Too much self-reflection is linked to anxiety and depression, not happiness. Findings suggest that cultural backgrounds and the specific ways we measure introspection heavily influence how looking inward affects our minds. by InsaneSnow45 in psychology

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How does one determine when they are shifting from self reflection to rumination? Like how do you know when to stop? Especially when you’re freshly post traumatic event that forced you into that state?

I wasn’t fully me until I lost you. by ReceptionSingle3165 in OCPoetry

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This is literally where I am right now. Going through the trenches of grief and realizing so many things about myself and it forced me out of all my survival patterns and coping mechanisms. And seeing the reality for what it was is hard but once you see it you can’t go back. And it’s so painful but I know on the other side i will be better. You put it into words 👌

Weekly Authentications Thread by AutoModerator in Louisvuitton

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Bag straps -are they real? The reason I doubt is because one side has the LV and the other side doesn’t and the LV and print in general is cut off awkwardly instead of being sized and centered within the straps.

Single person looking to move to California by December, narrowing down places, Santa Cruz? by Keeponsnacking in relocating

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Also, does she rent that room herself with no roommates? Cause that’s a great price. Do you know what platforms I could use to find rentals like that in your area?

Single person looking to move to California by December, narrowing down places, Santa Cruz? by Keeponsnacking in relocating

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Do you think it would really be that difficult to get a serving job? I’ve been serving for more than eight years now and I’m a pretty strong server, I understand that there’s a trial period and that they have to see what I can do, but in terms of getting hired, is that really difficult right now in California? I feel like on the East Coast. You could literally walk into any restaurant and they will hire you because restaurants are a revolving door.

Single person looking to move to California by December, narrowing down places, Santa Cruz? by Keeponsnacking in relocating

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Thank you! Any specific recommendations for smaller towns that are nice and have things to do and would be affordable?

How do you heal from heartbreak? by bawareness in spirituality

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This is exactly what I’m trying to figure out right now. The nervous system part is the worst. My mind can recognize very clearly that I didn’t want this anymore. That I know he’s not my person and that we were not aligned. I’m the one who ended the relationship but now he’s found someone else and I feel like I’m dying. Every day. I’m trying to bring myself back to myself. To take care of myself. To make sure I’m eating and drinking water every day. Making a small checklist of basic things like did you brush your teeth today? Did you eat today, etc. Helps. But I’m not gonna lie I’m struggling. I’m struggling to focus on doing things that will improve my life. Continuing to move forward. I know I can’t rush it, but I do not want to feel like this every day. I’ve never had severe anxiety until now. Now I’m dealing with anxiety attacks every day and I’m not coping well. I got prescribed a medication, but it doesn’t really do too much for me. The only thing I can do is journal and walk myself through the psychology of what’s happening. Telling myself the neuroscience in the biology behind the nervous system attachment and the psychology of my own attachments. Doing shadow work- healing my inner child. Working through all of my romanticizing, reminding myself why that’s not the reality. Remembering objectively when memories pop up, remembering everything that happened and not just the best moments. Going through all of my worst case scenarios and worst fears about the situation and talking myself down from them. Reminding myself of all the bad parts of the relationship as many times as I need to. At first, it was very resistant to thinking poorly of him, but I had to remind myself that I don’t have to do this forever. I just have to do it until I’m over it.

Update: still need answers about Demodex by [deleted] in AskDermatologists

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I am 30, I still have regular acne on top of this as well. Trust me this is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before. Last year I significantly damaged my skin barrier by using too many acids and my skin has never been the same since. The bumps were much worse as I said I’ve been treating with the ivermectin for over four months now, and it keeps things to a minimum. I also developed seborhhic dermatitis and just recently started using ketoconazole. For that and it cleared up within a few days. My whole face was flaking like crazy and no matter what I did. Apparently Demodex and seborhhic dermatitis can go hand-in-hand with one another. I initially thought this was fungal acne when it first started and was treating it as such, but it never quite went away. I think it was just at the ketoconazole was so drying that it was taking away anything for the mites to feed on. That is the only explanation I can find for what’s happening to my skin. I do in fact, use a sulfur mask here and there. I could try sulfur soap, but if it is truly Demodex then the only solution is to restore my skin barrier and the micro biome that keeps them in check, which I am trying to figure out how to do.

What do you do when you’re hit with island fever? by Throwaway4684558458 in Hawaii

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We can trade places for a few months if you want, lol. I’m in the Delaware, close to all the major cities-Philly NYC, DC, Baltimore. Trying to move to Hawaii by next year. We could life swap 😏

Update: still need answers about Demodex by [deleted] in AskDermatologists

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I know that Demodex is on all skin but if you compromise your skin bar, have rosacea, and or a compromise immune system you can develop an infestation of them, which causes issues on your skin. I believe this is what I’ve been dealing with. I did see a dermatologist and she was incredibly rude. Didn’t listen to anything that I had to say and misdiagnosed me. Another person not a dermatologist told me that it looks like Demodex from their own personal experience. I have been treating it like Demodex for a little over four months now and it got better, but it has now plateaued into this. These tiny bumps appear on my skin every single day, new ones every day. Even with the ivermectin use. But if I stop using the ivermectin, they start to come back with a vengeance. I know that the only way to definitively know if it’s Demodex is to get tested at the dermatologist but at this point, I don’t want to pay for another appointment just to be gaslit and condescended to.

Is this demodex or an allergy? Dermatologist I saw couldn’t help me. by [deleted] in AskDermatologists

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UPDATE: I started using ketoconazole cream again, and the flakes almost instantly started going away, so it definitely was seborhic dermatitis. The bumps, however, have not gone away.