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Posted June 06, 2015
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Stilton: FearfulSymmetry has an ongoing ear problem - a beeping in one ear, and her doctor's assistant suggested an olive oil drip (its quite a common treatment for ear anomolies). It might work for you...
Interesting! Thank you, and Fearful, and Fearful's doctor's assistant :-)
Not sure if it will work in my case, but I'll give it a try. I know what the cause is for me - Benzodiazepine withdrawals. I may just have to ride it out for another month or two... (It is worth it to feel so clear-headed, though!)
Posted June 06, 2015
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akhliber:
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ddickinson: Do you train him with treats, or a clicker, or with another method? I hope the training keeps going well and that he will be a proper gentlepuppy. :-)

I am lucky enough to not have any allergies, so gardening has never being a problem. I find it quite relaxing, and a lot of fun when doing it with my partner. With my busy work schedule these last few weeks we have not really had time to give it some attention, but hopefully over the next few weeks we can get it all lovely and full of lots of pretty flowers.
We're using a combination of a clicker and lots of treats/praise. Our vet had worried us at first by suggesting that since he's considered a Pit Bull, we absolutely needed to use forceful training to be sure he wasn't aggressive, and neither of us have that in us, so we were pretty concerned at first, but he's taking so well to clicker training, and we're realizing more all the time how unreasonable the vet was being. She clearly has her own philosophy on this sort of thing, but it's not one that works well with ours.

I suspect I've clung to the allergy excuse on a subconscious level just to keep things simple. I have a terrible habit of leaving things unfinished (video games, books, television shows, "really important projects" I start when manic or temporarily passionate about some random thing, etc) and I wonder if maybe I'm just afraid I'd do the same with a garden and let it fall into disrepair. But then I had the same fear about taking in a pet/child/living creature, that I wouldn't have the attention or discipline for it, but I'm seeing a bit more all the time just how unfounded some of my fears are. :)
Posted June 06, 2015
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Vnlr: good morning! *give everyone a firm but tender cuddle*

Hope you are all doing well? (I only get to pop in quickishly because I'm leaving for the grandparents in half an hours's time :D )
Morning, Vnlr! *return cuddle* :-)

Doing well here. How are you? Hope you have a lovely time at your grandparents! Sounds like fun :-)
Posted June 06, 2015
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akhliber: BUGGER OF--okay, that just feels silly. I figured I'd at least *see* if I wanted to tell you to bugger off. ;) I don't mind at all, I actually prefer directness and my own curiosity often catches others off guard, so I'm the last to ever be offended by direct questions.

I'm most often up this early these days, but I also sleep an average of 3-4 hours a night, and when I have the discipline to, I stick to a polyphasic cycle of one 3 hour nap and 2 or 3 twenty minute naps throughout the day. Certainly not a sleep schedule that works for everyone, but I've never needed more than about 5 hours a day, and lately I find that to be a bit too much in general (I'll end up more tired from over-sleeping than from under-sleeping sometimes, so I try to strike a balance. Plus, I hate missing life, so sleep is still something I take to reluctantly, kind of like when I was a toddler.)
So my sleep schedule leaves me awake for most of the day, and I've found this gives many the impression that I'm either always up too late, or waking up really early, or both. I think it's more that I've just got the freedom to sleep when my body demands it, which is something I likely don't appreciate as much as I should. :)
Tuning into physical/psychological cycles/needs is something I never used to take much notice of, until I realized that by doing so I'm much more in harmony with myself and the world. Its become so commonplace to, for example, take a pill or automatically see a doctor to resolve something that is actually possible to deal with by listening to what the body and mind are saying and undertanding why they are saying it. Behaviour affects health, and a lot of our behaviours are inherited or formed when we were very young. Sometimes it makes sense to stand back and tune in to what's going on inside and make any necessary changes. This is what I have found.

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Vnlr: good morning! *give everyone a firm but tender cuddle*

Hope you are all doing well? (I only get to pop in quickishly because I'm leaving for the grandparents in half an hours's time :D )
Hi, Vnlr. Things are good here. Do your grandparents live far away? I remember making weekend trips to see mine. Very fond memories indeed. ;-)
Post edited June 06, 2015 by Stilton
Posted June 06, 2015
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akhliber:
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Stilton: It started all of a sudden about a year ago after a pot of strong black coffee with a friend. All I can say is the pain was excruciating, something like John Hurt's character must've felt just before he 'gave birth' to mini metal chops in Alien. I've had one similar and two lesser episodes since then and now have a very respectful attitude to coffee. My personal evolution, I guess. Bodies change as time passes. I drink lots of water now. Not as exciting, but pretty healthy.
I imagine having painful episodes like that would change my opinion about coffee. I've had similar reactions to solid food, and moreso than the nausea, the episodes of pain have changed my opinion of food greatly. I was never a huge fan of food anyway (always thought of eating as having to stop for gas on the way home from work... a hassle that had to be dealt with) and only had a handful of foods I felt at all passionate about (strawberries and bread, pretty much, haha) so it doesn't bother me all that much if I have a rough spell and have to stick to Ensure and coffee and water for a few weeks until my belly wants to allow me to try solids again. I'd imagine if I didn't associate it with the pain and nausea, I'd miss it a lot more, and feel like I was missing something.
Sorry to hear you have that reaction to coffee, but drinking lots of water is certainly a good thing. And I'd imagine the way you feel when drinking water instead helps keep you from missing coffee too much. :)
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akhliber:
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Stilton: Tuning into physical/psychological cycles/needs is something I never used to take much notice of, until I realized that by doing so I'm much more in harmony with myself and the world. Its become so commonplace to, for example, take a pill or automatically see a doctor to resolve something that is actually possible to deal with by listening to what the body and mind are saying and undertanding why they are saying it. Behaviour affects health, and a lot of our behaviours are inherited or formed when we were very young. Sometimes it makes sense to stand back and tune in to what's going on inside and make any necessary changes. This is what I have found.

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Stilton:
This method has always done me much more good than doctors and medications and such. I'm nowhere near as in tune with my body and mind as I was when I was younger, but there is so much you can learn about yourself and your body's needs just by learning to slow down and pay attention. I used to meditate often when I was younger and never felt the need to go to doctors or take medications (though at times I likely should have, and probably trusted my intuition a bit more than I should have at times.)
I am too flighty and haven't the attention span or facilities to pay attention to my mind and body the way I used to, but it's a practice I think I'll always find more than worth it, if even to remain somewhat familiar with myself and why my body and psyche go through the phases/motions/cycles they do.
Post edited June 06, 2015 by akhliber
Posted June 06, 2015
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akhliber: I imagine having painful episodes like that would change my opinion about coffee. I've had similar reactions to solid food, and moreso than the nausea, the episodes of pain have changed my opinion of food greatly. I was never a huge fan of food anyway (always thought of eating as having to stop for gas on the way home from work... a hassle that had to be dealt with) and only had a handful of foods I felt at all passionate about (strawberries and bread, pretty much, haha) so it doesn't bother me all that much if I have a rough spell and have to stick to Ensure and coffee and water for a few weeks until my belly wants to allow me to try solids again. I'd imagine if I didn't associate it with the pain and nausea, I'd miss it a lot more, and feel like I was missing something.
Sorry to hear you have that reaction to coffee, but drinking lots of water is certainly a good thing. And I'd imagine the way you feel when drinking water instead helps keep you from missing coffee too much. :)
Until I hit my mid-thirties I was like a dustbin or mechanical food killer. Whatever I fancied went in and I never had any problems. But these days I'm more like a battered old WW2 submarine - hardy at heart, but the old machinery needs a little more care now. Its becoming something of a contest between myself and my body to see who can outwit the other ;-) We get along OK as long as I do what it wants, but sometimes I throw in an unexpected something and smile when it slips by without any repercussions. Its also a case of looking elsewhere for alternatives to the things which I always ate and did and that gave me pleasure. Refocusing. The older I get the more aware I become, which is rewarding and comforting.
Posted June 06, 2015
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Stilton: FearfulSymmetry has an ongoing ear problem - a beeping in one ear, and her doctor's assistant suggested an olive oil drip (its quite a common treatment for ear anomolies). It might work for you...
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AgentBirdnest: Interesting! Thank you, and Fearful, and Fearful's doctor's assistant :-)
Not sure if it will work in my case, but I'll give it a try. I know what the cause is for me - Benzodiazepine withdrawals. I may just have to ride it out for another month or two... (It is worth it to feel so clear-headed, though!)
I'd seen you mention withdrawal, but admittedly didn't know the details and catch so little of the conversation around here I often feel rude asking for details. I'm curious though, if you don't mind me asking, is this specifically Clonazepam withdrawal, by any chance? I've been on a pretty wide array of medications for my mental health issues, and one of the things I've become more fascinated with since I've become physically ill is the effects different withdrawals have on me. When I'm unable to hold anything down for long periods of time, it means I don't keep my medications down either, so I'm often finding myself in Klonopin or Elavil withdrawal, primarily. There have been several medications (and several benzos) I've had this happen with, but your mention of ringing in the ears made me think of my experiences specifically with Klonopin withdrawal.
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Stilton: Until I hit my mid-thirties I was like a dustbin or mechanical food killer. Whatever I fancied went in and I never had any problems.

Its also a case of looking elsewhere for alternatives to the things which I always ate and did and that gave me pleasure. Refocusing. The older I get the more aware I become, which is rewarding and comforting.
I was much the same, just with consumables I couldn't quite pass off or justify as "food." ;)

The act of finding alternatives for those things, the refocusing, is quite a rewarding and comforting affair. I just hope the "older I get the more aware I become" part applies to me as well. I'm often afraid the opposite is the case, but I'm hopeful it's not. :)
Post edited June 06, 2015 by akhliber
Posted June 06, 2015
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akhliber: This method has always done me much more good than doctors and medications and such. I'm nowhere near as in tune with my body and mind as I was when I was younger, but there is so much you can learn about yourself and your body's needs just by learning to slow down and pay attention. I used to meditate often when I was younger and never felt the need to go to doctors or take medications (though at times I likely should have, and probably trusted my intuition a bit more than I should have at times.)
I am too flighty and haven't the attention span or facilities to pay attention to my mind and body the way I used to, but it's a practice I think I'll always find more than worth it, if even to remain somewhat familiar with myself and why my body and psyche go through the phases/motions/cycles they do.
Hindsight makes me wish I had been more like this when I was younger, more in tune with the concept of a healthy body and mind, but when I try to pass on my experience and findings to my daughter, to save her the same potential drawbacks and disappointments, she just says, 'OK, Dad, yep, whatever,' and carries on doing what she's doing. Which in turn makes me remember I was that way too, and then my disappointments go. Its just the way a young mind works - it want to be free. The best I can hope for is to impart healthy habits and behaviours without confining her. Its simply the way humans are.
Posted June 06, 2015
Hello guys, how are you?
Posted June 06, 2015
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akhliber: I just hope the "older I get the more aware I become" part applies to me as well.
I think its inevitable that it will - you're clearly able to look inward and see what's going on ;-)
Posted June 06, 2015
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akhliber: I'd seen you mention withdrawal, but admittedly didn't know the details and catch so little of the conversation around here I often feel rude asking for details. I'm curious though, if you don't mind me asking, is this specifically Clonazepam withdrawal, by any chance? I've been on a pretty wide array of medications for my mental health issues, and one of the things I've become more fascinated with since I've become physically ill is the effects different withdrawals have on me. When I'm unable to hold anything down for long periods of time, it means I don't keep my medications down either, so I'm often finding myself in Klonopin or Elavil withdrawal, primarily. There have been several medications (and several benzos) I've had this happen with, but your mention of ringing in the ears made me think of my experiences specifically with Klonopin withdrawal.
Yep, that's the one. (I don't mind anyone asking, no worries.)
I took it for 11 years... I finally realized that it was no longer helping me, which meant I should either increase it again, or try life without it for a while. Spent about 5 months weening off before ceasing. Luckily, my mental state has really improved since lowering and stopping (not trying to preach or anything, it is just my experience.) Still dealing with things like twitching, random head and abdominal pains, and haven't been able to sleep well... Hopefully those will pass soon.
Posted June 06, 2015
We're in the final hour run. And you know what that means. Time for some rushed last minute decisions.

Hurm, not really that much that catches my eye. Well, maybe the cat lady but I am not entirely convinced about its "brown pants" potential.
Plus I think I will not outlast Outlast.

What do you guys think?
Post edited June 06, 2015 by j0ekerr
Posted June 06, 2015
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j0ekerr: We're in the final hour run. And you know what that means. Time for some rushed last minute decisions.

Hurm, not really that much that catches my eye. Well, maybe the cat lady but I am not entirely convinced about its "brown pants" potential.
Plus I think I will not outlast Outlast.
I found Outlast to be quite fun, and not too difficult (IMO). it does suffer a little in the middle of the game, as it becomes chase after chase, but overall it was a very fun game. Played best in the dark and with headphones on. :-)
Posted June 06, 2015
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j0ekerr: We're in the final hour run. And you know what that means. Time for some rushed last minute decisions.

Hurm, not really that much that catches my eye. Well, maybe the cat lady but I am not entirely convinced about its "brown pants" potential.
Plus I think I will not outlast Outlast.

What do you guys think?
You should get Outlast, if I had the opportunity I would as well!
Posted June 06, 2015
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ddickinson: I found Outlast to be quite fun, and not too difficult (IMO). it does suffer a little in the middle of the game, as it becomes chase after chase, but overall it was a very fun game. Played best in the dark and with headphones on. :-)
I thought as much I think I'll leave the cat lady to her felines and explore an overrun asylum.
I worry that it'll feel too homely though.
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