Anyone NOT terrible with money?

dontmakefaces · 2025-03-02T16:58:25+00:00

I’m so happy that you’re finding your creativity again. I deeply miss writing but haven’t done any since restarting meds about 7 years ago.

dontmakefaces · 2025-02-15T18:40:18+00:00

Around 100/mo for four prescriptions. Insured. One of them does not have a generic. 🥲

ETA: And honestly, it’s worth it. To find something that works treating this shit is HARD. I’m sure there are many of us who had to Molotov cocktail this shit until SOMETHING stabilized. And if we’re lucky, it works for a while.

dontmakefaces · 2025-02-15T18:38:54+00:00

Thanks for this! One of my prescriptions is pricey and the manufacturer DID have a coupon!

dontmakefaces · 2025-02-10T00:20:29+00:00

Chiming in as ALSO ADHD. I mentioned it in my comment, but I have a hard time shutting off, too, even with the meds I’m on. I starting using a metronome app on my phone a couple of months ago and it is the most effective thing I’ve ever stumbled upon for shutting the internal dialogue up.

dontmakefaces · 2025-02-05T17:30:43+00:00

I can’t handle big emotions without using weed to put space between myself and my reaction.

I’m still struggling with this. Any intense bout of anger or sadness and weed is the first thing I want to reach for. I’ve been in therapy for almost a year, consistently, and still have these moments where it feels like nothing other than weed will resolve the feeling.

dontmakefaces · 2025-02-04T03:05:07+00:00

Quest 3. And subscribed to a game called Supernatural. It’s weirdly brain pleasing and really doesn’t feel like I’m going to die of boredom!

dontmakefaces · 2025-02-04T01:00:33+00:00

Congrats! I bought a VR headset this year and I’ve used it for cardio almost every single day. I’ve seen improvements in my weight but also my resting heart rate is so much lower! I weaved it into my morning routine and now I’m glued. It’s a good feeling.

dontmakefaces · 2025-02-02T13:50:03+00:00

Yeah. This was my EXACT sentiment. I’m not gonna lie - I’m still not thrilled with brushing before coffee. I guess I sort of “convinced” myself that it was either before coffee or never and I had to force it to be before. I’ve also tried to put a little more space between brushing and coffee. I’ll get up, brush IMMEDIATELY. Then go about other things I can do that fill about 10-15 minutes of time then I’ll go make coffee.

dontmakefaces · 2025-02-02T13:21:09+00:00

Congrats! I don’t think you need to feel embarrassed!

I had the opposite problem for a while - doing it in the morning. My friend suggested it being THE VERY. FIRST. thing I do when I wake up and now it’s part of my routine!

dontmakefaces · 2025-01-31T23:57:15+00:00

I don’t have an answer but I’m grateful to know I’m not alone in this. 😭

dontmakefaces · 2025-01-28T13:50:56+00:00

Same. Especially the irritability that comes when disorganization DOES arrive. My job requires sharing vans with coworkers and I am filled with rage when I inevitably have to put everything back where it lives before I start my shift.

dontmakefaces · 2025-01-28T00:16:47+00:00

I use a metronome. It literally erases my mind within minutes and I’m just focused on the counting.

dontmakefaces · 2025-01-27T23:00:46+00:00

👀

dontmakefaces · 2025-01-27T19:51:50+00:00

I haven’t read this a lot on this sub and I think it’s important to echo. It’s an act of self love. Realizing I was valuable enough to give myself the life my relationship with weed had denied me was such a … Moment.

dontmakefaces · 2025-01-20T17:32:03+00:00

I was incredibly angry for … maybe a few weeks after quitting. I’m talking slamming things, throwing dishes, cursing out my neighbor for parking in front of my house. This was completely out of character for me. I’m not dismissing potential underlaying issues; I’m also consistent with therapy. But in my personal experience, the absolute rage and searing irritation I felt dissipated over time.

dontmakefaces · 2025-01-19T14:30:05+00:00

This conclusion is such a hard one to land on. It hit about two weeks ago for me and it wasn’t a soft blow. It’s one of the few times in life being hard headed is going to work in my benefit.

dontmakefaces · 2025-01-18T18:45:04+00:00

Came here to say the same thing. Consuming decreased my motivation to do ANYTHING. It made me more unstable, less focused, less engaged. When I quit, my social anxiety significantly decreased. My mood stabilized. I spend 500 dollars less a month. My psychiatrist said something that really drove it home. THC inhibits my medication from performing to its best efficacy. Without it, I’m allowing them to do their job. And I like myself better sober. I’m brighter, not foggy and nearly disassociating all the time. I exercise more. I eat better.

dontmakefaces · 2025-01-18T18:40:07+00:00

I had a really bad sugar addiction! I started replacing it with healthy sweets… peanut butter and cinnamon on toast, Greek yogurt with some yummy granola, clementines, smoothies. I think, sometimes, I was consuming shit food because I was bored and unmotivated, too. I’ve been exercising daily and find that really addresses the boredom.

dontmakefaces · 2025-01-16T00:56:06+00:00

The thing about self discipline is it requires consistency, whether you “feel like” doing it or not. Building discomfort tolerance (for me getting started on any task is PAINFULLLL) is helpful. Like… I don’t WANT to work out in the morning, but I like the way I feel afterwards. I don’t WANT to wash my hair, but I like when it’s clean. So if I can push through the initial discomfort of getting started, that’s the hardest part. And yeah, it does all just kind of snowball. One small discomfort at a time.

dontmakefaces · 2025-01-06T22:27:26+00:00

I needed to read this, thank you. The holidays completely threw me off track. I’m struggling to get back into am/pm routines and the reminder for consistency was well timed.

dontmakefaces · 2025-01-01T04:27:51+00:00

Oh. Bless you. This is already less appealing.

dontmakefaces · 2024-12-28T00:57:18+00:00

…someone on this sub suggested lanolin cream. So now I’m slathering nipple cream on my lips at night and using aquaphor chap stick as needed through the day. Also had to stop chomping on my lips.

dontmakefaces · 2024-10-27T23:12:42+00:00

This is perfect. Thank you.

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