u/SwansEscapedRonson

I haven't taken any weightloss jabs before. The online process (for Lotus) has cleared me to take it, but I just feel this pang of fear everytime I go to actually buy it.

I have no idea what this is going to do to me. I come on this sub and see the success stories, go back to Lotus, and then I hesitate again. It's such a lot of money. But it's my health. But what if it makes me sick? But maybe there's a version of me in the future thanking me now for taking it? Or is that future version cursing me for wasting money on something that makes me ill? If it works, am I in the 15-20% of people that can come off it sustainably? Should I be looking at Wegovy, what would the difference be?

I don't really know what I'm looking for, maybe just some grounding words. But any guidance or experiences anyone can offer, thank you.

Edit: Okay thank you so much those who commented so quickly, it was the push and support that I needed. I'm still scared but as someone pointed out; I'd rather be the person kicking myself for wasting some money and not getting on with it, than the person kicking themself for not starting earlier. Thank you friends, I'm sure you'll see me around!

Edit 2: Guys thank you so much for all the support this evening, You're all so kind to flock here and lend me some truly kind words. Sorry if I haven't replied to everyone but I've read all your comments and I'm really really grateful, and feeling much less alone. I'm going to hop off reddit for the evening, but again, thank you so very much! x

I'm facing a redundancy a work but I might be able to negotiate being paid my 5 months notice without actually having to be in work. I would still need to pay all my bills (including a mortgage), don't have a huge amount saved, and can't do any paid work otherwise I forfeit getting an 'enhanced' redundancy package at the end of the notice period. What would you get up to?

Edit: A few people have noted that I actually should be entitled to get a new job while receiving PILON from my old one. My HR manager was fuzzy on what the implications of a (technically) 2nd job would be, there were mutterings about my enhanced redundancy package getting taxed by HMRC, but even that didn't seem 100%, so I see I need to research this more.

So many wonderful ideas buzzing around, and also some much needed sensibility about job searching being a full time occupation.

I love this sub, thank you so much everyone.