taxon

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[–] taxon 51 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wow, it's been over two years since I canceled my Netflix subscription‽ Neat!

[–] taxon 46 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

If you want an app that stores nothing on the cloud, check it out here on Android and here on IOS. My SO loves it!

[–] taxon 3 points 3 weeks ago

Eh, probably needed to cut back on monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminium phosphate, and mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids anyhow.

[–] taxon 20 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (4 children)
[–] taxon 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I have a panic disorder. While my symptoms manifest from different sources, the outcome is similar. For some background, my panic disorder seems to relate to a phobia of physical bodily processes and the accompanied sounds. (My fight-flight-freeze response can be triggered by the sensation or sounds immitted from my bodily process.) I've used different coping mechanisms over the last decade to combat the disorder, but after an incredibly rough January, I sought out additional help. From there a learned to think of my disorder in a different light.

The fear of the [insert thought] is okay to have, it's the catastrophizing that's the problem. Catastrophising is the true culprit in the positive feedback loop that is my panic disorder. To clarify this discovery, the fear of being afraid and the thoughts that accompany the build up cause the panic attack, not the subject of the panic. If that makes sense....

Anyhow, it has taken months to practice this new defensive train of thought, and I certainly haven't been successful in diverting panic attacks in every scenario. However, recognizing the early moments of panic helps set my mind at ease. Additionally, I've significantly changed my diet, cutting out 80% of fast/fried foods and tried to have 6 hours of physical activity per week.

Hope my experience helps, or at least the idea that your not alone in this experience.

[Obligatory disclosure, I am not a professional, nor should you act on anything said. Instead, consider this strictly as an anecdote]

[–] taxon 14 points 1 month ago
[–] taxon 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I'm allergic to the skin; it makes my mouth tingle. So, I eat it with a spoon.

[–] taxon 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Managed to pick up an attachable bidet toilet washlet for around $16. Worth every penny.

[–] taxon 18 points 2 months ago

Too Soon! (I just read about JEJ)

[–] taxon 49 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] taxon 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"I always figured that the word “Jigawatt”was made up just for the movie and meant to sound like a really large amount. It wasn’t unit I started researching this flux capacitor replica project that I stumbled across a few references to the actual term. It turns out that the original pronunciation of “Giga” was with the “j” sound (really a soft “g”)." Here Check out Merriam Webster's pronunciation

[–] taxon 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Have you gone down the Novamin rabbit hole?

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