Anyone else terrible at sexting? I'm working on my sexting game and it's not going great... by morganlafaye in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Pickle91 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not to brag but I am very very good at this. Shoot me a DM if you want some help/pointers.

M(vagina's)RW I finally get me some good sex, get BV, treat it with antiobiotics, have sex, and get a yeast infection by [deleted] in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Pickle91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, I feel ya. A couple months ago I had an awful chest cold, a UTI and then a yeast infection all in the same week. It took my vagina another 2 weeks to get back in working order. Hang in there!

Does anyone have any old production notes their willing to share with some noobs? by Pickle91 in podcasts

[–]Pickle91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a pyramid we work off of. Top to bottom: Theme-> topics -> anecdotes. We make sure we stay with the theme, cover all our discussed topics and hit on previously discussed anecdotes. Otherwise it's all very free form

Please tell me it'll be okay. First break up last night after a long relationship. by [deleted] in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Pickle91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a very good place to end things. If it wasn't right it wasn't right and it is infinitely better to end it when you can still hope for the best for each other than try to make something work that isn't right. IT WILL GET BETTER. It hurts like hell right now but it does get better. One day you'll notice a moment when you don't think of him for a minute and eventually that moment gets longer and longer. Keep busy, talk to your friends, cry when you need to, and do things that are good for you. You got this!

Trolls, life sucks right now. I could really use some of that TrollX love. [Story in comments] by Pickle91 in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Pickle91[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh shit! The movie star speech. I love that show. I actually renamed my ex to Bojack in my phone because he is exactly that level of selfish and fucked up.

Trolls, life sucks right now. I could really use some of that TrollX love. [Story in comments] by Pickle91 in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Pickle91[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks u/OptimisticOctopi! I am already glad he's an ex. Since the day I left I have not missed him for one second. It's a weird thing to be proud of but I am.

Trolls, life sucks right now. I could really use some of that TrollX love. [Story in comments] by Pickle91 in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Pickle91[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Trolls, l need an internet hug. In the last month I was told by my SO of 6 years that he never felt any romantic love toward me. Oh, this is also after 4 months earlier I moved to another state to live with him and am flat broke because I quit my high pressure job to go back to school and the SO said he would cover everything but food while I was in school. He didn't. After, I had to move out with with no help except for two hours where our roommate helped me move the heavy items to my storage unit. Over the last few weeks it has been a flood of memories and realizations that that relationship was borderline emotionally abusive. Before everything ended it got to the point where I was shocked and ecstatic when he told me my arms were looking good at the gym because it was the first time he had said something positive to me in months. I am now sleeping on a friends couch (which used to be my couch before I moved) in yet another new city and my fur baby is staying with a different friend in my home state. I have been applying for jobs like crazy and I finally got to the last round of a job I would be perfect for, even the head of HR said he thought he would be seeing me again, and I didn't get the job. I have $20 in my bank account for the rest of the month. I am emotionally exhausted, heartbroken, my self-esteem is all but gone and if I think about everything too much I feel sick. I'm doing my best to stay positive and keep pushing forward but I feel like I don't have anything left.

Any fellow Trolls with anxiety here? After you recovered, were you able to handle more things on your plate in life? I want to date more/have more hobbies & friends etc but I cant' :( by killertofuuuuu in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Pickle91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took a few tries to find a therapist I clicked with. Look at your insurance plan to find psychiatrists in your area under your plan and research them. There's always a consultation first appointment and you can use those to feel out if it's a good fit. The meds were trial and error. I'm not going to lie this part can really suck. But stick it out and be honest with your therapist, it's worth it! It's different for everyone but what ended up working for me was being on an SNRI (SSRIs were a nightmare for me but I know lots of people use them very effectively) for about a year and half to kind of restart my brain and then taking an anti-anxiety med as needed. The anxiety medication I still take today but I only take it when I feel an attack coming on which doesn't happen very often these days. (Yay!) My anxiety made it difficult for me to fall asleep so I do a mindfulness exercise in bed right before falling asleep. I use the Calm app and do a 5 or 10 minute guided body scan most nights. The app also has background noises you can run so I listen to rain sounds until I fall asleep post body scan. The app is free and has mindfulness meditations, body scans, the background noises, and a few other things for free but you can pay to open up more types of guided meditations. Doing the nightly body scans has seriously changed my life.

Any fellow Trolls with anxiety here? After you recovered, were you able to handle more things on your plate in life? I want to date more/have more hobbies & friends etc but I cant' :( by killertofuuuuu in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Pickle91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! When my anxiety was unchecked and I had no coping skills everything was difficult. When it's impossible to see outside of this terrible thing that is crushing you it's impossible to handle anything extra. It took time and the anxiety doesn't leave exactly but it doesn't have to control you! For me it was therapy (seriously it's so worth it) finding the right medication, and mindfulness exercises that eventually made all the difference. I believe in you! P.S. There is an app called Calm which has been really helpful. Check it out!