• PMFL@lemmy.worldPortuguês
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    4 months ago

    Taking part in my daughter’s school dance, wearing a ballerina costume and not making her look bad, on the contrary, her laughter made my day!

  • inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Made another appointment for physical therapy. The last time I was in so much pain for the next couple of days I couldn’t function, but… I still can’t really move around like a normal person now anyways, so I gotta give it another shot.

    Thanks for asking.

    • invertedspear@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      Stick with it. PT can be amazing, but you have to commit to following their instructions. I spend years of my life at a 5/10 pain level with a herniated disk because I thought doctors would either just prescribe me drugs or see me as a drug seeker. PT care got me to being able to pick up my kids again.

      • inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        That sounds familiar, had surgery on my back a few years ago which helped immensely but ever since then I’ve degraded. Walking for more than an hour puts me in pain for the rest of the day, which… Thankfully I’ve made work with my life. But even things like cleaning the house requires days long rest.

        I’m so happy for you and your kids, I’ll keep that in mind when it gets painful. I truly appreciate your response. ♥

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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      4 months ago

      I’ve done physical therapy once. I thought you should work through the pain because it’s exercise. Big mistake. Communicate with your therapist to find out if the level of discomfort is expected or too much so they can help you adjust.

      • CosmicTurtle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        This! Some discomfort is to be expected but it shouldn’t hurt. It should be a good “pain” like it feels good afterwards not a “I really regret all the things” pain.

    • _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz
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      4 months ago

      Funny thing I’ve been driving for 30+ years, and have never had a formal driving test:

      • Permit at 15: No tests, only restriction was to have a licensed passenger in-vehicle

      • License at 16: Had driver’s ed in school, state’s driving test waved, and license transferred to other states without any new driving test

      • Motorcycle license: Took a safety course while in the military, state added endorsement without any test, which also transferred out-of-state

      • Heavy vehicles: Trained on military 5-ton/deuce+0.5/Frontloaders/HMMWVs - all kinds of heavy equipment - no formal tests, only unit sign-off (even on civilian roads)

      • The kicker: I now live in a US state where a driver license is good with no re-testing till age 64

      Gonna suck when I actually do have to take a test. Hopefully there will be sane infra to go completely driverless by the time I get that old.

  • kirbowo808@kbin.melroy.org
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    4 months ago

    Managed to get myself referred to a psychiatrist/psychotherapists for my complex issues after having previously done counselling/CBT with very little help in effectiveness of my emotional wellbeing due to having a complex past. Honestly can’t really believe it’s taken for me to get health insurance to be able to get help for it after having tried to get help via state healthcare but they’re entirely useless and only offer counselling/cbt within short terms and discharge you if they can’t help you anymore ;-;

    It’s been such a slow process and it’s had a huge effect on my university education negatively, due to it but honestly I’ve haven’t felt more optimistic than ever tbh despite having days where it does get difficult.

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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      4 months ago

      Speaking from decades of therapy, keep it up. You wouldn’t believe the changes that can occur over the long run.

    • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      That is fantastic news. Sounds like it’s been a long journey and now your persistence is about to pay off.

  • Thomrade@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    a friend invited me to play a boardgame online, called Kingdomino. I really loved it, and since money is tight, I made my own copy of the tiles for in-person play.

    They aren’t perfect by any means and it took a fucking age to do them, but it’s a playable version I can bust out with friends and family.

  • intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    This week has been rough for me. My nervous system is fucked up for various reasons.

    Normally I drink one cup of coffee per day. But I had an Uber passenger whom I took to his job at a convenience store. He said “Can I offer you some coffee?” so I came in and grabbed a cup (my second for the day).

    That was Monday evening.

    I was then awake until wednesday night. I could not catch a fucking wink of sleep for that whole time.

    What the fuck, brain??

    Well, Tuesday and Wednesday I obviously didn’t drive, because I’m not going to put my passengers in that situation, of having a sleep deprived Uber driver.

    Finally Wednesday I realized how I could knock myself out. I cooked a big thing of pasta and ate a ton of it, and sure enough having a big meal knocked me out.

    Fucked up, but I’m proud that (a) I didn’t risk my passengers’ safety by giving in to the temptation to drive (I really need the money so it was tempting), and (b) found a way to fall asleep finally.

    I know this story doesn’t make sense. I really wish the way my brain worked made sense. It would make life so much easier.

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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      4 months ago

      I struggle with insomnia due to bipolar. This sort of reaction seems familiar and atypical. If it happens again, maybe see someone. Good on you for staying safe.

  • Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 months ago

    I planted some baby trees in my previously barren yard! The maples are already starting to leaf, and since I’ve never planted a hickory before I’m going to fret over it until it leafs and proves to me that I didn’t somehow manage to kill it

      • Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de
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        3 months ago

        Tentatively. I really want to have a full food forrest eventually, but I’m trying to to take it slow and start with establishing the bigger plants, then play it by ear from there.

        • cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world
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          3 months ago

          What hardiness zone are you in, and have you ever had a paw paw fruit, by any chance? Because if it grows in your area, I highly recommend it. It’s the most tropical-tasting native Midwest fruit I’ve ever had.

          • Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de
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            3 months ago

            Interesting you say that! I’m in 7b (recently reclassified from 6a) and I actually did plant some pawpaw seeds! Still waiting to see if they’ll sprout though - they had a bit of mould growth after taking them out from cold stratification so I’m hoping at least a couple survived.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 months ago

    I have irrational emotional resistance to thinking about long term planning related to money. Set meeting and met with three financial advisors with my partner. She said that when yesterday’s meeting touched on retirement I looked miserable, but hey, took some steps.

  • Trollivier@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    Restarted my show / podcast yesterday, 1 year after losing my co-host (and best friend) to cancer. Moving forward, without forgetting him.

    Some would see this as a big step. It’s one of the hundreds of things that I’ve been doing to move forward…

  • Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 months ago

    I planted some baby trees in my previously barren yard! The maples are already starting to leaf, and since I’ve never planted a hickory before I’m going to fret over it until it leafs and proves to me that I didn’t somehow manage to kill it