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I’ve designed a little ritual for myself for whenever the urge to smoke hits, and one part of it is reading quit stories from people who are genuinely happy they quit.

I’ve noticed that a lot of posts here are from ex-smokers who are doing well but still talk about cravings, how hard it can be, or how they still miss smoking sometimes. And I completely understand that everyone’s experience is different. ❤️

But I know myself, and right now, reading those stories can actually make me think, “See? I’ll always want a cigarette anyway” and that’s exactly the kind of thought that could make me cave.

So, if you’re a happy, grateful, genuinely loving-life-as-a-nonsmoker ex-smoker, please tell me about it. Tell me what got better. Tell me what you love about not smoking. Tell me how free you feel, what you don’t miss anymore, and all the little things that make you think, “Thank God I quit.”

I want to come back to this post whenever a craving hits and remind myself that there is a beautiful life on the other side of this.

Please, please, please share your happy stories. It would genuinely help me more than you know. ❤️

Ladies, please help me out here. Have you tried any good salons here in RAK to get hair coloured.

I prefer no bleach global colour. I have had really bad experiences with salons that aren’t honest about the products they use and ended up destroying my hair.

So need something trustworthy.

For context, I was diagnosed with Bipolar I Disorder about three years ago and have been on medication since. The medication has helped significantly with many of my symptoms, but I still struggle with persistent anxiety and racing thoughts that make it difficult to stay focused long enough to complete tasks.

Because of this, I tend to over-plan and organize everything in very granular detail. I think I’m doing it because it will help reduce my anxiety and give me a sense of control, but it often has the opposite effect. I keep finding more things that need to be planned, and eventually everything starts to feel equally important and urgent.

When I bring these concerns up with my doctor, she tends to interpret them as signs that I’m becoming manic again and increases my medication dosage. That usually makes me extremely sedated and almost unable to function for a few days. Then, once I seem to be doing better, she reduces the dosage again, and the same anxiety, racing thoughts, and difficulty focusing come back.

I’m honestly not sure what I’m supposed to do at this point. I can spend hours and hours planning, organizing, decluttering, or sorting things. Once I get absorbed in one of these activities, I become extremely focused on it and get irritated if someone interrupts me, talks around me, or tries to talk to me. It can feel almost impossible to pull myself away from what I’m doing.

I’m struggling to understand whether what I’m experiencing is anxiety, something related to my bipolar disorder, or something else entirely. I also don’t know how to explain this to my doctor without everything immediately being interpreted as mania.

Ladies, please help me out here. Have you tried any good salons here in RAK to get hair coloured.

I prefer no bleach global colour. I have had really bad experiences with salons that aren’t honest about the products they use and ended up destroying my hair.

So need something trustworthy.

Hi People,

Do we have a social group just for RAK residents?

Like a WA group perhaps.

I've been wanting to join some sports group as well if there is any.

Couple days back, I saw a reel where the woman mentioned there’s no need to discard anything just follow your instincts and keep adding flour and water. I somehow felt it was an easy way to do it so I did it the same way. My starter was rising until day 3 and now it has bubbles but has been flat for last 3 days. Should I start all over again?
I did measure and feed properly since yesterday in 1:1:1 ratio. Please help! 🙊

What is going on with ADCB?
I’m unable to send any money to my other accounts
Nor am I able to login to netbanking
And when I call they say I am not a registered user?????
What is going on??
Is it for others also?

Hi Fellow Bakers! 🙋🏻‍♀️
I forgot to feed it today and fed it 3 hours later than the usual time
It became a bit water
I just added more flour and less water for today’s feed
Did I do the right thing?

Can anyone share their experience regarding sponsoring a mother in the UAE?

I have an NOC affidavit from my father. Is the NOC required to be attested, or is a notarized affidavit sufficient?

I am also considering applying on humanitarian grounds due to a medical condition that requires family support. In such cases, is it possible to obtain approval without a 2-bedroom Ejari?

I currently live in a 1-bedroom apartment in Ras Al Khaimah. Would that be acceptable for a humanitarian application?

Has anyone received approval under humanitarian grounds in a similar situation? Any insights or experiences would be greatly appreciated.