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[pageaterras]

Pretty sure i have this hat somewhere #Snapchat #selfie #panda #loveapanda

[vomitcrisis]

Your OC Ash is such a cutie omg... would you ever be open to someone cosplaying them?

definitely!! :O

[thefreelena]

Your tags make me laugh ♡

I'm glad! it's nice to know some people read all my crazy tags lol

[toomucherin]

Hi there!

I’m Lisa and I began dating someone who has been diagnosed with CVS since he was 13. It got so bad that he had to drop out of school in 10th grade. He ended up getting his GED and his syndrome has been inactive for quite awhile. He got a job and finally made friends.

He is 22 now, and within the last 3 weeks to a month, his syndrome has returned. This past week and a half has been really hard on him. He hasn’t been able to keep anything down for the past two, almost three days.

It is mostly triggered by stress, and he has been losing contact with two of his friends and also had to quit his job because of the CVS returning. 

I’m worried and scared for him.. he has a full on panic attack the other day, and the only thing I could do for him was talk him through it. I don’t know what to do to help him. I want to take care of him and be here, but I don’t know how to make him feel better. 

I’ve read about CVS all over the internet since I first met him, and even after all my research, I still don’t know what I can do. 

I know there isn’t much, since basically all you can do once a cycle is occurring is sleep it off. 

Do you have any advice to give in regards to being able to support someone who has CVS?  

Answering this publicly since it was a submission....

One thing that will be really helpful for him and you is if you can identify some of his triggers. If he doesn’t know, he should keep an episode journal to help him see patterns of food, activity, sleeping, or emotional routines that commonly occur before episodes. For me it’s things like staying up too late, not eating regularly enough, and lots of emotional stressors positive and negative. 

Then, it’s important to find all the ways he can to avoid or lessen his triggers, and that’s where you can come in and help with that. My friends keep me accountable with making sure I’m not staying up too late or forgetting to eat when we’re doing things together. Prevention is so important in CVS, so do everything you can to support him preventing cycles.

Unfortunately prevention just isn’t always possible. Supporting during an episode is... well, as you said, there isn’t much you can do. But what you can do is help with other things that he can’t do. Be it calling work for him so he doesn’t have to, cleaning up vomit, doing dishes, taking care of pets, making sure he has a clean set of clothes to change into, or whatever. Try to pick up whatever you can because when you’re in a cycle, you just can’t do anything. My friends usually end up texting my parents and other friends updates for me, and make runs to the grocery to stock up on stuff i might feel like eating once I’m coming out of the cycle, and so on.

Depending on the person, sometimes it helps to have your back rubbed, but a lot of us are hypersensitive to touch during a cycle, so that makes it worse. Hot baths or showers often help, so drawing the bath for him... simple but can make a huge difference. 

You mentioned he’s losing contact with friends because of it- any sort of liaisoning you can do between them might also help. Try to let them know what’s going on, ask them to have some patience and grace for him? 

And then things that help with panic attacks... provide a safe space for him, help get him to a quiet place, encourage him to take deep breathes. Be supportive. Which you said you’ve already done. I know it doesn’t feel like much to you, but it really really is. 

When he’s not cycling, follow up, debrief, ask what was helpful, what wasn’t, what are some things he thought of during the last cycle that he thinks might be helpful to have done for him next time? 

I know it feels powerless to watch someone you care about go through this. It also feels so powerless to be in it. But don’t ever diminish how powerful it is to just be present within it. 

[oneyanderegirl]

Your mobile profile looks really nice <3 Just dropped by to say that I really adore your blog^^

Awwh! Thank you so much (>//<) Sorry for not responding sooner! xp 

[candidlydispleased]

Currently writing a naruto one shot featuring Karin. I blame loveapanda for reblogging karin things, cause now i must write about her

[sasubun]

loveapanda replied to your post “tag ten people you want to get to know better.”

You are definitely 5'11

damn right i am

[candidlydispleased]

I was tagged by: loveapanda

Name: Yetta Nckname(s): Yeti. Baby Bird Birthday: October 2nd Gender: Female Sexual orientation: uuuuuu Bisexual  Favourite colour: Purple Current date & time: December 18th 2014. 7:00 pm Est  Average hours of sleep: lik 5-7 it really depends  Last thing i googled: a route to a dating sim i was playing guide A place that makes me happy: The internet talking to my friends  How many blankets i sleep under: uhhh like 6 it is very cold in Ohio  Height: 5'0 ft Hobbies: watching youtube vids, writing occasionally, eating more than i should, complaining, and singing loudly even tho i am trash at it 

People I tag: I never tag anyone but anyone can do it <3