It’s like one of those seeing eye puzzles. One person sees a woman, another sees a hot femboy.

And like a real puzzle, if you just cross your eyes a bit, you’ll have a good time regardless.

No, it fits the pattern. 1, 2, 2, and a big L on the bottom right.

Ew. I am officially yucking your yum.

How many of us have that shared experience of finding their parents self-porn? Is that a 90s thing? I can’t imagine it happens in the digital age.

So you’re saying there’s a chance…

Sure. And that means recognizing when you shouldn’t put yourself in uncomfortable situations.

Would you encourage people with eating disorders to buy lots of snacks and hang out in the pantry? Just control your mind?

To be honest, I kind if envy that you and your mind are so aligned. I’m not so lucky. I can’t own Doritos, because I’ll either eat the entire bag, or I’ll think about them to the point where it’s annoying. So I just avoid them. It’s sad, but it’s what I have to work with.

I sold a 6a for like $50 recently. Here on lemmy, oddly enough. Those are still good.

Distractions can completely derail motivation. It doesn’t happen to me because of women at the gym, but if I accidentally have the wrong intrusive thought my motivation is gone and the whole workout ends. I’ve stopped mid run and just walked out.

Maybe you’re neurotypical and don’t struggle with this. But not everyone can just “man up and power through”, as you’re implying should be done.

Holy shit, that’s a good number. I’m 2397. I feel like it took me too long to get noticed…

“I’m starving, but instead of eating I’m going to try and solve world hunger first”

You can do two things at the same time. And if you’re really struggling with your internal thoughts, the answer isn’t skip the gym. The answer is find a gym where you’re comfortable, and continue to work on your mental issues.

“Just do better” isn’t a strategy for improvement. It’s a cop out for those who don’t want to think about solving the problem.

maybe that’s more your problem than theirs.

Correct. And they are trying to solve that problem by not being in a situation that makes them uncomfortable.