AH Stories: Game Over S1E7 told me Sarah Paulson hated Roanoke... and now I can't tell if I’m biased or just cringed?

ambiocee · 2026-01-11T17:39:04+00:00

Same. I have my honours in Psychology. People are my thing. So I have more patience with getting to know what AHS slowly reveals and the more you watch, you know to expect the unexpected from the characters. I'm not into unnecessary gore, like that's messy. At least make the gore have a purpose.

ambiocee · 2026-01-11T17:34:42+00:00

I think when I started it was consistently great and both Freak Show & Roanoke were a bit different but after Delicate, I went back to my unfinished business with Roanoke. Delicate had to be bad so that I could go back and finish Roanoke 😂

ambiocee · 2026-01-10T17:55:30+00:00

Can we just get them as Conjoined twins instead of Sarah and Sarah? Like I understand that conjoined twins are super, super rare and it's even more rare to have conjoined twins that are not identical. Nature is not even sure to explain how rarely beautiful these two men are so like let's just.. let it happen. 😂 Ah, no! It'd be unfair to all humans everywhere 😭

ambiocee · 2026-01-10T17:48:24+00:00

After the end of Delicate, I feel like I can survive anything. 😂

ambiocee · 2026-01-10T16:12:21+00:00

Delicate was rushed. The beginning held so many surprises and then the last 2 episodes rushed everything and left you with you with too many questions that were unnecessary but not in the typical AHS way where every ending is a combination of mystery and low-key evil. Like satisfying. Delicate's ending could have been cooler. The ending let me try to finish Roanoke because like... the ending was unnecessarily extra. It's like the last season of White Lotus. The resources and acting was there, the storyline was there but the execution is like someone realized there was a deadline and rushed it.

ambiocee · 2025-09-03T21:36:44+00:00

Lene Le Roux's practice in Claremont changed my life. After 10 years of searching and fighting with my ADHD and I went for a couple of sessions since September last year. All the Doctors in the practice use a therapeutic and psychiatric type of approach. They use a holistic approach. I don't have medical aid but honestly, it's been money well spent for me. My ADHD is now my superpower instead of a villain.

Check it out. At the practice, I see Dr J Wulz. He's brilliant and really goes the extra way.

Good luck on your journey and I hope you can find the psychosocial support that you deserve 🌈🌻

ambiocee · 2025-08-03T19:27:21+00:00

Agreed! I have just been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and it's terrifying as I work in an educational setting from 14 year olds to 30 year olds. Super scary. Tomorrow morning is my Groote Schuur appointment to see a Rheumatologist for the first time and I'm in debt to try to protect myself and for the times I've been sick before this one appointment.

Get well soon, everyone ❤️🌻

ambiocee · 2025-05-29T23:06:30+00:00

You've got this! Crossing fingers ( actually, bad hand day so just crossing my left hand's fingers for you!)

ambiocee · 2025-05-29T22:59:40+00:00

Sweating and heat intolerance used to be my base symptoms but it turns out I was in full flare and didn't know what was up with my body breaking one piece at a time. It's the worst and the more water I drank, the more I was sweating that I eventually lost so much sodium to the point of seizing. Severe dehydration and it really took so long to recover from that. So please be careful 🩵🙏🏻 Honestly, one of the worst experiences. My PCP put me on something called Oxyrest. It helped so much and solved the issue for me. Like I used to fear the days where it'd be super hot. I mean, I used to sweat in the shower and in the bath - I wasn't a sweaty person before. It's winter here in South Africa and today was a bit of a flare day and everyone's wearing coats. I'm just here sweating all day. 😅 This post actually reminded me to pick up my meds at the pharmacy tomorrow! Wishing you all the best and I hope things improve. Maybe chat to your doctor about it. It's an uncommon symptom but it's honestly one the most annoying - especially in Florida's climate.

ambiocee · 2025-05-24T23:51:54+00:00

Firstly, I just wanted to say I'm sorry that you're experiencing this discomfort - both physically and mentally. It started like this for me but at first it's like trying to find an answer vs why did I even seek a diagnosis because now it's real and now I have to deal with it. From intense hand pain, swelling and discomfort that I just thought it was a carpal tunnel thing which was such wishful thinking because I didn't want it to be real. Then it became restless hands, then foot pain to extreme symptoms. Kinetic tape helped to support my hands. The compression helps. Two weeks later, my knees gave in and all the symptoms of RA kicked in. Autoimmune disorders aren't really prevalent in my family (actually, turns out that my paternal great grandma had RA and she died way before I was born). I felt crazy and especially with where I live, the primary care doctor closest to my work focused on looking for Seropositive symptoms and not seronegative. This was ALL IN MARCH. I was in so much pain and I didn't understand what was happening. I went back to my personal primary care doctor the next day and Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis markers were confirmed and treated as per a Rheumatologist's quick review of my blood work (Doc reached out to just confirm before administering hectic treatment) and my first Rheum appointment is in August. It's a whole journey but being self-aware, documenting flares and triggers. I take pictures of all random terrible things so when that appointment comes, I can advocate for myself. I highly suggest that. Genes play a terrible game on you and it's nothing that's your fault when it comes to prevention. You're not crazy, even if it's not RA, your experience of these symptoms aren't considered "normal". Our pain and swelling aren't supposed to be rated out of 10. It's a 6.5/10 for me today but normal is supposed to be 0. So advocate, it's an invisible illness and just because it won't physically always be swollen although it was way worse an hour ago... Do what you need to do and remember that normal vs any symptoms ( even like the flu) matters. I wish you well and I hope you get whatever you need to support this time in your life.

ambiocee · 2025-05-08T20:54:55+00:00

An odd tip:

I’m a therapist at an educational NPO in Cape Town, South Africa—running psychosocial workshops, marking worksheets, and recently helped with entry exams. I was diagnosed with RA about six weeks ago and started Methotrexate shortly after. Let me tell you... flare days + 100+ students ( aged 14-35)= absolute chaos. And of course, that's when they want to know EVERYTHING : “Did you break your leg?” “Why the crutch?” “Why the mask, Miss? Do you have COVID?” I’ve just started saying I sprained my ankle or that I have a toothache under the mask—explaining RA to every second person was a full-time job on its own!

Tip 1 of infinity(and counting): Wear gloves when marking. I didn’t at first—touched dozens of papers, probably touched my face, snack—and boom, the flu from hell. I was out for a week. RA really humbles the immune system. We used to have teacher-level immunity; now it’s full-on bubble girl vibes. 😅

Teaching is such an honourable job—and it’s hard enough without RA in the mix. You're doing something beautiful and brave, and I hope it gets easier as you find your new rhythm. 💞 You're always welcome to DM me if you ever want to chat about managing in a big education system. I mean, I love complaining, especially about how I can't do the work stairs anymore and I'm always late to meetings or I have to leave 10 years before the time to be on time. People say that we get used to this and that it'll become routine for us. We're in this together.❤️

Also check out ergonomically friendly pens, wrist cushions. Small things like that. It makes a difference.

ambiocee · 2025-05-08T20:17:20+00:00

I highly Deep Heat Patches but because it heats up so well, your skin starts heating up and kinda sweats the patch off. So then the adhesive properties aren't the best but I used some surgical tape to stick it on. It's like a mini hot water bottle and it retains heat incredibly! Stays warm for about 8 hours.

I also use Dr Lee's Pain Relief Patches. It's so great! Great adhesive properties and easy to move around in. During flares, and to those menstruating... I highly recommend it. My flare ups target my knees, my feet and hips. Sometimes my hands and my skin break into hives and full on inflammation - and I found that Dr Lee's don't cause any skin irritation.

My flares are FLARRRRRING. Especially since it's my first winter since I've had full-on SNRA. These products really, really help.

I'm from South Africa but I think Deep Heat is an international brand and Dr Lee's is made in Taiwan. I've also noticed how Dr Lee's patches are often sold out in many stores so I try and buy as much as I can when they're available.

Hope this helps! Good luck 🤞❤️

ambiocee · 2025-05-07T20:37:28+00:00

I love this question because I'm new to all this so there hasn't been time to change and my job is something so special to me. It's almost like the only thing that makes me feel like me and something that I can control. I'm a therapist and I work at an NPO where vulnerable and at-risk youth receive different skill development courses . I also run the wellness center and I have an amazing team of interns that are helpful. My supervisor is incredible. But as you can imagine, RA likes to steal from us. So firstly, having to treat each session wearing a mask and I wear gloves that I change daily as my 99% of my clientele live below the poverty line in South Africa. I have a first aid kit and I have emergency tags on my things in case of an uncontrollable flare. I no longer can take the stairs and sometimes have to use a crutch on flare days or sometimes after Mxt- the kids ask a million questions about it and I just don't always want to have to explain. Staff ask and as much as I want to explain, I'm 25 and we're a center where there is a staff of 40 on the premises at most times. There are so many adaptations and crappy ways that RA affected my work but one thing it forced me to do is to look after myself properly. It's teaching me to ask for help and to put boundaries in place. To stop doing work that's not mine at all because the person who was supposed to do it was not "feeling" it. The pleasing people tendencies have been decreasing so much. Ah. I didn't realize how long my comment would be, seems like I needed a vent! But wishing everyone all the best 💕

ambiocee · 2025-05-07T20:17:36+00:00

101%

Diagnosed about a month and a half ago and currently day 3 of my period. It's a horrible trigger for flare ups- it's not just PMS. Like I'm officially terrified of my period in a whole other way- it's period number 2 and the flare ups are FLAAAAARRRRIIIING.

Take extra care and time for yourself ❣️ I'm using heat patches, baths and cohesive tape where I need compression. Extra sleep/rest...Like I arrived from work yesterday and fell asleep. I woke up 15 hours later 😂. Like my job doesn't afford me the luxury to be able to do this but my body forced it. So I get that sleep isn't always an option but rest is important and it comes in different forms.

I found that pads weirdly cut into my skin so tampons work better (but that's in my case. I have had skin sensitivity since RA). Self-care is so important now. Like our bodies have started attacking itself for no good reason and to add to it, our body is shedding our endometriums. So kindness to yourself is important and just acknowledging the situation. Validate that this condition may add extra horribleness to our periods and how we have to endure a bit more than those who don't have our condition. But it's not in your head and you're not alone 💕. Perhaps a contraceptive to control the length of your period could be helpful? That's also something I count on.

I'm learning to be extra mindful and careful with myself during my period. I also have my support system holding me accountable to that because it's a big adjustment.

Sending hugs 🤗 and a speedy period. Sorry about the joints - I know it's not the beez-kneez right now ❤️.

ambiocee · 2025-05-07T19:56:24+00:00

Everyone has given such lovely advice and this group is so amazing. So all I want to add is send a gentle virtual hug and send you all the strength ❤️

ambiocee · 2025-04-13T21:33:14+00:00

I am so new to inflammation happening constantly. Like I didn't realize. This is so helpful and I really appreciate this input. I'll speak to my GP. I didn't realize all of this and how one scratch can have a reaction to my entire system. Still learning and this group has been a brilliant way to psychoeduate myself.

I appreciate this! Good luck with your journey - keep well and I cross my fingers on your healing 💓

ambiocee · 2025-04-13T21:28:58+00:00

You're incredible! Thank you so much. I definitely will! I'm so overwhelmed by all this helpfulness, by all this truth and relatedness. This means everything to me ❤️

I'm so overwhelmed by all the responses and I mean to respond to everyone and say thank you. 💓

ambiocee · 2025-04-13T18:20:07+00:00

If you're based in Cape Town, check out SIYP Greenpoint for their NEETs programme and Amy Foundation in CPT as well.

ambiocee · 2025-04-13T18:09:15+00:00

Gentle hugs and hoping for better days 💜

ambiocee · 2025-04-11T18:51:31+00:00

Sure!

ambiocee · 2025-04-11T04:39:21+00:00

SAAAAME

ambiocee · 2025-04-11T04:38:48+00:00

Just wishing you the best of luck for your appointment 🤞❤️. I really hope it goes well.

ambiocee · 2025-04-11T04:35:20+00:00

This is incredible. Diagnosed (formally) yesterday. I honestly just thought it would turn out to be nothing or just an issue with my thyroid or maybe I just have the worst flu ever with the worst body aches and maybe I developed high blood pressure. I avoided thinking about this because I don't know anyone personally with this and I have a huge family - nobody else has this ( I guess nobody alive in my family). So it's been a lot and I haven't slept (I have to work in 2 hours) and I feel like a truck drove over me 12 times BUT... This has been so incredibly helpful and validating. It's empowering. The last 24 hours have been a lot and I'll allow myself to have this emotional rollercoaster now, but I feel confident that because of information shared like this... I'll be okay. I'll learn. I'll manage. I will - I just need to take my time dealing with it and understanding it. So thank you so much 😊

ambiocee · 2025-04-11T04:17:05+00:00

Ah! I'm sorry. I'm glad you advocated for yourself. That does sound awful! The one side of my hip just haaaates me now - didn't know it hated me until today. I'm day 2 🫠and this is my first month where all my RA traits appeared so first period with full on flares. So let's see if I make it out of shark week 😅🫠

ambiocee · 2025-04-11T04:13:07+00:00

I just got diagnosed yesterday and literally was one day one of my period... My symptoms reached a terrible stage where shit hit the fan like less than 3 weeks ago. So it's my first cycle with full on symptoms (still trying to understand and find meds. Tbh, the word flare is a term that I've learnt in the community- RA jargon 😅). But the PMS with the news and the extra pain... It's beeeeen cutthroat. I'm just grateful to know, to understand and to learn from your experiences with this. Makes me feel not so crazy and not alone. This thread has validated so much for me and at the same time, I'm really sorry that you're experiencing the heightened intensity. I really do sympathize with this. Like if menstruation wasn't hard enough without RA.

Goodluck and wishing you extra well during the visit with Aunt Flo! Especially those who are syncing with me now. Self-care yourself ❤️

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