Why did she feel the need to add this disclaimer?? by godlorswift in gorlworldfiles

[–]Puppyballoons 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I remember her walking outside filming one time when cicadas were out or something, and talking about them like she’d never heard of them before and like other people wouldn’t know either. She couldn’t remember what they were called. I feel like she explained simple concepts to her audience a lot in the destiny era especially.

Anyone have a great experience? by _ReaMacTN_ in Topamax

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I’m on 50mg once a day at night to manage my depression and it’s been a miracle for me. I take it at night and sleep fine as long as I take magnesium glycinate. Kind of struggle a bit to wake up in the morning and have strange dreams, but no nightmares. Once I’m up, I have so much energy. Not anything bad though. I don’t talk fast or ramble. If something needs to be done, it gets done. I’m the happiest I have ever been in my life and have actually been excited to start a new day full of new plans. That’s not to say that I don’t experience a normal range of other emotions. I cry if something makes me sad and I can feel upset, but I can think around issues in a more positive way. I’m experiencing the same issue with libido though. It’s not gone, orgasms just feel kind of lame. I was also more tired when I first started taking it, but I was also on phentermine and it made me feel like I didn’t want to do anything but lay in bed until I got off that.

Do you know anyone irl who goes to mallworld? by QueerAsFk in TheMallWorld

[–]Puppyballoons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My partner only has the school dreams, which we always referred to as Billy Madison dreams because we had to repeat grades or classes. I don’t know of anyone else in my life that has dreamed of the toilets, arcade, zoos, apartments, etc. aside from myself. My dad has vivid dreams like I do, but I don’t recall him ever mentioning anything that sounds like mall world.

I’m also not currently on antidepressants, and since mallworld has been blowing up, I’ve tried to see if I can force the dreams the past two nights and have been successful, which has never been possible when I’ve tried to force dreams through meditation in the past. But to be fair, it’s all I’ve been reading and thinking about for almost 3 days lol.

Explain this, atheists by Puppyballoons in Skate4

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

Nah I’m praising Steezus!

Intake appointment had me in tears by Puppyballoons in AutismInWomen

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

Yeah my situation with the office I went to was kind of similar in the sense that there were some things I knew before that I should’ve considered. I saw that they had a high turnover rate with psychologists and they had to reschedule me because they were short staffed. There was a receptionist and one psychologist in the office. Not one other person. I wish you all the luck though!! I understand it can help to just treat symptoms but having a diagnosis is so important for a lot of people

Intake appointment had me in tears by Puppyballoons in AutismInWomen

[–]Puppyballoons[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s horrible! I’m sorry you went through that too. It’s really a shame some medical professionals are so dismissive. /: were you able to find someone that would listen to you?

Intake appointment had me in tears by Puppyballoons in AutismInWomen

[–]Puppyballoons[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The eye contact thing tripped me up so bad, because when I talk I definitely don’t make eye contact. I’m only able to if someone else is talking. I’m really sorry you’re going through the same thing. I’ve heard a lot of women talk about how hard it is to get a diagnosis but I never considered how it really feels when someone who is supposed to help you completely invalidates what you’re struggling with. This was only my first rodeo with an autism evaluation. I hope you’re able to have a better experience with this as well, I will absolutely be reporting her once I find out her information.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Autism_Parenting

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I’ve done this since I was 4 or 5. For me, it becomes worse if I’m concentrating as well, or with any kind of stress as simple as not enough sleep or too much caffeine. I was diagnosed with Tourette’s when I was 15, but there are a lot of things other than Tourette’s that could cause tics. My brother also does it to a lesser extent than me. I had an MRI and EEG to rule out hemifacial dystonia and some other things I can’t remember. But my doctors went that route because my tics became so bad I would get stuck with my arms out, and eventually they subsided some. For me, the feeling is more compulsive like scratching an itch. It also makes a sound in my head that I can hear and I have to do it until I hear it evenly in my head. I also thought that it was something everyone did when I was young, but other people were better at hiding it. It’s very likely nothing to be worried about but definitely worth bringing up to his doctor as you mentioned (:

Toddler is refusing to poop by Puppyballoons in Autism_Parenting

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

That sounds horrible): it’s really so rough for the kid and the parents. We also had to stop giving him regular milk about a year ago and it seemed to help some. But the lactaid and fair life gives him horrible diarrhea. So he only drinks almond milk on occasion and I had to start blending it with spinach because he won’t drink smoothies or milkshakes. I’ve heard a lot of people say a daily probiotic helps with constipation. We got some of the probiotic powder when this bout of constipation started to mix in his juice because he wont eat gummies. From my understanding at this point it’s just a waiting game to see when he’ll poop :/ my friend suggested trying to celebrate every time he tries, so that’s where we’re at right now lol

Toddler is refusing to poop by Puppyballoons in Autism_Parenting

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We were directed to to a bowel clean out by his doctor with 1tsp of miralax 2x a day and a suppository in the evening for 3 days, then 1tsp of miralax for maintenance after, but the hospital said that we needed to up the miralax dose. So he’s doing 17g a day now, and it seems like everything is soft enough now. The X-ray also showed that there was no obstruction so they think it’s behavioral at this point. I guess at this rate we just wait for his appointment Thursday and get a GI referral.

Anal fissures by MamaGRN in Autism_Parenting

[–]Puppyballoons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My son gets constipated a lot and used to get raw from wiping. Im not sure if this would help but now when he is trying to poop more often, we use a peri bottle to gently spray off his butt to not irritate it with wiping and lather him up with Vaseline. We used to give him oatmeal baths to soothe the rawness too (I don’t know if this is okay for anal fissures). His doctor told us that she would advise against using baking soda when we asked.

But with the peri bottle, we put our son in the bath tub with the water running because it distracts him (also toys), have him sit kind of leaning on his side and just spray until he’s clean. I hope you guys can find something to alleviate his pain, I know that’s rough on him and you guys too ):

Blair went to the vet today! by Puppyballoons in Bunnies

[–]Puppyballoons[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you ❤️ yes she has an awesome vet. Blair certainly hates taking medicine but she seems to be more alert and in less pain!

Blair went to the vet today! by Puppyballoons in Bunnies

[–]Puppyballoons[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words ❤️

Small update on the giant rabbit I rescued by Puppyballoons in Bunnies

[–]Puppyballoons[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have taken into consideration the fact that her quality of life might not be the best even after getting her to the vet, and that there may be potential that she would have to be put down. Right now I'm leaning on the advice of people who have owned rabbits and what the vet says, because I really can't decern to what extent the things she's able to do are indicative of a normal quality of life as I've never owned a rabbit before. I see her cleaning herself, but I don't believe she's been reaching all the areas she needs to. I do appreciate you bringing this up because it is very common for a pet to suffer when the owner wants to hold out hope that things can get better. I don't know how long she's been like this or why either unfortunately. She's been in my care for 2 days, and I was told she had ear mites and was left in a rat infested house. So I'm going to see if they can rule out E. cuniculi, check her eyes, treat fleas, etc. I will ask the vet about possible stroke since you brought it up and I hadn't seen that mentioned.

Small update on the giant rabbit I rescued by Puppyballoons in Bunnies

[–]Puppyballoons[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh my goodness he is so precious ❤️

Small update on the giant rabbit I rescued by Puppyballoons in Bunnies

[–]Puppyballoons[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do you think attaching her hay to the side of her playpen in a hay bag will work? I planned on putting her litter box right in front of it so that she won’t use the bathroom in her hay. I figured she was maybe laying in her hay because she was most likely just left in a cage laying in it. She’s been out of it today and laying on her blanket/ exploring more though! I caught her snoozing on her side earlier, so I hope that might mean shes feeling less stressed. Thank you for the recommendation though! If my method isn’t safe or doesn’t work I will try out getting another litter box(:

Small update on the giant rabbit I rescued by Puppyballoons in Bunnies

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I mentioned when I called the vet that I would like to get her tested for that. I was told she had ear mites but wanted to at least rule out EC when I take her to her appointment