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Are you alright love?🥺 Read your tags, just checking if you want to talk about it? If not, no problem, just sending you alllll the hugs in the world💞💗💜
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Hello, Liyah, my light, how are you? 🥰
Thx for checking on me, it means the world 🥺🤍.
And yeah, I'm fine now. It's just a frustrating story.
I used to have very strong acne when I was young. Like, right as puberty hit me at 11 or 12. And I LOVED to pop them. Because I was a kid and the popping was very satisfying. The problem was: you should NEVER pop them because it can spread germs and stuff all over yourself and it can infect and it just generally makes everything worse.
So, when I was 14, we consulted to find a solution so that my stupid ass wouldn't destroy my face. The solution found was that I should go on birth control. A VERY STRONG ONE. The thing we didn't know, besides all the very dangerous side effects of birth control that that pill in specific increased, was that I (or anyone really) was only supposed, for safety reasons, to take it for 6 months. Instead, I took it for 5 FUCKING YEARS. And my doctor DID NOT FLINCH in letting me take it for that long. Naturally, that had consequences.
So 2 years ago, I started having really strong periods with incredibly painful moments, especially on my right ovary. Of course, I went to the doctor. She was very difficult to talk to, did not fucking want to test me for anything or request any exams. It took her me NOT HAVING A PERIOD FOR 5 FUCKING MONTHS to finally accept something was deeply wrong and test me.
Unsurprisingly, I had a cyst on my right ovary. Her solution? "Let it pass, it'll go away". Spoiler: it didn't. After 1 year suffering and complaining while nothing being done, I checked a different doctor who figured out the cause was probably my birth control. Shocking, I know. So she told me to get out of birth control. The thing is: you can't just stop taking it. Especially one that's so strong. But because the pills were prescribed by my public doctor I needed her approval for it and also for her to support me through the process.
Needless to say, she wasn't happy and didn't want to "because what if I got pregnant". Ah, yes, because that was TOTALLY the first order of business in that moment when I had been almost 7 months without a period and was suffering from immense pain because of a literal ball of evil inside me. Sure, yeah, that makes sense. So I threatened her with a lawsuit. Hence, I am now out of birth control. And, consequentially, out of cyst. It vanished in 2 months and my period's back to normal (and way less heavy and painful).
I also asked her to check my fertility (not that I care cause I don't ever want to be pregnant but just because I wanted to make sure so that my complaint about her was accurate) and the exams came out positive, I can still get pregnant and all seems normal and regulated.
But it was a struggle. It was more than a year of pain because people prescribe and recommend birth control for no reason or in incorrect ways. I'm not a woman, of course, but society def sees it that way and I can't help but just correlate this with how careless society and the medical industry are towards women. It's like it doesn't matter what happens to them. Especially when the beneficiary here (because heteronormativity, of course) are men, who can have unprotected sex and not father a child, regardless if the woman has a fucking cyst and feels like dying for a week every month or not. Absolutely heartless. Women are worth nothing in our world.
Anyways... Hugs to you too and thx for always being so nice and caring for my issues. It truly means a lot. 🥰💜 I hope you know that if you ever need someone to vent to or just to talk to I'm here for you as well. All the love 💜💜💜.
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flowered-mp3 · 2 years
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i feel like some people don't understand how much acne can affect people's mental health
#the time when i had horrible hormonal acne around a year and a half ago was when i was literally? the most depressed i've ever been#the thing is... it didn't bother me that much until other people would make comments and would literally physically wince at my acne#i would video call people from back home (literally 1000 miles away) and they would make comments about my acne#there would be people in my family that ask about my acne when i haven't spoken to them in months#the worst thing was the unsolicited advice.#telling me to not eat dairy or cut out sugar (from actual doctors i am not lying)#it got to the point where i told them to recommend me to a dermatologist. like. forced them lmao#telling me to wash my face or giving me product recommendations like dude shut up i get it my face sucks right now!!! god!!!!#like i love my mom so much but she brought me to a traditional Chinese medicine doctor and he LITERALLY winced at my acne and blamed it on#the fact that i was drinking cold water too often like what the fuCK#just awful.#it was to the point where my aunt was like (bless her) 'just go see a dermatologist'#but even then. starting on my meds... i would avoid looking in the mirror#i mean now i'm fine because my face is clear nearly a year and a half on meds but geez. that shit fucking sucked so bad#just like. yeah anyone who's suffering from any severity of acne ever.... you have my sympathies because you truly do not understand unless#you've been through it yourself#sorry i'm just tired of seeing people get reamed on the internet for their skin. most of the time it isn't their fault#it's just their skin chemistry and sometimes people are just born that way :((((#e.txt
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kyunsies · 3 years
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Hey mädch! I'm replying to your ask late and I'm so so so sorry for that! I suffer from acne too! But as of late, it's been more hormonal? I've suffered from acne since fifth grade and I've been kind of into skincare since then! I've been wanting to see a doctor for it for so long but I've always been scared of doctors and hospitals :(( so I could never go.
I only get new acne when it's near my cycle but my old hyperpigmentation and acne scars NEVER go away no matter what I try. I'm going to try niacinamide soon, after doing more research on it, I've heard some very good things about it. As of now, I use aloe vera gel and tea tree oil as my day moisturizer and shea butter as my night moisturizer (it's not really supposed to help with acne but it feels really nice on the skin) I use bio oil to help with the scars but it doesn't work lol
I did go see an eye doctor recently (I needed new prescription from my glasses) and the experience is always so scary! But I've just been putting off going to a dermatologist because it's not urgent (according to my parents) and I'm lazy.
And the assignments are going terribly! I'm feeling really sick and I'm trying my very best and my teachers are gonna have a wild time trying to read what I wrote in my fever ridden stupor! - 🐼anon
How are you? How was your day? Tell mee! I love talking to you! Have you been eating properly? And sleeping well? Are you taking care of yourself, big sis? You better! OR ELSE! - 🐼anon
hi bubbie !! don’t worry about getting back late i know you’re super busy 🥺 !!!! and oh gosh me too!! i got my menses really early so i had such bad acne when i was young .... gosh you should’ve seen my face so i really feel for u angel !!! also, i know and understand that going to the doctors is scary :/ but in my opinion i think dermatologists offices are where i’ve had some of my best medical experiences as a child!! the hard part is picking a good one who will listen to your needs (i went to an NP *nurse practitioner* for a little and i hated her lol) so find yourself a good dermatologist okay? they’re really nice and listen <3
and that’s very normal for acne to get worse during our cycle obviously there’s a lot of changes happening! heck, i’m on a strong oral antibiotic and i still get breakthrough acne near my cycle too!! but the good thing is that’s only for about a week right? and AH me too angel i also have hyperpigmentation from years and years of acne that will probably never go away :/ if u ever do end up going to a dermatologist, you can ask about any retinol products (they speed up the skin cell cycle -> decreasing pigmentation) but sometimes that’s not right for everyone!! also u seem to be using a lot of natural products which can be good on the skin 🥰 just be careful with tea tree oils and such they can be pretty irritating but if it’s not irritating for u ofc that’s okay!! i’m not a dermatologist hehe but just using some of my nursing knowledge :’) but yeah,.... tbh i think a lot of ppl tell themselves that these products really help their acne or diet affects their skin (and to a degree they do) but........honestly unless you’re taking antibiotics for acne the majority of our problem is genetic disposition (unless the acne is super mild u know?) and trust me i don’t want to push you to take medicine !!! (i suck at taking pills lol) but i got to a point where i was so disgusted looking at my face that i was just like screw it nothing is working i need medication so :’) if these are thoughts u are having (i hope not 😔) i would highly highly recommend a dermatologist!!!
anyways YOU’RE SICK ????? ARE U OKAY !!!!!!! oh my gosh i’m so sorry and u have all of these assignments going on 😭😭😭 bubbie pls try your very best to take care take lots of breaks okay?? ahhhh i will LITERALLY DO THESE ASSIGNMENTS FOR U :(((((((( pls pls take care ..... :(
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(Not so) Random considerations on birth control methods and menstrual cycle
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Although absolutely nobody fucking asked, I wanted to talk about my personal experience with birth control pills and menstrual cycle. First of all, let's catch up on how did I get here.
I started taking oral contraceptives (OC) since my mother took me to a gynecologist for the first time. The doctor made me a prescrition because I told her I suffered with cramps during my period. I was about 13 years old.
I kept taking OC every single day for the following 11 years, until I reached 24. Several doctors I passed by along these years changed the dosage and combinations of hormones I took, because each of them gave me a different bunch of adverse effects. Headache, nausea, menstrual cramps, recurrent urinary tract infections, candidiasis, vaginal bleedings... the list goes on.
During my teenage years I found out some women from my mother's family have circulatory problems, from varicose veins to venous thrombosis. There are also cases of cancer possibly induced by sexual hormones. That is: conditions that make OC, especially the combined ones, contraindicated for me. I got worried and decided to come back to the doctor and talk about another options available. The only one that was presented to me was the so called minipills, which are OC made with a single hormone instead of a combination of two. I took it for the following 5 years straight, and it seemed a good idea at the time because I've spent all my life struggling with underweight and anemia. Since the OC completelly suspended my period, I was supposed to be fine.
However, last January I had a major vaginal bleeding, even though I didn't stop taking my OC. I had terrible abdominal pains, and the bleeding continued for almost 10 days straight. Like I said, being underweight didn't improve the situation and my immune system shut down very quickly. Besides, I was having a hard time to keep up with my bills and wasn't covered by any health insurance at that time (I live in Brazil, and for those who are not familiar, things are a little bit different here. Theoretically we do have a public health system, but in real life we can't barely count on it and the access to the private system is kinda surreal for those living with minimum wage).
Well, as soon as I could, I saved enough money to go see a private doctor. I paid for the appointment and a several exams to find out that my bleeding was possibly caused by multiple ovarian cysts. Both of my ovaries were 3 times bigger than the normal size, and the doctor hypothesized that a big one of them (or a few) must have simply ruptured, and that the whole shit was probably induced by the fucking OC.
In summary, the doctor said I had polycistic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Plus, I should stop taking my actual OC and go back to the combined ones. Yeah, those same I was not supposed to take both because of my family history and the previously described adverse effects. He emphasized that was the only treatment available, and that my condition actually had no cure, so I should just take it for the next 30-40 years until I’d reach menopause, while praying for not having cancer or thrombosis or embolia and... well, to die of something else not related with OC.
So, well... I quit. I smiled and waved to the doctor and left the office. I was about to turn 25 and I decided I wasn’t going to take it that way. Now that you’re up to date in the story, let’s move on to where I was really trying to get with this post.
Please note: I ain't no gynecologist nor physician, but nowadays I’m a post-graduate health professional with a couple years of clinical practice. And I think I’m allowed to apply the little knowledge I acquired during 7 years (so far, still counting) of higher education to see through this situation with a tad of criticism. Not only regarding my own case, but regarding the doctors’ position when it comes to women’s reprodutive health - at least in my country. Therefore, let’s consider some key points:
Is there a real need to prescribe OC to young girls aged 13 years or less just because they come to the office complaining about menstrual cramps? During the period the lining of the unfertilized womb is being shed through the vagina. It involves muscular contractions, so of course it might get painful. There’s nothing abnormal about it, so why purging it like a plague instead of teaching them that’s a physiological process and how to relieve the pain in case it happens? Nutritional counseling, physical exercises, simply using a hot-water bottle or even taking an occasional painkiller can totally solve the problem.
The primary aim when taking OC is expected to be, should be, birth control. Yet, they’re frequently prescribed to girls that don’t even have an active sex life because of light acne, oily skin, menstrual cramps and/or intense menstrual flow without any further clinical complications... or just because. You might take it as some conspiracy theory, but you know what it looks like to me? Creating a very profitable market for pharmaceuticals. And nothing more. If women get sick and end up developing cancer or whatever, even better, so more drugs (way more expensive ones) will be sold.
In fact, there are another treatments available for PCOS. But it seems doctors are too lazy, or too comfortable in their position of filling a single standard prescription, that they completely ignore any alternatives. Can you wonder why? Maybe because it requires a minimum of health and sex education, and that takes time. How are they going to be able to attend people in less than 5 minutes if they’ll have to talk to their patients, right? Simply doesn’t worth it. Anyways, again, alternatives include acupunture, homeopathy, phitoteraphy, dietotherapy throught nutritional counseling and regular physical activity. Each case is different, but keep in mind: OC aren’t the only way, indeed, literally speaking they’re not even a treatment because they don’t treat it.
Opening a parenthesis: of course there probably are exceptions and good doctors no matter where. But doctors at public health system are in general unsatisfied with their working conditions and environment, while doctors at the private system usually are anything but well paid by insurance companies. In overall terms, the more academically qualified the doctors get, the less prepared for attending real life demandings in developing countries they are. Also, the less willing to work in such places they are. (If you’d wish to read more about it, I highly recommend seeing Chapter 5 - An example of a paradigm and its social conditions: scientific medicine of La construction de sciences, by Gérard Fourez.)
Still on PCOS topic: first of all, having multiple cyst on one or both ovaries doesn’t necessarily mean PCOS. PCOS, as a syndrome, means there are multiple criteria that need to be fulfilled for closing the diagnostic. In this case, criteria involve imaging exams, symptomatology, clinical and biochemical evaluation. In my case, for instance, PCOS is a diagnosis that simply doesn’t suit my medical history, but no doctor has ever bothered making an anamnesis. I’m not trying to say anybody should go to Dr. Google’s opinion (seriously, don’t), but look out for more information than it’s given to you at the office, even because often none is given.
I know suspending the menstrual cycle can make life much more easier. No worries about pads, unexpected leaks, cramps, PMS etc. But take it from a different perspective for a second. There seems to be a lot of content over the internet nowadays about body positivity, empowerment and tons of so called movements of deconstruction of established paradigms in our society about feminility and feminism. I’ve seen a lot of girls online sharing their experiences on stopping taking OC etc. I don’t know how far it’s good or not, but there’s a point that can be taken from all of it: the menstrual cycle is a natural part of every woman’s reprodutory phase in life. It’s not disgusting, embarrasing or whatever nonsense we’ve been told. And it can be a good way for us to conect with ourselves, to listen to our bodies. Observing symptoms such as pain, fatigue, cravings, emotions, sex drive; checking on cervical mucus, body temperature, hours of sleep... all of this can be part of a daily self-care routine and, moreover, be useful to birth control.
Talking about birth control: I’m genuinely surprised on how much the doctors whom I interacted during my life underrate condoms as a method against unwanted pregnancy. They say out loud that it’s not safe and, unless the conspiracy theory about selling drugs is real, I simply don’t get the reason why they do that. In first place, this is bullshit because condoms are a very effective fisical barrier that prevent even a single spermatozoid from swimming along the vaginal canal and straight up to the womb. Second, there’s no 100% safe method except for sexual abstinence; not even OC + condoms (theoretically not even tubal ligation) are 100% safe, since the human body isn’t a static machine and everything is prone to error. So, yes, opting for non-pharmacological methods of birth control instead of synthetic hormones can be valid.
Obs: condoms work as long as they’re properly stored, used and discarded. But the same can be said about OC and any other contraceptive methods. And, important: choosing a contraceptive method involves not only statistical data on the margin of error of condoms and pills, but also individual phychossocial aspects. In other words: a determined method might not be the doctors’ first option and they might not personally like it, but they can suck it up and use their fucking knowledges to find the best alternative for you.
Again, I’m not trying to encourage you anybody else to contradict their doctors. However, I think that questioning is part of a healthy and constructive process. First because doctors are human beings, therefore they’re as prone to error as anybody else (or even more due to long working hours). Second, because they’re supposed to be the primary source of information for any questions you might have about your own health. Third, because I believe with all my heart that the relationship between health professionals and their patients must include, if not be based in, trust.
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madamantha · 5 years
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The Bad Side of Depo
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I had a very heavy period (I’m talking like I would go through a super plus tampon real quick) I was literally like a waterfall it just never stopped, I clotted like crazy. And to top it off I would bleed upwards of a week, I believe the longest was 3 months. I literally couldn’t handle bleeding this much and going to school so my mom took me to the doctor and we discussed birth control options. The doctor recommended pills first but I’m very forgetful so she then recommended the shot because the implant was too permanent or something for my mother. I was also taking iron tablets at the time because of low iron. I then was on the shot upwards of a year I want to say a year and a half but I don’t remember for sure.
Proceeding to the actual reason Depo is Satan spawn.
- Depression x10 (I had just gotten better before I was put on the shot.)
- Weight gain (I gained 40 pounds)
- Weakness/Fatigue (Let’s be honest my entire family was concerned for me I slept constantly and was too weak half the time to get out of bed. The only time I ever left was for school.). - Menstrual cycle (definitely didn’t help I was on my period the day I got my first shot it ended that one earlier and I was like bless this shot. Little did I know I would regret ever saying that. It took my period away for several months but when I did have it I would barely bleed which I loved but it was not worth it it lasted for months and there’d probably be like a week in between each period occasionally I’d bleed for a couple days. I had cramps and honestly I don’t think they were normal cramps my inside would like radiate pain outwards as if my body was being dissolved by acid. Love that thought. I’ve been off the shot for like two years now and still suffer because of it I don’t think my period will ever be the same.).
And to add to all of this I literally forgot who I was not in the sense of amnesia. I forgot my personality. What I was like before the shot. I forgot the things I liked. I just sat at home wallowing in sadness and insanity.
Now on to other issues that are possible.
- change in menstrual periods
- weight gain/loss
-nausea
- stomach cramping/pain
- bloating
- dizziness
-headache
- tiredness
- drowsiness
- irritability
- breast tenderness
- decrease in breast size
- acne
- hair loss
- decreased sex drive
- hot flashes
- joint pain (mine could possibly be caused by the shot idk. I did have wrist pain that started that year.
- injection site reactions (pain, irritation, lump)
- mental/mood changes
- swelling of ankles or feet
- bone pain
- dark urine
- yellowing skin or eyes (jaundice???) (I’m getting this list from the Internet)
- SEIZURES
- headaches (did I already say this. I’m too lazy to check)
- delay return to fertility
- difficulty breathing
- a dent in skin where shot was injected (IT CAN DETERIORATE MUSCLE)
-change in appetite
- random hair gain
- BONE DENSITY LOSS (OSTEOPOROSIS) (I cannot stress this enough my bones are messed up)
- increased risk of breast cancer !!!!!!!!!!
- if received while pregnant there’s a possible link to birth defects
- also secreted into breast milk so your child be ingesting it if you choose to breast feed
- thromboembolic disorders (idk what this is but doesn’t sound good)
- cervical cancer
- ectopic pregnancy
- anaphylactic/anaphylaxis reaction (also don’t know what this is I’m uneducated as you can see)
- decrease in glucose tolerance (idk what this means)
- fluid retention
- I’m just gonna link this pdf I found it seems important.
So yeah be safe peoples. I’m sorry this was an actual hot mess.
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eczemang-blog · 5 years
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Best Therapy On How To Cure Acne Naturally In 3 Days
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How To Cure Acne Naturally In 3 Days is something which has been regarded as an impossible task. Subsequently, people seem not to understand that it is very impossible you cure acne naturally without any artificial or secondary sure. So have you been struggling with acne for some time now? Do you see it almost impossible to get a flawless skin? has your skin been mesmerized by acne and you probably do not know what to do? Ideally, from research, it is the wish and desire of everybody to have a nice and great skin which is totally and super free from acne. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Perioral Dermatitis: It’s Symptoms, Causes And Treatments Perhaps a lot of people have been left with the impression of spending a whole lot of money in order to get a skin free from acne. On this thread, you'll be exposed to a free method or perhaps a natural method on How To Cure Acne Naturally In 3 Days without spending some edible amount of money. Hey! this can't be possible without the application of some measures and processes. These measure are very importantly essential and it's bottom is "maintaining a clean hygiene. Meanwhile acne is a skin condition which is majorly and mostly occurred because of the clogging of the pores through overreaction of the oil glands. In addition to that, acne usually happens and occurs in a person's face, shoulders, chest and at the back. From subsequent health research, it was recorded that over 16 million people all over the world suffer from this very skin condition. Did you know that you can cure acne in 3 days using natural ways? Well, if you want desired results then this could be the best way to do it. This will lead me to anchor the topic;
How To Cure Acne Naturally In 3 Days
So many people from different specialization and specs have dropped their own ideals. Meanwhile, Here on eczemang, we don't do what others do. Also we don't call it a reality until it has been proved. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Dermatitis Herpetiformis – Some Important Facts You Should Know So that is why we didn't just bring to you what people recommend. But we have been able to compile a better proven ways on how to cure acne naturally in 3 days. This methods rocks and doesn't require so much stress and workloads as well. So rock on. Below are some reliable and recommendable ways on how to cure acne naturally in 3 days; Rub-Off Dead Skin Good hygiene is very important and essential to our human health. That was one of the best recommendations our medical practitioners could recommend for affected victims. So you as a personality really need to understand that your skin is one of the most sensitive parts of your body and it is always good and advisable for you to keep it clean and neat at all times. Meanwhile acne occurs when your skin pores are blocked, so for there to be lucrative results. Do you want to know how to cure acne naturally in 3 days? Well, cleaning your skin is the first step to bettering your results. Yeah! Moisturize your skin regularly. This is for the purpose of keeping a healthy skin and to avoid touching the affected parts with dirty hands. Lastly for this section, always remember to do it three times in a day; if it’s your face then make sure to do it gently with a soft clean towel. In this case, clean water and towel are necessary. Cleaning helps in exfoliation; this is the removal of unwanted the dead skin. Your Face Should Be Steamed Regularly This method is very tactical unlike the previous. This is totally different from washing your skin day and night and helps on how to get rid of pimples on forehead It's totally a different thing all together. So here on this, you just have to steam your face (funny?). Yeah! your face should be steamed and also helps on how to get rid of pimples on forehead fast This method works for your skin anytime. It’s not only useful but it also works wonders on your skin. So just steam it. Steaming is even more advantageous when you have pimples on your face. When steaming is done it opens up your pores which allow your skin to freely breath. Since you were beautifully made by God, you should tend to avoid everything (acne) that could devoid that fact. Steaming your face will go a long way to help you. Meanwhile when your pores open up, some irrelevant bacteria and other things are ejected off your skin. Things like dirt, extra oil and other bacteria causing organisms. I can boldly recommend face steaming for you. Just do it without hesitation. Because steaming does away with skin irritation and inflammation. Make sure to moisturize your skin after steaming. That's very important. Now how do you steam your face? You must not do it like others. Everything is not formality beloved. Remember i said earlier "We work and deal with proven methods", so don't forget that fact. There are so many ways you can possibly steam your face without spending much or even a bite of it. Do you really need to go to a gym center in order to steam your face? The answer is NO, you don't have to visit any gym center to do so. Stay at home and do it from the comfort of your home. Just fill a bucked with a warm water then get your face close the water (Not too close and not too far, this depends on the hotness and coldness of the water). After which you allow your face to get steamed. that's it. So do it, it's not magic. Meanwhile do not just depend on the normal way! Believing on everything everybody talks about. Follow these steps and get a better result. This methods are very good and great! This idea will probably help you get a better skin. Try them out beloved. Did you find this content how to cure acne naturally in 3 days very resourceful? do you have any question to ask us? or perhaps any suggestion to render? Feel free to drop your ideas and what you feel about our contents. You can send us a feedback using the comment box below, thanks. Read the full article
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sweetnestor · 7 years
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crankgameplays livestream 4/25/17
(((lmao im 2 days late i was at the movies when he did this)))(((also should i do this for every stream he does??)))
Hes eating popcorn ‘even though its greasy and i broke out!!!’
Forgot to take acne meds for like a week and he broke tf out :(
Still cant record in his new place which is why he decided to stream
Fave dog breed is portuguese water dogs bc those are his doggos back home :’)
Hes excited for tour and hopes ppl will go :D
It was fun making the tour announcement video, but he realized how out of shape he was afterwards
He should be going to vidcon, and while he said that he bit down on a kernel and it really hurt :(((
Doesnt rly care what ppl think abt his acne, he just really wants to get rid of it
Says good luck to everyone going thru finals!!!! Also says to make sure to give urself a break and not to burn urself out!!!! Drink water!!! Eat food!!!!
Moving from maine to california was really scary for him bc he never lived anywhere else before and he went from a small town to a big city
Mainly says to be smart abt spending and things bc ‘when u dont live with ur parents anymore things get fuckin expensive!’
Someone was making him a friendship ring for when they meet him, and they asked for his ring size, which he doesnt even know :p
Secret to adulting: no one knows what theyre doing
Eats mac n cheese with a fork apparently, spoons are for ice cream
Was originally just gonna keep the blue hair after dyeing it once, but he ended up really really liking it so he kept it
What was your dream job in high school, ethan? “this right here!! Youtube!!” :’)
Never finished the last guardian bc there were technical difficulties every time he recorded, so he’ll probably stream it at one point
Is it hard being a youtuber? ‘Yes and no. its not like labour work but it is hard work’
Puts 16-18hrs youtube work when hes not doing video stuff with mark :o
PLENTY OF PPL HAVE ASKED HIM TO THEIR PROM :’)
Recommended several places to eat in la (didnt catch the names fUCK)
Do i have to donate for him to answer my question?? ‘No no not at all!!’ HOLY SHIT HE ANSWERED ‘yeah cos im just reading the chat!!!!’
*continues being flustered over ppl donating*
*chokes on a kernel mid sentence*
Fave part of youtube is meeting ppl in the community and talking to all of us :’’’)
How do u deal with ur peanut allergy? He has to read ingredients and ask at restaurants if they us peanuts or peanut oil in the kitchen,and if they do then he wont order there :/
He enjoyed 13rw but there were things he didnt like, like the dialogue
‘Aahh im not that cool im kinda dumb’ -after ppl say how much they like him and his videos (shut the heck up ethan ur cool shhh)
Has decent eyebrow shape, never has done anything to them
Surprised he hasnt recorded with tyler, amy, kathryn for his channel
Doesnt have anxiety, but really feels for people who suffer from it daily and hopes theyre doing okay (thank u lil bean)
Might not get a po box bc itll probably get out of hand
Wants to record VR stuff so bad but he aint got space at the moment :(
Doesnt think he’ll make a public video of him singing
hES GOT AN UNLISTED VIDEO THO WHAT (someone link me pls)
Ppl frequently ask if he would ever record with a smaller youtuber and he says as much as he’d want to help them out, he wouldn’t do it just so they can benefit off it, he’d want to do it bc they’re friends or something
He’s not much of a reader due to his attention span, he’ll be reading and then starting thinking about something else and then 5 pages later he realizes he hasn’t read anything at all :/
He doesnt like when ppl touch his hair :(
Or his butt :(((((
Someone grabbed him at pax and it was p aggressive :/
Be gentle with the boy ok :((((((((((
Doesnt know if he wants kids, like he’s only 20 so he don’t know
Can i call u daddy? ‘I’d like it if you didnt!’
Tattoo plans? Wants to get his first at some point in the year, doesn’t know what he wants, possibly a nitw tat :o
He gOT A UKULELE HECK YEA
Fave dodie song? *goes on a long ramble abt dodie being v talented* :’)
If u see him in public, dont be afraid to go say hi :)
He might dye his hair white or something but definitely not anytime soon, he also wonders how it would look completely black
Went to gymnastics camp when he was ‘a little lad’
Ppl frequently ask his sexuality, *sings straight white male*
He dreams in color
Conventions in the summer: vidcon in june, indypopcon in july, pax west in september
Wasnt feeling too happy the other day, gets through it by telling himself that tomorrow will get better, or that things will get better over time, reach out and talk to people 
He wrote a long tumblr post when he was having that shitty day
*dancing to music*
Disney movies he likes: the jungle book, the little mermaid, the lion king
*moving around rapidly* stop lagging stop lagging stop lagging stop lagging
Gave specific tips on how to do backtucks (is that what it was i couldnt catch the word on time)
Headed out bc he has to get up early the next day
Said thanks to the ppl staying up late in different time zones
Appreciates ppl who donate, but doesnt encourage
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It all started in 2016...
I was never the girl that knew the latest beauty secrets or trends or did much in the way of staying current on my skincare regimens. But I was also never the girl that struggled with acne in my adolescent years. If I remembered to wash my face, great! If I didn’t, no big deal! And then 2016 came along, gave me a swift kick in the pants, and served me a big ole dish of humble pie right to the face (literally.) It almost seemed like overnight I had become riddled with adult acne. At the time, I had been out of college in my first post-graduate job for about a year and a half. It was a high-stress job that required a lot of time and travel that left me little time to exercise or eat correctly. I was confused, embarrassed, and honestly angry. I now had to deal with my vanity – something that was never a high priority for me. I was buying make-up I didn’t know how to use to cover up acne that I didn’t know how to deal with, which only aggravated my skin and me more.
As soon as I realized this was more than just a random breakout and was going to be a long-term problem, I started to research what might be causing this sudden rebellion. My quick Google search yielded the following possibilities:
1) Change in Hormones (I decided to stop taking my birth control about 4 or 6 months prior to the start of my skin’s demise, so this definitely seemed like a real possibility to the change in my skin since a large part of the brand of birth control I had been taking for almost a decade was a synthetic form of progesterone aka hormones. But it is now four years later, and things are about the same.)
2) Food Allergies (My whole life I had eaten pretty much whatever I wanted whenever I wanted because I am the human version of a garbage disposal, so I was not so sure this was the reason. I had read several articles and seen firsthand from friends and family that you can absolutely develop a food allergy later in life, but I was pretty skeptical this was my problem since the only side effect I was experiencing was my sloppy looking skin and not any GI problems others had faced.)
3) Diet (In referencing the above, my diet could definitely stand to see a few changes. Whose couldn’t? But at the time, I was not willing nor was I financially or realistically capable of doing a major diet overhaul in the form of whole foods, paleo, etc. I also felt like I ate enough of the good stuff to counteract the bad.)
4)Stress (My job at the time was extremely stressful, but I had been about a year and a half into it, so why now? Why this sperm?!**)
**Reference to Legally Blonde. IYKYK.
5) Medications (See #1)
6) Bacteria (No shit.)
7) Clogged Pores (Again…no shit.)
Several drug store “dermatologist-recommended” face washes and face masks later, I decided this issue needed professional grade assistance. I consulted a dermatologist who diagnosed me with adult acne (ok, duh) and was prescribed Doxycycline, Epiduo Forte, and Clindamycin. Within a week I saw my skin transform back to a façade that was familiar to me, but after a couple of months I was back to being a total pizza face. I had to stop the Doxycycline because it is not intended for long-term use, and once my skin figured out a way to rage against the topical machines, my wallet could no longer figure out a way to pay for them.
To recap, I got bad adult acne out of nowhere at the end of 2016, tried to troubleshoot on my own for most of 2017, went to a dermatologist at the beginning of 2018, temporarily fixed my face for a VERY pretty penny through middle of 2018, and now here we are.
By Summer of 2018, my face had started to regress a little with bouts of bad acne every now and then, but it still was not anywhere close to being clear or back to “normal.” On top of that, I was now dealing with the aftermath of my adult acne – scarring, pockmarks, an uneven complexion, and dark spots. The silver lining in all of this was that I had just started a new job that was going to help me correct my very out of whack work-life balance. 
The start of a new job paired with the fact that I was going to be in my brother’s wedding in less than a year made me more determined than ever to nip this thing in the bud. I sure as Hell was not going to be the one to ruin the wedding photos with my Freddy Krueger looking face! From Summer of 2018 until my brother’s wedding in the Summer of 2019, I got a facial once every three weeks, upped my skincare routine with top of the line products, and addressed my scarring by completing several microneedling treatments. (A big thank you to my credit card for the abuse it endured during this time.) I was looking something FIERCE! But alas, all good things must come to an end, and once my brother’s wedding was over so was my obsession in making sure I had flawless skin. I was still taking care of it, but I was no longer getting my monthly facials or repurchasing the entire line of Skinceuticals every few months. My skin seemed to be doing well and maintaining a clear enough complexion. I was still seeing an occasional flare-up, but it was not as bad as it had been, which brings me to the present year –  2020. The year that will be synonymous to many as the year of Coronavirus. But to me, it will be the year my acne came back with a vengeance.  
So, if you have made it this far, you may be asking yourself what is the point of this blog? What am I aiming to accomplish here? My purpose is multi. After suffering from what has seemed like a never-ending acne nightmare, I didn’t want my struggles to be for not. I wanted to show what struggling with acne really looks like for a common person. I had been toying with the idea about documenting my journey with skincare for a while. Over the last few years, I have looked to A LOT of “beauty bloggers” for advice on skincare, and the common trait they all shared was that they seemed to already have perfect skin. I am sure people like me are out there, but I had yet to come across a blog or Instagram account that featured someone with skin that was riddled with pimples rather than porcelain. And don’t get me wrong! The maintenance of skin once you hit your stride is equally as important as getting it cleared up! But I had never seen someone document their skin from breakouts to brilliant. That is what I hope to do here. 
For anyone who is struggling with similar issues and cares to follow along, I hope I can be a resource or at the bare minimum, a comfort. But really, more than anything, I want this to serve as a way to keep myself accountable to really nail down the root cause of my skin’s suffering. I want this blog to serve as somewhat of a mix between a time capsule and a daily journal of my face. I want to be able to look back and point to a time where my skin looks horrific and be able to say “well I ate like a monster and was on my period, so no wonder I broke out” or be able to pinpoint a time where my face was PERFECT and say “oh yeah – I used xyz product and ate this and was at this point in my life – no wonder it looks like a dream!” So here is my plan. Every day (or every day that I can remember), I intend to document the following:
1) A Picture of My Face (Up close and personal without a filter)
2) Daily Food Intake (I suspect this is going to be the hardest part)
3) My Menstrual Cycle (Hey, if we are going to really do this thing, we have to consider each and every factor!)
4) My Workouts 
5) Daily Skincare Routine (I know *major eye roll*. But let me clarify! This is NOT going to be your average beauty blogger’s blog. I am not trying to get sponsored or get a million followers here. I simply want to share, in real time, what is and is not working for my skin while also documenting as many other contributing variables as possible. If this ends up being helpful for just ONE other person who has had a similar experience to my own, the purpose of this blog will have been fulfilled! And to be honest, I really love my job, so this is more of a passion project anyways.)
6) Daily Water Intake
7) Miscellaneous Variables (Basically any other significant variable that I think may be contributing to my skin’s behavior like lack of sleep, air travel, or sun exposure)
In keeping track of these things, I hope to take a deeper dive into some of the causes of adult acne I listed earlier in this post to see if any are major contributors to my skin’s condition. Who knows what I will do or find along the way! Maybe I will finally take a food allergy test only to learn that I am gluten intolerant and that’s why my face is a mess. Case closed!
For anyone who reads this, I hope you view this blog as genuine and transparent. I am a NORMAL person with REAL skin problems (as shown in the pictures to come.) If you have advice or questions, bring ‘em on! I am not a professional, but I will try to help if I can or at least point you in the right direction. Until next time.
Blemished but Beautiful,
The Blemish Blogger
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The Honest Guide on Preparing for College
I thought it’d be cool and useful to give you guys an “Honest Guide on Preparing for College.” It has all the things you may already know, and then also some things you perhaps don’t. And a bunch of tips that are helpful for preparing for college, but also during college. I’ve been working on this post for months, adding few new tips every now and then so hopefully you guys like it and find it useful! :) I may add more tips from time to time, I’m not sure.
Suffer from acne? Visit a dermatologist to get it under control ASAP. The earlier you start, the earlier you’ll see results! And trust me, you’ll be going bare-faced a lot in college. At least twice a day- morning & night. And you’ll always want to look and feel your best! It sucks to be self-conscious.
Figure out a rough guideline of your morning/ night routine. Your college routine is usually not going to be the exact same as your home routine. Ie: Make up will probably be done in your room, not in the bathroom. If you use makeup often, consider buying a vanity mirror! Very useful. 
You won’t need binders. I brought 3 (1-inch) in case and I hardly use one. It’s more useful to have individual folders for each class. Or even those notebook with tabs inside to hold papers. The point being, the way you organize your work is different in high school. You’re not going to the same 5 periods everyday in college. You have classes that meet MWF, and TTh, etc.
Don’t forget to bring college essentials! Refer to my two posts here (”College Essential Hacks”) and here (”Things I Forgot/ Nearly Forgot to Bring to College”. 
Invest in make-up. In high school, I never wore make-up but now I often wear mascara and light lipstick! I spent countless trips figuring out what shade was best for me and trying out different products. Would’ve been easier to just do this in the comfort of my own home than in college! I’m still a make-up noob though, haha. I can’t even figure out how to apply eyeliner confidently!
Bring clothes you’ll actually wear. 1/3 of the clothes I’ve brought to college were never worn… They just took up closet space!
Bring formal clothes too. You never know what events you’ll go to (including sorority rush, galas, etc). Don’t forget a good pair (or two) of shoes for the outfit!
Realize that the first month-ish of school is the prime time to make new friends. People are more open to making new friends and are more friendly and receptive. Make the most of this!!! I can not stress this enough! Remember that first impressions can stick, so be especially graceful during this period. I would even go so far as to say that you should try to go out to a party in the first few weeks of school for two reasons…. 1) You can see if you fit with the party scene and if you enjoy it. 2) When you attend events early on, people will assume you’re down to go for the rest of the semester and you’ll get invites. (Which you can turn down, of course.)
Keep in touch with old friends! Seriously. Don’t just make new college friends and forget about your old high school friends. Keep in touch! Message them regularly and keep them in the loop! It might seem like a lot of work to message them all the details about something, especially when they are unfamiliar with the people so you have to describe it a lot (Wait, who’s Jim again? What’s your roommate’s name again? etc), but it’s so rewarding to have an old, familiar friend with you as you both experience college together, but separately.
Know your schedule and be on top of this. Be organized. I recommend a planner and also having a print out of your weekly schedule that has your classes and other time commitments. I actually drew my weekly schedule and hung it by my desk. It not only helps me visualize my week, but also lets my roommates know when to expect me. I also use a calendar app very diligently. Whenever I commit to an event, I immediately put it into my calendars (the app, and also my physical calendar in my room). I also inputted the dates and times of my exams/ important assignments from the get-go so I wouldn’t be surprised about when they were. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND INPUTTING THE DATES OF YOUR EXAMS AND DUE DATES OF PAPERS, ETC INTO YOUR CALENDAR ASAP!!!!!!!!
Keep in touch with family. Similar reasoning with #9. But basically, your parents and siblings have lived with you all of your life. They’ll miss you. Text them, call them, facetime them once in a while. Send them a postcard. Buy them college gear. Do little things like this; they’ll really appreciate it!
Don’t be so uptight and remember to be grateful. I feel like I’ve matured greatly in college. I used to have these crazy-high expectations about friendships and stuff, and now, it’s not that I have absurdly low expectations, but I just don’t take everything for granted. I am grateful for anything and everything my friends do for me. They bought me Chipotle? Aww. They reminded me about the review session? So sweet. Basically, don’t take things for granted.
Don’t be that one annoying friend. You know who you are. College is a time where you can really ‘reinvent’ yourself and you should really try to be a ‘better you’ during college. Here are some traits I find annoying, personally… An annoying friend is one who does any or all of these things:
“Forget” to pay a friend back for spotting you. Seriously, we all hate that person who does this and we all really respect that person who is really diligent about paying back someone. So take note. Everyone is on a tight budget in college.
Rants all the time. If you’re ranting all the time and your friend is just listening, you have yourself a freaking awesome friend. Just remember that friendship means you can rant, and your friend can rant back. It’s a two-way street.
Tries to peer pressure others into doing something they like. Okay, I get that you drink and smoke a lot. But you don’t need to feel the urge to ‘convert’ me to doing the same. No means no.
Always bails or is flaky. Freaking annoying.
Takes things too far. We all have that one friend who takes things too far and doesn’t know when to stop….
Too sensitive… But we also may have an uber-sensitive friend who always holds grudges and is a grumpy cat. 
Don’t skip class. Seriously. It doesn’t matter if the lecture is posted online, or if you’ll just get notes from a friend. Or if you already ‘know’ what’s being taught. Just go. Skipping class = lower grades = lower GPA = unhappy you.
Be willing to try new things. This can vary to an extent from person to person. It can be as crazy as asking someone out or trying new food. College is a time of growth, new experiences, and fun times. HOWEVER, don’t do anything that will harm yourself. None of this “yolo” mantra please.
Bring a lot of undies. Shirts and pants can be reworn more than once (within reason), but undies can’t. So save yourself from doing laundry all the time and bring a lot of undies.
Learn to let things go. I used to be that person who held onto grudges. But since starting college, I’ve really begun to realize that life is so much more fun and enjoyable if you don’t let the little things faze you. Learn to let it go. Don’t let what that rude guy said to you this morning stick with you for the whole day. Who cares if you asked someone out and it failed? You don’t need them anyway! You’re too fabulous for them to handle! 
Learn to be confident in yourself. “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You “- Dr Seuss. Over the years, I’ve found that I’ve grown much more confident and independent. I love it.
Learn how to socialize and be a great conversationalist. Smile and actually pay attention to what they’re saying. Remember what they said and bring it up the next time you see them. Hey, how was your lunch at Gypsy’s with John? It makes people feel special and nice. Use their names in the conversation as often as you can (without it sounding totally awkward and weird). People like hearing their names in conversation. [Btw, I read these facts on a Time article somewhere so its legit.]. People don’t remember what you say, but they remember how you made them feel. So make them feel loved and appreciated. Laugh.
Live and learn through your mistakes. No one’s perfect. So what if you bombed your first midterm? It’s the first of many. Pick yourself up and study harder for the next one. Don’t get all beaten up.
Consider bringing your AP study guide books to college. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve opened my AP Calculus review book from Princeton Review to review and look up things.
Keep track of your meal points. I frequently hear people saying they always have leftover meal points at the end of the year, but maybe it’s because I like to buy a lot of snacks, but I was actually behind on points for half the semester. It’s no big deal–I can easily add more points–, but just don’t be under the illusion that you have unlimited amount of points and can buy whatever you want. Be smart about rationing off your points.
Don’t let one midterm grade affect you. Yeah, you failed that midterm. So what? Just do well on the next ones. There’s nothing you can do about your midterm grade–you can only improve yourself for the future. Have a good cry, rant to friends, watch some Netflix–and then realize the changes you have to make and enforce the changes. 
Pick classes that you’ll enjoy. Don’t pick morning classes (if you can help it) if you’re not a morning person. Don’t take a Drawing/ Painting class if you’re not an artsy person for your Visual Arts requirement–there’s classes like Art History or stuff like that. Be reasonable about the classes you take and how much workload you know you can handle. Not everyone is the same.
Go see your adviser from time to time. Just to make sure you’re on track! Work out a 4-year plan. You don’t want to have any surprises later down the road!
Be careful with labels. Like “best friend” or “favorite person”. Sometimes, these can lead people on unintentionally and you’ll get yourself in awkward and uncomfortable situations where they like you but you don’t like them or something. I learned that it’s just best to call people your “friends” and unless you are really bonded with a person, then call them your best friend. But honestly, if you two are best friends, you kinda just know you are each other’s best friend–it’s a mutual feeling and it doesn’t really need to be said or labeled. I think it’s just best to rid yourself of using labels, honestly. Terms that imply exclusivity can sometimes lead people on. I think you should have a self-check with yourself every month or two and go like, “Okay, where am I at? I really like where I am right now. I could improve on this… etc etc. Let’s see the friends I’m close to… Do I think any of them likes me? I don’t want to unintentionally lead them on.” Just stuff like that.
Understand your finances for college. Including scholarships, how much you’re paying, how much you’re working (if applicable), etc. Just be on top of all your money stuff! 
Don’t go out and eat out a lot. I ate out a lot during freshman year. Too much. I had no regrets during the moment but now looking back, I just imagine all of the money I could’ve saved if I didn’t eat out…. :( You can save so much money by reducing how much you eat out.
Be financially conscious and be mindful of how much you spend. There are plenty of hangouts you and your friends can do that don’t require money or that much money. Examples: movie nights, picnics, checking out the campus botanical garden, going sightseeing in the city, cooking dinner together, etc. Just because it costs money doesn’t mean it will always be fun, memorable or worth it–something to remind yourself of! In addition, shoot for quality over quantity. Buy a $50 pair of Rainbows sandals that will last for years, instead of flimsy, cheaply made sandals that will break after a couple of uses. Splurge on that North Face jacket–you’ll be wearing it a lot and it’s versatile and will last you years. Now that I buy groceries and cook for myself, I’ve definitely come to appreciate the value of the dollar.
Realize how small the world is and how connected everything is. Don’t talk shit about people. Seriously. The person you’re complaining about may have a friend who is taking a class with the person you’re telling to. Or the person you’re telling it to may have a friend who has a friend who knows the person. If it’s one thing that keeps coming up in my time here, it’s that everyone seems to know everybody (or is a friend of a friend). So limit your shit-talking, secret-sharing, gossip talk to only your trusted confidants. Seriously, though. As you go through college, you’ll come to notice that many people will reappear in your classes because of being in the same major, and more. The world is small, y’all. Don’t be reckless.
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Nature Queen Shampoo & Conditioner Review*
* I did receive these products for free in return for a review but all opinions on the products are my own. *
A little while ago I got an email from the co-founder of Nature Queen asking if I wanted to try out their shampoo and conditioner for free in exchange for a review. As much as I had been loving my current hair care system, my hair has recently decided to just out right hate it. Most likely from all the hair dye, stress, or poor diet I've been having recently. So I was intrigued to give it a go to see if maybe that would help bring new life to my hair.
About Nature Queen
This brand was created by a chemist who had been suffering from postpartum hair loss and saw little to no improve when she was trying a bunch of different products. Then her grandmother have her an ancient herbal hair rinse recipe and it made a dramatic difference. She noticed her hair was stronger, healthier, and significantly less hair loss. So she set out to create a formulation inspired by those ingredients that would be convevient for daily use. With that Nature Qeen was born. All ingredients are natural and the packaging is recyclable. Plus it is cruelty free so basically a win in every way!
Claims About the Formula
Cleanse: Sodium-Lauryl-Sulfate-free cleanser gently cleanses without drying out your scalp or stripping your hair color.
Reduce Hair Loss & Promote Hair Growth: Herbal extracts stimulate blood flow to hair follicles and balance the sebaceous glands, which reduces hair loss and promotes hair growth.
Restore Shine & Volume: Argan oil and gleditsia extract lock in shine and moisture without weighing hair down, giving you shiny bouncy volumous hair.
Detoxify: Natural antiradical antifungal properties protect hair against dandruff and environmental damages.
Results to Expect
After One Use: You will experience the detoxificating effect immediately after just one use. Your hair will be light, manageable, and volumous.
After One Week: You will notice the balancing effects on your scalp. Your scalp will be less oily or dry. You no longer have to wash your hair as often.
After Two Weeks: If you look closely, you will see more baby hair. New growth are thicker and stronger.
After One Month: Your hair will be stronger and less prone to breakage. You will see less and less hair falling off in each wash.
With Continuous Usage: Your hair will become fuller and healthier after each use.
The Nine Herbal Ingredients
Gleditsia Australis Fruit: Best known for promoting hair growth, restoring/balancing the sebaceous glands, and combating bacteria.
Lemongrass: Helps strengthen hair follicles making it the ideal ingredient for those suffering from hair loss.
Patchouli: Soothes and treats eczema, acne, chapped skin, oily skin, dermatitis, and dandruff. It is also known for its pH balancing properties (think of it as a toner for the scalp).
Holy Basil: Those susceptible to thinning and brittle hair can expect to see an overall change to the composition of their tresses.
Shyonak Tree: Ideal for open wounds as well as disorders commonly associated with dry scalps.
Billy Goat Weed: Treats eczema and infected hair follicles (i.e. ingrown hairs).
White Mulberry: This amazing antioxidant is also antibacterial, hypolipidemic, adipogenic, and neuroprotective.
Indian Goosegrass: Promotes blood circulation to the hair follicles which increases hair growth.
Kalmegh: Best known for its astringent and antibacterial properties. Kalmegh is also incredibly soothing on the scalp.
Review
My hair has a lot of volume so that was never a concern of mine. But the fall out as of late as been horrible, not that you can tell looking at my hair since there's so much of it. But I'm getting tired of cleaning up all the hair after washing it. You can't really tell from the photos as my hair is currently super dark but my hair also felt coarse to the touch and running my fingers through my hair would result in a knot somewhere or met with at least one strand of hair that has fallen out. So anything that could help out with those two problems I would greatly appreciate.
So I've been using this product for about two weeks at this point, I'll post updates on this over the course of the next few weeks with how things are doing. I have seen a huge improvement using this product. My hair feels so much nicer and doesn't look as oily on the third day (I wash my hair normally on the third day). I still have fall out but they claim that doesn't start happening until a month after using. But so far everything is lining up with the claims so I'm really impressed. And I've re-dyed my hair since I started using Nature Queen Herbal Shampoo and Conditioner, and my hair still feels and looks healthy. It's amazing!
One thing I do have to note is don't
Before & After Pictures of My Hair
The image on the left is a photo of my hair from before using the product when I was only using Function of Beauty shampoo & conditioner. And the image on the right is Nature Queen Shampoo and Conditioner.  Or if you're on mobile, it's most likely top and bottom. Ignore the fact that my hair is now black. I thought I would just refresh the color and well now I have black hair. Which I'm very on the fence about as it's not what I wanted. Plus my roots are the color I wanted, and the rest isn't. And I don't want to keep black hair color forever, so if you have tips on slowly getting rid of black hair without killing it I would so appreciate it. But that's not what we're talking about today so back to the review.
Though I ruined my hair color after dying it basically three times in two days, my hair is insanely touchable... if not more touchable than it was before I started using Nature Queen. And I would give credit to that 100% to Nature Queen as I was using this after the water turned clear. You can't really see the difference in the pictures other than my hair color being completely different. These were taking 10 days apart. So would I recommend this product? Yes I would! I'm going to continue using it and continue to provide updates on how my hair feels and how the fall out goes in a few weeks time. But I'm expecting it's all going to go great, and when these bottles run out I will be repurchasing using my own money. I haven't felt this good about how my hair felt since I was using Ovation but that cost so much more money and you have to use three different products every shower. So if my hair hadn't turned black, that would've been four products in the shower alone. Now I only need three... well two considering I'm not touching the hair color in hopes that it fades out gracefully so I can switch it back down the road.
So yeah, that's what I thought of Nature Queen Shampoo and Conditioner. Hope you all enjoyed it. If you would like to try Nature Queen Herbal Shampoo and Conditioner for yourself, check it out! The link is not affiliated so I get nothing for you checking it out or ordering for yourself.  Nature Queen’s herbal shampoo and conditioner comes in two different sizes: the full size (16 oz) set retails for $39 and the travel TSA-approved size (3.4 oz) retails for $16. Alternatively, you can purchase the full size bottles separately at $20 each. And just to state it one more time, I did receive the products for free but the opinions expressed are completely my own.
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Psychology of Eating Podcast: Episode #227 – Making Peace with the Past
Dorothee, 29, is learning to navigate her own body wisdom, and step into her present and future in a healthy way. This means she will need to make peace with the past, and let go of the opinion of others. As she shares her story with Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, we learn she has challenges with inflammation, digestion, allergies and anxiety. Marc invites her to move forward by trusting herself, and being unattached to others, especially her family, about whether or not they buy into her holistic health practices. Dorothee comes away with new insights on how to navigate her nervousness, and trust her own path and align with others who share her values when it comes to searching for answers about health.
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Below is a transcript of this podcast episode:
Marc: Welcome, everybody. I’m Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. And we are back in the Psychology of Eating podcast. And I’m with Doro today. Welcome, Doro.
Dorothee: Hi, Marc. I’m happy to be here.
Marc: Me too. And let me just say a couple of quick words to viewers and listeners before you and I get going. So if you’re a returnee to this podcast, thank you so much for coming back. I really appreciate it, and I’m glad you’re on this journey with us. If you’re new to the podcast, here’s how it works. Doro and I are just meeting for the first time, officially, and we’re going to spend 45 minutes to an hour together and see if we can push the fast-forward button on a little bit of change and transformation. So if you could wave your magic wand, Doro, and if you can get whatever you wanted from this session together, what would that look like for you?
Dorothee: Okay. Yeah, I was suffering from an inflammatory condition for all of my life, and I have figured out my own way of dealing with it and my own diet and lifestyle. Yeah, but it’s sometimes not so easy to maintain it, and I find myself sabotaging myself a little bit.
And I’m binging on stuff that I don’t tolerate so well, like too many carbs or chocolate or nuts. Or I will just go to bed too late, and I’m sabotaging myself a little bit. And, yeah, what is also very difficult is to stand for it in front of other people, to say, like, “No, no. I cannot eat this and this food. I’m sorry.” Or to really claim that I know what I’m doing and that I have a reason to be on this diet, this specialized diet.
Even though I don’t have a diagnosis like celiac disease where it’s officially recommended that you, for example, have to stay gluten free, it’s hard to make people understand it. I think this leads to another problem that I’m a really insecure person, and I also tend to be an extremely stressed person and a really nervous person. At the moment, I’m a bit insecure how to go on with my professional life. I’ve just finished my master’s thesis in biology, and now I would like to work in health business. But I think I’m very insecure about—to put myself out there and to really see my own strengths.
And I feel like my insecurity, my anxiety about it is really standing between me in general and leading a happy life and getting professional success. Yeah. If you could give me some advice here, I would be happy.
Marc: Yes. Okay. Understood. That’s a nice, big wish. I love it. You’re going for it. How long would you say that you’ve been a nervous person? Do you remember being like that as a child?
Dorothee: Yeah, definitely. I’ve been like this always for all of my life.
Marc: Do you think that’s just who you are? Do you think that that’s kind of part of how you were raised or brought up? Like, what do you say to yourself about that? Where do you think it comes from?
Dorothee: I would say that it’s—part of it is like I was brought up. I think it’s rooted in my childhood. As far as I know, my mom was in a depression when she was pregnant with me. I have four siblings, and I would say with me it’s the worst. So my little sister is really, at least on the outside she seems to be tougher than I am.
Marc: So there’s four children?
Dorothee: Yes, I’m in the middle.
Marc: So you’re number two or three?
Dorothee: Three.
Marc: You’re number three.
Dorothee: Three.
Marc: Okay. And what’s it like for the oldest? How would you describe the oldest?
Dorothee: He was always like the rock in the waves. He was always very strong for us all. He’s extremely cool. He’s really very solid.
Marc: So your mom was probably depressed when she was pregnant with you, and tell me about your relationship with your dad.
Dorothee: Yeah, it’s difficult. Yeah.
Marc: Yeah. How so?
Dorothee: Yeah, my mom I would say she’s the emotional part of my family, and my father is the rational part, extremely rational. He’s a civil servant, public official, and he’s really like the role model for that. And he’s very correct, and discipline is extremely important to him. And he has his own childhood trauma, and I don’t really have a relationship to him. He was more like providing for us and organizing everything. And he could be really—he was even beating us and having sessions with us where he was I would say applying psychological violence to us. My relationship now is like that he was providing me with money while I was studying. And actually, December is the first month that I am now standing on my own feet, so this is also a big leap for me. Yeah.
Marc: Congratulations. Good for you.
Dorothee: I hope so.
Marc: So are you close with your mom these days?
Dorothee: Yes, I’m very close to her. Yeah. Both of us, we are extremely similar and I even look very alike, like her. I would say she’s like my best friend. She’s really like an angel.
Marc: Aw, that’s so sweet. So are you in a relationship now?
Dorothee: Yes, I’m married for two years now, and I’ve been with my husband for 10 years.
Marc: So what does he think about your nervousness and the anxiety? How does he deal with it?
Dorothee: He’s also very cool. Okay, sometimes he can also be like choleric. He will shout, but he just lets it out and then it’s fine. And then it’s okay. He says, “Don’t overreact. And what should happen? And everything will be fine.” And he always—he’s patient, but sometimes I think it’s hard for him to just understand.
Marc: Sure. That makes sense. How old are you, Doro?
Dorothee: I’m 29.
Marc: 29. Okay. When did you first get diagnosed or when did you realize you had an inflammatory condition and started changing your diet for that?
Dorothee: I have been sick for all of my life. I was born with eczema, and later in a normal way I developed asthma and irritable bowel syndrome. Yeah, later depressions and severe brain fog and everything. Like when I was I think 23, I was even diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. After my graduation, I even had one year of burnout. I had everything like hay fever and food intolerances. At some point, I was just trying out different diets. I was vegan for almost two years. But it made it worse, and I was trying out everything. Finally, I was trying out a GAPS diet. But it nearly killed me.
Then I realized that I was severely histamine intolerant, and at that point, I just started to set it up like my own little study and doing it with a system and really just not following any diet anymore and just doing what was working for myself. And now, I have really found out my safe foods and some supplements that are helping me. If I keep to that, my gut is happy and I don’t have brain fog anymore. Oh yeah, I had terrible problems with fatigue also and insomnia. And I had severe eczema all over my body and acne. And my bowel was terrible, and yeah.
Marc: So when did the eczema and the acne clear up?
Dorothee: It was like two years ago that I was on the GAPS diet, and then in the beginning of 2015 I found out about the histamine. And then it started clearing up in the spring of 2015. But if I slip on my diet, it can come back. Yeah, I had lots of stress during my master’s thesis. Now I have a little bit of inflammation in the corners of my mouth, but it’s nothing compared to former times. But I want to have it perfect.
Marc: I understand. When did the asthma stop for you?
Dorothee: This was earlier I think. I think it somehow changed into hay fever. If I would eat too much histamine now or if I’m too stressed, then the sneezing would start again. But if I’m maintaining my healthy lifestyle, I don’t even have hay fever anymore. But yeah, in the beginning of last year, I still had some problems with it.
Marc: You’ve been on a very big journey with your health from really it sounds from birth.
Dorothee: Yeah, I was born sick. Yeah. Your story reminded me of my own story, I must say.
Marc: Yeah, well. If you knew the details of my story, we would almost be telling a very similar story. So, yes, I was born with asthma, eczema, allergies, a collapsed immune system, and poor digestion. And that was with me till—and I was a stutterer. I couldn’t talk. And most of that resolved when I was 15 or 16, but I had been changing my diet from a young age and experimenting. So I know what it’s like. The asthma and the allergies still lingered a little bit. But the good news is the body gets healthier as you’ve seen.
Dorothee: Yeah.
Marc: The body can get healthier. That’s the good news. So you see yourself in the future as being a health coach in Germany.
Dorothee: Yeah, I would really love that. Yeah. So many people, I am in forums and there’s many people who have the same problems that I have been struggling for. And there are so many false claims and diets which say that they are good for everyone. And I just want to help people find their way.
Marc: So what do you think—when I asked you at the beginning if you could wave your magic wand, what would you get from this session, and you mentioned to stop self-sabotaging with food. And you mentioned about just the anxiety and the nervousness: “I wish that wasn’t stopping me.” What do you think, when you notice what stops you from being who you want to be in the world, could you maybe be more specific? What do you think holds you back? Is it a certain thought that comes up? Is it a belief? Or it just might be just anxiety that just comes up? So I’m just wondering if there’s more to say about that for you.
Dorothee: Yeah, I feel like I still have to prove myself in a way that I’m not really doing this just for myself, just to be happy, but also to prove it to some of my relatives, like my father, for example. They totally believe into the medical system, and I somehow want to prove to them that there are other ways. But they don’t believe me, and so then I start thinking, “Oh, it doesn’t matter. It’s all in vain.” I only do it for myself.
When I was getting better, I was going to my father and telling him, “Look, I have found an alternative. I have found a way to heal myself.” And he was just saying, “This is not possible. You’ve been with so many doctors, and they all said it’s not possible. And your last doctor, Dr. This-and-This said you just have to live with it.” It really hurt, and it’s really… Yeah.
Marc: I could totally see why that would hurt and how much that would hurt because here you are finally seeing results from all your hard work and all your good efforts. And it’s clearly working. And here’s your own father saying, “No, impossible. It’s not working.” So he’s not just saying what you’re doing isn’t right. He’s saying all your efforts and your life and your discoveries are not right and your future is not right. That’s kind of what you’re hearing when he says that.
Dorothee: Yeah, it feels like part of me would be stopping to exist. It’s like it would be denying me, like denying me as a person just not seeing me. This is my biggest achievement I think. But it was like when I made this achievement it was feeling like I had found my biggest treasure, like the philosopher’s stone, and I was thinking like, “I should throw a party.” But, yeah, people were reacting very strangely. They were not understanding or some were jealous or so.
Marc: Okay. So let’s start handling this. Let’s start taking care of this. This is a good place for us to dive in here a little bit. I want to say a few things to you. First thing I want to say is let’s have a little, small, mini party right now and celebrate your success. Okay? Because you were born with some very debilitating conditions. No human wants to come into this life not able to breathe, covered with eczema, not able to digest, not having energy, being allergic, and growing up with all kinds of health challenges like that that no doctor can fix.
And the doctors say you have to live with, and here you are, you’re not even a doctor or a professional in that way. And through your efforts and your exploration, you figured it out for yourself. You came to some amazing conclusions that, quite frankly, they don’t teach in medical school. The mainstream does not accept because that’s the setup of the world. That is how the world works. There is always the mainstream, and then there’s the growing tip of evolution.
Evolution always has a growing tip. There is always the leading edge of a field. Pick any field. In the field of physics, you have everybody who teaches the same things, and then you will have a few leaders of the physics generation who are just so far advanced that they help evolve the field. But usually the ones who are at the front, leading the charge, discovering new things, they’re loved and they’re hated. They’re absolutely loved, and they’re absolutely hated because they’re breaking the status quo because they’re advancing beyond the normal knowledge. And some people respect that and some people get intimidated by that.
Some people go, “No, that’s impossible. No, that’s impossible, because this is what we’re taught in medical school. And we’re the doctors and we’re the professionals and we’re the experts.” And the truth is, oftentimes, innovation comes from outside of a field, not within the field. So when it comes to health and when it comes to nutrition, I’ve been observing these fields for years, and all the innovation comes from the outside. It comes from the crazy people. It comes from the renegade doctors, the renegade nutritionists, the renegade experts. It comes from people who are out on a limb, experimenting, exploring, practicing, actually being real scientists.
Real scientists experiment. You try new things; you go, “Huh.” A real scientist gathers data. Okay, let me gather data. Here’s all my symptoms. Here’s all the treatments that I’ve had and nothing works. Huh. Logic says these things don’t work. Let me try something else. That’s smart science. That’s a good researcher. This doesn’t work; let’s try something else.
What the mainstream often says is, “Oh, your problem doesn’t fit into our paradigm. We don’t know how to fix you; therefore, you can’t be fixed. If our system doesn’t have answers, then there are no answers.” Now, that is foolish nonsense. It is intellectual immaturity.
Dorothee: Yeah.
Marc: It is a form of intellectual laziness. Just because I don’t know the answer doesn’t mean it’s not out there. So what you’re coming against, I just want to say to you, Dorothee, is not personal against you. It feels personal. “Wait a second, Dad. This is the opus of my life. I’ve found the philosopher’s stone, and you’re not even seeing it. You’re not getting it. You’re not recognizing it.” What I’m saying to you is the voice that he’s speaking I’ve heard 1000 times in my life. I’m professionally accomplished. I still hear people say, “No, that can’t possibly work.” And I’m saying, “Don’t tell me it can’t possibly work. It works!”
And there’s plenty of people it works for. It might not work for you. That’s fine. Not everything works for everyone. So that goes on in every university. In every university, there are professors and scientists who are disliked because they’re more advanced. They have more knowledge. They’re more at the leading edge. So all I’m saying to you is that is the world, and it’s not personal.
In your country, the field of holistic health and nutrition, in certain ways Germany is more advanced than United States in certain things. And in other ways, it’s more behind. In a more popular way, health coaching is much more accepted in my country than it is yours. But that doesn’t mean it’s not useful and necessary and extremely needed. But if you’re going to be at the leading edge, then you have to start getting comfortable understanding that you will be unpopular.
Dorothee: Yeah.
Marc: With certain people. And you know something? With certain people, you will be their hero; you will be their god. They will love you because you’re helping. You’re helping them or you’re helping them by saying, “You know something? Medical science maybe hasn’t been able to give you an answer. Let’s explore possibilities. No guarantees. But let’s explore possibilities. Here’s what works for me. Here’s what worked for other people who have similar challenges to you. Let’s try this. Let’s try that.” That’s a true doctor. That’s a true scientist. That’s a true explorer. “Let’s try this and see what happens.” That’s what a real healer does.
You try the smart strategy based on the information and the data that you have. If it works, great. If it doesn’t, you try the next thing. That’s just intelligence. That’s just smart. But you’re bumping against resistance that, even though it’s coming from your family and maybe from some of the people around you, it’s a voice that’s universal. So I’m trying to tell you that everyone that I know who is in the holistic health field has a similar story.
I know some of the most famous holistic health doctors in the world, and they get attacked. They get horrible things said about them, and that’s part of the job in a way. Now, I’m not saying that that should be part of the job. I’m not saying I like that, but eventually what happens is you develop a strength to not hear that and not listen to it and not pay attention to it. Because instead, what we do is we focus on the good. You have to learn how to focus on, “Wait a second, I wish all the people around me would see that what I’m doing is good.”
So I understand why you want that. I understand you want positive feedback from your own father, and you’re probably never going to get it, I would assume. If one day he comes to you and says, “Doro, I’m sorry. I apologize. You’ve been so amazing. You’ve been so brave. You’ve been so smart. Congratulations. What you’ve done is incredible.” If he says that someday, I’m going to think about that as a nice big birthday surprise. But I want you to assume and live life as if that’s not going to happen because then you’re free to be who you are without waiting for anyone else to give you permission.
This is you becoming your own woman. And you’re afraid to do that, understandably so, because you want people to love you and you want people to recognize you. And the people that are closest to you aren’t always loving you and recognizing this aspect of you.
Dorothee: I think that people should listen to me, and I would like that my family would really see my accomplishments because we have so many really severe health problems in my own family. The most important part of my journey started because my mother got breast cancer, and this was my main motivation to start it. With everything like depression, different health problems, and lots of cancer in the family, I think I would just like to help everyone.
Marc: Yes. So what I’m asking you to do, believe it or not, is to let that go.
Dorothee: You have talked about this in one of the last tele-classes and it’s to not try to help the people who are closest to us. And I think I really should work on letting that go. It’s hard, but I think there’s no other way.
Marc: Yes, love them in a different way. It doesn’t mean you don’t love them. See, you want to love them in this way because you know how important it is, and you know how profound it could be. And you know how amazing it could be. So you’re very smart in that way, and you’re very caring in that way. But they literally don’t understand.
It’s like all of a sudden if you started talking a foreign language to them. They don’t understand. You must learn. You must learn—and I mean this—to not take it so personally. You must learn that. And I know it feels personal because it’s your loved ones and it’s your family. And you’re offering them this tremendous gift, and they’re saying, “No.” And not only that, they’re not recognizing it and they’re saying, “No. This is not even a gift. This is silly. It’s nonsense. I don’t want to hear it.”
So you have to understand that it’s not them speaking. It’s this bigger voice that exists in the world, that resists change, that resists information that’s different than what we’ve been taught.
Dorothee: Yeah.
Marc: It takes humanity a long time to embrace new discoveries, new truths about life, about health, about medicine, about the world. It takes time. So, I don’t want you to waste another minute holding yourself back. Love them in other ways. It’s not like you’re not loving them. Love them in other ways. You’ll figure that out. You might just have to just love them and watch them go through physical hardships and watch them go through disease.
My two parents died before the age of 60 of cancer. I’ve had aunts and uncles die in their early 60s of cancer. I’ve had aunts and uncles die of heart attacks in their 40s. They weren’t eating good food, and I couldn’t save them. But I still loved them. And everybody has a different journey. So you have to let them have their journey. And you have to know and remember that the work you’re doing is good. And you have to learn how to feel that for yourself. You have to learn how to feel that value inside you.
I want to tell you that when I first started understanding that there was a different way to see nutrition, this was in the 1970s when there weren’t many nutrition books you could buy in a bookstore even. It was mostly textbooks. And the information about nutrition was very old and antiquated. And I started learning things and studying with healers and nutritionists and gathering so much information. And I got no support from teachers, professors. Everybody thought I was crazy talking about what I was talking about. And now, the things I was talking about in the 1970s, it’s commonplace.
But I had to know inside myself—my point is I had to just say to me, “I believe in the truth of what I’m doing. I know the truth of what I’m doing because it worked for me personally.” And now I’m helping other people, and it’s working for them. So that’s all I need to help move me forward. And it’s all about empowering ourselves. It’s you believing what you know to be true, despite anybody else’s opinion. So that’s a lesson in life. That’s a personal lesson. You can call that a soul lesson. You can call that just a deeper lesson that you’re here to learn is to believe in yourself.
Dorothee: Yes, that’s true.
Marc: Very simple. It’s very simple to believe in yourself. And the way you believe in yourself is to gather evidence and data. And your story is perfect evidence and perfect data that what you do works and that what you do helps. It certainly helps you. The strategies that you do and that you’ve mentioned can help others. They are useful tools. They are powerful tools. And you learn how to mix and match. “Wait. Let me try this with this person, that with that person. Okay. That worked. Now what else? Oh, this worked for them, but that didn’t work for them.” That’s a true scientist. That’s an artist because scientists are both scientists, but they’re artists at the same time. They’re creative.
So that’s what you’ve done. You’ve used your creative mind, and so over here I’m telling you I’m considered somebody who’s big in my field. I’m saying congratulations. You’ve discovered some amazing things on your own, and you’ve helped yourself. That’s huge. It’s tremendous. It’s an awesome accomplishment, absolutely awesome accomplishment.
Dorothee: Thank you.
Marc: And I know how hard it is because I’ve been down that road personally. And it was driven for you by your own need. So because of your own personal need, you discovered a way to fix yourself even when the doctors couldn’t. Think of how amazing that is. Think of how amazing that is. You discovered ways to help yourself heal even when the doctors could not. That’s phenomenal. That’s a huge statement. And you can imagine why that would be intimidating for some people.
Dorothee: Yeah, that’s right.
Marc: Because they go to all these years of professional school, and they can’t do anything. No, you just have to live with this. And you go, “Guess what. I found alternatives. Look, I’m better. This cleared up. That cleared up. I’ve found a way to do things.” And people don’t want to hear. So you have to understand that that’s the way of the world. And it’s important for you to feel success in you, for you to be able to celebrate that for you.
And that’s why I was just trying to acknowledge you and let you know you’ve done a tremendous job, you really have. You’ve done a tremendous job.
Dorothee: Thank you.
Marc: And you’ll keep getting better and better and better as you explore more and learn more. Part of the self-sabotaging, part of it comes… Here’s what I want to say. What you’re doing, when you’re eating something that you really don’t want to eat, I wouldn’t necessarily call it self-sabotage for you. I would probably use a different term, and I don’t quite know what the term is.
But let me try to explain what I’m saying. You’re under a lot of stress and a lot of strain. And you’re in school, and you just finished your thesis. And you have health challenges, and your family is not always supportive. And they don’t see your accomplishment, and that’s stressful. And there are certain times that we will use food to de-stress us.
Dorothee: Yeah.
Marc: Just to help de-stress because sometimes it’s hard for us to feel good and to feel better. But if you eat a little bit of the foods that you know you shouldn’t, there’s a temporary relief. It just happens like that sometimes. There’s a temporary relief. So there’s times when it gets so challenging for you that you need some temporary relief. And a lot of times when you’re reaching for foods that you know are not good for you, I really wouldn’t call it self-sabotage. Self-sabotage implies you’re attacking yourself and that’s really not what’s happening for you.
Now, some people do self-sabotage. Many people do. It’s really less that for you. And it’s really more that you’re not naturally nervous, but you came into this world that way. I’m going to cycle back to that in a moment. Part of your nervousness is what you’ve learned. Part of your nervousness is how your nervous system was trained when you were in your mama’s womb and how it was trained when you came out. So, oftentimes, what happens is there are certain experiences, traumas, or even chemicals that get into the system of the body that literally create a trauma. And that trauma impacts the nervous system, and the nervous system becomes weak. The immune system becomes weak. So part of what you’ve been doing in your life is learning how to strengthen your nervous system and your immune system and your digestive system which all got a very difficult start.
So you should’ve been coming out of the womb with a stronger baseline, but you came out with a weaker baseline. So you’ve had to do a lot of work to get to a place that a lot of other people already have when they… Do you follow me?
Dorothee: Yeah. It always felt like I had to struggle hard and, yeah, have to double effort than everybody else.
Marc: It’s true. So that’s true. So what I want to suggest that you start to do is I think there’s a place—I think—and tell me if this is true for you. There’s a place where you haven’t fully sort of accepted that this has been your journey because you have had to work harder. You’ve had health conditions that are not fun at all, and nobody likes that. You don’t like that. Give me a different life. This is not easy.
So what I’m saying to you is there’s a place where you can get to where you bless that journey. Where you say, “This hasn’t been easy. I wish it was different to begin with, but it wasn’t. And the good part of my journey is that it’s taught me how to strengthen myself. It’s taught me to explore a whole new way to help myself heal and to help others heal. It showed me new territory that most other people don’t even know about in the helping and the healing and the medical and the nutrition professions. So I was given a rough start, but that rough start has helped me strengthen myself and help me develop a knowledge that is valuable.”
Dorothee: Yeah. Definitely. During my life, I had to refrain from so many things because of my illness. For example, I really so, so wanted to be a veterinarian, but I couldn’t because I was allergic to all the animals. But now, when I’m looking back, I think I wouldn’t have made a good veterinarian. It would have been dealing with too many people. Most of all, I have gained so much knowledge I wouldn’t trade this for anything in the world. I have grown personally and spiritually so much. And there were days when I was really in much pain and I was like, “This is all shit. I want to give it up.” And then, the next day I was reading something and thought, “Wow, this is so amazing, and this is so cool.”
Yeah, I am grateful for it, but also it’s very isolating. Somehow in some way I was doing all of this to better fit in, to become a normal person, to have normal energy, and to have healthy skin and to feel beautiful and be able to engage in sports activities and to work. And I was feeling like an alien, and now I am somehow feeling like an alien even more. I’ve looked behind a secret door, and now nobody understands me anymore. I have met new people who do understand me. I think I will have to leave some people behind because they are holding me down.
Marc: That’s true. I think that’s very true. And there’s a world of people out there that understand exactly what you’ve been through and that believe in the same things you believe in. There’s tons of them. That’s who I associate with because that’s my profession as well, and I’ve learned to seek out those people. They’re my allies. They’re my colleagues. They are my friends. And that gives me the energy I need to feel good about myself and what I do. We need the support of our community. And you’re feeling isolated because your family doesn’t get it, and a lot of the professionals around you don’t get it.
So part of your journey is to find those who understand you and support you, who are true colleagues in that way. That’s very important. And as that happens, some of the nervousness that you experience will begin to subside. What I want you to consider is that part of your journey in life is learning how to better strengthen your nervous system. You’ve been given a difficult start, so, yes, you are a nervous type. And it’s not your fault. It’s not anything you’re doing wrong. It’s just the way you’ve been launched into the world.
What I want to say—I’m going to go out on a limb here—is that the symptoms you describe that you were born with technically showed up, my guess is, chances are, after you were born and are often related to vaccine injury. It is a very common experience of vaccine injury to have digestive issues, asthma, skin conditions, because gut issue and skin conditions are closely connected. There is research out there right now showing connections between antibiotics, skin issues, and gut issues.
Dorothee: And the brain I think.
Marc: Yes, and the brain as well. And there’s plenty of research out there showing the same for vaccinations. It’s just that that information is not as easily accessed because it’s very unpopular. So what I want to say is that oftentimes because of our birthing methods, because of the drugs we give people, whether it’s the drugs your mom received when you were in the womb, whether it was the drugs you were given or the vaccinations given when you were first born into the world, these things can collapse the system. They can stress out the nervous system and create a post-traumatic stress that can take decades to unwind.
Your journey is going to be about learning how to strengthen your body, plain and simple. And that’s okay. It’s okay because you can consider everything you learn about you as a tool to help others. I was obsessed with my own health forever. Forever. Particularly for my first 30 years because I had to be. I had to figure out how to heal myself, and then when I figured that out, I started teaching about it. I started sharing about it. I started writing about it. And I wouldn’t let anybody stop me. Yes, I got attacked. I got a lot of awful opinions coming my way. I didn’t let it stop me.
The work that I do with the Institute for the Psychology of Eating it reaches millions of people now. And there were people at the beginning, 20 years ago, who told me this is all nonsense. I’m like, “Really?” So we have to learn how to follow the voice within. There’s a voice within you that knows. There is a voice within you personally that knows and that guides you. And you actually follow that voice very well. But you kind of forget that you do sometimes. You forget how strong that voice is. You forget how smart that voice is. You forget how far that voice has gotten you.
Dorothee: That’s true.
Marc: Even though it’s guided you and you follow. You actually follow that voice. You actually follow it, and you listen to it. And it’s guided you, and it’s helped you get to where you are today. And then there’s these moments where you completely forget it, and you go, “Oh, I’m not valuable. This isn’t good. What’s the use?” And you collapse. So I want you to start to catch yourself when you collapse like that. This is your job. It’s kind of like learning to stay awake in a certain place where you fall asleep.
And when you collapse like that, maybe you reach out to a friend who understands you, loves you, gets you, and appreciates you and respects what you do. I want you to have those people in your life that you can call up and go, “Hey, I’m having a bad day today. I feel like the work I do is worthless. I’m not liking myself. My father this… My mother…” Whatever. Somebody that you can talk to who can help remind you.
Dorothee: Okay. I try to figure it out all on my own.
Marc: Too hard. That’s too hard. I want you to start to create a support system for yourself. You’ve been wanting your family to be that for you, and they’re not in the way that you want them to. They have supported you in other ways. Your family has supported you financially. Your family has given birth to you and helped, raised you as best they could. They’ve done their job. Their job, at this point, they can’t do much else. They’re not designed for that. And I know you want their respect, but I need you to learn how to give yourself that respect.
One of the reasons your nervous system is still trying to find balance is because you’re still trying to find home. And home means home is you. Home is you loving you. Home is you accepting you. Home is you honoring you. Home is you being able to say, “You know something. Even though my family doesn’t get what I do, even though a lot of other people don’t understand what I do, I get it. I see it. I know the results, and I believe in myself.”
Dorothee: Yeah, thank you. Thank you, Marc.
Marc: Yeah. I’m so abundantly clear that you’re a hero in your own life, and you haven’t figured that out yet. You’ve been on a hero’s journey, and you’ve really taught yourself so many amazing things that you’ve discovered because you’ve asked good questions. And you’ve researched, and you’ve experimented. And you’ve tried, and that is noble. And it’s honorable, and you’ve been successful at that. The world doesn’t recognize that so easily. If you graduated medical school right now and knew nothing about how to treat someone with your condition, everyone would love you. Your family would probably think, “Oh, she’s a doctor. She’s great.”
So unfortunately, the world doesn’t always reward us for the gifts that we have and the value that we bring. That’s why we have to learn how to feel that value inside of ourselves. That’s your task. To feel that inside yourself and to start to surround yourself more with people, colleagues, friends who understand and who get it and who support you.
Dorothee: Okay. Yeah. Thank you. I think this is an important advice. Finding my own family, finding a new family.
Marc: Yes.
Dorothee: Create my own.
Marc: And you still love your family, but now you’re going to love them in a different way. And you’re not going to require of them that they love you in this specific way that you need to feel loved, simply because they’re not capable. And you have to take the high road here, believe it or not. The more conscious person, the more aware person needs to stay more conscious and more aware.
So if you’re more aware and conscious and understanding than your father, let’s say, you know this information is good. You know that your knowledge is valuable. If he can’t see that, it’s your job not to be pulled down by that. It’s your job to say, “Okay, he just doesn’t get it.” He doesn’t have enough bandwidth. He doesn’t have enough flexibility to understand.
Dorothee: Yeah, it’s like he’s missing the right programs in his head. It’s like a different language to him.
Marc: It is. It really is. And he’s not the only guy that acts like that. That’s a majority of the world.
Dorothee: Yes.
Marc: So it’s not so personal really. And I just want to congratulate you on what has been, to my mind, an unbelievably successful journey that you’ve been on. And I think you’re tremendously accomplished. And the world needs you, and Germany needs you. And there are so many people that need someone who cares, who listens, who understands, and who’s willing to say, “No, you don’t have to live with this.”
Dorothee: Yes. Yeah, but still with the nervousness, I’m thinking about if I should make some kind of therapy. I’m even nervous to calling people on the phone, or I would like to give like courses or maybe some lectures or cooking class or whatever. And I’m thinking about making some kind of therapy. Really, it’s the worst phobia of mine to talk in front of other people. I always like to be just invisible, and I was thinking about—I met an NLP coach. He’s doing NLP and hypnosis. Yeah, I have a good feeling with this coach, and I was thinking about doing something in that direction.
Marc: I think that’s a great idea. For you, I would rather see you do something like NLP or something like coaching rather than traditional therapy for your nervousness. Because it’s not about you getting rid of your nervousness. It’s not about trying to find out why am I nervous, where did the nervousness come from, how do I get rid of it. It’s less about that, and it’s more about learning tools and strategies that help empower you, that help you take a step forward. So the nervousness, you’re still addressing it, but in a slightly different way. NLP is very good for that or it can be, so I highly recommend that for you for sure. I really like that idea for you. Yeah.
Dorothee: Okay. That’s good.
Marc: Doro, I am so happy that we had the chance to be in this conversation together. And I really appreciate you being—you’ve been very raw and you’ve been very real. You’ve been very honest, and I think you speak for a lot of people. I think you speak for a lot of women who are often told, “No, what you’re doing is not okay. Your voice is not okay. Your knowledge is not okay.” And we have to trust our inner knowing and trust what we have discovered to be a truth. And that’s just part of your path. That’s part of your growth, and that will strengthen you more and more as you start to realize I’ve got something to offer people. Because I know you do. I’ve got no doubt. No doubt whatsoever.
Dorothee: Thank you so much, Marc.
Marc: Yeah. I really appreciate you, and we get to follow up in another four or five months together. Someone from my team will reach out, and I really thank you.
Dorothee: I have to say thank you. Really, thank you so much for your words and for your encouragement and for your time and for all the work that you do. I really love the training, and it’s so cool.
Marc: Yeah.
Dorothee: Thank you for letting me be part of this.
Marc: You’re so welcome. Yeah. I really appreciate that. And thanks, everybody, for tuning in. I so appreciate you. Lots more to come, my friends. You take care.
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