u/skopiadisko

Hey guys!

Its been at least a month I havent mentioned rabies OCD theme in my therapy at all. Saying this for you to understand how minimal it is at the moment.

I am so grateful to my therapist and psychiatrist!!

Its not like they gave me a magic pill and I somehow dont think about rabies at all or I am 100% sure I will never get it. Nope.

I just realised that you can prevent something only so much. And accepted the uncertainty.

I still have some obsessions and compulsions sometimes but they go away FAST.

I was able to get back to my work full force, enjoy little things in life again, walk my pets without looking out for invisible ninja bats and stray animals in general and I finally have my skin back on my hands as I dont disinfect everything compulsively anymore.

I am not posting in OCD recovery yet because I dont want to jinx my progress lol 😹

But I am so much better thank God that I think I am qualified to post this here for now.

Wish you a great day!
xoxo

Hi parents!

I am currently trying to conceive my first child with my husband and to say it lightly, we arent very knowledgeable about … anything.

Is there any book I can read that would prepare me for pregnancy, then what to know during pregnancy, then labor and finally an infant care?

Am I asking for too much? haha!

But it would be nice to have some sort of an encyclopaedia that would guide me throughout the whole process..

Thanks!

Hi!!

First timer here. My husband and I have sex every night if I am not on my period or other health problems. Sometimes twice a day.

I have gained huge knowledge on this sub and I am trying to track my ovulation and fertility window and stuff like that but I was wondering, since we almost every night have sex, maybe all I can do is wait if I get my period or not and test if theres delay?

This is our first month so if my question is stupid I beg your pardon.

Thanks!

I have a brand new washing machine / dryer. Costed 1000 bucks. I am so devastated. I am missing my old washing machine and even older dryer!

I ran two different cycles of drying, one lasted 2.5 hours, the other one 4! and the clothes are soaking wet! Only half of the drum is filled and the filter is clean. Professionals installed it so I think the installation part is not the issue.

I am about to cry. My electricity bill is going to be crazy eom ..

Migraines should be considered a disability.

There are some types of migraines but I am gonna talk about myself in this post.

My migraines hit very frequently. A change in temperature, eating a bit more than 50 gr of any kinds of snacks, noises, sharp lights, physical exhaustion, eating specific kinds of food.

I am also autistic so sensory sensitivity is my problem anyway. Migraines make it 1000 times worse tho.

Even the strongest medication does nothing if I don’t spend HOURS in a dark, well-ventilated room, in total tranquility.

Those who don’t suffer from it will probably never understand what I am saying. It’s not just a headache, it’s a type of pain that literally paralyses your whole body.

Damn I love this man so so so so much!!!!

I am a stay at home wife. We dont even have kids. My startup isnt profitable yet and my husband is funding it. He never questions what I spend on and how much. He is just happy I am happy and will support even my silliest purchases.

He is as much of an animal person as I am. Currently having 7 fur kiddos.

I take care of house chores (everything) + help him organize himself (he has a severe form of ADHD) by constantly improving house organization and self management tools we have around the house.

He always makes sure he thanks me at least once a week for doing house chores and sometimes gives me detailed feedback like hey “I appreciate that you ironed my shirt on that day”. He sees everything and is super grateful. I am so happy that in my case house work isnt thankless.

I can talk to him about everything. We frequently give each other feedback and he always tries to consider my concerns. He agreed to go to therapy when we married and had been going since (3 years). Nothing crazy, he just had some trauma from the past and he kept doing therapy after resolving all that coz he prioritizes mental well being and does sessions biweekly just to keep everything stable. He had never done therapy before me and I can see how he improves every day as a person especially to his own self, coz he has been amazing to me since day 1.

He gives foot massage every night (YES!!)

He takes care of my family when they need help. Sometimes he thinks more about my parents and sibling than his own.

And he compliments me every day even when I look legit crazy.

I love this man.
Ladies pls never settle for bare minimum.

Hey vets!

I just adopted a 5months old kitty from a shelter. He did not have any shots. He got his first shot yesterday. Next month he has scheduled the second shot and the rabies shot 2 weeks after that.

When I was picking him up, the shelter staff told me he was due to deworming.

I use Nexgard combo on all my cats, once a month. They are 100% indoors but I have dogs that walk outside so I am not taking chances.

The vet told me that I had to wait 2 weeks to deworm my kitty. She was super extra mega careful vet. She herself said that no one else in the clinic follows the timeframes she does.

Even out of precaution, waiting two weeks from the first vaccine to deworm him seems ridiculous to me. Can you pls give me professional advice?

The kitty had 0 side effects from the shot and is eating, drinking water and playing with his feline and canine siblings all day.

Thanks!

So I am in the waiting room at vets, routinary checkup for my cats and I started talking with this lady sitting right next to me. She s here with a tiny kitty in a carrier.

Apparently she is a first time cat owner (rescued a kitty in her backyard) and she is here because the kitty started “vibrating” this morning and she is worried 😁😁😁

Writing here to avoid laughing out loud.

I am collecting MJ music on vinyl and I am wondering if the estate will repress these two? I am not asking for Blood on the dancefloor coz it is not as famous as History and Invincible. But obviously in the perfect scenario I would love them to repress all three!

Asking this coz I dont want to pay top dollar on discogs and then see them repressed in record stores for 50 euros or less lol😀

What do you think?

Hola!

Tengo 4 perros y muy a menudo vamos a pipican.

En nuestra provincia la vacuna de la rabia no es obligatoria.

Si me muerde o rasca algun perro desconocido, se que debo preguntar si el perro esta vacunado pero como lo de la rabia no es obligatoria aqui, si me dicen que no, tengo que vacunarme? El dueño esta en su derecho si no vacuna al perro :/

Gracias! Tengo curiosidad

Is delayed circadian rhythm really okay?

So I have never had a good sleep hygiene but ever since my nose surgery, which made me pull all nighters back in May, I haven’t been able to sleep at night. I fall asleep at 6am and sleep until 4pm if my obligations let me. When I sleep tho, I have a very deep sleep and rest well.
I get also extremely creative at night and as an artist, I just love being awake at night.

I commented all this to my psychiatrist and he said as long as I get enough sleep every 24 hours, it does not really matter when I fall asleep and when I wake up.

Is this even remotely true??

I grew up hearing about “healthy” sleeping hours.
Something changed in medicine or why is my doctor telling me that my fckd up regime is fine as long as I feel good?

He said I probably have delayed sleep phase disorder and should get a sleep study done if I want an official diagnosis.

I am 30. Why did it start now? I have never been this unable to sleep at night ever in my life.

I manage to fix my schedule for a few days by not sleeping one day but after a few days/weeks I revert back to 6am-4pm schedule.

I desperately want to change this but every night I give up and do my artistic stuff. Then regret again in the morning.

Also whats “stopping” me from permanently fixing my problem is the thought that all these years of bad sleep have probably already damaged my health so even if I fix it now, it does not matter.

:/ Thanks for listening and pls share similar experiences if u dont mind

thanks

If so, what changed your perspective?

In my case, a random “maximalist interior decor” video popped up on Youtube and I was like, hmm, those maximalists again…but clicked it anyway haha.

I WAS MESMERISED. I cannot even express how much joy that video gave me. Everything about that interior design was ART and was absolutely mindblowing.

I am an artist myself and that video kinda woke up the amateur interior designer in me hahah

I havent stopped since. And my house feels warmer and warmer each day. Even my extra minimalist husband told me he is shocked that he actually likes it and is happy that he trusted my ideas.

I am not a country music fan. I have only heard Jolene and I will always love you (sang by Houston) from Dolly. I am not even American and I think I am grieving a bit. I say “a bit” because I dont want to underestimate the meaning of grief. I am deeply saddened tho.

I have read some quotes by her and I know that she was a very charitable person.

This is all I know about Dolly and my heart is broken.

Some people are really special and touch your heart even if you barely know anything about them.

RIP

I found 4 subreddits for vinyl - 1. the biggest one where you can ask questions on megathreads only and good luck have fun getting an answer 2. circlejerk where no serious questions are welcome 3. One for the selling/buying purposes and the 4th one for releases.

I am a newbie collector and whenever I have a question I end up not asking it because I have no idea where to post

I know that it means “to curl” but what about “to wave”? (asking here coz I want it to sound natural heheh)

Merci beaucoup