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Another rejection, scalp flared

Got another rejection email this morning and just sat there for a minute before opening it. My scalp picked today of all days to start flaking worse! Bits landed on my dark sweater while I stared at the screen. Put the laptop away and picked up my knitting instead, needed my hands on something else for a while. Still cracking at the hairline, been like this since I started trying to get back on track. Not a great one today.

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  • ClearCalm09.25 00:37

    Flaking onto a dark sweater right when you’re already dealing with a rejection email is such a cruel combo. My hairline still cracks too whenever I’m trying to get back on track, so switching to the knitting instead of doomscrolling makes total sense to me.

  • CalmClover09.25 07:32

    hairline cracking for me too, started up again about 6 weeks ago and it just won’t let go. picking up a book instead of doomscrolling after news like that is honestly a solid move

  • CalmClover09.28 22:13

    Bits landing on a dark sweater right when you’re staring down a rejection is just rubbing salt in it. Mine flares up the same way after too many hours hunched at a screen, and with rotating shifts my sitting time gets out of hand fast, one week I counted 4 days straight where I barely stood up between shifts.

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