So, with my therapist’s guidance, I was able to do my own after she picked out things I specifically needed to work on. I ordered a DBT spiral workbook and learned from there, I can now apply these skills daily. It’s saved my relationships and life. And yes, you have to re-wire basically your entire brain and world view. I was able to get it done in about a year.

Yup. People WANT to work. And some people cannot afford to get jobs. Yes, I’m serious. Work clothes, a place to sleep, a permanent address, identification can all be barriers to employment.

Playing devil’s advocate is important for understanding both nuance and thinking dialetically.

You could be great at managing money and still poor because of the systems in place to benefit the wealthy and punish the poor.

Again, being good with money will not dismantle the way it is against us.

This. My city is doing a “poverty simulation” local event to "see what it’s like to be poor in (insert my city here) when the MAJORITY of us in this city ARE poor. There are homeless camps everywhere, too.

There was enough money, there was always enough money. There was always too much greed.

I like this a lot. The stopping when full thing has helped, but your recommendation seems better. It may require a higher level of mindfulness and self control, but so be it.

It’s part of listening and reflecting back to the spea…

SQUIRREL!

As a former service dog trainer who trained dogs specifically for disabled veterans there’s a reason I refuse to talk about the military and how it treats their people.

It was me all along??

You just didn’t want to admit to yourself!

You gave up and got premium. My guy.

Congratulations, you’re part of the problem.

But but cat doing funny thing, who cares about privacy??

We really are all sissies now aren’t we?

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Yeah, it’s only a matter of time before they pull it. Disney must extract every penny.

Okay, fair enough my guy. Makes sense, yeah.

I’ve actually considered that as maybe a reason not to go to the trade school in my city that offers an IT program.

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Where is that society to help me? In the form of very small social security checks and lifelong poverty?