u/emmatrolli

Maybe manic isn’t the right word for it, but I ran out of my Concerta two days early for some reason and so this is day two of not taking it (I’ve only been on it 3 months so far), but I feel like I’ve been hit by a boulder. Is this normal??

I struggle with depression regularly, but on only day 2 without the Concerta I legit cannot get my brain to shut off. I have racing thoughts about everything wrong in my life and everything I’ve ever done wrong, like ever. I feel so sad.

Part of this is also just making me wonder if I actually do have depression/ADHD or if there’s maybe more to the equation here-possibly Bipolar or Autism. I’ve had several doctors sort of suggest autism may be a factor with me, but the BPD is more of a self-diagnosis thought as I do feel like my ups+down can be pretty severe. I do feel ‘highs,’ but even when I do and act recklessly I still know I’m acting recklessly if that makes sense-like I don’t think I’m actually invincible as I’ve heard you normally do when experiencing the manic episodes.

Any thoughts would be appreciated

So I booked a flight to Seoul by myself in mid-October. I’m a 32 female from the US.

I know the social norms in Korea are quite different, and obviously I’m traveling by myself and I know I’ll be alone much of the time, but I’m wondering the best way to meet people there.

When I travel by myself, I tend to talk to a lot of the people around me so I can feel less alone but I know small talk in Korea is less of a thing.

Any suggestions for how to have some more interactions as a solo-traveler that gets lonely?

TYIA!

So I’ve read like all the posts I can find on this subject and feel like I’ve tried everything. Especially in the warmer weather, I am a heavy sweater as I have POTS and am generally just super sensitive to the heat. But over the past few years, armpit odor has just been nuts for me.

I’ve tried Certain Dri roll-on and stick, Lume, using a feminine wash on my armpits when I shower, the PanOxyl wash and leaving it on for several minutes before washing off, glycolic acid after showering and cleaning them…what else is there?! The odor is noticeable to myself usually within an hour of bathing so I imagine it is for others as well 😭

The only thing I feel like I haven’t tried is changing my diet because idk how to-with my POTS and ADHD meds, I tend to only be able to tolerate certain foods that I’m in the mood for at any given time, so going on any type of diet plan has always seemed impossible to me. Overall though I have a healthy diet and am mostly in physical shape (5’5, 120 lbs).

What the hell am I missing here?!