u/gori_sanatani

I for the longest time assumed I was warm toned because of the gold/yellow leaning versus gray leaning dichotomy. But the more I look at it, I think I see both grey and gold hues in my green tone. I also started using Salt New York Sneaky Balm in N13 which is described as neutral olive. I see that as a possible sign? Why is color temperature so convoluted with olive skintones? Like the green hue is quite obvious. But its temp is a bit less obvious it seems.

I am astounded that I have to say this but STOP douching. I have met an alarming number of newly post-op vaginoplasty girls who thing they must douche every time you have sex or just because. But you are most certainly drying yourself out and causing PH imbalance to happen. If you are having that slightly fishy type of odor after having alot of sex, your PH (vaginas are highly acidic) is off. Instead use Boric Acid suppositories. I recommend Honey Pot Boric Acid & Herbs Suppositories. And for the love of god, DILATE! I can't beleive how many girls who had PI vaginoplasty just neglect dilating. If anybody has any other questions I would be happy to answer!

I've been on antidepressants my whole life, literally since elementary school. I was a special ed kid in the 90's so I was basically a medication guinea pig of sorts. Now 20+ years in, I am noticing the effectiveness of my antidepressants even when switching gets shorter and shorter each time. I have been on Prozac for a few years. It did flood me with seratonin at first, and did see some improvement. But I have hit that ceiling where my serotonin receptors are effectively burnt out and I seem to be incredibly apathetic. I am going to be yet again going to the drawing board with my Psychiatrist. "Poop out" seems to happen most with SSRI's. I say this because I've been on Mirtazapine (trycyclic) for a very long time and its the only one that I haven't hit that ceiling with. It helps my sleep and appetite pretty consistently. I think I am at a much more stable period in my life, so tapering off the SSRI and going back to mono-therapy with Mirtazapine seems like a good bet for me. Has anybody else noticed this pattern in themselves? How have you addressed it? Did you give up on SSRI's completely?

I know in medical texts it says that people with CDS have high rate of co-morbidity of depression and anxiety disorders. And for me, this is very true. I've been on antidepressants since I was in first grade. I have attempted to get off them at different times with disastrous results, severe mental decline and terrible withdrawals. I was wondering what the community's experiences with this has been? I wish I was not completely dependent on antidepressants but I am and probably will be my entire life. In the research it says its because of our excessive mind wandering tends to create a more internal world thats isolated from others. What are you thoughts on why people with CDS have such high rates of depressive disorders? I theorize I guess based on my own experience that its largely due to CDS making me misunderstood by others or being punished for having the symptoms and traits of it. I think this made me depressed because I could not keep up with other people, which is alienating in of itself.