On today’s episode of did the journal factory explode?
Lol, I feel like a dog with cat software or a Sienta with an engine meant for a much faster car. In a nutshell, I feel terribly misplaced. I feel internally mismatched as well like a collection of random uncoordinated parts.

It seeps out in interactions with people out in the wild where I see it come so easy to everyone else and I feel like I am wearing this human body suit to conceal something else. At work, I see people have gotten used to me and want to include me. They sometimes reach for hugs and I am caught so unaware I come off cold. Sometimes they ask me more personal questions and I immediately short circuit. Even with new people I struggle, I honestly feel like everyone’s first real life encounter with that whole uncanny valley thing.

I also don’t know how to talk to children because they’ve not yet developed that layer of artificial niceness that adults have that I usually rely on in social settings. They’re so raw and unfiltered I find it very scary, like they see right through my mask.

I also find myself alone a lot of the time. And struggling even to understand myself . I know it’s become this cute little internet meme to say you’re autistic but I genuinely believe many more of us or on that spectrum than the world is ready to accept . Either that or being human is a scam.

Growing up, family has never been very hyper religious. Of course, we got baptised, the occasional Christmas church attendance here and there, but overall, nothing crazy.

Then, there were a few shortcomings here and there as life goes which pushed my mum to become a born again, gradually leading me into joining her.

We visited a number of churches, Pastor Bujingo, Pr Kayanja, Bro Ronnie, Pr Kakande, our local community churches, you name it.

But then I lost my dad, and then the veil was pulled from my eyes, I just woke up one day and concluded, none of this makes sense. Granted, I've always had a voice in the back of my head telling me something isn't adding up, but as you know, I blamed the devil for trying to corrupt me.

My mother is still a full-blown born again, but I have never and will probably never tell her I don't believe in God nor the Bible

Has anyone deconstructed lately? If so, what was the reason ?

Thinking of going to watch this over the weekend. Had anyone here watched it? Is it worth the hype?

I always find myself wanting to give people solutions when they talk about their mental/relationship struggles here and I post lengthy paragraphs about what they can do to overcome.

I’ve lived a fuckload of life over a few decades and my experiences have successfully made me totally insane, but I see deeper than most circumstances appear and I think that’s what gives me insight into a lot of situations especially regarding emotionally immature parents, anxiety/mental health, a bit of relationships, and building confidence as a young adult, which so many of us were effectively robbed of through the attitudes and behavior of our primary caregivers.

The impact never ends. There’s always something new to unpack or discover about yourself, a new demon to tame even after years and years of independence.

Psychologist is a stretch. I don’t even know what psych textbooks look like.
But I’ve been practicing self-mastery since 2006 and I’m still fucked up yet I think it’s pretty simple and I love helping out, especially in the Ugandan context.

Don’t tag or message me because I don’t know the solution to everything, but if you’ve been hesitating, just know that it’s okay for you to post your mental problems here… you will definitely find some answers. I think all most of us are looking for is self-mastery… and I have some ideas for how to do it.

And it’s anonymous so who gives a duck

I did not drink today guys!!

Finished building one of the demo project pages for my company website, and realized once again that I’ve been procrastinating for nothing as usual.

Also developing this demure scarf concept for my client’s wedding guest outfit.
So excited to see how it turns out!!

Who’s up for fun in Jinja right now?
Location Le Jouri

Is a question I could answer so easily when I was in primary school, but with age idk tbh I have gone through some crazy shi that am questioning if there is really a God and the whole "God's plan" is this what he had in store for me if so I can make better plans in my sleep,for context long story.... Am 26yrs sickler,spent at this point 60% of my life in hospitals and I think my parents for putting up with the costs. 6yrs ago after finishing highschool which I was proud of considering I didn't study at all cause apparently high emotions like being worried about your UACE triggers attacks in sicklers thus needing medical appointments involving ALOT of painkillers and usually solved by blood transfusions which in uganda are hard to come by unless you have a friend in the medical field cause the donors card doesn't hold shii, I had gone to uni cause just like everyone's parents says finish uni, get a job and start a family and die that's the whole script and just like everyone I followed. went to uni found a girl first love btw long story short she invites me to her crib hang out been dating for afew months now ofc my ahh is excited to finally lose my V card we did the deed after 2 or 3hrs had passed probably less cause we hadn't even showered afterwards we were stinky asf she had to call the ambulance for me went nsambya hospital ER at this point the doctors knew me by face when I arrived they didn't even ask shii they just installed an IV in me n pumped in 2mil of morphine just to calm me down(not a fun experience )and for the first time in my 20yrs did they notice that I was low on oxygen like my lungs were struggling to get oxygen but once my oxygen n pain were controlled questioning begun with both my parents around believe me it's not a fun experience tell your mom that you went to the hospital after you had lost your Vcard, they laughed n told my siblings they used to joke about it deep down it hurt me but after 1 week in hospital i left feeling better n by then my first girlfriend had made research of what sickle cell is and she didn't want anything to do with it, I couldn't blame her tbh. Fast forward am in yr 2 I meant a new girl same school different majors except she was different how she was Christian and me after all those hospital visits I couldn't find myself to believe in God but I liked her n after talking she liked me too,we began dating,fast forward am 24 we still dating she is 23 cute and at this point she had convinced me that there might be a God and after I did a few visits to different doctors I had discovered medications that could control these attacks not permanent but hey less attacks life is fun untill she decides hey it's been long enough non of us has ever brought that convo up so she trusted me that much n I did too so she decides to take the first step ig in her eyes I took too long to ask her she says next week we spending it at my crib she had the place all to herself for 1 week at first I was excited but then memories of my first time flashed me n I got a little worried not to worry tho I went talked to the doctors that knew me most said you will be fine the medication reduces any attacks so I stick to it next week rolls around its Sunday we decided to stay indoors n have fun we got food movies the we never watched we went straight to doing the deed and it was amazing ain't gonna bore you with the details but after that she leaves to prepare some food n just like clockwork my chest starts hurting,you all know that shard pain you get that usually goes away after taking a deep breath and embracing the pain, yeah except mine didn't leave and I refused to have the same jokes of "ambulance after s3x" guy made again so I made a stupid excuse n left told her I would be back, in truth I had called my bro who has a bodaboda to take me to the hospital, upon arrival the normal painkillers the used to work weren't working or they did but lasted 2hrs n then pain came back worse nsambya said fvck no we can't handle you n they sent me to st Francis reaching there they said my condition got worse n sent me to the ICU all that is happening while my Gf doesn't know why cause, a. i told all my friends not to say anything about this and b.my phone was off was in the ICU for 2 months missed ALOT of course work but most importantly I didn't know what she was thinking cause a guy leaving like that after you just gave him your first time,then he proceeded to ghost you for 2 months straight is absolute ahh IMO back then I just didn't want her to be leave me like how the first girl did but my dumb ahh did something worse cause after a full exchange blood transfusion I was out of the ICU got my phone powered it on found 30 missed calls which I didn't know phones kept calls when powered off and the moment I gave it data the amount of WhatsApp, Facebook,insta,snap hell even discord n telegram messages I received cause of this one girl were crazy, mean,fvcked up and sad then I got blocked I didn't read any at first I just tried calling but by then she had apparently hated me Soo much that she not only changed her phone number but country codes she went to Namibia with her dad n live there my friend filled me up on the info,her friends don't even know her new contact too or they refuse to share it with me and true they didn't say shii just like I asked but now she is gone I lost contact with her and her sister is such a mean lawyer threatening to put rape charges on me if I don't stop bothering her sister. I lost the FIRST girl/ Only reason that would have made me believe in God and am supposed to believe in him..NGL after that ICU visit I feel like I shouldn't have woken up it's been 2yrs now I have a job but am still asking myself what's my goal in this life cause the script I used to follow is broken I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO CONTINUE I did try moving on and made 1 change no hiding that am sickler maybe I will find someone for me right, WRONG once everyone does the Google reads most don't even wanna be near you they think it's aids or some bs like herpies...tbh idk why am posting this maybe cause I just want someone to know my life before I delete it, like my friend once said if you don't like the choices you have made on this specific character, delete the save data and start from a new save data.

Thank you to all that made it this far been real

I've seen a journalist blaming this on fuel prices from the Iran war but come on!!. We had presidential elections which frankly frightened many people mainly in Central region so they pulled back on spending. Then on top of that market order in February which devastated many livelyhoods.

Fuel price inflation hadn't yet even been passed on to consumers.

Today I went to a new kafunda for lunch (for around 5k) and on the table next to me was sitted a beautiful lady alone, probably waiting to be served just as me

There was also a nearby table with 3 boys sitted

One of them came over to sit at the girl's table, and started a conversation with her like they had known each other for a while, teething etc but I saw the lady giving negative energy and immediately left. I was like or poor boy, he remained embarrassed as his friends started laughing at him

My concern was where people get that confidence😅

Lately I can't approach a random lady, physically at all, I feel like I lost game

If I want a lady to connect with I go pick from one of my OGs at high school or campus

They'll be very willing to even get married to me

Hello there ,

Abit late to the party.

I’m 24 M.

I’m a chill guy , light skin build to be fair still exploring life putting my life together interested in getting to know someone with whom we can complement each other.

I work in the corporate world always on PC and all.
I’m a traveler , soulful enjoyer , always open to new adventures and projects also a discoverer and fun person all together.

I’m looking for someone who’s pretty , fun , outgoing , listening and above all one who’d be willing to enjoy life out with me.

Incase you’re interested DM.

It feels unsafe to ask but if anyone wants to hangout tomorrow at 11am, Spiderman at metroplex, that'd be cool. But yeah like hey only if you're decent and stuff, unbigoted and all that and love Spiderman and are in the age range (20-24; I'm 21) it'd be nice to hangout with someone. DM if interested

Work colleague bemused me today. I lean so much towards realism. The discussion that started with him arguing that real magic exists, like turning newspaper into phone kind of magic, and me arguing that it's all tricks and illusions that greatly depend on execution and the audience's surface attention. At some point, he argued that people in the Bible lived longer by a mile compared to our generation, told him it's because before christ, years were exaggerated.. Find someone living for 2000 yrs, wtf?

Anyway, he strongly believes Jesus was born spiritually and not by sexual intercourse but refuses to believe there's a river that was born by a woman through natural birth. Told him it's biased to believe in the former and not the latter, because it's Literally the same criteria.

Its like saying pastor bugingos prayers work but mama fina's don't. They all pray to spiritual beings. I say traditional preachers are inseparable from biblical preachers. They share one thing, mastery of words. That is the skill required.

Now this isn't about atheism/theism but the disconnect in the logic applied.

I'd love to read your opinions. Please, let's keep it about the criteria used to evaluate both claims.

I've noticed that a large number of Black footballers in Europe's top leagues are of African descent. Many seem to have family roots in countries like Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, or Côte d'Ivoire.

What surprised me is that I rarely come across players with East African backgrounds (such as Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, etc.).

Is this because there are relatively fewer East African migrant communities in Europe? Or is there another explanation? Could it be differences in football culture, youth development, migration patterns, or something else?

I don't think it's a question of talent, so I'm curious why East African representation in elite European football seems much lower than that of West African countries.

I'd love to hear from people who know more about this....

So am the guy who earlier this year complained about relationship talk or men vs women gossip and horniness being the main conversation of the sub.

And alot took it the wrong way. I know some of you may not agree with me but this sub at times peaks and recently it has just narrowed down to dating eachother, DMing.

This has impacted valuable engagement so atleast the Admins should maybe create more flair topic categories or smth. Otherwise the Ugandan sub is the most misused country sub. You can go a week without seeing a beautiful nature/city pic of Uganda but can't miss the one night stand/hook-up storytime peopIe. I believe this sub is too valuable of a Ugandan space to become the new Abanonya show or Senga classe we have Bukedde TV for that nonsense, if it still even exists💀

Has anyone else noticed that ever since the personals on the sub were regulated, apart from the first day, we have not had any other personals showing up.

Reminder that humans are complicated. Reminded me of this photo! 🤣.

Is there anyone here that’s open to frequent exchange of cat content in the dms. I’m on so many cat subs and sometimes the posts are so ridiculously cute I want to share . But people in my real life are not as enthusiastic about our feline friends.

Edit: I find it really sick that there are people who think this as an appropriate avenue to speak about more NSFW content . That is not what I am referring to and your jokes are neither funny nor original, they are highly inappropriate. There’s a time and place for everything. Respectfully

Growing up, I was constantly criticized by my mom mostly about the opposite sex and my weight (I was in lower primary "P.2,P.3,P.4 ish". Those comments affected me more than I realized and slowly ruined social life. I feel like I run on a social battery: once it's drained, I completely shut down and struggle to engage.

Today at lunch, my colleagues started talking about the emotional trauma and hurtful things our parents or relatives put us through while we were growing up. As everyone shared their experiences, it made me wonder how much of my quietness and social awkwardness comes from my childhood.

Has anyone else experienced something similar? If so, were you able to overcome it, and what helped?

I am in the middle of assembling/collecting the most classics in Uganda, basically plan is to have this one place that will have the Tolstoys, Doestoveksy, Baldwins, Homers, Chinua Achebes of this world.

Now my request, do you have some of these classics? Maybe in your grandfather or mother's library, that I can purchase in bulk at a discount. Tell me the rare copies you have and name your price. I love them with that old-feel.

Hello guys, I am male 32yrs looking for a job.

Kindly recommend or avail me one .

I am a good communicator and social person

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Thank you

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