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We’ll find you Amanda.

Just adding this here. The periods being two font sizes bigger does not actually change the length of your paper significantly. Sorry

the notes are broken 😂

You told me that I was a hypochondriac. That it was all in my head. As I went from specialist to specialist you told me “they’ll find something if you go long enough” implying that there was nothing wrong and they’d just make up a diagnosis to get rid of me.

You ignored the fact that women are disproportionately misdiagnosed and ignored by medical providers. In fact I did an entire thesis on it and you still ignored me.

Now I have a diagnosis and have been tested repeatedly. You still tell me I’m overreacting and perfectly healthy. How many issues do I have to have before you see I’m not “perfectly” healthy? How many times do I have to suffer before you realize I’m not able bodied?

How many times do I have to faint, how many strokes do I have to suffer through, how many migraines do I have to have, how many deficiencies are enough, how much chronic pain counts, when does my mental health count as crippling, how many issues before I’m valid in your eyes?

Anxiety is too common. Depression is normal. Mania is just motivation. PTSD is no big deal time heals all wounds. OCD isn’t that bad, you’re better off than most people. Everyone has autism these days. You’re not fainting you’re just anxious and use it as a way out of doing things. Inappropriate sinus tachycardia is just an excuse. You had a TIA it’s over now you’re fine. Hemiplegic migraines sound made up. Your back doesn’t hurt that bad. Spina bifida occulta has no complications. Arthritis is manageable. Your feet are fine from those injuries. Your bone pain is all in your head. Your corneas aren’t flat. Your sciatic nerve won’t stay pinched forever. Just take a vitamin for your deficiencies. You didn’t need to be in a walking boot that long for your torn ligaments and tendons. You’re overreacting. Go outside more. Workout. You’re unfit. You’re FINE.

But that’s the thing. I’m not fine. I had to fight for anyone to take me seriously about my heart. I had to fight for every diagnosis I have. I was sent home from the ER without any scans or tests and told that I just shouldn’t take birth control the day I had a small stroke. I get written off. Dismissed. Ignored. I don’t like getting diagnosed with issues. It’s not fun. I’m doing my best to survive. And you, the person who should support me the most, are waiting to push me back down and write me off too.

@neil-gaiman owns tumblr apparently. My entire for you page is just Neil answering random questions from the general public with minimal answers. Anyway. You keep doing you you sassy homo sapien sapien.

IT WAS THE SECRET THIRD OPTION. CONSTIPATION.

Me: oh god I’m pregnant my abdomen hurts

Also me: hasn’t peed in 12 hours. Also hasn’t had anything other than coffee for 3 days. Hasn’t eaten anything in a day or so.

Me: oh. Yeah. Well that too. Right.

Me: oh god I’m pregnant my abdomen hurts

Also me: hasn’t peed in 12 hours. Also hasn’t had anything other than coffee for 3 days. Hasn’t eaten anything in a day or so.

Me: oh. Yeah. Well that too. Right.

Is there a word that’s a mix between angry and sad

In case no one told you growing up

Bras last longer if you let them air dry. Don’t put them in the dryer.

If you have a problem with frizzy hair, don’t dry your hair with a towel. It makes the frizzies worse. (I recently read an article that said to use a t-shirt? I brush mine out and let it air dry.)

Whites wash best in hot water. Everything else can be in cold - save on your electricity bill.

You can kill 99.9% of germs in a sponge by putting it in the dishwasher for a cycle or by microwaving it for 2 min (be sure to make the sponge damp before microwaving and to put a cup half full of water in with it and please DO NOT squeeze the sponge until it has cooled off)

Airing out your room/house and letting sunlight in every so often can decrease the number of household pests like silverfish and ants.

Black underwear is best during your period as stains are less likely to be visible.

To save money, put aside 10% of each paycheck into a savings account. It’ll add up.

Unless your hair has something on/in it (like grease or mud or something), using conditioner first can actually be the better choice. The conditioner holds in the good oils that help you hair look sleek and beautiful, which shampoo would otherwise wash away.

Speaking of shampoo - if you have long hair, washing just the bits that touch your scalp is generally enough. The rest of your hair gets cleaned with just the run off from your scalp.

If you put a tampon in and it’s uncomfortable/you can feel it, you didn’t do it quite right. A properly placed tampon is virtually unnoticeable by the wearer.

Apply deodorant/antiperspirant a couple hours in advance of when you need it. This gives the product the chance to block your sweat glands. Using deodorant just before going somewhere where you’ll sweat (this means walking outside for people in high humidity places) results in your sweat washing the deodorant off and starkly limiting its usefulness.

After running the dryer, use the dryer sheet from that load to brush out the lint catch - it gets everything off in a fraction of the time it’ll take you to get it clean with your bare hands. Paper towels also work well.

Wash your face everyday, or as often as possible. Forget which brand of cleanser is best. Just washing your face everyday will guarantee you clearer skin. And do you best not to pop pimples, as tempting as the urge may be.

Fold laundry asap after taking it from the dryer to avoid wrinkles. This may seem obvious for dress shirts and silly for things like t-shirts, but you’ll notice the difference even then once your shirts stop looking like unfolded paper balls.

“If you have time to watch Netflix you have time for a side hustle” my side hustle is relaxing so that my body and brain can heal from by this nose-to-the-grindstone bullshit. I refuse to feel guilty for being a human with the need to relax sometimes. my side hustle is no.

Helping the onion post gain acceptance from its chosen mother

occasional posts from users

So I just saw a post by a random personal blog that said “don’t follow me if we never even had a conversation before” and?????? Not to be rude but literally what the fuck??????????

I’ve had people (non-pornbots) try to strike conversation out of nowhere in my DMs recently, and now I’m wondering if they were doing that because they wanted to follow me and thought they needed to interact first. I feel compelled to say, just in case, that it’s totally okay to follow this blog (or my side blog, for that matter) even if we’ve never talked before.

Also, I’m legit confused. Is this how follow culture works right now? It was worded like it’s common sense but is that really a thing?

ren trying to get overthrown is SO funny because he picked ALL the wrong people to do it. if you want to get overthrown you include Grian in your neighborhood. you dont include Zombie "Malicious Compliance" Cleo, Vintage "Aggressive Pacifist" Beef, Iskall "The Bigger Nuisance" 85, Stress "Too Sweet To Say Anything" Monster101, and Xisuma "Genuinely A Really Supportive And Nice Guy" Void. (Hypno and Wels don't count, they're too busy with their homoerotic neighborly feud.)

One time this man approached me in a bar talking in Spanish. So I assumed he was Spanish and we started speaking, we had a whole ass conversation and at some point he was like. So what part of Spain are you from? And I said well I’m Italian actually. What part of Spain are you from? And he was like. I’m Greek.