How will I find financial stability if I live in a third world country with a toxic sociopathic/narcissistic mother, I have no skills (at least I think so), no time and therefore no money?
  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 9mo ago 100%

    I'm a trauma therapist, The Body Keeps the Score is very good for C-PTSD. You should also read Gabor Mate's books and watch his interview with Tim Ferris on YouTube. It's called Dr Gabor Mate on trauma, addiction, Ayahuasca and more. Read Richard Schwartz work around Internal Family Systems Therapy. He did an amazing interview with Rich Roll called Multiplicity of the Mind.

    There's a lot of really good content online if you can't access a therapist. You want to start with making sure you can self regulate and self soothe and build from there. Somatic exercises will help you.

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  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 100%

    Sending you love and soothing. I'm a non binary AFAB who was diagnosed with endometriosis over 10 years ago via laparoscopic surgery. Endo sucks. I'm coming to the end of my reproductive years, thank fark, it's been a painful ride.

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  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 100%

    No literally the only change is with my libido. I feel like I've got a bit more energy, but that may also be because I'm now medicated for ADHD. It's been a wild ride!

    It's worth noting that I do have chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and I'm really bad at exercising 🫠

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  • Original post https://lemmy.world/post/673953 I have been on testosterone 1% for 3 months now. I feel like it took 6 weeks or so for me to feel the effects. I'm happy to say that my libido has increased, not to the same levels that it was before, but I'm hopeful that it may continue to change. My doctor says that it takes about 6 months for things to level out in your system. I was completely averse to sex for the last 2 years and now I can actually initiate sex which is huge for me. I haven't noticed any other changes that you get warned about. If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask. And I would urge anyone who's having libido issues to inquire about going on testosterone because estrogen did nothing for me in that regard.

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  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 100%

    So glad to hear it all went well. I had minimal side effects when I started HRT. I think boob tenderness was about the only thing I experienced and it lasted maybe 2 weeks at most. I hope you get benefit from it.

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  • Album of the day 💿: Second Toughest in the Infants - Underworld
  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 100%

    ooh amazing album, there was a point where I would listen to this almost daily. Pearl's Girl is a standout track for me, but the entire album is gold.

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  • Talk to me about HRT and mental health
  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 100%

    HRT helped my mental health immensely. I was in a really really dark place and going on HRT (with no other life changes) improved things within a week.

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  • Begging to be taken on a walk
  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 83%

    Yep, he lives for it. I adopted him when he was 5 years old and trained him as soon as he got used to me. He he gets very excited when I get his harness out and loves to go for walks. He's 15 now and still keen everyday unless it's really cold.

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  • Begging to be taken on a walk
  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 87%

    He's real! He's on Instagram - alexthebengal And he's ridiculously photogenic

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  • This is Alex, he's been having daily or twice daily walks for 10 years now. He still thinks he needs to act extra cute, and I'm not going to tell him otherwise!

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  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 100%

    You're a deviant!

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  • This is Alex and he's 15. Still very active but not quite as stubborn as he used to be!

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    Daily Thread: Friyay 30th of June 2023
  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 100%

    nice one. I did 2 days of exercise then broke my little toe!

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  • Daily Thread: Friyay 30th of June 2023
  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 100%

    thanks! Is your pic of your cat?

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  • Daily Thread: Friyay 30th of June 2023
  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 100%

    aaw, he's very handsome and he knows it, and it means he can get away with almost anything!!

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  • Daily Thread: Friyay 30th of June 2023
  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 100%

    I don't know who Melty is. It's actually my cat, Alex who is a bengal.

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  • Daily Thread: Friyay 30th of June 2023
  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 100%

    Had such a broken nights sleep, I blame the earthquake. No work for me today, which is lucky, coz I am finding the braincells are not firing at all this morning.

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  • I went to my GP last week and she prescribed me a testosterone cream that has only been available here in Australia for a few months (according to her). I had a blood test and it showed that my levels were very low. I haven't been to pick it up yet, but I'm looking forward to seeing what it can do for me. I have had zero libido for a long time now, but that's not what I got it for BUT it is one of the main reasons they prescribe it. I wanted to see if it helped my muscle weakness and overall mehness. I have CFS/ME and hormones play a huge role in how well I feel. Has anyone else used testosterone and how did you find it? PS - HRT is so freaking expensive, it makes me really angry that our pharmaceutical benefits scheme doesn't cover it and I am out of pocket hundreds of dollars a month.

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  • unexplaineditem unexplaineditem 1y ago 100%

    oh wobbly cats are super special. Give him a squish from me.

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  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearAW
    Alex the Bengal - Intrepid Explorer
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    Adding my one of my cats to into the mix. This is him from a few months ago, wanting to get up onto someone's roof! We walk twice a day and have been doing so for 10 years! He's 15 years old and I've had him since he was 5.

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