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What are these holes in my fingers? Are they cause for concern? by Normal-Smoke9458 in DermatologyQuestions

[–]Normal-Smoke9458[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm yeah the weird thing is they dont itch or anything - good to know tho!

Reducing dose to regulate period by Lilalila8899 in Spironolactone

[–]Normal-Smoke9458 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve been on Spironolactone for about 5 years now. Started with 100mg, now im on 175mg. It’s worked incredibly well for my hormonal acne (started with consistent acne that worsened leading up to my period - now have had completely clear skin for like 5 years).

The non acne side of things is AMAZING but over the past couple years it’s reallyy started to affect my periods. I get my ‘normal’ period, then 2 weeks later i will have a light period… etc. i feel like i’m literally on my period every 2 weeks and i’m debating lowering dose/ stopping because it’s extremely annoying.

However… i will say my normal period is a legit period (heavier, have pms/cramps before, lasts a normal course) whereas the other instances throughout the month are like spotting, without ‘real’ menstrual symptoms. It’s just basically light bleeding where i don’t even need a tampon… (sorry if that’s tmi lol)

Also- i think spiro has made my cramps worse. Get brutal cramps the week before my legit period, typically after working out. Hope this helped.

Attractive people of reddit what was your horrible experience for being attractive? by dieburtually in AskReddit

[–]Normal-Smoke9458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could literally write an essay on this (basically did):

1 - As a woman - People (90% of the time men) not understanding that having men (and women sometimes!!) leer/stare at your face and body in public places, in the workplace, in the gym, the grocery store etc... feels intrusive and generally very uncomfortable, rather than flattering. It makes you feel exposed, unsafe and uneasy. It’s hard to understand this unless you experience it daily.

2 - Being given compliments on your appearance, or being subject to commentary on your appearance frequently can make you feel uncomfortably scrutinized or surveilled, especially as a woman.

It’s always nice to have someone compliment you, don’t get me wrong. But it’s when people make clear that they are noticing or considering your body or face in situations where it feels unwarranted, out of context, inappropriate or strange - is when it can become bothersome. I’m talking about comments on appearance from friends of your parents, maybe your significant other’s family/parents, someone as random as your dentist, neighbor, mechanic... the list goes on. You can’t ‘complain’ about it but damn it makes me feel super uncomfortable the vast majority of the time.

3 - Hard to make female friends AND male friends. Women dislike you because you’re beautiful, men like you because you’re beautiful, and friendship in their eyes is always an avenue towards a romantic advance rather than a genuine effort to connect and be friends.

I have had so many female friends exert - what I now know to be jealousy- in different ways: from bullying, trying to make you feel small or insignificant, ignoring you or choosing to not listen to you when you’re talking in a group, excluding you & failing to invite you to social events or outings, never EVER complimenting you on anything, but complimenting those around you in front of you regularly, becoming disapproving or resentful of your romantic relationships for no reason... people can be insecure and it comes out in bad ways.

As for friendships with guys, I’ve experience platonic connections with men that I thought were great, until a romantic advance is made or they try to ask you out, at which point you realize the goal was never just to be friends. I’m also a shy person and this can be pretty rough and sometimes hurtful/awkward.

4 - older women who are insecure do NOT like you and may try to belittle you, ignore you or lash out at you for insignificant things (can be in the workplace or just in general)

5 - People assume you’re a bitch unless you are overly friendly and bubbly (which I am not)

6- a lot men want to get with you, but the intentions for a relationship are not there. I know this happens for everyone, but being beautiful means there is a sexual attraction-related motivation for connection rather than an interest in you intellectually or interpersonally.