hi all :) recently dx HSD, re-evaluating next year after updated to diagnosis.
i’ve always noticed that despite not rubbing my skin on anything, my skin, especially in more thin and fragile areas feels sore, and raw. almost like a carpet burn?? and i look at the area and it’s not even red it looks fine.
is this something that anyone else deals with? could it be related to EDS/hypermobility?
i got a bob and bangs this past saturday and idk how the hell to get them to look like they did leaving the salon.
pics 1-4 are my various attempts at styling using my shark flex style, the curling rod and round brush, as well as a heated round brush. pics 5+6 are right after leaving the salon. i like the volume and the curl i get but after having a middle part so long they just won’t bang! they only side bang. i want to be able to do both but idk if this is possible without losing my mind.
help?
hi :)
very early in trip planning here but may 2027 i will be finishing my masters degree and will also be turning 26, long term partner and i will be coming to DR for 8-10 days. will start in santo domingo for 3 days and then looking for an all inclusive in punta cana for the remainder of the trip.
we are both mid 20’s, will be 26F and 25M at time of the trip. both like to party but also want to have days of relaxation and more relaxed drinking on the beach/by the pool.
looking for adults only preferably, activities available, spa services available, better than “just okay” food as we are foodies, but i know amazing all inclusive food is hard to find so im okay with just “good”. must must must be beachfront.
looking at riu republica, melia punta cana beach, barcelo bavara beach, punta cana princess, and bahia principe currently.
would love to hear any thoughts or reviews of these resorts, or any recommendations of resorts not mentioned :)
hi everyone!
i have both bpd and ptsd, and my understanding is that commodity is quite high.
for about 10 years of my life i was sexually abused beginning at age 10. the abuse ranged from being groomed online by pedos, to child on child sexual assault, ongoing sexual harassment, and a long term sexually abusive relationship. in my teenage years i was hypersexual with no desire to be so, but due to previous trauma i did not have a good understanding of consent or feel safe to say no to people.
i’ve finished 9 months of DBT recently, and my symptoms of BPD are mostly stable, and the ones that aren’t are well managed with dbt skills.
i’m now looking at trauma therapy for the sexual violence i experienced. my partner of 2.5 years and i have been fighting, im very easily triggered and have a very difficult time being intimate. in 2025 i think we had sex maybe 2-3 times. i just get so scared and i don’t want to be touched or perceived. he’s the first person to respect me when i say no, and it became a cycle of wanting to cry every time he asks for intimacy, and then being upset that he’s going to leave me because i can’t have sex.
all this being said, im wondering if any of you have gone through trauma therapy for similar scenarios, and how that has worked for you? different modalities like EMDR, TF-CBT, IFS, somatic therapy, etc. what were the greatest difficulties while in treatment and also managing symptoms of bpd? did your symptoms of bpd resurface or intensify due to heavy trauma work?
thanks everyone :)
for me it’s A&W. from the themes of not being believed to have been raped/sexually abused, down to being in love with someone named Jimmy who only loved me when he wanted to have sex or get high. it’s actually so freaky how parallel it is to my life