How are you doing? - Kiwi Farms Wellness Check

[⋖ cørdion ⋗]

First day at work during which I didn't work. Checked the shared email and it had barely 10 issues arise. I go home completely calm every day but the nerves are still there knowing I have to *gasp* deal with emails. Which I do gladly, maybe too quickly and too passionately from what I've been told. Hopefully I just need to tread water and experience enough issues that I can deal with them all or casually ask those who do know. Everyone is friendly yet I don't make use of that friendliness, to be friendly, myself.. Hm.

Back pain bros be grateful that you don't require 1:1 physio for it, if you do - do as much as you can with your physio.

Had 5 female coworkers discussing their chiro/physio over lunch. All of them well-aware chiro type shit is a straight up scam, but also preferring it to a physical doctor of any kind cause god forbid they have to work with the root cause rather than having the knots realigned by a hack 2 times a week. Even worse is the fact our health insurance covers chiropractors but not dental.

I feel like it is not talked about enough how much of a schism it put into society. You are never going to forget the people in your life who tried to make you conform. There seems to be a push from the powers that be and society to conveniently forget about what happened, which is just going to make all of us even more atomized in the end.

I feel like this discussion should be EU-exclusive because just about every aspect of being American is already gonna cut your life short. Even if the vaccine kills you 18% earlier than otherwise, you're more likely to catch a stray meant for the newest president in 203X or ChatGPT paying mudslimes to bomb your part of Illinois. You'll see fat chainsmoking porn-addicts talk about the vaccine as the one thing that replaces all the things that're putting you in an early grave.

 

[Spl00gies]

Had 5 female coworkers discussing their chiro/physio over lunch. All of them well-aware chiro type shit is a straight up scam, but also preferring it to a physical doctor of any kind cause god forbid they have to work with the root cause rather than having the knots realigned by a hack 2 times a week. Even worse is the fact our health insurance covers chiropractors but not dental.

Sounds like a bunch of women wanting to relate to one another, as is natural.

I doubt those complaining of back pain while continuing work have any severe issues.

If you don't want to see a physio and wind up stuck with one as your only viable care option, then fair enough. Some people make their pain a greater issue than it actually is and physio (or any other caregiver for injuries) won't help. I would do anything to not require physio but some people might do anything to require one.

 

[Slav Power]

Feeling extra depressed, useless and suicidal today but eh

Killing yourself is too much of a hassle so it is what it is.

 

[obsdj]

Killing yourself is too much of a hassle so it is what it is.

Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren’t lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.

—Dorothy Parker, Resumé

 

[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

Back pain bros be grateful that you don't require 1:1 physio for it, if you do - do as much as you can with your physio. Do your best to mitigate your back pain issues if and when you can, sometimes nothing you can do will help and you'll be stuck with only a few strengthening exercises you can do to lessen pain/damage over time. If you're physically in a position to lessen your backpain before it gets too bad, please do your best to.

Nothing worse than back spasm and intense pain to halt you in your tracks before you're middle-aged, use it or lose it <3

I would also say not just to tough it out or sit on real pain for years. If you're not taken seriously after making lifestyle changes/ doing PT if applicable, push; and if you tend to downplay your own pain, don't, at least not for years or decades. And of course do take care of your body generally. But if after lifestyle improvements/ PT, it continues or worsens, go back to the medical people and let them know, and ask for more than an xray. Most back pain is lifestyle-related, some avoidable and some not - but some is structural, and stemming progression or degeneration, as well as symptom moderation and effective compensating efforts, are better to start before it gets serious.

Sounds like a bunch of women people wanting to relate to one another, as is natural have a conversation.

I doubt those complaining of back pain while continuing work have any severe issues.

Incorrect. Can't say for the referenced ladies, ofc, but otherwise no, plenty of people with serious/ severe issues continue to work and otherwise function. Sometimes a person can even get to the point that PT is not possible until a medical procedure is performed, because the PT has the potential to cause an actual crisis - all while continuing to work and do other necessary things, regardless of difficulty or pain.

 

[Spl00gies]

I've tried to quote your post but am currently on mobile and the site is spazzing harder than I am rn. I wanted to make a brief post to say that I agree with most of your statements, both towards things I can relate to and might be experiencing to some degree myself, but also for the fact that of course, obviously I don't share the same situations with others and may be a little too judgemental or biased towards others than I should be on occasion. I don't mean to be and think that you raise some excellent points. We don't all feel pain the same, no matter the root cause.

 

[DavidS877]

I've tried to quote your post but am currently on mobile and the site is spazzing harder than I am rn.

For the 3 billionth time. If the quote and reply buttons are disabled then you have to select just the part you want to quote. This is to prevent people from replying to a long post with "Me too!"

Hopefully in Sneedforo null will make clicking/tapping a disabled quote/reply with the message saying to select a subset. As it is now it only warns you if you mouse over the disabled links, not sure if there's any way to see the warning on mobile.

 

[Spl00gies]

dude shut tf up, I was nice enough and I tried to work with what the site was giving me at the time.

 

[Imp]

Back pain bros be grateful that you don't require 1:1 physio for it, if you do - do as much as you can with your physio. Do your best to mitigate your back pain issues if and when you can, sometimes nothing you can do will help and you'll be stuck with only a few strengthening exercises you can do to lessen pain/damage over time. If you're physically in a position to lessen your backpain before it gets too bad, please do your best to.

Nothing worse than back spasm and intense pain to halt you in your tracks before you're middle-aged, use it or lose it <3

Ah just got home from therapy for my back. I don't use chiropractors because huh neck snapping right? I have degenerative issues in my lumbar spine causing sciatica. It prevented me from going back to sleep at 3 am today after I had a pee break. I slid back in bed and wham! spasm, ache, brain fires up and was awake for at least an hour because I checked my watch at 4 and still was trying to get comfortable and calm my brain.

This is round 2 for me as 20-25 years ago I was having lumbar problems, only less degenerated. I did see a chiropractor then, and physio and acupuncture but I think what helped the most and made it relent for years was going regularly to the gym and keeping my core strong. I know 3x knee replacement and covid sloth have greatly deconditioned me which is entirely my fault because none of those factors would have prevented me from working my core.

Kiwibros and sisters back pain is miserable because the spine is the highway to the brain. Knee pain is nothing in comparison to constant angry nerve signals from the back. Keep it strong and lift responsibly. Our house had a saying, "butt down, baby up" to remind me not to bend over to pick up children.

 

[Brain Power]

why the fuck is she always saying "what if i die and you end up alone whos taking care of u u gonna die without me haha". When is she going to realize I want nothing with her?

 

[Spl00gies]

Ah just got home from therapy for my back. I don't use chiropractors because huh neck snapping right? I have degenerative issues in my lumbar spine causing sciatica. It prevented me from going back to sleep at 3 am today after I had a pee break. I slid back in bed and wham! spasm, ache, brain fires up and was awake for at least an hour because I checked my watch at 4 and still was trying to get comfortable and calm my brain.

This is round 2 for me as 20-25 years ago I was having lumbar problems, only less degenerated. I did see a chiropractor then, and physio and acupuncture but I think what helped the most and made it relent for years was going regularly to the gym and keeping my core strong. I know 3x knee replacement and covid sloth have greatly deconditioned me which is entirely my fault because none of those factors would have prevented me from working my core.

Kiwibros and sisters back pain is miserable because the spine is the highway to the brain. Knee pain is nothing in comparison to constant angry nerve signals from the back. Keep it strong and lift responsibly. Our house had a saying, "butt down, baby up" to remind me not to bend over to pick up children.

Thanks man, and I'm very sorry to hear of your recurring issues - I sincerely hope that you find some way to at least mediate the pain and deal with the day to day as best you can. Never intended to come across as mean to others in the thread but I can see (and I, personally, take full responsibility for any fallout related to my previous comments) how I might seem so to others reading the thread.

I genuinely hope that both you and others in a similar boat find some relief and some way to make getting through the daily grind a little easier. Similarly to what I would admit is my own biased way of looking at life with my own lens of chronic pain and disability, I imagine some people might struggle to see how badly chronic pain or injury may effect their future lives without some perspective. I thank you for your own thoughts and I will reiterate that anyone who can should try their best to remediate any future issues with injury and conditioning. If I personally knew to make a greater deal out of recovery vs achievements at the correct time in my sporting life, I - and many others in competitive sports - may have avoided career ending injuries.

Thanks again.

 

[MoeAnguish]

I've been doing good so far. Developments I'm not fond of have been taking longer to take hold than I thought they would, so I've been taking my time and absorbing life in ways others might enjoy. I've come to terms with a few of them at this point.

Probably the thing that has stood out the most this past week is how many people have been asking me about how my creations are used. My only two real expectations at this point in time is, one, credit is given ("how" it's given doesn't really matter; it could be in the form of tags for example), and two, if money is made from them, that the person takes only what they need and gives the rest to others in need.

 

[come sect nocisum]

I ripped up the skatepark, got a lid replacement for where the antifreeze goes in my car, it's 100degrees now, and I'm smoking cigarettes and drinking beer in the garage. Bought a galaxy light projector to trip out to and I need 22 dollars to buy some legal weed to go with it. Had a huge Irish nacho burger...Depression, no sex life or friends...fuck that shit, life can be pretty neat sometimes, moments of bliss.

 

[Super Mario Brothers]

I had the worst shit of my life last night.

 

[Soso]

Feeling a mixture of sad and angry. Since the antique store closed, the antiques were practically just sitting there and gaining dust after the previous owner, a really sweet old lady, passed. I see someone out there which I assume was her daughter, and this woman is just flinging the antiques into a garbage bag. I know some things are technically junk, but she was throwing away beautiful stuff and smashing it in there. Offered to buy some antiques before she threw them away, but she refused and said it was all garbage. There were some very beautiful figurines, plates, etc. that weren't junk.

She was even throwing small paintings away I at least could have bought some since she obviously couldn't take all of it, or she could have done some sort of sale. She just threw the bags and other things on the back of her pickup once done and drove off. I think what really got to me was she was saying such vitriol about her mother, and talking about how "even from the dead, mom manages to fuck things up and leave more work for me."

 

[Brain Power]

And now she's sending me shit about woman autism LEAVE ME ALONE ALREADY FUCK OFF

 

[⋖ cørdion ⋗]

why the fuck is she always saying "what if i die and you end up alone whos taking care of u u gonna die without me haha". When is she going to realize I want nothing with her?

It's funny how doomerbased getting kids is. "Who will take care of you when you're old", "you'll end the bloodline". No wonder women ahead of their quarter-life crisis start breeding. Don't have to pick up a sport, contribute to your community or volunteer abroad when you're struggling every hour of the day to stay afloat with your snotty kid.

Probably the thing that has stood out the most this past week is how many people have been asking me about how my creations are used.

Been considering getting into photography, both as a means to get out of the house and to do wacky shit like getting up at 4AM in the summer. Way too expensive and convoluted though. I'd get a stock digital camera with its own lense but apparently those are a dying breed cause smartphones replaced that, and fuck buying $5500 worth of used goods just to snipe a deer from across a field. But I guess that's wildlife photography. I watched two zoomers partake in that big one-year birdwatching thing and it seemed pretty thrilling. Rush to hear/see/photograph a random tiny bird and get stoked about it. They met a surprising amount of young people doing it too. The good kind of autism.

 

[alphabetnigger]

Not bad.

 

[BABANGUIDE64]

Don't you ever say that gay people are bad by their nature, if you're among women.
It's rude and they'll start trowing shit at you for that from every corner

 

[WASR96]

Made it through the high dose chemo and two recovery days. My transplant of my own white blood cells back to me is today and then 11-14 days of waiting around until I'm good. Already feel like dogshit so I plan to sleep through all this.