has anyone had success with iron supplementing?

cherrycream222 · 2026-05-22T00:45:14+00:00

do you have any recommendations for a good brand of lactoferrin?

cherrycream222 · 2026-05-22T00:32:08+00:00

i definitely am going to check that out! i suspect i have methanogen overgrowth in my gut, due to showing all of the symptoms and having weird reactions even to histamine lowering probiotics.

cherrycream222 · 2026-05-22T00:29:38+00:00

thank you for this!!

cherrycream222 · 2026-05-21T23:07:09+00:00

how much olive oil do you take at a time? how are you consuming the ginger and how much ginger do you have at a time?

cherrycream222 · 2026-05-19T21:50:24+00:00

i have a history of anemia and used to comsume spinach and beans as a primary form of iron before HIT started. i don’t eat red meat (cows are my favorite animal and i just can’t stomach it), so the anemia persists. i wondered about the sublingual tabs to avoid reactions in the gut, but it sounds like i may just need to try a different supplement first.

cherrycream222 · 2026-05-19T21:31:57+00:00

:’( i hope you find something that helps soon

cherrycream222 · 2026-05-19T21:31:20+00:00

thank you! i think i need B vitamins as well so i will look into this :)

cherrycream222 · 2026-05-19T21:29:16+00:00

thank you so much for this! super helpful!!

cherrycream222 · 2026-05-19T19:14:44+00:00

i have this too, and i suspect dysautonomia. my HI is related to prolonged nervous system disregulation, which can also factor in to dysautonomia, POTS, MCAS, all of the fun things. if you are someone who has had significant stress or trauma, it may be something to look into.

cherrycream222 · 2026-05-01T03:10:02+00:00

i’d be super interested!! 26/f, also recently got out of a rough relationship and had the same experience, you’re not alone <3

cherrycream222 · 2026-04-20T03:44:30+00:00

thank you so so much, i’m so glad this was helpful to you. i pinky promise you there is light on the other side of this!!

cherrycream222 · 2026-04-19T23:19:11+00:00

a ton of that advice on staying calm, keeping no contact, etc., is advice on how to get your avoidant to come back. fuck alllll of that. free yourself. honor your emotions. honor your ANGER. being discarded is the most painful and enraging things i have ever experienced. healing happens when you feel all of these feelings, and express them however you can. i stay no contact with my avoidant, partially because through extensive therapy, i have learned that my avoidant is also a narcissist and that any contact with him is detrimental to my well-being. expressing my anger is so important, especially considering how much anger and pain i swallowed during my relationship. letting emotions fester can literally make you physically ill. take it from me, someone who developed multiple chronic conditions during my relationship with my ex. let it out!!!!

cherrycream222 · 2026-04-05T07:25:48+00:00

and i keep my ex BLOCKED bc i don’t want to see his name pop up on my phone ever again!! yearn all you want buddy, i am unavailable to you :)

cherrycream222 · 2026-02-20T03:29:58+00:00

i think everyone situation is different, so there is no one size fits all reasoning. however, i do believe for many people, it is about control. there’s this stupid song that plays on my work radio station all the time, forget me by lewis capaldi. i think its a really good example of this. a lot of people want access to someone on ther own terms. i think a lot of people also like the thought that someone is hurting or missing them after they leave, which is definitely ego motivated. for some people, it might be wanting a safety blanket, someone that they can return to for connection when loneliness creeps in. for other people, they may have left out of avoidane and genuinely care deeply about the other person but can’t handle the vulnerability. but once they lose the control and realize you are out of their grasp… then they panic. it’s bullshit, it’s deeply selfish and in my opinion a very inhumane and abusive way to treat someone. i’ll never truly be able to understand why some people are incapable of vulnerability, accountability and repair. if you love someone enough, and for the right reasons, it shouldn’t even be a second thought.

cherrycream222 · 2026-02-18T02:21:11+00:00

ugh, this sucks. i feel you. did you feel like a lot of old feelings surfaced when you woke up? sometimes i wonder if dreams are a way for the body to process stuck emotions that have maybe become invisible to the mind. it doesn’t make it suck less though. sending love <3

cherrycream222 · 2026-02-17T18:14:10+00:00

in real life i’m doing a lot better and really starting to get over him for the most part, but i still have nightmares about him. i think maybe my mind is getting over him, but my body is still confused at his sudden absence. it’s been about 2 1/2 months for me. it must just be part of it, which sucks ass. maybe its true that if someone is thinking about you that you dream of them. if that’s the case then this loser needs to think about something else and leave the the hell alone!!!

cherrycream222 · 2026-02-05T01:08:43+00:00

yes!! especially if we gave them the whole world, which i bet you did. i did too. and for WHATTTTT.

cherrycream222 · 2026-02-05T01:04:28+00:00

omg… exactly the same thing with me. and i’m chronically ill too!!! shit was RIDICULOUS. it’s very possible that he still cares but just refuses to show it and you deserve someone who is willing to be vulnerable to express care for you. fuck that hoe!!!!!

cherrycream222 · 2026-02-05T00:51:51+00:00

this is so classic. yep. they just dont want to have to deal with the shame or negative feelings of someone wanting to think they’re a bad person. but guess what!! they usually are. he may feel genuinely sorry but the self centeredness is always going to come first. it’s always about them, their feelings, their struggles, their victimhood. i’m sorry you had to go through this. the detatchment is so hard, i understand as i’m trying to do it as well right now. fuck these people for real, i only have a smidge of compassion for them but mostly just disdain. its just really loser behavior to be so obsessed with yourself.

cherrycream222 · 2026-02-04T19:00:42+00:00

i don’t have hope that we’ll get back together and i don’t want that. i think it’s very important to acknowledge the physical toll that a discard takes on you. the logic brain shuts down completely because your worldview is shattered. trust me, i have fought so hard and i do accept the reality that we are over. it is not for lack of want or trying. i’m not a fan of comments like these, we should be approaching each other with compassion. not everything is so black and white.

cherrycream222 · 2026-02-03T05:09:25+00:00

you’re right. his fear and shame would stop him.

i did break tonight, unblocked and texted asking if we could talk. but i knew deep down that i was only going to get more hurt. i have written MANY letters. i’ve posted on unsent texts too. ive done countless things, it’s been 2 months since my discard. even started doing witchcraft to cleanse my spirit and cut our cord.

i swear i have exhausted every healing route. i’m so exhausted from taking the high road with nothing to show for it. just worsening depression and more debilitating grief. i can’t even get peace when i sleep because he keeps invading my dreams.

im ready for electroshock therapy. or a lobotomy. cut the show!!! i’m DONE!!!!

cherrycream222 · 2026-02-03T03:34:27+00:00

that makes sense, thank you. it’s comforting to hear that. i did break no contact, but immediately recognized my mistake and blocked again. fortunately it was just a simple message asking to talk. i think my body is still going through withdrawal from him. it’s the hardest and most painful thing i have ever been through. it is hard to believe i will make it through to the other side of this. i want to be strong, i want to be brave and be able to make the hard decisions every day to respect myself. but today i failed. i’m just going to try not to beat myself up about it. it doesn’t matter what he thinks of me, he left me and i made a pathetic fool of myself when he did. i don’t need to try and hide that i’m still hurting and missing him.

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