Yeah; it wasn’t until years after I left therapy that I discovered that the body’s reaction to an emotion actually performs a vital part of processing that emotion, and you should try and notice it where you can.

My primary school teacher gave me wisdom that I wish more people considered: “If both people are laughing, it’s a joke. If one person’s laughing, it’s teasing”

I have dark brown hair and pale skin; a year or two of lasers dropped me down from “shaving twice a week” to “shaving once a month”. You still get a bit of fluff, but it’s pretty pale. One or two stubborn darker hairs, but much less noticeable.