Posts by Jason Sanchez3

David Morales said:Everything in this life is flawed and temporary. There is far too much evil and not enough love. But God still exists...

I didn't really catch that.......☕

Jack Thomas15 said:The world is far too orderly to be subject to the whims of sorcerers, witches, demons, or ancient deities. As I see it, there is a single Creator, and I find it hard to believe He would allow such chaotic entities to roam free among us.
There is a profound sense of mystery woven into everything we encounter.

If you're already believing in a higher power or a good God, then you probably have to believe in the dark side 🙄 just to keep things balanced...

And honestly, I couldn't tell you what's actually "perfect" about this world...

Rebecca Scott3 said:Honestly, if you just belt out an era song to that thing, it’ll bolt. I guarantee it. You just have to sing it loud enough.
That whole schizophrenia thing is nonsense. I don't have schizophrenia, nor have I ever dealt with anything like that, but I’ve definitely seen and experienced things similar to what happened.
It isn't like ghosts of the dead or whatever—it's more like these jittery, skittish figures. Just sing to them and you'll see how fast they run off.

🤣🤣

When my cousin was diagnosed with schizophrenia, my parents actually wanted to take her to an exorcist because they're just so narrow-minded and stubborn. Honestly, you can't choose the family you're born into.🙄

I remember playing this card game with my sister once, and things got heated... I actually threw them against the wall and lost about two-thirds of the deck. We still joke about it today, but if I hadn't been there, I probably would've thought I was just imagining the whole mess...

It’s kind of like this one time I found needles lined up along the hallway; there was one every few inches right against the baseboard, and none of my family members had put them there... weird stuff happens sometimes.

And nobody even mentioned schizophrenia... hmm...
hallucinations

Maria Bennett9 said:I went through the exact same thing last year. Only difference was I had this low-grade fever hanging around for three months. My head was just spinning, like I couldn't even make a single decision without feeling dizzy. Symptoms were identical. Blood work came back perfect, blood pressure was fine too—though it’s probably lower normally, since I figured it would spike from being nervous at the doctor's office. I ended up seeing a pulmonologist, a cardiologist, a neurologist, a GI specialist, and finally a psychiatrist. Honestly, I picked this username during that stretch because I genuinely thought I was losing my mind. I had zero energy, just stayed in bed constantly, and actually gained about 20 pounds in those three months because I thought maybe eating more would give me some strength back. Eventually, after all that, the psychiatrist told me I was totally sane and sent me to an immunologist. Turns out I had antibodies for the mono virus. It might have been lingering from before, so maybe it wasn't acute mono, but it's likely what it was, which explains why I had to be so careful about what I ate.
During that whole mess, I was on Yasmin, so when the first doctor suggested the pills might be causing the dizziness, I stopped taking them. I also quit smoking around then.
So yeah, that was my experience. You should definitely go see a doctor, though. Good luck.
It's probably nothing, but better safe than sorry.
Maybe you're just going through a stressful patch.

Oh, man... you know, I started taking Loestrin about three weeks ago, and of course, they'll say it's the birth control, but I had these same symptoms even before I started them, and they lasted for weeks...

Thanks for sharing your story. I'll definitely keep you posted.🙂

I'm not positive, but I think I might have found the culprit...
Until recently, I was using one of those orthopedic pillows, but I switched to a regular one lately... I noticed my neck was hurting a bit and figured maybe it was my spine or nerves or something. So, I swapped the pillow back last night...
And hey, today feels totally fine. No dizziness, no nausea... nothing at all.

I really, really hope it was something that simple...div>

Laura Mendoza said:So, what do your blood test results look like? Are you dealing with something like anemia or something similar?

Everything seemed fine up until now...
I'm heading to the doctor on Tuesday, so we'll see what happens...

Not sure if anyone here can help me out with these symptoms...
I’m planning on heading to the doctor this Monday, but I figured I’d check in here first...
It first popped up a few months ago, lasted a couple of weeks, then vanished, but now it's back again...

For the last few days, I've been dealing with dizziness—just feeling really disoriented, plus some nausea, a mild headache, and my temperature keeps fluctuating slightly (nothing crazy, just up to 99.5°F)

Some days feel totally fine until everything hits me all at once for about two hours. Other times, it lasts all day, or maybe just five minutes, sometimes happening multiple times a day...

Does anyone recognize these symptoms?

I'm not pregnant, I drink about 2 liters of water a day, and I haven't been spending too much time out in the sun... also, I tend to have low blood pressure.

restlessdrifter9 said:Once you realize this, the pain fades and happiness follows.🙏 👍

Yeah, just let go......

hollowtinker82 said:That’s called empathy, not emotional intelligence. They aren't the same thing. Empathy is a trait for highly intuitive people who can pick up on others' feelings. (Personally, I think it's a beautiful quality; I don't get why anyone would want to get rid of it).
With high social intelligence, she could turn that empathetic ability into something really positive and use it to her own advantage.

I think you've got it backwards. Empathy is just being able to understand how someone else feels and putting yourself in their shoes... it isn't some big mystery and you can definitely practice it. It's pretty straightforward—like if a close friend loses a family member, you can figure out how they're feeling and adjust how you act to support them. That's empathy..

Kyle Nelson2 said:I'm asking because, for example, I can pretty much tell what kind of emotional state someone is in just by focusing on them... whether I know them or not...

For real🙂
are you always right?

Kyle Nelson2 said:So, has this ever actually hit you as a real gut feeling before?

Could you clarify what you mean by that?.....
It happens to me all the time in my daily life..
But mostly just with people I actually know well... I’ll look at someone—or sometimes I don't even have to look—and I can just feel how they're feeling right then. Like their mood, what they want, or what's bothering them in the moment....
If I'm kissing my boyfriend, I can feel exactly what he's feeling while we're kissing....
It's weird, but I can basically just step into another person's shoes and instantly pick up on everything they're going through...

Kyle Nelson2 said:so if you ask me, it doesn't even have anything to do with intelligence anymore...

well, I did say that🙂)
of course it isn't. but hey, if anyone actually wants to adopt that lovely little trait, just let me know.......

I’ve actually got this other thing going on that isn't even about intelligence...
I can just close my eyes and feel someone else's vibe in a quiet room...
without even reading a single body language cue...
knowing exactly what they need to hear, or don't, or everything—it's like I am them...
which is honestly kind of a curse... unless, of course, you live in some perfect little bubble.

It’s really not that bad 😉 , plus there are actually so many perks for both work and your personal life...
I have this friend who just doesn't get it at all; everything is so black and white to her. She can't even consider if there might be another reason behind someone's behavior—she's basically like a robot...
She's given up so much and pushed away so many people she probably shouldn't have, just because she couldn't see or understand things differently..
You're ahead of the curve from the start 🙂

Why wouldn't you think so...
Empathy is just being able to feel and understand what everyone else is going through.

To me, emotional intelligence is really just those two things—understanding your own feelings and actually getting where the people around you are coming from...

I actually topped my psychology class back in college 😍
I just can't wrap my head around someone calling something as vital as emotional intelligence "manipulative"...
It’s honestly pretty ignorant and, frankly, not very bright...

Kyle Nelson2 said:if you're deeply feeling someone else's pain, then we're talking about empathy... but if you're just sensitive to things happening around you, that's just sensibility...

regarding high IQ, someone mentioned once that there was an extensive study done on people with high IQs and what their actual success in life looks like. They found that these people are above average in terms of being successful, happy... and so on...

technical intelligence doesn't even exist.
I mean, we can say there's intrapersonal, interpersonal, spatial, mathematical, logical intelligence... there's a whole bunch of different cognitive abilities and all of them are measurable.

empathy is just one part of emotional intelligence, and things like "intrapersonal" or "interpersonal" fall under EQ—I've already posted about that here before...

Christian Sanchez4 said:But you can.😁

All jokes aside, I didn't feel like responding when I first read your initial post. I saw so much of myself in your words, though my experience happened a long time ago, and honestly, I dread having to explain the whole thing all over again. My darkest period hit right around age 20 or 22—it's a long story. Basically, after dealing with a mountain of issues and being someone exactly like you described, things got so heavy that I felt backed into a corner, facing impossible choices about whether to stay or go. By making a firm decision to change, I systematically cut out everything that was dragging me down—toxic people, bad jobs, old habits, my entire way of life. It took years to sort through it all, 🙂 let's be real but the point is, it is possible. You can change everything.
The fallout left me with occasional bouts of depression, but I've learned how to manage them. I've learned to step away before they truly take hold. For instance, if I feel it coming on, I avoid anything that might trigger a setback—from avoiding war movies to ensuring I don't let unresolved issues pile up at work or within my family. If you had met me back then versus seeing who I am now, the difference would be night and day. There is a lot of truth to that "ignorance is bliss" idea.😁
Anything can be changed if you decide to do it. Slowly, a person learns how to deal with their flaws and keep them under control, or at least most of the time.
It's too much to go into detail right now, but I just wanted to tell you that it can happen and it is doable.
And please, don't suffer in silence thinking you're alone. You aren't the only one who has dealt with this kind of mess. There are plenty of us still in that "lost souls" club.😁

Oh, and someone else actually gets 😘