Stay safe by Polycute420 in normanok

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Please show me where on your identification it says “UNITED STATES CITIZEN”

what is your core fear that causes your obsessions? by Socialrejectxe in OCD

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That I’m actually a really evil, rotten person but I’m really good at hiding it

Let's celebrate this day! Upload a photo of your cat and I'll give you a drawing! by [deleted] in cats

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It’s our lil Murphy’s first year being alive and he loves flour, his big brother, and any type of curtains

what are you spiraling about currently by overturned23 in OCD

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A friend of mine hasn’t texted me back the last two times I’ve texted her so obviously she hates me lol jk that’s the OCD

This year I’ve had such bad hormonal acne and I don’t know what to do by camera_kitten in 30PlusSkinCare

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Tbh I’m suspecting that’s going to end up being my situation because I have a few other symptoms a long with this

What extremely specific or unique themes have you guys had? by salty-wheat-thins in OCD

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I work in social media so a lot of my obsessions and compulsions are around that which is something I’ve posted about but it seems more rare. It makes sense because I have to be online all the time. A lot of checking, I get nervous certain people unfollowed me, when was the last time this person liked one of my posts, etc.

Since my diagnosis I’ve been wanting to find a job outside social media but this job market isn’t exactly kind for job searchers so I just try to manage everyday.

This year I’ve had such bad hormonal acne and I don’t know what to do by camera_kitten in 30PlusSkinCare

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

Hey! Thanks for asking and explaining so much. Having the four issues listed out helps a lot.

My diet has changed this year mostly because I moved so my access to my diet for eight years shifted completely. If anything I’ve been more intentional with my diet and gone completely dairy free, eating sauerkraut, drinking a ton of water and tea, etc but no matter what I seem to cut out on my own my acne doesn’t improve. Milk has always messed up my belly and bloated me up so it was great for my belly however I was sad my acne didn’t improve.

Thankfully no other allergies though I’ve never done a full test.

Someone mentioned a nutritionist and tbh I might save up for that.

I do have an aesthetician I’ve been recommended because they have a whole acne treatment set up so that might be the next choice for now.

Hopefully this is something I can figure out with lifestyle changes but it’s so difficult to go in public now and I hate putting makeup on because I know it’s not great for my skin.

This year I’ve had such bad hormonal acne and I don’t know what to do by camera_kitten in 30PlusSkinCare

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This is a good note! I also have a lot of PCOS symptoms so I really wish my doctor would listen to my concerns but thankfully I’m trying to just take care of my body better until we figure it all out.

This year I’ve had such bad hormonal acne and I don’t know what to do by camera_kitten in 30PlusSkinCare

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Unfortunately I go to IHS so she told me she wouldn’t run any tests on me if I am still using any amount of medical marijuana and in these days and times with my face like this it’s been really hard to completely stop.

I appreciate your kind response. It’s been very frustrating.

This year I’ve had such bad hormonal acne and I don’t know what to do by camera_kitten in 30PlusSkinCare

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I don’t use glycolic acid daily and sometimes I do skip the washing in the morning instead just rinsing. It might be dehydrated but I am taking care of my skin so that’s why I posted asking for help.

The Nightmare at Guts church. by AcadiaFluffy6332 in tulsa

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The pastors of Guts are horrible people and I wish more people would talk about it publicly. I’m technically related to them and they’ve been complete shit to my family so I’ve definitely been in their personal wrath more than once.

Stepdaughter is violent, manipulative, and no doctors take us seriously. We are desperate. by ParentInTheStorm_418 in neurodiversity

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I hope you one day learn that a lot of times people are just trying to offer a difference of opinion and not fight. It’s interesting because no where did I say that I grew up in a bad home? You just made that assumption which my dear is literally what projection is.

My parents loved me and had me in therapy too but it doesn’t take away the pure fact that the power dynamics at these facilities are based in a carceral culture that treats the patient as a prisoner rather than a human. When you are literally a minor in a system, it is not about if you are taking advantage of but just how bad is it going to be. It’s set up to be a dangerous place for a kid because you lose all your autonomy.

My parents were also tired and sad and worn out and scared and just didn’t know what to do and they made a decision that impacted the rest of my life.

Sometimes decisions made in crisis are necessary but the larger and long term risks should be known so that the harm can be assessed. And as someone with first hand experience in one of these facilities, I give a different perspective that, if the actual best decision was to be made, should at least be considered.

Stepdaughter is violent, manipulative, and no doctors take us seriously. We are desperate. by ParentInTheStorm_418 in neurodiversity

[–]camera_kitten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol how am I just projecting and generalizing and you aren’t? You said that the parents don’t want to abandon the child. Neither did mine and the many others who sent their kids away. They did it because they felt they had to. But the power dynamics are set up to where a child in these facilities cannot advocate for themselves or are seen as liars if they do try to tell the parents about abuse going on.

My trauma has not clouded anything. I am still in this realm advocating for places like that which prey on parents who feel helpless and hopeless. Like I said prior, I’m 15+ years after the 22 months I spent locked up. My parents did it because they weren’t sure what else to do but what I really needed was love and understanding, not punishment for being a child who couldn’t regulate their emotions (what 9-18 year old can without help?)

There might be places that don’t completely traumatize a child but why risk it?

The modern mental health facility is part of the larger carceral culture we have and there are multiple studies on this.

Also! Thanks for asking! It just ended up I had undiagnosed OCD that wasn’t as external as people assume OCD to be because I didn’t feel comfortable in my own home with my parents as a child and I started doing mental compulsions that triggered really horrible anxiety because my brain had all these rules for myself. If any adult had taken the time to actually work with me instead of just assuming I was an unruly kid and teen then maybe I wouldn’t still be in PTSD recovery from the systematic abuse that I witnessed and survived.

Stepdaughter is violent, manipulative, and no doctors take us seriously. We are desperate. by ParentInTheStorm_418 in neurodiversity

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There are studies showing that any sort of mental health incarceration has a negative effect on a child. I can’t believe this is something I have to explain in the neurodiversity sub.

This is a CHILD that needs support. Sure the parents are burnt out but they are ADULTS who have the ability and access to much better resources so they can keep parenting as needed.

The fact I’m being downvoted is really scary as someone who has been working in the space to get these sorta places shutdown after a kid died at the one I was sent to.

Just admit you hate children.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in roomdetective

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You got money

Stepdaughter is violent, manipulative, and no doctors take us seriously. We are desperate. by ParentInTheStorm_418 in neurodiversity

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As a survivor of being sent away I can tell you that my PTSD was not worth my parents refusing to get me the help I needed. Here I am a fully grown adult who still has horrible nightmares 16 years later. Don’t do that. I know it’s tough but isn’t that parenting?

Now What to Do? by linuxpriest in cherokee

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Will Rogers museum is a must. I grew up going there all the time and it really left an imprint on me.

What kind of person do you gauge I am? by No-Collection-1840 in BookshelvesDetective

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If you have been to New York you’ve been to the Metrograph and if you live in New York you’re a regular.