Terror attack in NYC involving truck.

[Scrofula]

I guess I shouldn't mention how future anthropologists will be able to identify the remains of baby boomers apart from all other generations, by the strontium-90 embedded in their bones from nuclear test fallout.

What I really meant was I still respond to all the racist trolls in other threads, then get all hot and bothered and take it out on innocents elsewhere. So I guess an abusive relationship would be a better analogy.

The CO2 ref. comes from the Apollo missions, another boomer episode. It turns out you can get up to around 5% CO2 in your spacecraft before psychological effects become too much. See, when you suffocate, it's not lack of oxygen that kills you, it's the buildup of CO2, acidifying your blood, that finally gets you. There are sensors in your brain that detect the pH change and trigger overwhelming panic if it drops. That panic is like fundamental fish-brain stuff and bypasses the sorts of systems that benzos target. So low-level CO2 buildup could cause mass anxiety, is my prediction.

(Completely different from carbon monoxide, which displaces oxygen in your red blood cells. There's no sensor for that, you just pass out and never wake up.)

 

[FLA]

FLA....been there....feel free to PM me for advice or to talk...sub wd feels worse than....most things.

Thanks Morninggloryseed! Maybe this should go somewhere else but I wanted to reply to you. It feels good to have people care about you. I could see the people on here saying how nasty the sub withdrawals are but I just couldn't or wouldn't hear it. I normally don't have a suicidal bone in my body but that withdrawal made me want to just end the misery, especially in the desperation of the middle of another endless sleep deprived night. After hearing those meth phychosis stories I was starting to wonder how much sleep deprivation my mind could take. I just avoided going out and interacting with people because I'm sure my restlessness shows and disturbs others. I've tried a lot of things. DXM, cannabis, kratom, phenibut and lyrica. Trying to cycle between them to not end up with another addiction. The other day I experienced homeostasis from a combination of tianeptine and lyrica. It was such a comfort. It totally erased the PAWS. I felt like god had forgiven me. Now that's at 5+ weeks out. Don't know if tianeptine would have done that at 1-2 weeks out.

 

[spacejunk]

I hope you're feeling a bit better now mate. You're doing great - just be careful of that tianeptine, it's pretty damn addictive in itself, lots of addiction horror stories from that one (as you probably know).

 

[FLA]

I hope you're feeling a bit better now mate. You're doing great - just be careful of that tianeptine, it's pretty damn addictive in itself, lots of addiction horror stories from that one (as you probably know).

Will do SpaceJunk. Thanks for the warning about tianeptine. I knew it had some side effects, but I don't think I have quite the respect for it that I probably should. It's only day 3 and it's lost a lot of it's magic. Keep up the good work on your end too! Political discourse on here is like a full time job. Your posts are thoughtful and interesting to read.