Good news is, there is a call to establish an emergency hotline for suicides in my country with many informative articles on different mental illnesses to raise public awareness. The bureaucracy and focus of this country means it would take a while, but good news nonetheless.
Bad news is, I need something like that right now. Somehow, I bought a method and place it inside my bedroom.
Are hamster and guinea pig the same?
The Hopes-if-there-are Table
What have you missed most during all these lockdowns and panics? - Public events
What are you most looking forward to when the world returns to normal? - Getting a passport
Who is the first person you plan to see that you couldn't so far, when you get a chance? - A therapist/psychiatrist
What are the wildest or most daring plans you have made for when all this blows over and we can cut loose again?
- Moving elsewhere for a bit of peace (within my country) and traveling abroad for a decent therapist/psychiatrist. I'm thinking of Singapore, where there is a branch of the Samaritans.
What have you been doing to keep yourself sane whilst stuck at home and do you intend to continue it when you earn you freedom again?
- Casually logging in to this forum and posting random stuffs.
The Fud Table
Have you ever eaten a meal at you desk? Why and what was it?
- Rarely, I guess I only have a meal by my desk when my work is really close to deadline. It's not fun to see ants and flies gathering around my desk.
Do you like Liquorice, and if so... WHY?? - I don't remember.
What is your guilty pleasure food? - Cream cheese bread and chocolates.
What do you eat when youre trying to be good?
- I don't really understand what is "trying to be good". Based on others' answers, it seems to be about vegetables and fruits. I still don't know how to answer this.
What food can you simply not understand that ANYONE could like it?
- Beer. It tastes utterly bitter to me. The coldness does nothing when the heat shows up that makes my body redder, my mind foggier, and overall sleepier.
Somehow, manliness is measured by the ability of chugging bottles of such beverage while maintaining sanity.
The Just-Do-It Table
What question does no one ever ask you, and what's the answer?
- Is everything alright? I mean, are you okay? Do you need someone to listen? It's just you don't sound fine when you say "fine".
+ The thing is I've been wanting to kill myself for the about 2 and a half years. I talked but no one listened. I'm glad you asked.
What question do you wish people would stop asking you and what's the answer?
- What is that kind of attitude? Why do you have to be so weird? Why can't you be like others, like your friends, ... ?
+ I don't know. What will you do when you cannot get rid of your desire to suicide? I am me. I cannot simply be others.
What's the strangest question you have ever been asked and what's the answer?
- Who are you?
+ I don't know. I'll come back to you when I can figure out how to answer that.
(I have a bit of trouble answering such a simple question. I know. Why do you think I have a cat avatar and a fake name?)
The Flow
Say Hello - Hello
What do you want to tell us? - Who am I again?
Recruitment Table
If you plan to do a Cafe tomorrow, please feel free to say "I Volunteer" in huge writing to set an example and let anyone else know so you dont double-post (I did it once and it was awkward).
- I know. It's a bit strange to have 2 threads of the same day. I'm from a different timezone so it's hard to know if someone has made a Jim's Cafe thread. Maybe one day.
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