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Chasing an idealic aesthetic or accepting the comforting embrace of mediocrity Anonymous 22999[Reply]

Do you think it's better to be bombarded with unrealistic aesthetics or telling ourselves it's okay to be a failure?

I feel like both ways are just lying to tell an unhealthy person (EDs or obese) that they're doing well. Growing up with everyone wanting to be skinny felt suffocating but I also feel uneasy about losing that goal. If I don't have an ideal aesthetic to strive for, how do I improve myself? Telling myself I'm fine feels like accepting mediocrity without any directions on where to go next. When I see pinterest trying to purposefully put plus-sized women at the top of my feed I feel like I'm being patronized and being told it's okay to be chubby when I know real life isn't like that.
I went from average height and stocky in middle school to under 50kg slightly short. This is the dream body I wanted but now it feels like I just got indoctrinated into becoming dependant on this 'dream'. I do get stressed about how much I eat but I don't think I can live without this stress.
How do you nonas find meaning and goals in life without holding on to this? Do you focus on your hobbies instead? What if I don't like my hobbies enough to take it any further?


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Anonymous 21929[Reply]

Does any woman actually like lingerie, or do they just wear it for the male gaze?
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Anonymous 22336

>>22170
>(idk if he buy them for a girl in the past or whatever)
You're more graceful than I would be about it.

I have been unable to pick out why the hentai outfits drew his attention. They don't flatter a woman at all, just look "unique"? One of them looks like the Borat swimsuit, I hate it. Some of them he showed me were some hentai volleyball video game he played as a kid. Like why did artist decide these were nice?

Anonymous 22340

>>21930
I loveee this kind of lingerie. It's so pretty and I would honestly wear corsets/gowns like this out if men didn't exist. Hate any kind of thin string underwear though.

Anonymous 22377

>>22336
yo girl, that's disgusting. Don't let a disgusting man like that defile you with his hentai projections.

Anonymous 22504

>>21930
I like these too, like it's aesthetic and cute. I don't really care what men love.

Anonymous 22998

>>21929
Idk if that's just my autistic ass problem, but it's really hard for me to find any lingerie not itchy and uncomfortable
tho I also had a boob reduction this year and maybe if i find something with good material, I'll like it, since regular bras changed completely for me, i used to despise them, now i can't live without



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Period Thread Anonymous 21888[Reply]

Today, July 8th, is the anniversary of my first period. I will never forget July eighth of 2013 when I had it. It was so painful, I was only 9 at the time too, so I thought Satan had been summoned into my stomach to make me bleed. (I was raised Catholic)

It was horrendous, I threw up, I passed out in bed, had a nightmare of going to Hell and woke up screaming "Jesus, save me!", threw up again and ruined my Game Boy Advance, it was just pure scream bloody gore.

And there's my two cents. Please share your sweet horror stories about your periods.
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Anonymous 22952

>>22879
I use mooneva, it's also open-source:
https://mooneva.se/pages/mooneva_cycle

Anonymous 22963

>>22952
is it better than drip?
I've been using drip for a while because it's FOSS, but it's just so basic and a bit ugly ngl

Anonymous 22966

>>22963
is drip the same app that advertised itself to sick moids larping as women?
if yes, anything is better than drip
pretentiously rejecting cute and pink interfaces isn't something to be proud of, too

I use Bluemoon, it's minimalist but does its job

Anonymous 22969

>>22963
Ayrt, and yes. I actually switched from drip. It has more statistics, which I find useful, and mood and symptom correlation displays that are easier to read. And the design is easier on the eyes.

Anonymous 22997

>>22966
whaaat, i didn't know drip had beef
I never saw any ads on it, I just found it on fdroid



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Early pregnancy Anonymous 19774[Reply]

So i recently discovered I'm pregnant (blood test), I might be in the 3rd week or so, I haven't even been able to see a doctor yet.

I'm so anxious and I can't even tell anyone (apart from my moid who doesn't seem take it really seriously, he even offered me a drink and cigarettes, saying our grandmothers smoked and drinked during pregnancy and it wasn't a problem…whatever,i didnt choose him for his medical literacy), what makes me especially anxious is that there's so much risk of miscarriage at this early point and also I'm afraid my baby might come out with disability (i will do every test i can to determine if it has disability, and if it is the case i will terminate the pregnancy… I want to be a mom but i couldn't raise a person with heavy disability)

I want to tell my mom but she will instantly go crazy. So let's wait a few months until Im sure it's safe

For now i don't really feel different, i just have some light stomach pain fron time to time but maybe that's just psychological.

Have you ever experienced pregnancy? Feel free to share your experiences of (early) pregnancy.
Also if you have any tips.
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Anonymous 22968

wtf reading a book about pregnancy and now I’m finding out you’re supposed to get a bunch of vaccines too
And I guess there are some vaccines you are supposed to get every 10 years or so? I don’t think I got vaccinated past school age

Anonymous 22975

The nausea and vomit issues are so fucking nasty. I constantly feel like I'm either starving or nauseous.

Anonymous 22976

>>22975
I've heard peppermint candies can help with nausea but I'm not a doctor or anything

Anonymous 22982

I can barely eat lately tbh. I lost my appetite. It sucks.

What's funny I think there's literally only one food that makes me feel good and it's just mashed potatoes.

Anonymous 22995

>>22982
There is a time frame during pregnancy that enables mother to decide the speed of her child's metabolism, by regulating the amount of consumed calories. I don't remember the exact time frame though, got that from Robert Sapolsky's biology lectures on yt.



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ugly + PCOS + thinning hair. fucking genetic lottery Anonymous 22986[Reply]

Being born ugly was already bad enough but now my hair is thinning too. I have PCOS so i guess the hair loss isnt exactly surprising but its still fucking brutal when youre already ugly :(
every shower I end up with loose strands all over my hands and then I’m finding hair everywhere after. I’ve started keeping it in a bun with a hair band most of the time because I dont even wanna look at it.
I bought rogaine at Walgreens and started reading about it, which somehow just made me feel worse because apparently if it gets bad enough a hair transplant is basically the only way to fix the appearance and thats obviously not something i can afford
men can go bald and just buzz it off and nobody cares but as a woman thinning hair feels like a fucking death sentence
i dont look halfway human with short hair so i cant even hide it that way

Anonymous 22987

>>22986
I know you don't want to hear this but I think you should embrace it. It's not uncommon these days for women to shave their hair off. You could always wear a wig if you wanted to look normal.

Anonymous 22992

>>22990
You're going bald as well I see



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Anonymous 6443[Reply]

Endometriosis is a disorder where the lining of the uterus, the endometrium, grows where it's not supposed to - in and on the Fallopian tubes and ovaries.

Wonder what that feels like?

A study of people with endometriosis got the following descriptions:

>throbbing

>gnawing
>dragging pain to the legs
>shooting rectal pain
>sense that insides are being pulled down

Anonymous 7328

I had it for idk, 15 years or so. Used several different versions of hormonal birth control including Depo. Only thing that worked was stopping my periods completely. I didn't have a bunch of excessive bleeding, but holy shit the pain. Never passed out from it but came close a few times. My stomach is permafucked from years of taking NSAIDs because Tylenol wouldn't even touch the pain and nobody likes prescribing opioids for chronic or recurring pain for obvious reasons. Weed helped, but it was still illegal back then (go-to-prison illegal, not just ticket illegal) so I only used it a couple times. Drinking helped but I don't recommend it for obvious reasons. Valerian root and heating pads or hot showers helped a tiny bit but not enough to make it possible to function.

Eventually had a complete hysterectomy because I also had PMDD and nothing was really helping that very much. Even the shot didn't really totally get rid of it, and for some reason I started having breakthrough symptoms between shots. Between the two, my life was damn near unlivable. Now I'm living that childfree life, and if I end up getting osteoporosis, well, at least I had a few good decades which is more than I would've gotten otherwise.

Anonymous 7411

>>6443
I have suspected for years I have this. I get intense pain when standing for even just short periods of time when I'm on my period and I have to consistently sit down as the pain around the top half of my legs and vaginal opening is so intense its unbearable. I've been to the doctors about it and all they did was prescribe me some high level pain killers but I live in the UK so trying to get a referral to a gynaecologist is like pulling teeth.

Anonymous 7420

My sister has this and Im so thankful I dont have it, too.

I did, however, have an ovarian cyst that got so bad it swelled to the size of a fist and almost killed me. So now I'm missing an ovary. I'd get birth control if it didn't require a prescription in my state (southeastern US, no health insurance)

Anonymous 22978

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Apparently I have a cyst in my ovaries that's likely caused by endometriosis, the only treatment to which is surgery. It's 2x2cm-ish. I've literally never had an idea I might have endo, I've only ever heard of it before.

I should be fine… but it is a bit unsettling.



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Period Hormone Hell Anonymous 22977[Reply]

This is a bit blunt but how do you not want to kill yourself on your period? And not because of the cramps. I have PMDD and no clue how to treat it yet, I'm only on one set of meds for anything (20mg prozac) and I'm almost out so I'm essentially rawdogging this. It sucks because I lash out at people a lot and I'm a lot more prone to spiralling and splitting and the like during this time period. It's not fun to experience and I want it to stop. Any tips, or am I just stuck like this?

Anonymous 22979

Perhaps a routine self-care plan will help you, Nona

Anonymous 22980

>>22977
I’m trying hormonal bc right now for the first time in my life, too early to tell if it’s working but I know it can be very hit or miss. I’ve heard things about otc antihistamines but haven’t tried that yet myself.



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Anonymous 22566[Reply]

Is there anything worse than being flat? Being slender with small breasts and slim hips, and the number of strangers who feel like it's their place to tell me I have the body of a 12 year old boy is wild. because of the phrase real women have curves I have feel so disconnected from my femininity because of this and the other micro aggressions like Only a child could use this bras

see belle delphine, her body sucks and she ended up having to do pdfile shit to gain all those money… she was not HOT in a sexy way, she was weird and acted like a bratty child so her lolicon community spended all their money on her

Men will say they prefer small titties but will always choose big tits over flat.
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Anonymous 22825

>>22682
kek can't win

Anonymous 22826

>>22814
Women have the biggest breast to body size ratio when not breastfeeding compared to other mammals yet the average breast sze is considered small now

Anonymous 22828

>>22814
>But all of them had generous baby feeders.
No, thats the point, they hadnt. Show me just one old portrait, statue and so on with huge porn breasts, they simply dont exist. There are countless paintings, drawings, woodcuts, statues etc with small breasts. Until the modern era, no one seemed to give a shit.

Anonymous 22972

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Anonymous 22973

>>22972
This hairstyle needs to make a comeback



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Fashion Style Anonymous 951[Reply]

What is your current style like?
What are some of your staple pieces?
Favorite shops? Favorite/most flattering cuts?
Do you like it? If not, what would you like it to look like in the future/if you had more money?

Ask for advice or give some to the other miners seeking fashion advice here!
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Anonymous 22916

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>>22911
Oh I was actually considering to share mine.

Here’s a shitty fit I threw a while back. Only problem is I don’t like how my hair goes with it. I also have a blue-white one. Sorry the mirror is dirty

Anonymous 22941

>>22916
You dress like a troon

Anonymous 22949

>>22916
This must be a joke…right?

Anonymous 22957


Anonymous 22958

>>22911
I don't know if you even still post here but please don't self harm. It won't solve your issues. Your outfit is nice.



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weight loss Anonymous 22845[Reply]

How have you guys effectively lost weight? I'm trying a new workout routine and staying under a calorie limit, but this routine is pretty new.
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Anonymous 22940

>>22939
Does yogurt have a lot of protein? I actually need to increase my protein intake. I've mostly been eating peanut butter lol

Anonymous 22953

>>22845
i've lost 20kg since last year, and honestly all i did was starve. i don't recommend it, but can't deny it works.

Anonymous 22954

>>22953
i'm also a binge eater btw
but the only thing that could stop me was forgetting how good food feels, and focusing on making healthy stuff the only option in my house. i tried to make myself believe i hate everything i liked before. it kind of gives u a sense of superiority when you're able to deny stuff, and becomes addictive at some point.

Anonymous 22955

>>22954
i struggle with binging too and tried quite a few meds for that, but the one that has been actually working so far is ozempic, since it basically nuked the food noise constantly hovering in my brain + makes me actually want to eat healthy stuff, it's insane
I'm trying to reeducate my eating ways meanwhile because I don't know for how long I can convince my doctor to keep prescribing it and J really can't go back to the binges

Anonymous 22956

>>22953
Don't do this. It doesn't foster healthy eating habits or eating smaller portions. When you start to eat again, because you haven't calibrated your baseline of what you should eating and also because over-restriction is counter-intuitive, you're just going to end up gaining it back. >>22939
Do this. Part of the reason why we end up binge eating is because our bodies need more nutrients, and instead of eating slop like chips, this will actually fill you up. Variety is very important.



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