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I love dogs and cats and plants and books and science and I like to daydream about a world that is not literally on fire.

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Adira Bennett • commented on 3 posts 1 week ago

40 Women Share Something Completely Offensive A Man Told Them Thinking It Was A Compliment

When I was little, my best friend's parents were having marriage trouble and went to see a counselor. Next thing you know, his mom's left his dad to marry the marriage counselor... he always creeped me out a little, even before I learned the backstory. He strikes me as a smooth manipulator. Wish he'd have lost his license to practice, at least.

40 Women Share Something Completely Offensive A Man Told Them Thinking It Was A Compliment

"I can't f**k you yet, but we can fool around until you turn 18. Oh, and my name is Steve. So... we're a couple now?" And to a 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL. I'm so sorry this happened to you

40 Women Share Something Completely Offensive A Man Told Them Thinking It Was A Compliment

"I can't f**k you yet, but we can fool around until you turn 18. Oh, and my name is Steve. So... we're a couple now?" And to a 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL. I'm so sorry this happened to you

40 Women Share Something Completely Offensive A Man Told Them Thinking It Was A Compliment

Because we all just love being reduced to body parts. Mix and match the parts, build your dream girl! Nevermind that you're objectifying two whole real women in the most wildly self-centered way possible...

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Adira Bennett • upvoted an item 2 weeks ago

"He Rarely Brushed His Teeth": 30 Women Share Unusual Reasons They Broke Up With Their Partner

Who cares. It's not your business to tell other people what and what not to eat.

Adira Bennett • commented on 2 posts 1 month ago

“What My Grandpa Did To Me”: 45 Secrets That People Swear They’ll Never Tell Their Parents

Male survivors face a lot of stigma and I am so glad you got it off your chest despite pressure to keep silent. I'm so sorry you went through these traumatic events, and I wish you continued relief from the pain that was never your fault.

"I Starve All Day, Every Day": Pregnant Woman Locks Herself In Bathroom To Escape Partner's Tantrum

It's a well-documented finding that women in abusive relationships (including verbal abuse) experience even worse treatment from their partners during pregnancy. It's even one of the factors in lethality assessment for cases where women fear for their safety. I hope very much that she leaves this man.

Adira Bennett • upvoted 2 items 1 month ago

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There was a medical manufacturing lab in the UK that kept having reports of headaches and weird visions. People would see something at the edge of their vision, but couldn't figure out what it was. It wasn't just one person either, and was causing some serious panic. When they entered a room, they felt a "presence," like someone else was in the room with them, and something would appear at the corner of their eye, then disappear when they tried to look. Turns out, it was caused by a newly installed fan that was vibrating, causing a sound that was too low-frequency for humans to hear it. Hilariously, the guy who discovered it found it using a fencing sword. He had brought it to work and put it in a vice to polish it, but then the sword started vibrating. Me, I would have nope'd out of there, considering the room was haunted, and now a sword is moving, but he was apparently much braver. The frequency is known as the "fear" or "ghost" frequency. It's around 19hz. [Here](https://youtu.be/h-zM3qAzBaw) is a YouTube video of 18.98hz. Mileage may vary, for some people it causes just mild discomfort, others it causes total panic, and still others it does nothing. For me, it caused my eyes to feel weird, and after a good minute or so, I noticed weirdness at the edge of my vision, and was definitely creeped out. I shut it off then, definitely an unnerving experience. It's not entirely known why it triggers such a response. The optical illusions and eye discomfort are likely due to the frequency resonating with your eyeballs, causing them to vibrate. But the actual fear response is unknown. Some theories are that our bodies are able to detect low frequencies, such as that of earthquakes or predator roars, but we just can't hear it. A bit like how deaf people can still "feel" certain sounds. So we become alert and nervous around these "infrasounds," since they usually indicated danger. This, combined with the optical illusions, leads to some pretty uncomfortable experiences. Oh, and don't worry, "vibrate your eyeballs" sounds way worse than it is. It's like super tiny vibrations, and your eyeballs are nice and squishy. It's not harmful in the slightest. At least, not mentally. Certainly feels like you are doing some eldritch ritual though. (Edited due to me being a doorknob and mixing up Hz with kHz).

35 Disturbing Photos That Made People Suffer (New Pics)

Okay so I went looking because there's no way a glass can fit into the urethra. Apparently, she put it into her vagina and left it there so long it caused a vesicovaginal fistula and that allowed it to move into her bladder and please tell me how I can unlearn this information now please.

Adira Bennett • commented on 2 posts 2 months ago

28 Questions Adults Like Asking Kids Despite Them Being Inappropriate, As Shared Online

I have very noticeable scar tissue on large portions of my body, related in part to a genetic disease that affects my skin. I've occasionally gotten unwanted questions or attempts at sympathy from women, but the men... it's just absurd. I have had men I don't even know ask me what's wrong with me, what's that scar on your chest, what happened to your arm, did it hurt, I think it's sexy, why can't you have all that fixed, are you stuck like that forever, you could've been so pretty... the audacity; the sense of entitlement, as if it's their right to stare at me and ask intrusive questions and a couple extra creepy guys have even reached out to TOUCH my skin without ANY kind of permission. Like, strangers passing me on the street. Zero context. More than once, when I've shut down some weirdo asking how I got my scars in the grocery checkout line or what have you, the weirdo in question has responded, "Sorry. I figured if you didn't like talking about your skin thing, you'd cover it up. But you're wearing a tank. I figured you knew people are gonna have questions." They're even genuinely confused sometimes, like they do not actually comprehend that I, a woman, put on a tank top shirt because it's 90 degrees outside and this shirt doesnt have any holes in it and smells fine, and I couldn't care less what random men are going to think about my body. I'm a lesbian and this is a grocery store, Ryan. Let me pay for my absurdly overpriced milk and bananas without a fuss. Damn

30 People Share Next-To-Impossible Things They Experienced

That's likely the condition I have-- mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). It's a bit different from histamine intolerance and can involve other chemicals as well. MCAS, or systemic mastocytosis, perhaps, are more likely to cause anaphylaxis. It is very difficult to live with a body that suddenly tries to murder you with no warning every other week, but I'm very grateful for improvements I've made thanks to my excellent immunologist and my adorable, remarkable, loyal service dog. Among other things, he can retrieve my EpiPen case if I'm home by myself and can't safely walk.

Adira Bennett • upvoted an item 2 months ago

30 People That Should Be Prohibited From Dating

This is not a red flag. It's an entire red-sailed armada. Steer away.

Adira Bennett • upvoted 12 items 3 months ago

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my most annoying one is that I think men age better than women and that I am afraid of looking old. When I look at a mature woman, I see all her "flaws" and reconstruct how she "is supposed to look" (aka YOUNG). While when I look at a man of any age, I see just him how he is and simply accept it without judgement. Its really unfortunate and annoying and I hate it. I try to look past it but it is difficult.