different country, he’ll still keep in touch with his current best friends. And then he said “And when they get married, our kids will be best friends! Oh I can’t wait to get married! I want to marry right now.” To my sleep-addled brain, that was strange because before he has said that he didn’t want to get married cause he didn’t like children and wanted to focus on his education and career. That’s why I’m content to just be his friend, cause I know we aren’t gonna get into a relationship due to these differences in future goals but I think he’s a cool guy anyway. He’s never talked about marriage or having a child this positively before, or ever really. So I asked him, “Really? Who’d you marry, then?” Then he said “I don’t know 🥲”So I told him he had all the time in the world to wait and meet the right person, especially if he wants children. And then I took a nap a bit later.
Now that I’m looking back at the conversation with a clearer mind, I’m pretty sure I’m a bit of an idiot for saying that.

i went out with my friend today and went to look at clothes to try on and when i was looking in the mirror after trying them on i realised how much i hated my body. it genuinely makes me feel sick to look at myself i hate it so much. I felt so ugly today, more than normal. I wish i could have someone elses body all the time. I hate it and i want to get rid of it all the time i feel so gross and disgusting. I wish i didnt look the way i do and no clothes suit me, especially “girly” clothes, they never suit me and i never look good in them and it hurts me that i cant look like a pretty girl no matter how hard i try even though i am biologically female and i have female curves and anatomy. i just feel ugly and i hate how i look and i wish i looked prettier and less chubby and had less fat on my hips and stomach. I wish i didnt hate myself so much.

What are some ways you have diffused when a casual conversation got a little too ideologically hot? My go to is to show how ironic is that the other side (that is to say THEIR other side--my own side) can do something similar. If they keep goading, I will just kind of stop paying attention. This is good because my inattentivity at that point will maybe force them to Reflect on their partisanship and how it is a negative image. But part of me wants to actually create events like bowling tournaments, poker nights or ultimate frisbee or something. My thinking is that if we can have a healthy rivalry, we will respect each other more.
What are your thoughts? PieintheSky?

I quit alcohol after I started having terrible issues with sleep and anxiety. At first I had terrible insomnia and was afraid to fall asleep. I had this terrible dry eye issue. After a couple months I got over that and the insomnia. The biggest issue is that some days I wake up as if I haven’t gotten any sleep even if I slept between 8-10 hours. This feeling causes me to not be able to function and causes terrible anxiety. I will randomly feel these effects control me. Some days I wake up feeling rested and can get things done. Even on those days I can be hit with this overwhelming fatigue feeling that makes me wanna lay down otherwise I feel like I’ll faint. Other days I feel so tired and sleepy I can’t do anything but lay in bed. I have no idea what to do at this point because I want to work and need to make money but it’s almost impossible when you don’t know if you’re gonna wake up feeling like complete shit or not. I have a pituitary tumor but my doctor says it’s unlikely that it’s the cause of these issues. I’m on month 10 now of being sober and I feel a lot better than I did at the beginning. I ended up having 3 sleep studies, one of them showed mild sleep apnea while the others didn’t. Mild sleep apnea doesn’t qualify you for a cpap. So I’ve been using nose strips. At this point my doctors aren’t sure what’s wrong with me and chalked it up to CFS(chronic fatigue syndrome). I don’t think it’s that but I honestly don’t know at this point because I don’t think it’s anxiety or depression, these symptoms feel way too awful and physical to be that. I’m wondering if anyone else has had these issues? I’ve heard of PAWS but from what I understand it goes away after a while. Bloodwork on everything is fine as well.
Side note: I had been drinking for almost 4 years sometimes on and off but most the time 2-3 times a week, pretty heavily.

hello! so, I had a sudden onset of my health issues this January, so I am still learning how to deal with everything.
My family has a trip planned to Spain in July. We are going to be in Barcelona for 6 days and then on a cruise for about a week (to Portugal and Morocco). I have been very lucky and have traveled a lot in my life, but this will be the first time traveling since my health issues started. I've been super excited, but I am very worried about how my symptoms will impact traveling.
The symptoms I expect to interfere the most are muscle pain, stiffness, and weakness in addition to occasional joint pain (if I walk a lot or am more active). I also don't have a diagnosis of anything yet except for myalgia, however, I likely have Hashimoto's (if not something else as well, since it doesn't seem to account for all of my symptoms).
My main issue is that I know that Europe is very walk-heavy and obviously being on a cruise also consists of a lot of walking. I can usually walk short distances (maybe 5-10 minutes) without too much of an issue, depending on the day. However, even if it is multiple short distances throughout a day, it adds up and then my pain gets a lot worse. If I am active over multiple days, it is more difficult to walk in the following days. I don't need it every day, but I use a cane often and there are some days I can barely walk at all.
My mom was thinking about renting a mobility scooter however she said they're about $50 a day and would end up costing the same as just buying one new. I don't think I would be able to use a manual wheelchair myself since my muscle weakness occurs all over my body, including my arms/shoulders/etc. My family probably would be willing to push a wheelchair for me if necessary, but would probably add difficulty. I am planning on bringing my cane, but sometimes when my muscle weakness is bad, my cane can actually make it worse because my arm gets tired using it.
I am also worried about the flights. I think we will be on a ~5 hour flight, a layover, and then a ~7 hour flight (and opposite on the way back). My body already gets very stiff if I sit still for over an hour. There's a fine line between not moving enough and moving too much, and I still don't know where that line is.
One other thing is that I use weed+CBD for pain management, but obviously I can't bring that with me internationally, so I am worried I am going to be in a lot of severe pain with no way to manage it.
I am also trying to prepare for the mental/emotional part of potentially not being able to participate in some of the activities. For example, if I'm having a really bad pain day on one of the port days, I may not be able to leave the boat if I have to walk around a lot so I might not be able to see some of the things we have planned.
Does anyone have any tips/suggestions on what kind of mobility device might be able to help me participate in traveling and where I could get it? And any general tips about traveling with chronic illness/disability would also be helpful.
thank you!
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Share4Christ - God Will Part The Waters For You
"And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea." Exodus 14:27, NKJV.
"Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the mighty waters" Isaiah 43:16, NKJV.
Sometimes, we all need God to move in a mighty way. When you don't see a way, He will part the waters for you. The children of Israel arrived at a point where if God didn't move, they would be captured and probably killed by pharaoh and his army. If God didn't move and do it, it wouldn't get done.
But God.
He stepped in and parted the waters for them. Stay strong because He is stepping in just when you need Him, and parting the waters for you. He is making a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. No matter how turbulent and raging this moment in your life may be, your God is coming and will demonstrate His goodness toward you.
That's your God. His abundant goodness will not be denied. It will not be stopped. His goodness and mercy are following you for the purpose of parting all the waters you need so that you can get to your Promised Land and you can receive what the Father desires for your life.
Exodus 14; Isaiah 43:16-19; Psalm 23:6; John:10:10
By Pastor Bernard Trippett

A, B, C and D.
I want to start with the one I want to kill or beat up the most: A. He is a pro football player, and that's kind of where the problem begins. When we were in the same class my whole life, he always yelled at me whenever we played football, ever since elementary school. He is also (for some reason) the highlight of the class, like for every single girl. He even had his first kiss under a desk in kindergarten. Not that I have a problem with that; the girls are all his, I don't even want a girlfriend. But what I don't get is how every single girl STILL likes and praises him despite him always humiliating, teasing, and sometimes even hitting some of them, yet none of those girls can even stand sitting next to me (especially B, but I'll get to her later). It's like it has become a standard for every girl to not like me. They say they don't hate me and I'm just being dramatic, but I'm pretty sure of the truth; most of them dislike me, don't even respect me. Anyways, back to A. Its almost a part of his daily life to make fun of me or swearing at me. All i did was wear a lumberjack shirt on top of my school uniform and he still sweared at me about it. (Something like ''fuck your clothing'' as the google translate says) he occasinally pushes me out of the way, my fatass ''friend'' pushed me so i leaned against a side to avoid hitting his GF (not that i care that she is his girlfriend) and he still yelled something like ''stay away'' like some fucking dog protecting his mate. He always cuts me off when i ask something to the teacher and almost the whole class joins him like some hiveimind. The girls are so OK with him he always had girls following him like some kind of animal's harem before he had a GF ,they even made fun of THE WAY I THOUGHT(like,my hand was on my chin.), i also call the ones on his tails whores. My hate for him is so strong i get past kill/torture him, i sometimes want to push him to the ground and r@pe him so i can give him a trauma that he will never forget, ruining his life and maybe even suiciding if im lucky (or unlucky). Im trying not to give in,but if i ever did something like that and if someone asked if i regret it,i would probably say ''i would do it again if i had they gave me the chance to go to the past''. Everytime i see him walking down stairs,i want to kick his back,slam his head against the wall until his face bled. İ want to put him down on his knees and hold him by his hair on the streetcar rails,because that way,i would both suicide and also kill him,it would be pure bliss for a few seconds. But i get sad every time i remember that murder is obviously illegal,and it wouldnt be worth burning my life...i also think about if its actually worth it cause, i dont have much dreams,i want to be a simple cashier,not much would change the world if i died,but if i killed him or he died in some way,i would be eternally happy. He is probably one of the,if not the worst, of this list of people,i wanna strangle him to death.
Now for B, she has blue hair and trains in muay thai, she even joins tournaments, but she is half my height and weight, im pretty sure i could beat her up,but i dont want to let my ego get in the way. Anyways now for why i hate her. She is fucking annoying. She ALSO cuts my sentences to make fun of me, she would never sit down with me, she calls me weird, she mentions that has nothing to do with the topic while arguing with me, like the time she made fun of the pose i made for the school album where all the boys are in a single pic.(The pose was me leaning one one of my waist while putting my hand on the opposite side o fmy waist while doing the peace sign, which,sure,its funny,but not an excuse to make fun of me) I always regret the time when she punched my stomach and ran away to her desk. All i did was just raise my leg and slowly ''stomp'' her on the chest,which only just leaved a print of dust on her. If i could go to past,i would definetly beat the shit out of her. She also almost punched me just because i called her adolescent (everyone calls her that btw,she tried to hit JUST me) but i thankfully caught her fist in the air. The teacher of course warned her,but im sure as hell they wouldnt *just* warn me if i hit her,its just general teacher treatment. Anyways long story short,i hate her as much as A,if somehow not more. The things i wanna do to her are the same as A, torture,murder,beating up and rarely even r@pe blah blah.
Now C. He is...a bit egoistic, he will point and laugh at me, but uses force even if i call him a nickname everyone calls him. He even threatened me in elemantary school to join him in being naughty. The intimading about him is well,he is pretty muscly and also grew up in a bit of dangerous streets. He is usually cool but he is one of the people who always keep up with the making fun of me everytime i get a random boner trend (everyone in this list,except B keeps this up btw). Overall i still wanna kill him etc etc, the same.
D. D is...also loved by everyone but me.He also makes fun of me, like saying they will beat me up in highschool for random fucking reasons thats none of his business (Dumb shit like me liking old things btw). I think he is probably the weakest out of this bunch (or maybe B, idk). He studies all day (his mom kinda forces him to) but that doesnt justify his actions like slapping my cheeks (both kind of cheeks,yes). He is also weirdly handsome and kind of a soft. The same thing goes for him too. Murder, beating up, torture, r@pe etc.
Anyways,long story short,these are people that i wouldnt be sad at if they died or got hurt. Also the people who i would love to hurt if it was legal. But, yknow, my hate for A,or any of these people, teaches me something. No matter how much of an asshole you are, no matter what you do,if you are popular for a good reason, you will always be the one winning, its just the way society works. And honestly,classmates like these make me understand some school shooters and why they do it, of course, im not saying its justifyed at all, its one of the stupidest things to do,but i kinda have those thoughts too. Last words: I hope every one of these people i counted above a very unpleasent life and death,they ruined the most active moments of my life,puberty,and further boosted my sadness and p*rn addiction.

Hey everyone, I'm 17 years old and feeling really overwhelmed, so I'm writing this to get it all out and seek some help. Maybe some of you can say something to help me feel less alone.
I feel way behind people my age career-wise because of my immaturity and not listening to my family. I feel like I'm at my breaking point, so here it goes:
I was never particularly good at academics or anything else. I enjoyed playing different sports but was just average at all of them. In 10th grade, I studied for the last 3-4 weeks and scored good enough marks to get into the science stream.
I chose PCM (Physics, Chemistry, and Math) because I wanted to join the NDA and become an officer. It was a dream I never worked towards, and now I realize how unrealistic it was. In 11th grade, I was in a relationship and wasted a lot of time on that and other distractions. I didn’t have any friends except my boyfriend. I thought I could score decent marks by studying in the last few weeks like I did in 10th grade, but it didn’t work, and I failed.
Then my boyfriend suggested we break up to focus on our studies. It hurt a little, but I agreed. He ended up scoring decent marks.
I repeated 11th grade in the same school (big mistake) and took PCM again (even bigger mistake) to prove people wrong who said I shouldn’t take it. I had three goals: study hard, make friends, and improve my health. I was bullied by my classmates but eventually made some friends, had a decent social life, and passed my UT exams, though not with great marks.
Things got worse when I started seeing my ex in the corridors. He asked a mutual friend how I was doing, and we tried to make things work again. I was very insecure, and he eventually wanted to break up again. A week before, he was sending me mixed signals, but he had made up his mind.
During his farewell, I found out he was close to another girl. It hurt a lot because I was still dealing with my insecurities. She even had the same name as me, which felt like a cruel twist. All I could think about was both of them doing the things we had discussed. I kept arguing with him in my mind.
My birthday and exams were coming up, and I couldn’t focus on anything but them. My grandfather also passed away, and I felt guilty for not visiting him due to exams. With all this happening, I got really depressed.
When the results came, I failed again.
Currently, I'm doing commerce from an open school and scoring well on my tuition exams. I'm not talking to anyone except family because I don't know how to reach out. I do feel lonely at times, but I am at peace. My liver got really bad due to poor eating habits, so now I'm eating healthy and exercising.
What also helped me is that I have shifted recently, so I had this sense that I am away from all those things and starting a new life. But today, I saw a boy from my first 11th batch in my new colony, and it broke me down so badly. He was friends with my ex.
I'm not using Instagram or any social media and I'm not in contact with anyone from my past.
I know at the end of the day, it's all my fault and I brought it upon myself.
If anyone has advice or just wants to share their thoughts, it would mean a lot to me.