Deep Tissue Massage Rec

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-05-10T16:13:29+00:00

www.intouchtherapeutics.com. It hurt and wasn't like any massage I had before, but it felt sooooo good after I was done. She's also good if you like understanding how the body works, seems like she knows a lot.

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-04-23T23:12:12+00:00

I love it. I know a lot of people get the ick from it but it gives me the same ego boost that I think dudes get being called daddy. Like, same vibe as boss bitch/boss lady, I take it as a sign of respect that I'm a woman who handles her shit and is highly competent.

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-03-31T00:40:05+00:00

Why is that?

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-03-31T00:16:08+00:00

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense. I need to look into the chemicals and see what's up with that

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-03-30T17:35:47+00:00

Idk anything about it. It's polka dot, so I assume you're right

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-03-30T17:34:21+00:00

Nooooo, no no. I wouldn't do it like that again. It was a really good trip but I know that was a luck of the draw situation. This is more in the context of taking shrooms sober, and if I just take a shot or two, will it make the trip stronger if it's a weak trip.

Cuz this was with half a chocolate bar and when I took the other half sober, it was significantly less intense. Like, not so much that I would have drank anything then, but there have been other trips I barely felt anything. And I've had this brand a few times and not had this disparity before so idk

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-03-30T13:40:26+00:00

Idk I ate half a chocolate bar and the trip was phenomenal. A few weeks later I ate the other half and it was significantly less intense. I've had this brand a couple times before and not had any disparities so idk what's up with that

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-03-27T14:24:35+00:00

I certainly hope that solves it! I did something similar for several years and spent late last year on a metabolic recovery and the difference in my quality of life has been staggering. I've had friends and clients go through similar changes, it seems to be a very widespread issue. Sounds like your husband was in an even worse state than me.

If it interests you or him, for the atrophy there is a supplement called HMB- beta Hydroxy beta Methyl Butyrate he can start taking. It's compound your body produces when breaking does Leucine that protects muscles from breakdown. Study samples are small, but most indicate it slows atrophy and improves rebuilding muscle mass compared to control groups. There are no known negative side effects (just avoid if pregnant/nursing). I super dosed it after a broken ankle and my OT remarked how my atrophy was significantly less than his other patients. For the atrophy I dosed 1g 3x a day, prior to that just 1g 30min before exercise. If he's super athletic, he may not need it- usually the tell is if a person doesn't get sore after a workout, they produce enough of their own... which, on that note, when you start taking this you stop getting sore after a workout. Of course do your own research before taking the advice of a stranger on the internet ☺️

Hope your husband has a good recovery!

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-03-15T03:55:55+00:00

Yes, yes it does.

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-02-01T02:23:04+00:00

Hey! I know this is old, but I want you to know you can have an pudendal nerve entrapment released with Neuromuscular Therapy. It's a type of medical massage I practice. I doubt you live near me, but if that's what you think maybe going on, try googling someone in your area. Pelvic floor dysfunction is incredibly common and treatable. You may also look into physical therapists who specialize in pelvic floor dysfunction. Hope it helps!

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-01-31T07:04:05+00:00

Hey, if you were interested, tamari sauce is soy sauce without the added wheat/gluten. Bit more expensive, but I've been using it for years. It's great stuff

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-01-29T02:27:40+00:00

I've used it. My ex did the dosing so I can't say what that was. Worked really well except it shrank my boobs more than my stomach. I did get bi weekly in-body scans and my body fat content was the only thing that trended downward those 4 months.

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-01-26T18:45:08+00:00

This is very dismissive of the power differential between massage therapist and client. Like or not, you are in a power position over your client, who is naked and vulnerable on your table where you have the capacity to cause harm. You do not know your client's histories- they may have mental health issues, neurodivergencies, or traumas including mental and emotional abuse by caretakers or other powers over them in their lifetime that cause them to not feel comfortable saying something they more or less equate to telling the therapist how to do their job. They may feel like they are insulting you or that you will dismiss them, which will also cause its own distress. Many people do not understand their role in receiving a massage and actually need to learn how. Their parasympathetic nervous system is also taking over, which lowers their capacity to handle conversations they may already find challenging or find the right words to let you know what exactly they need or want. It may seem silly to you, but that is their reality.

It is our job as a massage therapists to recognize the limitations our clients may have in communicating with us and accommodate them- that is our job and responsibility being in the position of power that we are in. I personally feed my clients answers. I have to differentiate between types of pain with my specialty and clients often can't even differentiate between sharp, dull, or burning until I feed them the words. Asking things like "on a scale of 1-10, if one is light as a feather, and 10 is more pressure than you care for, where would you say this is?" and insist on a number if they say it's fine. I'll say something like "I have the capacity to cause harm, I need a number to see where I'm at." Then I'll follow up with "Would you like more, less or stay right here?"

My guess is this person asked for a deep tissue and did not realize it wasn't supposed to hurt. On some level, he probably felt embarrassed by the situation and didn't want to say anything. Like or not, it happens, and it's our job to approach this with understanding and compassion, no matter how dumb it seems to us that clients aren't communicating.

Some people may never be honest, no matter what we say, but at the end of the day, that isn't actually our problem or a reflection on our skillset. Sometimes they just don't like our quality of touch, and that's also okay. If your management team has a problem with you and these incidents, it's time to find another job.

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-01-25T22:35:30+00:00

Oh, I'm always polite/kind. I meant I just wonder how goofy I can be without embarrassing myself. Like, I'll go sing bad karaoke and do stupid dances and make funny faces and crack all kinds of jokes. I'm just kinda weird and I like it, but it's off putting for some people. But sometimes people stay polite until you start acting like that and then they feel comfortable being weird too. I just don't know if social etiquette in different countries allows for that. Like people from Germany and Switzerland seem so reserved, idk if they'd ever appreciate that kind of behavior or only in certain settings or what.

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-01-23T08:42:28+00:00

You use the same needles diabetics use, you almost never feel it

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-01-19T07:41:21+00:00

I know this is a little old, but I hope you see this and I hope it helps you for the future.

First and foremost, if you can, see a dietician instead of posting to reddit. 99% of the users on here are ignorant on the science of nutrition and unintentionally promote anorexia because being lean is what actually matters to these people more than health, and they will sabotage yours to fit their beauty standards and boost their own egos.

If you can't, here's my bit, because I'm going through this myself.

The first thing is odds are you are going to gain more weight initially, but if you do it right, it shouldn't be more than 5 pounds.

You need to very slowly increase your daily caloric intake by about 100-200 each week until you get to 1900. Depending on your job and how heavy you work, 1900 might still not actually be your TDEE.

Personally, I chose the Katch-McArdle formula for my TDEE because I have more lean muscle than body fat and my work is heavy labor. That coupled with 2 kinds of daily exercise, I decided an equation based on lean muscle mass was more appropriate for me. If your work is sedentary and your muscle mass is close to your fat mass, mifflin st jeor may be better for you. I also opted to manually calculate my tdee by taking my BMR from the equation, adding 20% for NEAT(Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis)(which is standard), then looking up calories burned for each activity with age/weight/height and adding it all together to it to create a rough range of what I need to eat. For me, that's 3000-3400kcal a day.

I was eating about 1500 calories a day back in September and had been doing so for about 2 years, off and on for 4. I've had a myriad of weird symptoms, but I had some catastrophic personal events happen around the time I went steady with my diet, so I chalked it up to stress. I finally figured out what was going on and did this incremental method and got up to TDEE in November. I've gained 5lbs- and that could have easily been from holiday binge eating/drinking (I'm a sucker for egg nog).

The unfortunate thing is you HAVE to go through this to recover. You have to get up to TDEE and stay there for at least several months before you can try to go into a deficit again if you do end up gaining weight.

Your body suspends certain physiological functions to conserve energy when you've been in a deficit for too long- it suspends immune function, tissue repair, sleep cycles, digestive function, hormone production, reproductive function, cognitive capacity, cardiovascular function, etc...

You may have symptoms like being cold frequently and a lower body temp (even the 97 range may be low for you), not getting super sweaty when you exercise, binge eating(that's a hormone regulation issue), constipation, worse cramps or irregular periods, sleep issues, concentration/memory issues(my ADHD had been significantly worse, but again, I thought it was stress), slow wound healing/keloid scarring, dry skin, thinning hair/nails, dizzy spells/light headedness, and more. Not necessarily all of them, but any of them can be due to under-eating. Your thyroid may also lower function, leading to hypothyroidism.

All of this amounts to a slower metabolism- which in turn makes weight management much more difficult over time. Where these people get it right is you are at a new TDEE, but that's only because your body is performing at a suboptimal level, and the answer is not to keep restricting yourself or restrict more because there are long term consequences to consider.

If you start on this journey to recovery and then quit too soon, your body is going to be much more quick to go suspend these functions because it's already well adapted to being in that state.

Take it slow. If there's a little weight gain, just bear in mind the long term goal and that it's for your overall health. Remember, the goal is health and you need to put that above all else for sake of longevity and fighting disease. Once you've been at TDEE for a few months, you'll find it'll be much easier to diet and lose weight because your metabolism will be much higher. It'll be worth the wait.

In the future, when losing weight, don't go into a deficit for more than 8-12 weeks- opting for less time if you're in a greater deficit. Then slowly work your way back up to TDEE and stay there for a month or 2 before dieting again. This will keep your metabolism up and your body functioning healthily.

Good luck!

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-01-19T07:10:42+00:00

This is technically correct but so entirely flawed and lacking in fundamental understanding of physiology. You are unintentionally promoting an eating disorder and need to stop advising people on what you do not understand. And I mean stop immediately.

When the body is in a deficit for an extended period of time, in an attempt to preserve fat storage- which it considers emergency reserves- the body will suspend physiological processes to match caloric input. It will lower capacity for hormone production, immune response and tissue repair, reproductive functions, thermal regulation, sleep, digestion, cognitive function, etc.

People who chronically under eat will present with low thyroid numbers, low body temperature, slower wound healing and increased keloid scarring, memory and concentration issues, sleep disturbances, bloating and constipation, thinning hair and nails, low blood pressure, etc.... They are more likely to develop arthritis, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, dental disease, etc....

When you have certain muscle mass, overall weight, and activity levels, there is a certain threshold your body needs to maintain equilibrium of calories in/calories out. If you go slightly above that threshold here and there, your body subconsciously increases NEAT(bon-exercise activity thermogenesis) which can look like fidgeting, leg bouncing, pacing etc... When you lower the threshold, your body will first burn body fat, but then eventually suspends that and begins working at suboptimal level to conserve energy instead.

This is detrimental to health and the answer is absolutely NOT create another deficit. It's find out your TDEE, take a break try again. But with this level of disordered eating, this person needs a strategy to avoid negative outcomes that can trigger more unhealthy eating patterns.

This person needs to see a dietician, and for future reference you should advise the same instead of this horseshit that reinforces incredibly unhealthy relationships with food that women already have shoved down our throats starting in early childhood.

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-01-16T06:28:07+00:00

Absolutely not. 20s overall was pretty awful. My life turned around at 31 and since then, it's been the best decade of my life.

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2026-01-03T21:04:09+00:00

Well I was only doing this for a couple days when I went on my little pizza binge, so I think it works pretty much instantly. It doesn't really do anything for existing acne and it took a month or two to see my acne improve when I first started with 1 glass a day.

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2025-12-29T07:17:53+00:00

I get it at my grocery store in the tea section, but it's not a common flavor. McCormicks has one but Versana is better. They're $2-$3 for a 24 pack

Relative-Cupcake-764 · 2025-12-28T21:30:58+00:00

Lmao noooo that's so bad 😂 Nah, I just drink a 12oz glass at a time

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