Back in my day we didn't have no fancy on screen keyboard built into windows! We copy and pasted from a random readme.txt file when our keyboards broke!
(Or were taken away by our parents thinking it would make the computer inoperable, haha)
Until you can afford it deal with the more permanent solutions, I used to know someone who both waxed and epilated their beard.
They used stripless wax like GiGi Strip Free, a microwaveable wax that smells like pine resin you can get at Sally beauty supply. They also purchased an epilator from Amazon, which is a device that plucks hair in bulk and looks like an electric shaver.
Both methods are touchy but can give you a smooth face with a longer regrow time.
With waxing you have to be careful not to rip off your skin which is always a risk when waxing the face. Epilating just takes technique and pain tolerance.
Both are reportedly painful at first but you get used to it after a while.
I'm not a "collector" but so far my physical media is a mixture of both. I just don't have the storage capacity for cases but I keep cases for things I really like or box sets.
One thing I would do is use my water bending powers to open a house painting business (interior/exterior and cabinets). I would promise completely perfect results in 1 day or less with the caveat that the customer cannot be home for 'safety' reasons. Oh! I could partner with an air bender and we could have places completely painted, not a drop spilled, and completely dry in 1 hour or less. Without even over charging people we could do so much volume we'd make bank!
I may or may not be painting right now and hating reality.
Jokes on them, they made me take off my glasses that hide aspects of my wonky face but I wear glasses 100% of the time out in the world. You'll never catch me, copper!
(I know. I just like to think it can't figure out crooked nose vs glasses. )
Caveat: doctors will only let you have a sleep study if they suspect sleep apnea. Other sleep studies that capture off-the-wall sleep disorders don't seem accessible, at least in my local health system which is a Catholic-run local monopoly. Perhaps HCA, or Kaiser, or others may have a different philosophy.
I don't discount your experience but I want to point out that benzos can be a very useful tool for people, especially with panic disorder, and they're not inherently a trash drug.
While some people may develop a problem, others are able to use them on an as-needed basis long term. I'm sorry you struggled but glad you were able to overcome it. It's absolutely understandable why you would feel negatively towards benzos as a whole.
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