#Ignoring symptoms

[nursing-and-wellness23]

It's important not to ignore signs or symptoms in the hope that they will go away. Different people have varying attitudes towards seeking medical attention, with some seeking help at the first sign of a problem while others postpone it even when the symptoms could be linked to dangerous conditions. In the medical world, signs are observable by others, such as a rash or elevated blood sugar levels, while symptoms are experienced by the individual and cannot be seen or measured. Symptoms can indicate an underlying illness, injury, or medical condition and are categorized as remitting (improving or disappearing), relapsing (previously resolved symptoms returning), or chronic (long-lasting).

Certain symptoms require immediate medical attention. These include chest pain or pressure that radiates to the jaw or upper back, shortness of breath, intense headaches, severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis), unexplained weight loss, unusual bleeding, sores or wounds that won't heal, intense flashes of light or increased floaters in the eyes, swelling of the legs without injury, sudden or severe abdominal pain, fever above 103 degrees Fahrenheit or a persistent lower grade fever, sudden confusion or change in mental status, severe dizziness, chronic fatigue accompanied by other concerning symptoms, changes in bowel movements or habits, weakness, numbness, tingling, or facial droop (symptoms of stroke), changes to the breast or nipples, and suicidal thoughts or feelings of worthlessness.

It's crucial to know your body and recognize when something feels different or wrong. Not all conditions have noticeable symptoms, and some may only manifest in later stages. Therefore, it's important to pay attention to changes, no matter how subtle, and communicate with your doctor about how you're feeling. Ignoring symptoms may delay diagnosis and treatment, so it's essential to listen to your body's signals and seek appropriate medical care.

It's important not to ignore signs or symptoms in the hope that they will go away. Different people have varying attitudes towards seeking medical attention, with some seeking help at the first sign of a problem while others postpone it even when the symptoms could be linked to dangerous conditions. In the medical world, signs are observable by others, such as a rash or elevated blood sugar levels, while symptoms are experienced by the individual and cannot be seen or measured. Symptoms can indicate an underlying illness, injury, or medical condition and are categorized as remitting (improving or disappearing), relapsing (previously resolved symptoms returning), or chronic (long-lasting).

Certain symptoms require immediate medical attention. These include chest pain or pressure that radiates to the jaw or upper back, shortness of breath, intense headaches, severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis), unexplained weight loss, unusual bleeding, sores or wounds that won't heal, intense flashes of light or increased floaters in the eyes, swelling of the legs without injury, sudden or severe abdominal pain, fever above 103 degrees Fahrenheit or a persistent lower grade fever, sudden confusion or change in mental status, severe dizziness, chronic fatigue accompanied by other concerning symptoms, changes in bowel movements or habits, weakness, numbness, tingling, or facial droop (symptoms of stroke), changes to the breast or nipples, and suicidal thoughts or feelings of worthlessness.

It's crucial to know your body and recognize when something feels different or wrong. Not all conditions have noticeable symptoms, and some may only manifest in later stages. Therefore, it's important to pay attention to changes, no matter how subtle, and communicate with your doctor about how you're feeling. Ignoring symptoms may delay diagnosis and treatment, so it's essential to listen to your body's signals and seek appropriate medical care.

#Health awareness #Symptom recognition #Medical signs #Warning signs #Ignoring symptoms #Seeking medical attention #Importance of early detection #Self-awareness #Body signals #Health monitoring #Symptom evaluation #Medical red flags #Health education #Preventive healthcare #Self-care awareness #These tags can be used to categorize and organize content related to the importance of not ignoring signs or symptoms and seeking timely me

[chronicbabyfever]

screw pregnancy tests! fuck raw and find out when your belly starts to swell too far for you to ignore!!

#fuck around and find out #(literal) #biggest fantasy #to ignore the symptoms until i feel a kick

[cherrysnax]

I hate asking but I can’t draw due to chronic pain and my gfs last job literally made them develop asthma and we are very desperate right now. we’ve been surviving off of my gfs last paycheck and my savings and making it stretch but we just can’t anymore

we are two black disabled lesbians in a household of 6. we don’t have many groceries and our main priority is my little brother, my cat and my grandma. my gf is trying to get a job but is currently facing employment discrimination and is getting ghosted and rejected constantly. atm I’m STILL waiting to speak to a doctor because my chronic pain is making it to where I can’t stand or hold anything heavier than a drawing without significant difficulty.

usually I would offer commissions but I’m in too much pain to draw, I’m sorry. I just wanna be able to get some groceries

my PayPal is here

my cashapp is https://cash.app/$silvertheestallion and my gfs is $Peachjammn

my Venmo is @cherryadventure2

thank you for reading

#im like really sorry #we were doing really well but like. a few months ago shit just started getting crazy #we haven’t had to make a post in over a year #pain wise idek what the fuck is going on. we think it may be fibro? or another repitive strain injury #its like from my elbow radiating down my forearms and into my wrists #I’ve googled it but I haven’t seen anything that matches my symptoms #Im just tired #please ignore our deadnames

[kelocitta]

i saw your post on how you were thinking about handling the Whole Artificer Thing and i say, let em be a villain! i think it would be fun

I don't have any qualms about Artificer being cruel or whatever; I just don't think that when working them into an anthro doing a 1-to-1 transfer of their behaviors and/or making them just flat out racist/genocidal is an interesting or accurate way to characterize them. (and I just have. Negative interest in working with that type of character) People can do whatever they want but ultimately I just find the idea that anything other making them aggressively genocidal is like, woobifying them, tiring.

Artificer is obviously not good in the context of the game. But the problem and focus of their actions is the scale and spiritual aspect of it, not the actions themselves. Other slugcats are perfectly capable of killing scavengers, most players likely will and many who don't are only held back by the consequences. Scavengers are also warriors, and Artificer's whole campaign is basically set up on the fact that scavengers are defensive and very much follow a 'shoot first' method of self preservation.

So why does Artificer have always be the one thats uniquely villainous in behavior (now with significantly more moral weight behind it than they had as an animal) when the other slugcats, and even the scavengers, get properly 'civilized' when people make them anthros? I just don't think its an interesting way to utilize them, and I won't fault people who do- but like- I feel like if Artificer is going to be Like That when they can walk and talk and do taxes or whatever than at bare minimum the other slugcats and scavengers' relationship with violence/murder/hunting should be touched on.

I'm not making Artificer a good person. I don't want them to be a good person, because I think the fact they are so bad that they have problems on a spiritual level to be the interesting part. Technically, the Artificer I do for anthro stuff has already done their 'Scav King' and found their 'closure'. They set out to do something awful and did it, they got their ending. So now theyre just old and tired and mean and miserable because getting what you want isnt a solution.

#long post #ask #rw anthro #i want her to get worse but not in a 'i kill scavengers because im fucked up and evil' kinda way #i want her to get worse because theres something wrong with her shes not gonna address until it rots her from the inside out #even in this sense her early relationship with hunter is more #founded in her views of life being just generally bad and connecting w/ hunters illness in that way #as for hunter their connection starts out as mostly being in a rocky place due to their developing symptoms and liking that #artificer lets them ignore the feelings being suddenly ill causes #its not the best relationship lol #but its also messy and rough since i cant write for shit

[robocops-a-christ-allegory]

It is so hard reading superhero comics while being neurodivergent because a character will show up like NYA HAHA BATMAN IM CAPTAIN CRAZY !!! I HAVE SCHIZOPHRENIA SO IM GONNA POISON GOTHAMS WATER SUPPLY !!! and everyone will be like wow captain crazy is such a scary imposing villain and im like oh my god everybody stop being mean to captain crazy he just needs help!! Why won't anybody just talk to him!!!

#its so hard i suffer more then christ #AND THEN CAPTAIN CRAZY GETS A TV SHOW THAT IGNORES HIS PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS AND THEN EVERYBODY FORGETS-

[bonebabbles]

I keep starting and abandoning posts that go into my drafts, as I try to stay tasteful about how fucking revolted this part makes me. Like, I'm legitimately unsure if the very relevant trauma I have is making me see things that aren't here

But first we see that Star Flower is trying to ingratiate herself to the group, just after she reappears from chapter 5. Chapter 5 is about how Clear Sky is still abusive towards his son, and she comes in after stroking his ego, stressing how alone she is, and appealing to how she'll be loyal unlike his child. (She glances over at Thunder, directly implying this.)

Now in Chapter 9, she's babysitting and trying to care for Milkweed's kits (in spite of discomfort from Milkweed), taking a wet sleeping space away from the others, and pulling more than her own weight "without complaint." Putting herself through harsh sitations to prove her worth.

All while trying to appear extra attractive to Thunder, and later Clear Sky. Basically every man in power who can "protect her"

Like, am I going fucking crazy? With how we later find out that Star Flower was "promised as a mate" to One Eye's subordinate Slash, is... is that hypersexualization? One of the extremely stigmatized symptoms of sexual abuse?

She goes to find Clear Sky alone to throw herself at his paws, and he's very quickly attracted to how she promises to perfectly obey him, have no needs of her own, and finally be the perfect servant that he desires

"I don't deserve your trust because I am dirt. I understand you because I also regret something. I'd die for you. I'll never betray you unlike those who have."

This isn't manipulation. She means this. The story is playing their romance sincerely. She's comparing "betraying" Thunder by telling her own father about an assassination ambush to Clear Sky's history of child abuse, physical assault, and murder

She believes she's on the same level as this; a monster who murdered a childhood friend in a fit of entitled rage. She was a victim of One Eye who really believes that the way her father used her means she "understands" this monster, deserves this treatment.

And Clear Sky LIKES that.

He likes that she will have COMPLETE FAITH in him. That she will follow him WITHOUT QUESTION. That she will OBEY his orders. That's fucking verbatim, that's THE TEXT!!!

WHILE HE'S STILL CRYING ABOUT "ive tried to atone every day" FOLLOWING THE LAST TWO BOOKS WHERE THE ONLY SHITTY THING HE DOESN'T DO IS MURDER INNOCENT WOMEN

Am I insane?? Am I wrong??? Am I missing something here???? Why the fuck is the fandom takeaway "haha sexy girl steals his dad." Did I read the same book

#Csa mention #Did they once again do a misogyny so hard they accidentally gave their woman character trauma #My tip to anyone in a draining relationship. If your partner fetishizes that YOU would never leave or betray them unlike ''all the others'' #RUN. #There may be a reason their exes cut ties with them and they're praising you for ignoring red flags #Especially when your partner is significantly older and more experienced #Theres nothing noble about constantly suffering for the sake of 'loyalty' #Star Flower PLEASE get out of here you dont fucking deserve this you did nothing wrong #Bones reads dotc #Dotc hate #I thought i was just remembering things wrong when i was adding the subtheme of thunder having a connection to star via abusive dads- #-in my dotc rewrite. But no it's right there. It's in the text and it's something clear is attracted to #I abuse the shit out of my son and he left me once over it #But i can abuse this girl his same age and she won't run. Finally! A victim who won't leave! #And then they become mates and she births at least two litters #Cw abuse #sa mention #EDIT: I've changed the language just slightly #because the timeline COULD work out that starf was an adult when she was promised to slash for a very brief window of time #and hypersexualization is a symptom of trauma resulting from many types of sex abuse. Even that done when the victim was an adult. #it's just more common in CSA

[five-thousand-loaves-of-bread]

am have to late autism regression that began late adolescence, but am don’t have “regressive autism.”

regressive autism is where child look develop normally, but at usually 15-30 months old, lose social skills, language & speech, and sometimes other skills, like motor skills and adaptive skills. this where before, child vocalizing babbling talking and interacting, and suddenly or slowly, stop talking stop responding to people (so no, it not “evil ableist parents ignore autism symptom🙃”). we no know why yet. also, child with regressive autism typically more severe symptom than child with non-regressive autism. [source]

even though many people here on tumblr seem have autism regression in teenage or early adult, “autistic regression” actually more common refer to this before-age-3 regression. other names include developmental regression. —which why when talk about own regression, typically on purpose add “late” autism regression. late autism regression is actually considered rare (whether because rarely studied rarely diagnosed, or actually rare in number, don’t know).

whether have late regression or not, need all be mindful that regressive autism & autism regression before 3 exist and not ignore or drown out it. need remember those with regressive autism, most won’t be able be here on tumblr talk about it, because well, they 3, it happen at 3. even if they older now, their severity of symptom mean many not able communicate about it or use social media. because of this, many people talk about this going to be parents of child with regressive autism.

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ICD-11 recognize both regression before 3 (what am talk about here with regressive autism) and after 3. ICD-11 diagnosis of autism have modifiers (DSM also do but a little different modifiers): comorbid disorder of intellectual development (aka intellectual disability), degree of functional language impairment, and “loss of previously acquired skills,” aka regression.

A small proportion of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder may present with a loss of previously acquired skills. This regression typically occurs during the second year of life and most often involves language use and social responsiveness. Loss of previously acquired skills is rarely observed after 3 years of age. If it occurs after age 3, it is more likely to involve loss of cognitive and adaptive skills (e.g., loss of bowel and bladder control, impaired sleep), regression of language and social abilities, as well as increasing emotional and behavioural disturbances.

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with either regression before 3 or after 3, include late adolescents regression, important to rule out all other causes. because other reasons that make look regression may be life threatening disorders.

regression also see in child disintegrative disorder (CDD), rett syndrome, and some others. they all a little different, timing, symptoms, etc.

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do not debate “severity” of autism language here. do not use this to self diagnose. do not use this to talk about parental trauma or debate autism parents & parents of autistics.

#believe or not have seen late/no dx LSN autistic say regressive autism no exist because it just parents ignore autism symptoms 🥰 #actually autistic #actuallyautistic #autism #autistic #loaf screm

[wetcatspellcaster]

Sometimes all your Halloween plans get cancelled bc you are sick, your brain is too blank to write, and your only solution is to draw your OC like she's the Final Girl in a Crimson Peak-style horror movie.

#rosalie tag #my art #my OCs #turns out if I hyperfixate I can ignore all my symptoms for hours at a time #anywhere here is a Pieces era milf-Rosalie #at your discretion whether her getting caught is a good thing or not #tav #bg3 #wip: pieces still stuck in your teeth

[gentlemanbutch]

wishing every day that I knew what PCOS was as a young teen and that yes indeed it does fall under the intersex umbrella, cause it would have saved me years of silently wondering if I was intersex because I knew very deeply that I was not “typical,” and also wishing that the moment I was diagnosed with PCOS I wasn’t shamed for being “improperly female” and pushed toward feminizing hormone therapy and medication that my body literally couldn’t tolerate, especially because I was transmasc anyway.

#I don’t expect doctors to change because We Live in a Society but god I wish there was an understanding of like #diversity within gender and sex #I wish we weren’t treated as something to be remedied #like yes if you want to get rid of your quote masculine symptoms of PCOS go for it #my point is we should all be allowed to do what is best for us as individuals #and doctors ignore that and decide for us what’s best because they want us to fit in a binary #and it’s fucking gross and traumatizing #PCOS #intersex #nonbinary #trans #transmasc #intersex lesbian #intersex rights

[artiststarme]

Dying? Let's Ignore It

Prompt by @zerokrox-blog with a little sprinkle from @doubleb11. Thanks for the ideas, I appreciate it! I hope you guys like it and please share your thoughts in the comments.

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Steve wakes up one day feeling awful. His head aches like it does when a migraine is coming on and his throat burns like he swallowed charcoal. Nevertheless, he had to get to work. He had three days of doubles scheduled due to Robin visiting her sick grandmother out of town and Keith being on vacation down in Florida. No one could work but him so he couldn’t call off. Plus, he’d been looking forward to the overtime pay. 

He was on the knife’s edge of being kicked out by his parents and he needed to have enough cash to secure an apartment as soon as possible. They were scheduled to be home in a few weeks and Steve wanted to be gone by the time they were. Did he tell any of the Party this? Of course not, he was an adult who could take care of himself. No one had looked after him before and they weren’t going to start now. 

So, he dragged himself out of bed and made sure to grab a pair of his infamous sunglasses on his way out the door. Steve knew they made him look douchey, the kids had said so enough times for him to get the point, but every light was too bright for his pounding headache to handle. 

Even with the sunglasses and cough medicine, he didn’t feel any better throughout the day as he dealt with nagging customers and annoying kids. Steve was over the customer service and truly wanted to quit around the halfway mark of his shift. Mike and Lucas came in at one point to heckle Steve into renting them a rated-R movie and after that exchange, he was ever closer to quitting his job. Only a couple of days left though, he could make it. 

When he got home, he chugged two bottles of water in an effort to “drown the sickness” and settled into bed for what he expected was going to be a restless night. He tossed and turned all night blowing his nose, hacking up his lungs, and feeling crummy in general. Around 2 AM, he felt like he was going to die but he still had two doubles to go and he was going to get that overtime check if it was the last thing he did. 

He must’ve only gotten a few hours of sleep because the next day of work felt like torture and he would know. Even the Russians were more merciful than whatever illness he had. His head was still pounding, his muscles ached, and it hurt to expand his chest to breathe. He only made it through the work day because customers weren’t coming in and he was able to take a nap. Unfortunately for him, his nap became a sleepover at Family Video because he woke up at 4:30 AM and decided to stay there for his shift instead of potentially crashing on the way home. He would just be early to his next shift. 

He didn’t take a shower or anything the next morning, just flipped the open sign and turned on the too bright lights. Several customers that day asked him if he was okay and if he needed a ride to the hospital. Steve declined every offer and pasted on a shaky smile. He didn’t have time to go to the hospital just to be admitted and lose the overtime money. He briefly considered calling Eddie for a ride to the hospital after close but it was kind of late and he was pretty sure he was Eddie’s least favorite member of the group. And like hell was he going to call Nancy for a ride. He would rather die than beg his ex-girlfriend to drive him to the hospital. 

With a deep stuttering breath, he climbed into the car and took off for the hospital. On his way there, his hands trembled where he gripped the steering wheel of the Beemer and sweat formed droplets on his forehead. For the last several days, he’s tried to ignore his symptoms beyond chugging cough syrup by the bottle in order to complete his shifts. His body was ensuring that he couldn’t ignore it anymore with the way his chest flamed and his head threatened to explode. 

The nurses quickly swarmed him the moment he stepped through the ER doors, a true testament to how shitty he was sure he looked. They didn’t even ask him any questions, just pushed him onto a gurney and pressed an oxygen mask to his face. The feeling of safety allowed him to close his eyes and rest even despite everyone yelling at him to wake up. They could wait just a minute while he rested his eyes… 

When he opened his eyes, he was lying in a hospital bed. He was alone as always, without family to come visit him and not important enough to his friends for them to care. Steve let out a sigh as he laid back against the pillows. He doesn’t know why he expected any different because the situation was always the same. 

Steve was well within his own self-loathing when the door to his hospital room burst open to reveal a frantic Eddie and a panting Wayne. Their faces were an eerie mixture of too pale and flushed red from exertion. Immediately upon seeing Steve awake, both men sagged in relief.

“What the fuck, Steve? Dude, the nurses made it seem like you were dying. They said that you’d been having symptoms for the past few days and ignored them which made them get a lot worse. You have pneumonia, man. There’s fluid in both of your lungs and if you waited any longer, your lung would’ve collapsed. Why didn’t you tell anyone?” Eddie asked him, his hands were still shaking slightly even as he pulled them through the knots in his unruly hair. 

Steve couldn’t even wrap his head around them being here, much less come up with an answer to his question. “Why are you here?”

Eddie looked vaguely offended at his question and opened his mouth but was interrupted by Wayne. “You put me down as yer emergency contact, kid. We were real worried when we got the call.”

“Yeah, we were worried but I’m also furious. Where have you been the past few days? You could’ve called me and I would’ve come over to take care of you or give you a ride to the doctor. What the fuck were you thinking, Steven?” Eddie asked him belligerently while waving his hands around as if to spread his anger. 

“I’m always alone when I’m sick and it's not like anyone would have cared,” Steve murmured,  too tired to give the argument his all. 

“You fucking dumbass,” Eddie called him before being cuffed in the back of the head with a slap from Wayne. “Ow shit, I’m sorry. Of course we care, you fucker! You know how scared I was when we got the call from the hospital? We must’ve broken every speed limit around so we could be here with you a little sooner.”

Wayne sighed but supported his nephew’s explanation, albeit more gently. “Harrington, people care about you and hiding out when you’re sick ain’t helping no one.”

“Okay to be fair, I wasn’t hiding. I’ve been working 14 hour shifts for the past three days trying to make some money. I was just ignoring the symptoms until I could come here without missing work, which I did.” Steve defended. 

They both gave him equally blank looks. 

“That’s the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard!” Dustin screamed from his position where he was eavesdropping in the doorway.

“Dustin-”

“No, Steve! We love you and if we had known you were sick, maybe it wouldn’t have gotten so bad! You should’ve told us that you were sick and you shouldn’t have ignored the symptoms just to go to work!” He yelled heatedly. 

Steve went to talk but before he could say anything, Eddie sent him a close-lipped smile and pulled Dustin out of the room. Steve was left alone with Uncle Wayne. “I’m sorry, Wayne. I didn’t-”

The older man smacked him in the arm with his hat and settled into the uncomfortable seat beside his bed. “Stop apologizing, boy. This is on us. You may be bad at realizing how loved ya are but it’s on us to make it clear to ya. Next time we’ll have to keep a closer eye on ya to make sure you’re okay. We uh, we all love ya, kid.”

To this day, Steve will say the tears that formed in his eyes were due to the oxygen cannula tickling his nose. But that night when he fell asleep, he felt a little less sick and a lot more loved.

@doubleb11 @nburkhardt @zerokrox-blog @newtstabber @i-less-than-three-you @carlyv @pyrohonk @trippypancakes @straight4joekeery

(I'm writing your prompt now @nburkhardt !)

#Steve sucks at taking care of himself and will absolutely ignore symptoms #There is no worse patient than Steve Harrington #Eddie and Wayne are sick of it #stranger things #steddie #fanfic #steve harrington #eddie munson #uncle wayne #dustin henderson

[tsaricides]

wanted to send this to boyfridged but I saw that you were shadow banned 🫡 but it's always so jarring seeing writers try and turn Jason into a "ladies man" or whatever, he's so clearly not interested and non equipped to be in a relationship and the way they handle it each time is so funny because there's clearly 0 effort put into it and it's a shame because when he first came back part of what made his character interesting was that he was almost a subversion of the gritty 90s antivillain without most of the macho hyper masculine aspects in short to me he's like a Ken doll ❤️

essentially! i think winick def did also allow himself to drift into the macho stereotype a bit, but jason's youth and sensitivity was a much more prominent theme at the time. the tears! the focus on his role as a child to a parent rather than any other kind of bond...

the thing for me is that i'm not even against him getting a romantic storyline in general. though that's in far, far future, because as you said yourself, i don't think this is something he is even interested in at all, and most def not at this point. but i don't think that it should be these fleeting romances? others have already expressed the sentiment, perhaps more precisely, but jason is not someone who takes love lightly. if there's anything he takes lightly at all. there's both the expectation of commitment and his own abandonment issues that would affect any relationship tremendously. but dc doesn't even afford the exploration of it in his friendships. we just get characters dropped at him (like steph and dana even...) with a couple of lines about how they are best friends and with them already knowing pretty much everything there is about jason... but as readers we know that this is the kind of vulnerability that he's been chasing for very long and was always denied. at times, by himself too. is this not something that deserves more than a stray panel dumping that info on us?

and speaking of stray weird panels, not sure if you've read rh: the hill #2 yet but i just wanted to confirm that the make out session panels did not, in fact, contribute anything to it!

#i know that most people like to ignore it but i also like to remind people about what winick did to talia #and the infamous pages of lost days that none of us comment on #which was however i think the first symptom of all that was to come in that department

[strangestcase]

I wonder if the Invisible Man book fandom at large is aware that albinism implies a number of visual and neurological disabilities, that having no melanine at all has health repercussions in and all itself, and that albinism isn't just the Cool Eyes And Skin Disorder

#i dont see any of you give griffin nystagmus or any neurological symptoms #and too many of you ignore that he does in fact have photophobia and a partial visual impairment in the book #like realistically speaking he should be legally blind #lmao #the invisible man #griffin #griffin the invisible man

[jakes3resin]

Biker Gale AU... my unwritten beloved... my most beautiful muse... feral Gale who beats up men and kisses Bucky with blood still on his face... Bucky who says fuck you to federal agents... truly my most beloved... the second I start writing you I know you'll no longer be my beloved but my enemy... but that's okay I still love you 💔

A/B/O fic my detestable wife... please release me from your clutches... or at least make fucking sense in the docs... why do you not want to be written cohesively... divorce will never be an option 💔

#i need to go to sleep #please ignore me ive lost most of my brain's ability to think #but if you would imagine me on a victorian fainting couch saying these things while doctors diagnose me with hysteria and prescribe #a vacation at the sea shore to relieve my symptoms #id appreciate it

[genderfluidgothwitch]

For those who are unsure of whether or not they really have the "sensitivity to cold" symptom of fibromyalgia, because you think that it's just you not being able to handle colder temperatures like other people, that's one way of putting it. The other way is, when it's winter and the temperatures start dropping, do you feel your pain more intensely? Do you feel like you have more problems with your joints? Is your partner always commenting how cold your fingers and toes are, but it somehow gets more frequent in winter? Those are other ways to consider being sensitive to the cold.

#just a little food for thought #I'm thinking bc I'm high af #I had to take an entire 50 mg gummy tonight because I had some serious fucking pain #I didn't realize it was going to be a consistent pattern of winter making me feel like shit #but here we are in year two of No Longer Ignoring My Symptoms #and I'm still questioning whether or not it's actually fibromyalgia #like I 100% definitively know what it is #I just still don't have the doctors sign off bc I hate phone calls and I'm getting new insurance next month #so I figure might as well wait to see if the new insurance covers any differently #things to look forward to with the new job #anyways I'm forever grateful I didn't have to jump through every stupid ass hoop my husband did when he went full time with my company #it's explicitly designed against people who aren't neurotypical and it's honestly the most bullshit program ever #no they don't give full time by merit in my company #I really only got the job because my file boss wanted me explicitly for her job when she retires #and I will be eternally grateful that she saw something in me that no other manager saw #anyways ignore all these tags anyone who reads this that found this in the fibromyalgia tag instead of my blog #fibromyalgia #>.> #kudos to those who read this far #your journey shall reward you with a small token of my gratitude #🐦‍⬛ a friend for you

[coldercreation]

PSA: 

If you have related to how I have described Nathan’s struggles with his mental health and some experiences with life; emotional, physical and social etc (ignore the story/his fam background for this; I mean if you have been able to relate to his feelings/anxiety/negative physical sensations etc.)

Might be worth it to get your blood checked. 

Especially B12, Vitamin D, Iron levels and Ferritin (ferritin should be 100+).

Building on top of the character, character background, and my research into trauma / mental health etc, I have always used a lot of my personal experience when describing emotions, feelings, and how mental health issues can feel like or present. It’s my attempt to make the writing feel realistic, had I experienced the things in the story or not. Aka even if the story was high fantasy and thus not realistic, I’d source my own feelings to make it ‘real’.

So. Regardless of what's causing it in the story: If you have ever related to how Nathan FEELS or describes his experience with the world and his brain… (Anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue, feeling like an outsider/in a fishbowl, easily overwhelmed or over tired; social withdrawal, social anxiety, heart palpitations, chest pains, breathlessness, dissociation, irritability, issues with cognitive function; memory, overthinking, insomnia, brain fog, panic attacks, slow recovery from physical activity, etc etc et fucking c) 

Turns out bish has been chronically deficient of many things for a very long time due to stomach issues that stopped nutrients from absorbing. Antidepressants have never successfully worked for me, and it’s now looking like that’s because my mental health stuff could've largely been a physical symptom, instead of just purely mental health?? 

I have been on a pile of supplements for a bit now and uhh… It’s like night and day? Even with the other health stuff I've been getting treated for, it's been... So much better?? Like. Life changing amount of difference?? And I’m only just starting out fixing these deficiencies, which could take a long time. But...

Holy shit, “Better” might actually be a real thing after all?? There was a reason I've been so "stuck"???

Kind of mad… And sad. Because if this is true and I keep feeling like I have been recently, it means I’ve lost a lot of time to this. I try to focus on how good I’ve been feeling though, and stay curious for this journey of what literally feels like a second chance at life.

Just… Wanted to post this in case it could help someone else. This is a highly personal experience, mental health issues absolutely exist on their own too and there's possibly often overlap as well. But stuff like this can make existing mental health conditions worse too, so either way it’s worth checking. 

Yeah. So.

Happy new year?

From someone who might be pulling a whole Phoenix moment???? xx

#Apologies for the silence here #Been going through a lot if you can imagine lol #I have a bunch of asks and messages to catch up to #I'm so sorry for taking forever #It might take me a bit longer still but I promise I'll get back on here at some point hopefully soon #Your messages mean so much to me<3 #Take care everyone <3 #Also #the description of Nathan's experience could and would still be rather accurate #even if you don't have these physical health issues!! #Depression and anxiety etc from a deficiency is still depression and anxiety #+ when I write Nathan I have a set of mental health “maps” or “guides” for his character (like C-PTSD and CEN and OCD) #Yes I use my own feelings and experiences to describe his anxiety etc #But his character is built around specific mental health markers / trauma research / symptoms etc (like C-PTSD and CEN and OCD) #So I'm pretty sure Nathan's POV would still look very similar based on just that research and ignoring the stuff in this post #Hope this all makes sense :'o

[puppyeared]

adhd comix

#man i dont even have the energy to be mad. im just tired #like. dont u love it when your parents exhibit symptoms of ADHD and your sibling is diagnosed with a learning disability #and instead of thinking oh shit what if the other one has smth too. they subject you to The Horrors #i cant bring myself to hate my parents. but im tired of feeling obligated to defend them when the thing they think is working #isnt actually working and ive just found other ways to cope to avoid any sort of conflict. like lying and stealing. lol #if someone took me aside and said 'hey so your brain doesnt make as much dopamine as usual and its not a bad thing it just means you #need external stimulation and reward system to function and youre not actually secretly fucked up or lazy' as a kid #im pretty sure i wouldnt be here rn with half the problems i already have. unfortunately getting diagnosed late means u dont have a teacher #to back you up at a parent teacher conference that forces your parents to take this shit seriously instead of ignoring it hoping itll #go away on its own. but hey what do i know i have squirrel ipad baby disease. what do i know about my own symptoms #AND. AND i think im allowd to be mad bc ive been doing my own research on this for years before and after diagnosis #theyve been putting me thru the WORST parenting techniques on earth. which they could have corrected at anytime but they were #comfortable thinking they were doing it right and didnt bother to check if they were or werent fucking up their kid in the long run #and refusing to acknowledge it. i just!! they just decided one day hey lets make babies!! and just looked at books on how to make #a human being survive as long as possible!!! what the fuck!!!! #im sorry for putting this on ppls dashes but i am. so tired. of bottling this up. and im not looking for sympathy or anything i just need #to scream and clench my fists to SOMEONE about it because theyre not gonna take this well up the ass. sigh #yapping #vent