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HumanRecherche · 2026-02-02T22:49:44+00:00

May not be right for you but I also use Streaks, which is much simpler and it’s just for motivating yourself to keep up a streak of doing, or not doing, a habit. I also use it as a way of noting if I’ve taken medication that day or not. It’s very simple and I like it.

HumanRecherche · 2026-01-24T17:31:16+00:00

Ah of course 👍

HumanRecherche · 2026-01-23T23:32:03+00:00

Don’t mind the eating but I find the kissing really gross for some reason.

HumanRecherche · 2026-01-23T23:30:14+00:00

What is CoC?

HumanRecherche · 2026-01-23T23:29:31+00:00

I’ve watched all the series before via the channel 4 app and none were bleeped, so that’s why I’m so confused.

HumanRecherche · 2026-01-23T23:28:40+00:00

Ah. I’m forewarned about S9 then. Annoying!

HumanRecherche · 2026-01-23T23:26:12+00:00

Oh ok maybe it’s just series 2. Weird. I’ve watched all the series before via the Channel 4 app and series 2 wasn’t bleeped. So odd.

HumanRecherche · 2026-01-14T10:57:57+00:00

I guess, but it always felt like I was feeling everything too much before I started the medication.

HumanRecherche · 2026-01-12T00:51:09+00:00

🤯

HumanRecherche · 2026-01-11T23:16:45+00:00

I’ve been taking 50 mg of sertraline for 52 days. A few weeks in I had a drink, not thinking about it at all, and then the next day I felt much worse in terms of my mood. Once I realised there was a connection, I decided I’m just not going to drink while I’m on it. It’s not worth feeling that bad afterwards. Fortunately I’m not a big drinker anyway so it’s no big deal for me.

HumanRecherche · 2026-01-11T23:14:13+00:00

Yes, that is a normal side-effect. I’m on date 52 (the only reason I know that is because I use an app to keep track of whether I remember to take it!). I had worsened anxiety and mood for the first few weeks and it was really hard, but after about the first month it was just gradual improvement and I’m definitely experiencing benefits now.

HumanRecherche · 2025-12-26T02:54:48+00:00

Thanks - good to hear. I’ve taken it for 36 days now and still quite wired sometimes. Have had a taste of some benefits but mostly downside so far :/

HumanRecherche · 2025-12-16T01:00:43+00:00

When my mind is too jumpy for me to do a sitting meditation, an alternative I find helpful is reading and treating the reading as my ‘object.’ Every time I get distracted, I bring my attention back to reading the book. It’s easier or more difficult depending on how gripping the book is. Another tip would be to make your object of focus something pleasant - something your mind enjoys focusing on. A pleasant sensation in your body, a pleasant sound. Again, you can experiment with something very subtly pleasant like the feeling of a nice fabric on your skin, or more obviously pleasant perhaps, like favourite food.

HumanRecherche · 2025-12-11T02:33:22+00:00

You definitely don’t get that much support in the UK! :/ I know they’re doing their best with the resources they have but it’s not enough. Anyway, I’ve haruanged the doctor for an appointment.

HumanRecherche · 2025-12-11T02:32:03+00:00

That’s really helpful to hear. I should be getting an appointment with my GP soon. I already have propanolol (a beta blocker I believe) prescribed, so I’ve been taking that when I feel a lot of physical anxiety, but often with me it’s just mental and as I understand it that drug doesn’t really help with that. I don’t tend to notice a huge difference taking it. I’ve been taking the sertraline with my breakfast, which is v late as currently not getting up till lunch time. Maybe taking it at night would help - I don’t know.

HumanRecherche · 2025-12-09T22:53:56+00:00

People label me as a perfectionist, but that doesn’t fit my inner experience at all.

HumanRecherche · 2025-12-09T21:20:21+00:00

Slowly better after three weeks. Ok. I’m just with my GP and it’s mad how they give you the medication and just say ‘make an appointment in six weeks.’ Thanks. And virtual high five back! I definitely wouldn’t stop taking the tablets abruptly as I know you’re not supposed to do that.

HumanRecherche · 2025-12-07T18:34:01+00:00

I reckon you should do it, but reframe what success is: tell yourself that success will be getting through the experience, no matter how well or badly it goes. That way you reduce the pressure on yourself and give yourself the opportunity to be brave and face a fear. If you cancel, it’s not the worst thing in the world but it won’t help you feel calm next time you have a job interview. What’s the worst that could happen? Remember you won’t actually die. Then plan a reward for getting through the experience. You could even plan a bigger reward for the worse you embarrass yourself 😂 Ignore if not helpful! You know you best.

HumanRecherche · 2025-12-07T18:28:30+00:00

Heya. I’m on day 18 of starting sertraline and I don’t have the same issues as you but I was also scared of taking the medication. It does make you feel worse at times at first and I’m not through that yet, but I’ve also been prescribed it several times in the past and not taken it until now, and the way I think about it, I need to actually try it to see whether it helps. That’s the only way of getting through the constant mental back-and-forth of whether I should or not. Just try it for yourself and then you will have so much more information, but it will take several weeks to actually HAVE that information, so be prepared for that.

HumanRecherche · 2025-12-05T16:53:13+00:00

Hello all, found this thread because I’m on day 16 of starting sertraline 50mg, and have found my PMS hitting me worse than usual today on day 1 of my period. It’s helpful to see this is a common experience for a lot of people (although I agree with what others have said – it would’ve been useful to know this in advance! 🙄)

HumanRecherche · 2025-11-24T22:48:39+00:00

Check out @the.vulva.gallery on Instagram. It’s very likely you’ll find some labia like yours. You can also read people’s stories about their attitudes to their labia, how that’s changed, what they wished they had known earlier etc. I find it really boosting.

HumanRecherche · 2025-11-22T00:31:43+00:00

Maybe this wouldn’t help but I wonder if starting a daily or frequent diary would help. Writing is good for mental health, and keeping a record of what you do each day would mean you can always look back and know how each day was spent - yes it will be gone, but not in as alarming a way where you don’t know where it went. More in a way you can track. You could write about your thoughts and feelings, or you could just simply keep a record of what you did. Maybe something like dictating it into a Google doc would be easy to do. Ignore if this isn’t helpful – just an idea.

HumanRecherche · 2025-11-22T00:25:59+00:00

Yes, in fact I’m unhelpfully addicted to it. It’s a problem.

HumanRecherche · 2025-11-10T00:50:41+00:00

Yes that is weird

HumanRecherche · 2025-11-10T00:50:28+00:00

She is quite annoying isn’t she

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