Does anyone here use progesterone cream for PMS? If so, what’s your experience.

The OBGYN NP suggested I use it but she didn’t say if I should get it OTC or prescribed. I’ll ask next week. Lately I’ve been PMS-ing bad to where I have a low mood and depressive episodes. She encouraged I try the creams instead of Lexapro or any SSRI because it can mask the symptoms. Plus Lexapro made me feel far worse.

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u/madlove17 — 3 hours ago

I genuinely can’t find a new job and I return from FMLA soon. Any advice on this?

I return later this month and my doctor always said I could go on SDI for an additional 9months for mental health reasons if returning back to work doesn’t pan out.
I’ve been on FMLA since April. Thing is I don’t wanna leave my current job without something else in hand. I have a case management load of 70-ish clients or so.

I’ve worked at my job for over 2yrs and I got severely burned out/stressed even though I informed my supervisor. She wasn’t of much help. I’ve been applying to case manager roles and QA/QI but no luck. Or i run into scams on indeed. I’m just concerned of not finding something soon before I get burned out again. I have confidence I’ll find something it’s just the toxic work environment I don’t want to deal with again but for financial reasons I don’t want to quit.

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u/madlove17 — 1 day ago

Are these temp CalOptima jobs through these recruiters on Indeed legitimate?

It won’t let me post a pic but I’ve been seeing lots of temp
jobs advertising temp jobs for Social Work/Care manager jobs that are 6months contract jobs. I had a phone screening for a job I applied for on indeed and it seemed really weird. It was an Indian chick interviewing me and I kept hearing her talk in a hushed tone to a man in the background as I was checking my email confirming my interest in the role. She’s from Aroha Technologies.

I couldn’t understand what she was saying. But it seemed as if she was telling him to be quiet. It seemed suspicious. She sent me a screenshot pdf image confirming that she sent my confirmation email to her manager.

I know that recruiting companies usually have people either in Philippines, India, ect since it’s cheaper. She said I’ll get a call back from the hiring manager once they make a decision. That the process for the hiring decision and onboarding is about 14-16days. The recruiter is on LinkedIn so it seems like she is legitimate.

Also, last month another recruiter told me of a similar role with CalOptima and she was with All’s Well recruiting, but I declined the role due to medical reasons. I contacted her last week about any roles and she said there were none. Yet, I apply for this role and get an interview. Doesn’t make sense.

It’s just hard to trust jobs online cuz last year I applied/interviewed for similar and one person on Indeed messaged me about a role but someone with a totally different name contacted me.

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u/madlove17 — 3 days ago
▲ 220 r/Chihuahua

Still gutted that I lost my Chi but I think I got a sign from him on my walk with my other Chi

Shaggy the black and tan pup passed last week at 13. But I found a little dog shape that looks like my late dog Luna that passed in 2024. I was walking my remaining puppy (not shown) on this little path by home and saw this little pink sand shaper thing. I wasn’t sure if I should take it but I decided to put it as a decoration for the alter of my late pups.

u/madlove17 — 6 days ago
▲ 13 r/ukulele

For those that transitioned from uke to guitar how long did it take you?

I am a beginner and I started in April. Still learning chords. I’ve mastered Hallelujah by Rufus Wainright, Happier by Ed Sheeran. Still trying to master this unreleased song called Elsewhere by JoJo. Currently working on Riptide by Vance Joy.

I was thinking of eventually working my way up to guitar once I feel comfortable enough and once I’m proficient with the uke but I don’t want to be overzealous.

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u/madlove17 — 8 days ago

How was Santa Ana Pride today?

Tbh I didn’t even know about it til like tonight. I remember in the past they had it at the fairgrounds in October cuz someone said it was a lot of $ for security. I felt like there was less promo for it this year but maybe I’m not on Instagram much and didn’t see any news for it?

Hopefully the turn out was good!

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u/madlove17 — 8 days ago

For those that are single professionals that relocated out of state/ county for a PH role what was that like for you?

What did the financial planning look like especially with preparing to move? What role did you accept? If you have pets/furniture, ect how did you make it all work?

Just asking since I’m deeply considering moving out of county/state at some point in my career. Currently in California but I’m just thinking long term. I also want to get to a point where I can live alone without family and live somewhere that’s lower cost.

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u/madlove17 — 8 days ago

Can someone please enhance this pic and clean up the image of my late dog

I lost Shaggy a week ago and still gutted. If you could please enhance the photo that’d be amazing. Rn I can’t pay anything for a pic since i got hit with a big vet bill. I’m hoping to put a cleaned up pic of him and have it framed. ❤️

u/madlove17 — 8 days ago

I have to lay my dog to rest tomorrow

I’m feeling sick and not ok. My dog isn’t well and I got bad news from the vet. Please pray for us. I’m gutted.

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u/madlove17 — 16 days ago

Advice on playing B minor

I have trouble with curving my ring finger and also barring the bottom 3 strings. It sounds plunky and I try to not cover the other string with my ring finger but it’s like it doesn’t stretch out far enough, it hurts.

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u/madlove17 — 19 days ago

Do you know of any public health remote roles?

Hello, I’m currently working in mental health outpatient case management and I have experience as an IHSS caregiver. I used to be a remote COVID contact tracer for 2yrs. I have a MPH. Currently searching for QA/QI roles or something in health education or care coordination. Issue is everything pays under $30 and requires RN licensure which I don’t have. Looking for something in the 40s.

My current role has been giving me far too many patients and I’m heavily burned out. I’ve applied everywhere and haven’t gotten interviews despite tailoring my resumes. Looking for something full time that doesn’t require field visits. Based in California.

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u/madlove17 — 24 days ago

I work full time trying to find a new job.

Hello, I’m currently working in mental health outpatient case management and I have experience as an IHSS caregiver. I used to be a COVID contact tracer. I have a MPH. Currently searching for QA/QI roles or something in health education or care coordination. Issue is everything pays under $30 and requires RN licensure which I don’t have.

My current role has been giving me far too many patients and I’m heavily burned out. I’ve applied everywhere and haven’t gotten interviews despite tailoring my resumes. Looking for something full time that doesn’t require field visits.

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u/madlove17 — 27 days ago

Please pray for me, my period is making my mental health worse

I’m on day 3 but it’s been so bad that I started an antidepressant yesterday. Please pray I find a new job and that god opens doors for me. Amen.

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u/madlove17 — 29 days ago

Is Knott’s operations being impacted by the chem leak in GG?

Thought of going this weekend but now I’m not sure since the wind blows the chems around.

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u/madlove17 — 1 month ago

SOTR made me realize there’d be no way I’d survive the games like I thought I could

Like with the mutts being able to target specific people I’d be a goner if that were me. And then everything being poison. 😭 As I was listening to the audio I was like wth, I wouldn’t have survived Haymitch’s games. Like at all.

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u/madlove17 — 2 months ago

Where can I recycle tattered clothes?

I have old clothes that are worn out and I don’t want to put them in the landfill but they’re too tattered to be worn. Where can I donate my clothes where they can be recycled?

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u/madlove17 — 2 months ago

Recovering from this is so isolating

I’ve been in therapy and I’m currently on FMLA leave since late April. I went no contact over a month ago since he became distant and we were last intimate two months ago. Neither of us have reached out to the other. Some days are better than others. I try to leave home and get out but it’s still difficult. Trying to engage in hobbies. Met him in October and we dated from February-April.

This was my first situationship. My family has no idea and my friends either live far or work constantly. I’m in a 30s discord group but lately there haven’t been meetups.

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u/madlove17 — 2 months ago
▲ 2 r/god

I just realized why something didn’t work out

Last year in September I got a research opportunity outside of work but I’ll admit that the lead researcher was a jerk and he had unrealistic expectations. It was for the best I quit after a few weeks because they added more to my plate at work and then I was trying to finish my masters degree. I had several crisis at work and I had health issues. Then I got my heart broken recently and work stressed me out so bad that I decided to take mental health leave.

I wanted to do the research opportunity from September 2025-April 2026 but now I understand why God redirected me from it and I ended up getting my masters thankfully. It’s something I didn’t think about til now because had I taken on the research project, it would’ve been too much especially given that the lead researcher was unprofessional.

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u/madlove17 — 2 months ago

How do you stop attracting people that are still in their healing era and engage in unhealthy behaviors?

I mean attracting both platonically and romantically. I’m in therapy just beginning to process this and I’ve been really connecting the dots with everything so that I don’t continue to get hurt by people that are emotionally unavailable. By unhealed I mean people that are engaging in unhealthy behaviors while going through their stuff(blowing money/having sex to cope to fill voids).

I’ve read that it’s all in how you respond to people and that at the end of the day people will do what they wanna do which is true. I recently ended a friendship and another dynamic once I saw things come to the surface (inconsistency, minimal effort, sketchy behaviors). Or left once I got confirmation that they wouldn’t have been good for my mental health.

I’m trying so hard to break this cycle because I want to go into new friendships and relationships that are healthy. To me healthy looks like emotional and mental availability with no games. Depth and healthy communication/ reciprocation, ect.. I want to be with people that are just as ready as I am.

I describe myself as the supportive friend/partner that “appears” to be stable lol but I’m actually tired/stressed but I communicate that. Even when I’m stressed with work/life I do what I can to cope well and I’m usually the “stronger” one. My friend says that I give off nurturing mom vibes even though I don’t see how.

A friend that I ended things with described me as nonjudgmental, not a drama starter and laid back. My issue is I try to not jump the gun by not leaving so quick and give them the benefit of the doubt.

TLDR:

I often attract unhealed people going through it both romantically/ platonically. I try to stay away from this pattern of attracting emotionally unavailable people once I see the red flags. My issue is I try to not jump the gun by not leaving so quick and give them the benefit of the doubt.

Do you recommend any self help books, YouTube videos? Literally anything advise wise. I’m trying to break this cycle.

NOTE: I work in mental health as a case manager so I work with lots of people with a lot of unhealed wounds Monday-Friday and it comes with the territory of my job. However, it can also be a lot with having dynamics with people outside of work Saturday and Sunday that have those same issues…it can be exhausting.

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u/madlove17 — 2 months ago

Do you think there’s people hiding in the most off grid places of Panem?

I’m talking dense forests and caves that would be so remote that no peacekeeper would even access? I was thinking hypothetically speaking if LG did survive even temporarily what if she went to the most dense parts of the forests far away from D12. I mean even then she could’ve been lost to the elements, lack of water, ect.

But aside from her, I mean if there was a whole underground population that was still in D13, I would imagine there’d be people living in totally remote areas to avoid being reaped.

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u/madlove17 — 2 months ago