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☮ Social ☮ PD Social Talk Thread: If 2020 Was the Dumpster, Can 2021 Be the Fire?

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Buzz Lightbeer said:
Rewatching Curb. Makes me think of @Bella Figura who was a big fan iirc, no idea where he went.
Should you ever notice this mention, hope you're well man
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He had quite a tragedy didn't he, last year or late 2020 even maybe?

It seemed very abrupt, with a apparent kamakaze self destructive element to it.

Abandonment of care for the self, an overdose which did not lead to death but being discovered and rescued to be effectively paralysed in numerous ways.

It sounded brutal. But he was sinking out of reality leading into this I recall observing. Drugs were a pivotal factor.

He posted until last October. I too hope he's alright, recovering, and coping.
 
Hey guise! I'm doing good - just been recovering physically for the past few months, I'm probably a couple months away from being 100%.

Totally sober for 7 months. Shocking.

I'm still not totally sure what happened, I kept being told I overdosed / multiple drug overdose - I know I had been taking valium a week or two (and stopped abruptly) as well some bullshit Ketamine knock-off and Heroin in the days just before I ended up in hospital.

Guessing the benzo cessation seizure led to toppling down the stairs making my kidneys shut down and very nearly dying. ugh.

But silver lining - my relationship with family members has improved considerably. I'm taking better care of myself than I have since the pandemic started. Still going to gigs and comedy shows and I can play guitar again.

Just with a clearer head now :)

Hope you're all well! I'll drop by once in a while xx
 
Buzz Lightbeer said:
Got an offer that I think I'm gonna sign.

Car, money, cool little firm...
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Hell yeah man! Company car... that's the real deal.

Bella Figura said:
Hey guise! I'm doing good - just been recovering physically for the past few months, I'm probably a couple months away from being 100%.

Totally sober for 7 months. Shocking.

I'm still not totally sure what happened, I kept being told I overdosed / multiple drug overdose - I know I had been taking valium a week or two (and stopped abruptly) as well some bullshit Ketamine knock-off and Heroin in the days just before I ended up in hospital.

Guessing the benzo cessation seizure led to toppling down the stairs making my kidneys shut down and very nearly dying. ugh.

But silver lining - my relationship with family members has improved considerably. I'm taking better care of myself than I have since the pandemic started. Still going to gigs and comedy shows and I can play guitar again.

Just with a clearer head now :)

Hope you're all well! I'll drop by once in a while xx
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Glad to hear you're doing well, I was worried, it's hard not to be when people suddenly disappear from here ❤️
 
Xorkoth said:
Hell yeah man! Company car... that's the real deal.
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Company cars are pretty common here, it's not entirely clear whether this is a good thing, but they are certainly much more friendly to the environment than the old second hand BMW 1 that my mother bought 15 years ago and that my sister drove with for another 5 years and that is banned from entering certain cities lol, which I use if I really have to get somewhere that's not accessible by train or bus.
Wages are a lot lower here than in the US though (and more taxes =D ), from what I gather it wouldn't even be that uncommon to earn 6 figures for similar positions with some experience in some parts of the US. Maybe someday. Definitely not staying here for the rest of my life though, I firmly intend to keep that promise.
 
AutoTripper said:
I mentally and emotionally fully prepared for any eventuality I could conceive of then completely detached to living in the day caring for myself without stress and worry and fear about the future I and full commitment to healing and mental peace which I feel was the right approach whatever eventualities unfold now.
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I am not sure peace of mind or security can happen anymore than some spare moments we get in our life. We’re human beings that don’t know what the next moment is gonna do. So the tool we use to get by is Faith. As long as we have to maintain a physical body our worries stem from that if you think about it. Financial worries is simply upkeep of the body. :) It is quite amazing. And I do believe in the biblical term “a peace beyond all understanding“. But I don’t think that happens in our lifetimes so we just have to practice moments of being free from those fears.

I’m also looking for a new job. And the main reason I want to leave is they are throwing too much work at me because they keep losing people of knowledge. So basically looking for other work because they’re working me too much. It kind of sucks cause I’ve been here for 20 years and help the company grow. But this financial institute that bought it hired all their buddies that don’t do anything for triple digit salaries and let all the people with knowledge leave the company. To me the company it’s like a covered wagon filled to the brim with stones and one of the wheels coming off. If nobody’s left that knows anything clients will just end up leaving. Luckily for me there’s a lot of database work out there. Good luck Buzz. Very happy to hear of your opportunity.
 
Buzz Lightbeer said:
Man, third headache at night, in a row.
I don't wanna be the kind of guy that gets regular headaches, what a pain.

It's like a non stuffed nose, you never fully appreciate what you've got until you lose it.
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Do you use an adequate amount of unrefined salt daily Buzz, ascwell as plenty of clean water?

Like Redmond Real Salt I favor, very high in silica but solely as well because I discovered Himalayan salts vary a lot in their bodily and nutritiinal worth.

Mining methods, areas etc.

Redmond is consistently cleanest best salt, alongside the best Himalayan salts but it is pot luck there.

I have a belief that without a sufficient and larger than most people have been led to believe is safe but which is necessary amount of natural unrefined salt daily it is not possible for the body to actually ever properly hydrate the cells because it is lacking sufficient natural salt or trying to perform the operation with an artificial variant.

Just a thought. I am still tripping though and I know you know your body well, I'm the same there.

Sorry for the headaches man.

I eat 10 grams Redmond Real Salt daily, decades though used to be Himalayan best quality before source stopped.

No added salt in any of my food. Not refined anyway. It's poison like white sugar. So 100% of my salt intake is pure unrefined mineral full, silica rich Redmond.

Lots filtered water, also treated with magnets actually years now.

And I swear refined salt interferes with the hydration process which makes sense because salt is essential for utilising water to hydrate the cells so an artificial version I imagine would do a poor task there.

My theory lol. 🙂

I am lucky though, no headaches ever. Once in 5 years I think.

Hope you get a break real soon mate.
 
AutoTripper said:
Do you use an adequate amount of unrefined salt daily Buzz, ascwell as plenty of clean water?
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Lots of water yes, unrefined salt, I'm not sure. It's probably too much screentime. I don't have anything on my hands these days so I've been quite bored.

I'm generally very skilled at doing absolutely nothing for weeks or even months on end (my whole student time), but I can't stick to anything anymore these days. I'm also just way too much in my own head, best not to elaborate, it's all too typical.

Weekends are all filled though, from now on to the end of April 1 or 2 parties every weekend =D that'll be extremely welcome after two years of nothing.
 
Buzz Lightbeer said:
Lots of water yes, unrefined salt, I'm not sure. It's probably too much screentime. I don't have anything on my hands these days so I've been quite bored.

I'm generally very skilled at doing absolutely nothing for weeks or even months on end (my whole student time), but I can't stick to anything anymore these days. I'm also just way too much in my own head, best not to elaborate, it's all too typical.

Weekends are all filled though, from now on to the end of April 1 or 2 parties every weekend =D that'll be extremely welcome after two years of nothing.
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I always see you Buzz as wise towards looking after yourself, balancing physically where you can.

But if you are feeding your body with predominantly refined salt, even white sea salt in supermarkets is no good.

Seriously add a legit unrefined salt in ample quantity. Arguable improved hydration is only one plus.

Enjoy those parties mate, and congrats on new J opportunity hope you will sink in there happily. 🙂
 
Adding additional salt/ sodium to your diet as proposed by @AutoTripper is possibly a recipe for developing high blood pressure and hypertension. Which will in turn lead to many other problems. Especially if you also enjoy vasoconstrictive drugs.

I had perfectly normal blood pressure my whole life and then a pretty solid stim and lsd binge and a lot of stress in my life kicked it up to the redline for almost a year. The cardiologist said I probably needed only three things to get on top of it: regular exercise, reduce stress levels, and drastically reduce sodium intake.

Because I couldn’t guarantee any of that I got given ACE inhibitors as well until I changed my lifestyle.
 
Atomic_Decay said:
Adding additional salt/ sodium to your diet as proposed by @AutoTripper is possibly a recipe for developing high blood pressure and hypertension. Which will in turn lead to many other problems. Especially if you also enjoy vasoconstrictive drugs.

I had perfectly normal blood pressure my whole life and then a pretty solid stim and lsd binge and a lot of stress in my life kicked it up to the redline for almost a year. The cardiologist said I probably needed only three things to get on top of it: regular exercise, reduce stress levels, and drastically reduce sodium intake.

Because I couldn’t guarantee any of that I got given ACE inhibitors as well until I changed my lifestyle.
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Yes but the specific type of salt is what determines it's effect if any on blood pressure,

Man made aka refined salt, has a very negative effect on blood pressure.

Lyme disease did me many favours by way of forcing me down a path of treating my body as gently as I could attempting balance always.

I have been very strict about consuming only natural unrefined high-quality salt and zero man-made refined version also the same with fat because as soon as I developed Lyme disease I became very allergic to refined fat it's totally sabotage is my digestion and well-being immediately but I can eat huge quantities of coconut oil and olive oil without any negative cholesterol problems.

Similarly with the large quantities of natural unrefined salt I have not ever had any slight blood pressure issues personally but I would not be taking any sufficient quantity of refined salt I would expect there to be some negative influence there this is the point I am trying to emphasise above.
 
simstim said:
I mean they don't consider us all members but I find it interesting.
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I find it interesting that they can still fund their 1999-esque web page lol. I've known about the Temple of Inner Light ever since my first trip down Erowid's DPT page. Thought they were gone a decade ago.
 
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