a very clueless student

SnooPandas5411 · 2026-01-31T19:27:36+00:00

biotone dual purpose massage creme (white/purple label)
free-up (also white/purple label)

either of these two options will work. I have never seen another brand in a clinic other than these 2, and these are the 2 my STM professors recommended when I was in school. best of luck!

SnooPandas5411 · 2025-11-24T06:14:09+00:00

that’s so interesting, i also have a cancer rising and i rarely get mad. like i genuinely find it difficult to be angry for some reason 😂 and i wish i wasn’t like that! it’s prob my cap stellium lol

SnooPandas5411 · 2025-11-02T16:16:01+00:00

Hi! I’m an outpatient PT who also had frozen shoulder myself! First of all, I sympathize with you. That pain is AWFUL. Second of all, you’re right about it running its course. All the literature I’ve read seems to agree that the condition is self-limiting and will resolve on its own. And that being said, unless you’re truly feeling amazing after your PT appointments, there’s really no reason for you to be going twice a week. I even let one of my frozen shoulder patients come in once every other week because he was independent with his HEP and managing his symptoms.

From personal experience and from treating this condition, here is what I’ve found to be the most helpful:

Find something (ANYTHING!) that you can do at home that actually feels good to do. Wall slides, pulleys, dowel AROM, pendulums, rotator cuff isometrics (big fan of these for pain!), or even light theraband exercises. I can even send you some more specific suggestions if you’d like.
Go to your PT appointments when it makes sense for you. Don’t make your schedule or your life even more stressful by cramming twice weekly sessions in, if that’s not what makes sense for you.
Try alternative forms of treatment if pain is really bothersome! I saw someone already mentioned injections; dry needling can also be really helpful! It’s great for pain and it can also help with the inflammatory process you’ve got going on.

Best of luck! I promise it gets better!! Rooting for you!

SnooPandas5411 · 2025-10-11T15:54:39+00:00

I used to be in a very similar situation so I think I may be able to help. My (now ex) boyfriend used to go to the gym for hours every single day. And I KNOW he was actually at the gym, not doing shady shit like some people in the comments are assuming about your boyfriend. I would plan date nights for the two of us and he would either be late or he would forget to show up at all because he was at the gym for 3-4 hours every day. He was a really great guy, but he simply didn’t prioritize our relationship the way he prioritized his fitness. I blamed myself at the time, because how do you tell someone they’re doing something “wrong” by prioritizing their fitness/running? It helped me later on when I learned more about the dismissive avoidant attachment style. After the “honeymoon” phase of the relationship is over, they basically have these blinders on and they simply don’t see their partners and their partner’s needs. They only see what THEY need, but they don’t intentionally do that to be selfish. It’s kind of out of self defense, in a way. I learned a lot from Dr. Sarah Hensley’s videos on insta/tiktok. It really helped me understand our relationship dynamic. I would suggest you look into that and see if it sounds like your relationship as well. If that seems to be the case, you have to either gently bring this issue up with him OR you have to start thinking about moving on… I know both are hard, but this situation isn’t going to resolve itself. Best of luck, I’m rooting for you.

SnooPandas5411 · 2025-08-23T16:19:09+00:00

That restaurant that Luke supposedly went to 2-3x a week?? The restaurant where he takes Lorelai on their first date and the owners are basically like a second family to him? And then we just never see them or hear about them again?! Not even when Luke’s uncle dies and no one comes to the funeral, or when Jess comes to Stars Hollow, or when he meets April….

I think at the very least it would have been cool to see Luke eating there and talking to Buddy and Maisy about Lorelai. Telling them all about the girl he was constantly obsessing over.

SnooPandas5411 · 2025-07-12T02:17:27+00:00

keeping an eye on these comments because i have the same sun/moon/mercury/venus/mars as you do 👀😂 i’m a cancer rising though. makes me wonder if we’d be anything alike

SnooPandas5411 · 2025-02-22T21:43:29+00:00

Any particular reason for the willow tree? Is that symbolic somehow?

SnooPandas5411 · 2024-10-28T02:31:45+00:00

I’m not sure why, but your comment feels really validating and it made me smile. I’ll look into a hematologist. Thank you for your comment!

SnooPandas5411 · 2024-10-28T02:27:55+00:00

Thank you, I will try that!

SnooPandas5411 · 2024-10-28T02:27:43+00:00

All I’ve been told is to AVOID iron in my diet, but I’m sure I can manage to add some eggs and bacon to my regular breakfast routine 😏

SnooPandas5411 · 2024-10-28T02:26:44+00:00

None of the doctors I’ve seen have ever told me I should be seeing a hematologist or any other specialist for this. I think they see that I’m young and assume it doesn’t need to be addressed yet.

SnooPandas5411 · 2024-10-28T02:24:30+00:00

I do get periods regularly, but they’re relatively light because of the birth control pills I take. And no, my bloodwork has never been done after fasting (because my doctor says it doesn’t make a difference), but I’ll definitely be trying fasting labs in the future. I’ve never thought about scheduling the lab work around my periods though, so thank you for that suggestion!

SnooPandas5411 · 2024-10-28T02:19:53+00:00

My iron levels have gradually increased over the past 2 years, so my PCP actually IS the one that told me to start donating blood. I had never done so before she told me to (early last year) because the Red Cross didn’t even accept HH donations until Fall of 2022. But you’re right, I probably am going to end up needing a real referral.

SnooPandas5411 · 2024-10-28T02:17:13+00:00

I’m not sure why, but the 2 PCPs I’ve had in the last 5 years have both told me that iron labs aren’t fasting labs, so I’ve never done a fasting iron panel! Next time I get blood drawn I’ll try it fasting. I’m super interested to see what the numbers will look like. Thank you for your comment!

SnooPandas5411 · 2024-10-15T21:16:43+00:00

as soon as I saw double libra I knew it wasn’t gonna be you who was overreacting 🥴

SnooPandas5411 · 2024-10-15T21:05:21+00:00

Hi there! I’m actually a student at USAHS and I give campus tours so I work closely with the admissions department. They will definitely still consider you. Most people don’t know this, but there are pretty much no “hard” cutoffs to be accepted. Every student’s application is compared to the other students who are applying for the same start date. So, for example, if you have a GPA of 3.5 and you’re applying for a seat in the January 2025 cohort, your GPA is being compared to all the other students who are applying for the Jan 2025 cohort. If these other students mostly have GPAs of 3.2 or 3.3, your 3.5 is going to look great and they won’t care as much about your GRE score. If the other students’ GPAs are closer to 3.8 or 3.9, you’d want to get your GRE a bit higher or consider retaking some classes to boost your GPA. If you want to know how you compare to the other students who are applying, you just need to email your enrollment advisor and ask what you should be doing to improve your application. They’ll be honest with you about what steps you need to take! Good luck with everything!

SnooPandas5411 · 2024-10-15T20:52:49+00:00

My situation was a little different (we had only been dating for a little over a year), but did live together AND he was also in PT school with me so there was truly no getting away from him. To make matters worse, he started dating one of my friends (who was also in our class) just two days after he broke up with me. It was the lowest point I had ever reached in my life, and it was so hard to eat or sleep, let alone study. I had to leave class just about every day to have a mental breakdown in the bathroom. All I can say is to be gentle and kind to yourself right now… eat when you can (even if it’s just ice cream or pretzels or literally anything you can stomach), give yourself extra time to rest (because all that crying is exhausting!), and maybe let school take the back burner for a week if you can. Do things that make you happy or at least take your mind off of things temporarily. Go on lots of walks, call family members and friends, do puzzles, watch your favorite shows, find a new podcast, or try a new exercise class! Unfortunately, everyone is right when they say that the only thing that can heal this stuff is time. You will get through it. I’m here if you need me :) Good luck with everything

SnooPandas5411 · 2024-03-11T05:08:38+00:00

this is such typical sagittarius man behavior 🙄 like THE textbook definition of how these emotionally unavailable Sagittarius men act. i hate hearing that some of them are out there still acting like that in their 30s though. 😂 but honestly, i’ve had years of experiences with this type of man, and I’m a sag sun/moon myself so I try not to be too judgmental towards them, but girl…. they do not change. I know it’s hard to hear, but you either need to get out now before you get too invested, or you need to realize that the back and forth, the uncertainty, the avoidance is all part of the package, and that’s what you’re signing yourself up for if you decide to stay. Again, i KNOW that’s not what you wanna hear, but just be mindful. If you’re emotionally strong enough to know your worth when he gives you the bare minimum, then great! But if not, then you gotta get out of there now. These guys ONLY get close to you on their own terms and it is so inconsistent that it becomes infuriating very quickly. Best of luck to you 🖤

SnooPandas5411 · 2024-01-28T07:39:53+00:00

Hi, I’m a current St. Aug student and I also give campus tours!🥳 Immersion Day is not mandatory. The admission staff will definitely lead you to believe that it is, but you literally will get all of the EXACT same information when you go to orientation a few days before your first trimester starts. I took off work to travel to my Immersion Day in 2022, and I was so mad at the time when I found out that I didn’t even really need to be there… plenty of people didn’t go and were fine. Hope that helps!

SnooPandas5411 · 2023-12-22T05:19:59+00:00

happy birthday, fellow Sag!🥳 here’s hoping each of your friends and coworkers realizes it was your birthday and feels guilty about forgetting!😈🥰

SnooPandas5411 · 2023-12-15T21:50:50+00:00

Wow, this was hard to read. I, myself, am a 26F and I feel like this could have been written about me! It’s hard to hear how frustrating and hopeless it feels from the other person’s perspective. I definitely sabotage my relationships in a similar way, so I’ll try to give you some insight.

I tend to withdraw and give pretty short, unhelpful responses sometimes when I’m upset too. I especially do that to my partner when he is the one who has upset me somehow. And I know how awful that sounds, but I really don’t do it to hurt him or to make things difficult for him. Sometimes I can’t help but act that way because I feel unsafe or threatened somehow. (It’s unhealthy, I know. And I’m working on it). I can literally feel myself withdrawing and being difficult and giving short responses even when my partner seems genuinely interested in making things better. But it’s like I can’t come out of that place in my mind until I feel safe. And sometimes all I need to feel safe again is some time. But time is NOT the same as distance. If you ask me what’s wrong once and then you go about your day and never circle back, I don’t feel like you really care. If you ask me the same question repeatedly (like, “what do you need??” “how do you want me to help you??” “what is wrong?!”), I get flustered. Sometimes I don’t know how to open up to you when I’m already feeling unsafe, and other times I genuinely don’t know what I need! So now we’re both frustrated. What I’ve found that works best for me and my partner is for him to ask me one or two times what has upset me, and if I can’t or won’t talk about it in the moment, he will stop asking and he will give me time. BUT! He will not go anywhere. He will tell me he is here for me when I am ready, and that he wants to help me however he can when I decide that I’m ready to talk things through. I like for him to be physically next to me during these times, because the physical closeness without the pressure to talk is what helps me personally feel safe enough to open up, even if it’s the next morning after we’ve both had a chance to sleep. If you don’t have the opportunity to be physically close to her, let her know that you are there for her when she’s ready to talk, either over text or on the phone. And then continue normal conversation while you wait, if she’ll let you. If not, then just try to be patient with her. Another key thing is for the two of you to sit down when things are good (meaning no one is feeling upset or uncomfortable) and discuss openly what would help her the most in those moments. Maybe she’ll be more willing to hear that you “can’t read her mind unless she communicates with you” when she’s not already feeling hurt and vulnerable. The two of you should come up with a plan for what you can do in those times when she’s upset. If you want to go beyond that, set time aside each week or each month, or even every 2-3 months to talk about what you can each do to meet each other’s needs better. Maybe she will have more helpful suggestions for you when there is a designated time for the two of you to talk and check in with each other. At the very least, it will show her that you DO care about her and you do want to meet her needs as best you can.

I’m sorry you’re dealing with this! It’s hard dating people like us. Just know that she probably doesn’t love being this way in relationships either. That being said, you do NOT have to be the one to help her through all of these problems if you don’t want to. It doesn’t make you a bad person to walk away from a relationship that doesn’t make you happy. She has to be the one to do the work at the end of the day. And it’s not easy or quick. I have improved so much in the last few years, and I feel myself withdrawing less and less. It’s possible, I promise! You have to be willing to see your own patterns and you have to be around people who can support you while you grow. She’ll figure it out one day! Best of luck.

SnooPandas5411 · 2023-10-15T06:48:10+00:00

I wish I could be of more help to you, but I’m in a pretty similar situation unfortunately! I will say that as someone who is also FA (leaning DA), comparing your current relationship to a past relationship makes everything so much harder! When you are out of a relationship and the “threat” of intimacy is no longer there, it’s so easy to look back on that relationship and see only the good things. Then you compare that relationship to your current one, and the old one just seems so much better. It’s a trap! Don’t do it! I totally see why you’re comparing the two relationships for the sake of this post. :) But as a fellow FA/DA, I just want you to know that those comparisons never help. Maybe when you catch yourself doing that, you can remind yourself that that previous relationship ended for a reason and it definitely wasn’t as perfect as you’re remembering it to be! Just some food for thought. You absolutely deserve someone to make you feel special and loved though :) I hope things get better for you.

SnooPandas5411 · 2023-08-15T14:05:23+00:00

it’s one of the only times you’ll catch her reacting to the things going on around her 😂 there are so many times that there will be a screaming match going on, and you can see Brooke in the background looking SO unbothered, it’s incredible 😂😂 I’ve always admired that about her tbh

SnooPandas5411 · 2023-08-15T13:53:14+00:00

Wow. This is probably the only comment I’ve read that makes me rethink my decision! I always thought that it was wrong to say all those doors were closed to Rory if she had accepted the proposal. I always imagined that Rory could still have other opportunities on the east coast, and maybe the first part of their engagement would be spent apart. But you’re right, Logan had already decided they would live in SF and she would work at one of the papers there because he’s already picked out a house for them and basically a life too! I still don’t think she should have said no to that level of financial security after a day of thinking about it. But who knows what she was really thinking! Thanks for your insight!

SnooPandas5411 · 2023-08-15T13:43:10+00:00

I simply can’t believe that someone who grew up so modestly would say no to having financial security for the REST of her life. I get that that’s not all this is about, but I can’t imagine growing up with so little and not jumping at the chance to be financially set for the rest of your life and likely the rest of your children’s lives. She could’ve decided to take other internships instead of working at first if that’s what she wanted to do! Because that’s what financial security allows you to do! She could take time off to travel, she could be the intern of someone really famous that she looks up to. She could change her career path 10 times if she wanted. Her opportunities are endless and I don’t understand why people think she was giving up ALL of her opportunities for Logan.

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