▲ 1 r/Anemic

How to tell if you actually have low ferritin?

I actually got blood work done via cbc about a month ago and then physician said there were no concerning results found within it.. but I get migraines often, get dizzy when standing up immediately after sitting down and get sleepy easily ..

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 16 hours ago

How to get rid of phone addiction and doomscrolling?

I know this seems ironic to be posting in here on Reddit- but what do yall do to fight it? I have a short attention span and wanna actually work on that lol

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 1 day ago
▲ 29 r/Hobbies

what’s a hobby you have adapted to keep you from being.. bored?

As of now I got art block and can’t really paint or draw anything and have been doing that for a long time now, what other hobby is there that seems interesting and easy to pick up on?

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 3 days ago

Are these growing hairs or breakage? I can’t tell

I have female pattern alopecia for 7 years now and still undergoing treatment and figuring out medications that will work for me, as of now I only use topical minoxidil, anagain serum for hair fall, clobetasol that I only use for about 14 days and rest for a week and tocovid vitamins. I have been using the minoxidil consistently while the other medications were once unavailable, next month I will get checked with my derm again and the referral she gave for a endocrinologist to check if I have pcos or low ferritin. Also another factor is my genetics.. both my mom and grandma have it (also I’m using hair fibers in this photo as to hide the widening parts)

u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 3 days ago

Badly need advice , I’m 23F, have caught feelings for my best friend 22M

So I have this guy friend .. and we’ve known each other since college, I grew a liking to him but I never even admitted it , why? I am a coward and don’t have the guts to admit it cus I am a girl :,) and I had this belief that I would wait until a guy admits something like that ..
I’ll put the situation in bullet points so that the post isn’t too long to read.
•We grew close over the years that we would share almost about anything about each other, even our secrets, that’s how close we were
•He now has a girl friend and they’ve been dating for about 3 months now , the girl was the one who confessed to him and he told me about it first before sharing it to our friend group’s gc..
•I feel like I had been too late and regret not telling him sooner.
• I want to be happy for him now that he’s in a relationship and I do not wish for them to break up or anything like that.. it’s just that I feel like my mind can’t be at ease when there’s just so much stuff left unsaid.
• I told this to a girl friend of mine who went through a similar situation with her guy friend .. and she told me not to wait and just be upfront already. She told me that she regretted not telling him and it was all too late, the guy friend moved on, despite how close they were before, they barely talked now and he even forgotten things about her, like her bday, etc.. :(

I know this is really selfish of me to think and I’m fine being called that as I am well aware. I just need some help on what I should do as I don’t have many friends who underwent this same exact situation to ask..

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 5 days ago

Badly need advice , I’m 23F, have caught feelings for my best friend 22M

So I have this guy friend .. and we’ve known each other since college, I grew a liking to him but I never even admitted it , why? I am a coward and don’t have the guts to admit it cus I am a girl :,) and I had this belief that I would wait until a guy admits something like that ..
I’ll put the situation in bullet points so that the post isn’t too long to read.
•We grew close over the years that we would share almost about anything about each other, even our secrets, that’s how close we were
•He now has a girl friend and they’ve been dating for about 3 months now , the girl was the one who confessed to him and he told me about it first before sharing it to our friend group’s gc..
•I feel like I had been too late and regret not telling him sooner.
• I want to be happy for him now that he’s in a relationship and I do not wish for them to break up or anything like that.. it’s just that I feel like my mind can’t be at ease when there’s just so much stuff left unsaid.
• I told this to a girl friend of mine who went through a similar situation with her guy friend .. and she told me not to wait and just be upfront already. She told me that she regretted not telling him and it was all too late, the guy friend moved on, despite how close they were before, they barely talked now and he even forgotten things about her, like her bday, etc.. :(

I know this is really selfish of me to think and I’m fine being called that as I am well aware. I just need some help on what I should do as I don’t have many friends who underwent this same exact situation to ask..

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 5 days ago
▲ 3 r/RomanticAdvice+2 crossposts

Badly need advice

So I have this guy friend .. and we’ve known each other since college, I grew a liking to him but I never even admitted it , why? I am a coward and don’t have the guts to admit it cus I am a girl :,) and I had this belief that I would wait until a guy admits something like that ..
I’ll put the situation in bullet points so that the post isn’t too long to read.
•We grew close over the years that we would share almost about anything about each other, even our secrets, that’s how close we were
•He now has a girl friend and they’ve been dating for about 3 months now , the girl was the one who confessed to him and he told me about it first before sharing it to our friend group’s gc..
•I feel like I had been too late and regret not telling him sooner.
• I want to be happy for him now that he’s in a relationship and I do not wish for them to break up or anything like that.. it’s just that I feel like my mind can’t be at ease when there’s just so much stuff left unsaid.
• I told this to a girl friend of mine who went through a similar situation with her guy friend .. and she told me not to wait and just be upfront already. She told me that she regretted not telling him and it was all too late, the guy friend moved on, despite how close they were before, they barely talked now and he even forgotten things about her, like her bday, etc.. :(

I know this is really selfish of me to think and I’m fine being called that as I am well aware. I just need some help on what I should do as I don’t have many friends who underwent this same exact situation to ask..

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 5 days ago

Birthday coming on Monday

As what the title says, my bday is coming soon, and I am turning 24.. I am not looking forward to it and I am getting more depressed as ever. Being one of the factors is my physical appearance, I have this deep insecurity that makes it hard for me to even look into the mirror without feeling so fucking disgusted in myself no matter how much effort I put into looking decent. It will always trace back into that. I had history of self harm and it’s just driving me even further to relapse and just do it all over again to ease this pain I feel deep inside..

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 5 days ago

To women who experience female pattern alopecia, how did you reverse and treat it?

I have experienced it for over 7 years now and going on and off with medication due to the medications being unavailable in the derm clinic for some times. I came back to the prescriptions just recently and will get checked again next month

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 7 days ago

Will medications still work?

I have been struggling with female pattern alopecia for about 7 years now and went on and off with the medications due to unavailability from the dermatologist office, but I have been using minoxidil while the rest weren’t available. I’m really starting to lose hope and just want some motivation, did any of you ladies undergo the same? And if any case, did the medications still work for you?

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 7 days ago

23F and need of friends

Hey, posting here to look for friends to talk to. I currently have a month free since I will start a job next month , my interests are drawing and making art, playing games on my switch, listening to music and even watching some movies. (Movies I loved are Girl, interrupted, Perfect Blue, and Black swan.) and i also like to watch sitcoms like two broke girls, been binging it for a while now and I’m in season 7. Would appreciate some recommendations for sitcoms like this too if ur down to talk :). And also I prefer you be 20+

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 7 days ago
▲ 3 r/FRIEND

23F and need of friends

Hey, posting here to look for friends to talk to. I currently have a month free since I will start a job next month , my interests are drawing and making art, playing games on my switch, listening to music and even watching some movies. (Movies I loved are Girl, interrupted, Perfect Blue, and Black swan.) and i also like to watch sitcoms like two broke girls, been binging it for a while now and I’m in season 7. Would appreciate some recommendations for sitcoms like this too if ur down to talk :). And also I prefer you be 20+

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 8 days ago

23F and need of friends

23F and need of friends

Hey, posting here to look for friends to talk to. I currently have a month free since I will start a job next month , my interests are drawing and making art, playing games on my switch, listening to music and even watching some movies. (Movies I loved are Girl, interrupted, Perfect Blue, and Black swan.) and i also like to watch sitcoms like two broke girls, been binging it for a while now and I’m in season 7. Would appreciate some recommendations for sitcoms like this too if ur down to talk :). And also I prefer you be 20+

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 8 days ago

I lost my passion

I used to paint, draw, make all kinds of crafts, but lost the passion in me.. I don’t know, it could be from thesis burn out, from months ago, to everything else that has happened this month, TLDR(I broke off a 7 months situationship that I felt like wouldn’t work out) so apparently, I still miss the person, but I felt like this was a good thing for the both of us. I need some help thinking of other ways to distract yourself from these sad thoughts. And I already had a lot..
what do yall do to keep you happy?

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 8 days ago

Crying often now

I am reaching a point where I feel like my case is hopeless. I came on here to vent since I had a disagreement with my mom yesterday.. she is one of the few people I can trust, but lately I feel like I’m just being a burden to her, not just to her but my whole family. They say that there’s not one time where I don’t feel sad, I always look sad and down, so many things going on inside my head that just cannot be simply put into words, I have had a history of childhood trauma and it still affects me to this day, as an adult. I have a negative self image as well and it cannot be fixed cus there’s always a time where I would compare myself to other people wishing I looked the same :,( and ofc , money. I can’t help but overthink that I am causing too much financial burdens even though I just want to get better and not feel this way anymore, I have been going to a psychiatrist that prescribes me meds for my depression and anxiety, but it’s been years and I haven’t seen improvements in my condition, in fact, I got worse. I would go to multiple people to get second opinions, (a guidance counselor, a psychologist that recommended me to try CBT) but my mother doesn’t support it , I try my best to understand her side, but there was a time where she says, I am not even helping myself.. but it’s so contradictory when I am actively seeking help from other doctors.. I’d also be willing to change from a psychiatrist to a psychologist, but she doesn’t get it .. she wants to me to stick to one doctor even if it means I don’t get any better. The words she says really hurts me and I always try to understand her, but it feels too much for me now.

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 9 days ago

23 and still dependent on parents

A little TLDR, Just months ago I graduated from my college and got a degree, but I have been struggling with depression for almost 10 years now. All thanks to childhood trauma where I was sexually abused at 11.. ever since that time my parents have always been protective of me as to not have that happen to me again. And through years of therapy (I go to a psychiatrist and get prescribed meds) but realized it doesn’t help me at all, I would times open up to her how my trauma still affects me to this day in my adulthood, but she would go and tell me to just move on from it, fast forward to the time I went to a psychologist (it’s a long story, but I applied for a job that needed physical examination from a doctor and that time I was asked if I take any maintenance meds to which I answered I have for my depression and anxiety. That’s where she gave me a letter to be given to my therapist so that I can be deemed fit to work, and in order for it to happen, my therapist suggested I take a psychological test.) and that’s where the psychologist assessed me with the results and it showed that i had high depression, a very low score in self esteem, as well as a low IQ and EQ therefore she deemed me not fit for work. And wanted to help me.. so she recommended I go through CBT, cus that might work out for me, that’s where I told my mother, and at first she was okay with it , but not like 100% iykwim? She was skeptical and didn’t like the idea of having another doctor since I already have a therapist, but , in actuality it wasn’t helping me at all and I just want to get better .. I would actually be willing to wait til I get my job so I can have a salary of my own to spend on therapy :,( I was so sad about it yesterday cus I thought my own mother would understand, but I get from her side that going to multiple doctors is really costly.. so I would still be willing to wait for my own salary which will be a month from now. My therapist still marked me “fit to work” , so I’ll just shoot my shot at this job if ever it does work out for me, hopefully it will.

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u/Fun-Spare-8645 — 9 days ago