u/CuriousSurfer19

So I help care for a gentleman part time and I’m wondering how long others waited before going back to work as a caregiver.

I don’t lift him up - the things I do is help dress him, push him in his wheelchair, and I will hold down his walker with my arm while he stands up. Putting pressure downward on the walker not lifting. Once in a blue morning I will put my arm under his underarm area for a little bit of support while he stands.

Any feedback appreciate thanks

PS: My surgeon was vague on recovery and said 4-6 weeks but didn’t have time for me to go into detail. I plan to ask again but curious about others experience here. I’m getting laparoscopic

If you had thyroid issues and got both ovaries out, were you affected? Mentally physically etc.

I have one doctor who says based on my evaluation it’s evident I have thyroid issues and then my other doctor team doesn’t feel the need to do any testing at all. I really want to get both ovaries out, but I’m nervous what that could potentially do to my hormone system. I read something about how it’s all connected including progesterone etc.

My OBGYN said I won’t be able to get on estrogen in the future if I needed it, wouldn’t be able to for reasons I can’t remember lol

My surgery is at the end of June, I can’t live any longer with these intense cramps and mood swings (I think I have PMDD) which makes me want to yeet both ovaries ASAP! Surgeon told me the cramping should be gone with taking the uterus though, I’m just not sure about taking one or both ovaries 😞

I’m on day 2 and feel great - it has been tough to make it past 3 weeks because I have cycles where I want to dissociate and it’s awful - I just want to binge on all things dopamine (I have adhd and not medicated because stims are too much, I do take meds for anxiety/depression).

These cycles feel inevitable and ik smoking makes it worse. Sometimes I fluctuate daily and then other times I feel very “normal”, balanced and overall regulated. My body definitely feels hormonal shifts as well, most likely PMDD. Hence experiencing normalcy for 3 weeks and not making it past that.

Any feedback for people who have the habit of dissociating and cravings are very intense? Sometimes I will feel cravings all day for several days up to 1-2 weeks, it’s like I have to crash out before feeling better. Like I HAVE to escape and dissociate to a dwindled cognitive function in order to feel “reset.” Sometimes eating a whole package of cookies at 10 am before falling asleep and waking up feeling a bit better as in the cravings have subsided temporarily. Doctors don’t really seem to care they just chalk it up to anxiety/depression when it feels like much more than that.

I can go 3 weeks and feel great; then it feels unbearable for days and that’s usually when I give in. What do I feel when it creeps in so awfully? I feel scared, frozen, overwhelmed mentally and emotionally, unable to take action or try to think clearly. My adhd hyperactivity doesn’t help. I workout at the gym or do sports to help with getting out the energy. Sometimes I just have so much energy to let out there’s not enough time in the day lol

I do have a therapist I see every other week and she’s great, I’ve came a long way - these things are still crippling. I had one doctor tell me it’s evident I have thyroid issues based off a 200 question evaluation I answered without doing any lab work. I was also told by a holistic doctor 6 years ago that he’d be surprised if I didn’t end up with thyroid condition such as Hashimotos. Doctors don’t see need to do additional work up for thyroid just the TSH which doesn’t show full pic. Things could be worse, this is just so crippling and disruptive at least half my time. When I’m feeling good I’m feeling great, a lot of this feels physiological.

Thanks for any feedback, and I know this was a long read.

I am striving for this to work as moderation is not a thing for me. It’s just SO damn difficult when I feel days of dysfunction when I have a job to do and a life to function in. The weed has helped me cope with all the issues listed above but it doesn’t help me at all just makes anxiety worse.

So I’m taking a 30 day break starting today - it’s been tough to make it past 3 weeks because I have cycles where I want to dissociate and it’s awful - I just want to binge on all things dopamine (I have adhd and not medicated because stimulants are too much, I do take Wellbutrin which helps overall mood).

These cycles feel inevitable and ik smoking makes it worse. Sometimes I fluctuate daily. My body definitely feels hormonal shifts as well, most likely PMDD per my doctor.

Any feedback for people who have the habit of dissociating and cravings are very intense? Sometimes I will feel cravings all day for several days up to 1-2 weeks, it’s like I have to crash out before feeling better. Almost every days Sometimes eating a whole package of cookies before falling asleep and waking up feeling a bit better as in the cravings have subsided temporarily. Doctors don’t really seem to care they just chalk it up to anxiety/depression when it feels like much more than that.

I can go 3 weeks and feel great; then it feels unbearable for days and that’s usually when I give in.

Thanks wonderful community

At what point did you realize you couldn’t live without a penis? I feel like I’ve been trying to move on from the idea of going through everything, but it has only gotten louder. I think this journey is meant for me in this lifetime. Life almost feels stalled without it.

Edit: Referring to deeper than just age and timeline, at what point in your journey and what you were going through during that time that you decided it was 100% for you.

So I have ADHD, I’ve always had a feeling I have some autism. About 2 to 3 weeks out of the month I feel so down but still active at at times I feel great and energetic. I also know I have borderline personality disorder and I’ve been going to therapy twice a month. During these times I’m feeling intense cravings to eat, or to smoke, or do something for a dopamine rush. I’m pretty high functioning and go to work, fulfill responsibilities when I’m in the mood lol

The older I get, the more often I wonder if I am compensating for mental health issues I may have—I feel like I have continued to chalk it up to anxiety and depression, but I think it’s more than that. The longer breaks I take from smoking and smoke again I feel like the more I realize I can go three weeks and feel great and then the cycle comes back around. Idk it’s hard to explain, but a cycle of self sabotage when I physically feel like I do when in this state of anxiety etc. Maybe it really is just intense anxiety from smoking for 7-8 years.

Any feedback appreciated, Ty!