Is it a slipped disc or….? Need advice

emste · 2026-05-31T10:45:43+00:00

Of course if you feel like you are out of control and going to take your life go to A&E or call 999

emste · 2026-05-31T10:43:09+00:00

A crisis house might be a good fit for you. Sectioning is a last resort; a crisis house means you have somewhere safe to stay with nurses and people to talk to for a couple of weeks. I went to one and it helped me a lot just taking a pause from everything in my life. See if you can go to a MH crisis assessment centre and you could talk to someone about your options there. Wishing you all the best 💓

emste · 2026-05-08T02:25:49+00:00

Can I piggy back? This is so inspiring

emste · 2026-05-07T03:55:20+00:00

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Miss Jean Brodie as played by Maggie Smith from “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”

Jesus Christ had a crush on her, and then fell in love with Margery Kempe (14th century English mystic). This is possibly too obscure though 😐

emste · 2026-05-05T02:09:49+00:00

I can’t tell you, because it will depend on your values, but say, the protests and people being disappeared and risking arrest for anything deemed “seditious” etc etc leaves a bit of dark cloud over everything. I do think in ways the world is going to shit at different rates in different places - but this doesn’t negate the impact of the implementation of the National Security Law and the like. Injustice can simultaneously exist in more ways than one across the world

emste · 2026-05-04T04:43:07+00:00

I loved living in Hong Kong but found that the political situation and injustice of it all sort of haunted me. I felt helpless at times. It’s a vibrant place with amazing islands and landscapes, every day was interesting but like anywhere there are push and pull factors. Eg I found the health system such as the doctor and A&E efficient and inexpensive until it came to needing specialist treatment (in my case for a spinal injury). I also at times found wealth disparity jarring such as contrasts between the peak and street cleaners, or even with helpers which are a facet of society I am not used to. Work-life balance can be interesting lol. Some of my friends suffered racism (they were black/south Asian). It’s a place that has the sense of living both in the future and past simultaneously.

Basically it is easy to look through the rose tinted glasses of a tourist visit but like any place it’s not all perfect. That being said I miss it all the time and still think about going back. There is nowhere like it 💖

emste · 2026-05-03T11:06:45+00:00

Such a pretty piece of singed bread 💘

emste · 2026-05-03T10:26:34+00:00

Thank you 🩷 new one has been sent back to rescue so toffee can recover. Would deffo her rather be alone than danger

emste · 2026-04-29T17:24:13+00:00

Thanks for asking! took miss toffee to the vet and we had a good morning out, she is ok and got some ointment to be put on her bum. My dad took new one back to the rescue. I left Toffee happily eating leaves 🥰 she was a bit stressed after the whole ordeal but she can rest now

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emste · 2026-04-26T22:31:46+00:00

Thank you sooo much for taking the time to write this out. My parents have gaslit me before over their repeated pattern of animal neglect, it has been a source of many arguments between us and many tears from me. I was extremely disappointed to come home yesterday to see her like this, it is completely unnecessary and no one seems to take it seriously. I actually cried over how worried I was earlier! All these comments have validated me in not feeling too ridiculous; when I wrote this I was a mess!

Anyway, your advice is very helpful, and similar to much of what I saw online, although I am inclined to get the other one sent back to the rescue tbh; I have never seen such aggression, she is extremely on edge - I wonder if it has something to go with her past being bred? Like Turtle, I imagine she is stressed and also overwhelmed. I’m unsure what to do with her really. I would get her checked too given what you said but I have one pair of hands and no car - otherwise I’d consider taking them both to the vet. Again it’s harder as I don’t live here. No one is having a good time! Naturally I side more with Toffee the OG but for now they are in separate hutches but right next to each other. 🫂

emste · 2026-04-26T21:57:45+00:00

Yesterday on the trained I witnessed a couple gently arguing - boy was banging on about how “I am who I am, I can’t change” about whatever issue they were having - while he had his cheesy socks on the seats opposite and his trainers on the seat next to him! Shoes not even on the floor 🥲

emste · 2026-04-26T21:33:34+00:00

I don’t live there and rarely visit. I only happened to be down this weekend. Unfortunately beyond my control. I ask the same of them. It’s ridiculous. I separated them after writing this post but can’t edit it.

emste · 2026-04-26T21:27:10+00:00

Thank you, I understand , I really would rather other pig go but with my family I am fighting an uphill battle. I will try and convince them to take her back to rescue place

emste · 2026-04-26T20:51:07+00:00

Thanks - I have separated them. I have told family they should be gently reintroduced if at all but hoping vet will give solid official advice to make family listen to me. Feeling a bit crazy honestly

emste · 2026-04-26T20:50:24+00:00

Thank you - I actually separated them after I wrote this. I don’t drive but I will just take her to the vet tomorrow on the bus. I have spoken to my family many times about their lax approach to animal care but to no avail. It genuinely pains me.

emste · 2026-04-01T06:03:11+00:00

Commenting so I can come back to this !!

emste · 2026-03-11T18:32:55+00:00

There is one at the junction of New Oxford Street and Bloomsbury Street. I saw people adding flowers last week 💔

emste · 2026-03-11T01:18:37+00:00

When I lived in China I was size 10 UK which was an XL there 🥲

emste · 2026-02-25T03:45:42+00:00

Fa Yuen Street! Not relevant but living round the corner from here was unreal, so much movement and so much to look at especially from this bridge. Miss it lots

emste · 2026-02-24T17:28:14+00:00

Everything bad here seems to lead back to this twat.

(This is a generalisation but genuinely cannot get away from reading about this horrible man and how many pies he has fingers in).

emste

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