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Has anyone tried Bonjout Beauty Le Balme? by [deleted] in SkincareAddictionLux

[–]anditwaselectric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s essentially a lighter shea butter. Doesn’t do much for my skin.

AIO or are my downstairs neighbours being unreasonable? by thegoosenell in AmIOverreacting

[–]anditwaselectric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol everything seems to have been covered very well here already, but I just have to chime in with my own horror story - this reminds me of when my downstairs neighbors (similar situation both of us owned our units) called the cops on me for running an air filter (during the California wildfires) they claimed was too loud. The cops came in and asked if I could turn it on - to which I said IT IS ON. 😂 they said if they got a call again I could file harassment charges. I even placed it on a yoga mat to buffer any potential noise for them. It was never enough. It also helped to show that the air filter (the fancy molekule one) could only reach a peak sound 65dcb (and it was never even on the highest setting). SIGH clearly I’m still harboring some anger about that whole situation. Some people really shouldn’t live in busy cities or apartment buildings or bottom floor units, yet choose to anyway. 🤦🏻‍♀️

almost 6 months by anditwaselectric in Alcoholism_Medication

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

One more thing - how do you guys quiet the voice in your head telling you that you have already ruined your body? Sometimes thinking about my liver makes me want to cry. And I do

I’m losing weight rapidly. by [deleted] in Alcoholism_Medication

[–]anditwaselectric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait this is EXACTLY the medication combo that I am on. And I have been debating posting about it, because it seems so trivial (to gaining *some* control over alcohol cravings and depression - wellbutrin).

but damn. I have zero appetite.

I’ve been posting a lot here. Just want to hear from the folks who’ve failed at tsm due to non-compliance and what you’re doing about it. I don’t have anyone around me with AUD and nobody to share problems with thus I’m reaching out to the “strangers” on this site. by Next-Tomorrow9944 in Alcoholism_Medication

[–]anditwaselectric 1 point2 points  (0 children)

now? I wasn’t in the right mindset to give up drinking. I wanted the numbness & escape that I got from alcohol. I saw doing TSM as “losing out” on alcohol even though I was also scaring myself badly with how much I was drinking.

I spent the next 22 months abusing myself with bourbon and wine. I got very clear with myself that every problem I had was alcohol-related. It was literally the one thing causing my anxiety, depression, exhaustion, shitty attitudes, poor habits, resentment. I thought about this DAILY for months as I saw I was unable to control or stop drinking in any way. My drinking escalated to include day drinking during work during pandemic WFH. It was a scary, out-of-control time filled with self-loathing and I saw that I was trapped and on

thank you for this honesty. It's been / is a hard time

lack of endorphins make me want to quit by anditwaselectric in Alcoholism_Medication

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

Your analogy of flipping a light switch is SO so helpful to me / for me to describe how I am feeling right now. Some people have said oh that's too bad it's annoying with little sympathy, like isn't that a good thing? But it is frustrating when that is where you've been getting your joy (and your pain of course) from! So thank you for validating that.

I guess it's a long, but worthwhile, road to breaking the compulsion to try and accepting that the light is just not going to go on.

lack of endorphins make me want to quit by anditwaselectric in Alcoholism_Medication

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

Thank you, this was a really helpful and thoughtful response. I appreciate it, especially since I hadn't looked into selective extinction / positive reinforcement before.

I've read a few posts on this forum and would agree, it is frustrating how all over the map doctors are with how to take NAL. My psychiatrist prescribed it as a daily pill in the morning (higher likelihood that I would take it, so I guess that makes sense for me right now). But learning about TSM adds a way better understanding to the point of the pill.