The book The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron might interest you. She estimates about 25% of people are, as you say, wired differently.

I know a lot of people who were really moved by reading about other people navigating the world the same way they do.

I take one of two routes for an evening walk almost every day. It’s never occurred to me to listen to music or anything else while I do.

I live in a rural area with nice scenery. If you pay attention, it is different every day. Something new is starting to grow/bloom/die back, new birds have arrived or departed, the clouds are different, the air feels different, neighbors sheep are being silly in a different way.

I go specifically at sunset, so I find that very stimulating and no two sunsets are the same. I think about my day, my plans, goals, etc. It’s peaceful.

Edit: just noticed you said chlorine 🤦🏼‍♀️

“We don’t know yet if increasing choline in the diet will help reduce anxiety. More research will be needed,” Maddock said. He cautions that people with anxiety should not self-medicate with excessive choline supplements.

But he notes a healthy diet is essential for all aspects of health, including mental health.

GalacticWaffle is churning out multiple very long comments per minute and is one hour old.

How does a bot like this work? All the responses seem so genuine and are responding to details of the posts. If it wasn’t blasting out several multiple paragraph posts per minute I would have no idea.

That’ll do, beaver.

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No difference.

More of a thin slurry.

Some of us thirst for science and sparkles.

Yeah… but also, I kinda want one.

Yeah, it’s Dick. He’s the one that was famous for saying “We do not torture!” And then explaining how water boarding, sleep deprivation, violent rape and sexual humiliation, “stress positions” (being tied up in ways that would dislocate joints) were NOT TORTURE.

Yeah. Feels bad to vote for something like this, but if it’s between fighting dirty and living with fascism, well… I’m glad we passed it.

Redistricting in the Dem’s favor to gain 5 House seats in response to Texas doing the same thing for Republican seats.

It’s a dirty play, but the high road was going to guarantee a republican House majority. We’re all wrestling in the mud now, but at least we’re not just bending over.

And CA prop 50 just passed!

I’m curious how much press prop 50 got outside of California. With all the phone calls/texts, mailers, TV ads, people plastering freeway overpasses with signs about it, folks waving signs on street corners, it did feel like midterms.

I’m glad it’s done. I hope it passes. 90 minutes till they start counting votes…

We can vote with our hearts 💕

…how are people using penultimate incorrectly? Am I using it incorrectly? Does it not mean second to last?

Before the primary, we have choices.

Oh. I just noticed who I was arguing with. Fuck off palespirit. You’re the worst kind of troll.

Every cycle. Every fucking cycle. Before the primary: “We need someone ELECTABLE. Not someone good.” After the primary: “The time to have a problem with this racist, transphobic, corporate dick sucking bag of hateorade was BEFORE the primary. It’s your civic duty to vote for this blue piece of trash now!”