You Know Nothing
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Yeah, that's literally been me most of my life.
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Realpic Gaf |OT| January 2016 edition [Shocking revelation post #11890]
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Yeah, that's literally been me most of my life.
It can be isolating. I was fully capable of joking and being friendly and appearing totally normal. But it was an artifice. I wasn't experiencing all the happy feelings of those around me as much as I appeared to be. People would speak and it felt like I wasn't engaged. People just spoke and the voices floated around me. I was detached.
I can't comment on the effectiveness of medications because I never started on them. According to my research they can be effective for some.
Nothing's 100% perfect, but I'm doing so much better and I attribute it to general lifestyle changes. My overall health is probably the best it's ever been (or close to it).
RobotNinjaHornets
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I mean last week I got up at about half 8 every day but still couldn't actually get to sleep until past 2. It's nearly 3AM right now and I genuinely don't feel like I'd be able to sleep if I went to bed. And it's been like this for years. I've had a few weeks here and there where I've managed to shift my sleep pattern into a normal human pattern, but it never lasts. It's super annoying as well since I actually like waking up early. I don't want to go into work drowsy as fuck. Also it'd be nice to be on time more often than not.
EDIT: Wheeeey, top of the page
I'm proud of you, dude. It's a very hard battle. But now you're free to make talking elevators.
You Know Nothing
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Ah, okay. Now I get it.
I have no trouble sleeping after I've been up for at least 12 hours.
I'm proud of you, dude. It's a very hard battle. But now you're free to make talking elevators.
Thanks, and the elevator ain't doing the talking!
Self improvement takes practice. As long as you're trying, you're in the game.
Whaaaaaaat? Dammit, why did I think it was a talking elevator? ... could there be a talking elevator? Maybe one with teeth?
(I might be admitting my fear of elevators here...)
It's someone in another room but you aren't sure exactly where. It becomes possible later in the game to find the source of the voice.. If you look hard enough.
That's so shitty.
You seem young for that, too, but I admit to not knowing a lot about the condition.To turn things back toward myself again, because that's what I always seem to do, I had a chest x-ray last month (my doctor and I have been trying to figure out the source of a sensation I have in my chest/abdomen and so far have not found evidence of anything) and he said the only thing they found was some minor arthritis forming in my spine behind the middle of my chest. I don't know what exactly that means, but he didn't seem to think it was a big deal. He almost didn't even mention it.
fengshuifever
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I remember in the past you mentioning this, RA is super fucked up
My mum has had it since probably....1998 I wanna say and was bedridden until probably 2004/2005.
RA didn't have the research and focus back then as it does now so she's been getting injections every now and then (coupled with a knee replacement back in 07) and she's been better than ever.
We've been looking up some stem cell trials over in WA for Cartilage Regeneration, been hearing some really positive things about it.
thank you good sir.
Arthritis is generally just wear and tear on joints. Most people will have it had some point in their lives, especially if you work your body hard.
RA is where your immune system decides every connective tissue in your body is the enemy, and attacks the fuck out it.
I am the youngest person with it my doctor treats yeah. Treatment is totally killing your immune system and chemo. Yay!
I'm starting infusions soon since methotrexate can fuck off and die, so hopefully I'll start feeling better.
Sorry Fictions.
I just killed a stinkbug for you. I normally put them outside, but I wanted someone to pay.fengshuifever
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I quickly just asked my mum what she takes and it's called MabThera, which is supposed to stop any joint deformities, period as well as joint relief.
She started going for appointments once every quarter year but has pretty much weaned off it almost completely (she goes basically once a year now).
A shit load better than Cortisone. Goddamn, fuck Cortisone.
JeTmAn81
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My wife has chronic pain which at times was suspected as RA but never diagnosed. The only diagnosed things she has are interstitial cystitis (peeing 30 times a day and no sleep ever, yay) and a removed bladder (nothing with fat in it, yay). The chronic pain just comes from nowhere seemingly but it's enough to keep her from working, driving, cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, changing diapers, lifting our daughter etc. So I get to do all that with zero support. Yay.
Also she's had a spinal headache for five days after getting a spinal tap so she needs her ice packs changed every hour or two while she's in bed.
Also she's had a spinal headache for five days after getting a spinal tap so she needs her ice packs changed every hour or two while she's in bed.
You Know Nothing
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Sorry Fictions.
RIP stinkbug. 2016-2016.
This actually reminds me, I've been trying for the past few years to kill less insects and arachnids I encounter. I've done pretty well. I'm not deathly afraid of spiders, so that probably helps.
fengshuifever
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Just asked and said that it was standalone.
I just read up on methotrexate. FUCK THAT.
Goddamnit, RA is messed up. Take all of my well wishes and support!
God damn.
Stink bugs here are native to china and taiwan and were accidently introduced into the US in the 90s. Sucks because the fuckers are so common and so capable of getting inside the house it drives me nuts.
Christ.
JeTmAn81
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Did I mention that we're broke because all my extra income goes to paying for her medical bills and special food? That's fun too. Well, at least I have a good job that lets me work from home full time so I can take care of our 16-month old. My wife doesn't get up before noon these days so someone has to be there.
Luckily the kid is pretty content to just roam around downstairs while I work on the laptop but I have to drive my wife to 3-5 medical appts/massages a week and it's starting to get really hard for her to just sit in one place while my wife goes to her appointment and i work via hotspot. Not sure what to do there...
Luckily the kid is pretty content to just roam around downstairs while I work on the laptop but I have to drive my wife to 3-5 medical appts/massages a week and it's starting to get really hard for her to just sit in one place while my wife goes to her appointment and i work via hotspot. Not sure what to do there...
Yeah, there's no easy solutions for that situation mate.
The very best of luck to you.
Fibromyalgia, maybe? That's what I have. There's no blood test for it so basically, if they've ruled everything else out and you have all the symptoms (bodywide pain, extreme fatigue, numbness/tingling, irritable bowel syndrome, bladder infections if you're female and so on), that's the diagnosis you generally get. There are times when my symptoms are definitely as severe as you've mentioned here, where you just can't get out of bed.
JeTmAn81
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Oops I realized I said removed bladder but it's actually just her gallbladder, so that's pretty normal, but most people don't have their diet so restricted after removal like she does. Combine that with her IC which prevents her from having almost anything with acid or oil in it and almost everything she eats has to be made from scratch.
Baroquemantic
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Fiction, I hope you feel better!
Sorry you and your family are having to go through this. I truly hope things get better for y'all.
fengshuifever
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Don't worry about it man, I've done it at least 10 times in this thread accidentally.
Think of it as proving grounds! haha
Professor Beef
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Disease-fession time? I have asthma...that's it.
Someone will steer it back around to butt plugs or some shit soon enough.
I'm glad that you're doing better! It's hard to get the habit of taking care of your body started, so congrats.
I'm trying to eat a lot healthier this year (no take out every night instead can only eat at a restaurant once a week, counting calories, trying to get more veggies in, etc.) but I'm stumped on the physical activity stuff. My commute involves about thirty minutes of walking a day, but I want to do more.I'm on meds for the depression and they help a lot - particularly with my anxiety.
I really hope the new treatment works better. <3
This sounds incredibly rough for everyone involved. :c
liliththepale
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I bought a humidifier last night and it just arrived about an hour ago. I filled it up and added some eucalyptus oil, then turned it on to full output. I'm hoping it helps with some sinus and congestion issues I've been having so I don't have to keep popping acetaminophen, because keeping to the recommended dosage for that was leaving something to be desired. It already seems to be making a difference, but that might just be a placebo.
I never thought dehydration would be a problem for me since I live pretty close to the beach and drink a lot of water, so it'll be interesting to see how this pans out over the next couple days.
I never thought dehydration would be a problem for me since I live pretty close to the beach and drink a lot of water, so it'll be interesting to see how this pans out over the next couple days.
friskykillface
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feel better lilith
damn this hot coco is good, hits the spot on this cold brrrrrr night, hmmm what shoudl i do now, probably play PS4 I guess
damn this hot coco is good, hits the spot on this cold brrrrrr night, hmmm what shoudl i do now, probably play PS4 I guess
Shit luck, sorry.
Lucian Cat
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Woking for me right now. Probably just you
I bought an expensive dehumidifier last year because I have humidity to spare, boom.
I feel like you should explain this a little more. I'm curious.
Baroquemantic
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She was great in Black Dynamite
liliththepale
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oh, gosh, hot coco sounds good right now. I'm going to have to go see if we have any. ♥
Yeah but does it filter out all the instances of "moist" you have to see and hear?
I'm with Jobbs. What all do you mean by this?
I got into Batman through the BTAS cartoon so right off the start the female characters weren't as grossly hypersexualized as they are in the comics. When I started reading the comics, I dove into Darwyn Cooke and Ed Brubaker's re-boot of the Catwoman book that tried to treat her as a complex character and didn't focus on the hypersexuality of the Jim Balent version. Selina was sexy and beautiful obviously, but it wasn't the defining aspect of her character or even visual design. It's probably her absolute best run and what I think of when I think of her (and it was how she was usually portrayed in the other Batman titles of the time) but most people seem to want the hyper-sexual version like her appearances in the Arkham games.
Oddly enough, while I really dislike the Nolan Batman films, I expected much worse from his Catwoman and was pleasantly surprised.
Couldn't really get into the animated series, tipped too far over into caricature for the most part.
HP_Wuvcraft
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Lilith, Friction, I hope you guys feel better soon, and get better soon.
liliththepale
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For what it's worth, I think most of the character designs in Arkham games are terrible. I hate the different versions of Harley they have, and the freak of nature Joker is hard to look at (in a bad way). I think the games are popular not because of the character design, but because of the gameplay and the getting to feel like Batman parts.
And I wouldn't treat a few people in a Sarkeesian thread as a significant sample size either.
Yeah but does it filter out all the instances of "moist" you have to see and hear?
Moist ain't a trigger word for me. I asked people to knock it off because it was tedious!
And yes, it did filter it out, apparently, so thank you for noticing that.
I think we're pretty much on the same page, right down to not liking the Nolan films.
I think there's an audience for more complex female characters, and female characters who aren't noted only for their sexuality. The Last of Us was a game starring an LGBT 14 year old girl and it was hugely successful! Content creators are simply -- frequently -- behind the curve. Or just suck.
Incidentally, the art design in the Arkham games particularly as it relates to the characters is really horrible IMO.
I can't speak with too much nuance on the comic side of things because I haven't read a lot of western style superhero comics, but I did watch Batman TAS extensively growing up. Most people I knew did. It was a memorable show.
Lucian Cat
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Heading to the airport. Whee!
My exposure to Batman includes two of the three Nolan films, the first Arkham game, and a cherrypicked list of about 10-12 episodes of TAS from a friend last year.
I'm honestly not sure I' really enjoyed any of it. :| The Nolan films probably the most. I liked Begins more than TDK, though. Shrug.
Whee!
I'm honestly not sure I' really enjoyed any of it. :| The Nolan films probably the most. I liked Begins more than TDK, though. Shrug.
Whee!
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