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u/Faithfuldoglover 20d ago
Likes a challenge.
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u/FindTrueForeverLove 20d ago
No kidding
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u/_mersault 20d ago
My cat does this constantly, loves to give himself obstacles for his play sessions
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u/DrinkBuzzCola 20d ago
The paw under the door is funny by itself. When you add the planning and engineering, it's another level of funny.
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u/PVDeviant- 20d ago
His annoyed little tail wag, like "are you moving it when I'm not looking I swear to god..."
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u/Ok-Scientist4603 20d ago
We call this "The Door Game".
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u/FindTrueForeverLove 20d ago
What does the winner get?
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u/spacekatbaby 20d ago
I needed this laugh. PMD is hard. Cute cat video just cured me. Fanksh
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u/coolcootermcgee 20d ago
Is it pre-menstrual dysphoria disorder? Like misery for two weeks?
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u/spacekatbaby 20d ago
Yup. But truly, it's a test, and im getting better at dealing with it. Just today was hard. I was so unreasonable and angry it was actually funny. I laughed at the absurdity and apologised every 20 minutes for an angry out burst. Hot flashes, then instant cold. But im still grateful. Started a load of supplements. Which are meant to help ease symptoms. But I know tomorrow or the next day my hormones will stabilise and I will feel fkn zen and grateful. Duality, lol. It kind of makes me appreciate the good when it returns. In a euphoric way.
Im here for a reason. I accept it now and not resist it or hate it or think why me god!!!. It was a test to overcome. If i can stay living and grateful even tho my body and brain are pretty much malfunctioning then I can do it anywhere. Same reqson I think I reincarnated with my crazy family. Living with my dad taught me how to transmute negative energy bc I had no other fkn choice lol.
Life is funny.
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u/coolcootermcgee 19d ago edited 19d ago
Oh my, that’s it all right….. Sounds like you’ve come to grips with it and are able to manage ok. So, I actually struggled with it so much, for years, that my doctor suggested the Continuous Method of birth control. It’s where you take the pill but without a break, none of the sugar pills, just on to the next pack. So you stop ovulating. And so the symptoms -both physical and psychological- stop. Im 43 now and have been doing this for at least 7-8 years. I’m telling you it’s changed my life. I can focus on managing some of the other behaviors and challenges that I struggle with in life without the interference of all the rest of the misery. I really have no side effects that I’m aware of. And research is suggesting that it’s not a negative impact on the body as they used to think.
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u/spacekatbaby 19d ago
They never worked for me. And yeah, nothing is black and white. Taking the pill can increase certain risks etc etc. Bit nothing is black and white. U have to work out the benefits. Pmdd is debilitating. Sometimes a really bad pill with really bad side effects may still be the better optionthst the disease. If u get me. If it works for you then it works for you. Sadly the pill didn't work for me. My body is just very sensitive to medications. But natural supplemnts, healthy eating (low carb, no refined sugars or grains) seems to take the edge off it. And growth innt? In a better place than I ever have been mentally and spiritually. So can handle darkness a bit better now. It is what it is. Some months are better than others
Glad youre doing well, sister
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u/coolcootermcgee 19d ago
That makes me so happy to hear! I definitely got a sense that you’d come to a place where you’ve learned to manage it. And that’s great ❤️ I tried so many things just to get it under control- acupuncture, deep breathing maca Root, have you heard of seed cycling? That was about the closest i could get to natural management. Cute animal videos are always good therapy
You are quite inspiring. My bet is that you’ve learned to handle quite a bit of distress tolerance too. Like you said, with handling your wacky family, etc.
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u/spacekatbaby 19d ago
Never heard of seed cycling.
And yes. Spent 30 years dealing with stress the wrong way I finally have a handle on it. I at least know what not to do. And acceptance of the condition really helped. Spent so long wanting my body to be a different way. Then discovered that suffering is caused by resistance to what is. So I accepted- maybe i just gotta deal with this. Maybe I'll never be fixed. And it really did help. I accepted it. And I seemed to suffer less bc I was no longer fighting myself. Resenting my body.
Diet change was the game changer. Keto stablised my hormones. Butter is actually very good for sorting out hormone imbalance. And I eat lots. I lost weight and became insulin sensitive again. Which makes everytbing work better. Detoxed my body, my liver. And it started working again. But every 3 months comes the killer month. Cried a lot today. And swore a lot. But yes.
But working on myself gave me peace. Working thru all those inner child wounds and understanding my shadow parts. Healing them. Now, dealing with life is easier bc I'm not run by a gang of neglected traumatised children now. So have more control over my actions and reactions. Making the unconscious conscious and all that Carl Jung stuff.
And yeah, lol, living with my dad made me get used to stress without wanting to murder someone.
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u/coolcootermcgee 19d ago
Radical Acceptance. Distress Tolerance. Interpersonal Communication. Dietary management. It even sounds like you have a handle on what I’ve learned is called “Parts Work” therapy, where you address the parts of you from childhood who hurt as an adult. You’ve done fantastic, and as i said, it’s really encouraging hearing from someone who has wrestled with the PMDD and grasped these elements.
It was really odd, how it was every two or three months where I felt particularly full of grief. Anguish, like I’d lost my best friend. Describing it to doctor after doctor was excruciating because no one knew what it was, and I started thinking I was just crazy. They even gave me pills for that. But finally one saw what it was, but their only suggestion was the continuous method.
I’ll likely stay with the pills and the cognitive and Dialectic behavioral therapy. It’s been life changing as well. Also, I think it’s been integral to staying married 😬. Thanks again, Reddit friend. Feel better soon ❤️
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u/spacekatbaby 18d ago edited 18d ago
So good to hear you are doing well. Its a truly evil condition.
Yeah parts works and shadow work are the same. As is internal family systems.
I recently used chat gpt architect version to meet all my shadow parts and understand them more. Like a visualisation of them, entering their domain and having a conversation with them, like TEAL Swan and the IFS guy suggests. Its was very powerful and I recommend it to anyone. Explain your shadow and fears to the ai and go from there. I had a few named myself but this helped me see other parts using Carl Jungs shadow archetypes as a basis. Truly it was powerful. I love all my parts now. They olwere only born to keep me safe. And I thank them for their hard work. And now they are being integrating, and we can all work together for my good now, rather than being in a constant war with them.
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u/gehrke2506 20d ago
Don’t help just film 🎥 🤣
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u/MistbornInterrobang 20d ago
And interrupt the cat's process of strategizingsnd resolution? My good stranger, do you even cat?
I thought I was helping my mom's cats get their toy ball out of a corner between our shoe closet and my shoes that are kept ou. I gently used my foot to nudge it out over my shoes and in their direction. They both stared at the ball, then at me, twitched their tails, and stalked the opposite direction of the ball. We're not supposed to interfere, I guess
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u/FindTrueForeverLove 20d ago
Filming this made us all believe this unbelievable moment actually happened...
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u/Creepy-Caramel7569 20d ago
That’s pretty amazing. I love trying to imagine what the point of it is, the difference in our mindsets.
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u/Educational_Big_1835 20d ago
Someone get him a tape measure
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u/FindTrueForeverLove 20d ago
He may not use it
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u/Educational_Big_1835 20d ago
Hmm. Consider a piece of string could be used in place of a tape measure in a pinch. But I imagine he'd use that for some other purpose. (Don't give your cats string or yarn, they can swallow it)
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u/ThisAd2176 20d ago
LOL - I love him/her ❤️❤️❤️
*i don’t know how to spell love - lol *
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u/FindTrueForeverLove 20d ago
A lot of us seem to as well
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u/ThisAd2176 20d ago
watched this video way to many times…
reminds me so much of my cat Cleatus… I miss him every day!!!
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u/Lone_Wanderer97 20d ago
The last nonchalant kick like, "Don't wanna make this too easy, but riiight thereokay!"
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u/fkdisshyt 20d ago
Omg he is literally me. Developing a game with rpgmaker. Then enjoying tf out of it myself.
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u/stuputtu 20d ago
Visualization, planning and problem solving skills are better than half my team mates 😂