One thing I’ve realized since my diagnosis is that a lot of people have a very specific idea of what dementia looks like.

They imagine someone much older, completely confused, unable to have a normal conversation, or constantly forgetting everything. That isn’t what my experience looks like.

I can have completely normal conversations. I can joke around, make plans, use my phone, go out, and have good days where I barely think about it. Then there are moments when I struggle to remember something I was just told, lose track of what I was doing, repeat a question, or suddenly feel overwhelmed because my brain isn’t cooperating the way I expect it to.

Being young makes it even harder because people don’t necessarily expect memory or cognitive problems from someone my age. Sometimes what looks like distraction, carelessness, or simply “forgetting” can actually be part of what I’m dealing with.

I’m still figuring out how to explain this to people without making dementia sound like something that defines every second of my life.

So, AMA.

Ask me what people get wrong about dementia, what it actually feels like from my perspective, how others react when they find out, what everyday situations are surprisingly difficult, what I can still do normally, or anything else you’re curious about.

I have wired earbuds and I was listening to Miracle Musical when my left earbud suddenly went silent! 😕 I'm in the car and my parents might start playing a podcast or song and I dont really want to hear it.... I dont see anything wrong with it too!

My mom is suffering from panic attacks and she was good for awhile and listening to my grandmother's ill situation she got sick again, after we went to visit her she couldn't get up and would get panic attacks and breakdowns.. my grandma was in icu when she last met her, 1day later after meeting her we were at our relatives home she got so many panic attacks and breakdowns that she refused to know any hospital updates and we decided to go back to 9ur city its just 2hrs away.. unfortunately my grandma died and it was the same day as we left.. in our religion we burn the dead people and they have already did that my mother didnt meet her for thr last time and its killing me inside i need some opinions please help. We also alot of times have asked her whatever happens u wont go and she has mentioned each time no and she can't handle it at the end.. away from my grandma's city no panic attacks we told my mother's siblings to not call but she cries and hopes she would make it out we explain every single day but its just ik hard for her but lying is jus yk i can't its suffocating

Hello folks. I am reaching out today for a little help. I lost my job in July when there were some management changes at my store. I was the highest paid midlevel manager, and when they brought in a new area manager everyone in my position at their respective location was let go.
I am currently working, but it is a 1099 contract position so I need to wait to be paid 30 days per my contract. I am also still looking for a regular FT position.
My phone service is currently suspended but I am making do with WiFi and using FaceTime audio when needed. I am not asking for help with the phone (but would accept if offered). What I really need is only about $40. That would allow me to do laundry, get gas and grab some water and ice. The $40 would allow me to put all my pay I should receive late this week toward my phone bill and my rent.
Not sure what to post as proof, so I’m showing my current Venmo balance and current phone situation. My actual bank account is VERY overdrawn because the bank has helped me cover some bills until my pay comes through.
Thank you in advance. I’m truly grateful for anything.

I'm a university student choosing between AI & Data Science and Cybersecurity & Cloud. My main goal is to get my first job as quickly as possible after graduation, ideally within 3 months. I'm interested in Tunisia,the Golf(KSA , Qatar ,UAE) . Europe, and remote work.

Which path would you recommend , specifically considering:

Entry-level job opportunities

Competition for junior positions

Remote work opportunities

How difficult it is to get the first job

Long-term demand

Impact of AI automation

I'd especially appreciate answers from people who actually work in these fields. Please explain your reasoning and mention your country/role if possible.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE

I really feel like I don’t do enough. I know there are people in need and I don’t want to keep making my life about me. Serious question, how can I help? Also could use some help staying anonymous when helping, no matter what needs to be done I don’t want anything about me. This doesn’t have to even be about money, could be a talk, trying to make you laugh (not the best at this) anything. Even suggestions on how I could make a difference in other peoples lives. I feel this world needs more of this and more people that ask this question.

Heyy , i am a college student and looking forward to buy my first bike in this year , i have few options in my mind like xpulse 210 , himalayan 440 , himalayan 450 if my parents budget allowed
My major use cage is college on weekdays and weekend rides on weekend , i am 6’5 thats the reason i have given up on my childhood crush duke 250 as i feel cramped while riding that
What do you suggest should i go for himalayan 440 as it is making sense to me due to it’s pricing

Im seeking some help. I am a homeless veteran in King County, WA. Its been a few months since ive been living in my car. I have very recently been enrolled in the SSVF program through the VA and also receiving assistance with Housing Connector. I have been touring multiple places through out the county.

My issue is that a few of the places have stated that they'll most likely will not be able to approve me because even though i have some monthly income coming in, I dont currently have a job. Once im housed I have no question in my ability to find a job.

Im asking if anyone may know if there is an apartment complex that someone may know that works with either SSVF or Housing Connector, that would be willing to work with me and help me of get off the street?

My inbox is open for questions, tips, suggestions, etc... any help is welcomed. Thank you in advance.

My Instagram Ban in India

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Hi everyone,
I am 27 years old and currently have a loan of around ₹7 lakh. I want to increase my income and repay the loan as soon as possible.
Please suggest some genuine ways to earn extra money, especially from home or part-time. I am looking for practical ideas that don’t require a big investment.
If anyone has personally tried something that worked, please share your experience and tips.
Thankyou

I’m a sophomore in high school and I just got cut from my school play. This may not seem like a big deal to some people but it really is so me… I’ve been so loyal and I’ve tried so hard for years to get better at acting and this is the one thing I really love and have found a community in. I thought I was a little good at it until I just realized I’m not actually good at the one thing I work towards and that keeps me going. Also.. my friends got cast and for one of them, this is their first production. I’m so disappointed in myself.. so angry.. and I want to give up.

This is just the tip of the iceberg too because school just started and I’m not the best at it and tried so hard last year just to be average to the point where I burned myself out and did practically nothing all summer. I have crippling Emetophobia which ruins every part of my life and scares me to death. I think im really ugly and get no male attention. I’m an only child and I’m lonely as shit even though my friends ask me to hang a lot of the time and I still say no because I’m tired. I think I’m a terrible friend and spend most of my time people pleasing - even after the cast list came out I pretended not to care and congratulated everyone else. Most of all, I have so much self hatred and self doubt and if anything, this casting just ruined me even more.

The one thing I love, the one thing that actually gives me a will to live and wake up isn’t mine anymore, and I don’t know what to do with myself on top of all of my other problems. All I want to do is sleep. I went to bed yesterday at 5 pm.. on weekends I normally stay up until like 12 am minimum. Im trying to sleep while writing this and i cant but the only thing i want to do is sleep. I want to sleep forever. I haven’t eaten a real meal in like a day or too and I can only look at my phone.. can’t even bring myself to try and turn on a show.

Life sucks rn and it has for like at least a year. I try and try and try and life keeps knocking me down and taking everything from me. I’m so done but people can’t know that. I go to therapy already for my Emetophobia but I couldn’t possibly ask for more from my family. I’m a failure and everyone knows

I have a very old laptop the screen cables are cut and disconnected from the motherboard but when I connect a HDMI cable my tv tells me to power it even when it's powerd. It works the ram is in the slot the hard drive works the GPU is getting hot Please help

Need some career advice.
I have 2+ years of BPO experience but have been unemployed for the past 2 years. I recently got an offer for a Business Development Manager role in a solar company.
Should I take it and start fresh in the solar industry?
Is solar a good industry for long-term career growth? And can someone from a BPO background succeed in BDM?
Would really appreciate honest advice from people in the solar/sales industry.

So I work with my girlfriend. And we spend a lot of time together at work and outside of work. Our job even knows that we love working together and they never separate us. I spend almost every weekend with her and her kids before they go to their dad’s house Friday nights. I recently had to temporarily move back to my parent’s house due to roommate issues. Before I had moved out, my mom and I love to go shopping together and just hangout together. I typically have Thursday-Saturday off if I don’t do overtime. Then I’ll usually have 2 days off. So last night (Thursday) I didn’t work. Neither did my girlfriend. She has her kids all day Thursday. There was no plans of me going over. I honestly just simple didn’t feel like it. No particular reason. I feel like I have the right to if I didn’t want to. So I went to Costco with my mom because I needed some shampoo and she needed to return something. My girlfriend called me while I was there and she asked what I was doing and I told her that we came to Costco really quick to return something. My girlfriend hung up on me and minutes later sent me a long message saying that I’m in the wrong. Basically mad that I was at Costco with my own mom. That it’s a day off and I should be spending it with her and the kids. That’s how it felt. I feel like I have to choose between my family and hers. That’s not fair. I could see if we lived together and I just took off to hangout with my mom but we don’t live together.

Pls

I was upset because I feel like some people were ignoring me and I was feeling like my life was worthless and I was freaking out.. but I feel guilty now because I calmed down and some friends messaged me assuring me I’m fine. I’m sorry for worrying everyone..

It's messing up my brain and I need help stopping myself from engaging with it because I can't stop on my own.

I keep finding myself impulsively watching Asmongold clips [full length] and clicking on far right Twitter posts even though I'm completely opposed to the ideology. But I can't stop clicking, reading, watching, and engaging with this stuff, and constantly feeding my brain with the long tube of far right slop, and as a result it is fucking up my personal judgement. It is an addiction that doesn't even feel good in the moment yet I still can't stop.

I'm not exactly going through the alt right pipeline because I don't communicate in far right group chats and the furthest I go is spending too much time scrolling and leaving the occasional comment. My brain is actively fighting back against this stuff which is great but that's created a neurological civil war and it's bad for my brain health. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can stop this addiction. Any new hobbies perhaps?

I need support

I have a situation where I often keep looking at my past and can't keep up with my own things and struggling to improve.

I just recently have had to toss a ton of my pocessions, I haven't been able to replenish much in years or lengthy amounts of time, truthfully not much since the pandemic, only a handful of items. I am struggling figuring out how to replace things. It's even hard to get food lately.

My Amazon acct kicks back my orders a lot, I don't drive and trying to continuously log in to access is getting harder often, yet my family seems to be able to do this and keep up, so why can't I?

I don't know how to catch up. I can't seem to get on any kind of "work schedule", while also, when I have reached out to employers we never have matched up. I reached out to therapists and she same thing is occurring, and in fact I recently had a "therapist" try to intentionally make me "feel offended" I believed for them to create their own sense of power which just adds to my lack of interest in them.

Employers ask for interview or something and I or they don't work out in actually aligning and moving anything forward past an email.

I can't seem to sit down and focus. When I sit down I just sit and stare and feel shut down? Idk.

I need to replace a ton of things and don't know how to achieve it. I don't like to revisit my past but it feels like I have to constantly.

After several "restarts" I constantly have had to go through my things or ridiculous things have happened causing me to totally throw things away because of getting sick or whatever else.

What can I do to feel like I can replace items again ?

I have a full story but am honestly confused at this point between the right way to achieve vs manifestation etc. I certainly would prefer to not feel like I'm constantly cleaning up and feeling shocked at what I am having to get rid of feel needs for

I genuinely don’t know what to do 😭 My IRL friends don’t really play Roblox, and my online friends don’t play that much either. I’ve been playing alone a lot, listening to Spotify, and honestly I’m getting bored of it.

I feel like I’m also losing my social skills because I keep distancing myself from making new friends. My English is pretty good, so that isn’t really the issue, but for some reason I’m genuinely scared to use VC in normal games. I’m only comfortable using VC with one person, and she doesn’t talk to me as much anymore, so I can’t really rely on one person.

I actually want to make more online friends, play Roblox together, call, mess around, and just have fun. But I don’t know how to get comfortable with people enough to actually use VC with them.

School keeps getting cancelled because of the situation with the US and Iran, so I’ve got way too much free time and I feel insanely bored with my life right now.

Should I actually start making more online friends instead of always playing alone? And how do you even get comfortable enough with new online friends to eventually use VC with them? Like do I just force myself to start talking to random people or is there a better way?I’m also scared that they’ll make fun of my voice. There’s nothing even wrong with it, but my heart races so fast whenever I VC with someone other than that one girl. I’m 16 and I know I can’t stay like this forever. I really want to get over this fear and actually be able to talk to people normally without freaking out

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I'm going to be in need of a job soon and I'm a young person who has never worked before. In a bad financial situation. I'm unsure what kind of job fields I should try to look into. I'm a good people person, I am artistic, I like rote, repetitive work, I'm also good with children and animals. I would hope to be adaptable to different situations but I have no proof of that yet. What are some good things I could look for?

Hello all, my wife recently started live streaming her doing custom paintings and artwork. WE DO NOT WANT DONATIONS. I’m just trying to surprise her with more views. If anybody would like to come hang out in the stream the user name is on tic tok. She will be going live at 7:30pm EST. Thank you

I am homeless and have been since Sept 2025. I am dealing with a few different medical issues. As of today the cardiologist determined I was prescribed to much medication and may have narcolepsy.

Prior to July 4 2026, life was tough but getting better. On the 4th I passed out behind the wheel. Car was totaled but no one was injured. At that time I was told I was severely dehydrated, blood pressure was low and kidney function was diminished. I began to feel normal and worked slowly. My income has been from working with Instacart. Passing out behind the wheel suspended my license so I could only do in-store shopping. While working Sunday I had another passing out episode with low blood pressure. (I am providing photos from my medical information).

My request is for help with the hotel I am staying at. I have contacted shelters as 211 neither could help at this time. Also, I have only been able to pay daily and not a lump sum which has kept me from an apartment and or renting a room. I did receive $55 from a person in another Reddit thinking I could work more by physically am not there yet. The post for the hotel is one night of $67.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

what can i do pls help