Looks like it’s even weirder/more confusing. The F series isn’t actually the A series but rebranded.

The F series is actually a “rebrand” of the M series. It’s sold at a retailer called “Flipkart”. What the fuck is the M series then? No fucking clue. It’s supposedly different than the A series line. From skimming online, it seems like the M series for some reason have larger batteries, but are also cheaper(?), but randomly not supported as long as the A series.

So I think the M series is maybe like a shittier A series. And then the F series is literally identical to the M series except it’s sold by a retailer that starts with F.

Man, shit is stupidly convoluted.

Is that not technically the legal purpose of marriage to begin with???

I know I’ll get downvoted for this, but…Lemmy and related are an “echo-chamber” of sorts. You’ll find that a vast amount of people “in the real world” don’t share this sort of imminently apocalyptic mentality. I really mean no offense in my phrasing and I’m not trying to shit on anyone here. It’s just the way things are.

I remember being almost surprised at how “normal” life was when I first moved to a place that had polar opposite political views than me. Life went on…in mostly the same way it did when I was surrounded by people who mostly shared my ideologies. Life goes on…especially in the western world. Even in different parts of the US, it’s a far cry from some place like Somalia or Iran or Israel/Palestine or North Korea.

Idk. Sorry I got a bit rambly. Suffice to say that I don’t think you’re ever going to find what you seek.

I would say very very rarely and also fleeting. They don’t occur on their own. But very rarely when I used to see a sex scene in a TV show or movie I would feel something for some limited moments. If I didn’t have visual stimulation from these, they wouldn’t occur on their own.

I echo others in that I don’t personally feel like it will “go away”.

But I guess I view it kind of like I view trauma and grief. It will still always be there, but you can build your life outward from there so that it feels less significant with time. It might still bring you back and catch you off guard some days with how strong it will feel, even if you think you’ve “moved past” it. But you can get through it. Time and living life will help to make that a comparatively smaller part.

Best of luck.

Personally, I am someone who prefers the other form factor…a regular sized phone that can fold to become smaller. Works great for stupid ass tiny women’s pants pockets.

But I don’t understand why the form factor that I enjoy is just not nearly as popular as the folding tablets. Doesn’t seem like many people have use for carrying a small tablet with them unless they are big into drawing. But idk.

I’ve never had the ability to feel sexual pleasure, unfortunately. Was a confusing time growing up. It also sometimes makes me really feel like I’m missing out. When all media revolves around sex and you can’t even feel pleasure from masturbation, it feels like you’re missing something from the core human experience. Sometimes it has made me feel like a different species.

I guess at least for me, I “don’t know what I’m missing” because I’ve never experienced it. I’m sorry that you know what it feels like so that it’s more painful when you can’t anymore.

Has anything changed in your life recently?

Same. I wish I could at least once because people make it sound amazing. But I think my plumbing just isn’t built correctly or something.

How do I see if “AppCloud” is on my phone? It is not in my list of apps on my phone, but I’m guessing this is a hidden app. I am not shown random ads or recommended apps on my phone though.

Edit: Ah ok never mind. The article says that it is only found on the A, M, and F series. My phone is none of these.

Why don’t they just bring back the wingtip design for the workout crowd? They work great and are not huge and bulky. My Buds FE are my most use pair of wireless earbuds simply because they stay put in my ears.

I have tried like 1.5 I guess lol. The one I was on for several months at a regular dose. The other one I was on for about a month at what the internet told me was a sub therapeutic dose. I thought my provider was going to titrate me up on that second one but was a bit disappointed when she immediately bailed on it for a different medication tho lol.

Granted I was having a hard time so I think she just wanted something to chill me the fuck the fuck out hahaha. I’ve been on a low dose of Seroquel ever since. Technically I’m a lot more stable than before which may or may not have to do with the drug. So I’m keen on keeping it for now. Still have issues now and then but meh.

Man people always make antidepressants sound like magic to me when I hear about stuff like this. When I took an antidepressant, I don’t think changed much about any of the way I thought or felt. Hell I was really wishing for the “emotional blunting” that I hear about to happen to me. It didn’t. My emotions were as extreme as ever and I would have loved for something to “blunt” them even a little lmaoo.

I mean like for example I’ve known I would die since I was young but I didn’t have such a fear an “awareness” of what that meant until much more recently if that makes sense.

It’s weird but I started fearing death this year. I had some sort of significant mental health issues and at some point I was making quite a few suicidal gestures, but I didn’t feel like I was close to any attempts.

In my many attempts to treat my mental health for over a year now, I had a therapist encourage me to try listening to podcasts to cope with something in particular.

So I found one and actually enjoyed it. It was on Taoism. Well…a lot of Taoism deals with death in a way…like understanding that we are born from the earth and that we will return to it. I found out some time into listening that wise and thoughtful host of the podcast had died maybe 5-10 year ago.

Something snapped in me and I started in an outright panic from that point on, fearing death. I couldn’t listen to the podcast anymore. I was going to die. I don’t want to die. I would walk around public places wondering how everyone was just walking around knowing they were going to die. Why aren’t we all trying to solve this as a collective?? Why don’t people care that they are going to die???

And that fear and panic seems to have stayed with me. Thankfully it’s not as all pervasive, but it’s still there.

For some unknown reason, even with that fear, I have since learned to ride a motorcycle. I think about the chance of death sometimes when I ride it. It’s higher now.

And at this time, I don’t feel like I’ve “wasted” my life per se. But I’m finding that I want to do something else with it. But I just don’t know what.

So that’s where I’m at now. I’m trying to figure out what I want to do in life considering the fact that I will die.

I don’t know what to do, quite frankly.

So realizing that I will die absolutely did change my perspective on life. I’m just not sure where to take it.

I don’t think what you talk about is depression per se. It sucks that we are gonna die. And I’m not interested in making a legacy either. I won’t be here to enjoy it.

But I wouldn’t call your life lazy necessarily either. The true Taoist enjoys life for what it is. You don’t need to be the best or the hardest worker to enjoy the world, nor should you necessarily be.

Idk I’m sorry that this is so long and rambling. I guess what I’m trying to say is I have no idea what the fuck I’m doing. Taoism is an interesting philosophy (iirc it’s also a religion, but I’m more interested in the philosophy) that may help you or it may do nothing. But idk it talks about stuff like that I guess.

I’m sorry that this doesn’t at all answer the question…But I just had to link this incredibly iconic moment from King of the Hill.

https://youtu.be/huVt8HthWcI

Huh?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genu_valgum

Don’t think this has anything to do with being skinny unless you had malnutrition. Looks like if you have it as a kid, it’s normal enough and you tend to grow out of it. If it’s severe or you don’t grow out of it, it’s due to malnutrition or other disease processes.

So I’d wager most people on Lemmy do not have this. I’m fairly thin and I have never had that.

I am worried about it. But there’s nothing I can do, really. It’s scary. That’s ok. People telling you to not be concerned with death or that they are glad they will return to the earth or some bullshit can continue to eat their false hope. I’m not interested.

It’s a valid fear and worry.

Everyone should fear death. It’s what keeps us doing smart things like looking both ways before crossing the street or not drinking random containers of suspicious liquid. It’s healthy to fear death to a degree.

The question is that is this impacting your life in a significantly negative way? Is it causing daily intense distress? Is it causing you to become a shut in and not leave your home? Then it’s worth addressing.

If it’s not significantly negatively impacting your quality of life, then there’s nothing that needs to be changed about your viewpoint.

I started fearing death more than ever a few months ago. I chose to do maybe what the opposite of what my fear told me and I learned to ride a motorcycle. So I’m still out here living life.

Only on very very very rare occasions. Typically from watching sex scenes on TV and in movies. And I only very rarely watch shows with sex scenes anyway (not because I’m trying to avoid them…just because they don’t tend to show up in most media I consume). Tried porn but it doesn’t do it for me. When I’ve tried to do something about the feeling to see where it takes me, it unfortunately has just never led anywhere. I don’t generally view people that way outsode of TV/film. I guess my brain doesn’t spontaneously come up with themes like that outside of TV and film. I’ve always been curious to see how MDMA might affect someone like me.

If you just randomly wanted to know everyone, I’m also an outlier from the opposite pole of the spectrum lol.

For my it’s maybe several times a year when I get curious enough to try. Never has worked out tho. I always compare it to that to me it probably feels like what touching your elbow is like. It just feels like my body and nothing “good” or interesting happens when I try. It’s like someone forgot to hook up my wiring or something. Always been this way.

I will say that I tried an SSRI once before (but not Prozac), and honestly I don’t know that I would have done it again if I knew the withdrawal gets that frustrating. I even went off the way my provider told me (and even a tad slower), so it wasn’t like I went cold turkey or anything. Luckily on my worst day it was a weekend so I had off of work but goddamn.

I don’t understand why Prozac seems to have fallen out of favor. Significantly reduced withdrawal symptoms seems fantastic.