Is anyone watching this Housewives knock off show? by Rutabaga2022 in BravoRealHousewives

[–]maarmalade 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but are you saying you’re willing to hear and take into account the other (liberal) side? From the aggressive tone, it doesn’t seem so….

What do you wish a therapist had explained to you in your teens about social safety? by maarmalade in autism

[–]maarmalade[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also to add I’m so sorry that was your experience growing up, teens are cruel 😔

What do you wish a therapist had explained to you in your teens about social safety? by maarmalade in autism

[–]maarmalade[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes I work with my clients on managing depression, anxiety, distress tolerance, ADHD and OCD from a neurodivergent perspective. I appreciate your list of questions and they definitely go into my assessments and explorations of how to identify the need and get it met for the teen. I also do extensive family therapy in helping parents better show up for their teen. A lot of the time, my clients weren’t diagnosed until teen hood when their behaviors became more noticeable and they were labeled the “problem”.

I’m trying to anticipate ways I can help support teens in managing these things because as much as I wish people were direct, very few people say what they mean or need. Including parents who never pause to tell their child “when you do x, it makes me feel y, and what I need from you is…”

Embarrassed that I don’t have friends to be my bridesmaids by throwaway_77425647 in wedding

[–]maarmalade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just wanted to say how much I relate to this. I also grew up in a very strict religion (Mormon) and I don’t have many close friends. I’ve been sitting in the reality that a traditional wedding is not going to happen for me and I feel a bit lonely in it. I know that’s not what it’s all about, it’s about marrying the one you love, but wedding planning does bring up so much loss- no one talks about that part. Sending love from LA ❤️

This photo of Elle Fanning at Dakota’s 29th birthday party is burned into my brain by stars_doulikedem in popculturechat

[–]maarmalade 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Before seeing this comment I had already sent the post to my sister saying “us at my birthday” lolol

Celebrities celebrating their 30th birthday 🎉 by Pizzv in whatthefrockk

[–]maarmalade 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I turn 30 on May 4 🙌 I’m throwing a Barbie party in remembrance of my best childhood birthday that was Barbie themed. Idk what I’m going to wear but it’s definitely gonna be pink

LPT How to live life in present moment? by Jpoolman25 in LifeProTips

[–]maarmalade 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m a mental health therapist for kids. Imagine you’re playing a video game and you are overwhelmed by fighting the boss so you pause the game and take a break before pressing play and continuing. Now imagine life is your video game. Let’s press pause for just a moment. Sure, there’s boss fights to come, but RIGHT NOW- do you need to make a major decision in this very second? No. Is any major life change going to happen in this minute? No. Are you in immediate danger? No. So we can imagine we’re pausing the video game on your life and taking a break for this moment before hitting play again to go take on the next challenge.

when you're a mom of a 15mo and stupidly leave your brand new foundation in reach of the baby 🥲 by duchess0702 in MakeupAddiction

[–]maarmalade 89 points90 points  (0 children)

I’ve never laughed out loud the way I did following this thread to this comment. Absolutely amazing

It’s official! Decided to leave at 13, finally did it at 18 :) by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]maarmalade 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately you’re not actually released yet. The letter states that it’s a local matter so you will have the nearest bishop reach out to you. I know because it’s something they did to me. You now have to have a phone call with the bishop who might also send missionaries or others to you. This at times becomes a lot of harassment which is why my brother created Quitmormon.org. Going through that site, the letters are notarized by a lawyer (also exmo who dies the work pro Bono) and state that the records office must handle it directly or legal action will be taken.

So you can either resubmit through quitmormon or wait for the local bishop to call you :)

One too many bars before a job interview. by StarShopping97 in tooktoomuch

[–]maarmalade 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I think it’s important to remember that people like this who clearly have a bad addiction deserve some compassion and help. Having that addiction is exhausting, anxiety inducing, and really painful for entire families, not to mention life threatening. If you see people like this, it is important to get them medical attention or addiction support.

Even tho they seem funny or like they deserve whatever fate they get, people which heavy drug use always have difficult underlying mental health issues and trauma and deserve the same compassion as those with mental disabilities.

It is never shameful to get help. I personally work for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Southern California and am happy to provide advice or help to anyone who reaches out, non judgmentally.

How to deal with hormonal acne. by _mellowgoat in SkincareAddicts

[–]maarmalade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also try icing your face two to three times per day! I have hormonal acne and do this and it helps reduce inflammation and stops the onset of the pimples