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I'm 39 and I have been suspected with Endo for over five years. I refused to take BC because of my depression and CPTSD.

But the pain and symptoms have severely progressed so I am willing to try BC. In short, my living situation isn't safe and I can't heal from a Lap there.

Can it help with the pain? I have bowl and bladder issues, my stomach is bloated, but the pain is overwhelming.

I just need something until my situation improves and I can get a Lap. I'm truly afraid that BC will make me more agitated, aggressive and depressed, but I don't know what to do. I've heard about Zoely and Qlaira (BC pills).

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I look at rental ads in my city and I see a ton of aesthetically pleasing apartments: wood furniture, shelves, soft lighting, plants in pretty pots, furniture in the right colours, white curtains, etc.

My place has mismatched items. Very little furniture and most of it is old, just stuff that I got on sale. I'm disabled, so if I buy something, I need to pay for shipping and assembling, and it's costly, and sometimes you can't get the pretty things at a budget.

I don't have help, can't DIY.

So I will never have this visually harmonic place and to be honest, it's been awhile since I found a rental that I wanted to invest in (mostly due to noise).

I just started using Differin (Tret didn't agree with my skin) and I am trying to get the timeline of the sandwich method.

Do you need to wait after you wash your face or do you apply moisturizer straight afterwards, wait five-ten minutes, apply Differin, wait five-ten minutes and then moisturizer? Thanks.

My skin can't handle Tret, so I am thinking about Differin. Is it useful in your experience? How so? Thanks.

So, I basically process things better if I talk to myself out loud. I live on my own (I also have CPTSD), but I am severely bullied by my upstairs neighbours (not USA, no management, etc) who are basically always indoors and they live their windows open.

I keep mine close and I use brown noise but my windows and doors are extremely old, so I'm afraid that they can hear me. I never had privacy, as an adult I don't like to be perceived and I am paranoid.

But I am chronically ill and it's easier than writing, sometimes. I also keep my voice pretty quiet, around 50 decibels or less and I don't think that they can comprehend even 60 decibels with the fact that I am a floor beneath them, door to the room and windows closed and with brown noise.

The only person who I am inflicting damage on is myself. Why do I care if they can hear me ramble? How do I stop caring and just let my stream of thought out?

I don't go out a lot due to chronic illnesses and dislike of crowded places. I'm here and I realised that I just look frumpy. My hair isn't styled, my leggings are too long and big, etc.

I see women with flawless hair, nails, brand new clothes,etc. I was never like that and I am older now, but it shows. Can anyone relate? Like, I look okay, but not as put together as others.