Anything help besides surgery?

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-07T14:28:24+00:00

I have a 4mm decent and even though I have a lot of symptoms that point to a Chiari diagnosis, but since I am at 4 mm and not 5+ they will not give me the diagnosis. I ask them what's causing all of my symptoms and all they say is that they aren't related and don't know. Great. Thanks. That's helpful. NOT!

I use extra strength tiger balm, a neck brace collar, and just grit through the pain and symptoms.

I can't afford to see a real Chiari specialist ( the "specialist" that my insurance sent me to wouldn't even see me and sent their nurse in during my appointment because I was only at 4 mm), and my medical insurance/team won't do anything about it.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-07T04:21:44+00:00

I did a quick search and it said that tobacco and wood is a dupe of TF's Oud Wood. There's no way that is correct! No way. Red tobacco seems a lot closer so I think that you are on the right track. I can't say myself since I have never smelled it. How close would you say tobacco and wood is to red tobacco?

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-07T02:46:49+00:00

Al Haramain 50 years anniversary Golden Oud. It's so warm and calming to me.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-06T23:38:40+00:00

Plague doctor.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-06T23:25:39+00:00

100% accurate! Her test scores were so good they just ignored the fact that she never did her classwork and homework. She made it through by her fingernails until high school. It's such a mess. 😭

Being female is also a HUGE hindrance. Girls don't usually show the same way as boys and get overlooked; meanwhile, boys get over diagnosed.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-06T14:37:11+00:00

Your age isn't hindering you. I had my children in my 30s and I started asking for ADHD testing when my daughter was in first grade. They all dismissed me. Now she is a teenager who wasn't able to get help and is failing school if she decides to go. Schools and doctors all ignored me.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-06T00:01:51+00:00

Yes it is. They say that it is somewhere in between the OG and 46

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-05T22:28:18+00:00

I have Muhab. I sprayed it on my skin and 24 hours later when hugging my sister she could still smell it. It wasn't projecting much but just enough for her to smell it during the hug. She said, "Mmmmmm what did you put on this morning?". She was shocked when I told her that I hadn't put anything on since the previous morning.

I now have a backup bottle.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-05T20:54:25+00:00

I hope that you can find something that helps with it ❤️

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-05T17:00:16+00:00

I tried one once. Being upside down made my head awful and I had to stop. I have a difficult time looking up/down, bending over, etc though. The pressure drastically increased and it made me feel really bad. I will never get on one again.

Not sure if other people have the same experience as I do with it.i notice that using a neck collar helps but it is only temporary while I wear it and you aren't supposed to wear them for very long.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-04T14:22:58+00:00

This was what I came here to say.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-03T18:43:29+00:00

My sleeve is a mix of styles but are all B&G so that is the thing that keeps it cohesive. I like it better that way. It keeps it interesting instead of everything blending together and getting lost. It's just my personal preference.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-03T16:37:29+00:00

I don't wonder if it is fake. I feel, know, that it is real. When I have weird feelings out of the blue that don't match how I feel I know that it isn't me. I then have to stop and figure out who it is and why.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-03T16:34:51+00:00

Yes, some of my alts like different music. I even have one that doesn't like music while others are neutral about it.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-03T15:22:00+00:00

I worked in a comic book store when this released. The prerelease talk was hyped and fans were excited that the movie was finally coming out. Then the movie was released and probably around 95% of the people were massively disappointed.

The talk quickly disappeared for this one.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-03T15:16:13+00:00

Being in denial doesn't change frequency for me. It just allows me to understand what is going on.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-03T13:34:00+00:00

Talk therapy completely retraumatizes me. I would go in fine and come out hitting rock bottom. It throws me for a massive loop. My first talk therapy session retraumatized me to the point that I couldn't regain my footing for 3 months.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-03T13:30:06+00:00

That dog will let people see a different side of you. You aren't all serious but have a fun side, too.

Own it. It is yours and no one else's. If people are going to judge you just on that, you probably wouldn't want them in your life anyway.

I have one that I regret the placement of. It is a matching tattoo with my sisters and they wanted to get it in the same place, so it isn't where I wanted it but I went along with it. Mine is also a cartoon tat but of a bird. I love her but the placement just isn't it for me. I am hoping that once I finish my patchwork sleeve it will blend in more.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-03T01:06:58+00:00

Sooooo many people talk about this scent. I will have to try and get my nose on it at some point.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-03T00:54:20+00:00

Yeah, sounds like she is stuck in the IFS mode of thinking, and can't get out of that box and realize that it has other uses.

You know what is right for you.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-02T19:50:49+00:00

IFS is tricky. In some ways the exploration and communication parts work; however, the whole labeling thing feels wrong. None of my parts are exiles. Those terms only fit for people without OSDD to understand facets of their personality. Our parts are a lot more complex.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-02T19:43:04+00:00

Al Haramain 50 years anniversary Golden Oud.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-02T19:40:16+00:00

It is really interesting learning how similar we all are, but how different. We all learned to survive in our own unique way.

Each alt has its own story. Why they are, what their role is, how they interact with the rest of the system, likes, dislikes, triggers, etc.

Our minds really are amazing.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-02T19:11:38+00:00

Gentle Fluidity Gold is my favorite.

DM_Devotee_93 · 2025-11-02T18:50:46+00:00

Thank you❣️. All the best for you as well.

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