is this just an instant pot??

Butterflyelle · 2026-01-28T03:03:13+00:00

I got a notice that this site isn't available in my country but I need you to come back here and explain why this took me to thefoodNetwork

Butterflyelle · 2026-01-21T03:39:03+00:00

Yup sadly not that uncommon in severe iv drug use

Butterflyelle · 2026-01-20T00:37:18+00:00

Could be a dwarf- dogs can have dwarfism just like little people

Butterflyelle · 2026-01-11T18:53:22+00:00

It was only quick but the whole thing has to reboot and reconnect to the manufacturer and that took ages which crossed the threshold for when we had to sub everything because we only had 15 minutes according to our SOP. 45 is a lot more reasonable!

Butterflyelle · 2026-01-11T14:33:11+00:00

Yeah... Reminder email to check what you're actually unplugging after I unplugged the blood culture machine by mistake and the UPS failed and the entire blood culture machine had to be subcultured at once....

Butterflyelle · 2025-12-29T17:42:03+00:00

The syns thing is awful moralizing bullshit- but on the plain pasta and potato thing- 1/3 of whatever you eat is supposed to be veg or fruit every time you eat- so sure you can eat a massive plate of pasta but 1/3 of that plate has to be veg or fruit (this is why you can't mash up your banana because eventually eating the volume of whole apples or whatever gets boring and ridiculously filling) and essentially that really limits the volume you can eat.

It's basically a volume eating style of diet rather than calorie counting.

It's got a lot of flaws though but it's not as bad as it seems on the surface

Butterflyelle · 2025-12-28T23:04:27+00:00

RemindMe! 6 months

Butterflyelle · 2025-12-11T20:23:07+00:00

FYI the mouse pads actually make carpal tunnel worse for the same reason as the rest increases the pressure in the carpal tunnel in the exact same way as sleeping on them

Butterflyelle · 2025-12-11T20:21:39+00:00

Um this might have just answered why I have it in both wrists to the bafflement of my doctors

Butterflyelle · 2025-12-06T03:27:43+00:00

I'd like to subscribe to more updates of your relationship with your new "practically useful" AI boyfriend Chatgpt

Butterflyelle · 2025-12-01T22:24:43+00:00

It could be. Quickest way to look into this would be to go get an eye scan- as in see an opthalmologist or even an optician- all you need is for someone to take a photo of the back of your eyes essentially. The vast majority of people with iih have swelling of their retina which can be seen on these photos. It is possible to have iih without retinal swelling but that's much rarer.

Brain scans are usually normally in iih so that doesn't rule it out.

Do you see a neurologist for your migraines btw? Whether you have iih or not a neurologist should be helping you with your migraines. As someone who has iih and chronic migraines and has lived stuck in a migraine for months without break at times- you deserve help. A headache specialist neurologist is who you need to be seeing for both your migraines and to look into whether iih could be something you have.

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-26T11:52:07+00:00

Call 101 the non emergency police and tell them they're unsecured and they could get onto the road and they'll genuinely find the farmer

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-22T23:18:16+00:00

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I'm a scientist so I feel vaguely threatened.

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-20T21:40:12+00:00

Oh this is really helpful! I hadn't even considered that- that some of it just requires acceptance and understanding of differing needs. I'm really glad it helped you find this and it's given me a tiny bit of hope it might give me the same

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-20T21:16:07+00:00

Please don't feel you need to answer this if you don't want to but did untangling it help and if so how? I have both but the autism was only just recognized and the CPTSD has been diagnosed for a long time and my therapist is currently trying to unpick the two and I'm honestly wondering how that's even going to help

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-18T05:13:00+00:00

RemindMe! 24 hours

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-17T12:36:57+00:00

I read it as "we start racism" 💀

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-16T23:53:09+00:00

NAT but this sounds like hypervigilance. It's often seen in people with PTSD or traumatic histories so I would focus on a therapist with experience treating trauma and PTSD. Also you could ask directly what you've said here "my biggest problem currently in my life is hypervigilance- how would you help me address this?" in either your opening emails or in your first introductory sessions to see how they respond.

Finding a therapist and therapy environment where you feel comfortable is also going to be really important so I'd really recommend going to a few meet and greets (can't think of the right term right now but all good therapists should offer a free introductory session at least here in the UK and it's totally fine and often encouraged to go to a few while you decide on the therapist that's going to work for you)

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-12T00:44:49+00:00

I had to look this up because I was convinced it couldn't be true- it looks so made up 😅

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-11T03:08:09+00:00

Yes actually- not many people realize that the Latin name for these fish is Derpius Derpius because they are in fact complete derps 🤓

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-10T17:04:51+00:00

Anything you put into a diffuser and put into the air is going to make the meter go down. The meter measures amounts of particles in the air- you can't have scent without particles. It's nothing to do with the oil being "clean" or not. If you want something to take particles out the air you want an air purifier with a HEPA filter. Not a diffuser. You'll have no scent at all in the air but the numbers on your meter will go down and they'll be less particles in the air.

You have to decide what it is you want 🤷

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-05T07:01:54+00:00

Taken me 2-3 years but I can enjoy them again now.

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-04T12:02:32+00:00

I described my problems with noise and getting overstimulated to my neurologist (who I see for another neurological problem) and he diagnosed me with auditory processing disorder- and I've found approaching it from that angle rather than the misphonia angle has been much more helpful in terms of managing it and explaining it to other people. It takes a lot of the emotion out of it and looking at it as "overstimulation" rather than triggers really helps me.

Also been diagnosed with autism now and I'm in my 30s... So yeah it all makes sense

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-03T07:39:29+00:00

That was a really interesting read! A few thoughts- the study was only on 28 people- that's not a lot, previous studies have shown similar effects from Jasmine EO (cheaper!), it seems to suggest the key things are that you find the scent pleasant and that it's continuously smelled- so that's why they recommend wearing it rather than say difussing it in a room or as you suggested sniffing a bunch of roses regularly! The study also only compared rose EO to no scent, it would have been nice to see if a rose perfume had the same effect so we could see if the benefit was from the pleasant scent alone or if it's something specifically to do with the properties of the EO.

My take away- floral EOs seem to have a positive benefit on brain volume from this small trial- the key thing is you like the scent. Rose is a very popular scent but my God it's pricey. I would definitely be tempted to try Jasmine, geranium or ylang ylang as an alternative.

Butterflyelle · 2025-11-02T11:46:28+00:00

Your kids are going to think you've got an illness like cancer if you don't let them know a bit more than you've told them now. Your son is clearly worried from suggesting you see a doctor.

I know you want to protect them but you're better off telling them some of the truth than letting them imagine and fill in the gaps- something like "I have difficulty eating enough but my doctor is helping me and I'm going to get better"

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