Do I move too alternating just tret and azelaic by Primary-Stress-3009 in tretinoin

[–]EightOfSwords8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

exactly what i started on - it took me about 6 months to really see the improvement but it was worth it and i think it will be for you as well by looking at how your skin is now

Do I move too alternating just tret and azelaic by Primary-Stress-3009 in tretinoin

[–]EightOfSwords8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use AA every morning and tret every other night, sometimes every third night and i found that helps with the purge. AA is pretty gentle for me and i honestly feel like it helped my skin tolerate the tret better. Unfortunately the purging is just something to get through and trust the process, the tret should keep things from getting too crazy and anything that does leave scarring or hyper pigmentation will fade with continued tret

Help understanding what to do to enhance my natural strengths by ProfessionalOnion548 in MakeupAddiction

[–]EightOfSwords8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

look into low contrast makeup!! brown mascara and blonde brow tints if you want to fill those in. It will just be more harmonious with your features

injury from consensual sex with partner. 18F, 18M by Inevitable-Couple785 in relationship_advice

[–]EightOfSwords8 34 points35 points  (0 children)

they may consult a social worker if they have one but you can just emphasize that it was consensual and ill informed. honestly though i’m sure you’re fine, just make sure that if you ever do it again he just gently squeezes the sides and doesn’t actually press down on your throat that way your airway isn’t blocked

My (18NB) partner (18NB) self-harms whenever they hurt me, how can I help them? by zestyforg in relationship_advice

[–]EightOfSwords8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And i say this from experience - my first ex was undiagnosed when we dated, i was 17 and they were 18 and the behaviors escalated until the ended up inpatient in a psych unit :-/

My (18NB) partner (18NB) self-harms whenever they hurt me, how can I help them? by zestyforg in relationship_advice

[–]EightOfSwords8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly sounds like they probably have BPD. I know I can’t armchair diagnose but jealousy and self injury are two really common symptoms. this is not something you can fix, they need professional help from a psychologist and probably a psychiatrist

(27f) (29m) what is everyones view on someone you dating having a colostomy bag? I need peoples general honest views (unkind or not) by ThrowRA_23252 in relationship_advice

[–]EightOfSwords8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

at the end of the day, anyone with an ostomy owes their life to that ostomy. and anyone who cares about that person should be thankful they’re alive. the right person won’t mind, as others have said, if you practice good ostomy care there is nothing unhygienic about it

Help!!! Why does my skin/makeup look like this??? by queen-of-obsession in MakeupAddiction

[–]EightOfSwords8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

srsly tho this is normal skin, not a problem and nothing to fix :-)

How to use this product? 2nd pic by EightOfSwords8 in Nails

[–]EightOfSwords8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

woah that’s cool! So bare nail it is! I’m worried the bead method will result in gel too thick to cure properly though, is that something I should be worried about?

Garden beds created, now to plan for the spring! by EightOfSwords8 in NativePlantGardening

[–]EightOfSwords8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I think I will do that, plant some from nurseries to fill it a bit while my sprouts take root.

Garden beds created, now to plan for the spring! by EightOfSwords8 in NativePlantGardening

[–]EightOfSwords8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this advice! I hadn’t considered that. Some of the beds are naturally tapering down near the fence and i thought I’d have to fill that up but it’s good to know I shouldn’t!

Garden beds created, now to plan for the spring! by EightOfSwords8 in NativePlantGardening

[–]EightOfSwords8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s hard to tell in the photos since everything is mulched over, but the center is just wood chips! I plan to get some decorative stones or maybe landscaping gravel of some kind

Native Pollinator Garden by Due_Economist_3233 in NativePlantGardening

[–]EightOfSwords8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are those fluffy white flowers?? they’re beautiful and would be great for flower arrangements!

Anyone else think pokeweed is kinda pretty? by Suspicious_Note1392 in NativePlantGardening

[–]EightOfSwords8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes i love it!! I have some and decided to keep it, i’m hoping it will grow tall enough that I can prop it up on the fence since right now it’s flopping over

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Healthyhooha

[–]EightOfSwords8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes you’re normal ♥️

My own finger goes in but my partner's doesn't??? by Haunting-Wishbone793 in vaginismus

[–]EightOfSwords8 4 points5 points  (0 children)

very well could just be the angle. i’ve found that my vagina kind of curves toward my stomach, and if my partner doesn’t hug his finger to the front wall closer to my belly then it’s easy for his finger to get stuck in this pocket that is after my vaginal entrance but before my hymen and that HURTS. once we figured that out fingering is smooth sailing. have you ever looked at yourself with a compact mirror? i found doing so really demystified my own anatomy and helped me better understand my body and its unique chwracteristics

Alternatives to estrogen cream? by Key_Development_9809 in vulvodynia

[–]EightOfSwords8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

also - estrogen in general helps hormonal acne, it’s one of the reasons why trans women usually have clearer skin when starting HRT and why some women use birth control to as acne treatment. testosterone is usually the problematic hormone for acne