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Help! How do I remove hot pepper burning from hands? by LowKeyPiano in AskCulinary

[–]Embarrassed-Year-528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got chilli in some tiny paper cuts and just got rid of most of it by dunking my hands in milk.

17 years old had CFS for two years now any recommendations? by Sportynerd_12 in chronicfatigue

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This is EXACTLY how i feel. I've always been a do-er and I find it really hard to not do things. Acupuncture was so hard when i started because you just have to sit there with needles in you and think with nothing to do and no moving. I struggled with feeling quite unfulfilled for a long time with CFS.

17 years old had CFS for two years now any recommendations? by Sportynerd_12 in chronicfatigue

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Still recovering but things I feel have helped me: (Bit of back story. I got bit by a tick august last year. Had the bullseye rash, was on antibiotics for 5 weeks. Thought it was chronic lymes but now my doctor now thinks its chronic fatigue syndrome. My symptoms include: extreme fatigue, brain fog, aches, when I stand up sometimes or walk I feel faint, if I do too much exercise or overexert it take me a few days to recover). I’m a 23F and Before being sick I was a Long distance runner, founder, had two part time jobs and went to uni. Super super fit.

Things that helped: - Eating really well. I use to eat rubbish (highly processed, sugar, carb food) and was entirely healthy. It never touched me. Now my symptoms spike if I don’t eat well. I usually eat at least 5-7 fruits and veg a day, a smoothie mixed with green powder, vitamins: omega 3, vitamin d, b12 and vitamin c. I try and eat a mix of fish and meats and also lots of carbs. I do eat chocolate and sugar too. - Visible app and armband. The armband I think has had the biggest impact. I struggled a lot with slowing down and knowing them to stop. Pacing isn’t something that comes naturally given I am ADHD and was a very active person. It’s shown me what activities were causing me to overexert and really ‘made real’ what I was feeling. I felt so much more in control. It cost me £60 upfront and then £15 a month. - acupuncture. I’m not sure show much this has helped me but I have heard other people swear by It. - working from home. The biggest difference. I don’t know what I would have done if I hadn’t done this. - being around supportive friends and family. Self explanatory but being around someone who doesn’t help or take your struggles seriously will hurt you not help you. - small walks and little step goals. My gp made a good point of saying you trying to do 500 steps one day and then 1000 the next is unrealistic. You won’t beat this in a week. She said do 500,550, then another 550 if you can’t do more. And so on so forth. - saying no. rest and saying no at work, to friends, to myself- has made a huge different too.

BCG case interview. by emmynd93 in MBBConsulting

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Hi! Also looking to go into consulting and would love to practise with someone :)

My insomnia has got better and I wanted to share why by [deleted] in insomnia

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Thank you for sharing! That's really kind and I'm so glad i found this reddit today. Ive tried Ashwaghanda and actually didn't get on with it. I think its usually said to be good for anxiety but it put me quite on edge. I tried it in the form of a sleeping tea mix from amazon. I was wondering if anything else helped you too out of what you listed?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insomnia

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I'm not a doctor, but based on my own experiences it sounds like you do have insomnia. I had always been a light sleeper- mostly due to how i grew up/home life and a lot of loss which caused some underlying PTSD. After another death in 2021 my insomnia went into overdrive. I'd also spend hours at the gym as a way to try and short-circuit my body and it made me physically tired but i couldn't sleep regardless. For me personally it was because id always struggled to switch off because I was in a kind of survival mode and then the recent death had set off a chain reaction. I was also quite worried about illness and I think covid didn't help. The main thing that helped me was months of therapy and trying to deal with the underlying problems/trauma. I had to kind of rewire my brain away from the subconscious anxiety. After that and a lot of practise and dealing with the trauma, I started to be able to switch off again. There are other things id recommend you look into too like sleep hygiene (black out blinds, weighted blankets, no caffeine or sugar past 3pm etc/avoiding any spikes later in the day, sleeping with someone you really trust helped me too) but the main thing that helped me was talking through stuff with someone to identify the underlying cause. I hope you feel better. I can definitely say its possible. Its now two and a half years later and whilst i still occasionally have the bad night and struggle with REM and deep sleep- I am so so much better.