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I wish I could go back to completely undistracted building, but I realize now that I was a bit addicted and that level of intensity was hurting me.
Now what occupies my waking hours is, "How can I debug this failing system?"
I’ve been dealing with chronic reflux for about 8 mos now. On PPIs and they don’t seem to do much. But once I get away from my typical routine of work/dadding then all the symptoms vanish, even to the point of being able to eat foods that are not good for reflux: spicy things, tomatoes, a bit of coffee. In my case, this is absolutely a downstream symptom of something mind-body. Already been scoped and got a diagnosis…
Sleeping on a inclined bed can help with GERD: - https://www.healthcentral.com/digestive-health/acid-reflux-e... - https://www.refluxguard.com/the-acid-reflux-game-changer-sle...
Putting my futon on a sheet of plywood with two concrete blocks under the head completely solved the problem within a few days. It takes a while to adapt to sleeping on an incline. I kept it up for about a year, then went back to a flat bed. I've never had acid reflux again.
Why do all such articles never talk about the meat of the solution? Why do I always feel like I'm being sold something. Why is it so hard to explain the solution briefly, or directly present it to me upfront. Why does it need so much of mystery around it? In this article the OP does not even mention "Pain reprocessing theory" which is what they seems to be talking about (based on the study they have linked)
Hey algo_lover, OP here. Just woke up and this post's traction has surpassed my wildest imagination. Similar to what pedalpete has said, I'm looking to release this in parts to ensure: 1. I am not overwhelming people and losing their interest 2. Quality remains as high as possible (I invested only a few hours into this last week as an experiment). I want this blog to be the most easily accessible, engaging + factual…
Chronic pain drives people to suicide. You're toying with people's emotions.
tldr; Pain Reprocessing Therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34586357/ As stated at the end, the authors of the study have a lot of conflicting interests.
Thanks for sharing the link - this one goes into more depth: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/... I can't comment on the conflict of interest as I do not know the practitioners personally, but from additional/supplementary research in this space as well as the massive amount of people this work has appearerd to help recover (look at reviews/discussion for books like the 'The Way Out') - it…
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I did part time work as a mentor which was way more fulfilling than the IT work. I eventually found my way back to programming my own project
Roaming a labyrinth and savaging young Athenians might seem like a positive change in the short term, but ultimately it’s probably just as unfulfilling as corporate IT.
I am thrilled I got to help some kids in need of help/understanding/acceptance at least and seeing the joy/results first hand is something I will never forget
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overall it took time away from all that to recover, I also changed careers for a while to more fulfilling part time work I have always had a passion for computing so I eventually found my way back with a project of my own
Sometimes it requires taking a step back to move forward. Healing takes time. There’s so many odd jobs, side hustles, or simply - working a no-brainer warehouse job, for you to find yourself again.
Completely getting away from software dev will make it hard to support a family.
Why do all such articles never talk about the meat of the solution? Why do I always feel like I'm being sold something. Why is it so hard to explain the solution briefly, or directly present it to me upfront. Why does it need so much of mystery around it? In this article the OP does not even mention "Pain reprocessing theory" which is what they seems to be talking about (based on the study they have linked)
As someone who has overcome chronic pain, and frequently foils acute pain from turning into chronic pain, I started daily joint-mobility exercises from Kelly Starrett's Supple Leopard book (and his MWOD videos on YouTube) to achieve this. Physical therapy needs daily, incremental progress, which you can do yourself.
Yes and: Kelly's freq collaborator Jill Miller (author of The Roll Model, TuneUp Fitness, etc.).
I’ve been dealing with chronic reflux for about 8 mos now. On PPIs and they don’t seem to do much. But once I get away from my typical routine of work/dadding then all the symptoms vanish, even to the point of being able to eat foods that are not good for reflux: spicy things, tomatoes, a bit of coffee. In my case, this is absolutely a downstream symptom of something mind-body. Already been scoped and got a diagnosis…
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9550520/ This exercise fixed it for me. I was diagnosed with GERD last year, I already had it for 2-3 years before that, but it got worse last year. I got ppis for a couple of months and when I finished all of them it came back worse. Fortunately I found this article, and I started doing the exercise daily morning after I woke up(and still do it). I can now eat tomatoes, food…