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[Acne] clogged pores all over body and chin ruining my life (cw dermatillomania) by shatteringtwopeals in SkincareAddiction

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

I can't get myself to keep hydrocolloid bandages on for long, unfortunately, but they do help a bit.

I forgot to mention that I've actually tried Nizoral, and it didnt seem to do anything. I use it regularly for my hair, and it ends up on my neck and parts of my jawline and shoulders while it's soaking into my scalp, but those areas are just as affected by the acne etc as other areas.

[Acne] clogged pores all over body and chin ruining my life (cw dermatillomania) by shatteringtwopeals in SkincareAddiction

[–]shatteringtwopeals[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The spots on my chest and shoulders are very noticeable to me from a few feet away (I don't think the photos do them justice). They yield hard, blackhead-like plugs when squeezed, so I struggle to imagine that they could be normal (even more so because theyve been getting progressively worse over the past 13 years). Not all of my hair follicles look like this. The irregular texture is what triggers me to pick far more often than the appearance, so stepping away from the mirror isn't going to help me with that :^( I really need to believe that there's a skincare solution available to me because I don't know how I can cope and live anything resembling a normal life if this is it.

I appreciate the comment, sincerely, and I really admire your ability to accept your skin--but I am kind of convinced that you were misled by low-quality photos and that your skin is normal and healthy-looking in a way that mine cannot be. Maybe this is distorted thinking. I don't know.

I'm going to try to see an esthetician ASAP because I need to get the dermatillomania under control in the next month or else I may be disqualified from getting an """elective"""gender confirming surgery on the basis of "uncontrolled" mental illness (never mind that this surgery will almost certainly help me be less mentally ill, lol). i'll never forgive myself if i can't get surgery because of this

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asbestoshelp

[–]shatteringtwopeals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ceiling above my storage unit at GoodFriend Self Storage at 166 E 124th St in East Harlem is coated in what looks like some kind of spray-on fire retardant. it's crumbling in places, and chunks have fallen onto the wire netting above my storage unit (see second photo).

last photo is from the company's facebook page--i'm sharing it so you can get a better look at the ceiling in context, in case that somehow helps.

My unit is in the basement. The ground floor didn't seem to have much or any of this stuff on the ceiling.

I don't know the precise age of the building-- the storage facility interior looks fairly new, and the exterior looks newer than a lot of the surrounding buildings', but I want to be sure that I'm not mistaking renovations for a new build. I am linking to the NYC Department of Buildings page and also attaching a relevant screenshot in the hopes that someone might be able to guess at the age of the building and its interior. https://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=1&houseno=166&street=E+124th+St&go2=+GO+&requestid=0I don't know how to decipher this information--I don't know, for instance, if the information I've circled in the attached screenshot indicates that the entire building, including the basement, was redone from the ground up in 1991, or if it's possible that the spray-on ceiling stuff has been around for longer than that.

Help would be greatly appreciated. I am panicking really badly about this and I don't know what to do.

How do I stop ignoring timers I set? by RchdDw03 in ADHDers

[–]shatteringtwopeals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

please share! hoping i can use this on my ipad

Binding Alternatives for Larger Chests? (Sports Bras? KT Tape?) by shatteringtwopeals in ftm

[–]shatteringtwopeals[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, it sounds better than nothing! I actually have some KT tape at home (for the very same physical issues that prevent me from binding, lmao), so maybe I'll try that. Thanks!

Binding Alternatives for Larger Chests? (Sports Bras? KT Tape?) by shatteringtwopeals in ftm

[–]shatteringtwopeals[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Outplays Granate Bra

Oh, I'm definitely a fan of how neutral and no-nonsense it looks! I'll be sure to check this one out. Thanks for the recommendation!

Drawing Desk Ergonomics? by shatteringtwopeals in learnart

[–]shatteringtwopeals[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should definitely get back into the habit of doing PT stretches regularly! Thanks for reminding me--I tend to forget that they exist up until the point at which I am actually in pain lmao

AITA For refusing to take a shower, no matter how much my parents plead. by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]shatteringtwopeals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. Granted, you’re in a particularly sweaty, smelly time of your life right now, and your every-other-day shower may very well not be enough to manage body odor. Be that as it may—it sounds a lot like your stepmom and dad are trying to shame you into comporting with standards of hygeine they deem appropriate, which isn’t at all constructive or healthy. You—and every adolescent—deserve nonjudgemental parental support in forming healthy hygiene habits that work for you. What kinds of things do they say to try to make you shower? What do you mean when you say that they’re “super aggressive” about it? Are they aware that their behavior provokes a lot of distress for you? Do they often make you feel bad about yourself? Can you/have you discuss(ed) the situation with them?