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If a woman were to be stabbed straight through her body from her upper abdomen and out her back by a sword, and that sword were to then be removed, how fast would she appear dead? (Without any medical intervention or treatment)

I say "appear dead" rather than "die," because this is a pseudo-medieval setting; concepts of brain-death and other such things do not apply. If she is unconscious and not breathing, I will consider that
"dead." This world does not understand medical resuscitation.

Google has been rather unclear how quickly this would appear, especially in the sense of
"unconscious and not breathing" vs. "Brain tissue death beyond resuscitation."

I don’t have female friends who are open to such topics, so hopefully some of y’all are okay if I rant a bit cause godDAMN do I love coming.

As many times as I can, as often as I can, as hard as I can, til my damn clit is sore.

Nothing feels better than being in my bed, just me and my rose vibe, sweating like a pig, struggling to breathe, making all the weird faces I want, in the weirdest position, and orgasming with no worries in the world for a few moments.

I struggled with lifelong anorgasmia until a year ago, so now being able to come semi-reliably feels like a miracle every time it happens. It sounds weird, but getting up after and seeing the sheets damp with squirt makes me feel immense pride and euphoria.

And it’s better than a man’s orgasm—that exists as a biological reproductive mechanism. The female orgasm? Not for reproduction. Not for any clear evolutionary function—just pleasure, and as much pleasure as the woman chooses to have. Because the female body is made to enjoy itself. The men are just there to keep the species going.

(Sorry if this comes off as sexist, I am just trying to feel grounded and proud of my womanhood and my female pleasure, after years of shame surrounding my body and sexuality)

Visiting from the West Coast in a week, and love curated vintage/consignment shops. Any recommendations from locals?

Any price range is fine, just let me know whether it’s on the cheaper/more expensive side.

I [23f] live with a long-term friend who has intermittently been one of the primary sources of triggering my emotional disregulation, which manifests as frustration and anger.

I care for her very much, and she is not doing it on purpose, but she tends to start arguments with me, saying things that specifically make me very irritated, or offering bids or questions, and becoming upset when she doesn’t get a very specific answer from me.

I do my best to do the grey rock method in order to not cause problems, but sometimes I get so triggered I can’t help but argue back, though I’ve managed to simmer it down from the rage-shouting I did in the past to somewhat sarcastic retorts.

Once she is upset, it is difficult to gain forgiveness without talking for hours about her emotions, which only makes me more irritated (I am aware this is a flaw).

On top of this, she pursues me around our living space, even into my private room where I have gently tried to dissuade her from (as saying such things directly upsets her, and will only cause more problems).

What methods do you all recommend to help keep myself in check? (e.g., types of therapy, forms of self-soothing/grounding, emotional regulation techniques, etc.)