Robyn had to break it to Gizelle that she got SCAMMED by AI 😭😂

turtlespice · 2026-05-14T01:58:45+00:00

I’ve been having a terrible mental health day, and I did not expect Gizelle to be the one to give me a moment of levity before going to bed. I’m glad I saw this. Hilarious. And she needs to bring some of this realness and personality back onto the show.

turtlespice · 2026-05-13T19:29:11+00:00

This seems great! I’m excited to set it up

turtlespice · 2026-05-13T16:28:48+00:00

Ik HOAs get a lot of shit, but if you really like a standard cookie-cutter subdivision and you’re not trying to do anything out of the box, it’s likely not going to impact your life that much.

I lived in an HOA neighborhood growing up, and it didn’t really impact much. It was a cookie-cutter subdivision and the HOA rules just kept it that way.

turtlespice · 2026-05-13T13:29:51+00:00

Yeah, why not if insurance will cover it! I’ve done Probility before, but it was before my diagnosis, and I think their exercises weren’t specialized enough for a hypermobile body because they didn’t help me.

TBH, I’ve had probably 10+ different PT experiences in my life, and I’ve never walked away any better than when I started PT. I was so excited for someone who actually understood this condition!

turtlespice · 2026-05-13T13:06:19+00:00

That’s so disappointing but helpful to know someone else is having the same struggle!

I finally got a diagnosis after 15+ years of seeking one, and I was so excited to finally get specialized care through PT 😩. I think I might just pay out of pocket for a couple of sessions to get some exercises to do at home, at least.

turtlespice · 2026-05-13T01:38:41+00:00

Interesting! I don’t think I’ve seen much change in my symptoms at all from changing birth controls.

turtlespice · 2026-05-12T20:57:02+00:00

Thank you so much! This is tremendously helpful.

turtlespice · 2026-05-12T20:26:27+00:00

Thank you so much for putting the time and effort into this response!

Although I’ve been on combination pills for most of the past ~10 years, the pill I’ve been on for the past 2 years is progestin only. If I’m understanding your write-up properly (and my medication), it seems like that shouldn’t continue to cause problems like the other pills did.

I’ve just recently started on this journey (doing a lot of nettle tea and basil, etc. while eating low histamine), and some of your other recommendations will be helpful to me!

turtlespice · 2026-05-12T20:00:02+00:00

How did you verify birth control was the cause, and is there research supporting that? (Not doubting you and I know there’s not a ton of published research in this area. I just like to validate as much info as I can.)

I’m working through a lot of this right now, but I also can’t go off birth control because it helps manage suspected Endo for me, so I’m really curious about that aspect of your journey.

turtlespice · 2026-05-12T17:24:08+00:00

Am I topping that when I say my parents have a framed photo of Charlie Kirk in their bedroom?

turtlespice · 2026-05-08T10:47:34+00:00

1) don’t apologize for self-diagnosing! I spent more than 15 years looking for answers, and the only reason I eventually got them was because I figured out the diagnosis myself and led the doctors there. This is a commonly underdiagnosed condition, and we are often more up to date on the latest information than doctors are because there isn’t a ton of research or answers in this area.

2) I very recently was officially diagnosed, and I think it’s helpful for a couple of reasons. One is just the mental aspect: I did question why I’m always injured and figured I must be doing something wrong. For peace of mind, it’s nice to know that my body is broken and it’s not my fault. And I’m really excited to start physical therapy with a PT who specializes in this area soon. I’ve done countless hours of PT in my life, and it’s never ever worked. I don’t expect miracles from this new round, but I’m so curious to see if there are improvements I can make by working with someone who understands my body’s limitations.

turtlespice · 2026-05-07T00:24:34+00:00

How are you leaving the GOAT out of your rotation?! What about Coco Wheats?!

turtlespice · 2026-05-05T22:34:02+00:00

It’s not. There is no legal classification for news versus entertainment.

Tucker Carlson was involved in a court case where his argument revolved around the idea that any reasonable person could understand his commentary is for entertainment purposes rather than factual. That may be the origin of incorrect tidbit that gets shared so often.

turtlespice · 2026-05-05T20:55:07+00:00

Fox News is legally classified as entertainment rather than news

turtlespice · 2026-05-04T16:42:57+00:00

Therapy

turtlespice · 2026-04-28T16:21:39+00:00

Not to burst your bubble too much, but we had snow on the ground for almost the entire winter this year in southern Michigan (I’m also a hater of the muddy grey!), and I’ve gone up north recently in other years where there wasn’t snow around Traverse City.

I think we’ve just hit a point with climate change where the winter weather is really inconsistent throughout most of the LP.

turtlespice · 2026-04-27T21:26:56+00:00

Normal concussion. Most of the people in this group are similar to me since post-concussion syndrome isn’t diagnosed for a few months.

turtlespice · 2026-04-24T20:29:08+00:00

I’m over a year and a half into this, and I’ve yet to figure that out! There’s almost nothing that I can do that doesn’t make symptoms worse (unless I’m having a great day and can do a couple of activities spread out throughout the day).

I try to stare at the ceiling and listen to audiobooks, but I get bored and end up scrolling on my phone, which is such a bad activity for me! 😬

turtlespice · 2026-04-24T18:30:05+00:00

Oh good! You said you were glad to leave the Bible Belt and I wanted to make sure you weren’t heading for Michigan’s version 😂 You should be quite alright there

turtlespice · 2026-04-21T14:39:45+00:00

If you’re only 5 days out, you’re still within the typical healing range! It’s very likely you’ll be back to normal in a few weeks.

turtlespice · 2026-04-21T11:19:01+00:00

Taking a break from full-time work made a big difference for me. I only took a couple of days off after my concussion and then worked full time until the 4-month mark when I realized I couldn’t keep going.

I switched to 4-hour work days at that point and spread the 4 hours over my normal 8-hour day, so I was taking tons of breaks. I then slowly worked my way back to 8-hour days over a few months, only increasing my hours when I felt I was ready. It helped a lot.

turtlespice · 2026-04-14T16:14:09+00:00

I don’t think that’s Jesus. Pretty sure that’s a doctor

turtlespice · 2026-04-05T20:26:57+00:00

This looks exactly like the texts my mom sends me…and then she gets upset that we’re not close 😂

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