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my most toxic trait is i fucking love work gossip. i play neutral not to be the bigger person or take the high road but to hear slander and hearsay from every side. two coworkers complained about each other to me in the same afternoon and i nearly blacked out from the rush

I love these round dorky ass glasses, I want even smaller frames so I can feel like Shostakovich

Never. LASIK can cut the corneal nerve in the subepithelial stroma in a way that sometimes it never heals and your eye is eternally in pain 24/7 to the point where some people commit suicide to escape it. Saw a 60 Minutes documentary on it.

I'll stick with glasses thanks.

Yeah, exactly. And even if it's not that horrible, like... my glasses are fine, and I've had enough surgery that went not completely right that you know what? Let's not do any surgery that I don't super duper need.

As someone who has had a lot (and I mean A LOT) of laser eye surgery to fix burst blood vessels, laser eye treatment is simply agonising, it fucking hurts, I'd rank it as the second worse pain in my life (the first being the Prostatitis and dual kidney infection). It's not worth it for what is basically a cosmetic ideal. And one that can cause eye bleeds, blindness, and reduced vision.

For some people, LASIK is the right choice. I know someone who had very heavy glasses due to an extreme prescription whose migraine incidence went WAY down after LASIK. They still need glasses but their prescription is much lighter. There's a place for it.

But if you're getting it for sheer convenience or aesthetics, yeah, I would think very carefully about it. If it's worth the risk for you, then go for it, but I think the LASIK advertising is kinda irresponsible in how very cavalier they are about pointing lasers at your eyes.

While I was in the navy, I was supposed to get LASIK twice. The first time, I forgot my paperwork. The second, my chief didn't complete my paperwork in time.

Now I can't afford it and am too scared to go through with it.

I had LASIK at 21 and have had more or less 20/20 vision since with no complications and an easy recovery. It didn't hurt to get, though it was admittedly quite alarming because I had seen A Clockwork Orange and the way they hold your eyes open is reminiscent, and during the actual lasering the suction/pressure to hold your eye still makes you temporarily blind. Also the doctor who did my LASIK was a dick. Several friends who have had LASIK and went to different doctors had a better time of it and were given anti-anxiety medication beforehand, which I was not and would have very much appreciated.

I didn't do it because I disliked my glasses, I actually really like glasses and think they can be fun fashion accessories in addition to being aids for vision. I got a "back to school special" where my LASIK was $2100 and I thought that was worth it for theoretically 20ish years of not needing glasses (as even with LASIK age related need for reading or other glasses is not prevented).

It is definitely something to give due consideration, and if you are past your mid-30s the bang you get for you buck is likely going to be significantly less than if you are younger, but it is also an very routine procedure that is over all quite safe.

I had LASIK and I have no regrets. I had trifocals at 19. Because of other eye issues, I had to get ridonkulously expensive glasses. Plus separate sunglasses that I could wear OVER my glasses because you could not get both kids of lenses I,needed

I did have anti-anxiety meds and a very nice surgeon (and GREAT staff!)

I still do need glasses BUT I can order cheap ones from Zenni. AND I can get prescription sunglasses (I need both polarized and mirrored lenses on the same lens). So I don't have to juggle huge enormous things that go over my regular glasses.

For me, I'd say it was absolutely worth it. It's definitely a risk/benefit calculation and, like ANY surgery, definitely has risks. Patients should be informed of the risks to make appropriate informed consent (which is... a problem bigger than Lasik, like, it comes up everywhere and there really isn't good enforcement of ensuring informed consent for medical procedures but that's another rant for another time.)

Jumping on here as a fellow “had lasik, worked great, no regrets”

I do wonder how much this falls into the “do you actually have eye doctors who are looking out for your or for their pockets”

My eye doctor very clearly explained why I was a good candidate for lasik (my cornea had X millimeters of whatever, my tear production was good, my prescription had been stable) and explained how it could get fucked up (absolutely no eye rubbing, you might be hella sensitive to light, keep artificial tears on hand because dry eyes can also fuck it up)

Literally the worst part of my surgery was me planning poorly for eating after, so I spilled a bunch of cereal on the counter while I was basically still blind 😅

I wish I was a stress cleaner. Never once has my response to stress been “time to employ some good habits”

Economic sentiment severely lags economic data.

Inflation was highest in 2022 but it wasn't truly felt until 2023.

Likewise, current economic data shows that inflation is back down and wages are outpacing price growth.

So in a year, when people's wages have made things a little easier and they're feeling better about their financial situation, they're going to say, "wow, things really are better under trump!" when he truly had nothing to do with it

Why must I have a "day job"? Can someone just pay me to be their court jester? That'd be better than this.

YOU CANNOT SELF-FLAGELLATE YOUR WAY INTO EXCELLENCE

Every lawyer reading this thinking "that's true, except for me, I'm different"

syke all my lawblr peeps reblogging u r legally obligated to bring it up in therapy y'all got got

We all would have saved so much interest on student loans if we’d just gone to therapy instead of law school

I truly believe every industry I was told not to go into as a high schooler in the mid-2000s now has massive shortages

Don’t be a teacher, you won’t make any money!

Don’t be a truck driver, it’ll all be automated soon!

You can’t work retail for the rest of your life, go to college!

Etc etc

ADHD is only motivated by 5 things: -urgency -challenge -novelty and play -interest -being a contrarian little bitch

— Margaret Atwood

obsessed with parody laws. plagiarism is illegal. you cannot copy someone’s work without legal repercussions. unless! you’re intentionally making fun of it. huge W for haters everywhere.

I wasn’t gonna reblog, but this poor person’s eyes.  They scream of pain and desperation.