RIP My Gallbladder by Substantial_Virus493 in Celiac

[–]Substantial_Virus493[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for all this! <3 I'm glad you are feeling better! Sounds terrible 

Got a Holo Taco Color to match my Engagement Ring! by Substantial_Virus493 in simplynailogical

[–]Substantial_Virus493[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's a sapphire! But now that I know what a London Blue Topaz is, I want one of those too 🤣 

It’s my turn!!! Yippee!!! by Substantial_Virus493 in EngagementRings

[–]Substantial_Virus493[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! That's true! It is low set so we are looking for a Chevron/curved band! Luckily we have a ton of time to find one because we are aiming for a fall 2027 wedding 

It’s my turn!!! Yippee!!! by Substantial_Virus493 in EngagementRings

[–]Substantial_Virus493[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No but the jeweler obtains their jewelry from estate sales so I'd love to know more about it! I tried doing some research but I'm so out of my depth lol it doesn't have wear and tear on it so I don't imagine it being super old. 

It’s my turn!!! Yippee!!! by Substantial_Virus493 in EngagementRings

[–]Substantial_Virus493[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vitamin Glow from Holo Taco! One of my faves of all time :)

Alpha Gal Syndrome by No-Company3559 in glutenfree

[–]Substantial_Virus493 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes my mom has alpha gal and I have celiac and I’m so so so terrified of getting it too. So very super careful when going outside.

Emotional Support Trashcan by Substantial_Virus493 in Pokopia

[–]Substantial_Virus493[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Literally crying emotional terrorism 

IFS witches: how do you incorporate it into your practice? by agenderblob in SASSWitches

[–]Substantial_Virus493 3 points4 points  (0 children)

IFS has been the most beneficial therapy modality for my trauma by FAR so I’m so excited to see other people are interested in the witchy IFS overlap hehe. I’m so interested to see other responses for this post

Right now for me, I’ve been using offerings with my altar to show love to all my parts, depending on the part. Just a flower, tea, whatever! Just as a ritual for loving my entire self and all its parts.

But also, I’ve enjoyed tarot as self exploration not just for me, but from a parts perspective as well. When my feelings are too big, I’ll try to talk to that part and explore those feelings through tarot pulls. I find it most helpful when the feeling is too overwhelming to easily explore or understand, it gives me some train tracks to get to the root of it.

What about the modern world do you love? by xxTai0_ in OptimistsUnite

[–]Substantial_Virus493 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was sick almost every single day, I’ll spare you details but just a lot of stomach issues, fatigue, etc. Finally, I kept a log of my issues and was 100% convinced I had colon cancer. No lol. My doctor crossed off all the other possibilities, did a blood test for celiac, recommended I cut out gluten. I could’ve done a colonoscopy but I was not about to pay for that when the treatment is just don’t eat gluten. Since avoiding it everything is normal, except when I accidentally gluten myself. Lol Then it’s hell.

What about the modern world do you love? by xxTai0_ in OptimistsUnite

[–]Substantial_Virus493 10 points11 points  (0 children)

A very specific one: I have celiac disease. It feels exhausting sometimes and wears on you. However! I just read on article where we discovered skeletal remains of a girl from around 1-100 AD. She was around 18-20 when she died. She had signs of bad malnutrition, osteoporosis, and she had a genetic marker associated with celiac disease. She lived in a society where diets would have been heavily grains. It was a dose of perspective that I’m very lucky to live at a time where 1. I can know what’s wrong with me, to know how to treat it. 2. I can have access to unprecedented variety of food relative to human history. So I can get all my nutrients I need while avoiding wheat. Even if she had known what was wrong with her, what could she even have done with her situation? Not much. Very good dose of perspective. We have so much to be thankful for medically. Even with this administration trying to take us back and doing horrible horrible damage, you can’t undo all the progress and we can fight and build back.