r/WomanSurvivalGuide

I can never understand how I truly look in real life. In mirrors I like how I usually look, but every time someone takes a picture of me I feel unwell since I look literally terrible in them. I stopped taking pictures (& selfies) a long time ago because my self esteem goes down every time I see how I look in pictures. I literally look completely different! I can’t understand how people actually see me.

Im seventeen, and just for some quick background i haven't been to a doctor in about 3 years. Covid scared my parents and they became kinda earthy etc; so no doctors. Im semi sexually active with a woman. I have to pee so freaking much. Even if i dont drink alot. If i pee i have to use the bathroom again 3 mins after nd even when i dont i feel like i have to pee 24/7 like its pressing against my stomach or something but than i dont have to go. In addition i got my period again this month and im having the worst cramps imaginable (i usually dont cramp at all). Is this just puberty....like a second puberty

Ever since puberty, I've gotten massive painful cystic acne basically, on my inner thighs, as did my mother. Now that I'm older, I get them less often, but now I'm getting smaller versions in the greases underneath my cheeks.

My thighs are so scarred from years of this, and I'm scared of this area becoming scarred too. I don't know what to do

I’m a full adult woman- help me not revert to sullen teen when I spend time with my parents??

I am 32 years old. I have a doctorate, a husband, and a mortgage. I have been financially independent for years. But my mother specifically tries to “manage” me constantly (currently we are traveling together) and I react by reverting back to being a teenager and pouting. I don’t know how to avoid being immature and combative without just folding and letting her control everything I do. I just want to be able to interact like a regular adult human being with another regular adult human being.

Examples:

- Tapping on the window of the bus from the outside to make sure I get off of it

- Turning around to make sure I’m following/walking on the path (? And haven’t just wandered away? Unclear)

- Telling me when other people on our tour walk towards us to sit down that I have to talk to them and then saying actually I just need to switch spots with her so she can do the talking

I’m an adult with an adult job. I can talk to people. I can get off the bus. But if I tell her that (I was hissing “stop it. I am 32 years old” at her while she was trying to make me swap seats because I can’t be trusted to talk to others) she immediately reacts as though I am being extremely immature and picking fights. I end up listening to my music loudly and sitting in the back of the bus whispering angrily to my husband and then realizing nothing has changed since I was 15 and I’m behaving just like I’m being treated.

I’m driving *myself* crazy because I’m also being ridiculous but I can’t figure out how to maturely extricate myself from these situations!

We’re building a community-first media page on Instagram around cinema, TV shows, and pop culture, the kind where conversations matter more than clout.

If you’re someone who has a take on every film you watch, recommends shows like it’s your personality, and gets irrationally passionate about books or pop culture, we’d love to talk.

No experience needed. Just curiosity, opinions, and a willingness to show up.

What’s in it for you:
- Work with two people who come from a marketing background (you’ll pick things up fast — or honestly, maybe teach us a thing or two)

- We’re also starting small collaborative events in Delhi, so there’s real-world reach too

- A space to actually build something, not just post into the void

Oh, and a solemn promise you will not get hit on.

This is strictly a “let’s talk about why that third act ruined the whole film” kind of arrangement.

If any of this sounds like your thing (or even half your thing), drop a DM or comment below. We’re open to beginners, influencers, or anyone just willing to take a shot at this.

📍 Delhi-based preferred, but not a dealbreaker.

Because of my weak mindset, all throughout my life I have been heavily dependent on external motivation like podcasts, quotes, youtube videos. During challenging times, I derive my strength from listening to strangers online. And most often than not, it has worked. But lately since I am heading towards my 30th birthday, it feels wrong, stupid and exhausting at times to not have that inner strength and resilience of my own.

I am kind of tired of continuously seeking external validation or confirmation that I can push through. As I am getting older, I find myself asking, how long will I keep doing this? I want to build a stronger mindset for myself and stop living in constant state of doubt waiting for someone else to tell me what I can or cannot do. But I keep falling back into the same pattern.

Is this normal?

Hi. I need some advice please- my boyfriend and I tried having sex around the 22nd April and since I have vaginismus it always hurts when we try and so he couldn’t fully insert himself fully but since there was genital contact I took the ellaone morning after pill the next day. My period has since been around 19 days late and I don’t know what to do. Has anyone had similar experiences if so please share! I’m worried it might be potential pregnancy so I’m gonna take a pregnancy test tomorrow morning!

So I'm traveling via a bus these days,it was pretty much a non issue before but now the bounce is unbearable and noticeable to people too which makes it really uncomfortable for me in public places..

Is there anything that is suitable for hot weather,kinda breathable and also gives good support?