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Comment on 'Control AI', a non-profit that ostensibly works to protect humanity from the risks of AI, is actually sponsoring influencers to divert public attention away from them in ~tech
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (February 2026) in ~health.mental
PossiblyBipedal Link ParentThank you! It does help knowing that someone understands.Thank you! It does help knowing that someone understands.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (February 2026) in ~health.mental
PossiblyBipedal LinkI live with a parent. It's just the two of us. I can't afford to move out, but the parent used to be abusive but they're a lot more mellow now. We don't bother each other unless we have to. Except...I live with a parent. It's just the two of us. I can't afford to move out, but the parent used to be abusive but they're a lot more mellow now. We don't bother each other unless we have to.
Except lately I've had to help with their medical situation (it's over now) and it triggered me so badly I constantly felt like vomiting.
Its over now, but I'm constantly on edge and feeling unsafe even though I'm totally safe. More and more things can trigger me now. The sound of their existence beyond my room can put me on edge even when it didn't before.
My body doesn't know that it's safe and an adult.
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Comment on D&D campaign recomendation for solo/two people in ~games.tabletop
PossiblyBipedal Link ParentYes! I did look at Ruinecairn. I'm also planning to run for 2 people in another session if all goes well with the first one, so I'm still on the lookout. I tend to prefer sci-fi. But that's me...Yes! I did look at Ruinecairn. I'm also planning to run for 2 people in another session if all goes well with the first one, so I'm still on the lookout.
I tend to prefer sci-fi. But that's me specifically. My players are okay with sci fi, but they're more into fantasy, but the less vanilla sort? I don't know how to explain. Not so much adventurers in an inn.
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Comment on D&D campaign recomendation for solo/two people in ~games.tabletop
PossiblyBipedal Link ParentI'm not the op but I've been looking for something to DM that isn't D&D! I only have either one or two players and it's my first time DMing.I'm not the op but I've been looking for something to DM that isn't D&D! I only have either one or two players and it's my first time DMing.
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Comment on How do you want to define 2026 for yourself? in ~talk
PossiblyBipedal LinkPiecing my life back together! I was unwell and unable to have a full time job for the last two years. Next year will make it three. But I've recovered enough and seem to be making some progress...Piecing my life back together! I was unwell and unable to have a full time job for the last two years. Next year will make it three.
But I've recovered enough and seem to be making some progress career wise. I hope.
I just want to stay stable and keep going and finally earn some stable income again.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2025) in ~health.mental
PossiblyBipedal Link ParentYeah. It was relatively recent. It went on for about a month? I went to see a different psychiatrist because I couldn't take it anymore and my regular much cheaper psychiatrist was unavailable...Yeah. It was relatively recent. It went on for about a month?
I went to see a different psychiatrist because I couldn't take it anymore and my regular much cheaper psychiatrist was unavailable till February.
They said they think it's a mood issue and prescribed Abilify and I've been mostly good since then. I don't gamble every morning anymore.
Sorry I didn't reply earlier. I wasn't doing great for quite a long time.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2025) in ~health.mental
PossiblyBipedal Link ParentHey! Sorry I didn't reply earlier, I was having too terrible a time. But I'm a lot better now. I was going to say that I do have the tendency to do that and am more observant and try hard to not...Hey! Sorry I didn't reply earlier, I was having too terrible a time. But I'm a lot better now.
I was going to say that I do have the tendency to do that and am more observant and try hard to not let that happen. But it does.
But I went to see a different psychiatrist and they said they think I have a mood issue and prescribed Abilify. And Since then, I've been way more stable and functional. I no longer have to gamble every morning!
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Comment on Advice request: potentially adopting a cat in ~life.pets
PossiblyBipedal (edited )Link ParentI agree with this advice the most. I also wanted to give another vote for possibly adopting two cats if they're bonded. My brother had mild allergies to cats and we had two at some point and it...I agree with this advice the most. I also wanted to give another vote for possibly adopting two cats if they're bonded.
My brother had mild allergies to cats and we had two at some point and it worked out. Like you've planned, keep them out of the bedroom. But yes, I understand that allergies come in various degrees.
Everyone else has given all the good advice so I'll just mention some mundane thing.
You probably might need to take into account that surfaces in your home might need to be cleaned more often than before. Cats get everywhere. So they can track dust from some hidden area on another surface that's usually untouched. I only say this because of the allergies.
Also, toys wise, cats can get bored playing with the same toy over and over again. So once you figure out what type of toy they like, you'd need a variety.
However, if money is an issue, what I do is that I cycle through the toys. Once they get bored of a toy, I stow it away and let them play with a new one. Then they get bored with that, I bring out the old one and they find new enjoyment in that.
Well, I cycle between a few, so it takes a while before it cycles to an old one again. It seems to work for my cat. But as we all know, all cats are different.
I've also found more fun/satisfaction in making my own toy for the cat. I don't mean making a fancy thing. Sometimes I crumple some paper and throw that around and it's a decent toy. Once they get bored of that, I attach a string to it and it's a new toy. The fun is in figuring out what the cat responds to. I do this often enough that my cat will patiently watch me meddle with a toy before throwing or waving it around. It's very cute.
I also have a routine where I do an activity with my cat for 15 minutes and then feed her wet food after. It helps with the whole I've hunted and now I eat.
I do that twice a day. She also gets two 15 minute walks a day (leashed).
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Comment on What are the simple things in your life that you are thankful for? in ~life
PossiblyBipedal LinkMy cat! My cat has been the mvp for the past few years I was unwell. She keeps me going. She wakes me up every morning. She's also an incredibly nice and patient cat who likes to play and cuddle....My cat! My cat has been the mvp for the past few years I was unwell. She keeps me going. She wakes me up every morning. She's also an incredibly nice and patient cat who likes to play and cuddle. She's so low maintenance, she's a great recovery cat.
I'm also appreciative that I have a roof over my head without having to pay rent. Although that means having to live with my parent (we're not close).
I'm also appreciative that I have nice supportive friends. As a kid, I was so weird that I didn't have any. So I know kid me would be amazed by me having so many nice friends. Because I could very easily have been a person without one.
I'm also most appreciative that I have all my body parts intact.
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Comment on The death of punctuation in ~humanities.languages
PossiblyBipedal (edited )LinkI used to message with punctuation all the time. It became a problem at work apparently because people under me, in their 20s, thought I was serious and cold until they met me in person. They then...I used to message with punctuation all the time. It became a problem at work apparently because people under me, in their 20s, thought I was serious and cold until they met me in person.
They then eventually told me it was scary to see punctuation because they worry they fucked up or something. Having punctuation is so polite that it feels similar to when your parent calls you by your full name. You know they're really mad.
I then thought it was just a Gen Z thing. Then one of my friends called me out on it mid conversation and asked why I was being so formal. As if something was wrong. I said that's how I always type, and they said "No. Millenials usually type without punctuation."
Then I got quite self conscious about it and trained myself to not use punctuation in my messages. At work or casually with friends. I still kept punctuation with clients and bosses.
But I kind of got tired of it one day. And went back to just typing however I felt like.
But my training didn't go away. So my messages now are a hybrid. You get punctuation most of the time, but sometimes it disappears.
My friends in my group chat sometimes make fun of me using punctuation though. But I don't care for it. I embrace it.
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Comment on What are your favorite simple pleasures? in ~talk
PossiblyBipedal LinkWhen my cat comes and cuddle with me in bed. I like feeling her fur and her weight against me. It's like a tiny weighted blanket. I also like feeling her breathe? As the chest/body goes up and...When my cat comes and cuddle with me in bed. I like feeling her fur and her weight against me. It's like a tiny weighted blanket. I also like feeling her breathe? As the chest/body goes up and down while she's breathing.
I basically focus on all that while we cuddle and it helps keep bad thoughts away.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2025) in ~health.mental
PossiblyBipedal LinkTerrible! Every morning is a gamble. I can be completely functional and productive one day, and be completely useless the next day. I can't control it. One day I had a mildly traumatic dream, and...Terrible! Every morning is a gamble. I can be completely functional and productive one day, and be completely useless the next day. I can't control it.
One day I had a mildly traumatic dream, and I was stuck frightened the entire day and couldn't do anything.
I've been productive and stable enough the past three days. But last night, I went to have dinner with a friend. Then l a sense of Foreboding when I locked my front door.
And it kept getting worse as I walked on, by the time I got to my friend, I asked to find a quiet corner to rest in for a few while and I just ended up sobbing for a while. And I didn't even know why.
Every day I hope tomorrow is a good day. It is always a gamble.
I have deadlines to meet and I've asked for a one week extension. But even then it's a struggle.
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Comment on Microsoft warns that Windows 10 reaches end of support today in ~tech
PossiblyBipedal LinkI'm not the most technically inclined. Could I just use windows 10 without the support? I currently do not have the finances to buy a new set up.I'm not the most technically inclined. Could I just use windows 10 without the support? I currently do not have the finances to buy a new set up.
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Comment on Queer temperature check: how is everyone doing right now? in ~lgbt
PossiblyBipedal LinkI wasn't doing well the past two weeks. But now I'm mostly alright. I've been identifying as bi for many years. But lately I've been considering maybe possibly being asexual. Not sure how I feel...I wasn't doing well the past two weeks. But now I'm mostly alright.
I've been identifying as bi for many years. But lately I've been considering maybe possibly being asexual.
Not sure how I feel about that.
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Comment on Farscape available on YouTube in ~tv
PossiblyBipedal LinkOmg. Thank you! I've been wanting to watch Farscape but had no access to it. I've only ever seen the first few episodes. I just finished listening to all of Mission to Zyxx. It's an improv...Omg. Thank you! I've been wanting to watch Farscape but had no access to it. I've only ever seen the first few episodes.
I just finished listening to all of Mission to Zyxx. It's an improv podcast. And it made me want to look for Farscape again even though the podcast was more of a Star trek/ Star wars comedy thing.
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Comment on Bluesky melts down over Jesse Singal in ~tech
PossiblyBipedal Link ParentYeah. I don't see not interested in Bluesky either. I thought I was missing a feature. Maybe I am.Yeah. I don't see not interested in Bluesky either. I thought I was missing a feature. Maybe I am.
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Comment on Bluesky melts down over Jesse Singal in ~tech
PossiblyBipedal Link ParentIt absolutely depends on the people you follow. I have two bluesky accounts for different things. And on one account all I have are art people. So I just get a lot of art and creative stuff....It absolutely depends on the people you follow.
I have two bluesky accounts for different things. And on one account all I have are art people. So I just get a lot of art and creative stuff. Whenever someone gets too political, I unfollow them. Because I just wanted a feed about art. It's working pretty well so far.
My other account is a little harder to curate. I just wanted science related things or sci fi related things. And a lot of the accounts get very political in the middle of their posts about science or sci fi art.
I guess that's the nature of sci fi or science.
I'm in the middle of curating this account because it's relatively new. I've been unfollowing a LOT of people.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2025) in ~health.mental
PossiblyBipedal Link ParentHey! Thank you for the reply. It does feel better knowing someone else has a similar problem. I've been doing IFS in therapy. So when I meditated, I tried to observe the feeling in my body and...Hey! Thank you for the reply. It does feel better knowing someone else has a similar problem.
I've been doing IFS in therapy. So when I meditated, I tried to observe the feeling in my body and figure out what I might get from it. But it just kept running to different parts of my body. So I don't know what the fear is yet! But I'm trying to listen.
You hang in there too! Thank you for being kind to me and I hope you're as kind to yourself.
Have you ever managed to get past it to get into a relationship?
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2025) in ~health.mental
PossiblyBipedal LinkI was pretty good and pretty stable for the past few months to the point of boredom and seeking to do fun things. I met a person recently and went on a date. I have issues with romantic...I was pretty good and pretty stable for the past few months to the point of boredom and seeking to do fun things.
I met a person recently and went on a date.
I have issues with romantic relationships because I can't get far enough before my brain and body reacts badly. So I've never been in a proper relationship.
I'm a lot better now, but I constantly have this feeling of fear deep in my chest and it's getting worse as the the days go on. I don't know how to handle it.
I've got headaches now. I tried meditating for an hour and it helped a little bit.
I don't know what to do.
As a YouTube replacement, Nebula seems pretty decent.
But to get people to replace Google? Damn. How do you even begin?