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Forum: Education and Careers November 14th 2016, 05:30 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,022
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: How to get through college without caffeine?

I have chronic fatigue so I get the super-frustration about it. It's ridiculous that of all of modern medicine's great achievements it still has absolutely no answer for fatigue. We can control pain,...
Forum: Depression and Suicide November 7th 2016, 12:31 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,856
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: College and Depression

Honestly what you're saying is very very common. Being a full time student is rough. Especially in a certain country where the cost of education is an arm and a leg. Almost everyone has a hard time...
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity November 6th 2016, 11:53 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,469
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: coming out as trans at work?

Does the company have an HR department? (They would have been the ones you've already had to deal with to work out the logistics of the job offer.) Starting the conversation with them is usually a...
Forum: Education and Careers October 21st 2016, 02:39 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,034
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Is it weird/uncommon for someone to start school a year late?

You also don't really ever need to mention it. I was a year younger than my classmates for most of my primary and secondary education and it was almost never brought up as a thing. It's not like that...
Forum: Education and Careers February 15th 2016, 05:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,003
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Is the college experience true/legitimate adulthood?

Depends on the person and their situation. It can either be not really adulthood at all, or some of the most challenging years you'll ever have in your adult life.

Some students still live with...
Forum: Education and Careers September 16th 2015, 08:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,757
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Feeling a bit torn (High School)

You sound a lot like how I've been feeling with programming. Disillusioned, bored, burned out, exhausted, physically and mentally.

One thing has helped me a lot -- accepting that at the end of the...
Forum: Education and Careers June 10th 2015, 04:25 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,867
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Applying to grad school

My undergrad is computer science, and my intended grad program is in the social sciences. I wasn't able to complete any proper social science courses during my undergrad, and I've written a total of...
Forum: Education and Careers June 4th 2015, 12:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,867
Posted By Hiraeth
Applying to grad school

Has anyone here applied (and hopefully gotten into) to grad school in a subject that is very different from their undergrad studies? If so I have some questions for you :)
Forum: Education and Careers May 21st 2015, 08:50 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,832
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Going back to high school

Figuring out "what we want to do in life" is challenging when our core well-being isn't the most stable. That's totally normal and natural. It's hard to know how we can best contribute to the...
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity April 12th 2015, 03:54 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,376
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Dating as an LGBT+ teenager.

Yeah, I've met all of my partners online and that's what worked well for me. I actually don't think I could do offline dating, given the kind of person I am. (Very socially awkward, etc.)

Just...
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity April 11th 2015, 04:30 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,671
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: I'm trans and losing hope quickly.

I'm in the camp that firmly believes there is value to the "find an excuse to move far away, do everything, and then come back with a statement of what has already irreversibly occurred". That's what...
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity April 4th 2015, 06:55 PM
Replies: 2
Non-PG13: Trans intimacy??
Views: 2,337
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Trans intimacy??

There's plenty of anecdotal advice (https://ftmark.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/how-to-have-sex-with-a-transman/) and things that you can read about, to get a sense of how other people have approached...
Forum: Education and Careers April 1st 2015, 07:57 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,968
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Thinking about law school

I've thought about law school as well. Maybe I'll take that up someday, but I'm not sure right now.

I don't have any advice to give, but I've been following your posts in this forum for a while...
Forum: Education and Careers March 28th 2015, 05:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,050
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Out of college and still cant figure things out

I don't know about the particular field that you're aiming to get into, but the software industry is notoriously full of people with windy and non-traditional paths. I can confidently say that if you...
Forum: Education and Careers March 18th 2015, 05:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,052
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: College :(

I understand. I've been there many, many times, and now I'm feeling the same kind of demotivation in the workplace. It sucks. But the question is - why? How did you become so demotivated? Why did it...
Forum: Education and Careers March 18th 2015, 05:50 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,973
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: I can't cope at work!

How did the appraisal go?

A good manager should listen to your concerns and step in to help. If other people are asking you for assistance and dragging you away from the work that your direct...
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity March 18th 2015, 05:39 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,430
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Genderfluid/Trans?

Not necessarily. Nowadays most people who consider themselves transsexual (myself included) just think of it as the medical aspect of transitioning being the most important, or the most emphasized....
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity March 15th 2015, 02:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,430
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Genderfluid/Trans?

Yeah, I don't think of all gender diverse people as subsets of trans. I don't personally believe that equating them is really a beneficial thing to do. People who transition...
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity March 1st 2015, 07:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,309
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: LGBT scholarships: do I have to officially come out?

Depends on the scholarship. Some of these I've found are explicitly looking for students who have active engagement with LGBT communities and issues, so that would be a bit of a problem. But if it...
Forum: Friends and Family December 18th 2014, 02:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,675
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Transgender with unsupportive parents

Seeing stats and figures is useless. Seeing other people on the internet talk about how much progress they've made because they've had the privilege of support in various forms, is even worse. We...
Forum: Education and Careers December 3rd 2014, 04:22 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,040
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Getting into an ENGLISH college when you basically can't speak the language

Do you need to be working with her? Can you switch teams / partners or work on your own?

Is there a process by which you can bring this issue up with the school or course administrators?
Forum: Friends and Family December 1st 2014, 02:16 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,854
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: how do you come out to your parents?

I generally advise against coming out to people that are known to have unaccepting views while still in the questioning stage, because chances are they'll try their hardest to convince you that you...
Forum: Games and Things November 17th 2014, 03:51 AM
Replies: 706
Views: 18,021
Posted By Hiraeth
Forum: Technology, Gamers and Gadgets November 10th 2014, 05:32 AM
Replies: 642
Views: 38,506
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: What are you playing?

I'm about to start Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Really looking forward to it. :D
Forum: Games and Things October 26th 2014, 01:03 AM
Replies: 706
Views: 18,021
Posted By Hiraeth
Forum: Relationships and Dating October 8th 2014, 03:32 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,274
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Is online dating stupid?

Just going to add to that and say that yes, you will meet jerks online, but this way, at least you find out sooner that they're not respectful of your time. The internet does bring out the best and...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy September 5th 2014, 02:32 AM
Replies: 654
Views: 61,629
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Prayer Requests Thread

I've been experiencing an intense spiritual crisis and some more energy support would be appreciated....
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity September 5th 2014, 02:27 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,450
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Insecurities in a trans relationship

I would say experiment with ways of being intimate that doesn't involve the body part which triggers her dysphoria.
Forum: Relationships and Dating August 12th 2014, 07:05 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,698
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Coming out with gender identity to boyfriend

*hug* Relationships breaking up due to orientation after coming out is quite common. But no matter what happens, you didn't make a mistake by being honest. If you two weren't meant to work out all...
Forum: Depression and Suicide February 13th 2014, 05:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,754
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Should I tell my friend about my depression?

Disclosure of sensitive information like this is always so damn tricky. I have many a times felt obligated to explain honestly to someone why I haven't been behaving reasonably. Does it actually help...
Forum: Loneliness December 2nd 2013, 04:18 AM
Replies: 3
Triggering: Im so.. Lonely..
Views: 2,048
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Im so.. Lonely..

Dear Despair,

As my eyes take in your words, I feel my heart beating to the rhythm of yours. We are lonely, but if only we knew just how not alone we were. The holiday season is a nightmare for a...
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity November 25th 2013, 06:24 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,991
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: I'm trans, and looking for answers.

Hating your body isn't a pre-requisite to identifying as trans, really.

You don't need to pursue surgery and/or hormones and/or transition at all. The umbrella is huge and the only way to really...
Forum: Self Harm July 28th 2013, 01:25 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,368
Posted By Hiraeth
Quitting self harm

I haven't been able to go even a week without self-harming for a while now.... :(

Well, I've decided that if I can go 90 days self-harm free, that's enough of an achievement to buy myself a...
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity August 9th 2012, 03:19 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,615
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: transitioning during college, SCARED

Heya, welcome to TH!

One of the first things I did when I came to college was come out. For the past two years most people have known me as a openly trans man, rather than an assumed tomboy girl....
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity July 13th 2012, 08:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,657
Posted By Hiraeth
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity July 6th 2012, 04:32 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,968
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Inspiring Trans Stories

I want to go move in with the other queers in San Francisco. :dem: i am srs.

But, I wish you two the best of luck in your stories - as they continue.
Forum: Games and Things February 27th 2012, 04:30 AM
Replies: 1,002
Views: 31,187
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: What are you thinking right now?

stop. please just stop. at least for my exams. please?
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity July 12th 2011, 04:12 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,692
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Trans FTM questions

Hi Kali!

There are certainly some FTMs who take a lot of offense to the idea of 'lesbians being attracted to them', as it somehow seems to imply that they are still female in some way. I've also...
Forum: Goals and Ambitions July 9th 2011, 07:50 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,866
Posted By Hiraeth
July Goal of the Month

Stop using Facebook as a heedless platform to express the excess personal sentimentality that no one else could give a scrap about. :dem:

Seriously, I think it would help.

I'd love to quit...
Forum: Self Harm July 2nd 2011, 02:54 PM
Replies: 20,827
Views: 648,832
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Self harm free!

6 months and counting! Not hugely impressive yet, but I'll get there...
Forum: Loneliness July 2nd 2011, 06:21 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,412
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Lonely Summer

Summers are a strange, lonely time for me as well. Popular opinion tends to attribute that to winter, and describe summer as a time of fun and companionship instead. I like it when our smaller voice...
Forum: Games and Things June 29th 2011, 06:20 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 3,312
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One Word.

braininavat :hehe:
Forum: Games and Things June 29th 2011, 12:40 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 3,312
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One Word.

Hope. :)

10 chars D:
Forum: Games and Things June 28th 2011, 09:00 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 3,312
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One Word.

Poetry. :)
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity June 10th 2011, 05:54 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,161
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: LGBT books

Have you read Stone Butch Blues?
Forum: Games and Things May 12th 2011, 06:20 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 5,476
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: How are you? One Word.

hatingmybody :/
Forum: Games and Things May 4th 2011, 08:59 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 5,476
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: How are you? One Word.

Exhausted.

srsly.
Forum: Games and Things April 19th 2011, 06:49 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 5,476
Posted By Hiraeth
Forum: Games and Things April 13th 2011, 04:01 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 5,476
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: How are you? One Word.

STRESSED. dfjosijfoisjfoifjoseifse
Forum: Goals and Ambitions April 5th 2011, 03:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,645
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Is it strange to have a goal that doesn't relate to anything in your life?

Forgive me, but I don't see how this doesn't relate to your life? After all, it is something that you want to spend time out of your life doing, so it has to be a part of it.

Actually, I can't see...
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity April 2nd 2011, 04:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,885
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: LGBT-Friendly society

Are you all forgetting the T, again? :p

Collectively embracing gender and sex as both open to change as well as a spectrum rather than the currently accepted binary system will have tremendous...
Forum: Self Harm March 29th 2011, 01:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,304
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Cutting off from family?

I graduated high school at 16, came to a university on the other side of the country, is now living a significantly different life than before. I cut my mom off not too long ago, and my dad (who is...
Forum: Games and Things March 11th 2011, 05:45 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Brotherly. XD
Forum: Music March 10th 2011, 06:41 AM
Replies: 11,979
Views: 474,698
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Song/Quote of the day!

I'm not sure what the lyrics are, and I'm sure it isn't supposed to matter...

But this is the first song that's caught my heart in a really long time. :)
...
Forum: Games and Things March 7th 2011, 04:39 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 5,476
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: How are you? One Word.

One word suffices: FACEPALM.
Forum: Games and Things March 4th 2011, 04:52 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 5,476
Posted By Hiraeth
Forum: Games and Things March 3rd 2011, 05:20 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 5,476
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: How are you? One Word.

I feel okay. :)
Forum: Games and Things March 1st 2011, 07:11 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 5,476
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: How are you? One Word.

I feel creative, which is very rare.
Forum: Games and Things February 24th 2011, 08:29 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

SimultaneouslyDescribingOneself :hehe:
Forum: Games and Things February 23rd 2011, 06:24 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Toomuchamazingnessforoneword :dem:
Forum: Games and Things February 23rd 2011, 03:27 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

gmail :dem:
Forum: Games and Things February 14th 2011, 04:57 AM
Replies: 2,010
Views: 41,492
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: How well-known are you on TH?

1/10 .... I've never seen you around before. D: Let's change that.

HAI! :D
Forum: Games and Things February 14th 2011, 03:48 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Fascinating. ;)

Edit: I should have said 'slow' :bleh:
Forum: Games and Things February 14th 2011, 03:44 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Slowpokeme >.< :p
Forum: Games and Things February 13th 2011, 06:45 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Inspiring :)
Forum: Games and Things February 13th 2011, 05:26 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Mouseys :D
Forum: Games and Things February 10th 2011, 06:00 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Baking. :o
Forum: Games and Things February 10th 2011, 02:42 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Rolemodel :)
Forum: Games and Things February 6th 2011, 06:27 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Strong. :)
Forum: Games and Things February 2nd 2011, 01:38 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Kindtenchars :)
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity February 1st 2011, 03:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,286
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Trans: Coping with body dysphoria.

Thank you Brennan, those are very insightful words. It is difficult to see otherwise when everything and everyone around you convinces you that you have a female body (and therefore you are one :/ )....
Forum: Games and Things January 31st 2011, 05:44 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Food. (I'm eating a Sun Rype fruit bar :hehe: )
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy January 30th 2011, 10:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,103
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: is there a religion for me?

I've always found that 'spiritual but not religious' is a decent way to answer questions like these, with the best success of avoiding detailed explanations and additional questions.

Maybe there...
Forum: Games and Things January 30th 2011, 05:16 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Admirable :)
Forum: Games and Things January 29th 2011, 03:47 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Helpful :)
Forum: Games and Things January 27th 2011, 03:10 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Canadiantwin! :D
Forum: Games and Things January 26th 2011, 02:50 AM
Replies: 10,414
Views: 398,269
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Say something you wish you could say to their face.

1: I know I had a horrible attitude when I first met you, I was all defensive and rude and just a terrible person - but I'm so thankful that you ignored that and spoke to me nonetheless. Everything...
Forum: Games and Things January 25th 2011, 11:08 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Random! :p
Forum: Games and Things January 25th 2011, 04:32 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Rulebreaker :hehe:
Forum: Games and Things January 25th 2011, 04:07 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Tranquil. :)
Forum: LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Identity January 21st 2011, 07:10 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,286
Posted By Hiraeth
Trans: Coping with body dysphoria.

I feel like I've actually been making progress with regards to the mental and emotional realms of my existence, which is really quite amazing and interesting - but I can't for the life of me,...
Forum: Religion and Spirituality, Science and Philosophy January 21st 2011, 04:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,892
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Religion Vs Self

Hey there,

I am very new to this path as well, so I can only offer my own experience, not much in the way of clarifying teachings and principles. It is quite likely that you are more knowledgeable...
Forum: Games and Things January 19th 2011, 03:42 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Apple, haha :p
Forum: Games and Things January 19th 2011, 05:46 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Sparkles :D
Forum: Games and Things January 18th 2011, 05:32 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Uplifting. :)
Forum: Games and Things January 18th 2011, 01:19 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Purplelicious.

D: I have no clue why and how that popped into my head when I saw you.
Forum: Games and Things January 12th 2011, 04:06 AM
Replies: 2,100
Views: 78,894
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: Dirty Little Secrets.

Dear self,

You are pathetic.

This is absolutely f*cking unacceptable.

About just as unacceptable as the real damn f*cking thing.

Do you understand?
Forum: Games and Things January 11th 2011, 07:49 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Nutritious. :p
Forum: Games and Things January 10th 2011, 09:36 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Admirable :)
Forum: Games and Things January 9th 2011, 11:48 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Sun-Rype. :o

Yes that is a word. :bleh:
Forum: Games and Things January 8th 2011, 05:09 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Dinosaur. XD
Forum: Games and Things January 7th 2011, 11:06 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Fail, there was a space in there!

Don't kill me, that is actually the first word that came to mind. :nosweat:
Forum: Games and Things January 7th 2011, 10:05 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Encouraging :)
Forum: Games and Things January 7th 2011, 06:20 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 5,809
Posted By Hiraeth
Re: One word.

Positive :)
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