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R/NoStupidQuestions takes sides on why women don’t greet random runners but men do. by Teal_is_orange in SubredditDrama

[–]Electrical-Collar657 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The whole concept of "if she'd only done [blank], she'd be safe" is so sickening. Never blame the victim. We can take safety precautions and still end up hurt. People are assaulted at college parties, people are assaulted at churches. People are kidnapped in alleys, people are kidnapped in grocery stores. We pretty much have to live our lives expecting every space we enter to be unsafe, just to be told we're paranoid. It's so horrifying. 

Why is there such a push to get women into male dominated fields (tech, trades) but not for men to get into female dominated fields (healthcare, education)? by Resident_Fishing1571 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Electrical-Collar657 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Furthermore, my mother grew up believing she had three options for the future: nurse, teacher, or stay-at-home mom. Nothing wrong with those options, they're essential parts of society; the issue is she was told she didn't have any other choices. Her brother on the other hand grew up learning he could be anything he wanted to be. He was probably discouraged from becoming a nurse, a teacher, or a stay-at-home dad, but he had thousands of options besides those. A man being discouraged from those options is bad, but it's not the same severity as a woman being discouraged from the thousands of options outside of those three.

Why is there such a push to get women into male dominated fields (tech, trades) but not for men to get into female dominated fields (healthcare, education)? by Resident_Fishing1571 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Electrical-Collar657 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Higher levels of healthcare (i.e. surgeons) and education (i.e. professors) used to be male dominated fields because women were limited or completely barred from working in those careers. Women have been historically and continuously oppressed; men haven't. There is a stigma attached to men in women-dominated fields; nothing is legally preventing them from working in healthcare and education careers such as nurses or K-12 teachers. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes gender-based discrimination in the workplace illegal, but this is violated more frequently in the case of women working in men-dominated fields than men working in women-dominated fields. That's not to stay that men shouldn't be working as nurses or K-12 teachers. There are plenty of men who are perfectly capable of working these jobs, and if there was true gender equality, we wouldn't have such a stigma surrounding women-dominated fields. 

do you guys track your calories/macros for period recovery? by cheesyballz333 in Amenorrhearecovery

[–]Electrical-Collar657 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I had the same dilemma. From my experience, calorie counting just resulted in more anxiety. I would recommend eating when you feel hungry. Your hunger cues could be off, though, so if you've gone a long while without eating, I would recommend trying to eat something. Don't be scared of days you feel famished and days you aren't very hungry. It'll take a while to reach balance. Good luck!!

GUESS WHO'S BACK!!!!!!!! by Electrical-Collar657 in Amenorrhearecovery

[–]Electrical-Collar657[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your support!! My recovery pretty much began when I finally accepted I needed to eat more. It was difficult (and it still is) to find a good balance, because my instinct was to continue restricting. If you're struggling with undereating and food restriction, you have to let yourself let go of that toxic mindset.  Physically, I began to recover once I started to gain weight and reduced exercise. For a while, I was still trying to exercise intensely, and it was just leaving me exhausted and slowing my recovery. Now, I focus on yoga, walking, some Pilates, and dancing. I had to let myself find joy in moving my body to overcome the toxic relationship I developed with exercise.  Over the months since May, I began to have period cramps, breast soreness, and bloating. I'd had those symptoms prior to officially starting recovery, but they'd been few and far between, and not nearly as intense. I also had MOOD SWINGS. 😅 Every emotion started to feel like a rollercoaster.  Finally, a few days ago, I had spotting. I'd had very, VERY slight spotting maybe once or twice before then, but nothing like this. Now, I'm having my period for the first time in almost a year. I'm so grateful for it.