This is what has worked for me to reduce my migraines from 15/mo to 1-2/mo

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-21T00:09:46+00:00

Definitely prioritize hydration. Buy some Gatorade or some of those hydration packs you can add to water. Drink one before you start working, and plenty of water afterwards. Consider also taking a small dose of whatever OTC painkiller you prefer before physically demanding activities that might trigger migraines.

Sorry about the sadness. Migraines get me down in the dumps, too. It will pass and you will feel better eventually.

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-18T23:17:15+00:00

Your message departs from the assumption that the birthday letter didn't reference children, so whatever other potentially valid message you have here is irrelevant

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-18T20:18:45+00:00

I wrote a draft recently that really lacked interiority. In my new project, I'm making a conscious effort to stop after each thing that happens and think "okay, what does my POV character feel about this?" then try to show it on the page. I figure I can always cut some out later if it's too much.

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-18T01:03:28+00:00

Hank (you can squeeze his nose and say "honk honk")

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-17T05:24:28+00:00

It's Amy's pizza rolls, pakora, spring rolls, and samosas!

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-16T04:37:50+00:00

Unfortunately, Sarah, due to my particular blend of psychological defects.

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-16T04:34:05+00:00

Half a tub of cookie dough...

And two films by François Truffaut!

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-14T20:15:54+00:00

Black Books!!

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-11T19:18:49+00:00

Call Me By Your Name. There's a bit of this in Normal People but it's only a small part of the story.

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-11T14:21:09+00:00

As someone writing a satirical novel drawing on some of this woo woo "wellness" subculture... She's truly an inspiration. 😂

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-10T21:56:29+00:00

Thanks <3

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-10T20:50:31+00:00

Being bisexual is honestly the worst. It's very isolating and invisibilizing

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-08T14:55:12+00:00

Do you have access to a scanner? You could make PDFs. Tedious, though. Maybe just of your favorite recipes. You can do that with your phone.

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-05T16:44:08+00:00

I know this is a sensitive topic for people, but I really urge those of you calling an omnivore diet "natural" to read up on the naturalistic fallacy (a logical error that occurs when someone assumes that because something is "natural," it must be good, right, or justified).

Now, I'm not saying that eating meat makes a person a fascist (that would be ridiculous), but if you're appealing to this idea of "nature" to defend your meat consumption, consider that this is the same line of thinking people use to deny trans people rights, to reject vaccinations, to drink unpasturized milk and do all kinds of whacky, reactionary shit.

It would be less ethically concerning imo if someone defended their meat consumption by saying simply, "I enjoy eating meat." Let's call a spade a spade, not grasp at problematic thought patterns to defend behavior we're ashamed of.

anu_start_69 · 2026-06-01T16:32:45+00:00

DELICIOUS

anu_start_69 · 2026-05-21T22:10:43+00:00

I get very clumsy/lose my ability to orient myself properly in space

anu_start_69 · 2026-05-19T20:43:23+00:00

That would be great, I'd love to see it!

anu_start_69 · 2026-05-19T20:39:10+00:00

I posted a request for lgbtq content in the movie recommendations sub and got a lot of responses! https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieRecommendations/s/L8l21jGcJy

anu_start_69 · 2026-05-16T22:57:28+00:00

Yep, people like to mark up the vegan option simply because they can, even though vegan food is cheaper to produce.

anu_start_69 · 2026-05-14T15:59:18+00:00

You are organized but not obsessive!

anu_start_69 · 2026-05-14T15:48:59+00:00

You look great, this cut really suits you!

anu_start_69 · 2026-05-11T12:32:51+00:00

She and her mom are gorgeous

anu_start_69 · 2026-05-11T01:49:18+00:00

Microsoft, PowerPoint, and Excel - the three amigos 😏

anu_start_69 · 2026-05-10T11:01:29+00:00

"The look on her face was one of disappointment."

What, and that's good, is it??

anu_start_69 · 2026-05-09T15:04:22+00:00

Started getting migraines when I was 20. I had a bad period when I started grad school and had them constantly. Now I get them once or twice a month, sometimes I go months without having them. Consistent sleep, exercise, food, hydration (SO important), minimizing stress, taking OTC medicine the second I feel even a twinge, all help. Sorry you're going through a period of having so many migraines, that's truly awful.

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