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Thread 'My life with Knee Pain'
My knees have been a constant problem for as long as I can remember. They aren’t like most people’s knees. The kneecaps don’t have a natural resting point because the bone groove that should guide and hold them in place simply isn’t there. Without that groove, my kneecaps shift and slip around, putting constant strain on my ligaments — ligaments that are already damaged. That combination means pain is part of my everyday life. It’s not the kind of pain that comes and goes after an injury...
Thread 'Sexual Assault'
⚠️⚠️ Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault ⚠️⚠️ This article discusses sexual assault, its impact, and what steps someone can take afterward. It contains sensitive topics that may be distressing. Please only read if you feel safe to do so. Understanding Sexual Assault Sexual assault is any sexual act carried out against someone’s will, without their consent, or when they are unable to give consent. It can take many forms — from unwanted touching to rape — and it’s important to recognize that none...
Thread 'Navigating the World of Trans Mental Health'
Having mental health issues is a hard enough thing to deal with in this day and age. Better than in years past, yes, but a struggle to be sure. Finding a therapist that will deal with you, that you connect with, and that “understands” you is paramount to receiving good care for any patient in the mental health realm, but factor in a growing number of closing doors for trans patients, a normalization of misrepresenting and shaming trans people simply for being trans, and a fear from...
Thread 'What is Andy's Man Club?'
I never thought I’d be in a group of men discussing my emotions. Honestly, the concept would have bothered me about three months ago. Like countless others, I was brought up with the belief that to be male was to be quiet, get on with things and handle the hardships of life on your own. But that silence was consuming me from the inside out. Two months back, I followed my heart and stepped into Andy's Man Club with no idea what lay ahead of me and not even knowing if I'd be able to say...
YES!!! Been dealing with this for so long. I've tried every mask type, mask tape, different pressures, special headwear...none of it...
Crystal replied to the thread The check in.
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ebonywillowtigger replied to the thread Ghosties.
Maybe Casper wanted to go shopping :D
Lee replied to the thread Ghosties.
Ohhh, what a strange item to go missing! Hopefully you find it soon!
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ebonywillowtigger replied to the thread Ghosties.
One of the cool bags, I put it in the car the previous night, locked the car overnight, needed the coolbag the next day, went to get it...
Lee replied to the thread Ghosties.
What’s gone missing?
Lee replied to the thread The check in.
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So lately I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night choking with my CPAP on. Full face mask. Thought it was just my nose being...
Yeah, I get what you’re saying. Makes sense if the same hearing pathways are involved, even without an outside source. I’ve heard from a...
That’s actually a really interesting point. I’ve heard from a few people that changes in physical hearing — like ear infections, blocked...
Lee replied to the thread Freedom of Thought is Fundamental.
I think what you’re talking about could definitely be seen as an act of resistance. Refusing to engage with abuse, or actively choosing...
That’s a really interesting breakdown. I don’t personally get the kind of voices you’re talking about, but I can follow what you mean...
I don’t get voices myself, but I get what you mean. The way you’ve described it — always there, poking at you, sometimes cruel — yeah...
I don’t get voices myself, but I get what you mean about the “phishing” thing. It does sound a lot like the way scammers work online —...
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