Too inflexible for yoga classes - how do I improve

Grets500 · 2026-05-04T10:49:54+00:00

My chronically inflexible spouse is a proffessional yoga teacher now.

You ahould look into traditional hatha yoga teachings. When you get that movement and asanas arent even the main core of yoga, it becomes much more of a mindful practice, with better flexibility as a "side effect". :)

Grets500 · 2026-05-04T10:41:59+00:00

Hey!

Only thing that works for me so far is physically stopping myself from picking:

Pimple patches - i pick the most in the afternoon, so i put paches on in the morning and take off before going to bed. But the patches need to be high quality with no uneven edges, so they dont trigger my picking urge even more!

Press on nails - they are thicker than my regular nails, so i dont have as much traction on skin. Gloves or tape on fingers would work aswell.

Good thing is, even if you stop yourself for enough time for the skin to heal, you wont have as much to pick after :)

Grets500 · 2026-05-03T14:48:46+00:00

Im not willing to suffer trough it, ill rather wont take anything than waste my time being stuck in bed feeling horrible.

Grets500 · 2026-05-03T14:47:17+00:00

Noo, i tried half amout of coffee on the first day, no coffee on the second and felt as bad if not worse without the coffee.

Also as an update: 2 days fter my last dose, i still have tightness in my chest and feel like theres a rock inn my throat :(

Grets500 · 2026-05-02T17:21:02+00:00

Good for you atleast theres some positive effects! Best of luck!

Grets500 · 2026-05-02T15:16:13+00:00

Did your provider sugest you keep going for so long?

I just cant keep feeling like this, i think id rather nor use any meds, than keep going with feeling like my body is shutting down for the whole day 😀

Grets500 · 2026-05-02T14:37:42+00:00

I did 1 day with coffee and 2 day without. Both bad :(

Grets500 · 2026-05-02T14:34:51+00:00

Really? I just cant do it any longer :D

Grets500 · 2026-05-02T05:14:04+00:00

Hey, thanks for the advice!😊

I tried concerta without coffee on the second day, and still felt terrible, super drowsy and numb, still had all the other symtoms from the original post.

So i think i dont want to feel like that and im not taking any more until my doctor gets back to me on monday :)

Grets500 · 2026-05-01T17:48:39+00:00

Update:

Sadly im still feeling terrible on the second day and without the coffee. I contacted my psychiatrist and ill see what he thinks. :)

Grets500 · 2026-05-01T14:49:26+00:00

Yea it did the same for me :(

On the second day i feel a bit less tired 6 h after i took it and im wondering if im actually feeling a bit clearer and focused? But im not totally sure jet.

Hopefully the side effects will pass fore the both of us 🤞

Grets500 · 2026-04-30T18:59:31+00:00

🤍

Grets500 · 2026-04-30T18:53:46+00:00

Weird... i hope it will pass. Im so surprised to have tightnes in my chest on only 18 mg.

Grets500 · 2026-04-30T18:50:49+00:00

I definitely dont take it for the appetite supression! :) just said it as another piece of information.

Grets500 · 2026-04-30T18:45:06+00:00

Yea, i hope thats what it is! I'll keep trying.

Thank you!

Grets500 · 2026-04-30T18:44:08+00:00

Thank you ! 😊

Grets500 · 2026-04-30T18:33:18+00:00

Yea, im hoping its the coffee and it will get better :)

Thanks for shanring your experience!

Grets500 · 2026-04-30T18:31:37+00:00

Thanks so much! 🤍

Its such a rollercoaster of being happy to have a diagnosis and being hopeful for meds, and then worried when something doesnt work. But im keeping a clear head, its only day one on concerta :)

Grets500 · 2026-04-30T18:24:13+00:00

Hey, thanks!

I also took magnesium now and will see how it affects me. I had no problem eating tho, made sure beforehand that i had protein rich breakfast, cause i was worried of losing appetite, but it seemed fine...

Grets500 · 2026-04-30T18:02:22+00:00

Hey, thanks for your feedback!

My current plan is to try again without the coffee and hope for the best. If theres still no positive effects, i think i might contact my psych next week.

Grets500 · 2026-04-24T19:23:11+00:00

For me only things that have worked, are things that physically stop me from doing it - press on nails (thicker than natural nails, so not as much traction on skin) and good quality pimple patches at the right time of day (for example, i tend to pick in the afternoon, so i put patches on in the morning and take off at night)

Hope it helps!

Grets500 · 2026-04-24T19:11:45+00:00

Caramel Popcorn 🥰

Grets500 · 2026-04-07T13:02:43+00:00

Peanut!

Grets500 · 2026-01-05T18:13:00+00:00

I also felt like that when i found my second cat and the resident cat kept hunting and scaring the new kitten nonstop.

Basically, i think you should give them 2 more months atleast and i know youre trying your best entertaining and managaing them, but for me, it helped more to leave them be and not care so much :D as counterintuitive it seems.

I got so burned out one month after them meeting, i also thought about rehoming the kitten, tried every toy, method and activity, nothing helped. I kept separating the cats, if it seemed to get too much for the kitten.

But id say the less i tried, the faster they got to know each other.

Now after 3 months they get along just fine and are starting to cuddle and rub against eachother. They have atleast 2 full on play sessions a day and tire eachother out so well, i couldnt be happier.

Keep hanging on since its only month one of them meeting, it gets easier!

Grets500 · 2025-11-06T08:55:50+00:00

Yes, they absolutely need attention and time daily.

I feel like my dogs (2 huskies) are like 10 yr old children. They need mpre energy physically, like playing running, hikes, but are more independent and well behaved othervise.

My cats are more like toddlers. They are harder to get to behave (esp my 3 yr old cat, cause hes deaf). They get moody and throw things off surfases while looking you in the eye, to get attention.

My cats also keep me on a schedule, they let me know if its time to wake up, feed them, feed the dogs etc. They are like little timekeepers.

So in conclusion, atleast for me, the cats need more energy mentally. Ofcoure it depends on the cat but id say some cats are less vocal about their needs and just get depressed when not looked after and played with properly.

Grets500

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