u/PocketGoblix

Hey yall, I’m a 20 (F) and currently a nursing student. As I’ve learned more about health topics in detail, I’ve gained a strong interest in my own health and with that, anxiety and paranoia.

I get my blood lab work tested about once every 3 months, because every single time there is something concerning about the results. My parents think this is a bad habit, but alas, every time there is something of concern, and it’s a good thing we caught it.

With that same logic, I constantly am fighting the desire to get medical advice - not even “help.” I hate going to the doctors and dealing with appointments and I especially hate the costs.

However, I find myself relying either 100% on my gut feelings or 100% relying on my parents opinions. I try my best not to Google my symptoms, but I really have no other gauge to how to interpret my own symptoms with my current educational experience.

For example, (not seeking medical advice), I’ve been having a very annoying, recurring unilateral knee pain, which worsens on stairs/squats/kneeling. It will ache and ache for hours and keep me up all night long. However, I feel like my pain isn’t enough to “justify” seeking advice, and paying a crap ton of money for tests that may find nothing. On the other hand, I’d really like to stop feeling this pain.

These kinds of dilemmas have been really increasing my anxiety this past year. Another example, I want to do one of those full-body health scans, because why should I not? There’s no good reason as to why not, lol. But everyone thinks you’re crazy if you do it.

It’s all just very contradictory and confusing. Any advice for health anxiety (not medical advice) is appreciated.

I’m looking for advice/comparisons regarding joints, posability, durability, texture, face sculpt, and yellowing.

I have only ever had a Tinyfox and an Imomo doll, and I absolutely do enjoy Tinyfox, but the blank heads and bodies can be hard to come by, plus there are less faceup artists who have experience in them.

Any comments are appreciated!!

My personal favorites have been making a random clay sculpture, spray painting my entire dresser stand a new color, cleaning the entire house, researching and writing a 72 page paper on skincare, and sorting through every single thing in my room.

I’d love to hear your guys’ stories too, lol! There is nothing more motivating than an exam coming up. I will literally do anything but that.

So I’m a 20 (F) and recently got driven to the ER by ambulance for sh with si. My method was downing an entire bottle of vodka with the hopes of internal damage, but regardless I started having severe trouble breathing and called 911. I knew it wouldn’t be super effective - the goal was to just stop feeling anything and everything. I also had cut my arm and stuff so they watched me for multiple hours, but ultimately did not admit me.

After an insane amount of profuse vomiting (ouch) I went home and then received a bill of $2,600.

I’ve thrown away the bill every time it comes in the mail because I honestly just can’t even begin to care. I have good savings, I have a job, I have a great credit score. I’m not fucking that all up over a hospital bill for self harm.

I’ve also had multiple other expensive medical bills for other reasons, and my healthcare insurance has decided it hates me.

Ironically, and confusingly, my therapy and medications have been free.

I’m just at a loss. I plan to just keep ignoring the hospital bill because the more I think about paying it, the more anxious I get about affording to move out in a year.

Hey everyone! I’m a nursing student and am really passionate about helping others, which naturally includes homeless individuals. I think everybody deserves medical help equally, but I also acknowledge that medical care is extremely difficult to afford, which disproportionately affects low income people.

Medical care is something that a lot of homeless people are unable to get, and I imagine it takes the back burner when faced with issues like basic survival.

For those who have experienced medical outreach initiatives, what were some things you liked and disliked? What are some things you wish they had done differently, or services you wish they had included?

Please include literally anything you can think of. I imagine that the priority issue would be things like affording medication, which is something a nurse wouldn’t be able to assist with for every patient. It almost makes me wonder if a social worker would make a bigger difference.

I don’t want to pursue a career in this field with the “savior complex” where I believe I’m “saving lives.” I just want to take a humble approach and provide care to help tackle a bigger societal issue. Medical care won’t fix everything, that’s for sure.

Any comments are greatly appreciated!

I’m a young adult (20 F) and have been extremely anxious about the possibility of becoming homeless one day, for a variety of reasons.

I’m always trying to make myself feel safe and be smart with my money/savings. I am trying my best to solidify a “secure” foundation for my future.

I’m in nursing school, have a CNA certification, have a car, and currently live at home to save money. I have $14,000 in savings so far. I have a good credit score. I also have most of the belongings I will need for when I move out into an apartment in January this year. I’m doing my best to stay out of drugs/alcohol.

I’ve been reading a lot of informational books on homelessness in America, as well as seeking out as many testimonial videos on TikTok/Youtube/Reddit.

I know this sub is for already-homeless people, but considering anyone can become homeless, I’d like advice from you all to help people like me know what not to do to avoid this predicament.

A huge risk factor obviously comes from privilege, but I’d like to know what actions you would have done differently looking in hindsight.

Hey everyone! I’ve been dealing with annoying chronic nightmare disorder for 7 years now which seems to be getting worse. I’ve been trying different sleep meds for about 3 years with no luck so far.

I’m in therapy at the moment for my PTSD/depression but my therapist never really seems to focus on my nightmares.

Due to the fact they are getting worse, I’m starting to think I should focus on them more, but I don’t really know where to begin. I feel like sometimes it might be better to just learn to live with them than get my hopes up.

I’ve heard about image rehearsal training but it seems kind of corny to me. I don’t have much faith that it would work. Then again, I haven’t tried it.

If anyone has any advice in this regard please comment below! I appreciate any help <3

Since Tamsy’s reveal of certain things, I think it’s safe to have this discussion, especially since it’s been very many months since the reveals.

If you are not immediately aware of what I’m referring to, please don’t continue reading to avoid spoilers! The anime has not adapted this arc yet, but it has been out for many, many months.

I’ve developed some loose theories explaining Tamsy’s motives for why he has killed Regto and torments Rudo. I’d love additional ideas and input from other people. His character really confuses me, but I know Kei Urana must have something genius.

Theories on Tamsy’s motives:

1. To silence Regto

- Did Regto know something that Tamsy didn’t want anyone to discover?
- What would have been so important that Regto knew that would cause Tamsy to need to kill him?
- Why would Tamsy frame this as an “Act of Love?” - Was there some altruistic goal in mind?
- Perhaps Regto knew how to cross the border, and this jeopardized Tamsy’s domain up Top?
- This theory doesn’t make sense since Tamsy actively tries to torment Rudo for some goal. - - - -Perhaps he is trying to get Rudo to break and end his life, to forever kill the information/power he holds? Why wouldn’t Tamsy just kill Rudo or have someone else do it?
- Does Tamsy think Rudo is capable of figuring out how to cross the border with his special glove vital instrument powers? Why wouldn’t Tamsy just steal his gloves? Why go through such trouble and careful planning pretending to be a Cleaner?

2. To force Rudo to be closer to other Watchman Series users/away from up Top

- Perhaps Tamsy knew that Rudo would be framed for Regto’s death and sent to the ground, and that was why he did it.
- Why would he want Rudo in the Ground?
- Theory one: To get closer to the other Watchman series owners (Amo, Gountess, Enjin, Zodyl). - -Perhaps this was to accomplish a goal related to the Watchman series, considering Tamsy has a piece.
- But what would Tamsy have to gain? Why does he want to invoke as much suffering on Rudo/break his limits?
- This theory leaves Tamsy’s motive mysterious.
Considering Tamsy’s Watchmab Series book can brainwash and his vital instrument involves thread, what if Tamsy’s theme is “fabricating” reality? This would make sense considering he is fabricating his position as a Cleaner and personality. Is his Act of Love related to the belief that he’s doing everyone a favor by upholding this reality? Is he trying to suppress people from realizing their powers as Givers up top?

Lastly, I’m curious how Tamsy got his extensive burn scars. Was he hurt by a Giver, and grew to believe Givers were bad for society?

I’m also curious why his vital instrument is Tokushin/a thread spool. What would cause someone to be attached to a thread spool? Watching someone sew? How would this play into his character?

I’ve tried multiple antidepressants and multiple different doses of antidepressants over the years and obviously still have depression.

The past few weeks, my depression has gotten worse. However, I never know if this is due to the fact my life is actually getting harder (which is subjective) or if it’s a direct result of a recent antidepressant dose/med change.

At what point can you stop blaming the worsened depression on the antidepressant change/dose change?

I’m a nursing student and we obviously aren’t taught how to distinguish this sort of thing. I find mental health interesting though, and wonder the reason.

So I’m a 20 (F) and only have one semester of my nursing classes left, and I’ll be an RN. I started nursing school straight out of high school and so I didn’t have time to become a CNA, nor did my high school offer any kind of CNA training. It turns out that your first nursing semester counts as the skills demonstration of the CNA training, so all I had to do was take the 100 question quiz.

I’m now CNA certified. However, I’ve been working at an animal shelter the entire time I’ve been in nursing school, and I’m having intense anxiety.

First of all, I love my job at the animal shelter when it’s good and well-staffed. We are not doing good and we are horrifically under-staffed, and everyone has been quitting left and right due to the intense amount of stress, burnout, and guilt.

Last Saturday I impulsively put in a two weeks notice after a particularly horrific shift without having a CNA job lined up. On one hand, I’ve received support from every single person I’ve spoken to, all of them saying it was a good decision, and that I need to feel pressure to get a CNA job.

Even my coworkers at the animal shelter agreed that I was being overworked and had too much stress/burden on me. So I feel validated in that sense, but I’m still in a pit of despair.

I have zero faith that working as a CNA will be any better than the animal shelter, if it’s not just worse in every regard. Part of me feels like I should just suck it up and accept the bad treatment at the animal shelter because I love the cats so much, but part of me is so exhausted and burnt out that I can barely function at work.

I just feel like I’m sinking even further into depression and despair. I know job changes are stressful, but this feels particularly gut wrenching. I hate the idea of leaving all the cats and baby kittens behind - I hate it so much. I want to stay for them but I’m just being disrespected so badly and everyone else is leaving.

So I’ve seen a lot of people online/in real life hate on Gen Z for constantly having “Victim mentalities” where they constantly find reasons why they’re a victim of something.

I feel like this naturally ties into faking disorders, as this is the “ultimate” way to gain a victim status.

However, I find this disdain for victims (real or imagined) is a slippery slope, and I find myself ashamed of my own “victim” aspects of my life.

For context/example I’m a 20 (F) with PTSD, due to being a “victim” of abuse. Despite this I have been able to work a job, go to nursing school, volunteer in my community, and otherwise be productive through hobbies and whatnot.

I think a lot of the disdain of fake victims stems from judgement of people using their trauma/diagnoses as an “excuse” of why they cant work/improve their lives.

It’s agreed that most people with disabilities or trauma are able to live fulfilling lives, but we still gauge the “severity” of a person’s suffering based on how much they contribute to society.

If I were to suddenly be unable to work or drop out of nursing school due to some kind of mental health complication, I would absolutely be accused of having a “victim mentality” and that has always haunted me.

I feel a pressure to constantly be as productive as possible. At the same time, this may be a positive force, as my life is genuinely better due to this “pressure.”

Any thoughts on this are very welcome! I find this topic interesting.

So I’m a 20 (F) and have been feeling weirdly bothered by how touch-averse I am. While I was getting pills from the medicine cabinet, my younger sister came close to me (not touching) and I immediately said “Get away from me.” I felt horrifically uncomfortable and disgusted.

This isn’t the first time this has happened, and my family always remarks how it’s weird. I’m a very kind person and not defensive at all, but whenever someone gets close like that I am filled with disgust.

Growing up I would always hug people with as little of my body touching them as possible, and any time someone touches me at work/public it stays on my mind for hours.

Whenever im in public/work and someone stands too close to me, i will literally take steps backward to get away from them. This has caused awkward social interactions, because they notice and feel embarrassed.

It’s not a virgin/inexperienced thing either, because I’ve dated lots of people, and I still feel disgusted and weird. I’ll initiate touch, but feel stiff and awkward because I literally tense up so bad.

I was never sexually assaulted as a child or hit or anything. I was spanked growing up, but that’s about it. My PTSD stems from emotional/verbal abuse (diagnosed).

It’s not that I think people are gross or trying to hurt me. I don’t understand why I feel the way that I do.