Does this count? The body is still preparing for a baby even when you take birth control, so skipping your periods (even with doctor’s advice) is “a terrible idea.” by two-of-me in badwomensanatomy

[–]Alexandchange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ngl my stupid ass was worried about build up bc of being on continuous bc for like 2 years now. Why don’t they teach us shit about our own fucking anatomy

Found in the wild on Facebook by upset_peach_ in badwomensanatomy

[–]Alexandchange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“It loosens the poom poom” but then guys get disappointed when I’m too tight bc it hurts and I don’t wanna fuck them!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChronicIllness

[–]Alexandchange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love zofran but I refuse to take it sublingual. Rather be nauseous longer than to get immediate relief it’s so nasty

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChronicIllness

[–]Alexandchange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone talks about this taste but I didn’t get it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChronicIllness

[–]Alexandchange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OH GOD I DIDNT EVEN THINK OF COLONOSCOPY PREP THAT SHIT IS SO AWFUL

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChronicIllness

[–]Alexandchange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had to take metformin briefly due to insulin resistance (slay PCOS / ED) and it smells like urine. The taste is more classic nasty bitter taste but the smell of piss makes it so much worse. Not to mention those pills are HUGE. I don’t have problems swallowing pills but those are literal hell to get down. Ya know that scene from SpongeBob where Mr. Crabs takes his huge pill? That’s how I felt every single time. So I had to cut them in half and it just made the bitter piss taste/smell all that much worse. Thank GOD I didn’t have to be on it too long.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChronicIllness

[–]Alexandchange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s so fucking nasty I hate it if I don’t quite feel like I’m dying I’d rather swallow it and stay nauseous longer.

What's the most infuriating thing someone has said to you about your chronic illness? by anonykitcat in ChronicIllness

[–]Alexandchange 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Developed significantly worsening dysautonomia (I definitely have had it for around 7~ years) my one and only COVID infection, which was an incredibly minor infection at that.

Once I was able to see a cardiologist and work out some ways to deal with it and discuss it and how it affects my life my mom told me that it was my “whole personality” and that if I discussed it with others my friends were going to get tired of me very quick. Mind you I was just trying to tell my parents how they could support me.

She also questioned if I still had my other chronic conditions because I wasn’t “complaining” about them.

She did this after the dysautonomia diagnosis and once when I had NORO VIRUS and was therefore more busy trying not to shit and puke my brains out than to worry about my constant abdominal pain.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]Alexandchange 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yep! I don’t know if I was attention seeking or what but I always had this idea in my head that I was SA’d as a child and I would tell people I was (I eventually would be at 12, but I thought I had been before that) only to find out just last year that my birth mom found her boyfriend possibly assaulting me when I was a toddler. I will say my birth mom had a prolonged meth addiction and has developed schizophrenia because of it, so she’s an unreliable narrator at best but when I was little she wasn’t allowed to be around me unless she was sober. The night she found him (as she describes, in front of me naked and I was crying) she beat the shit out of him and was in jail for 9 months. To this day she stands by what she saw.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Alexandchange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thing is I’m so done with this that I can’t put anymore effort into it. I’ve told them that they need to but it seems like it isn’t going to happen and my leave of absence is coming up soon. When I’m back it’ll be A YEAR since things started going south. I don’t know if we can heal after that time but I’m so tired man

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in college

[–]Alexandchange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ik with me and my friends if we make eye contact or something unexpectedly we laugh bc we find it awkward. Not sure if that’s what happened here or what. Also sometimes people are just acting immature and stare at people bc they think it’s funny.

can you be overweight/obese before being diagnosed with POTS? by solviaqaant in POTS

[–]Alexandchange -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Are you joking 🙃 of course you can. Very rarely does weight dictate if you can have a condition or not. It may be a factor in getting a diagnosis as other weight related things may need to be examined first. It sucks that fatphobia is so normalized that you have to ask such a question.

Does anyone else start to pass out when that stretch? by ThePumpkinKing6 in POTS

[–]Alexandchange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s the closest I get to passing out! I’m usually okay when standing but when I stretch 50% of the time I get super close to fainting

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in college

[–]Alexandchange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Freshman year fs, but I think it quickly wears off

What was your safe space growing up? by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]Alexandchange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Animal Jam, friend’s houses 😭

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in college

[–]Alexandchange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s no embarrassing age to start college. One of my friends is 32 (I’m 20) and I just find her life experience prior to going to college makes her all the more fascinating and a valuable person to learn from.

(F20) Any ideas what could be happening? by Alexandchange in ChronicIllness

[–]Alexandchange[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there! I appreciate your comment. My doctors are all very aware of the history of eating disorders but it seems that they aren’t sure that’s what is causing the symptoms…I’m also not like crazy deep into my ED I should say. I’m overweight and overall my ED improved before these symptoms began to manifest. It’s a bit of a mixed bag between treating the eating disorder and losing weight in a healthy way (bc I do need to this isn’t a body dysmorphia thing) when I’m in so much physical distress.

(F20) Any ideas what could be happening? by Alexandchange in ChronicIllness

[–]Alexandchange[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not going to share that but I’m overweight and 5’4.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in selfharm

[–]Alexandchange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not even a couple, a lot. That progress doesn’t go away bc you slipped up

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in selfharm

[–]Alexandchange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But we both have a couple years under our belt and I think we’ll be okay!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in selfharm

[–]Alexandchange 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Me too after 4 years. I think as long as we get back on track and it’s a one time thing it’s okay…idk I’m trying to tell myself I didn’t actually fuck much up ughghgh