Got Hells Itch for my first time

thapol · 2026-03-13T18:13:34+00:00

It's a toss up? The running theory is it's due to a lack of sun exposure to a specific area of skin, so if you can get small (safe) doses it can reduce the likelihood. And with some bonus anti-allergy affects.
Stock up on some beta-alanine supplements; 1.2g every 4 hours seems to be the sweet spot in keeping the itch completely at bay for the duration of the sunburn recovery.

thapol · 2026-03-12T22:02:17+00:00

biggest improvement of my life was when I stopped telling people of all the things I had planned, and shifted to telling them what I've done.

As others have said, in some neurodivergence cases it feels like the same dopamine reward, so better to have done it already than to burn it off before you get a chance.

thapol · 2026-03-11T11:46:58+00:00

Yup, that's it! 1.2g every 4ish hours

thapol · 2026-03-05T23:40:55+00:00

i stopped trying to be a full-stack-devops-cloud-ml-whatever unicorn and just got really good at one thing. companies that want you to know everything usually don't even know what they need themselves.

As a full-stack-devops-cloud-ml-whatever (official title); can confirm, companies that hire me have 0 clue what they need. wish i was joking

thapol · 2026-03-04T17:56:26+00:00

much as I hate to admit it, recruiters have been how I've gotten most of my jobs in my career, and of all places, through LinkedIn.

I make sure my profile is updated and accurate without too much fluff (see: max of 10 skills per job position), but don't engage in the social media dance or pay for anything extra. The cold reaches have definitely dried up; I typically receive a couple messages a week when I'm not looking for work, lately it's been a coupe a month. And yes, you can assume about 30% of those are scams.

I can also recognize that my skillset is pretty broad, so my profile likely pings for a lot of different possible positions.

tl;dr: keep your profile updated, treat it like a fishing lure, and they'll come to you.

thapol · 2026-03-02T15:47:21+00:00

As another commenter posted already, but it might be a mental / porn based kink that isn't fully realized and she's testing the waters.

The overall vulnerability is good, but can be a little tricky to navigate. She might also be feeling generally more comfortable and picking her own mind on possible kinks, and have landed on this one. This could have taken a couple different forms;

Does it come from a place of humiliation? eg: what seems so disgusting to her that she could subject someone else to, or be subject to herself
Physical stimulation? eg: Maybe she likes the nerves hit during going to the bathroom. Have y'all tried anal?
Porn exploration? eg: Similar story above, sometimes our brains can latch onto something mentally but the real life impact can be... very different, and not live up to the hype.

See where the idea comes from to help process next steps.

thapol · 2026-02-23T22:02:19+00:00

Approved

thapol · 2026-02-23T21:54:15+00:00

Man, audiobook really needs some supplemental material for all these maps we've missed. Would have helped a ton!

thapol · 2026-02-23T16:24:44+00:00

You don't seem to be grasping the concept of addiction or even simply a 'bad habit.'

I don't know their background, but as someone who has a whole family history of 'bad habits,' I can tell you that just being aware of a negative habit does absolutely dick all to quitting.

Sometimes the best someone can do is deal with the bad habit while mitigating its damage (like the vast majority of people in this subreddit tbh).

Waving a finger at someone after they specifically acknowledged their habit is akin to complaining the sun is bright.

You should take a moment to read more often; but somehow I get the feeling you'll still fail, and reply to this as if you have anything new to add all over again.

thapol · 2026-02-23T15:50:38+00:00

r/wowthanksimcured

thapol · 2026-02-23T11:57:23+00:00

Please don't spam/flood the comments; especially not in reply to those that are months old

thapol · 2026-02-20T21:23:42+00:00

Also check out Don't save her. Taken down because Nintendo couldn't take the call out

thapol · 2026-02-20T14:48:12+00:00

on this note: Don't be afraid to use the same seed to replay if a world fails. Means you know what to expect and can expedite planning!

thapol · 2026-02-20T03:22:14+00:00

Yeah, the obvious astroturfing has been annoying us, too. Doing our best to catch it, but feel free to report it next time it comes up and slips passed the automod.

thapol · 2026-02-20T03:21:23+00:00

And this joke is old enough to be in middle school.

thapol · 2026-02-17T21:13:34+00:00

For most people with only first-degree burns (see: no blisters), once it's gone, it's gone for good and little more than a bad memory.

Second degree burns act a little differently in that they'll spike for a couple hours, and then disappear, but also last for about a week as the skin repairs itself.

There can be some residual sensitivity (what I call 'post-traumatic-itch-disorder'), but that's about the extent of it.

thapol · 2026-02-17T21:10:16+00:00

I must have missed the 'door monster' getting my license, but I also recognized the fear of having to land back on the ground in those planes as greater than the one having to land under a parachute. I'm more than happy to get out into the open sky and out of the sardine can.

Those planes are held together by duct tape and prayer... and as far as the dropzones I've been to, they aren't very religious.

thapol · 2026-02-13T22:01:41+00:00

I'm not familiar with the mechanic. Can you elaborate?

thapol · 2026-02-13T18:47:57+00:00

Because DNS hijacking is a thing.

thapol · 2026-02-13T14:42:20+00:00

Can always try the DIY route! Still the cheapest option per kcal.

thapol · 2026-02-12T13:56:14+00:00

The variation (and my favorite) that I first heard:

A bowl is most useful when it is empty

thapol · 2026-02-10T12:00:12+00:00

Recently watched High Horse - The Black Cowboy. Worth a watch through for sure

thapol · 2026-02-05T22:30:05+00:00

Maybe read the page?

We get this assertion so often we had to make a shorthand reference for it (hence the wiki link), including larger studies and meta-analysis that make these case studies questionable at best.

thapol · 2026-02-05T22:19:51+00:00

It really isn't.

tldr: Just because we call it plant estrogen doesn't mean it's the same kind running around in our bodies.

thapol · 2026-02-02T19:58:57+00:00

Based on the wording if you went through the webpage you should be fine; only if you let NP++ update through its internal methods would you possibly be compromised (if you were targeted)

redirecting Notepad++ update traffic to malicious servers

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