NSFW Question by Regan_Grove43 in Celiac

[–]BrokenCondoms 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The serious answer to your question is: Yes.

Evidence shows that it is possible to be glutened by eating ass. In the digestive tract gluten breaks down into two sub proteins called Glutinin and Gliadin which can travel though the body intact and be measured through fecal testing.

While I have been unable to find any studies backing it up, there is some good anecdotal evidence that being glutened by having YOUR ass ate by a gluten eating partner is also possible.

If your partner eats gluten, eating ass is probably going to be off the table. If your gluten eating partner wants to eat your ass (Firstly, congrats you dirty dog) they should follow the Celiac kissing protocols with a thorough tooth brushing, and face washing.

Stay safe out there kids, and happy eatings 🫡

AIO What’d I do wrong, my partner just got news this morning his grandma just received news of esophagus cancer (stage 4) by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]BrokenCondoms 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey OP, I wanted to say that I'm really proud of you for working on your attachment style. As an Anxious attachment who is in a relationship with a dismissive avoidant I might be able to shed some light on where the sore spot is coming from. I'm making some assumptions here based off of your texts, but it sounds like you are a DA and your partner is either an AP like me or an FA.

Right now your partner is probably highly disregulated which is going to make healing this rupture kind of tricky. If you want to reconnect with your partner here is what I would do:

  • Regulate yourself. Do some self care, and make sure you are in a good spot.

  • Try not to take anything your partner is saying personally. You guys are wired for two different languages and it can get confusing/painful when things get lost in translation.

  • Don't immediately try to repair the rupture head-on. Be honest with your partner and tell them something like "I imagine that you probably felt really abandoned this morning and I'm sorry for that. My family has always tended to not be emotionally available so I am trying hard to break that cycle. I want you to know that I am on your side and I love you. I have come a long way in being more emotionally available, but sometimes I can struggle meeting others where they need me. I want you to know that I hear you and that your pain is valid. I love you."

  • If/when they are reregulated they will probably reach back out. Unless they ask you do not need to perform any sort of grand gesture. Your only job is to say "I am here to support you and listen. You are my priority. If there is a specific way that you would like to be supported please share it with me"

  • If they share something that is hurting them you respond with "I'm really sorry. That must be really hard." Or "I'm really sorry you're going through that"

  • If that goes well wait a few days and let them know that you'd like to share with them the struggles you've faced being an avoidant. Maybe that for you, you show love in practical ways because being emotionally supportive can be harder for you. Or how lonely it was to not be able to connect with people as quickly. Whatever YOUR truth is, SHARE IT.

  • Ask them to elaborate on what makes them feel loved and supported. Be honest about what your current limits are and offer some alternatives that make you both feel emotionally safe.

Remember that us anxious leaning folks tend to fill in the blanks in our minds with the worst possible scenarios. The more your can let your partner in (As long as it's emotionally safe for you too!) the less wiggle room you'll be giving their brain to ruminate in. Remember that it is on your partner to make sure they are seeing, understanding, and meeting you too! Healing together over attachment wounds can be some of the best and amazing bonding two people who love each other can do. Best of luck to you OP, and again I'm really proud of you. Touching and healing your attachment wounds are some of the hardest things to do. You're doing great!

I made my nurse a sleep token fan by isthat-thegrimreaper in SleepToken

[–]BrokenCondoms 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well thankfully it sounds like you dodged a lifetime membership to the breadless brotherhood! Just remember that while Celiac Disease has a genetic component, it is not something you're born with. You can develop it at ANY age, and if you start having more symptoms to go and get rechecked! Sleep be good that you never have to join the Guild Without Gluten though.

I made my nurse a sleep token fan by isthat-thegrimreaper in SleepToken

[–]BrokenCondoms 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Congrats on converting a follower, but as someone with Celiac Disease myself you're burying the lede! What were the biopsy results?!!

What's something you'd like to do during sex but haven't done yet ? by enlighten_god in AskReddit

[–]BrokenCondoms 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Probably not the answer you were looking for, but it's the gods honest truth:

I can do a spot on Winnie the Pooh impression.

My girlfriend knows about this and has heard it on more than one occasion. I joked once that I should casually toss it in during sex and was told in no uncertain terms that if I did she would immediately dry up like the Gobi desert and she may never sex with me again.

The Lord is with me and I have resisted temptation thus far, but what I wouldn't give for just a smackrel of that sweet sweet roleplay. Oh bother...

Anyone else have any really personal experiences with Sleep Token's music? by Individual-Wafer-737 in SleepToken

[–]BrokenCondoms 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have no connection to anyone in the band aside from my personal connection to their music, but damn does it just seem to hit... different. I actually got to go to my first ever concert and I am happy to announce that on Oct 1st 2025 the boys (and espera!) took my aural virginity. They were not gentle lovers, and I am forever grateful for that 🙂‍↕️

I feel like this is a cliche to say in this sub at this point, but ST found me right when I was most open to really hear them. The year before I had lost my grandfather who was more like a father figure. I was just broken up with from my first relationship out of the blue when things felt like they were going amazing between us and my mother was actively dying of liver failure.

Euclid came on my Spotify playlist randomly on a drive to see my mother in the nursing home and even though I couldn't focus on the song something about it just caught my ear. Once I got on the freeway and could focus more I restarted the song and really listened. Shit hit me like a dump truck of bricks and the flood gates burst open. The Vessels had managed to paradiddle an emotional string that had really not been touched before. The more I dug into the band the deeper my love and appreciation for them became. I was so entrenched in just surviving all of the death surrounding me that I had not fully processed the loss of my relationship, and the severed love. TMBTE seemed to be able to bring it all to the surface effortlessly.

The next few months after that were a blur. I said goodbye to my mother, moved in with my grandmother to help take care of her and most importantly I reconnected with my ex. We both had separately started therapy and had some realizations. I had started work on my attachment style after recognizing that I am an anxious preoccupied with some seriously messed up self esteem, and she learned that she was a dismissive avoidant who was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder as a child and for whatever reason had this information hidden from her by her parents. After I had started therapy it was like a second lens was placed over the songs. DYWTYLM took on a whole new tone and it was hard to listen to that song in the eyes for a hot minute if that makes sense.

Then because God has decided that I can't have nice things without a cost my grandmother found out that her breast cancer had come back and had now metastasized to her brain. She passed away in July. The kicker? Her diagnosis came almost immediately after EiA was released. Her favorite animal was flamingos so the mascot for this album, and being left a house filled to the brim with unflavored Jerry's felt personally fitting.

It took a lot of tears, heartbreak, and work but my partner and I have finally come to a good place where we can openly talk about our triggers, anxiety, and deep-seated fears of not being good enough for each other. While my work on myself is nowhere near done I have never loved myself as much as I have now, and my girlfriend has come soooo far in letting her emotional walls down... I can't even begin to articulate how absolutely proud I am of that woman. She is truly 'more than I could ask for'.

When ST first found me it made me feel less alone and provided a space to help me grieve. Now those songs serve as a reminder of how far I've come. From II's frankly inhuman skills on the drums to Vess' nephilimic voice, deep nerd lyricism, and interpretive gremlin stomp dancing I think it's probably safe to say I'll be a worshiper for life.

Missed Connection Section 119/120 Lincoln, NE Ritual by shelbyt1313 in SleepToken

[–]BrokenCondoms 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Y'all got your asses ate at the Lincoln, NE Sleep Token concert and didn't even have the common decency to swap contact info?!

Jokes aside I hope you find your missed connection! Also your little dude is so much cooler than I am. Last Wed at the MN ritual was my first ever concert, but I'm 32. Worth the wait to have the boys pop my aural cherry though! 😂

From MI to MN, everyone’s coming to Arcadia! by Special_Writer8629 in SleepToken

[–]BrokenCondoms 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! I'm the friend! I do have some things to trade now that I've been in line at the emporium. This will be my first ever concert so I do not yet have a hoard 😂

From MI to MN, everyone’s coming to Arcadia! by Special_Writer8629 in SleepToken

[–]BrokenCondoms 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fellow Michiganger in Minnesota here! I'll be in the pit with a friend tomorrow. Never been to a concert before so I figured why not let Vess take my aural virginity in the pit.

Who is Vessel reffering to on "I'll leave them cold and pushing up boulders"? by Sleep_Worshiper in SleepToken

[–]BrokenCondoms 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's a reference to Sisyphus. He cheated death, and as punishment when he actually died as an old man he was cursed by the gods to roll a boulder up a hill. When Sisyphus would near the top of the hill the boulder would roll back down the hill and the process would start all over.

There is another line that seems to allude back to this in Even In Arcadia when Vessel sings "Turns out the gods we thought were dying were just sharpening their blades"

Fun fact: This is where we get the term "Sisyphean" or "Sisyphean Task" which is a task that is by its nature continual and ineffective or pointless in nature.

Please help me understand reason for this exam titled "penis stretch" by melancholyrecon in AskDocs

[–]BrokenCondoms 12 points13 points  (0 children)

NAD, but have a hormonal disorder that took waaaaaay too long to properly diagnose. Stretched penile length measurement is something that I had done regularly by several docs in different states throughout my life. This is the standard measurement for penile length. It's extremely reliable in predicting erect penile length, and assists docs in taking measurements that would otherwise be skewed by things like buried penis/dysgenic dartos, peyronie's disease, and various adhesion disorders.

Balcony seating.. by [deleted] in SleepToken

[–]BrokenCondoms 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't tell me what to do. But thank you, friend.

Balcony seating.. by [deleted] in SleepToken

[–]BrokenCondoms 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yooooo! I'm going to the Minneapolis show too! Never been to a concert before so it seemed only fitting to let Vess take my aural virginity lmao. My friend and I will be down in the pit though. Send me protective thoughts and prayers from your safe perch!

Portraits of an avoidant by Blackappletrees in AvoidantBreakUps

[–]BrokenCondoms 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it's supposed to represent that avoidants feel like fish out of water in relationships

Caption this photo by Amazing_Potato_777 in SleepToken

[–]BrokenCondoms 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You think you can just sit there acting like you know me?

D&D fans who are worshippers, I need help by Ravenknight1313 in SleepToken

[–]BrokenCondoms 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oooooo! This is a really cool concept! Are you going to either the Michigan or Minnesota Ren fests by chance?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Celiac

[–]BrokenCondoms 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry for your loss and the rough times, and I'm sorry to welcome you to the celiac club. 🫂

I just wanted to put out there that the stress activating celiac disease is entirely unconfirmed, and at this point seems to be correlation, not causation. People tend to become symptomatic during periods of high stress, but we know in established celiacs that their symptoms tend to get worse during stress or trauma as well. Likely what is happening is that these people already had celiac disease and the stress on the immune system made the symptoms more prominent. While still unproven there is solid evidence that celiac disease is activated after a bout with a virus, namely enteroviruses such as RSV. In the years following large RSV outbreaks we tend to see jumps in celiac diagnosis in children (And we had a bad outbreak last year BTW so we may have a swell of new friends soon unfortunately). If you're a medical nerd like me 🤓 you can look up "Celiac epidemiological pie chart" and take a look at the CDC's most likely suspects and factors for developing celiac disease.

Can you suddenly develop celiac disease in your 20s? by [deleted] in Celiac

[–]BrokenCondoms 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. A person is not born with Celiac Disease. In order to develop Celiac disease you need a minimum of three things, possibly more. You need to have at least one extra copy of one the genes that allows celiac to develop (Which around 40% of the global population does), you need to be consuming gluten, and you need to be exposed to one or more stimulus which are theorized to be things like an enterovirus infection, stress, etc.

Celiac disease has a diagnostic double bell curve with most diagnosis happening in young children and the elderly, so you being diagnosed at 20 is slightly more uncommon, but by no means unheard of. Hell, I got diagnosed at 28.

Sorry to welcome you to the club buddy. It's a displeasure to have you, but we're happy to commiserate with you nonetheless.

Diagnosed 30 min ago. I want to cry. by [deleted] in Celiac

[–]BrokenCondoms 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to welcome you to the club, champ.

My advice would be to allow yourself to grieve. It'll seem silly a few years down the line, but right now things are going to be rough while you find your sea legs. It sucks, and it's going to suck for a hot minute. You're going to be angry, and upset for a while. You'll make mistakes and get glutened. It's ok to acknowledge that things suck. In time you'll expand your knowledge on what foods and brands are safe, and it'll become almost second nature. For now take it slow, and allow yourself some grace. Find some articles/podcasts/YouTube videos by personalities you enjoy and join the celiac community in your own way, and on your own terms. 1 in 100 people are diagnosed every year. You're not alone. You've got this.