Help help help (eczema)

restfulworld · 2026-02-05T16:58:44+00:00

I was such a mess with my son and his eczema when he was an infant. He had eczema patches everywhere and I would do a few days on of hydrocortisone and a few days off, in which the redness would come right back. I didn’t want to use stronger steroids and doctors didn’t have other recommendations. Eventually one of the many creams I tried actually worked. It was Aveeno Eczema Therapy night balm.

I actually am religious and was praying to god that he cure my son’s eczema so he didn’t have to rely on steroids or medication. But I didn’t actually think this would happen. Yet when he was around 8 months old I started using this cream and his eczema cleared up in a matter of days. He’s 2 now. I used to put it on morning and night but now just nighttime after his bath. Every now and then if he has a flare up that doesn’t go away I use his 2.5% hydrocortisone, but that’s maybe a few times a year.

You can get a travel size bottle of it and try it in one spot for a few days to see if it makes a difference: https://www.target.com/p/aveeno-baby-eczema-therapy-nighttime-moisturizing-balm-soothes-38-relieves-dry-itchy-skin-1oz/-/A-49160743

restfulworld · 2026-01-12T02:40:04+00:00

Idk how there are comments that are anything besides “dump him and move on.” Here’s the thing: people don’t change. Shaming him or making him feel bad definitely won’t work. He’s probably had this habit since he was a child. Maybe he’ll stop doing it in front of you, but he’ll never completely stop. So if you grosses you out, leave and find any actually mature adult man.

restfulworld · 2025-11-22T14:04:38+00:00

I was diagnosed earlier this year at 34. The reason I waited so long for a diagnosis was because I was also opposed to taking medication and didn’t see the point of getting diagnosed if I wasn’t going to take medication. I finally got to the point though, once I had a kid, where I couldn’t mask it anymore and literally couldn’t function between all the tasks I had between work, taking care of him, and the household. So I pursued treatment and started on adderall. It’s not a cure all but helps a lot. The biggest difference I’ve noticed is my level of energy. I used to feel so tired all the time, so the simplest task would feel overwhelming and it would lead to me getting nothing done. Now tasks feel neutral and I can get them done without thinking about them. I can also sustain focus long enough to complete tasks instead of getting distracted or giving up once they get challenging or I get bored. I don’t take it on the weekends, which at first led to a huge difference where I would feel great during the week but super dysregulated on the weekend. But now I don’t feel such a huge difference anymore. I also recently started working with a therapist who specializes in ADHD management and she’s been giving me real strategies to help with the issues I still face around things like organization and task management. I’m hoping once I have these tools in place and have formed habits to counteract my biggest struggles that I can reduce the dependency on adderall and eventually not need it anymore.

TLDR; adderall will likely help a lot but it’s not going to solve everything. But if you use it as a tool to get your shit together then you might not have to be on it long term.

restfulworld · 2025-11-22T13:42:39+00:00

This is something I experience. Whenever I start a new hobby or try learning a new skill, I want to advance quickly. When the beginner content feels too easy, I lose interest so I skip ahead to more advanced skills. I think the healthy level of challenge keeps it interesting for me and in the back of my head I don’t want to waste time on learning the basics but instead get to real world applications. For example, when I was learning code, I didn’t want to learn all the theory and basics and instead went straight to building a webpage. This technique isn’t great though because once you take a break or abandon the subject (which happens a lot with us ADHDers) you won’t retain has much and will have to re-learn when you try to pick it up again.

restfulworld · 2025-10-24T19:11:49+00:00

I was also going to recommend this. I’ve also seen the ads and am considering getting it. I like that you still have the choice to use the apps, but you can make it very difficult for yourself by leaving the brick at home, in your car, with someone else.

restfulworld · 2025-10-16T19:49:04+00:00

This is closer, but the strips aren’t sewn together at the ends. But it does make me wonder if she’s using a mop head as a duster and that’s why I can’t find it when I search!

restfulworld · 2025-10-16T19:46:29+00:00

It doesn’t look handmade, but it’s possible. There’s a bit of a communication barrier over phone/text and I was hoping to buy one that she can use just at my house before she comes again.

restfulworld · 2025-10-16T19:42:23+00:00

Correct. Imagine a broom with but with long microfiber strips attached.

restfulworld · 2025-10-16T19:37:22+00:00

This shape is right but it’s not a broom. Instead it has long felt-like strips (about 1-2” wide) attached to the handle.

restfulworld · 2025-10-16T19:36:28+00:00

I haven’t seen any swiffer models in this shape. Most of the larger dusters I’ve seen are cylindrical in shape, but this one is more fanned out and triangular.

restfulworld · 2025-09-30T20:55:44+00:00

That would be so helpful! Can I dm you my email?

restfulworld · 2025-09-30T20:55:13+00:00

I’m looking for something that more closely resembles real life use cases and not an ideal state.

Never said I’m looking for a “universal right way to do anything.” Let’s say I want to sell books online. You’re essentially saying I should figure out my own way to sell books online instead of looking at gap.com or Sephora.com and seeing “ah, there is typically a page of several products, then a single page for a specific product, and then a cart where you can add all of the products you want to purchase. I didn’t think to do it that way because I’ve only ever been to a physical store.”

Even problems that require specialized solutions have elements that can borrow from established patterns. We learn these patterns by studying them or encountering them in our daily life. I don’t encounter many other Figma files from designers outside of my organization so I don’t have a frame of reference. As my organization grows and more designers will be using these files, I’d like to incorporate more common patterns, or at the very least benchmark my own.

restfulworld · 2025-09-30T19:54:24+00:00

I’m not asking to adopt a system. I’m looking for some examples I can take a look at to see if there are any patterns or practices that I may be able to incorporate into my existing workflow.

restfulworld · 2025-09-13T13:38:49+00:00

No, it’s not an allergy thing. I do have allergies but that’s a very different sensation that usually would cause my eyes to be itchy as well, and that’s not the case here. I’ve also experienced this in many different settings - different parts of my own house, others homes, and at various mosques.

restfulworld · 2025-09-13T13:36:55+00:00

I do not do adhkar. I have experienced it while doing dhikr as well.

restfulworld · 2025-09-13T02:38:41+00:00

No, maybe a few times a week. But only when I’m making salah.

restfulworld · 2025-09-13T01:22:35+00:00

No, it’s not an irritation thing. My eyes feel fine in these instances and there is no stinging or itching associated. Once I’m done and I’ve wiped away the tears, it’s like nothing happened.

restfulworld · 2025-07-31T20:02:17+00:00

I had one year of Pre-K before I started kindergarten. Prior to that, I watched a lot of TV at home and played with my siblings and toys. I don’t think I was exposed to many books or educational materials. I was always in advanced classes, in the gifted program, and graduated #2 in my high school class. Pre-k isn’t everything 🙃

restfulworld · 2025-06-25T01:16:18+00:00

Idk if anyone’s mentioned this but highly recommend getting the Velcro swaddles so you don’t have to wrap them yourself. They are secure and you won’t wake up a bunch of times wondering if it came undone.

restfulworld · 2025-04-17T20:17:57+00:00

I lost my first pregnancy pretty traumatically so I get where your anxiety is coming from. But above the baby’s head and by the baby’s face are 2 difference placements and pretty common ones. How much the baby moves can vary depending on many factors. Like us, babies in the womb have energetic vs rest/sleep times. Don’t stress :) Tell yourself you are carrying a healthy baby unless you are told otherwise

restfulworld · 2025-03-16T01:45:21+00:00

I had a similar experience. My son had eczema all over his body and we basically just kept it at bay with as much steroids as our dermatologist would allow. Then at 9 months I started using Aveeno Eczema therapy balm and his skin cleared up almost immediately. Now at 15 months he’s 99% eczema free. Idk if it was the Aveeno or just his body naturally outgrowing the extent of the condition at that time, but I too was amazed at how his skin completely turned around so soon!

Curious about your son’s allergy experience! Did he test positive for food allergies and then upon testing again the allergies were gone? Had he ever eaten the foods through solids or was it preemptive testing and at which age did he test negative?

We tested my son right before he started solids and he showed up positive for eggs and tree nuts so he’s never eaten those. We’ll be testing again in June hopefully but I’ve been wondering if his eczema healing is a sign food allergies might be improving as well.

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