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Been seeing tons of those “whats a favor combo you like but other people hate?” So Reddit, what is your least favorite dish or the worst recipe you have tried?

Regular and smoked paprika overwhelm my pallet when it’s used and it’s all I can taste. I will add some into blends but I use way less than most other people. I do want to try Hungarian Hot Paprika, so I don’t have an opinion on that one. I also hate Old Bay, I worked at a pizza place with a seafood pizza and we seasoned it with Old Bay. I cant unsmell the spoiled seafood and Old Bay. I have a Lavender allergy but i don’t think it smells or tastes good, separate from my allergy.

I also hate when spice blends have salt into them. I like to be able to control my salt into a dish and those blends don’t let me do that. I prefer to season myself.

Whats your hot take?

Forgot a few: pumpkin spice blend (dont like pumpkin pie or pumpkin), chinese 5 spice, rosemary, and chipotle

Commenting on a pregnancy that they know absolutely nothing about, calling them irresponsible with birth control, even though they were using birth control, which isn’t %100 even with multiple forms. Then going at them abut having lost those pregnancies. No info if it was a planned child, IVF child, accidental child, or the result of something horrible.

Why tf do people think this i okay? I feel like that is not your place at all, especially if ya don’t know the person. The trauma miscarriages can cause, the anguish, the destruction of part of your soul, the blame, the depression, counting how old they would be every year. Why would you attack someone for going through that and being scared that if they arr pregnant again that it will end in miscarriage.

I will never understand why some women feel the need to attack other women and tear them down.

I am going tomorrow to Planned Parenthood to get a pregnancy test done, i’m scared to test alone. I’ve had 3 miscarriages, and am worried if I am pregnant due to past pregnancy losses. I’ve lost a lot of weight in the last year which could be fucking up my period, but I just realized I was late the other day. I made the mistake of posting in the wrong sub (seeking advice for healthy pregnancy, some fears, but in a very vulnerable and emotional state) about being scared and looking for support. I got next to none and was basically attacked by everyone, half of who didn’t even read my all my post. I was asking for help on things and i was accused of “abusing my unborn child”, “being a drug addict for using medical weed for pain management caused by my chronic illness (dr approved)”, “i would abuse them when born”, and other heinous things. All because I have an eating disorder, i asked how much i would need to eat more to have a healthy child, cue flamers.

In the post I mentioned there that I have had 3 miscarriages, and if I am pregnant then, gods forbid i lose anther child, I’ll be up to 4. This wasn’t planned. This one redditor, who is now blocked, called me “irresponsible with birth control .”, her first comment was “god forbid birth control exists” I gave ZERO information on how I got pregnant, just miscarriages, nor did i say what state I was in health wise. Along with that, I was on birth control 2 of them and very very rarely did I ever miss a dose, sugar pills aside. They had NO info on the way i got pregnant, how i was during my pregnancy, how they were conceived, etc

I am scared of being pregnant because i’m scared it going to happen again. I’ll start prepping and planning, my fiancé will get excited, only to lose our child. It’s why I haven’t told my fiancé that I might be pregnant. I feel like I can’t be happy that I may have a baby on the way with the man I love. I’ve always wanting children. Even when i got pregnant in a horrible situation I started making the changes, I was putting them before me, i was never going to place the circumstances of how they were conceived on them, I was going to love them whole heartedly, no resentment. Do anything ot be the best parent I can.

These people made me out to be a monster and now everytime I think about that I might be pregnant in a positive way, not letting the fear of another micarriage, I hear them telling me to abort or how i am abusive and going to abuse them and that I’m terrible mother who and already harmed in irreversible ways. All i am going to do is raise my chid to the best of my ability and do anything for them. I’m already scared of going through another miscarriage, of my partner’s heartbreak when I tell him and now anytime I want to be happy at the thought, I can’t.

Typing this out has me about in tears again. I don’t understand attacking someone for having been pregnant and had miscarriages, especially when you know absolutely nothing about the circumstances. People are cruel. Sorry if this doesn’t belong here. The little happiness I had that fought the fear of miscarrying is gone and is wrecking me. Sorry for long it is, maybe this should just be a journal entry.

I want to move my snacking into a new direction. I would love some recommendation. It can be any type of snack but gluten free and no lavender. My current snacks is Twin Snakes, some gelato in small amounts, and popcorn. When o have it i love eating cucumbers and tomatoes.

If it csn be Oat Free that would be awesome as well because my body treats it like gluten. THANKS!

We can’t have the Werthers so what are we doing for hard caramel drops and the oh so yummy chewy caramels that get stuck in your teeth.

I just saw a photo in on of the snack subs that had chocolate covered caramels and now i have a craving for the caramels. (And if ya know a good butterscotch pls pls share as well)

I have been looking at books and i can;t decide which ones to go with first. I have a daily reader already and I am thinking more of a workbook sort of thing. I saw bundle for a book and workbook on the Al Anon site when I was browsing. I can’t find much on the books and the previews on Amazon for kindle aren’t really helpful at all, it’s like all just the intro of the book.

Which books or workbooks helped you out a lot? Why did you like it? What books didn’t jive with you? I’d love to hear all of your opinions and make a better decision of what I should go with that would be best for me. Al Anon material or other publishers/authors, if it helped it helped. All books welcome, they don’t have to be workbooks

TW: pregnancy loss, restrictive ED relapse,
Mental: major depression. OCD, Adhd, Anxiety, agoraphobia, Eating disorder, medicated for most of these, also some physical health sisus

I forgot to put in my fertility tracker my last period. I use it for period tracking sporadically and generally just use it to record my weight. I know i’m late though. Occasionally I will have a super light period around this weight but never fully lost my period in the 20 years of an ED. I am in the middle of a bad relapse and am also having other medical issues that make it so I can’t keep attending my college at the moment let alone work. My partner is still not working in the field he paid an arm and a leg to go school for, he doesnt make enough to support both of us. I’m trying to get onto SSI for physical and mental reasons.

What do i do if I am pregnant? The weight I would gain, the damage i could do to my unborn child by not having the strength to not engage in ED behaviors. The post birth weight and losing it all. Abortion isn’t sn option for me, not because its illegal here or any prolife bullshit. I’ve lost 3 pregnancies and i mean, this could just another on that list but what if i don’t? What if I can finally carry a child to term. I personally could not do an abortion unless it is necessary, like ectopic, childs quality of life would not be good to bring a child into the world, like things that will be harmful. Sometimes I think if i was in a tragic accident while pregnant and it was me or the child, I would chose the child.

How do i deal with all this uncertainty whithout my ED? I have a therapist and a psych, both of who are not aware of my ED because I have chosen to keep that private. How much could i hurt my baby by restricting before I knew I was pregnant? I have cut down a lot on drinking but I also am a smoker, i would find away to stop ASAP. I rely on CBD/THC tincture for my chronic illness that causes debilitating pain, would i be able to continue do i have to stop? How to get myself to be able to eat enough for a healthy baby.

I know ya’ll have been here please share your wisdom and things I need to know. I’ve been freaking out. I was going to wait til the end of the month and test then after the wedding we go to in case its just super late (haven’t taken anything that would throw off my cycle). I have 2 tests. Should. I take it now or in the morning and then to be sure, if negative, after the wedding as well?

I don’t want to recover but advice on how to be healthy enough to not hurt my baby is very welcome. I know this isn’t just ED but i know a lot of ya’ll are parents. I’m really scared. We could lose our place because of the baby if i am pregnant.

I don’t have much in savings, we have a joint account through my bank. I don’t know what he currently has in his personal account and he doesn’t know mine which is probably very much lower than his. I have 250 in emergency money of my own, thats not alot.

I wasn’t sure where else to go with this. Please help.

(Sorry if this is against the rules rules, if it is feel free to to remove it and apologies)

On therapy: My therapy currently focused on a different issue i am having and i need it to be able to function it also helps with my ED without my sessions being focused on my ED. I’m in trauma therapy

TW: pregnancy loss, restrictive ED relapse,

I forgot to put in my fertility tracker my last period. I use it for period tracking sporadically and generally just use it to record my weight. I know i’m late though. Occasionally I will have a super light period around this weight but never fully lost my period in the 20 years of an ED. I am in the middle of a bad relapse and am also having other medical issues that make it so I can’t keep attending my college at the moment let alone work. My partner is still not working in the field he paid an arm and a leg to go school for, he doesnt make enough to support both of us. I’m trying to get onto SSI for physical and mental reasons.

What do i do if I am pregnant? The weight I would gain, the damage i could do to my unborn child by not having the strength to not engage in ED behaviors. The post birth weight and losing it all. Abortion isn’t sn option for me, not because its illegal here or any prolife bullshit. I’ve lost 3 pregnancies and i mean, this could just another on that list but what if i don’t? What if I can finally carry a child to term. I personally could not do an abortion unless it is necessary, like ectopic, childs quality of life would not be good to bring a child into the world, like things that will be harmful. Sometimes I think if i was in a tragic accident while pregnant and it was me or the child, I would chose the child.

How do i deal with all this uncertainty whithout my ED? I have a therapist and a psych, both of who are not aware of my ED because I have chosen to keep that private. How much could i hurt my baby by restricting before I knew I was pregnant? I have cut down a lot on drinking but I also am a smoker, i would find away to stop ASAP. I rely on CBD/THC tincture for my chronic illness that causes debilitating pain, would i be able to continue do i have to stop? How to get myself to be able to eat enough for a healthy baby.

I know ya’ll have been here please share your wisdom and things I need to know. I’ve been freaking out. I was going to wait til the end of the month and test then after the wedding we go to in case its just super late (haven’t taken anything that would throw off my cycle). I have 2 tests. Should. I take it now or in the morning and then to be sure, if negative, after the wedding as well?

I don’t want to recover but advice on how to be healthy enough to not hurt my baby is very welcome. I know this isn’t just ED but i know a lot of ya’ll are parents. I’m really scared. We could lose our place because of the baby if i am pregnant.

I don’t have much in savings, we have a joint account through my bank. I don’t know what he currently has in his personal account and he doesn’t know mine which is probably very much lower than his. I have 250 in emergency money of my own, thats not alot.

I wasn’t sure where else to go with this. Please help.

(Sorry if this is against the rules rules, if it is feel free to to remove it and apologies)

My fiancé wont stop talking about fried green tomatoes. I have never tried them. Are there any restaurants, pop ups, food trucks in SJ and close by that makes good fried green tomatoes? Maybe some other common dishes. I know he wants hoppin jphns bad as well

We have extremely hard water where I live and my hair absolutely hates it. I dot really have a way to do like traditional water softener or anything. I keep seeing ads for the filters that go behind your shower head kinda like the ones for the sink. Does anyone have one? Do they actually work? What should I look for? I dont want to make a blind decision or get scammed or anything.

My hair is begging you the info on these, actually help or are they a gimmick?

Also, any way I can detox all the hard water stuff out of my hair currently or help it in the meantime? I’m so tired of it, it messes up my curls and I’m just fed up with it.

Thanks ya’ll!

(I hope this isn’t breaking rule 7, if it is my sincere apologies, I’ll try to repost Friday. Getting my amazon order in order and if I didn’t ask now I would have forgotten, ADHD brain)

My partner struggles with alcoholism. I’m newish to the program, i misplaced my daily reader but I was wondering if anyone has any podcasts they would recommend? It can be Al Anon based, science based, experience based, on alcohol addiction, addiction in general, living with an alcoholic, ect… i would like to listen to something that will help or teach me.

Greatly appreciated, i’m struggling hard with his relapse. I’m going to be looking for an online Al Anon today and going back to my local meeting.

Thank you!

My partner loves these whenever we get Mexican food but a lot of places only have regular/raw sliced radishes. I love radishes in all forms but I want to surprise him with a mixture of all of those pickled, i found bunches of radishes for $0.50. Please help me make the best pickled radish/pepper/carrots!! I’ve made pickled onions before but not these.

Muchas gracias!

Hi, Ive been getting really bad sharp pain under my lower left rubs. I did a search in this sub and it came up as mist likely gas or stool being trapped before entering the colon. I tried the medication, Bentyl, that the GI dr gave me and it’s not doing anything. I’ve been relying on CBD/THC tincture to help with the pain. It was so bad early I was physically shaking due to the pain.

When is it a good idea to go to an ER/A&E for the pain? I know gas and such can cause bad pain, but that’s not the only thing that can cause the pain. I haven’t been able to do next to anything because of this pain.

How do i tell if it’s IBS or something else? How much pain is too much?

How do ya’ll manage your pain symptoms or pain attacks when out in public? I have to go out tonight for a friends birthday and I’ve been in a lot of pain lately, especially the last 24 hours when I learned that a certain restaurant is probably not a safe place for me to eat unfortunately.

My dr recommended peppermint pills, which I have misplaced and helped some what. He also gave me a prescription for Bentyl which did nothing for my pain last night but has made me extremely sun sensitive.

I have these heat patches, like the midol ones for period cramps, do you think those would help with the lower abdominal/pelvic pain? What do i do about the rib and stomach pain? I dont want to have to leave early because of another pain flare. I’ve had 3 in the past 24 hours

I don’t tend to go out when having bad pain flares, they’re crippling a lot. These pain attacks can last from 45 minutes to hours long pain attacks.

THC/CBD tincture is one of the only things to actually chip at the pain. I don’t tend to get high using it, just use it holistically/medically in small doses (between .25-.5ml) but i try not to use it too early in the day or when out. I normally keep some on me in my purse but with the fact I’ll be drinking and out in public I don’t really want to mix all these together. Sometimes the pain doesn’t stop but the tincture puts me to sleep. I also use heat

Doc thinks i could be IBS -M but its been mainly constipation this past month. (Just went like 2.5 weeks without a bm, ik i should take my MiraLAX but i always forget and it doesnt do much)

Oh and a random question: After pain attacks/flares do your inside ache like sore muscles? And fatigued? This just started.

I hope its okay to post here. I have chronic late stage Lyme+(bab, bart, epstein barr, ehrlichiosis, neuro lyme), cranial nerve damage, severe NCGS, and other health issues. Currently trying to figure out exactly what else all is going on. Working on getting a new doc to treat my Lyme+

How do ya’ll manage your pain symptoms or pain attacks when out in public? I have to go out tonight for a friends birthday and I’ve been in a lot of pain lately, especially the last 24 hours when I learned that a certain restaurant is probably not a safe place for me to eat unfortunately.

My dr recommended peppermint pills, which I have misplaced and helped some what. He also gave me a prescription for Bentyl which did nothing for my pain last night but has made me extremely sun sensitive.

I have these heat patches, like the midol ones for period cramps, do you think those would help with the lower abdominal/pelvic pain? What do i do about the rib and stomach pain? I dont want to have to leave early because of another pain flare. I’ve had 3 in the past 24 hours

I don’t tend to go out when having bad pain flares, they’re crippling a lot. These pain attacks can last from 45 minutes to hours long pain attacks.

THC/CBD tincture is one of the only things to actually chip at the pain. I don’t tend to get high using it, just use it holistically/medically in small doses (between .25-.5ml) but i try not to use it too early in the day or when out. I normally keep some on me in my purse but with the fact I’ll be drinking and out in public I don’t really want to mix all these together. Sometimes the pain doesn’t stop but the tincture puts me to sleep. I also use heat

Doc thinks i could be IBS -M but its been mainly constipation this past month. (Just went like 2.5 weeks without a bm, ik i should take my MiraLAX but i always forget and it doesnt do much)

Oh and a random question: After pain attacks/flares do your inside ache like sore muscles? And fatigued? This just started.

I hope its okay to post here. I have chronic late stage Lyme+, severe NCGS, and other health issues. Currently trying to figure out exactly what.

How do ya’ll manage your pain symptoms or pain attacks when out in public? I have to go out tonight for a friends birthday and I’ve been in a lot of pain lately, especially the last 24 hours when I learned that a certain restaurant is probably not a safe place for me to eat unfortunately.

My dr recommended peppermint pills, which I have misplaced and helped some what. He also gave me a prescription for Bentyl which did nothing for my pain last night but has made me extremely sun sensitive.

I have these heat patches, like the midol ones for period cramps, do you think those would help with the lower abdominal/pelvic pain? What do i do about the rib and stomach pain? I dont want to have to leave early because of another pain flare. I’ve had 3 in the past 24 hours

I don’t tend to go out when having bad pain flares, they’re crippling a lot. These pain attacks can last from 45 minutes to hours long pain attacks.

THC/CBD tincture is one of the only things to actually chip at the pain. I don’t tend to get high using it, just use it holistically/medically in small doses (between .25-.5ml) but i try not to use it too early in the day or when out. I normally keep some on me in my purse but with the fact I’ll be drinking and out in public I don’t really want to mix all these together. Sometimes the pain doesn’t stop but the tincture puts me to sleep. I also use heat

I’m IBS -M but its been mainly constipation this past month. (Just went like 2.5 weeks without a bm, ik i should take my MiraLAX but i always forget and it doesnt do much)

Oh and a random question: After pain attacks/flares do your inside ache like sore muscles? And fatigued? This just started.

How do ya’ll manage your pain symptoms or pain attacks when out in public? I have to go out tonight for a friends birthday and I’ve been in a lot of pain lately, especially the last 24 hours when I learned that a certain restaurant is probably not a safe place for me to eat unfortunately.

My dr recommended peppermint pills, which I have misplaced and helped some what. He also gave me a prescription for Bentyl which did nothing for my pain last night but has made me extremely sun sensitive.

I have these heat patches, like the midol ones for period cramps, do you think those would help with the lower abdominal/pelvic pain? What do i do about the rib and stomach pain? I dont want to have to leave early because of another pain flare. I’ve had 3 in the past 24 hours

I don’t tend to go out when having bad pain flares, they’re crippling a lot. These pain attacks can last from 45 minutes to hours long pain attacks.

THC/CBD tincture is one of the only things to actually chip at the pain. I don’t tend to get high using it, just use it holistically/medically in small doses (between .25-.5ml) but i try not to use it too early in the day or when out. I normally keep some on me in my purse but with the fact I’ll be drinking and out in public I don’t really want to mix all these together. Sometimes the pain doesn’t stop but the tincture puts me to sleep. I also use heat

I’m IBS -M but its been mainly constipation this past month. (Just went like 2.5 weeks without a bm, ik i should take my MiraLAX but i always forget and it doesnt do much)

Oh and a random question: After pain attacks/flares do your inside ache like sore muscles? And fatigued? This just started.

Edited to provide some more info

My baby book is full of naked photos, and I get it, kids strip. I’ve been around them, but to photograph so many pictures of my naked body as a chikd does not sit right with me, nore naked then clothed. Due to this and some other things I am not going to take photos like this, if i do get one in undress it’ll keep out of others view obviously. Thing will be different for my children.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you think it’s okay to show those pictures, especially when they are older and don’t want them shared. What about taking them? It was extremely uncomfortable when my baby book was shown to people who I didnt want seeing me naked in photos i had no choice in. Do you have photos like this from your childhood?