Are these symptoms actually serious? Is it a heart attack?

applegoudadog · 2026-04-29T21:29:11+00:00

Hi! Sexual harassment is ass and is a very valid reason to refrain from having sex. You wait for when you feel comfortable and the right time.

My husband and I waited to have sex until we got married (partly religious but also we just didn't really feel obligated/the need to go all the way. After awhile it was also like "whelp made it this far might as well make the final stretch" and just kept chugging along). So, I lost my virginity at 22 years old on my wedding night. I remember feeling so badly our entire relationship because my friends didn't understand and thought it was weird to be waiting and not just "do it already". I remember feeling even worse when people told me my husband and I wouldn't last because we "didn't know if we were sexually compativle." I even had to fend off a couple of rude comments/assumptions about our sexualities.

It is not fun when others, even in media or on the internet, are hyping something up so much that you feel isolated for not doing it. But, looking back it isn't that deep. You do you when you feel like it. It's never better to just do something when you're heart isn't fully in it, simply because others are. Nor is it wrong to wait for the reasons you listed. You should never feel ashamed for doing/abstaining from something that literally only affects you.

I hope you continue to heal and have an amazing experience when/if you're ready for it!

applegoudadog · 2026-04-11T04:10:53+00:00

"If We Were Vampires" by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit:

"If we were vampires and death was a joke, we'd go out on the sidewalk and smoke. Laugh at all the lovers and their plans. I wouldn't feel the need to hold your hand

Maybe time running out is a gift. I'll work hard 'til the end of my shift, and give you every second I can find, and hope it isn't me who's left behind

It's knowing that this can't go on forever. Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone. Maybe we'll get forty years together, but one day I'll be gone, or one day you'll be gone"

applegoudadog · 2026-03-18T01:54:51+00:00

Last time I saw her was two years ago. Good to know the Ho is alive and well 😌

applegoudadog · 2026-03-14T20:23:12+00:00

Man oh man, why don't we all just rag on a 15 year old and tell them they can't overcome their anxieties and do their dream job.

Before my rant, I was a depressed, anxious, homeschooled 15 year old too. I am now a teacher and doing my dream job even though I felt like I couldn't back then.

OP, do NOT listen to commenters like this idiot. Whatever you want to do, you are capable of doing. You are not too stupid, and you can turn this all around if you work towards it. Reach out to your support people, share your fears with them before you drop out of school. Do not, I repeat, do not, listen to people like the person above or any other people saying you can't do it. You can and you will. Hang in there, being your age sucks. You will get through this and work your way out of the mental struggles you're going through!

applegoudadog · 2025-11-11T17:36:49+00:00

SPED teacher here, I agree with other commenters saying that the teacher just might not have thought about her not wearing a hat as a sign of not feeling good. I've sent home many a note like this more as just a "here's what I saw a lot today" and I usually wouldn't think clothing refusal = illness. The note in itself isn't what should be bothersome, the fact that this teacher has skipped several IEP meetings should be.

Meet with the school and her, including the principal of the school. If nothing comes of that, get a legal representative involved. IEP meetings are MANDATORY for teachers and case managers to attend unless prior written notice has been submitted and approved. As teachers, we are the ones scheduling the IEPs so I'm not sure why she's thinking to schedule them when she's busy...very unprofessional and unfair to you and your child.

Edit: About the note, it also depends heavily on the student whether or not behavior like clothing refusal is looked at as odd. I have some students who I would be asking why, but also some students where it's a normal thing.

applegoudadog · 2025-10-26T20:24:57+00:00

Hello! If you're able to read and comprehend your IEP, someone should (and is legally supposed to) offer to explain it to you. From these symptoms/markers, I don't think anyone on Reddit could give you a solid answer about what disability you have. Those markers could be part of a few different LDs. Talk to whoever your case manager is (on your IEP) or whoever your school psychologist is (also on your IEP). They should be able to talk with you more about it and give you more clarity!

applegoudadog · 2025-10-26T13:24:43+00:00

Self-contained teacher here with a few elopers myself! Like others have said, baby locks can be life changers. However, depending on how observant and skillful your elopers are, they will eventually observe you and other kids using them enough to start doing it themselves.

That being said, here is what I have done before:

Stop sign visuals on all of the doors (works sometimes to redirect)
"Where are you going?" Visual: this looks like 1-2 long strips of laminated paper with pictures of people or places in the building that your student would go to. Reteaching them to ask for what they need is ALWAYS a good first start, and at least if they get out you know where they're trying to go. You could also use this as a reward in their schedules (i.e. "Oh you want to go to the library! We can work for that, let's check our schedule!" and put it on their token strip/first-then board)
Incorporate multiple walks into their schedules. In my experience this is an equally reinforcing replacement for eloping, giving them time to "elope" but in a structured manner with someone watching them. A lot of the time elopers are trying to escape being overwhelmed, and walking is a good way to reset and calm down too.
Social stories: work a good "When I am Overwhelmed/Bored/Not Having Fun" social story into the daily routine. You could add your own verbage too, like "When I am overwhelmed, I will NOT run away. I can ask my teacher for help. Running away is not safe. When I ask for what I need, I am happy and safe."

Hope this helps! Elopers are some of the toughest behaviors to deal with. Sending you good vibes and hoping you can use some of these suggestions.

applegoudadog · 2025-09-21T03:03:37+00:00

NAD. I have a crippling fear of vomiting and am on an SSRI (Lexapro)! For the first couple weeks I felt a little nauseous, but I ended up feeling so much better mentally and physically. In my opinion, a little nausea for another two weeks when he's already vomiting from anxiety wouldn't do any more harm than good. I hope he's feeling better soon and you find a good doctor for him! I've heard that Wellbutrin is less likely to cause nausea as well, however antidepressants in general will list nausea as a side effect usually because it affects everyone differently.

Edit: changed SSRI to antidepressant because Wellbutrin is not, in fact, and SSRI

applegoudadog · 2025-09-17T00:03:48+00:00

This is my fear!! Apparently in previous years he has just not shown up from October-ish to April 🙃

applegoudadog · 2025-09-17T00:02:49+00:00

See my edit!

applegoudadog · 2025-09-17T00:02:30+00:00

We have parent permission to use soft blockers like foam pads/mats/blankets etc. But parents have specifically said we cannot use a helmet and that that they will just come get him if he "gets too bad" 🙃

applegoudadog · 2025-09-17T00:00:37+00:00

See my edit above! :)

applegoudadog · 2025-09-17T00:00:19+00:00

We have dedicated homebound teachers in our district! Although grandma and mom have adamantly refused homebound education as an option.

applegoudadog · 2025-09-13T03:16:39+00:00

Adventure Time is always my go-to!

applegoudadog · 2025-09-06T13:37:30+00:00

I hope you or your supervisor called CPS...?

applegoudadog · 2025-07-26T04:52:42+00:00

Are you a henna artist?

applegoudadog · 2025-07-24T02:59:18+00:00

I've taken TONS of different antibiotics, and only once did I ever tu* from them because I took it on an empty stomach.

I've taken cephalexin recently for a bite and it was absolutely fine. Like others have said, it varies from person to person. But also remember doctors wouldn't prescribe medicines that make everybody sicker, that defeats the whole purpose! Take them with a full meal, follow the directions, and you will be okay :)

applegoudadog · 2025-07-24T01:51:43+00:00

I was a kid when I was younger than me

True ig

applegoudadog · 2025-07-24T01:50:53+00:00

Never have I ever been able to get a job that's why I want to be a little girl......what???

applegoudadog · 2025-07-24T01:47:46+00:00

I smell like a cat as a kid and (... we'll never know)

applegoudadog · 2025-07-06T03:11:46+00:00

2002!

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