u/ExactViolinist9873

Has anyone here found small daily habits that genuinely helped with chronic joint and muscle pain?

Some days I feel okay, and other days even standing too long while cooking, grocery shopping or walking around makes my knees and back feel heavy and exhausted. I have started pacing myself more, using heat or ice when needed, wearing supportive shoes,etc. but still struggle with balancing movement and rest.

I think the emotional side is hard too.. especially when you remember how active you used to be. Would really love to know what little ""tricks"" or routines help you get through flare-up days without feeling completely sidelined!

So basically there's this friend of mine.. Well she shared this with me because she knows I won't be judgemental and I'm open minded. I hope you all won't judge her as well. Tou the thing is she's going through an emotional crisis, confused about her feelings towards a person ( her best friend of 2 years who is also a female) . She says her head is bursting out to think whether the love she has for her friend is platonic or romantic.

She's ready to go die for her, sacrifice everything for her and she loves her the most out of all friends she's ever had. She , however feels very sad, depressed when her friend speaks of marriage to a man. She says it makes her chest hurt imagining that someone else would become more important, more treasured, get access to sides she couldn't see, etc. Her best friend on the other hand likes / loves a guy ( it's one sided). My friend is okay with seeing her bestie with that particular guy but not with any another guy ( especially if it's an arranged marriage) . However these days she even feels a bit jealous of that guy too.

She wants to be the main priority, keep her the happiest and also likes clinging to her bestie. She has had instances ( a few) where she did feel like kissing her best friend. However till now she hasn't thought of anything deeply sexual. It's just that she says her heart feels like it would burst if her bestie would love someone else. She loves her so much , and she also wants to see her happy even if it meant breaking her own heart. Also, she doesn't feel interested in anyone else. She feels like protecting her , even got her flowers, made crochet gifts for only her , etc.

What kind of love is this because even I'm deeply confused as to how I should categorize it. Does she have those kind of feelings for the other girl?

So basically there's this friend of mine.. Well she shared this with me because she knows I won't be judgemental and I'm open minded. I hope you all won't judge her as well. Tou the thing is she's going through an emotional crisis, confused about her feelings towards a person ( her best friend of 2 years who is also a female) . She says her head is bursting out to think whether the love she has for her friend is platonic or romantic.

She's ready to go die for her, sacrifice everything for her and she loves her the most out of all friends she's ever had. She , however feels very sad, depressed when her friend speaks of marriage to a man. She says it makes her chest hurt imagining that someone else would become more important, more treasured, get access to sides she couldn't see, etc. Her best friend on the other hand likes / loves a guy ( it's one sided). My friend is okay with seeing her bestie with that particular guy but not with any another guy ( especially if it's an arranged marriage) . However these days she even feels a bit jealous of that guy too.

She wants to be the main priority, keep her the happiest and also likes clinging to her bestie. She has had instances ( a few) where she did feel like kissing her best friend. However till now she hasn't thought of anything deeply sexual. It's just that she says her heart feels like it would burst if her bestie would love someone else. She loves her so much , and she also wants to see her happy even if it meant breaking her own heart. Also, she doesn't feel interested in anyone else. She feels like protecting her , even got her flowers, made crochet gifts for only her , etc.

What kind of love is this because even I'm deeply confused as to how I should categorize it. Does she have those kind of feelings for the other girl? How do we differentiate between a Platonic and romantic love- is it only differentiated on basis of sexual attraction?

Today while I was returning home from uni, a girl ( about 18-22 yrs of age approx with a small stature) at the metro station suddenly started asking me for directions. Then she proceeded talking to me, asked me about which uni I studied in, what subject I'm studying, which station I'll get down at, how far my home is from the station, at what time I come and return from college, whether I have any friends, why I'm going home alone, etc. She got up in the same compartment as me and kept on asking certain things. Lastly she said, she felt really nice talking to me and that I'm different. She requested that I give her my phone number, and I didn't want to be rude.. so I ended up giving my number to her. I thought she's a girl so it wouldn't be an issue giving my number to her.

However the moment she wrote down my number, she checked it on Truecaller to see if the name there matches the name I told her. Since my phone was silent and in my bag, she also asked if my phone was with me or not. I just said it's in my bag somewhere. She got down at Esplanade, smiled at me and went away.

Now my question is, like maybe she was genuinely a nice friendly girl just trying to make friends in the city but what if she isn't? I don't know if I'm being too paranoid right now but one of my friends' said that it was wrong of me to share my number since that girl could be a part of some racket. I feel dumb now. I thought maybe she's just trying to be friendly.

Did any of you guys ever experience something like this at the metro station?