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Recent content by Mary Terry

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    Loneliness still affects me

    Another thought, @Markness, is for you to volunteer your time to help others less fortunate than you. Self-care can mean caring for others. When we experience compassion and act on it by helping someone else, the body often shifts from an anxious threat response (high cortisol, sympathetic...
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    Loneliness still affects me

    I understand that, Wizardry. I was responding to @Markness' speculation that therapies are stigmatized where he lives.
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    Past determining my future

    New friendships aren't likely to develop from "brief" social interactions. I think you need to stick with exploration of new interests on a regular basis. I don't know the kinds of things that interest you, other than gaming, so I'm trying to think of activities where you're more likely to...
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    Loneliness still affects me

    There probably are lots of places where the idea of a stranger touching and cuddling patients' bodies is cringey. Maybe try a professional massage therapist? They don't "cuddle".
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    List just one thing you did today

    I made cuttings from a Chinese money plant and some ivy and vine plants which I will root in spring water and then plant in soil in containers.
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    Post something Weird or Random

    I've always liked to watch the solar challenge. It's a good event for aspiring engineers.
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    Loneliness still affects me

    Please post a link to the source of your information.
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    Past determining my future

    Try to figure out what interests you, things that you like or enjoy, or something new that you've never done before, and focus on exploring and doing those things in settings where other people share your interests.
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    What was the last thing you cooked?

    Today's breakfast: Jalapeno poppers (stuffed peppers) made with homegrown jalapenos, stuffed with cheddar cheese and cilantro, and wrapped in smoked lean bacon, baked on a rack at 300 degrees F for 90 minutes so the peppers get soft, the cheese melts without draining out of the peppers and the...
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    When are empathy and social sensitivities taken too far?

    No one agrees on what constitutes "negative effects" of processed foods. There's little, if any, scientific evidence to support political contentions that artificial dyes and other additives cause or contribute to cancer. But it is clear that over-eating and lack of exercise promote obesity...
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    What food hacks are you using to save money?

    I grow a lot of herbs including thyme, rosemary, oregano, cilantro, parsley, sage and dill. I'm trying to find seeds for summer savory, an herb I've recently started using a lot. I agree about coffee. I drink only one small cup in the mornings and prefer to grind my own beans and use a...
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    List just one thing you did today

    I picked lots of jalapenos, habaneras, ghost peppers and poblano peppers from our garden this morning. Now I have to figure out what to do with them to preserve them for winter.
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    What food hacks are you using to save money?

    My biggest savings on food is what I grow and preserve for us. I rarely have to buy fresh garlic, all kinds of peas and beans, corn, peppers, tomatoes, okra, pickled vegetables, jellies and jams, many fresh fruits and fresh lettuces and greens. If my husband gets a deer, then that's about 50...
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    List just one thing you did today

    I went to church and then took my nephew to a Mexican restaurant for fajitas. We were stuffed with food, and I took him home with a "go-to box" of leftovers for his dinner.
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    Loneliness still affects me

    There are so many threads here that @Markness can participate in on a conversational level. This is a good place to practice how to converse. @Markness - can you chose one thread per day, and post a response, a question, a suggestion or anything else to "keep the thread conversation" going...
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