Basically what the title says.

For context I have a few chronic illnesses, POTS and one that doctors refuse to admit is real and will only "treat" it when I get pneumonia, but never the underlying cause even though I've been to the ER because it almost killed me (I hate the medical system). For simplicity's sake I will be referring to this absolute mess as my "lung thing".

Anyways.

I'm currently in a POTS flare so I already feel like shit, but today (while I was on break, thank god) my lung thing decided to start acting up. Sometimes my lungs just don't want to have air in them, so they decide that I'm going to have a coughing fit that can last from 30 seconds to 6 minutes where it genuinely looks like I'm dying. Like I'm forced to get into the fetal position on the ground, my whole body is violently shaking, my eyes start crying (idfk why), it's bad enough that my chest muscles are really sore for days after sometimes.

I was just in the break room on my own, eating lunch, when it started. I was lying on the floor for probably three minutes, only around one of which was from coughing. Which isn't all that bad compared to how these usually go. Or it WOULDN't have been, if, the moment I sat up to try and recover, I hadn't completely lost my vision, lost most feeling in my face and probably other places that I didn't notice, and got dizzy enough that I fell over while I was sitting somehow.

It took a full 2 minutes until I felt safe-ish to stand up and even then I needed to hold onto things to keep from falling over, since (thank you, POTS) a good amount of the progress I'd made was reversed when I stood up.

So in short, I hate doctors, I hate chronic illness, I actually don't mind my job but I would be feeling different about that if someone had been there and I'd needed to do the whole song and dance where I try to convince people not to call 911 because it's normal for me.

What the title says. This is a weird one. I've been told I have a very strong sense of smell and I can normally smell things others can't, and I can smell when people are sick from their breath and sweat, but this feels weird in a different way.

I can smell when myself and other women are ovulating, and I can smell that they'll begin their periods in a day or two. I've never had it be incorrect. The smell comes most strongly from the crotch area, but it's also definitely there in people's sweat. Ovulation and pre-period smell similar but are separately identifiable. The smell isn't bad, the only way I can think of to describe it would be sweet, but that's not what it is. Ovulation almost smells a bit smokier? It's pretty hard to describe. Can anyone else do this?

Looking for a bra that will make it look and feel like I don't have boobs as much as possible. I live with some very nosy (will open packages and demand to see products before I buy them) and very traditional people, and I can't buy anything that says binder, gender affirming, lgbtq+, trans, etc, I need an actual bra.

I've been searching and saw a bunch of reviews for the Mia high neck from Girlfriend Collective, but I don't think that product is still sold on their site. I also saw people saying TomboyX has good ones but I can't buy from them because of the way their site looks (yes, I know it's ridiculous.)

I've also heard Enell sport bras mentioned, and that seems like my current best option as they're very athletic-focused, but I'm a size 00 on their site and I'm worried it won't fit me, they also look like they might have padding that can't be removed without damaging the integrity of the bra.

Any help would be very appreciated <3

My measurements are :

Loose undercuts: 28

Snug underbust: 27.5

Tight underbust: 26.5

Standing bust: 35

Leaning bust: 35.5

Lying bust: 34.5

Pages for my AP music theory class. Can anyone please tell me the workbook?

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Girls:

Eira (pronounced EYE-rah)

Saoirse (THIS ISNT A TRAGEDEIGH ITS JUST IRISH pronounced SEER-sha. I think it's beautiful but I'm worried a kid would have the same issues with it as a kid with an actual Tragedeigh name, with no one knowing how to pronounce it)

Vera (VAIR-uh)

Aurelia (oar-ELL-ee-yah, a substitute for Aura Lee that doesn't sound like orally)

Elowen (ELL-oh-wen)

Kaylin/Kaelyn/Kaylen (KAY-lynn, idk what the least Tragedeigh way to spell it is)

Boys:

Everett

Emerson

Augustine (SO many nickname possibilities, unique but not super weird)

Oakley (cute for a kid, idk if it works for an adult though)

Rowan (Sounds nice, the tree is pretty but it stinks)

I'm trying to make a list of girl's names where the kid could go by a more femme or a more masculine nickname if she wants later in life, just to give her options. I have a very traditional, feminine first name and I always hated it growing up as I was a tomboy and I didn't think it fit me, and want to set my hypothetical kid up to be as comfortable with themselves as possible.

Right now some of my ideas are Olivia (Liv/Livvy or Oli), Ashlyn (Full name is pretty feminine, Ash as a masc nickname) or Charlotte (Charlie).

Tell me your ideas!

Basically what the title says. It makes more or less sense depending on how you pronounce Abigail.

I spent two hours yesterday trying to do a simple double french braid on my hair, and ended up with only 1 half in a really crappy braid and my arms in pain. I tried every position I could, but every time I keep my hands above my head for more than a few seconds I lose feeling in them and they hurt. I have the same problem when shampooing my hair, which is massively exacerbated by the dreaded shower. Does anyone have any tips? I'm really frustrated.

A very, very close friend and I have been talking about this for a while and have been unable to come to a conclusion. We're both Christians and asexual, and both really want kids and want to adopt. One thing I want to make clear is that we are NOT lesbians. We really love each other, but not in a sexual way in the slightest. Also, we are not just neutral to the idea of sex- we're both actively repulsed by it. A regular relationship isn't an option for either of us.

We've lived together in the past and found we are extremely compatible, and work well as a team in daily life and really enjoy each other's companionship.

Obviously, the optimal situation for a child is to grow up with their biological mother and father in a healthy relationship, and this is backed up by research. But currently in the US, we have a foster care crisis. There are so many damaged children in the system who can't get adopted because they have mental health issues, are medically complex, or are older. There are also, unfortunately, a bunch of terrible foster parents using the children for money.

My friend and I are trying to figure out if adopting together would be ethical and biblical. I'm currently of the opinion that it would be, because a) we'd be specifically fostering or adopting kids who would have a hard time finding other families, b)even though a two female parent household isn't the optimal space for a child, we could provide a safe and loving home for children who desperately need it, and c) We're constantly told in the Bible to care for the orphans and widows in our community, and I can't see why it would be wrong to do just that.