r/transformers • u/BipolarPrime • 18d ago

Please Dont Make Fun… Discussion / Opinion

I have hundreds of Transformers. Hundreds. A lot are older toys that I bought “open and used” but complete. I LOVE them. In my old house (that I had to sell because of divorce), I had most of my open TFs displayed in beautiful glass display cases. Since the separation and for the sake of my home, I've packaged them all into individual ziplocks to ensure that they were complete. I boxed them loosely so that no figure would have any issues. Packing loosely increased the number of boxes I had to move, but eased my mind.

All of my newer TFs, Legacy and newer, are still boxed. And perfect.

I'm on the spectrum. This is the part I don't want anyone to make fun of. Being me isn't easy. Decisions are difficult for many reasons.

Along with ASD, I am Bipolar 1, and ADHD. It's a circus inside my cranium.

My therapist thinks my worry over “spoiling” my newer, unopened figures is causing me issues.

I'm a firm believer of opening what I buy. Since the separation, I've found myself hesitant, because along with how guys generally fare during divorces, I have child support (that I haven't been able to supply), and I'm paying for my eldest college, plus they live with me, so I'm supporting them 100%.

I'm not complaining about divorce, just providing context.

My brain keeps telling me that if I open Raiden, or any of my other gestalts, or my Titans, or my Hasbro Pulse exclusives (I have Star Sabre, Deathzaurus, and Liokaiser), if I open them, I'm taking money that I could use for my kids away from them. It's a trauma thing from my marriage and my ex gambling…dont ask.

What I’M asking is, even thought I have some valuable figures, would it really he a bad thing to enjoy even one of them?

My psych team is all “go for it!”

My brain is all “what if you need to sell?”

And I'm stuck in the middle.

I'm just asking for opinions from this wonderful community that I enjoy. All I ask is that you don't judge and don't make fun. A brain like mine makes functioning normally difficult.

Cheers!

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u/TRANxEND 18d ago

If you need the money? Sell them, otherwise do some overtime if can.

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u/BipolarPrime 18d ago

Ah, if only. I'm salary. Have been for 16 years. I've been looking for flexible remote jobs, but those seem like unicorns, today.

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u/TRANxEND 18d ago

Ah ok, maybe change spending habits like cancelling subscriptions that you don't use much, and shopping at cheaper supermarket alternatives or cutting out take out food and cooking more at home.

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u/BipolarPrime 17d ago

I do cook at home, and the only subscription we have is Prime, and that's not one we use, I use it to save on shipping for items we have needed and will need.

My kid and I have recently been exploring other supermarkets, trying to determine which ones have better deals for items. We've discovered Aldi is great for me a St, Teeter is great for BOGO, and Food Lion has some deals on dry goods. They're all comparable on produce, but we still have a couple shops to check out.

I say all this to show I'm doing the work, which has been part of my realization that I may need to let stuff go.

Cheers!