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I have fibromyalgia and overdid it on yard work a few days ago, so my arms and legs are in a lot of pain. I used icy hot power gel (in a tube) and spread it on my arms so I wouldn't have to touch it. Way too much came out but I didn't wanna touch it and wash my hands so I spread it around. I ended up having to rub it in with my hands because there was quite a bit. My arms feel really good and cold (not painful or anything) but I'm freaking out that I used too much because I read about overdose online. I washed it off with soap and water but it feels the same. How hard is it to overdose? I have bad anxiety and OCD and this is freaking me out. I only put the icy hot on my arms not on my legs or anything else. Am I gonna be okay? And how can I get it off. I guess its too late because it already absorbed? Thanks :)

I think my sister is passive agressive. She is staying with us for the holidays and has been acting weird towards me. She helps herself to my food and drinks (even when they are hidden in my room) (and lies about it usually). So I asked her to ask me next time she helped herself to something in the fridge that she didn't know who it belonged to, because she ended up drinking my boyfriend's tea and I had left it in the fridge for him. I said it really cautiously and not threatening because she is super sensitive. She said ok with this weird attitude and literally has not said a word to me since. (24 hours ago) I say little thing to her like hi, bye, thanks ,etc. She ignores them all and acts weird around me. I am getting this weird vibe from her. She does this every time I go out without her or do something she disapproves of. She is not good at hiding her discontent. What should I do? I am very upset that I feel unwelcome in my own home and my boundaries are being so violated. How do you deal with a passive aggressive person?

My hair was dyed really dark about 3 months ago. But because my hair is pretty fine, the dye comes out super fast and it faded by several shades. So I chopped off most of my bangs (at least 2 inches) to get out a lot of the dye and old damage/color. I bleached it with 20 volume bleach for 20 minutes (it burned because I accidentally bought off the scalp lightener!) so I had to take it off. I did it again because I missed the roots and it was really dark so I did it again with 20 for only 30 minutes . I also did this after soaking my hair in coconut oil. I think I didn't leave it in long enough either time because my hair is this gold ish kind of orange color. Is it ok to bleach it one more time? My hair feels just as it did before I bleached it. I think the coconut oil helped. But I'm kind of scared to do it again. Would like 20 minutes one more time hurt? ALso, I bought a toner. Can I use that right after? Or would it work right now, even though my hair isn't super light?

I think I might have heat exhaustion or something milder? I don't know. I feel extremely sick. For the past two days I have been in the heat alot. (90 degrees and up) and in the hot car. I haven't had much to drink because I haven't had time and I have a bladder condition that makes me pee too much if I drink alot. I probably had like 2 cups worth of drink each day only. And I was doing someone's hair outside in the heat for hours last night.Not to mention my room doesn't have A/C so I've just been in my hot room. Plus I just stopped taking an antidepressant that lowers my ability to handle heat (Elavil, a tricyclic antidepressant) I woke up with the most severe pounding headache and body aches, Tylenol hasn't helped at all. I am trying to drink but I am very nauseous and weak and tired plus I am supposed to go to school all day for classes. I don't know that I will even make it, I feel that sick. How do I know if I have heat exhaustion? Will it go away?

I was shaving my crotch and had shaving cream on it (too much I guess) and some slipped off and fell onto my crotch and I guess some got in my urethra. I quickly rinsed it off but it was too late. I spent several minutes washing it out with a squirt bottle and sitting under the faucet. I drank a ton of water to pee it out but it still burns a bit. I'm worried..I read that this can cause UTI's.. Is it normal to hurt for so long? (about 7 hours) I already have urinary issues (interstitial cystitis) and I'm so paranoid right now... PS I am a girl. I haven't been able to find anything on the internet about girls getting soap/other irritants in their urethras and I'm scared!!!

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y=mx+b is the _____ form of the equation of a line.

-linear

-standard

-rectangular coordinate

-point-slope

-slope-intercept

I tried the last two, and it said they were wrong..any ideas please? Thanks!

Hi, I applied for temporary disability and am in the process of getting it assessed.. I'm near the end and I just got a text from a coworker/friend who asked me if I am getting disability. I only provided my BOSS's phone number in the paperwork, so I am wondering how is it legal for her to have access to this information? I am wondering if my boss just told her or showed her the "files" or whatever they are..She said she got a report for it, apparently she is a supervisor. But how can this be? They send every person in charge at a job the files of disability? Where is the lawn drawn in regards to confidentiality? I feel violated, and I tried to ask my friend for more information and she ignored me, which makes me think something fishy is going on. Any input is appreciated.

I have depression and anxiety, and recently I decided to try exercise as a natural remedy. I just did the first day of Tapout XT (the MMA style workout video) and I got through it ok, but now, a few hours later, I feel very anxious. I am starting to get nauseous and dizzy and I have this weird burst of energy (adrenaline?) I've had this before from intense cardio, and I generally completely lose the will to eat due to the nausea and anxiety. Is this just me freaking out because of my heightened reactions to anxiety? (I'm terrified of throwing up) or is this a normal part of being an intense workout program? And how can I make this better? I don't want to slowly increase my exercise because that will take too long (plus, I can't go for walks or anything, I don't live in a "safe" neighborhood) so besides tapout, all I really have is some workout bands. & How can I calm down??

Thanks!

I am depressed and have been for five years now. It is moderate to severe. I am trying very hard to get better, but obviously I can't deny the fact that I am this way and it is difficult. My boyfriend just told me I'm pathetic and that I feel sorry for myself and went on this rant on how I need to get confidence. Is this mean?? Or do I deserve it for crying and being sad? I don't have anyone to talk to and I am so horrified. I told him to leave because I don't deserve to be treated that way. What do you think?

I am an introvert (most people know this doesn't mean shy..it means drained by interactions with other people) and I tend to attract very talkative people. I guess they think I'm interested because I'm quiet but inside I feel like I'm being smothered..my grandma is one person who talks to me too much. I love her and I try as hard as I can to do it but she literally (I'm not exaggerating) sit me down and talk to me for up to 4-5 hours at a time. I am also a full-time student and have to stay up all night long to get any work done. I have depression also and this constant talking and interaction tends to drain me and make my depression worse. I don't know what to do..I live with her half the week and I don't know how to politely tell her I can't talk all the time.

Please no rude comments about how I don't care about her or how I should suck it up, it is really affecting me and my school work. Thanks!

My friend's boyfriend just moved out and left her...they have a baby together and I feel so terrible for her. He is being a major jerk and isn't making an effort to see her or help take care of the baby or anything and she is a wreck. She isn't eating and she is super depressed. I am busy with school and other stuff most of the time, but I could probably visit her for a bit. What should I do for her? I don't have a lot of money so I don't know about a gift..I was going to bake for her but she's not eating. ANy ideas of what I can do for her? THANKS!

I am unbearably depressed. I don't know what to do any more. I've been on at least 7 different antidepressants, done workbooks, seen 3 psychiatrists and 4 therapists...and I feel worse than ever. I have several debilitating health conditions that have worsened over time and not a single doctor has been able to help me. No one believes me and I have no support from anyone whatsoever. My mom is verbally and emotionally abusive and tells me it's all in my head. Everyone else seems to follow this thinking as well. I can't find a job, I'm terribly broke. Not to mention I literally don't think I can handle a job with my severe depression and health problems. I have nothing to live for. I just wake up every day wishing I wasn't here. What do I do?

My boyfriend is 20 and his mom pays the bills in his name. He said he thinks she does this to give him a good credit score. How is this possible? The apartment isn't in his name, and he doesn't have any credit cards or anything. Why would she do this? Could it hurt him one day when he tries to get his own place? Thanks for any insight..

Is it possible to be happy despite several chronic health problems? Without fixing them? If so, how? I currently suffer from IBS, GERD, chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, vulvodynia, and interstitial cystitis. I find myself not wanting to live most days. I am miserable. I've been in therapy for years and it helps minimally. I've tried so many treatments and seen so many doctors, with absolutely no help for any of my problems. I am so uncomfortable and in so much pain most of the time, I don't know how to be happy anymore. Anyone relate?

I've had constant acid reflux literally for almost 5 years. Despite diet changes, stress reduction, tons of medications, doctors visits, tests, etc. I am underweight and I'm only 21 years old. Any ideas as to why this could be??

I'm digging for answers and I'm clueless..

Thanks!!!

I'm very small and petite. I keep hearin how guys like "real" and "curvy" women. It makes me feel like I'm ugly and no guys will be attracted to me, it even makes me doubt my boyfriend when he says he thinks I'm attractive. It's next to impossible for me to gain weight, and I doubt I could ever gain enough to be "curvy". Does being naturally skinny make me unattractive,? It's something I'm becoming so self conscious about :(

My boyfriend can be so mean to me. I call him and he randomly gives me this nasty attitude and won't tell me why. He will leave me while I'm crying at my house and never comes back to see if I'm ok. If I call him because I need him at night and he's tired he will hang up on me and refuse to talk to me or he will yell at me. If we are "fighting" ( I didn't do anything he's just mad at me ) he will ignore all my calls and go to sleep and the next day talk to me like everything's fine. When I cry he doesn't care he will walk away from me or hang up on me. And if we are fighting and I call him and he doesn't want to talk he will ignore me for hours or hang up on me while I'm in the middle of talking. He cusses at me all the time and gives me an attitude for no reason. Do I deserve this? :/ I've tried breaking up with him but we always end up back together somehow. I have had do many sleepless nights, and so many nights where I cried myself to sleep wishing he cared. He's surprisingly so wonderful when he's not in a @mood". How do I know if its me, or him? And if its him, how do I break up with him? :( please help me

My boyfriend doesn't really include me in his birthday, and it makes me really sad. Last year (the first birthday of his we have celebrated as a couple together) I literally saw him for like an hour or two, and we didn't do anything or go out. He was gone all day long because his mom took him out for breakfast (he implied it would just be the two of them, so I said I wanted to let them have their time together) but his entire family ended up going. Then he want to his (previously estranged) father's house and they threw him a surprise party. I was kind of offended because he didn't invite me and he was literally there for hours and hours. He barely texted me and never called me, he came over after the party and he was too tired to spend time together he just brought me some food and left. I cried all day because I couldn't be with him and show him how I loved him. I told him almost a year later and he literally didn't seem phased at all. I bet that's what's going to happen this year too and I'm sad. How can I get him to see I should be included in his birthday? Or how can I learn to detach myself and not care that he doesn't care about me being with him? This is really hurting me. We have been together over a year and a half and his birthday is coming up again soon, and it's really making me anxious and sad...

And don't anyone put words in my mouth, I am NOT trying to make him feel guilty for being with his family. I'm just saying that it hurt me that he didn't care that I was soo sad that he didn't even try to include me at all, and I am upset that he didn't want me to be in his life that day.

Thank you

I HATE my birthday. It literally seems like every year my birthday gets worse and worse. (The actual day of it). Last year I was in school all day long and didn't get home till like 6, I have a boyfriend, but we got in a pretty bad fight that day and I ended up crying on the way home from school.After we went out to eat with some friends and that was it. The year before that I was dating this other guy (he was a major douche) and we literally just sat at his house for my birthday and he didn't want to take me out or anything. I came home and my parents didn't want to go out to eat or do anything. My mom made me a blue velvet cake because I asked for a red velvet (all we had was blue lol) and we couldn't eat it because it was so gross looking. My best friend hasn't even said happy birthday to me in years. My sister who is one of my best friends is out of the state for most of my birthdays because she lives in Arizona. My parents have never cared about my birthday, and I hardly see my friends anymore. All that's left is my boyfriend and he kind of tries to give me a good birthday but I feel like I'm thrown to the side because his birthday is the day before and his family throws him a huge party and he goes out with friends and all kinds of stuff, and he is focused on spending his birthday money. It hurts my feelings because if it weren't for him I told him I wouldn't even act like I had a birthday, it's just full of dissapointments. This year I am going to be in school on his birthday, and he will be in school on mine. How can I have a good birthday this year, or should I give up and pretend I don't have one? I'll admit it, I just get jealous when other people's families and significant others make a big deal and really go out of their way to make it a special day for them, I feel like no one will do that for me and it hurts....

I am really self conscious about my chest size..I'm an A cup, which works I guess because I'm short and really small..but I think my boyfriend secretly wishes mine were bigger. He never told me he likes small boobs better, and he told me he had a dream he cheated on me with a girl with huge boobs :( Now I'm really sad and I don't know what to do, i don't feel like I'm enough. He said the dream didn't mean anything but I feel like it's his secret desire and he'll really cheat on me one day becuase mine are too small :/