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i’ve been wanting a reduction since forever. i’m a 32F (uk) and i wanna be like a C or a D cup. i have a few tops that fit me everywhere but already theyre too small in the boobs area and im scared of going *too* small and then my tops will be too big or i will have stretched them out or something. but especially the ones that already fit my boobs now. its hard enough the thought of having to buy new bikinis and bras. none of my clothes are replaceable because they’re all vintage and they’re all really special to me. i cant stop worrying about this but i want a reduction so bad can someone motivate me to just get over it lol

ive had my symptoms for about 4 years ever since i had glandular fever/ mono and im still trying to get a diagnosis and figure out what it is. the main thing is severe chronic fatigue that genuinely ruins my life and almost paralyses me some days. and if i push myself i end up in a flare up that could last weeks or months. like i’ll have one good day and then im stuck at home unable to do anything for like 3 weeks. theres so many symptoms and i wont get into it all but thats the main one and it was the first.

ive been dismissed by my gp before saying its just depression which is not true because some of these symptoms cant be explained by that. and im not tired im fatigued like i have the flu all the time or something. but ive since tried to make appointments a lot of times and so far every time ive had to cancel/ reschedule because on the day i’d wake up and the fatigue would be so bad i couldnt move. on days like that i am fully housebound and definitely cant come into the clinic. ive explained this to them but now when i try to make new appointments they just ignore me and dont give me one. i told my mum and she said its my fault. what do i do? should i change to a different gp? idk anything about the other ones in my area but i literally have no quality of life because of this.

i haven’t used my switch in about a week. its just been lying in the corner but someone moved it so i’ll have to ask if they dropped it or anything when they get back but as far as i’m aware its just been sitting there. but i turned it on again today, it has 14% and it turns on just fine but when i plug the charger in it doesn’t charge. i have tried holding the power for a long time and holding the power + volume to reset it and it still wont charge. the port looks fine to me. its a fairly new switch too and i haven’t even used it that many times. what can i do? i have a switch 1

hi guys, its been about 9 or 10 weeks since i had a septorhinoplasty. i know youre not supposed to squeeze blackheads ever but i was tired and getting sick of the ones on my nose and accidentally gave in. i very gently managed to extract about 3 and i did try a few others but they didnt come out so i stopped. i didnt feel any pain and there was redness but it already started going down after like 5 minutes. i just washed my face and applied a healing balm. and yes i will use skincare from now on im just worried i could’ve caused some damage to the shape of my nose. i have adhd (still waiting on meds) and sometimes i get stuck in this weird trance of compulsively picking my skin and it feels so hard to resist or stop in the moment like something takes over me, but i had managed to not pick the skin on my nose up to this point. so yes i know im not supposed to do it but i struggle with impulse control and this whole healing period it has been so hard to leave my nose alone and not keep touching it idk how anyone does it!!

i have a dress thats 95% cotton 5% elastane and its a light beige almost white but i want to dye it dark green. the label says it can only be washed at 30°C. ive never dyed anything before but ive heard it requires a lot of heat to dye this type of fabric so would it be possible without damaging the dress? i dont know anything about dyeing and everything i search up is giving me mixed answers so came here 😭

ok so i have been trying to get a gp appointment (in the uk) for a long time but they’re not making it easy tbh. they keep asking me to come in to the clinic but i keep having to cancel because of mobility issues or some days my fatigue is so bad that i know i wont be able to leave my room. this has happened a few times and now my gp has just started ignoring me when i go online to book an appointment. i cant get someone to take me because theyre always working or busy.

my symptoms started after i got glandular fever/ mono when i was 17. im now 21. it was so bad i had to leave school and ive basically been almost homebound ever since and im TRYING so hard to get my gp to take me seriously i dont know what to do. i managed to speak to them once on the phone about it but they said im probably just depressed and just dismissed me.

the first symptom was SEVERE chronic fatigue and thats still the main one. just like i have the flu really bad. all the time. i literally cant do anything most days because of this. i dont even have the energy to eat or shower sometimes. and i do have “good” days but then if i push myself the next day it gets SO bad and im stuck in a horrible flare up for weeks. i constantly wake up feeling like ive been hit by a truck and it stays like that all day but i also crash at around 4pm. the fatigue is so bad it almost paralyses me and i wish i had a wheelchair some days. i cant even explain how bad the fatigue is its so bad i literally feel like a corpse all the time. i feel like ive never slept before in my life just 24/7. my body feels so heavy and im just dragging it around.

its also often combined with dizziness especially when i stand up but sometimes even just sitting and not lying down. i used to do dance and yoga and before it got really bad id be ok when i was moving around but at the start of the class when youre just standing doing stretches id get suddenly really tired and feel like i need to lean on something. if i tried it now the 5-10 minute stretch would be enough to deplete me of all my energy. its slightly better sitting but sitting upright makes me feel dizzy too and i usually end up slouching or leaning on something. but ive always had strong core muscles so its not that. i feel like my torso is too heavy for my body like i can walk around just fine if im not having a flare up but just standing still is genuinely agony?? i start getting out of breath too and i thought it could be pots but i tested checking my bpm when lying and then standing and it only increases by like 20. and sometimes when i stand up i get so dizzy i almost pass out and i lose my vision completely. i also randomly get vertigo.

the other thing is im constantly waking up at night to pee. i pee like 3-4 times every night even if i didnt drink any water or only had a sip. i dont drink an excessive amount of water and id say my thirst is normal. my appetite is normal too and my weight has stayed the same and its normal/average for my height and age etc.

the dizziness and fatigue are increasingly getting worse but the other thing that has been getting worse recently is my entire body is in constant pain. i want to cry because everything just constantly aches. everywhere. and i feel stiff and all my joints crunch. i have constant widespread pain but also random pains. like last week my left arm and leg just randomly kept getting sudden intense pains.

i dont drink or smoke or do any drugs or anything.

i literally have no quality of life my gp is ignoring me and idk what to do. ive also been diagnosed with adhd and i think they think im just lazy because of that but its not that. i need help because i literally cant do anything. i know you guys arent doctors but i just thought someone could give insight to what this could be so i can at least research more. i thought it could be ME but i dont even know anymore.

these are a list of things that have actually helped me:

•doing skincare in the dark/ dim lighting

• having a short and simple skincare routine so you don’t feel overwhelmed and procrastinate it by picking

• the podcast ‘beyond skin picking and hair pulling’ by raffaela

• tretinoin (if your issue is clogged pores/ acne but please be careful if you’re under 18 and only use if you actually have acne and do your research because you’ll have to wait if you have open wounds/ broken skin) there are other more gentle retinoids too but i’ve only tried tretinoin

• stress management. i’m probably not as good at this as i should be but i find meditation too much pressure and i never feel like i do it right so i just journal or listen to music and go on a walk😭

• not being sleep deprived!!! when i’m tired i pick SO much

• limiting caffeine to only 1-2 cups a day. i didn’t realise my caffeine addiction was also making my skin dry and flaking due to dehydration and i would be triggered more to pick at uneven textures.

• getting hobbies. i know if you’re depressed it can be hard but even just playing a video game is more productive than doomscrolling and you wont find yourself craving instant dopamine as much. games like animal crossing and minecraft help me because they’re relaxing and they kinda force you to be patient.

• deleting instagram and tiktok also helped me a LOT. maybe it was the doomscrolling or maybe it was seeing everyones “perfect” skin with smooth filters idk but it helps. i used to think i couldn’t delete it because i’d give my friends my number so we could text but they never would message me and i’d only be able to reach them through instagram. but the solution is to get better friends!!!! i no longer have this issue and not having socials is so peaceful. i don’t have snap either but i never did.

• stop talking down to yourself. after you pick when you get all those “whats wrong with me” “why do i do this” thoughts, instead pause and realise you do it because its a coping mechanism and right now its the only way you know how to cope but thats okay. that can change. but don’t ignore your emotions. i usually acknowledge i feel like shit but try to forgive myself. even if i cant think of anything to say/ think to myself i just treat myself as if i’m sick or going through a breakup. maybe cancel your plans if you think that will help. go eat some ice cream and watch a comfort show and get lots of rest. its not the end of the world.

• harm reduction picking. instead of trying to go cold turkey, start trying to pick less and in a way that isn’t as damaging. if i know i’m going to pick and i cant find a way to fight to the urges then i’ll just allow myself to only gently squeeze a few blackheads or whiteheads that are right at the surface. i’m not saying to give up on the idea of completely stopping, but if you’ve tried going cold turkey and it hasn’t worked theres a reason for that. putting pressure on yourself is going to make it worse. also its actually very normal to pick a little bit. everyone does it sometimes but we just have an issue with not knowing when to stop. and most importantly if you do relapse be kind to yourself!

i hope this helps, i kinda got carried away and wrote loads but hopefully it’s not too much 😭

i’m new to this so sorry if its a dumb question. i have a top thats nylon and elastane and its a dark purple but i want to get it slightly lighter. apparently you cant use bleach because it can warp the fabric so what can i use and how would i make sure it doesnt fade a huge amount?

personally id kill aquaphor (breaks me out) marry sudocrem and fuck vaseline

i have pretty bad genetic eye bags and tear troughs and i’m only 21 which i know sounds too young but if you saw them you’d understand lol. i posted them on here on an old account a while ago and everyone agreed i would benefit from a lower bleph so believe me when i say i need this procedure so bad 😭 ive been saving up and finally almost have enough for it but im stuck on where/who to go to. i live in the uk (london) but the prices here are just insane. ive seen some people quoted about 11k for just a lower bleph here (which i do not have lmao) but in other countries its less than 5k. so my question is should i travel abroad to get it done? is that too risky? the thought of travelling for surgery scares me a lot so i’m just looking for reassurance/ advice honestly. like i know a lot of plastic surgeons that take international patients do video consultations which just seems weird to me because how would they be able to properly see what they’re working with?? but then travelling back and forth for consultations and then having the surgery sounds so stressful to me.

if anyone has any recommendations in the uk that aren’t too crazy price wise it would be greatly appreciated!! i know london prices are going to be more so i don’t mind travelling anywhere in the uk but if i have to travel abroad then i guess i’ll just do that but preferably it would be in the uk.

all this app does is show me everything i’ve ever wanted and make me spend all my money. my home page is a gold mine, it’s a blessing and a curse 😭

ok so my birthday was a couple of months ago and my grandad gave me a cheque for £200 which i thought was very generous of him. i read it a million times and so did my mum and it definitely said 200. i finally paid it in today (ive been sick and busy so i didn’t get a chance to do it yet) and i saw it actually said two THOUSAND???? there is no way. but it definitely said it and the machine read it as 2K too. i guess i could have read it wrong but im like 100% sure i didn’t and ive been manifesting money and saying things randomly like “i’m in the good timeline now” and even silly things like listening to pour it up by rihanna on repeat lol. did i just travel to a timeline where the cheque said 2000 cuz i SWEAR it didn’t before. i just got excited and bought a bunch of makeup lol.

(new to reddit so sorry if this is written wrong)

I’m 7 weeks post op and I’ve been trying sooo hard to leave the whiteheads on my nose alone and so far I have been. But I was just so tired today and I wasn’t thinking and I popped a whitehead that was at the bridge of my nose and there was a bit of blood. I’m panicking now that I could have ruined my results and I know I shouldn’t have done it but it just kinda happened. I read that the bones are pretty much stable by this point but I’m still paranoid about messing something up so I wanted to ask if anyone here would know.