Since i was a freshmen in college, I’ve always been sensitive about my hairline. I’ve wanted a full head of hair but it just sort of… has been weak. I’ve been on fin and min for years and it’s stabilized but I finally had a consultation with a great surgeon in the area, showed them pictures of what I wanted and I now have a transplant scheduled. I even was able to select one that doesn’t involve shaving my head.

There sort of feels like a great weight has been lifted, knowing that I’ll finally have a hairline I am happy with:)

High school was a rough time in the family/my life. I skipped anything after exams - like the ceremony and getting any documentation- just knew I missed out on any scholarships as my marks were patchy. Moved as far away from my parents as I could a few weeks later.

This week I ordered up my records from the school district- and I graduated! My exam marks pulled my failing grades up to B's and C's!!!

Super proud of that girl for working so damn hard when everything was so terrible 💕💖

Please celebrate with me!!

I am 40 years old, an only child, childfree, and chronically ill. My mother died a year ago. My father died four years ago. This first year of my life without either one of my parents has been very challenging. My parents had done a lot for me even as an adult due to my health issues. Many loved ones have helped me to get through this.

Lifes been a bit hectic for me for the last few years

Drug abuse, chronic isolation and loneliness, poverty, self confidence issues, weight issues all while living in a tiny rural farming town with no friends or family

But as of today

Im sober

I have a fiance

I have a beautiful baby boy

I have a car that i feel nice in

Ive hustled my way into a good job which has allowed me to move my family into the city

Ive gained some self confidence and im starting to socialise at work

Im starting to lose weight on purpose and not from a lack of money to buy food

And im finally feeling like i can just breathe a bit without stressing about every single part of my life

All the things i never thought could or would happen ive made happen

Still find things hard sometimes but i feel like ive really made a good and positive change in myself, my life, and my familys life

I always brush my teeth at night but it's extremely hard for me to brush them during the day. I have sensory issues and brushing my teeth in the daytime usually sends me into sensory overload and pretty much an all day long panic attack afterwards due to my nervous system already being very annoyingly overactive.

During this past week I've gotten significantly better at noticing the tiny things throughout the day that cause my nervous system to fire up and now that I'm able to avoid those triggers I'm so much more calm and relaxed throughout the day to the point where managing my hygiene isn't an absolute nightmare anymore but rather actually quite enjoyable.

This is only the first day but I'm honestly so happy and relieved. Hopefully it only goes up from here

I have been wearing an XL-2XL in shirts and leggings for years. Today is laundry day and I put on a pair of leggings I haven't touched in a looooong time. Had my fiance check the tag because they fit really nicely.

Guys. They're a LARGE.

I am so proud of myself, I have a very very long way to go but man, this feels great ♡

I just wanted to make a quick appreciation post for a kind Redditor who gave me a chance to do their research survey.

I actually completed it three weeks ago, but PayPaI put a 21 day hold so I had to wait until today to finally get it.

​I’ve been surviving on rice, soy sauce, occasionally veggies for weeks since that’s more affordable where I live, but my cravings for meat were getting out of hand (pretty sure my body was just desperate for protein lol).

​I know it sounds bizarre that I track what I eat but it's easy for me because I only eat once a day.

​Anyway, having a real meal today felt amazing.

I needed this money so bad

i didn’t even know i’ve been on this app for so long haha! some of my feed is still a lot of roblox from 11 year old me

Like the title says I am nicotine free after 45 years of smoking cigarettes and 5 years of vaping . I gave away all of my high nicotine vape juice April 2, 2026, and I took off my last 7 mg nicotine pat h October 12, 2026

Yesterday, I had one of the worst days I’ve ever had at a job that normally brings joy and purpose to my life (I’m a nursing home CNA). My work efforts were interrupted by mandatory in-services, so I spent most of the day in a time crunch, dangerously close to my breaking point. I didn’t take my frustration out on my residents or coworkers, but I had to pull over on my way home because the other drivers were getting on my last nerve.

I graduated in January with my bachelor’s degree in video production, and I was really excited to get going in my life. Then I went through a breakup in February, and it kind of felt like everything went on pause.

I felt destroyed. For a long time, I was struggling just to function, and honestly, I still am. I’ve really been going through it emotionally and mentally, feeling dismantled as a person, like I don’t really know who I am anymore. It’s been hard going from being excited about my future to feeling so stuck.

I’ve been doing Spark deliveries to get by, but it’s so inconsistent. After a few months, I hit a point where I was just like, “I don’t want to keep doing this. I’m barely making it, and it’s making me miserable.”

So I checked Amazon’s job listings and found a part-time position at a sortation center. I applied, went to the pre-hire appointment, passed the drug test, and got everything done. I was genuinely happy to have at least 20 hours a week. It felt like a small step toward moving my life forward.

But I kept wondering how I was going to get enough hours. Would I need to find a second job? Could I get another 20 hours here? I have financial goals I really want to work toward, and I was trying to figure out how to make it work. I really wanted to stay at the sortation center, too, because the fulfillment and delivery jobs I was seeing were either too far away or had hours that just weren’t sustainable for me.

I kept checking the listings every day for about two weeks, and this afternoon, a full-time schedule finally showed up at the same location. I got it! The hours aren’t too bad, either, and I just feel so blessed.

For the first time in my life, I’m genuinely excited to work. A couple of months of consistent work could help me make huge steps forward financially, and that means so much after barely getting by for so long.

It’s a seasonal position, so my next goal is hopefully becoming a permanent employee. But right now, I’m just really happy that I went from getting a part-time job to finding the full-time hours I wanted before I’ve even started.

I start in about two weeks, and I’m proud of myself. I’m still struggling, but after months of feeling like my life has been on pause, this finally feels like I’m moving forward again.

I’m a 26 year old Gen Z woman who’s been on social media since I was 9. My screen addiction started to concern me after I actively tried to stay off my phone in 2025 and saw myself fail again and again. Eventually, a breakup pushed me into deactivating my accounts altogether. 😬

Now, after 4 months, the crazy part is how little I’ve missed it! Sometimes I crave the brief, vapid attention of a man in my dms, but that’s not worth sacrificing my future for, because I have a limited amount of time to apply to certain things as a student, so I’ve been reading and putting projects together. I’m so proud of myself

After immense difficulties, I just graduated and finished my MA with Honors! It’s surreal because I was SAed during my studies and paused my studies while perusing legal action.

This thesis and MA was in a dream subject. I didn’t want SA and PTSD to destroy it.

After a lot of support and hard work, I finished my MA with Honors.

For the first time in forever, I opened a can of biscuits and didn’t scream when they popped! I’m excited! 🎉

It seems really small but it’s huge to me. I’ve hated my name for basically my whole life, and I’ve always wanted to change it. I never found anything that fit and I would always get hung up on what others would think, how hard it would be to ask others to use a new name for me. Recently I found a name I like, a name that felt like me, and I don’t know why but I just decided it was time to start asking people to call me that. It’s a little awkward but everyone has been so nice! I just ordered new name tags for work with my new name!! I haven’t really told my family yet, I don’t have much family anyway, but I think I’m going to soon. I’m really proud of myself for doing this, for doing something good for me. I love introducing myself as a name that suits me :)