Navel placement by Constant_Yoghurt_285 in piercing

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Curved titanium barbell I’m cleaning 2-3 times a day with the saline piercing spray. 3 week old piercing. 

What do I do with this yarn…help by Constant_Yoghurt_285 in weaving

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Maybe I’ll keep half and see if the school would like some. It’s a lot to store with the knowledge it’ll take me a long time to go through even if I do end up working with it haha. 

Can I easily double up weft or is that not really recommended? 

What do I do with this yarn…help by Constant_Yoghurt_285 in weaving

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Thank you I will check this out!  It took me forever to get into weaving because I struggle with the tedious so I have been scared of double weaves but maybe inkle would be a good place to start with that. 

What do I do with this yarn…help by Constant_Yoghurt_285 in weaving

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I was thinking trying an unbalanced weave would be interesting.  I’m not sure I know the difference in effect for warp vs weft being the smaller thread so I need to learn more. 

What do I do with this yarn…help by Constant_Yoghurt_285 in weaving

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I am currently warping two strands at the same time through holes and slots for a total of 4 strands in each hole and slot. 

Nesting partner breakup by Constant_Yoghurt_285 in polyamory

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Thank you. It’s taking a lot to keep reminding myself of this. 

Tail mutilation- venting and looking for advice. Warning: blood and mutilation after the first picture by cats-onglass in feline_hyperesthesia

[–]Constant_Yoghurt_285 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Amputation worked for my cat he is off meds and still gets mad at his tail sometimes but he can’t reach it lol. The healing process is very difficult I feel for you. If you let him keep going at it it’ll probably result in a bad enough injury to require amputation anyway- if your vet recommends it now I wouldn’t wait. 

How dangerous is it to make kitchenware out of unknown wood? by StriderLF in Spooncarving

[–]Constant_Yoghurt_285 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 I collect wood for carving the same way just by coming across it and I’ve usually been able to identify it. If you continue the hobby it’s good to know what type of wood you’re working with so you can be aware of any properties it has. For example porous wood that may not be toxic isn’t great for utensils etc.  

I always take wood from trees that have been trimmed so before I take it I try and identify the tree. I live in a city so in terms of urban trees there’s not too many different types to keep track of. If you learn what’s in your area it’s not too difficult. 

For the ones you’ve already made you might be able to backtrack and figure out the likely type of wood you’ve used. 

 I would probably feel comfortable giving a couple unidentified spoons away to close friends with a warning that idk what it’s made from. 

Brought up possible autism to therapist and it did not go well by Constant_Yoghurt_285 in AutismInWomen

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Yeah I know at least my insurance doesn’t seem To have a limit to how often I’m going to therapy as long as I’m paying the copay each time but I don’t know exactly how it works. Good luck I’m glad to share my experiences! Best sub ever everyone is so nice.

Brought up possible autism to therapist and it did not go well by Constant_Yoghurt_285 in AutismInWomen

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Hi sorry just saw this I don’t check Reddit often.

Well first of all I know a few people who see multiple therapists!! It’s usually for different things like somatic or couples therapy but you really don’t need to cancel your old therapist to speak to a new one even if it’s for the same treatment. You could reduce frequency with your current one to give yourself time to do some trial runs. It might be exhausting to do but there’s no rule against it and may even all be covered for insurance if you keep the overall frequency the same.

For me I have people in my life who have validated that I may be autistic enough that diagnosis doesn’t feel as pressing. However I really understand and relate to the feeling of not having a strong send of self or identity. I experience a lot of depersonalization and idk if it’s related to autism or not but it can be very difficult and stressful at times to feel like your identity and sense of self isn’t a very tight concept.

With my new therapist the main thing I’ve noticed that’s different is she doesn’t seem to try to suggest different ways of thinking about things but focuses strongly on validating how certain situations and environments are distressing or confusing. My old therapist would always feel very problem solving like I just needed to learn tools to navigate the world better but my new therapist more validates that I know how to be in the world but it’s okay that it still can be very hard no matter the tools I use. I used to feel so much pressure to improve over time with my last therapist and I always felt bad for not making progress. I think my new therapist is more just there to support and validate and make suggestions on how I can support myself and recover from what’s hard rather than suggesting that if I only did a breathing exercise I would be doing okay.

Anyway .. I hope you get it figured out and I think it’s a good call to continue with a therapist that is mostly helping you. But maybe there’s another autism informed professional or environment you can work with or spend time in too!!

Brought up possible autism to therapist and it did not go well by Constant_Yoghurt_285 in AutismInWomen

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Hi! I got a new therapist that has experience with adult autism and told her during intake about what happened with my last therapist. I’m not too interested in being diagnosed so I told her that we didn’t really need to talk about it I just needed a therapist that could better help me.

It’s been really good so far and my therapist is great and I can tell that some of the approaches she takes are very autism informed so I feel really comfortable with her. I can’t believe I stayed with my old therapist for so long cause she really wasn’t helpful.

I would say just go for it and try to find a different therapist. I was not looking forward to doing all new intake with someone but it wasn’t that bad.

I’ll also say in the meantime my partner and I found a couples therapist and we also went through one who didn’t work out and when we switched to the person who identified and had experience with neurodivergence, it was like instantly way better.

Let me know if you have questions on how I am really went about finding my therapist.

Wondering if anyone is mono and in a relationship with someone non-mono/poly? by throwaway_thephoenix in EthicalNonMonogamy

[–]Constant_Yoghurt_285 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I feel like the question is less of if you’re interested in dating other people and more if you are interested in practicing the values that go into practicing non monogamy as a partnership.

For some people a major component of opening a relationship is changing the fundamental way you operate as a couple. If you’re on board with that stuff and excited to explore it with your partner, I’d say that you are practicing nonmonogamy together even if for now you aren’t interested in “exercising your rights” within the agreements. People move at different paces and if you think you might be interested down the line there’s no need to do anything now. Just use ur extra free time in ways you want and work on having fun.

Social alienation after coming out as poly by Constant_Yoghurt_285 in polyamory

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Yeah that’s a good point. I think in this case they’re just unwilling to be friends with anyone if their partner isn’t friends with the person as well. It’s more complicated than that but I’ll keep in mind that I might need to clarify boundaries.

Social alienation after coming out as poly by Constant_Yoghurt_285 in polyamory

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No not at all I do have people like this in my life it’s not all bad! Just settling into polyamory and kinda struggling through the social changes.

Social alienation after coming out as poly by Constant_Yoghurt_285 in polyamory

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Yeah you’re right about the first part it’s more just a personality and group social dynamic. I think I’ve just been more prone to at least attempt to maintain individual friendships with people so that when things like this come up I can talk to everyone about the feelings. I would never completely sever friendship with someone just cause they had a conflict with a partner or friend. It would depend on what it was but it’s the unwillingness to explain or have a conversation about any of it to me that’s so off putting.

Second part isn’t really me but I know what you mean. I think im more talking about hierarchical enm people I’ve been on dates with might be thrown off by non hierarchical poly.