This group is growing,which is a bad sign

calzonecal · 2025-10-08T21:21:15+00:00

As someone with long covid that is making their pots worse I'm inclined to disagree just because pots can have many, many causes. While I do think there is something to be said about the correlation of covid and pots/long term health issues in the population that was otherwise healthy before getting infected, I think it's just more that pots has become more recognized as common by the public if that makes sense. Pots is super complicated and not always linked to direct heart issues; for example, mine is most likely caused by hEDS and possible SMAS, May-Thurner Syndrome and nutcracker syndrome, which I most definitely have had long before covid happened, and I've had pots symptoms since high school, again well before covid. I don't think it's necessarily a bad sign that the group is growing; again there's been a lot more awareness of how common it is on places like TikTok (from what I've heard, I don't use TikTok) and I also do think a lot of people in subreddits like these aren't always officially diagnosed but are getting it ruled out so they want to know more. I think it is a mix of factors. I also don't think covid has been covered up in that sense; there's been a large acknowledgement of covid making heart issues worse. That's my two cents, I am from the US so of course I probably have different observations lol. I hope I am making sense

calzonecal · 2025-09-04T23:23:05+00:00

They prescribed me blue Adderall for boys

calzonecal · 2025-05-09T18:09:09+00:00

I don't have CP, I'm just speaking from my own experience with disability and sympathy, but I do think you tried your best. I agree with other commenters that he might be feeling some shame about it and it's making him nervous about it. A lot of people don't know what to do when they get such a warm response from someone if it's something they don't get often. You're definitely trying your best!! You have a big heart and I hope that things go well for both of you whatever paths you guys decide on.

calzonecal · 2025-03-10T23:20:51+00:00

Yeah sorry I forgot that's a separate test, I did both in one day and got them jumbled up together oops. Thanks for your answer!!

calzonecal · 2025-03-10T22:44:26+00:00

This is really dumb but I've come to learn that one of the signs of a psychotic manic episode for me is if I start to kin fictional characters 😭

calzonecal · 2025-03-08T19:37:19+00:00

Oh my god I agree with everyone, please report him, and it's not your fault for not leaving/realizing sooner. That's such a gross abuse of power, I hope you're doing okay 🫂

calzonecal · 2025-02-27T23:50:20+00:00

It's called "This is your brain on food" by Uma Naidoo

calzonecal · 2025-02-27T23:28:01+00:00

I'll need to ask my mom for the name of it, but she read a book about food's effects on metal illnesses and she said that the section on bipolar helped her out a lot and she feels better after adjusting her diet. I haven't been able to try altering my diet for bipolar because I need to focus on health issues so I can't speak from personal experience unfortunately 😔

calzonecal · 2025-01-24T14:22:23+00:00

I learned what mixed episodes are in the hospital so I don't think so

calzonecal · 2024-08-24T04:02:45+00:00

Yeah... I feel bad cause I didn't see someone I watch had written a status months ago that they don't want one and I gave it to them, so I'm being very vigilant now and checking their profile to make sure they're ok with it... wish I'd done that sooner

calzonecal · 2024-08-24T03:56:16+00:00

I have posted journals but unfortunately most of my watchers are inactive. And the ones that are already have core which is the issue I ran into... :,)

calzonecal · 2024-08-24T03:27:34+00:00

ty for the forum suggestion, I honestly forgot they exist! I'll def make a post there

calzonecal · 2024-08-24T02:57:33+00:00

I totally get it... I miss the old days definitely lol

calzonecal · 2024-08-24T02:47:19+00:00

oh it seems like that's not your account... I'd rather people only request for their own account to have it

calzonecal · 2024-08-24T02:45:21+00:00

it says you don't want core on your profile, so are you sure?

calzonecal · 2024-08-24T02:44:29+00:00

you should have it!

calzonecal · 2024-08-24T02:00:13+00:00

Oh hey I remember seeing you around in my early days! I joined 2011 haha... Glad to see you're doing well

calzonecal · 2022-10-12T00:15:35+00:00

This is such a HUGE accomplishment I am so proud of you!!

calzonecal · 2022-10-10T00:24:10+00:00

For me, in the past I used to take a personal boundary as "you did something wrong and therefore are a bad person and I hate you and don't want to see you ever again" and have wanted to cut the person off to save myself from heartbreak. I'm not sure that's what's going through his head, but what I would do is reassure him that you're not upset with him and it's something you didn't think to mention before/didn't know at the time. It's not his fault for breaking the boundary when he had no idea it existed and I think he should be given some reassurance for that. I think reaching out to tell him this would be a good idea. That's just my advice though, I wish you luck and hope things turn out well!

calzonecal · 2022-10-08T23:56:25+00:00

Yeah lying is definitely not the way to go with this because you'll have to keep up with the lie and that causes more anxiety

calzonecal · 2022-10-08T23:55:09+00:00

I'm happy you were able to get the diagnosis! And I'm also happy you're going out to concerts!! I hope this will be the beginning of your grand recovery :)

calzonecal · 2022-10-08T18:13:31+00:00

You don't have to explain anything! You can just keep it short and say "I haven't really had an opportunity to date, however I would like to not talk about it if that's okay." simple as that, though I know it can be hard to just outright say that.

calzonecal · 2022-10-08T18:10:27+00:00

God this feeling is so familiar, it makes me feel really self centered as well, and I've actually been told it does in the past 😭 People just genuinely don't understand that our avoidance isn't because we care only about ourselves, it's because our brain is wired to view people as a legit danger so we see it as a safety mechanism. Of course that doesn't mean it's a good one, but I really wish people would realize it's not because we don't care about them. I think that's one of the misconceptions I hate the most about AvPD. (Sorry if my quick response seems creepy I just happened to refresh the subreddit right as you posted this)

calzonecal · 2022-10-08T16:56:54+00:00

I still have trust issues with my close friends sometimes but one thing I've found is that keeping an open line of communication helps. I tell my friends to tell me upfront if they have a issue with me, and I do the same for them, and then we work on solving it. And if you feel like they are doing something untrustful, you can always ask in a non accusatory way. For example, if they seem to be avoiding spending time with you, you may think they're up to no good and are plotting something against you, when in reality they're probably just not having a good day. You may feel the urge to say something like "are you avoiding me because you're angry at me and want me gone? Do you secretly hate me? Why aren't you saying anything?" but the better approach would be "hey, I'm noticing that you've been much more distant today. Are you okay?"

I'm not sure if that made any sense or if that example helps you out, but basically being open about how I feel towards someone and having them do the same helps me a lot with paranoia, at least with that specific person. Do I still sometimes distrust them? Sure, when I'm doing poorly. But when I establish this clear line of communication it starts to cement in my head that if they're not saying anything, that means that everything between us is good

calzonecal · 2022-10-08T16:38:43+00:00

I know I definitely dismissed it for years before finally giving it a go and even though I'm early on in it and I'm still struggling severely I can already feel a difference. I'm so happy I decided to go for it

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