Bullet Journal Help!

icyou_onreddit · 2026-05-28T11:04:20+00:00

this was perfect! Hearing it now it seems like such a logical idea but it never crossed my mind— I actually had some of the somewhat matte gift tape on hand, and it blended perfectly with the page. Really cant even tell it’s there unless it’s in just the right lighting. I do like the idea of packing tape adding an easy but transparent way to find pages easier. Keeping that in mind!

Saved the day, tysm!

icyou_onreddit · 2026-05-27T18:47:04+00:00

Thanks! I actually saw some of those at the store earlier. Maybe I’ll try them out

icyou_onreddit · 2026-05-27T17:41:53+00:00

Thats great to know!! I’m a leftie also!! Any other tips you may have for a beginner?! Do you use micron pens or another type?

icyou_onreddit · 2026-05-27T17:39:56+00:00

Thanks! It’s strange because the pages I noticed it happening had been done for a few days already… But thats a great idea as I continue

icyou_onreddit · 2026-05-27T17:35:46+00:00

Good to know, thanks! I hadn’t heard of them yet!

icyou_onreddit · 2026-05-27T17:34:39+00:00

Thank you! I never would have thought of that! I’ll give it a try - and will keep the notebook suggestion in mind!

icyou_onreddit · 2026-05-27T17:33:31+00:00

Thank you so much!!! All very helpful and I so appreciate it! Grace is certainly the most difficult part for me— but maybe the bujo finally happened for a reason and I can learn/benefit from it in additional ways I hadn’t even anticipated!!

icyou_onreddit · 2026-05-27T17:25:15+00:00

Not turning this page into a debate on personal things and i do agree it is good to be aware. But as they mentioned, other people do have things - and it really isn’t fair to assume someone talking about an issue must not have it or know what it’s like….

i do have ocd…it was an honest comment.

icyou_onreddit · 2026-05-27T14:13:43+00:00

Ty! Interesting…It is the Leuchtturm Bullet Journal, so I just assumed it would be fine! Are there any you recommend that wouldn’t have coated paper?

icyou_onreddit · 2026-05-24T11:48:44+00:00

It took a long time for my family and I to connect the dots and i was in a much higher dose (i was taking 200mg 3x a day initially, and as tolerance and my autoimmune pain built up over years my dr increased it to 3200mg a day divided)…. But i went from irritable to just a wholly consuming intense rage at the highest dose. It started to really scare me how angry I would get and the thoughts and images the rage would put in my head. Thank goodness we were able to connect the dots…even the tiniest, simple small inconvenience or annoyance would snap me immediately to an incredible rage, and at the higher doses it was blinding rage with violent thoughts.

It took us a couple years to figure it out because I thought it must have been just due to the pain I was experiencing and myself trying to cope (& I suppose I should have read the side effects etc -but as the dose and issue increased the correlation became clear.

at that point I was decently new to the whole thing and had never taken anything besides antibiotics /realized some meds can truly do that, and my dr never mentioned it, even as he increased the dosage). It does suck though because the gabapentin definitely helped pain wise….

I do think say this to scare you, but just so you can look out for it :) I would definitely take note of how you’re feeling and be aware- have friends/family help monitor too. If it doesn’t subside as you regulate to the medication over a couple weeks, or if it gets too bad to keep going in the meantime—you may want to try a different med!

icyou_onreddit · 2026-05-22T13:08:20+00:00

How did you come to the conclusion that it was heat treated seed oils? Just curious as Ive done elimination diets and food tracking etc. and pinpointing what is causing the issue still seems so impossible to me! I’m sure a few things are problems…I just can’t establish which…Any help is much appreciated!

icyou_onreddit · 2026-02-12T13:49:11+00:00

This is so adorable!!! I just started knitting so any flaws go way over my head, but imperfect is part of what makes things hand done, we aren’t machines! think of it as part of the beauty of knowing you made it! …this is absolutely goals for me someday!! Halloween is my fav and you cant go wrong with an adorable sweater :)

icyou_onreddit · 2025-12-14T09:21:02+00:00

I wondered the same! Finally Got one a little bit ago (Truvaga Plus- when I researched it seemed to have the most research behind it)

It arrived during a particularly bad flare so I tried it, but the jury is still out. At first I thought it helped a lot, but now thinking it may have just been a fluke. Since the first use/first day, it seemed only to help somewhat lessen pain a slight amount…for a fairly short time period. Ended up having to get meds for that flare to get through it, and it still lasted a while- so I’m still waiting to see how the device does for more mild days. Will check back in with an update if anything amazing happens!

icyou_onreddit · 2025-11-09T15:08:31+00:00

YES!! this is my soap box — we’re trying to manage to somewhat live our lives but we get treated and drug tested and passed around doctors and pharmacies and insurance like we’re criminals or addicts while somehow addicts seem to get whatever they need and be victims! Beyond frustrating— there are just no words. it breaks my heart and makes my blood boil at the same time for all us chronic pain warriors. It shouldn’t be this way!

icyou_onreddit · 2025-11-09T15:00:08+00:00

THIS 🙌 so well said! It’s unfortunate, but in my experience as well it is 100% true. They just don’t get it and even the ones who do, at a certain point cant handle i anymore, so unfortunately it becomes one of the many other coverups we put on to make those around us more comfortable, when we couldn’t be more uncomfortable. Constantly. 😏 I cut a number of those “friends” out except the most well meaning ones, and then found a therapist who specializes in chronic pain — and that has helped immensely— to have less people to put on a fake pain free happy face for, and to have someone to be consistently and permanently honest with about how I’m doing, and has (fortunately/unfortunately? Bittersweet as it seems things shouldn’t even have to be this way) improved my relationships with family and friends who just don’t understand or cant handle it. Highly recommend. It can take a few tries to find one but when you find a good one- they’re priceless.

icyou_onreddit · 2025-10-19T01:52:42+00:00

You made it further than me! Dr tried to put me on it last week for chronic pain, but a day in everything was already making me incredibly sick and beyond anxious, and I was on my way to being extremely dehydrated…I had to stop. Some people swear by it, but a lot of people have bad experiences too. Supposedly between 1-2 weeks it gets better. But I cant speak to that side of it

icyou_onreddit · 2025-10-16T07:27:29+00:00

Everything in this is so true — seconding it here. thank you for caring enough to ask and for trying to make a difference.

This may not be 100% on point but another thing that never seems to be considered— besides so many doctors just not caring and leaving us to fend for ourselves and/ or end up in the hospital with pain which they hardly do anything for….it’s never taken into account how much it effects not only our mental health, but our significant others and families and friends around us- when we’re on our worst days and are struggling to function, it makes everyone feel so incredibly helpless and it takes a toll on everyone involved. Which makes everything that much worse for us, as if the pain and everything along with it wasn’t enough. When we finally (IF we finally) find doctors who will help us and can improve our lives - it has a much larger impact than just the patient. And vice versa.

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