How do you tell a new boss you need to take time off for therapy?

[swirvel42.livejournal.com]

Hey awesome people!

I've been in contact with WOAR to get set up with therapy to deal with some stuff that happened a long time ago. When I first started talking to them and when I had my intake I was not working and wasn't sure if/when I would be working. I had hoped that I would be a couple of sessions in by the time I started, but it took awhile and I haven't even started one. When they were trying to set me up with someone, their latest appointment was at 5:30 in the evening, I start work monday (2/13) 45 minutes away from my house in a different state and I'm scheduled to get off at six. To make their latest appointment I would need to get off work at 4, drive 45 minutes home, drop the car off, and then take the bus for 30 minutes to downtown (I can't afford parking in the city).

This is only a temp position and is only supposed to last for about 2 months, and I'm not sure that they would be okay with me leaving work 2 hours early one day every week, even though I'd be more than willing to stay late one or two days a week AND skip my lunch that day.

My mental health is super important, because I'm absolutely not okay (possible bi-polar and/or ptsd,  major depression, and anger issues, all untreated), but I desperately need the job (we are barely able to pay our bills and buy food).

How do I bring this up to my supervisor without disclosing too much information and without risking my job? Is there any way I can demand this time off? Help! What do I do?

liners.

[stonemesilly.livejournal.com]

I wear a liner everyday because I feel cleaner. I'm not sure if it's sweat or discharge but my underwear gets wet and I feel gross. I have this constant slight itch of my privates and wonder if it could be due to the liners. They are not scented. I'm negative for STIs, YI, and BV. I like feeling dry but the itchiness is getting worse. It use to be just enough to notice but not bothersome but now sometimes I will have to scratch. 

Progress!

[brigittefires.livejournal.com]

Symptoms: Rapid weight gain, depression, anxiety/OCD/PTSD, hot flashes, migraines, heart palpitations and chest pain, vaginal dryness, pelvic pain, history of cysts, suspected PCOS and endometriosis, muscle and joint pain, diagnosed w/ fibromyalgia at age 17 (11 years ago!), recovering exercise addict, low/unpredictable energy, and chronic gastrointestinal distress (though I'm sure I'm missing something in this list). The pain and depression got so bad a year ago that I quit my job, and have been struggling to keep state medical benefits while finding a doctor who doesn't treat me like a lazy liar.

(  long post is long, explaining my symptoms and situation. Mostly I just need someone to talk to, but any advice you SuperStars can suggest I would appreciate. )

What should the inside of the vagina feel like?

[littlemonster5.livejournal.com]

This is a strange question, I guess, but what should the inside of the vagina feel like? My boyfriend and I were fooling around last night and he had been fingering me pretty rough. Today I was just prodding around and noticed that the inside of my vagina felt really rough, with a lot of ridges/sort of bumpy? It's usually smooth the further I go in and it's feeling kind of rough today, maybe because I am really dry/worn out LOL.

I guess that's the best way to describe it. I was diagnosed with HPV over a year ago and still have dysplasia so I am wondering if my vagina is supposed to feel this way! I have never noticed anything unusual about the inside of this area prior to today when I checked it out, but I wanted to see what the consensus was!

Thanks everyone!

Tricky shaving in vaginal lips

[freaky-saiyuki.livejournal.com]

Hey first time poster,
The labia majora and labia minor are really large..kinda stretched on one side...i'm personally unhappy with the way it looks...is there anything i can do to fix that?

also have hair on the lips of my vagina im not sure how to get rid of it....suggestions?

*I'm so sorry, the language i used and how it would make others feel totally eluded me, i am really genuinely sorry. I didn't mean to offend or make anyone feel like they aren't beautiful! Again my deepest apologies guys.

Spotting

[ghostyacct.livejournal.com]

I'm posting this on behalf of a friend who's not a member of this community. This friend has had some problems with spotting. She's been spotting all day today, and she's not sure why. Coincidentally, it's happened twice, and both times were after hooking up with the same guy. He fingered her, but nothing else. She also just started doxycycline and is on HBC. Does anybody have any advice? She's a bit worried! She also mentioned that she's been tested for STIs (before hooking up with this guy) and knows she doesn't have any.

Thanks!

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