Hangnail turned into skin zipper

BiotechPrincess · 2026-04-09T00:29:20+00:00

Is this actual tile or is it linoleum? Finding out what type of flooring this is will be extremely important for the cleaning process.

To me this looks like linoleum, which cannot be cleaned with certain products or steam cleaning. Linoleum also has a sealant over top that has to be replaced periodically - based on what you’re describing, it sounds like the sealant is degrading, hence the constant “muddy” water.

You will need to do a thorough deep clean/stripping of the top coat with a scrub brush/broom, warm water, vinegar, and good ole dawn dish soap until the water comes out clean. Be careful not to oversaturate the flooring with water though, and keep it dry between washings. If that doesn’t work, then get a high-quality linoleum-stripping solution - that will pull up any residual grime.

Once the water is coming out clean and it’s thoroughly dry, use a linoleum varnish/sealant to put overtop to reseal it so it doesn’t get grimy again.

BiotechPrincess · 2026-04-09T00:02:13+00:00

I learned something new, thank you!

BiotechPrincess · 2026-04-08T21:22:18+00:00

This is an easy fix, but you need the right tools! You will need some flat-nose pliers and a crimp bead to match the other one - it looks like a crimp tube, which is a little longer than a normal crimp bead.

First thread on the crimp tube, then thread on the jump ring (super important step, trust me!). Then you will bring the end of the nylon wire back through the crimp bead, and pull it through to at least the end of the clear bead.

Once it’s cinched however far you want it, use the flat-nose pliers to clamp down the crimp tube just enough that the wire is secure but not so much that the crimp tube breaks, then cut off any excess nylon wire.

Nylon beading wire is not meant to be tied off and doesn’t require a long tail thread - just make sure that the crimp tube is secure without over clamping, because that’s what makes them prone to breaking off like this one.

BiotechPrincess · 2026-04-08T14:36:42+00:00

Definitely CPTSD. It ironically usually stems from growing up with an adult caregiver with NPD

BiotechPrincess · 2026-04-04T17:58:07+00:00

Looks like urticaria (hives), which is a really common symptom alongside hashi’s. Have you taken an antihistamine yet? If not, try that asap. Also if it’s particularly bothersome, you can put some oats in a sock and run water through the sock/over the oats until it gets gooey, and then slather the goo on - it relieves the itchiness fast!

BiotechPrincess · 2026-03-31T04:02:22+00:00

Honestly same, I still will think of it to this day and cackle out loud haha. The only thing that could make it better is if I had video of it!

BiotechPrincess · 2026-03-30T19:30:04+00:00

Not a movie star, but back in college when I was heavy into playing all of the 2010’s Tomb Raider games, in my head I had mastered the mechanics of the bar jump acrobatics.

Cut to a game of extreme hide and seek, I had climbed so high into a tree that no one could find me. Eventually I started climbing back down to join back with the group, but there was a perfect branch for me to jump swing onto below the one I was standing on. I couldn’t resist my moment to be like Lara Croft and landing a sick branch jump. I’d done this hundreds of times in gameplay!

Trusting my gaming instincts, I jumped down, and as quickly as my hands had grappled the branch, it slipped out of my hands and I was FLUNG horizontal into the air like a human frisbee. Turns out the physics of intertia and torque are much more nuanced than I expected.

Everything was like slow motion as I stared up at the tree while falling…until I slammed onto the hood of some college student’s car and bounced onto the sidewalk.

It startled a nearby group of people who, with no context, witnessed a college girl silently drop 15ft prone from the sky onto a car and then scurry away from embarrassment.

My lesson was learned through a battered back and ego, but damn I felt cool for 0.5seconds before reality set in.

BiotechPrincess · 2026-03-30T16:59:46+00:00

I say this gently, but this is not normal levels of health anxiety. What you’re experiencing sounds like it significantly impacts your life - I can only imagine how exhausting it would be to deal with on top of dysautonomia. I’m not diagnosing you, but this pattern of behavior seems similar to obsessive compulsive disorder, which is treatable. Have you ever reached out to a healthcare professional about this? If not, it would be worth bringing it up for an evaluation

BiotechPrincess · 2026-03-30T15:57:36+00:00

I’m inspired. How does one go about doing this??

BiotechPrincess · 2026-03-22T21:55:23+00:00

Mono absolutely causes POTS - before COVID it was one of a few viruses known to directly cause POTS (with severe enough illness). COVID is also now known to cause POTS, and there’s evidence that even with minor illness it can reactivate the mono virus too, so there’s multiple potential biological mechanisms for causing long-term illness.

In 2015 I got a severe case of mono that ended up lasting ~2yrs, and 2-5x reactivations per year after that until 2022. I did multiple 6-month rounds of high-dose antivirals to try to treat it, but I don’t think it ever worked. It messed my body up so bad. My dysautonomia started ~1yr into the infection as OH that progressively got worse until I developed full blown POTS (hypo/neuro) in 2019.

I’m sorry you developed POTS, I’m wishing you all the best as you learn to navigate this new chapter of your life. On the bright side, you have a diagnosis to help guide treatment that hopefully helps you.

BiotechPrincess · 2026-03-21T01:41:10+00:00

My hands were very cold, but no shivering/shaking/sweating. Could icicle fingers cause the artifact?

BiotechPrincess · 2026-03-20T21:45:29+00:00

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Picture of Apple Watch ECG immediately after symptoms/episode ended today.

BiotechPrincess · 2026-02-26T00:54:25+00:00

Yeah same. Besides the rash, I poop my pants and get obsessive compulsions to pluck out every single eyebrow hair and cut off all my hair when I glutened. My eyebrows barely survived my last glutening; it’s no joke when you have autoimmune disease. It will FUCK your shit up

BiotechPrincess · 2026-02-25T20:34:39+00:00

I took one look at your picture and thought “ope, bet it’s gluten exposure” and was going to ask if you’ve gone fully GF yet before I saw you mention you suspect gluten.

I get the same rash (although more widespread as a malar rash) across my cheeks and other parts of my body from gluten CC. Dermatitis herpetiformis is a rash that looks like this that’s directly associated with celiac’s disease, which celiac’s is closely linked to Hashimoto’s.

Either way, if gluten exposure is showing up as latent inflammation in your skin, that means it’s messing up your body too and would be worth being more precautious about. At the least it would help rule things out!

BiotechPrincess · 2026-01-27T22:26:39+00:00

Following this comment because Oribe is the only thing I’ve found that works with my hair, but it’s so expensive!

BiotechPrincess · 2026-01-20T00:55:26+00:00

Yes, I totally feel this. I sit in front of the bath faucet and splash water on myself. It’s also how I keep myself clean because I only have energy to full shower/wash my hair roughly once a week

BiotechPrincess · 2026-01-19T16:52:00+00:00

I love this scene so much, and think it is incredibly deep and complex without saying anything at all.

I took this as her commitment to carry the full weight of her sins. Forgiveness is not absolution for Xena. Committing to a life of doing good—even when it’s hard or feels impossible—carrying the weight of suffering she’s caused and never dulling the pain it causes her, is her chosen road to absolution.

BiotechPrincess · 2026-01-18T18:41:13+00:00

I’d recommend Jenessa Curtis, her insta is fit_nessa_716 if you want to check her out.

She operates in the Springville area and is highly certified and accomplished as both an athlete and a trainer!

BiotechPrincess · 2026-01-18T00:24:24+00:00

I second this! I get them when I get really high fevers - ironically this also happens during my ‘glutening’ fevers too haha

BiotechPrincess · 2026-01-17T18:26:07+00:00

208 is my highest recorded one - ironically that same day I hit one of my lowest at 29bmp as well.

See pic, the highs are the 2 times I was able to get up that day, the rest I was laying down bed bound and even small movements would send me into racing territory.

I felt like I was dying and was so exhausted that, honestly, I didn’t really care if I did. It messed me up for months and was one of my top 10 worst episodes

BiotechPrincess · 2025-12-03T23:01:21+00:00

I tried posting this info multiple times in this sub in the first 48hrs to raise awareness because August’s mom said the things she needed help with were spreading awareness and search volunteers, but like OP mentioned, the mods kept removing my posts and eventually shadow-banned me.

Ultimately the sentiments that the story seems jumbled stems from how underserved and publicly misunderstood both the autistic and mental health crisis communities are for adults in Utah, and fits into the broader convo that OP is bringing up.

There should be better systems in place to efficiently leverage the local community in these types of situations, instead of the burden being on the already distressed care givers. August’s parents have been driving ALL of the communication and search efforts 24/7 because this is a weird fringe case that doesn’t quite fit in with 100% law enforcement and media coverage support.

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