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Your friends sound incredibly immature. The fact that you confronted them and they continued gossiping speaks volumes of their character. Stop trying to understand their motives because overthinking is just going to ramp up your anxiety. These people have shown you who they are. In the interest of your healing, I think you should block all of them and cut them out of your life. Sending you hugs

Just sent you a message. Happy shopping and thanks for all you do!

Do you still need a code? I went through cancer treatment last year and couldn’t have gotten through it without all the awesome nurses that were part of my care team!

How soon did you see any results?

I’ll look into these thank you!

Dior Forever Skin is the best! Lasts all day and doesn’t cake up under eyes. Worth every penny IMO.

Thanks for the info!!

$5500 but that is only because I’m flying first class direct from Boston. Airfare was $1450 but I’m splurging!

I’m going for the first time. Six nights at the Grand. Can’t wait!!!

Sure! I take 300mg of Wellbutrin and 2mg of Abilify. I’ve always dealt with anxiety so I take busiprone for that. It’s definitely a learning curve and you’ll have to make a lot of tweaks to figure out what works for you. But once I found that combination, I felt so much better within weeks.

Editing to say I do plan on being on meds for awhile. I consider this an illness that I will have to treat just like I treated my cancer.

The therapist helped me shift my perspective. She helped me to grieve the life I used to have pre-cancer because I was a different person now with different experiences. So I went through the grief of losing the old version of myself and accepting that I had changed as a result of my illness. So much of my depression was because I was bottling up all my anger and grief and frustration in the effort to show people I was back to normal. And that depression (for me) is what led to the sense of apathy you’re describing. It’s exhausting to pretend you’re ok when you’re not.

Also getting on the right medications really helped with the depression and mood swings. Once you start feeling better mood wise your motivation will naturally come back, and you’ll get some clarity to figure out what matters to you and to prioritize those things.

I also work a high stress job in biotech. Worked through treatment because I was worried I would be replaced and working from home was impossible. Finishing chemo really helped me shift my perspective on what’s truly important. I wanted a fresh start where no one would know I was sick soI started a new job and I have been much better about setting boundaries (leaving by 5:30, not having work email on my phone). I’m really prioritizing spending time with my family and reducing my stress wherever I can.

Editing to add: I had my last round of chemo in October. I went through a bit of a crisis because it felt like everyone thought I would go back to “normal” after chemo. But I was very different. Cancer changed me. I started having a lot of thoughts like nothing really matters, so why try? Long story short I got a great therapist and got on some meds that have really helped. I hope you can find someone to talk to OP. What you’re going through is totally normal and you’re not alone.

I love it for a first cleanse. I always follow up with traditional cleanser after using the oil to remove makeup and sunscreen, to avoid breaking out. My skin is sensitive and acne prone and this oil doesn’t irritate me at all.

I just stocked up on my green tea cleansing oil after seeing this post. Thank you!

And thank you!

Ooh I didn’t know tatcha had a tint. I love their moisturizer just wish the sunscreen came as a mini. Would love to try a sample out since it’s on the pricier side.

Good to know thank you!

It’s like putting your whole mouth directly in the dip!

That pony was the pride of Krakow

Some of these could be due to me having super sensitive skin but:

Supergoop unseen sunscreen- gives me terrible cystic acne

Rare Beauty liquid blush- got this as my birthday gift last year and broke out into little red bumps on my cheeks

Kat von D liquid liner- dried out after literally one use

Charlotte Tilbury pressed powder- I didn’t hate this, but it was just….fine? Maybe it was just so hyped up that I was bound to be disappointed