u/fearlessbynature

Hello! I found out about BKL and their Kpop collection only very recently. And received my first BKL polishes yesterday. So now I know I like the formula and am looking for the rest of the collection.

I have:

Gat for the Cat
I Hate Abs
That’s Totally Going to Work
Now That’s How I’m Getting Paid
Now I’m Seeing Beauty in the Broken Glass

I’m especially looking for Now I Give It To You and We’re Still Survivors.

Any help is much appreciated!

I took a shower tonight for the first time in several days, and this triggered a railway in my brain.

I’ve self-diagnosed myself with POTS (waiting for healthcare to catch up) and before my shower, I made sure to drink extra water and eat some salt and vinegar chips. I used a shower bench. I kept the water cooler. I learned to do all of this from social media.

I’m not ashamed of my sensory issues that impact my hygiene, which makes it easier to do. I know other people struggle too.

I realized I have Autism and ADHD because other people shared their experiences. I can take Ritalin then take a nap, but if I have a list of tasks, I’ll do that instead.

My incredibly difficult childhood of being unable to understand my peers wasn’t because I was broken, it’s because my brain just works differently.

I learned that I wasn’t broken, that I was asexual, because of the internet. I had never heard the term and when I learned what it meant I understood a part of me that I thought was wrong.

I have days I want to take my phone and throw it off a cliff. The world is too much.

But tonight, as I was using information I learned from people who shared their experiences and stories with the world, to live better and understand my mind and body better, I decided there is more good than bad. Because the little things are the big things.

Hello!

I was recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, and I think I have at least one more. I really like my PCP, but she’s with MAHEC teaching residents and has less availability than I need.

I could really use some help finding a provider that works with managing chronic conditions that won’t tell me “there’s no way you have that” or “you’re too young for this” or any other phrase that demeans my experience.

I’m a woman in my mid 30s and I already travel all over WNC for work so don’t mind doing some travel to get there.

Thank you for any insight!

You know that picture of a rainstorm that has “and fuck this spot in particular” written on it?

That’s been my 2026.

Part of this means it’s also highlighted that I’m actually really lonely. I’m very much the family care taker, think all the “eldest daughter” stuff but add in middle child syndrome. And I want to change.

What makes this hard is that I’m newly diagnosed ADHD, probably also autistic, and also newly diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. Meeting people has always been hard, no I don’t see it when people flirt with me, and I’m exhausted all the time.

I’m also ace and want someone to cuddle and I don’t care what’s under their clothes.

Does anyone have experience with a dating app that might actually work? I’ve never sent nudes, haven’t been on a date in more than 10 years, never been kissed, and the last app I used for dating was OK Cupid.

I’m not happy with how my life is now, and part of that is admitting I’d really like to have a person. I just have no clue how to find one.

experienced having their blood pressure shoot through the roof and/or become suicidal on levothyroxine?

I’ve been experiencing Hashi symptoms for years but never tested outside the limits, so wasn’t put on any meds. Last summer, I finally tested above 4.0 for my TSH and my PCP put me on a large dose of levo, 125mcg.

This sent me to the ED with high BP and shortness of breath. Lowered the dose to 75 mcg, still symptomatic. Went to 37.5 mcg, BP was less, but then I became suicidal. Like, had a plan and needed to be watched. My TSH dropped to 2.7 within two weeks of this, so I stopped taking it because I was trying to decide what pills to OD on.

Now it’s 9 months later and my TSH is 10.2. I saw an endocrinologist today and she insisted I go back on levo at a smaller dose. Thinks one of my other meds might be part of the problem, and the only other option she offered was waiting to start a med. Which just isn’t an option because I am in pain and exhausted and unable to work. That thyroid meds can cause SI and do I need a referral to psych?

I’m terrified to start levo again, and was wondering if anyone else has had this experience and what you did.