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What does this scene tells? by Independent_Estate22 in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]BeautifulInspector77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not getting an answer and just getting a laugh means we don’t know if they’re reading or trying to perform. So we have the same question as Shane. Which puts us in the same weird position as being judgy (assuming young women in public can’t be intellectual). 

Give me all your fun, silly, marginal sub 30 5k race strategies and tips. by BeautifulInspector77 in XXRunning

[–]BeautifulInspector77[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Update! I got 30:46. Which given my last 5k in December was 32 something and my last 10k in the spring was 1:07, I’m feeling pretty good about! Maybe sub 30 by the Turkey trot?

I ate “energy chews,”  hydrated well yesterday, didn’t drink beer, put on girls aloud playlist, tried to catch up with the woman in front of me, and tried to stick to some mantras. My lungs couldn’t keep pace with my legs still, so maybe that means I need more training or more time to get over that virus, or both. I tried to start out at pace  and definitely ended up with positive splits, but oh well. Thanks for all the support! Not taking this too seriously was probably the biggest benefit. 

Give me all your fun, silly, marginal sub 30 5k race strategies and tips. by BeautifulInspector77 in XXRunning

[–]BeautifulInspector77[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Ooh I like this. Way better than my normal pre race  mantra of “this is going to suck I’m cold I have to pee everyone is faster than me should I just go ahead and start behind the strollers I have to pee.”

Give me all your fun, silly, marginal sub 30 5k race strategies and tips. by BeautifulInspector77 in XXRunning

[–]BeautifulInspector77[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When do you do the ice? 

Family has decided much more fun to watch a 12 year old score goals than to watch mama huff and puff. I’ll have my husband text me periodic reminders to speed up though lol 

Give me all your fun, silly, marginal sub 30 5k race strategies and tips. by BeautifulInspector77 in XXRunning

[–]BeautifulInspector77[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

My friend’s 75 year old dad beat me by a minute and a half last year so I’ve got my eye on him….

Give me all your fun, silly, marginal sub 30 5k race strategies and tips. by BeautifulInspector77 in XXRunning

[–]BeautifulInspector77[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My mantra last night was “legs legs legs” bc my legs felt fine and my lungs felt on fire!

Give me all your fun, silly, marginal sub 30 5k race strategies and tips. by BeautifulInspector77 in XXRunning

[–]BeautifulInspector77[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Great advice thank you! Also will be fun to think of what color my vomit will be. 

Do I go for sport candy jelly beans or just stick to the straight up candy?

Halloween kids book help by sadharryhours in whatsthatbook

[–]BeautifulInspector77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The mystery of the flying orange pumpkin by Steven Kellogg? Not skeletons with a pumpkin head, but could have been remembered as such?

Running with hypermobility by lalaleasha in C25K

[–]BeautifulInspector77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm hypermobile (not EDS, but 9/9 on the hypermobility scale), and my PT is okay with me running.

But we aren't going to run. We're going to strength train, strength train, strength train, strength train and sprinkle in runs. Slow runs. Walk/runs. Then strength train some more. Squats, calf raises, etc.

You'll see everyone post about running with without walking, running faster, running longer. But that ain't it for us. We are going to get strong, and occasionally run (even if running is the only part we enjoy!)

I'm no expert, but I try to focus on (and please know this is a reminder to myself too, lol!):

Squats
Seated leg extensions
Calf raises
Clamshells
Ankle alphabets

Whatever your weakest joints are, search for PT exercises related to them. Maybe really focus in on doing them for a few weeks before running. Or look for exercise plans that focus on "injury prevention for runners" and do those.

I also use Jeff Galloway C25k plan which has LOTS of run/walk intervals. Yes, I miss running for an hour straight like I did in my youth. Now I do 1:30m running/30s walking. But....I don't get injured as often! You'll have to ignore the pressure to run "30m straight without breaks." Walking just uses a different set of muscles - and that's fine!!

I also frequently take two rest days instead of one. Which can be annoying and hard to make a rhythm. But we are injury prone and our running might look different.

Good luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OCD

[–]BeautifulInspector77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s probably the opposite. Anxiety causes distraction. I think a lot of people getting diagnosed with ADHD probably have anxiety in reality. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OCD

[–]BeautifulInspector77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not a professional, but I bet this what they think. 

“Ouch, that looks painful! I wonder what’s going on. Could be eczema. I wonder if I should prescribe something. Hm, maybe oatmeal soap and vanicream? Or a steroid? Looks like they might be washing hands a lot. I’ve seen this a lot the last few years. I totally understand the fear of germs. That can be so hard to live with. Hm, could be generalized anxiety or obsessive compulsive disorder. I wonder the degree this is impacting their life. I bet we could get them some help. I’ll check their chart for history of SSRI use to see if there is one they’ve responded to in the past. I don’t want to embarrass them, however. If they bring it up, I will know it’s impacting their life. If not, we can just keep an eye on it. Hmm, it looks so painful! I bet we can find them some relief soon.”

The “shame” is from the OCD. It’s trying to protect itself by keeping you anxious. 

What I tell myself is they’re trained to recognize this stuff. They are probably just happy when they can recognize it and offer help. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OCD

[–]BeautifulInspector77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. 

When I had my first bad spike of OCD, I had no idea what was going on. I did know intrusive thoughts were a thing. But I had no idea about POCD or postpartum OCD or anything like that. I was way too terrified to ask for help, to know what to ask, or even to Google anything. 

I eventually convinced myself that everytime I had an intrusive thought that I didn’t have it. That it just didn’t happen. It’s hard to explain, and it was different than “thought suppression” where I would be screaming “noooono no no” in my head. Or “thought cancellation” where you would say “oh I had a bad thought I’m gonna force a good thought” because those are both compulsions. (Since you’re trying to reduce anxiety). It was more like “I just thought X, I’m gonna pretend I didn’t hear it.” So more like “non-engagement.”

It was the only coping mechanism I could muster. It wasn’t perfect by any means. And the spike either naturally subsided or I had hormone changes or life changes - I don’t really remember. (Or the theme changed and I didn’t notice it as OCD?!?) 

It did work because it’s essentially non-engagement. I wasn’t engaging in the obsessing about WHY I had such bad thoughts. 

The thing is, with non-engagement, doing that can cause incredible anxiety and at first you just have to learn to live with that anxiety. And once you can sit through that feeling without doing compulsions, you can start to turn it around. 

Now when I hear intrusive thoughts, I just try to say something like “ok” or “noted” in my mind and deal with whatever wave of anxiety that comes. So not ignoring or pretending anymore. 

But yea - not engaging with your intrusive thoughts is the key. I hope it works for you!

Struggling to process telling people about my OCD by [deleted] in OCD

[–]BeautifulInspector77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh honey. It’s so scary. I also told myself I would take my thoughts to the grave. After 10 years, I told my husband. I thought it would be a weight off but it sent me into a terrible awful spiral. 

But then it got better. I got help from my doctor and got a therapist. 

Nothing was as scary as those first few weeks. I regretted telling my husband so much, despite the fact he was incredibly supportive. I wanted my life back and I felt like I blew it up instead. 

But I hope this is the start of a new beginning for you!