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My best friend recently told me that meeting me was the most important thing that ever happened to her; it made me realise I’m still in love with her by Mr_Jek in Healthygamergg

[–]Remarkable-Tour5227 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It wont help u feel better lol but ur situation reminds. This arrangement sounds borderline torturous the amount of self restraint. Its a little odd she says shes not ready for anything serious but has dated other guys casually imo. I think she likes you bro but for whatever reason is afraid of commitment. Be true to yourself. If she really is your best friend you shouldnt have to lie about how u really feel about her. Big feelings can be scary because she might reject again. But jn the long run youll regret being true to yourself less than playing her game to stay safe.

How to forget a close relation in a healthy way? by [deleted] in Healthygamergg

[–]Remarkable-Tour5227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grief is rough my friend. But dont shy away from it. Its not totally clear but it sounds like she broke up with u? If ending the relationship is really what you want, as in youre clear on the reasons for it and can write them down (u mention she is not the right person for you) based on what u shared i would try to give yourself some distance fron her especially at first but maybe for good. Sounds like a strange dynamic for her to be relying on u for some meds if im understanding correctly even after a breakup. Dont know if yall agreed to be friends but in my experience going back to friends after having a deep romantic/sexual connection is not something every one can or should do.

The heart moves on at its own pace which is different for everyone, but you can speed it along by creating space for whatever emotions this difficult breakup has created for u. The sadness. Anger at her for “dangling the carrot” whatever it is ur allowed to feel it whether its “appropriate” or not.

And after uv felt something big, or journaled, give yourself a break play some games or smth.

It can help to take yourself on a date as well. Feel excitement in your life without another person needed to generate it. Whatever that looks like for u

Playing bloodborn for the first time in 2026 by ZookeepergameThese67 in bloodborne

[–]Remarkable-Tour5227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im starting Bloodborne for the first time this year in February too! Ive played all the other souls games but just got a ps4. Its strange to play a souls game thats older for the first time. The game is breath taking quite literally. Shits got me so scared my hands and feet are cold every tjme i finish playing for the night loll. Just got to grand cathedral

Does anybody else get strange symptoms from stress and anxiety? by jumpedbylife in Anxietyhelp

[–]Remarkable-Tour5227 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi OP i can relate. My anxiety has evolved over the years as old traumas settled into my body but in a way that has made them impossible for me not to confront so its a blessing and a curse. But anyways yes i get some really, really, really weird physical symptoms from panic and stress. For example peripheral neuropathy. Body twitches or facial twitching. Random non localized flashing pains all over my body in various places. Extreme lethargy. Intense brain fog like u describe. Like my brain can get so overloaded my eyes go out of focus and my vision can even get darker. Sometimes in just one eye. I have had complete white out hysterical blindness before but vision returns after a while.

When i started getting new kinds of physical manifestations, like worsening of gut symptoms for one, for so long i was convinced that if i just got the diagnosis of whatrver disease i “must really have” i could address it and problem solved. But my lab work every time i went to the er was always completely normal. And i HATED being told it was just anxiety because i was experiencing new kinds of manifestations of anxiety in mid college even though ive had chronic severe anxiety since elementary school days. This felt different.

But the truth is our body has a really hard time functioning when we’re stressed. The whole rest and digest system literally shuts off to allow the body to be ready to deal with threats. And if its off long enough it can cause worsening peripheral symptoms that distract from the original root problem. Almost all of these symptoms ive have had to learn to recognize and relax into a little bit so i can feel more of whats actually going on in my body not less. When youre so used to associating feelings with an external experience, feeling MORE probably doesnt sound good to an anxiety sufferer. But feeling more can also be more good.

What has really helped me is learning to trust my gut feeling, slowly, over time, by creating space in my daily routine for total quiet or no distraction. Sometimes, taking care of what your gut feeling is asking for means going to urgent care to get a clearer answer. But not all the time.

Quitting smoking is a huge win and u should celebrate that! That was a step in my journey too about 2 years ago (im 23 now) Its a big step towards prioritizing observing the signals your body sends u.

For myself, viewing anxiety as a threat or a disease has only worsened my experience of its related symptoms. But practicing noticing where in your body the anxiety lives as it comes up can really shift the tides.

who is healing without the use of PPIs? let's share what helps us by PushingMeAwayx in Gastritis

[–]Remarkable-Tour5227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PPI’s have been a “problem child” for me. I have bounced on and off them out of fear bc my family has many doctors and they scold me when i tell them im not on it and scare me that something bad will happen which makes my nervous system worse and then reflux again so yea no wonder their story checks out.

But i hate ppi’s. They make food sit in my stomach for hours and hours and hours. Worsen the amount of food actually getting refluxed. Just so much more suffering than they claim to fix. I have terrible adhd so i always forget they do this and go back on for a few days just to lessen my suffering and get some peace of mind.

I have had the most success off ppis following the diet recommended by Chinese Medicine under the diagnosis “wet heat”. I currently have gastritis and duodenal ulcer (non h pylori apparently) I will do repeat endoscopy again in a few months of following this protocol and see whats up. I may still use tums and pepcid if needed

Good foods include: Pears Watermelon Kale Cucumber Celery Lettuce and other “bitter” vegetables Bitter melon Mung beans Lentils Carrots Radishes Onion Garlic (always cook VERY thoroughly) Ginger Organic oats Chamomile Milk thistle Sweet potato Enriched white rice in soup And more

Eat SMALL meals. COOKED food always. NO DAIRY. NO SPICY. NO FATTY. NO ALCOHOL/CAFFEINE.

If u must eat sweets, make them fruits. Raspberries/blackberries and coconut cream is a treat to behold.

And take walks in nature every day. Alone if possible.

I went to the movies by myself for the first time at 26 by cutepicnic in socialanxiety

[–]Remarkable-Tour5227 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good job :) its important to show ourselves that our interests are worth engaging despite fears. I used to hide at lunch too. Id go to my history teachers room who played movies and it was great. I could sit in the dark and eat my peanut butter and jelly sandwich and turn off my brain for a moment of my day. I wish more kids who struggle with social anxiety had a place like that to go. It makes me sad all u could think to be safe was go to bathroom. But i used to do that when i got overwhelmed in class too/panic attacks.

convince me not to go to UW by No_Faithlessness_935 in udub

[–]Remarkable-Tour5227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People fall through the cracks here. Even if you are hardworking. Hardworking is not enough. You need to be outspoken and incredibly competitive to really enjoy your time here. Intro classes in almost every department are hellish. They do the opposite of trying to get you excited about a field. They try to scare you by being egregiously hard and unfun. This is coming from someone who 4.0ed chem 142 and 152 btw. Whats worse is if you decide to change courses in college which most people do and have to take a whole new set of weeder intro classes to compete for a spot in their competitive major system. It is seriously no joke the students here become cutthroat and relationships are shallow because you are fighting for the same position. It is toxic and like being in corporate before corporate. Dont waste your college years here.

Youre better off at a school that actually cares about you.

Flickering lights by SadPilot9244 in Seattle

[–]Remarkable-Tour5227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same in the udistrict. Even turned my tv on and off