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So far, these jugs have gotten me:

• Severe back pain • Low-key body dysmorphia (“I have a snatched waist apparently??”) • Oversexualization • Some form of harassment on a near-daily basis • Never-ending stares to the point where my default setting is walking through life with horse blinders on • Envy from other women (if only they knew) • More square footage for things to potentially go wrong 😭

I dunno, it just feels like they mostly benefit everyone except me. I guess my partners are lucky? 🤷‍♀️

I don’t have a question, I just needed to vent sorry

I’m a qualified solicitor currently based in another GCC state and looking to transition into the Dubai market.

Objectively, I know I meet the qualifications for the roles I’m applying for, but so far it’s been complete radio silence. And yes, I’m aware the current regional situation has slowed the market down, so I’m trying to stay realistic about timelines. Still, whether it’s LinkedIn applications or reaching out directly to recruiters, I keep getting ghosted.

At this point, is the reality that referrals and networking are the main way in? Would genuinely appreciate any insight before I lose the will to live :)

Like it’s all so glaringly obvious to the common man that the overall ‘goal’ is to divide and conquer… why aren’t the leaders seeing this? Or are they and they don’t care? Or am I missing something?

Yes I know in the past what has happened to leaders who have defied (cough cough gaddafi), but I don’t know I don’t feel like we live in that unipolar world anymore. The zionists have won in their goal unfortunately

So I have curly hair (3A/3B), and I had a bout of TE back in 2022 following the COVID vaccine. Thankfully I’ve ‘recovered’ since then, but I’ve noticed that I always seem to have baby hairs/regrowth.

Ever since getting TE, I’ve definitely become hypersensitive to the state of my hair, so I’m not sure if this is actually normal and my curls just make the shorter hairs more noticeable, or what’s going on. But it feels like I’ve consistently had regrowth for 3+ years now.

Surely by now it should have just gone back to normal given that the other signs of TE have stopped….or did I really lose THAT much hair ? Or is this a normal part of the hair growth cycle 😩

I don’t know if this makes sense, but does anyone else feel like the more they work out or lose weight, the “fatter” they feel?

For context, I’ve always been at a weight where I can conceal my body fairly well (I’m naturally curvy so) but I know that to be at my healthiest I would need to lose around 20–30 pounds. I started taking my workouts (mainly strength training 4 times a week) seriously about six months ago, and while I can objectively see results, I also feel much more aware of my problem areas. I’m slowly starting to fixate on them.

Is this maybe some form of body dysmorphia, or am I just becoming more aware of my body since starting this weight loss journey?

This post probably won’t make much sense, but I get that every hardship is supposed to carry lessons for growth or whatever …

I did everything “right” in terms of education (top international high school, then Ivy League for undergrad and law school), but sadly graduated right at the start of COVID and so, like all of us, struggled to get a job that reflects my merits, but it’s been a struggle since then (worked for 2 years in a boutique firm but it was so toxic so I quit to pursue my qualifications last year) .

I HATE feeling sorry for myself especially since all things other than career considered I am alhamdillah a very privileged person compared to many so as a way to get me to not victimize myself, I want to understand what lessons perhaps I’m being made to learn or face during this period.

Maybe this post doesn’t really make any sense but I dunno 🤷‍♀️

Whenever I do ab workouts on my back, I feel a lot of pressure on my tailbone. I’ve tried thicker mats and a towel for cushioning, but it’s still sore and limits my sets. I don’t want to just do standing workouts :/

Any suggestions? Whenever I attend ab/core workouts, I feel like I’m the only one in the class dealing with this…

Since I was in your position last November, it honestly would’ve helped a lot to hear something like this. I ended up with a really mixed set of scores across the assessments, and after each day I walked out convinced I’d failed and was already planning my resits.

In the end, I passed (full transparency — it was in the 3rd quintile, but HEY, a pass is a pass!!).

Just remember: you might score low in some areas, but you’ll almost definitely balance that out with stronger marks elsewhere. Try not to dwell on what’s already done and focus on the orals — those are, believe it or not, some of the easier marks to pick up!

Don’t stress, you’ve got this 💪