TheComfortCorner | V.9

[Raitza]

So apparently I have DID and I somehow never realized that "hey maybe all of these pretty obvious symptoms aren't just normal little things that everyone deals with-"
And even though I've been diagnosed by my therapist I still get that random anxiety of "wElL wHaT iF yOu'Re JuSt FaKiNg It-" which is the absolute worst

Hopefully tomorrow I'm not as dissociated cause today was r o u g h in that regard-

Any potential advice is welcome if possible

I absolutely get that tought that "what if I'm just faking this". But my advise would be to think it this way: do you have the symptoms while no-one is around? because if so, why would you be faking it? do the symptoms cause you anything negative, are they at least inconvenient? because if they are, then again, why whould you be faking it? if no-one is around to see and it causes you inconvenience, it's most probably not faked!

and lastly, even if somehow in the end you find out you were faking it, (which would be very rare since you got diagnosed) it's okay. It's absolutely fine to try to figure yourself out and not always know where you are at the moment. You're not some all-knowing being that knows everything all the time. So it's okay. <3

I bet this is crazy and scary times so be patient with yourself and listen to your needs! <3

[cainhurst]

went to another dentist yesterday and they confirmed i need a root canal done on one of my top incisors that already has a crown. i'm currently on antibiotics to hopefully make the acute infection calm down before i get it done in two weeks, but i'm absolutely terrified. i've had root canals done before, but under full anesthesia while they were also fixing other stuff, so i haven't really "experienced" it yet and my brain is already driving me insane

if anyone here has had a RCT before and your experience wasn't bad, please do feel free to reply or DM me, because the anticipation of it is really messing with me rn and while i keep telling myself any potential pain or discomfort during the procedure can't possibly be any worse than the excruciating pain i had last weekend when i was out of painkillers, i'm still really scared tbh

[Animall]

So apparently, you know me enough to tell me that I don't have autism, BUT you also don't know me enough to formally diagnose me with anything. Interesting.
I'll make sure to call you when I'm too depressed to move to the point where I don't feed my son. Just like you suggested. Thanks!

I hate the state of mental healthcare in America. This is stupid. I am eyerolling to infinity rn.

[Raitza]

went to another dentist yesterday and they confirmed i need a root canal done on one of my top incisors that already has a crown. i'm currently on antibiotics to hopefully make the acute infection calm down before i get it done in two weeks, but i'm absolutely terrified. i've had root canals done before, but under full anesthesia while they were also fixing other stuff, so i haven't really "experienced" it yet and my brain is already driving me insane

if anyone here has had a RCT before and your experience wasn't bad, please do feel free to reply or DM me, because the anticipation of it is really messing with me rn and while i keep telling myself any potential pain or discomfort during the procedure can't possibly be any worse than the excruciating pain i had last weekend when i was out of painkillers, i'm still really scared tbh

I've had several done! And when you say that it can't possibly be worse than living with the pain of not getting it treated: you're absolutely right! I get where you're coming from and it is scary, but as I mentioned, I've had several done and it's not as bad as it sounds! Also the relief after you know it's been taken care of is so nice!

Some things that have helped me in the past:
1. When I'm there, I like to remind myself that time is constantly passing and soon it will be over and done! Even though the moment is not ideal, it will get better and usually it goes over pretty soon! I usually keep my eyes closed and think about stuff like what I'm going to cook for dinner... etc. so the time goes faster.

2. I don't know where you are located or where you will be treated, but in any case: getting local anesthesia is a must! If they ask you if you'd like on: say yes! Some times they won't even ask because it's standard to have one! It really helps and since you have the antibiotics already, it shouldn't hurt! (for me the most discomfort has been to keep my mouth open, but the drilling shouldn't hurt after the antibiotics and anesthesia!)

3. You can always talk with your dentist about being anxious about it! Usually they are very understanding and helpful!

[pandaa]

my mental stability right now is jenga. im functioning but if one more minor inconvenience happens i am going to have a break down.

[.destiny]

i feel needy and i hate it. i just want to vanish off the face of the earth and have no one care. i'm so tired of just existing. i don't want someone to worry, i don't want my friend to call my cell number out of fear. i just want people to stop caring. it feels like a waste of time and energy. everything feels beyond pointless. it feels like i'm just drifting in the void everyday and nothing will change that.
but i also want someone to hug me, to simply tell me that things will be okay. i want someone to hold me and say that they'll help me. i want someone to tell me that they love me and genuinely mean it. i just want someone with me, someone to physically see and touch to make sure that it's all real.
i want nothing but at the same time i want everything.

[BlueEyedKite]

It's been more than 3 weeks since my mom passed. I get that time has to move on, but it just feels so harsh. I wish she was sick in the hospital and not gone. What can you do. Sad.

[puppis]

my boyfriend and i just broke up last night, and it hurts so much. it'd been coming for a little while, and it didn't end badly or anything, but a part of me wishes it had. it's so much easier to be angry and spiteful than sad and just empty. i feel so alone, and partially i wanted this, i wanted space, but at the same time, i feel like i have nobody. i don't really have anyone to talk to right now or hang out with to distract myself and so im just stuck with my thoughts

[Guest]

I'm having a hard time "sharing" my interests with my friends right now. A few of us are plural, and someone stress split and now they have a handful of introjects/fictives from a game I was enjoying... which is fine-- I get that you can't control that stuff. I've tried! Normally I'm not so weirded out by it, but I'm really weirded out by it, to the point where I've left our Discord server twice now because of it. It's not their fault, but man we feel squicked about that whole thing. I don't know what to do because I don't want to lose my friends, but at the same time I want to fake my own digital death and get out of there!

What really kills me is that I should know the answer to this, and I'm an adult and these things have little bearing on the real world-- but at the same time, this stuff has caused issues in-system for us and people in here have just straight-up vanished! Which is super stressful! Sometimes I really wish things hadn't turned out this way, that I never discovered that I was plural, and that my relationships with my friends had gone differently. I need to be a reasonable, rational adult about all of this and I feel like such a child. I truly don't want to feel this way, but it's hard not to.

[pandaa]

wouldn’t be a holiday dinner without transphobic family members woo /s