u/AdMediocre9818

Hi everyone! I’m a third-year school social worker providing services to a school of 2200 teens. Following recent budget cuts and the closing of our building's dedicated "reset room," I anticipate my office serving an even more vital role in student wellness during the school day.

I am transforming my small office into an inviting, grounding micro-sanctuary. Emotional regulation is a prerequisite for learning; students cannot focus on classes if their nervous system is in fight-or-flight. Most items on this list, from tactile sensory tools to warm lighting, helps students regulate so they can safely return to class ready for academic success.

Thank you for your support!

Hey everyone, looking for a good tinted mineral sunscreen that doubles well as makeup. I was on the hunt for the perfect foundation, but realistically I won’t reach for foundation on a daily basis. I’ve tried color science and tower 28. I really like both, but am open to any other recommendations. Skin is combo in summertime and I have rosacea/slightly reactive skin.

Anyone else struggle with optimization/efficiency in all things? Including how time is spent and the fear of wasting time and the day? Would love to hear others’ experiences!

I feel like hearing “don’t step on a crack or you’ll break your mother’s back” as a kid fucked me up. I don’t know if anyone else experiences this, but I get extremely anxious to the extent of panic/dread/impending doom and my body goes into fight or flight if the following happens: I’m in the passenger seat and the person in the driver seat closes their door before me, someone enters a stairwell and steps on the bottom stair before I make it to the top of the stairs (especially closed stairwells), or a car drives past me before I make it a certain part of the sidewalk (like where the trees start or a different landmark). Slightly unrelated to that grouping, but if my clothes don’t feel or look right when getting ready to do something that’s not in my usual routine like work or gym I will have a meltdown. I’ve experienced this since at least 5. Anyone?

I got diagnosed officially about a year ago after seven years of feeling absolutely out of control and in crisis. I’m on Prozac now and my typical obsessions which were incredibly distressing have subsided. BUT, now they’ve been replaced by things that are not necessarily distressing, but incredibly time-consuming and I cannot stop. I feel like days go by and I have no idea where the time went.

Does anyone feel like they cannot stop doing something until something feels right or complete, but not in the “typical” sense of ocd? For example, feeling like I can’t stop researching and using AI to identify virtually meaningless things like my undertone, seasonal color palette, or my groups of things/collections like makeup or wardrobe or skincare or hobbies (supplies) to be complete and 100% sure before I can stop researching or buying things? Like, days and weeks on end. I’m in severe debt and spend all of my waking hours on my phone looking into the things my brain gets stuck on. I know this might sound nominal because of how distressing sub types are, but just wondering if anyone has this experience following appropriate medication. I don’t feel like anything BAD is going to happen if I stop, it’s just a FEELING like I genuinely can’t until I feel settled or resolved. For example, I’ve spent $300 on FOUNDATION in the past week trying to find the exact right one even though I have one I think matches, but my brain is “what if there’s something that is better but you never know because you don’t look (exhaust all options/resources).” Historically, I have had that same thought “what if” process with many other subtypes. Like my brain has to work it out to make sure something is just right or complete before I can move on and I feel like I’m just on a motor researching and spending money to resolve them. Like at least 5 hours a day researching plus doing other compulsions like swatching my same foundations for the literal tenth time in a day. Yesterday I did that (the putting makeup on and wiping it off) alone for two hours. This has been everyday for the past week. I’ve been on summer break for almost three weeks and I cannot tell you what I have done with my time other than researching things. I’m not very distressed but I am exhausted.