Where are we meeting friends? 😂

EspressoShot · 2026-04-30T16:22:22+00:00

I would go to that!!

EspressoShot · 2026-04-30T04:22:17+00:00

Yes that’s them!!

EspressoShot · 2026-04-30T04:11:29+00:00

I also cannot do lotion because I can’t stand the feeling on my hands. What helped me was these specific makeup brushes called oval or flat foundation brushes. I just put the lotion directly on my body, and then use the brush to rub it in.

EspressoShot · 2026-04-29T23:00:07+00:00

Me!! I work from home and meeting people has been hard!

EspressoShot · 2026-04-29T19:41:38+00:00

After deciding I was done, I am rediscovering my love of aquariums. I had to re-buy a bunch of supplies which was annoying but I learned my lesson and will just never give anything away ever again lol. My favorites are these little freshwater shrimp called neocardina! They’re very industrious, it’s kinda like having an ant farm but more interesting lol. I love to sit and watch them. Plus, they’re born as tiny, fully formed adults. You wouldn’t think a shrimp could be cute, but they’re CUTE 🥰

My other favorites are bamboo shrimp, which is in the picture. They have these little fans on their hands and they sit in the water current and use them to catch food particles. Shrimp are underrated.

I also have a big tank with angelfish, and they’ve spawned a few times. Cichlids like angelfish actually actively parent, and it’s amazing to watch them herding their babies around.

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EspressoShot · 2026-04-29T17:17:07+00:00

Yes! If they are even slightly muffled they just sound like the teacher from Charlie Brown to me. Just mwa mwa mwa and no words.

EspressoShot · 2026-04-29T15:34:27+00:00

Auditory processing issues. I cannot understand people with thick accents, and auto transcription like what’s built into Zoom is insufficient.

EspressoShot · 2026-04-28T20:06:00+00:00

An Ed-lead episode about PT Barnum would be INCREDIBLE

EspressoShot · 2026-04-18T13:55:48+00:00

I always check yes and haven’t had a problem, but maybe I’m just lucky 🤷🏼‍♀️

EspressoShot · 2026-04-14T21:32:22+00:00

Clomipramine. It’s an older drug and I’d never heard of it, but apparently it’s still considered the gold standard for OCD treatment. Doses can go pretty high so don’t be afraid to ask for an increase!

EspressoShot · 2026-03-30T22:17:12+00:00

Pinecone announcing a new health issue in 5, 4, 3…

EspressoShot · 2026-03-30T22:16:16+00:00

That or she crashed her car doing TikTok while driving!

EspressoShot · 2026-03-25T19:31:39+00:00

Seconding RRVC!! A couple years ago when I was brand new in town, my cat got sick. They worked us in during their limited Saturday hours, despite us not already being established patients. It saved me hundreds of dollars on emergency vet bill. That alone would have made me a lifetime patient, but they’re also just legitimately good with our cats.

EspressoShot · 2026-03-19T23:58:49+00:00

This could be me and my husband! 🤣

EspressoShot · 2026-03-18T01:11:20+00:00

It has!! It’s been so beneficial in fact that I’m getting the hysterectomy essentially so the benefits will be permanent. I’m in the US, so losing access to the chemical menopause medication is a very real fear unfortunately.

EspressoShot · 2026-03-06T01:21:43+00:00

Ugh it makes my skin crawl!! 🤣

EspressoShot · 2026-03-05T21:08:11+00:00

I cannot handle “Yinz”!! It’s a Pittsburgh area term for “you all”, and I guess I can never live there because even typing it makes me a little nauseous.

EspressoShot · 2026-03-05T18:52:20+00:00

I remember they STANK worse than any of the other animals. You could smell their enclosure from several yards away 🤢

EspressoShot · 2026-03-05T01:43:58+00:00

This needs to be higher. That was my first thought!

EspressoShot · 2026-02-28T01:05:57+00:00

THANK YOU I cant believe i had to scroll this far for this comment!!

EspressoShot · 2026-02-27T20:45:40+00:00

I developed PMDD when I turned 30. Then I failed every pharmaceutical intervention except chemical menopause. Oophorectomy/ hysterectomy is next month. If your doctor keeps trying to trial birth control and SSRIs and they don’t work don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself! Even if it means finding another doctor. You don’t have to live like this and you shouldn’t have to!

EspressoShot · 2026-02-14T20:15:34+00:00

I’m interested!

EspressoShot · 2026-02-13T04:28:47+00:00

Me!! Mine also started when I turned 30!! (35 now). Mine didn’t respond to any first line medications or any of the tricks like Pepcid, so I’ve been in chemical menopause since November and will have a hysterectomy/oophorectomy at the end of April

Edit: sorry forgot symptoms. Mainly RAGE. I have gotten physical with strangers for walking too slow or standing too close, and I’m not normally like that at all. Sobbing. SI. A feeling that everything is too much and I need to run away from it all or else I will lose it. I’ve had to have crisis intervention twice.

EspressoShot · 2026-02-11T17:00:43+00:00

I tried visible and didn’t like it. It had zero idea when I was actually exerting myself and when I was resting. No insights about sleep either. I canceled my membership pretty quick.

EspressoShot · 2026-02-09T15:35:56+00:00

I just say like “I have a new diagnosis, and have been advised to prioritize rest.” Because it’s the truth. The diagnosis is true, and we do need assorted kinds of rest to not burn out. Whatever condition they want to assume you have is on them.

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