CoffeeTails

I could not agree more to this.

Other than that, keep trying to do stuff with your time. Check out your local library for events, go an evening course that's at least mildly interesting or honestly, whatever sparks even the tiniest interest or curiosity. There are also sites like meetup.com

If this is too hard for you right now, or even if it isn't try and find reasons to speak to your neighbors or just strangers.

See someone with cool hair at the store? Tell them! "Excuse me, I just wanted to say I think your hair is really cool", or if you see a neighbor or some random person enjoying the weather, looking at a cool car or whatever, say something about it! "woah, lovely weather", "oh, nice cars here today eh?" or whatever.

It often feels weird and awkward, but sometimes people strike up with a small convo and you'll feel connection for a little bit. I used to hate these interactions but I've learned to like them, they are very low-pressure as there isn't anything to maintain.

Good luck and take care

That does sounds similar, yes! I like that idea.

It reminds me on something my psychologist told me, when trying to find this me-mentor, it can help to take inspiration from someone I find really safe with and trust a lot. Aka someone I have good memories with / of.

This is something I've noticed as well. I've talked about this with my psychiatrist and she calls this brave, reassured version of ourself the "me-mentor" (jag-mentor in Swedish). Similar to our inner child, this is a core part of our who we are.

The idea, if I understood correctly, is to build this me-mentor more and let it help us feel more safe. Let it support our insecure parts/personas.

(I hope my English isn't too bad)

Welfare benefits and saved money

On and off for 11 years now.

I've only managed to get sesonal summer jobs, in 2023 I finished my higer vocational studies as a frontend developer.

The jobmarket is a shitshow here in Sweden now tho, few people are getting hired, companies "can't find" anyone to hire bc they want unicorns and you read about bigger layoffs a few times a month.

All the while our politicians are ruining our welfare..

I'm honestly barely coping. I'm so glad I have my partner (who also struggle to get a job) and two cats.

I'm going to the gym twice a week, bake sometimes, cook daily sleep quite a bit as I'm tired all the time. I'm kind of just trying to stay active and stick to routines.

I've recently started seeing a psychiatrist as well

Hellu! After realizing that me and my partner visualize the 8-bit ANSI colors differently. So I made a visualization with JavaScript, HTML and CSS. So I through you guys might appreciate it as well!

repo: https://github.com/coffeetails/ansi-colors

Location: Värmland, Sweden

Remote: Sure

Willing to relocate: Yep, within Europe.

Technologies: Javascript, Typecript, NodeJS, React, Svelte,

HTML&CSS, sass, figma, and a bit of Docker and C#.

Résumé/CV: https://kaffekod.nu/cv

Github: https://github.com/MonBjo

Email: Check the links above

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I'm a junior frontend dev with an interest for backend development as well. I recently finished school https://www.folkuniversitetet.se/vara-skolor/yh-utbildningar... and is looking for my first opportunity with big excitement!

Same here. Some pages are, for me, unusable without blocking all ads and banners. Especially if they move or have bright colors!

As someone who has only heard about web scraping but has had no idea about how it works this has been a really interesting read! Very easy to understand. Thanks!

Whenever someone asks me how I am, I always get a bit confused on what they mean. Do they mean right now? Today? This week/month/year?

I have been working a lot on my mental health for a few years(, especially since I got my autism diagnosis and I actually became able to understand myself). Anyway, one of the big things I've discovered is that this deep, say core feeling of how I am is more important than the shallow feelings that is put on top.

(I baked today so I'm doing a bread reference) It's a bit like bread. A dense bread (core feeling) will hold the things you do and the feelings you feel, like cuddling in the morning. A airy bread (shallow feeling) won't hold the things you do and feelings as well, like partying or going on hikes and adventures.

Sure, a big airy bread will hold more than a small one, but the denser breads are closer to your core feelings. You can have an absolute blast, the best time of your life, and still feel empty and sad on the inside whenever you get time to just be.

And what would be a dense bread and airy bread is of course individual, and changes over time.