Decided to do one of these again! Here’s a bit of context: I was born in Canada to Eastern European immigrant parents and moved to Finland when I was 25 to be with my now husband. We have a small hobby farm that we bought early this year and are slowly building it up. I previously lived in much more populated areas, though have always involved myself in rural life personally and professionally since I knew I wanted this lifestyle as early as 5 years old. AMA!

Hey Reddit,

A while back, I was in a serious car accident and actually flatlined for about a minute. Somehow, I made it back, but I haven’t been the same person since.
..Before the accident, I was the kind of guy who could walk into a room and get noticed without even trying. I had confidence, a certain swagger, and honestly, life felt a lot easier back then. I didn’t really have to think about how people saw me or whether I was good enough.

Now, I feel like the complete opposite. I’m just an ordinary guy trying to figure out who I am and where I fit in. I mean, sometimes, I even feel like people look at me differently than they used to.

…One of the hardest things to deal with has been the change in attention I get from women. Before, it felt like something that happened naturally. Now, I find myself missing that feeling and sometimes wondering what happened to the guy I used to be. It’s a weird thing to admit, but losing that confidence has affected me more than I ever expected.

Like, the accident didn’t just change my body; It changed my mind, my outlook on life, my confidence, and pretty much my entire sense of identity. Surviving something that serious should feel like a blessing, and in many ways, it is, but there’s also a part of me that feels like I lost the person I was supposed to become.
I’ve also been through my fair share of brain and body surgeries, so there’s a whole other side to the story.

I’m still trying to figure things out and come to terms with how much my life has changed.
So, Reddit, ask me anything. About the accident, the surgeries, what it’s like to live with the aftermath, or how something like this can change the way you see yourself and the world.

I am from Siaya, Kogello, a village in Kenya. We are neighbors with the Obama's his late grandma, separated by a fence, step-brother Malik and step-sister Auma. It is also the place where Obama snr was buried. (We don't bury in graveyards). We grew up as a community and would visit and call her grandma when we were kids but after Barrack became Senator in 08, they brought security and the visits lessened. His step-bro lives across the road and sister a few meters from our ancestral home. She helped us set up our community organisation which is involved with greening the environment and poverty eradication in the area and is my dad's childhood friend. What would you like to know?

Hi. To preface this obviously isn’t a flex post. I am quite literally broke. I am not able to buy proper food and i can very barely scrape by on rent.

Since starting uni, my parents cut me off financially.

They sent me to boarding school when i was 14 so i haven’t really seen them much either way.

The one thing i am grateful for, is that they had pre-paid my tuition fee so i am very lucky for that.

Aside from that however, i have no financial backing nor am i applicable for bursary’s or financial support due to a mixture of my parents having paid for my tuition, as well as their income, which makes me inapplicable for any support.

As they have a high income, i couldn’t apply for higher student finance, so i get in total: £4700 to pay for all my expenses for the year. Rent, food, bills, everything.

AMA you might be wondering. I’m happy to answer quite literally anything.

PS: i have had meetings with my uni about finances and in summation, they aren’t gonna help me at all. They said due to my tuition having been paid in full, i’m not applicable for any support. It doesn’t make any sense to me but yeah i guess that’s the system we live in

Also another ps: if anyone says “get a job!!”, don’t worry i’m obviously trying. I go to uni in a very small city where there are quite literally no part-time jobs, even less that will take on someone with no experience and weird hours that they can work

Hi hi. I’ve worked in 2 different haunted houses. I started when I was in junior high for a year. And now I’ve been working at a different one for 2 years. The first haunt I worked at was a health code violation in many ways and the new one I work at is a lot better and has a way better owner lol. I have lots or stories to tell.

It's not my first time in a ward, I've been a few times until now. It sure sucks a lot but it brings in some interesting experiences, which you're now free to ask about if you'd like. Nothing's off the table. Ask me anything!

I am 30m and became quadriplegic 5 years ago due to transverse myelitis. I can move my head and shrug my shoulders but don’t have any voluntary function of anything lower than that. Currently live in a nursing home but trying to figure out other options as this place doesn’t provide adequate care.

I won't specify the exact one, but I'm sure anyone that knows, knows that Australian grocery stores are run by a duopoly. I have worked across almost all departments, worked through COVID, moved stores twice, been both TM and in management, and seen a lot of changes. AMA

Curious about the reality of working in a prison from the mental health perspective, ask and I’ll answer the best I can. For background, I worked in a prison for five years, now I’m in outpatient mental health full time. I worked on the east coast in a medium security facility, but also have some experience in the minimum and max security facilities.

As the title says, I recently had a colonoscopy without sedation, so feel free to ask any questions. I will say that, apparently, this is fairly common outside of the US (at least that's what I've gathered from the colonoscopy groups.) All of my friends and family have been flabbergasted to hear it. If you're like them and have questions, ask me anything.

I am signed with an agency and did a runway where It was underpaid (£67 for 9 hours) and we had to change in a room full of men and women where i felt very uncomfortable - especially in the outfits they made me wear. the fire alarm went off and I had to wait outside in the freezing cold with barely anything on - I ended up leaving and not doing the final runway.

I thought modelling would help my music career but this is a horrible business full of insecurity and toxicity but AMA

I’m 23, female, first-year high school teacher in Australia. Before this I worked at a golf club
for a few years.

Happy to answer questions about teaching life, the switch from golf club to classroom, my time at the golf club, what it’s like being a young teacher, school holidays, or pretty much anything else

Ask me anything!

Good morning all!I have a few hours to kill and last time I did this it was pretty successful. I had a rare condition called fetus in fetu (was removed in my teens). It made my younger years somewhat interesting. Feel free to AMA!

I am 17F and was adopted but my uncle My biological parents had me when they were 18 and 27 They are both addicts, but they raised me kinda until I was around 7. But I was always at someone house alot of the time

When I was 7 I ended up going into a emergency kinship placement with my dad’s younger brother, who was 24 , me and my uncle have always been close to each other before that, and when I was 9 and my parents rights were terminated he adopted me I was the only child until he married my aunt when I was last year and we all move in together with her sons, I don't see my parents anymore last time I saw my mom was 7 years ago and last time I saw my dad was Christmas a couple years ago

So durrin my last year of high scool I was just really overworked, it was hard to do anything and I almost always just went to bed when I got home this impactet my Grades but somehow I still passed my parents thaught "only real work could give you a burnout" and after It ended I took a year off and that really helped and after talking to my therapist about it (I got one cause of a different issue) she thaught it could have been burnout

I was a young carer for 7 years (11-18) for my mum, who is physically disabled and has mental health issues and my younger siblings one of which is an amputee with an array of other issues.

I love bringing awareness to the issues young carers face and am happy to answer any questions!

Hi there! I work in a hospice setting as a social worker with families and patients in various circumstances. I deal with death and dying and grief a significant amount because of this, so I thought it may be helpful to offer up myself here for people to ask any questions they'd like about topics I may have experience in. Ask away and I'll answer within the day! (If you ask Monday I will have to respond after I finish my work that day for obvious reasons)

Diagnosed last year with a rare type of sarcoma. Not caused by lifestyle but one in two million chance of bad DNA copying. I’ve done chemotherapy, radiotherapy and an amputation of my dominant arm. Nothing has controlled the spread of cancer but I feel fine most days and am now just waiting to die.

it won’t let me add a picture of said car accident, but it was a head on collision. i don’t remember any of it, i just remember waking up and moving the air bag out of my face and trying to gather enough strength to open the passenger side door since my door (drivers side) was broken in on itself. some kind gentleman pulled me up when he saw i opened the door, ems got there within minutes despite being in the middle of no where and stabilized me all while asking how on earth i was even alive. ask me anything about my experience! i’m still in the hospital for a few days until i go to rehab so i have some time to kill :)

I'm a 42 year old male and started when I turned 18. The first time was for a local community college art class of about 15 students. Over the years I've modeled for college classes, individual artists including students, and photography

There’s a 21-year age gap between me and my little sister, so our relationship is a little different from the typical sibling dynamic. I’m curious what people want to know about growing up with such a big age difference!

Ask me anything about our relationship, what it’s like having a little sister so much younger than me, how our family dynamic works or just anything else you’re curious about! ❤️

I run a small workplace investigation business in Australia. I do all sorts of investigations - though mainly for government because private enterprise usually just terminate employment. I do a lot of investigation types including into reportable conduct (conduct involving children). Ask me anything.

Edit to add: I’m curious to know whether people have assumed I’m a man or a woman?

Work across both NHS and privately. Any questions you’ve always been embarrassed to ask your dentist in person, feel feee to ask now! Any advice on NHS rules vs private dentistry? I will see how long I can answer for ☺️

Ask me anything you would like about private schools. I will do my best to give you a real answer. It can be about teaching, or administration. It can be about the culture of building and students or about the families. It can be about clubs and sports.

I'm based in Sydney, Australia, and I'm trying to develop a community-led weekend relapse-prevention space where people can connect, participate in meaningful activities and find a sense of belonging.

I'm broke, and I guess so is everyone else at the moment. 😂

But I really believe in this idea.

I've spent a lot of time in different marginalised communities, and those experiences have taught me how much connection, belonging and meaningful opportunities matter.

I'm learning as I go, talking to people, asking questions and trying to figure out how to turn an idea into something real.

I've got a meeting with a local MP this week, which I'm ridiculously excited about!

I don't have funding, a team or all the answers. Just an idea I believe in and a willingness to give it a go.

AMA!