I met a couple who were both Sonographers- Ultra sound technicians. I live In one of those weird states where some of us have southern accents, some of us don’t.
They were one of the ones that did. It made me laugh when they’d say stuff like “We both are imployeed at the hawspital.” And whatnot.
They had just had a daughter, turns out.
And her name was…
Emma-Jean.
I have a doctor appt tomorrow morning to hopefully get me on a GLP-1.
If anyone has any expedience with them I’d love to hear it.
I have no idea what the plan will be but I’m scared and excited at the same time .
I recently got an ultrasound which showed I have gallbladder sludge and fatty liver. So I’m hopeful I’ll be approved so I can help get better.
I got a gym membership and I already went this week and am in pain.
I just want to eat better too now.
I’m so nervous I can’t sleep 😩
Anyways, lmk y’all’s experience!
I made a trad goth outfit 2 years ago (slide 2) and I was sooo proud of it.
Today I decided to try again, using the new items, scaling, and my new skills.
This is definitely improved by the new items- but I also think I’ve improved when it comes to making outfits and layering.
I tried to use the same colour scheme and try to keep the spirit of the original, but obviously there was a lot of things I changed because I have the ability to now.
Please enjoy and let me know if I should do more outfit remakes!
Hello,
I am from the USA but my fiance is from Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany.
His father recently died and he is having bad depression because of it. I want to help him get a therapist because I, too, struggle with depression and grief after my dad died a few years ago.
I am not sure how to navigate the therapy process in Germany. In the USA, I can look up therapists online or go through my insurance. Is there a website to find therapists in Germany?
He is 21 years old and he would need a therapist who can deal with depression, anxiety, and grief.
I don’t care if it’s virtual or in person. I think he’d prefer Virtual but in person is great too.
Thank you!
Monday I am getting an ultrasound on my abdomen and also going to be getting my Celiac blood test and so I have been eating a gluten filled diet for the past 3 weeks nearly.
Due to this, I am currently praying I won’t be late to work today because I had an absolutely unholy bowel movement this morning.
I’m talking, 10-20 minutes of unable to leave the toilet. I’m talking pure liquid coming out of me. I’m talking… the most vile, impure, horrifying sort of thing.
Normally, I poop twice in the morning and I can go to work happy as a clam.
This morning, I am now running late because my bowels decided to run… in general.
I feel nauseous and awful and I’m going to probably bring a change of pants and underwear just to be safe. Yikes on Bikes!
Anyone else had to deal with this? I can’t wait for the stupid blood test to be done with and I can finally be free
[Tagging NSFW for the grossness, but mods feel free to change if needed]
I’m on week 2 of eating gluten in preparation for my celiacs test and I feel miserable.
I notice I can’t eat as much when I eat gluten. I don’t feel not hungry- I just feel full and heavy and awful.
I’ve been passing gas nonstop and it hurts when I don’t. I sleep on a heating pad every time I lay down now to help myself from feeling completely miserable.
I also noticed my hips have been really hurting lately. I used to have pretty bad hip pain but I haven’t noticed it as much since I went gluten free although I didn’t even think about it even being correlated until I started eating gluten again.
I feel tired, brain foggy, and honestly just sick all the time. Like my tummy feels nauseous and gross
I’m planning on getting tested Next week. I could have gone this week but I didn’t have the mental capacity. Plus, I have an ultra sound next week so I figure I’ll just go the same day.
My Gf friends keep saying to push through as long as I can because the more gluten I have in my system, the better chance anything has of showing up and it’s less likely to give a false negative.
I feel awful and bloated. I literally look like I’m pregnant at times 💀 I will say tho, eating the foods I’ve been craving has been great. I’ve missed Little Ceasers crazy bread 🥲
Anyone else gone through this before? I’m just hoping the test results don’t come back inconclusive and this was all for naught.
I am having a horrible day today.
My brain feels like it’s absolutely unable to function. I cannot focus, I feel super scattered, I feel dizzy, I feel like I’m in a fog.
But my body is going insane. I feel like I’ve got energy and want to do things, but at the same time I cannot bring myself to do much at all.
I took a shower, I took my adhd and depression medication. But for some reason my brain and body feel disconnected and I feel dizzy and weird.
I have no idea what is going on but it sucks.
I’m tempted to go out and try and do things but whenever I even think about it, my brain gets angry and doesn’t want to.
This sucks man. I don’t really know what I’m going to do.
I think the issue is that I’ve got a lot of energy but nothing to focus it on besides cleaning my room which I’m dreading. And so I’m trying to procrastinate but I have nothing to procrastinate with so Im Going insane. Bleh
My baby is very underweight and could stand to gain a pound or two.
She is a 5 year old flame point who is about 5lbs.
The vet said she’d like to see her gain a pound.
Right now she is on some digestional food to help her gut issues since she’s pooping blood and yowling when she poops. She also has throw up a lot and tummy pain.
I’d like to help her gain weight at the very least. So what are some high calorie toppers I can add to her food that won’t hurt her sensitive tummy?
I hate hate hate when I’m at work doing my job and folks come up trying to film and they are not even considering the fact employees don’t want to be filmed.
When I’m in public filming, I make a conscious effort to avoid people and I will turn away from them so they know I am NOT filming them. Because it seems rude to me.
Why do people come into my place of work with 6’ long selfie sticks or GO PROS ON THEIR CHEST.
I work at a museum… bruh.
I don’t want to be filmed so stop filming me. Stop taking photos. I hate it.
Has anyone had this issue before?
I’m considering getting a button that says like “no photos of videos please” or smth. Idk.
I hate how normalized filming Strangers in public has become.
You don’t have to film everything. No one cares about your stupid museum trip. Take photos and short videos of the displays like a normal person. Don’t bring the filming equipment like you’re some sort of Spielberg or smth. Cmon.
Sorry I’m angry bc I have work tomorrow
I started tracking my glucose levels yesterday because I was having a lot of tingling in my feet and pain in my heels as well as very pale feet with splotchy red spots and just cold feet in general. When I elevated my feet up on the wall, I immediately a warmth rushing from my feet to my legs.
So I figured I should make sure my glucose is okay since I know my A1C levels were slightly high at my annual checkup.
I take metformin but I also am trying to eat healthier as well.
So far, my glucose levels have stayed in the normal range. Which is great!
Has anyone had success with tracking their glucose? Did it help you get your levels down?
Does anyone know if this can help with weight loss too?
Thanks :)
I am very proud of these two pieces I made yesterday! I am a very new ballon artist and have only just gotten into balloon twisting practically after years of wanting to try it but never having the money.
When I was a kid, I got a cheap Balloon twisting kit with some birthday money, but the balloons were low quality and I never felt proud of my work. I got easily confused and could only ever make a dog.
The other day, I remembered I’m an adult now with adult money and so I ordered some cheap balloons on Amazon to start practicing with for the moment. I also ordered some Qualatex balloons since I was told by a clown friend of mine that they are the best for twisting.
The guitar was from a tutorial by BalloonAnimals1 on YouTube.
And the scepter was following a tutorial by Balloon Sage. The banana piece was sort of improvised since the creator accidentally left out that part of the tutorial, and while they left a comment explaining it- I got lost and confused lol. So I just sort of figured out something Banana shaped as best as I could. (The original tutorial calls it a moon but I thought it would be funnier to make a banana scepter using green and yellow)
They aren’t the best by any means. But I’m proud of my work because I’m improving!
I’m going to also include a piece that i am not proud of- but was the first balloon dog I made after starting this up again. Just to compare how I feel the Qualatex balloons have helped my improvement as well.
Feel free to give advice in the comments! My biggest struggle right now is measuring. Measuring how much to inflate the balloon, and also how much to twist and making everything look even.
So if you have any tips or tricks I’d appreciate it!
Thanks!
Hello!
I want to improve my social skills because I took an online quiz (don’t say nothing.) and it told me I was self centered and had poor manners.
I know that online quizzes cannot say much about you and since I’m autistic, the answers may not be super accurate but I tried to think in a Neurotypical way while answering. Like saying Yes to things that say I “always” do something even when obviously I don’t ALWAYS do things. You know?
Basically, what I struggle with is conversations with people that aren’t about myself or topics I’m knowledgeable at. If someone at my table is discussing a TV Show I don’t know about, I tend to tune out and leave the conversation. Rather than continuing to listen. To me, this is because I have no input but I realize now to Allistics- this can come off as rude.
I also struggle with bouncing back questions. Like if someone asks how I am- I forget to ask them back.
A lot of you may think these are silly rules to follow, and I agree. However, I would rather mask a bit while at work with coworkers and become better at conversation than to unmask and be perceived as rude because I’m reaching a point where I feel like I am ostrich sized by my coworkers and even disliked.
I’m not looking to make long term friends who I can be fully myself around. I’m just looking to be included in the group and not feel like an outcast where they talk behind my back.
If anyone has experience studying these rules and practicing them to be better- please help! I am going to try and use these skills today.
Thank you