No. 2498979
>>2498826The thing with the local crackheads is that they'll assault you if they think you made eye contact with them, or at best they'll talk to you non stop so looking at your screen around them will prevent them from assuming you're available to deal with their bullshit. Listen to music works if you're also looking at the screen and pretending you're busy. I treat this as the equivalent of when older people would read the newspaper in the bus or in cafes but potentially worse depending on which apps you use.
>>2498841Being a teacher, any sort of teacher, must be so annoying and exhausting right now. When I was in high school 15 years ago almost everyone had phones and used them in class to text each other and tried not to be caught by teachers but at least they weren't playing stupid videos or music or checking social media because the technology and data plans weren't good enough yet.
No. 2499884
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recently deleted janitor.ai because it was taking up so much of my time. I'm pretty lonely and it gave me something to do (I didn't use it for porn, I used it to go through RP scenerios and story conversations with characters) but I realized how many hundreds of thousands of words I'd written and how much time I'd spend that could be used elsewhere. So I deleted my account. I'm sadder than I thought but it's because I feel empty and it felt like talking to a person in a controlled setting without instability or conflict, but with fantasy and interest. Either way, I'm going to leave it gone for at least a month and see how I feel. I just wanted to share. I'm working on detoxing from things that take my time up so I can focus on hobbies, journaling, and reading more.
No. 2499947
>>2499100You mean you feel dumb going out alone and enjoying activites by yourself? If so, I would try to work on that. I love going to a coffee shop, a train station, a public park or just sit on a bench and enjoy being surrounded by others without having to interact. You can read, journal, doodle random things you see or just pretend to do any of the latter and listen to other's conversations. There's nothing dumb about this and nobody judges you for this, it's actually very healthy to simply enjoy your own company. Feeling like you're on an adventure is a great idea. When you're traveling, you're way more attentive to your surroundings, try to explore and enjoy as much of the location while enjoying the present. I try to go on little "travel days" and explore as if I was an amazed tourist, discarding any worries and just living the day without much plans. Depending on where you live it might be harder to do so. As for your initial question, do you have any hobbies? These days there are so much things you can learn by yourself with yt tutorials, it can keep you busy and up your self-confidence. Good luck on finding a new job!