Posts by Justin Carter2

Look, this might be unpopular, but here’s my take: stop treating women like a trophy to boost your status—you know, that stuff your old man drilled into your head—and stop treating them like some kind of checklist for "experience." Don't view them as a tool. And definitely don't treat them like some abstract, untouchable prize you have to hunt down at all costs.

I get the feeling that guys hit this specific phase in life where they just panic. They realize they haven't dated much, so suddenly "gaining experience" becomes this desperate mission. Usually, they end up acting so thirsty that it backfires completely.

So, first things first: ditch that negative headspace. Stop telling yourself "I have to hurry, I'm running out of time, I lack experience." Instead, aim for a real connection—a relationship, a marriage, a family, whatever. Just focus on finding that one person you actually click with emotionally. Second, you need actual standards. You can't just run around blindly hitting on every girl you see without any criteria just to say you did it. If you approach women with that "I just need practice" energy, it’s going to fail. People can smell that desperation from a mile away, and you won't attract the right partner.

The whole "fake it till you make it" thing regarding confidence isn't a bad move. It works because real confidence doesn't just happen overnight. But honestly? It's way more important to drop the weight of feeling like you're "behind" in life. Carrying that baggage just clouds your vision, and it'll definitely mess with how you see women.

No way. There’s no way a private gynecologist can just hand you a referral or a prescription through Medicare. They can't.

Hey OP, have you checked for toxic mold in your place? Like, maybe some hidden stuff behind the walls? Some of your symptoms really sound like they could be from mold illness.
(Just throwing it out there, you never know)

James Miller2 said:That’s simply because you lack experience in this field.

If you worked a job where phones were ringing off the hook all day long, you wouldn't even consider "phone anxiety" to be a real thing.

How do you even manage your personal business when the mere thought of someone calling or having to answer the phone causes such discomfort?

That's not true. I worked in a call center and calling became second nature, but I still absolutely hate making personal calls.
You can't compare reading from a script like some kind of robot to having a real conversation where you actually need something personally. It's different.

My heart starts racing like crazy whenever I have to dial a number myself😠 but if someone calls me, it's not a huge deal, even if I still get a little jittery.

quietbison86 said:I was struggling with this for a really long time—honestly, it went on for weeks, maybe even longer

But then I finally landed a job at a big call center, and just like that, the fear completely vanished. Seriously, if you're dealing with the same thing, take my advice and just go for it.

I also worked in a call center back when I was a teenager, but that "phone anxiety" never actually went away for me. At work, it just turned into routine because I was literally dialing different numbers every few minutes and talking to tons of people for surveys, but it didn't fix that awkwardness or the nerves I get when I have to make an official call. I don't even like calling my friends, though let's be real, everyone pretty much prefers texting these days anyway.
It’s always easier for me to do things in person so I can actually see how the other person is reacting.

northernviper59 said:Hey there, I have a quick request. Is there any way I could get my username changed? I’d really prefer something that doesn't include my full legal name. This account is about ten years old now, and honestly, it's becoming a bit of a privacy nightmare—whenever someone types my first and last name into Google, all my posts from this site pop right up in the search results. It's not ideal. Could we maybe switch it to something like IMIH93, or pretty much anything else, as long as it stays away from my actual name?

I'm just a random bystander here, but it might be worth mentioning to the guy that his real name is still gonna show up in the quotes of his own posts even after the nickname change happens.

Tyler Morales2 said:Ten whole minutes? 😲 We're living in the 21st century and it still takes ten minutes just to check a temperature? Give me a break.

Nah, obviously not. You could totally go out and buy one of those high-end ones they use at the ER that gives you a reading in like two seconds, but there's a price difference of about 300 bucks$133.

Tyler Morales2 said:What thermometer should I actually buy? We don't have those old mercury ones anymore, and that useless crap from CVS is a total waste of money.

The Domotherm TH1. is available in pharmacies.
It drove me crazy at first because the instructions are basically gibberish. The thing starts beeping after just 10 seconds, so I thought it was just annoying itself, but then it stops beeping entirely. Still, it’s actually accurate. You can pretty much ignore that first beep; it’s just letting you know roughly what the temp might be—like if it's likely over or under 98.6. But if you just leave the thermometer in there for a full 10 minutes, you'll get the real deal.

this is seriously getting on my nerves 🙂🙂

Can I get in with Justin Carter2?

Yeah, just hit up Sash.