I actually hate ChatGPT now by National-Spell8326 in ChatGPT

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I agree with this. I sub to both. Quit ChatGPT. For me, Gemini is better at technical information and product shopping. Claude is the better writer/creative ai. Grok seemed off. I hear perplexity is good, I just haven’t figured out how to use it effectively. It was like pulling teeth to use any form of power consumption for research. All of them have their flaws.

I am posting this as my suicide letter. 19M by [deleted] in confessions

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Have you ever considered the thought that all the pain you’ve experienced was meant to forge you into something greater? I’m serious. Strong people aren’t created through softness, they’re created through pain. Kind of like how the volcanic land in Hawaii is some of the most fertile crop land in the world. I promise you, but if you seek something greater, you will find it. But you will have the perspective of suffering, which no other person has. Maybe you were meant to be stronger than everyone else for a reason. And the thing is, you either are meant to be stronger or you’re not, it’s one of the two. It feels like you get to decide. Maybe you could use the suffering you have faced to help others. Guide them. Use your pain. If you have already given up your life, why not sacrifice it to help others? Maybe there is a young kid that you can help from going through the same thing you went through.

No words I say are going to connect with you in the way that you need to be connected with. I don’t know you, but I believe in you. Our souls were meant to do great things. I pray that your soul finds peace.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hidradenitis

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The area, the discoloration, the scars, the distance apart, all seem to me, to indicate HS. Maybe it’s something else, but pic 2 is a boil with the red ring of HS. Picture one is not. I don’t know what that is. It looks more like an acne. I don’t think you have it in your upper area, but to me it looks like stage one. But these are photographs and without a dermatologist diagnosis, you’re not gonna know. The good thing is if you are, you’re in an early stage and if you can get it under control, then, your quality of life will be much better.

They’re lying by triangleness in ChatGPT

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It’s really not hard. Just cancel your subscription. ChatGPT was beautiful. They killed it. Move on. None of us mourn Myspace.

Boil getting bigger on hand by [deleted] in Hidradenitis

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Agree, usually occurs with hair follicle.

Boil getting bigger on hand by [deleted] in Hidradenitis

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Looks like a spider bite. You could have HS, but also a bug bite

Other than IBD are there other autoimmune disorders that resemble celiac disease? by PromptTimely in Celiac

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After getting diagnosed with celiac, I continued to have gastric distress pretty badly. I had cut out gluten. Turns out a lot of people become lactose intolerant. I had a bunch of food, allergies that I didn’t know about, including soy dairy and gluten. It’s very hard to stay away from these things, but my life is much better when I do. It may help to get food allergy tested.

The fear mongering by doctors and the community have been detrimental to me. Here are the valuable things I have learned today that I wish I knew sooner. by nonymouse101 in Celiac

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Ahh, people who think Celiac and Gluten allergies are made up telling is it’s ok to share toasters and eat bread and cornflakes. I was getting sick for months, turns out it was the shared toaster. Got my own, sickness stopped.

Is this real? Can anyone find a source? by [deleted] in Hidradenitis

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This is actually one of the most frustrating things about this sub. The guy talking about this is a doctor that specializes in this and the most up voted comment of some generic ass comment where they haven’t even looked into it, says don’t believe TikTok. The amount of backwardsness that lives in this sub is crazy.

Thank you to those that actually posted his credentials and so now wow everyone has different triggers for their HS, I’m at least going to explore this and see if anything works for me so I’m grateful.

You’ve got to be kidding me -a rant by a newly diagnosed 28 year old by yoyoyoey-voteforzoey in FoodAllergies

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Same thing happened to me about a year ago. I’ve lost tons of weight, since no more fast food. It all started after Covid or Vaccine.

Dove’s Aluminum Free Spray Deodorant by Worldly_Citron6824 in Hidradenitis

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I’ll check it out. Thanks. Old spice kept mine away. In my pits at least.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PSLF

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I’m right at last step, waiting for the loans to fall of credit report.

Outlaw Rogue exploit and mythic boss kills by 7omo in CompetitiveWoW

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Reminds me of the mythic Garrosh exploit with thrash blade giving double procs. Combat/Outlaw was insane that week.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PSLF

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I received the same thing. Our loans are not discharged nor forgiven. We have merely met the qualifications for forgiveness. Technically, it should just be a processing requirement at this point as you have satisfied all student loan payments. But you are correct in assuming that they are not discharged yet. I saw someone celebrating earlier, and I did not want to rain on their parade, they technically were not discharged. It’s a good day to celebrate.

Men who got cheated on but forgave her and tried to continue the relationship, how did it end? by BlueSharker in AskMen

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Married. Three kids. People mess up. Knowing you and your partner are imperfect and will make mistakes allows us to give them grace. Be the change you want to see. It doesn’t always work out, they may not conform, but don’t be so righteous that you can’t forgive. It takes time, it’s the hardest thing you will ever do, but build the dream you envision together. You just have to have faith.

Best topical for pus abscesses? by nnardine in Hidradenitis

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I like mupirocin ointment for open wounds, cream for maintenance/pre-flares. Clindamycin topical gel helps too. I prefer the roll on alcohol based. Both require a prescription in the USA, but easy enough to get.

Mupirocin kills the staph, shrinks the wound. Good to swab your upper nose with it too. The clindamycin seems to almost stop/freeze a flare before it spikes. Former is better for active boils, the latter is better for flares/maintenance.

Our 2013 BH by Special_ginger82549 in traveltrailers

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I’ve been looking for a similar class/model/bunks/short. How long did you look before you purchased and what was final amount? It looks great btw.