u/a_peeled_pickle

I bought a lotion for myself with aloe vera, and after searching found out I probably shouldn't use it, but not just because of the aloe vera, as I suspected, but also because of other potentially harmful substances for cats. And apparently most of lotions contain perfumes and other chemicals that are danger to cats. So I would follow that logic, and probably most of general hygiene products like body wash shampoo hair gel, etc, could cause risks if my cat got exposed to some residue often. Do you have any advice on how to minimize risks, am I overthinking it or is it something that I should be paying more attention to? What is your approach?

I have around -0.75 in one eye, after injury that happened several years ago. This is my first time getting a prescription for it, first I was so excited that I'm finally seeing clearly. But I didn't realize that it's a pretty big change and it's freaking me out a bit, to suddenly see the world in a different way. Everything has details and texture I didn't see before, my depth perception is different, probably as the eyes are syncing better now. I see more of my peripheral vision in the bad eye, since previously my good eye was doing most of the work, and to see clearly, I didn't percieve that much from the bad eye. It's just so strange I'm shaking a bit. I'm trying to stick with it because I know it probably just takes time to get used to. But I just didn't expect such a strong anxious reaction to something that is very positive change for me. Does this happen to some people, does it go away after getting used to it?

I have always been called sensitive, and my pain was being denied on that basis. But on the other hand I do have some trauma from people bullying me, and I do have a tendency for autistic sense of justice that's not always as correct as it feels. So I might be more hurt by certain things, then a healthy neurotypical person would. I'm just not sure whether I can reject someone's behavior that's hurtful to me, since I don't want to misinterpret their impact, because of my autistic and trauma related differences. I do try to trust myself, but I also try to work on not being overly righteous, as we are all human and nobody is always perfectly kind including me.

Do you have any advice on how to navigate this issue, when I feel hurt by somebody but I'm just not totally sure whether I am correct about that behavior not being something i should accept?

This is about my younger sister, I'm an adult but she's a teenager. There definitely would be a way to improve communication, but my sister is at a valid point in her life where she just doesn't want me to bother her even if it is me trying to help the situation. From what I'm able to understand, I'm just pissing her of a lot, and she just doesn't want that in her life. She has valid reasons to be annoyed by me, my mental health issues including undiagnosed autism growing up, were a lot of pressure on her as a younger kid. I am trying to figure out a way to not burden her anymore, so she can have a room to breath even if we are near. But I am not sure exactly how to achieve that, since I don't know what it is exactly that I'm still doing wrong. I have worked hard to eliminate the behaviour that I knew was burdening her, like visible breakdowns, expecting her to have understanding etc. I'm trying to be a responsible adult. But from her side I'm still not what she needs, and I don't know how to become that. Do you have any advice?

I'm starting to train a new puppy we have at home, he's a golden maltipoo, I chose "bring item here" as his first command, so I can throw him toys to catch and bring. But since this is his very first experience with training, I gave up on trying to get him to drop it into my hand, I give him a treat if he brings it back to me, even if he is currently just dropping it on the floor next to me. Because im glad he is learning that at the moment. Can I start teaching him that he will get a treat only after I'm holding it, after he learns the basic bringing. Or should I teach him all of it, so no treat if he doesn't wait for me to take it from his mouth. I'm worried he would not be able to complete it and loose interest, because it seems too complex for him rn, but I don't have experience with training puppies so I also might be underestimating him.

Do they need to play and cuddle with humans like dogs or cats, or is enrichment more in terms of setting up challenges for them to do on their own?

Hi, I have very low appetite during the day on concerta, usually i have breakfast and then don't start eating again until around 5pm, since the meds start wearing off. I do eat enough a day, it's just not ideal that I basically only eat in the evening.

I do feel bit hungry through the day, but more so I can feel my body needing fuel, it just presents as more sort of tiredness so I often don't realize it. Plus food just tastes like cardboard, while on concerta, so that's not helping as well.

Which leads me to consider nutri drinks, and I'm wondering if it's usual or recommended to drink them to combat low appetite on stimulants? I used to drink them in ed recovery, they taste alright to me, and it's something I know I can consume even if I didn't like it on the meds, since my main issue is time consuming chewing, so it would be helpful to have something slurp-able