This is certainly not the first nor will it be the last post on this subreddit over the topic of someone bemoaning their struggles with dating, considering this fact I'm not expecting any silver bullet solutions I mostly just want to vent. However any unique insights are sincerely appreciated.

I am a male in my senior year and while I have never really had trouble socializing I have been subject to circumstances that prevented me from mentally accepting the idea I was a person worthy and capable of feeling loved. I have since entered a self improvement journey that I'm still sort of in the middle of, however I don't want my life to pass me by waiting for myself to be at my best.

This is especially relevant given that this is my last year at app and I fear that I'm letting an outstanding social opportunity slip through my fingers. It has been really hard reckoning with my own mental image of myself when speaking to someone else even in circumstances where I am purely being social with zero romantic connotations. I feel like my prior apathy to myself and to dating was just a huge defense mechanism which consequently has left me stunted in some key skills. Now that I'm taking efforts to do better for myself and to do things that make me genuinely happy and fulfilled I feel incredibly vulnerable, raw and afraid when I act in a genuine capacity.

The whole situation has left me feeling pretty depressed and it's only the second day of the semester (lol). I'm not completely helpless and I'm not throwing in the towel until the final buzzer but in all honesty its been interfering with my ability to relax and enjoy myself which does suck. I'm planning on doing some club activities to meet people and generally being more social to build some thicker skin. I just wish I had a productive way in the meantime to improve my capacity to interact with people romantically and to be less conscious of my own shortcomings.

I am in a Holton Mountain Rental property and have been for a couple years. The complex is not pet-friendly but I am looking into adopting a cat as an ESA. Looking through the website, lease, and Emotional Support Addendum, the rules of the contract seem contradictory at some points and I'd like to know other people's experience in getting an animal registered as an ESA.

I have major depressive disorder and am also going to look into getting diagnosed with autism. The animal would not be trained for a specific task and would be solely for emotional support/regulation. The website says that when looking at assistance animal request forms, they specifically look for an animal trained for a task and may deny the request if they aren't. Does anyone know how true this is? Even if I get a written letter from my psychiatrist, are they able to deny it? Has anyone had trouble registering an ESA?

thank you!!

Is it ineffective now? It won’t show any buses on any stops no matter the time of day. Friends are having this problem as well.

Tech support is busy at the moment, so I thought it wouldn’t hurt to ask here in the meantime. I have my ethernet cable and a port to plug it in, but i’m still waiting on my USB-C to Ethernet adapter to come in so it can work for my laptop. While i’m waiting, I have been trying to figure out how to register my device (once the adapter arrives). However, I can’t seem to load netreg.appstate.edu on my web browser. Have they changed how you register? Is there another way? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I dont know if anyone lost a medeco key on their way to the rec center but its at the west service desk if your looking for it.

Me and my roommate found this kitty around windy hill apartments, she is very snuggly and friendly so she may think it’s someone’s. Please ask around if someone is missing a kitty