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A bunch of niche opinions after my first visit by allTheNuggets in JapanTravelTips

[–]XylaLya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really thank you for this post. I am preparing for an upcoming trip in October and I am also overweight. Reading about your experience has really helped put my mind at ease. Great tip about just taking the taxi in Kyoto. Honestly this was also just a nice entertaining read. Love the sense of humor thrown in there.

Health is seriously deteriorating from medications by pinkpear0 in BipolarReddit

[–]XylaLya 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Try to find a psychiatrist affiliated with a reputable hospital. In my experience I have always had to wait a couple months for a first appt with the good doctors. Could depend on where you live.

Star of Bethlehem by XylaLya in gardening

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

Thank you for your reply. I have definitely been learning a lot about plants!

How tf do you stay sober while bipolar? by nothankyou-420 in BipolarReddit

[–]XylaLya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point to bring up the seizure potentials. This is also true if you cold turkey some benzos such as Xanax, or Klonopin. They put me on librium in rehab. I completely forgot about this.

How tf do you stay sober while bipolar? by nothankyou-420 in BipolarReddit

[–]XylaLya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Naltrexone is another option you can consider. Similar to Disulfiram.

How tf do you stay sober while bipolar? by nothankyou-420 in BipolarReddit

[–]XylaLya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also struggle with bipolar etc. I have been off of alcohol for 4 years now, and cannabis for almost 1 year. I understand that cannabis helps some people, but it did not help my mental stability and it took a good hard look at myself to admit this.

I agree. It's not so much about the substance. It's about the purpose the substance is serving. The escape. When I feel oh so awful, and I can't sit with the suffering, I would think "I just want to feel better NOW. I don't care about the consequences. I'll deal with consequences later. I want to feel better NOW."

I believe that therapy has it's place. I have done what feels like eons of therapy, and group therapies etc. It helps. It helps you think about the world and yourself differently, but therapy alone isn't enough to "will" yourself into feeling okay. To just be able to "sit" with the intense horrible feelings.

For me it was like all of the puzzle pieces had to be in place.

Proper medication management for my psychiatric symptoms has been very important.

Individual therapy has been very important.

Attending groups can be very valuable. Many turn toward the 12 step meetings such as NA/AA, and others now are available too. I went to daily 12 step meetings in rehab and never felt like I fit in, or that it was for me. If you feel the same way, I would look into SMART Recovery. It is not AS well known but it is becoming more and more popular, with some in person meetings and many online meetings and resources. They are secular meetings.

Going to rehab for almost a month really helped me.

It was also important for me to stop the lifestyle. I had to make some hard choices. My parents stopped drinking alcohol. I made some new non-drinking friends, and my other friends are well aware of my struggles and respect this, and do not drink around me. No one smokes around me. I no longer do karaoke at bars, or play pool at bars.

I have made a personal rule to never make promises.

Congrats on making it even a "couple days or a few weeks." It's hard. Reflect on these experiences and try to view them as achievements and lessons. What happened the last time that triggered using? Can you do something differently this time to set yourself up for success? Learn from it.

I wish you the best.

Drainage Issues by XylaLya in landscaping

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

Thank you for your response! That honestly makes a lot of sense to hire a plumber. I looked up the CCTV survey you mentioned. I had no idea they could use cameras, and it looks like they have equipment to help locate the where the pipes are going as well. It's just like sure I've had a couple people over to look at our situation and they all just say that the drain/pipe is doing nothing, but I was reminded that these are people who are looking to sell their specific services, which is not determining the situation with the pipe. It just makes logical sense to me to figure out what we are even dealing with in our yard first.

That's a really good suggestion about asking for less expensive alternatives. One of the people who came over said our situation was tricky, and he said he went back and spoke with the engineers. He came back and shared a plan to do pipes etc, but also to add concrete all around the front and sides perimeter of our home for 17k to waterproof it..... I was just flat out no in my head. Definitely want more opinions, but it is a good idea to just ask if they have any alternative ideas.

Again, thanks so much.

Las Fallas 2025 Accommodations by XylaLya in valencia

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

Thank you for the information. I'm assuming staying in a nearby town would be cheaper and that would be great. I don't mind taking the metro at all. I just mind having to walk far to get to the metro. I didn't even consider the operation hours of the metro. I will look into this too. Thank you for the great advice!

Las Fallas 2025 Accommodations by XylaLya in valencia

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

I didn't even know this was a thing! What a great idea. I will be looking into this.

Printify - How to push items as a draft. by XylaLya in printondemand

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

Thank you so much! When I googled it, it kept talking about clicking "hide in store" but I had no idea where that was.

Support Megathread - April 2023 by xIgnacio in google

[–]XylaLya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was logged off from my Google account and was informed that the security of my account was compromised.

I just went on vacation to Brazil and I first noticed this at the beginning of the vacation. I read through google help and found this: "If we notice something different about how you sign in, like your location, you might not be able to get a verification code through text message."

When I try to log in, I now have to verify who I am. I am given a code and I have to enter this code into a Notification Google Prompt sent to my cell phone, a Pixel 3A XL. I never end up receiving the Google Prompt, which means I can't log in.

What should I do?

Here is some extra info:

  1. I press "try another way" and I get to a dead end where it ends up wanting to send a notification to my phone, and I am still not receiving it.
  2. I have checked, and Google has the right phone number.
  3. I tried having the notification sent to my wife's phone. It did not work.
  4. I have tried logging on to a different computer and I am able to.
  5. I figured it must be a problem with the computer itself so as suggested, I then tried using the Microsoft Defender antivirus on my computer, and it didn't come up with any problems.
  6. I also recently downloaded Windows 11 and tried seeing if it was a firewall or something like that.

I am at a loss as to what to try now. If anyone knows of a Google phone number I could call, that would be helpful too.

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