How do you advocate for yourself when you have very strange (and possibly dangerous) health problems?
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    All the advice in the other comments is great. Advocate for yourself and don't give up. Find people who can support you.

    As someone that has struggled with mysterious issues as well, I just wanted to say that you're not exaggerating or over reacting and you're not alone. You're doing your best to find help but the system is not working the way it should. Your family is supposed to support you. Your doctors are supposed to work to find a good diagnosis and relieve your symptoms. If they aren't doing that you will need to do even more work yourself, which sucks. Push them when you can, and if they still aren't responsive find a different doctor. I know it's hard, and exhausting, and expensive. But you have your whole life ahead of you, it's 100% worth it to get this figured out now.

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  • Spooky ghost nails
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    The polishes are all Holo Taco - Aquafoil Featured Guest Not Milky White Cracked Taco Shell

    To get the gradient I layered Featured Guest over Aquafoil on my middle finger and over Not Milky White on my thumb

    The ghosts I did freehand using dotting tools and stamping polish for the white parts. Ghosts are forgiving because any wiggliness can be passed off as intentional haha

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  • https://lemmy.one/pictrs/image/b999ee12-7a99-46e6-89bc-590956811b81.jpeg

    ![](https://lemmy.one/pictrs/image/54276bf8-6927-4b99-bdce-9a3be5805b24.jpeg) This was my first time using a crackle polish, it was mesmerizing to watch dry! Edit: Thank you everyone for the positive feedback! I wasn't sure whether nail art was a fit for this community, but now maybe I'll post here more often!

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    https://lemmy.one/pictrs/image/a5c24b13-c104-4c8c-ac65-f87764137fee.jpeg

    ![](https://lemmy.one/pictrs/image/22ad9174-09d4-4713-a681-8a304617dc7d.jpeg) First time using a crackle polish, it was so interesting to watch it dry!

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    What are some companies that deserve to be boycotted to death?
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    At most gas stations, you can mute the ads by pushing the second from the top button, sometimes on the left side sometimes on the right.

    I hate the ads too, but muting makes them bearable.

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  • It's YOUR fault for PERSONALLY destroying the environment!
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    True, but we live in a society. Nothing, especially not those 100 companies, exists in a vacuum. We buy their products and services, we work there, we elect politicians that they fund.

    I'm definitely not trying to defend them, they are absolutely failing to respond to this problem. But reducing it to "we don't play any part in this, it's just these top companies", is an oversimplification of a very important and very complicated problem.

    One person eating less meat doesn't matter, but a lot of people eating less meat does matter. CNN has the platform to reach a lot of people, so it is helpful for them to use that platform in this way. Yes, there are other things we should do too. But, I think to solve this issue we need to use every tool we have available, including individual changes AND regulatory changes.

    I know this is just a funny meme, sorry for getting up on my soapbox. I've just seen this posted a lot and have always been too afraid of the reddit backlash to post my thoughts on it.

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  • Fairphone 4—the repairable, sustainable smartphone—is coming to the US
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    I never considered that the model of phone would affect the coverage, that shows how much I know! Definitely something to consider, I drive through low coverage areas a lot and do not want to get stranded with no way to communicate.

    And good point with the upgradeable vs repairable. It would be so cool if it was upgradeable! Making every new part backwards compatible would be a huge pain for the designers though. But like you said the battery is the real problem with most phones. I'd be very happy with a more standard phone that just had a replaceable battery!

    Have you ever had an issue that you had to get support for? Whether it's asking fairphone for help or just searching online for answers, did you have any trouble?

    I am very clumsy and tend to drop my phone a lot. I worry that the disassemble-able design could make the phone less drop resistant, have you experienced that? (Or maybe you just have basic levels of hand-eye coordination and are able to hold on to a phone without issues lol)

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  • Fairphone 4—the repairable, sustainable smartphone—is coming to the US
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    I'm due for an upgrade from my pixel 3, which I love but the battery life is getting very low. I'm very interested in this, but wouldn't want to spend the money/resources on something that doesn't work well for me. Getting something upgradeable, then discovering the quality is bad and it doesn't last isn't very sustainable.

    If anyone has any personal experience with this phone I'd love to hear it!

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    > From the $1 mystery polish sale-thanks to Pookie1804@kbin.social for posting the sale! > > Now it's time to make 10 new swatch sticks 😁 cross-posted from: https://lemmy.one/post/572402

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    Anyone have comfort movies or tv shows?
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    New Girl Parks and Rec

    They're just both so upbeat and light. Although during lockdowns seeing happy people having close relationships with friends just made me more sad! Still, it was probably good to have those feelings bubble up so I couldn't keep ignoring them.

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    Begging for beef

    He got some! How could I resist that face?

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    https://lemmy.one/pictrs/image/e5648a26-aa71-4c9b-ac26-bcd60fdcc889.jpeg

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.one/post/335611 > Here are some neon flowers I did last winter-- > > Do you match your nails to the season, or do whatever you feel like? > > I feel like winter is when I most need bright nails! This is my first attempt at crossposting, hopefully I don't screw it up. Also, how do we feel about crossposting with the kbin laqueristas, will it be annoying to people that are subscribed to both communities?

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    Hey just a heads up that there isn't a picture attached to this post. At least not one that is showing up for me.

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  • Chipotle Mango Enchiladas
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    Sounds delicious! Have you tried freezing them? I'm always on the lookout for meal prep recipes that freeze well.

    In step 2, what do you mean by 'pulp the mangoes'? Sorry if that's an obvious question, I've never cooked with mangoes before!

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    I'm wearing Holo Taco Wireless Mode. I didn't quite capture it on camera, but it has a beautiful aqua-purple color shift that I can't stop staring at!

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    Watermarble nails! I'm very happy with how the colors turned out on this one
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    Hello! I'm happy to see a few laqueristas have made it to Lemmy :) cleanup brush is clutch, but my eczema preventing me from growing much cuticle at all helps too.

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    I'll jump in with the first post! This is a set from last summer. I don't remember all the polishes, but the speckled background color is Cirque Colors Stoneware My other hand ~ ![](https://lemmy.one/pictrs/image/5a4b3382-22cd-41f3-9a2a-98278ff6ae19.jpeg) The background color on this one it Cirque Colors Aperol Spritz

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    Milo enjoying a hike along the river
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    I started nail art in 2020, and learned most of the techniques through reddit. Looking forward to sharing what I know and learning more cool skills on Lemmy! Any fellow laqueristas here?

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    lemmy.one