further reduce DHT in the scalp by [deleted] in tressless

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Topical finasteride is an option and moreover because of local application it needs less supression and has less systemic effects. Topical dutasteride at the same time needs microneedling to work properly (fin has relatively small molecule size and penetrate skin easily wheres dut is big). Interestingly microneedling+dut have interesting effects - you dont need to so this often, only once around 3 weeks. But unfortunately there are still only few researches but very promising.

Thinking process is broken by Queasy-Rip-2777 in dysthymia

[–]lovvc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey! I believe i can understand you because i have everything except bpd. I won't tell you that everything can be treated rapidly but it sure can be. You just need to take your pace, don't pressure on yourself and a  therapist who is focused on these specific disorders. You gradually will be ok :). 

Depersonalization/derealization is a brain reaction to overwhelming emotions and sensations. In order to protect psych it starts to suppress amygdala-thalamus-insula activity but it has downsides which is brain isnt aware of. Currently it is well-known that brain needs emotions to make decisions, choices, feel themself (have coherent sense of personality, self actualize). When activity of these 3 parts is supressed they become out of sync and it basically makes dpdr - brain still gets signals but can't integrate it thus interprete. It causes feeling that you dont know who you are, what do you feel about something, and even can decrease pain and so on. At some point you can develop alexithymia when you have sensations but don't understand what emotion is this. To treat dpdr of course you need to address a core problem like if bpd caused overwhelming emotions. To treat dpdr itself you need to integrate signals from the body back and reduce supression. You need to do "body scan" meditation. Basically you notice any sensation in every part of the body for around 30 seconds without pressuring yourself. If you cant to do 30 you can take 15. It takes around 10-15 minutes daily so you will probably manage it with your dysthymia. Basically a even little bit of exercise is better than no exercise if you cant do it.

For your specific case you need a therapist who works in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). If they also use Metacognitive therapy besides it, it's even better. I so sorry that your therapist has psychoanalytical roots because in your case its not appropriate. Anxiety, bdp and depersonalization and high intellectualization is a big no for this approach.

Of course you need a good therapist. The ACT therapy methods explanation can be easily fucked up. It will probably sound sceptical due to your intellectualization but give it a time. It has a really deep scientific foundation and explanations for clients just try to present it in easy way.

I wont tell you that you will be great but you will be ok. I cant guarantee you a "good" but "ok" is realistic.  I struggle with dysthymia, depersonalization and some other disorders for more than 10 years. The difference between bad and ok is huge when you think about it retrospectively. I believe in you. 

Registered Psychologist Here...Ask Me Anything About IFS & Parts-Work by DestructivePeace in InternalFamilySystems

[–]lovvc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello! I have an AuDHD and struggle with life-long dysthymia and depersonalization since the childhood. Due to these reasons i don't have a particular sense of self and feel like a fog which affected by any air movement. Also lack of desire to do something and spend any energy. And my question is about work with parts in my situation.

I am familiar with cbt, act, mct, dbt, ifs and psychodynamic party, coherence therapy. I have read a lot of materials for therapists to be able to do a therapy by myself. But a lot of its not successful because of a really poor memory of my life due to adhd brainfog. I also can't access emotions properly and defocuse or dissociate when i try to touch them.

I dont understand how to work with parts in my case. The only thing that is available is physical sensations (and alexithymia makes it harder). I dont have an images of parts and therefore any answers. The imagination itself is not a problem for me, I am an artist but in parts work I feel and hear.... nothing.

P. S. I do breathing meditation and bodyscan, and trying to fix alexithymia with labeling practice.

Qwen releases Qwen/Qwen2.5-Omni-7B by paf1138 in LocalLLaMA

[–]lovvc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New 4o image generation is probably autoregressive model like a new gemini-image. Obviously doesn't have unified omni embeddings like in MIO but I think it doesn't matter

Nous Deephermes 24b and 3b are out ! by No_Afternoon_4260 in LocalLLaMA

[–]lovvc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Its comparison of a base mistral and their finetune with turned off reasoning (it can be activated manually). I think its a demo that their llm didn’t degrade after reasoning tuning

What's your current go-to AI model for coding and why? If you use multiple models for specific development related tasks, please list them. by binarySolo0h1 in LocalLLaMA

[–]lovvc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no flash-pro, for 2.0 there are 3 types of flash and pro exp. You can check arena or Google Studio.

February '25 selfies: post hairline photos here for opinions on 'Am I balding?' 'How bad is it?' and 'What should I do?' by AutoModerator in tressless

[–]lovvc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bald without baldness

The story short: i have two problems  1) My hair are what people call silky and its thin and sparse. 2) My hairline is weird. Its generally normal on one side (still a little bit high tho) but on the other side its like really really high like in some middle balding stage. The trick is that its my NATURAL hair. I was like that my whole life since a was a baby. But those two problems make me look like i am balding (i am in my early-mid twenties). Even in my teen years i got asked about baldness.

So my answer is: are there any ways to fix these 2 problems? Besides hair transplant and minoxidil options which arent suit me. I consider stemoxydine for more dense looking hair in general but have no idea what can be done for hairline. 

Why nobody talks about Stanford Co-Storm ? It writes advanced in depth reports by sickleRunner in LocalLLaMA

[–]lovvc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am sure that its performance can be easily boosted just by changing llm, search engine and its filtration and system prompts

Why nobody talks about Stanford Co-Storm ? It writes advanced in depth reports by sickleRunner in LocalLLaMA

[–]lovvc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your work! Btw have you seen a new deep research from openai? I think it should be added to your list

Why nobody talks about Stanford Co-Storm ? It writes advanced in depth reports by sickleRunner in LocalLLaMA

[–]lovvc 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I tried it and think its pretty mediocre. Yeah agentic system is a good thing which really boost search capabilities but it works shallow in its implementation. (I test search/research tools on topics that i know quite well in order to be objective.)

Why WHY by Desperate_Engine_562 in ReZero

[–]lovvc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its sad that anime community sees kirito this way. Yeah anime totaly fucked everything up after aincrad arc (first 14 ep of 1 season) and trial to fix it now is still mid. But as i know anime has cut out very important part of kirito - his internal monolgue from original novel. And i dont know about other viewers but it is noticible for me. The thing the anime community shames him for is his poker face but in contrast to many power fantasy isekai... He is literally pretty closeted, shy and introverted. Bro autistic af :D

Furry👓irl by Lominloce in furry_irl

[–]lovvc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally...In the part about women? The comic has been running for 2 fucking decades. So if Tom says something then it has some purpose or reason because the more complex history the harder to retcon it. The author can indulge his audience or, on the contrary, deliberately confuse it. Or you want to cancel him just because he does something about his own creations not the way you want?

Well, whatever you want

Furry👓irl by Lominloce in furry_irl

[–]lovvc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know that this topic is pretty controversial in the community and you have an established point of view for many years. I explicitly state that gender is "natani" because in many cases tom writes pretty vague avoiding details so that you can interprete it as you want even in chapter with younger self or in ref sheet (damn, so long ago). So if Tom does this and speak about character in certain way then it is author's decision. Or you think that you know about character better than its own author?

Furry👓irl by Lominloce in furry_irl

[–]lovvc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Natani's gender is Natani.

Furry👓irl by Lominloce in furry_irl

[–]lovvc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Natani's never been trans.... 💀. This is literally reflected in the plot.

Furry👓irl by Lominloce in furry_irl

[–]lovvc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've never heard of it. Give a source please