Laptop battery issues
in Laptops ·
Thanks for breaking all that down for me.
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Laptop battery issues
in Laptops ·
Is it actually a good idea to let it run completely flat, or is that just killing the battery life?
So, we’ve got actual mRNA technology being developed as a cancer vaccine. Does anyone have any recent updates on this, and how effective are these mRNA shots actually proving to be against tumors? I'm curious about what kind of real-world potential they have as a treatment.
Eric Newman75 said:From what, chemo or radiation?
Radiation?
Does anyone experience nausea or vomiting? Are there any immediate side effects, and how exactly do they show up?
Forgive me if this sounds like a total rookie question, but does radiotherapy involve taking something orally, or is it more about targeting specific areas of the body with some kind of machine designed to zap cancer cells?
Is chemo actually radioactive, like, are they injecting radioactive substances directly into your system?
How to survive gym workouts with social anxiety?
in Psychology & Therapy ·
Carl Brown152 said:Wait, is anyone actually prescribing antipsychotics for social anxiety or stuff like that?? First I've ever heard of that.
Isn't that a bit much—especially considering all those side effects? I just don't get it 🤷
Actually, my mistake—they don't prescribe them for social phobia.
How to survive gym workouts with social anxiety?
in Psychology & Therapy ·
If you've got the brains for it, an IT career is a solid move—freelancing lets you dodge most of those draining social interactions. You can just code, and if you're struggling to focus, finding the right antipsychotics can help organize your thoughts and dial down the anxiety, assuming you don't run into too many side effects. There are also options for ADHD.
The catch with antipsychotics is the risk of tardive dyskinesia after long-term use; we're talking uncontrollable limb movements that make it impossible to stand steady. Sometimes it stops when you quit the meds, but sometimes it's a lifelong struggle. Here’s a patient dealing with tardive dyskinesia: https://www.primehealthchannel.com/w...skinesia-2.jpg
US pharmaceutical companies developed a specific drug for tardive dyskinesia, but it’ll set you back $7,362 for a 28-capsule supply at 40-80mg.
While the brain volume loss caused by antipsychotics is relatively easy to address, the movement issues mentioned above? Not so much.
Lately, students have been leaning heavily on Modafinil to study, though it can definitely wreck your sleep schedule.
The catch with antipsychotics is the risk of tardive dyskinesia after long-term use; we're talking uncontrollable limb movements that make it impossible to stand steady. Sometimes it stops when you quit the meds, but sometimes it's a lifelong struggle. Here’s a patient dealing with tardive dyskinesia: https://www.primehealthchannel.com/w...skinesia-2.jpg
US pharmaceutical companies developed a specific drug for tardive dyskinesia, but it’ll set you back $7,362 for a 28-capsule supply at 40-80mg.
While the brain volume loss caused by antipsychotics is relatively easy to address, the movement issues mentioned above? Not so much.
Lately, students have been leaning heavily on Modafinil to study, though it can definitely wreck your sleep schedule.
How to survive gym workouts with social anxiety?
in Psychology & Therapy ·
Meditation is really about finding that sense of Nirvana amidst a chaotic mess of thoughts and emotions—it’s essentially what the Buddha and Buddhism were all about teaching. It’s about patience; once you actually master patience, you can stay grounded when fear hits, rather than letting it wash over you and spiraling into some panicked loss of control. It gives you this ability to not be afraid of anything, to just stay calm and maintain a clear head regardless of what life throws at you.
If that’s too much work, then there's always this:
SSRIs and other antidepressants are actually pretty effective for managing social phobia. Just keep in mind that Paxil usually takes about 4-6 weeks to kick in, Zoloft takes maybe 1-2 weeks, and Velafax typically needs 4-6 weeks before you notice a difference.
If that’s too much work, then there's always this:
SSRIs and other antidepressants are actually pretty effective for managing social phobia. Just keep in mind that Paxil usually takes about 4-6 weeks to kick in, Zoloft takes maybe 1-2 weeks, and Velafax typically needs 4-6 weeks before you notice a difference.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2021)
in Movies ·
Ryan Doyle43;82112561 said:Hollywood icon Tom Cruise is almost certainly heading up to the International Space Station (ISS). The flight is a go, and while it’ll be a small leap for the actor, it’s going to be a massive milestone for the film industry this October.
It's officially official now: Tom Cruise is actually going to the ISS to film the next entry in the Mission Impossible franchise.
wow. 👍
At this rate, he might as well head to Mars to shoot the sequel. 🤣
Schizophrenia - General Discussion
in Psychology & Therapy ·
Megan Hall3 said:Hi everyone.
My name is Mary. I’m looking for some help here. It feels like I’m completely alone in this struggle—dealing with schizophrenia. I have diagnoses of F20.0, F21, and I47. I’ve been dealing with suicidal ideation and have been on medication since I was twelve years old. I try so hard to push those thoughts away, but they just won't leave me alone. I hear voices, and I see shadows. The voices... they tell me to jump out the window. Part of me just wants to die on my own terms. In the past, whenever I lost control over those impulses, I ended up being hospitalized. This all traces back to when I was only six; I saw the ghost of a woman. I’ve always been withdrawn and shy. Honestly, I’m terrified of people. I feel like they can read my mind, that they're gossiping about me or even casting curses. I even feel like there are cameras hidden all over my room. Most days, I just stay in bed because I have zero willpower left. It’s like I’ve just vanished from the world.
I didn't want anyone to know all of this. But they found out. Now, I have legal guardians.
I don't have any friends, and as for having a boyfriend... well, let's just say that isn't happening.
I have a partial disability regarding my ability to work. I simply can't hold down a job.
I feel such a deep sense of shame. I'm young, yet I can't work, I can't date, and I don't have friends. I am just... alone.
How do you all manage to cope with everything?
If this is still happening despite taking your psychiatric medications exactly as prescribed—and not just applying them like some ointment—you might need to distance yourself from those close to you. Whether it's a relative or someone else causing issues that you can't quite pin down, try to get as far away as possible, maybe even move to another state, provided you keep up with your medication. I mention this because you've been struggling since you were six and seeing apparitions, so it sounds like a deep-rooted situation.
My post in the religion sub disappeared
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Why did my thread on religion regarding the devil get nuked? Apparently, discussing demons is off-limits in the religion sub, yet we’re allowed to talk about SpaceX rockets. I wonder who exactly is running the moderation show here... 🤦 You can go on about how certain groups commit violence, but mention a demon in the religion section and suddenly it's forbidden. Why was my post deleted?
Suicide prevention awareness: Curiosity-driven attempts
in Spirituality ·
Since we’re already diving into the whole suicide and near-death experience topic, what if you didn't actually die, but were simply AWAKE while your heart stopped—or at least slowed down enough that you could perceive the spiritual realm because you had essentially become part of it? Has anyone else experienced this, and did I, technically, die in that moment?
I used to manipulate my own heart rate, slowing it down so drastically that I truly believed I had passed away; if you don't believe me, just ask any doctor—they've been absolutely floored watching my blood pressure readings during those episodes.
I used to manipulate my own heart rate, slowing it down so drastically that I truly believed I had passed away; if you don't believe me, just ask any doctor—they've been absolutely floored watching my blood pressure readings during those episodes.
What do you think heaven looks like?
in Spirituality ·
bluemason3 said:You either lie, lose your mind, or end up with a brainwashed perspective that treats hallucinations like they're some profound truth.
It’s always so incredibly easy to slap a "crazy" label on someone else, isn't it? Honestly, if there were a machine out there capable of scanning a brain to detect hallucinations, I’d gladly volunteer to be hooked up to it just to prove I'm seeing things clearly.
Simply dismissing something as a hallucination doesn't really hold much water as actual evidence.
What do you think heaven looks like?
in Spirituality ·
Pure light. Just blinding white light.
It felt like looking through a window straight into paradise, while everything else was just the pitch-black void of hell on either side.
This hit me right when I thought my life was over—and honestly, part of me probably did die then, because a piece of who I was vanished in that moment. It’s funny how people call these experiences "hallucinations," as if they’re just glitches in the brain, yet everyone seems to encounter them precisely when they're facing death. If they're just hallucinations, why does the timing always sync up so perfectly with mortality? It’s a strange coincidence, though not a new one for me; I found myself staring at that same light again during another near-death experience.
THEY AREN'T HALLUCINATIONS!
It felt like looking through a window straight into paradise, while everything else was just the pitch-black void of hell on either side.
This hit me right when I thought my life was over—and honestly, part of me probably did die then, because a piece of who I was vanished in that moment. It’s funny how people call these experiences "hallucinations," as if they’re just glitches in the brain, yet everyone seems to encounter them precisely when they're facing death. If they're just hallucinations, why does the timing always sync up so perfectly with mortality? It’s a strange coincidence, though not a new one for me; I found myself staring at that same light again during another near-death experience.
THEY AREN'T HALLUCINATIONS!
Should we let go of our feelings?
in Spirituality ·
bluemason3 said:Specific myths usually lean on pseudo-scientific or pseudo-historical claims that are easy to debunk.
The problem is, once those are stripped away, there isn't enough left to sustain a particular religion. None of them really stand on philosophical theism or pure metaphysics alone; they rely on a cluster of myths, paranormal claims, and beliefs in esoteric mechanisms.
Take Christianity, for example. It doesn't survive solely—or even primarily—on the idea that God exists, an idea shared by plenty of other faiths. The core is the Jesus myth: the sacrifice, salvation, esoteric initiation "mysteries," and those pseudo-scientific attempts to prove things through fake miracles (as I mentioned in a previous post about logical fallacies), and so on.
Even with the purely philosophical elements, I wouldn't say they're wrong, but I'd also argue their proponents can't claim they're definitely right.
It’s just one option among many, none of which carry a high statistical probability of being true.
And yet, myths tend to be true.
Should we let go of our feelings?
in Spirituality ·
David Vaughn75 said:Evagrius Ponticus basically argued that knowing God isn't some emotional high. He claimed that visions, voices, and all those religious "feelings" are actually just distractions from true realization. When people mistake an emotional rush for actual spiritual truth, they end up totally losing the rhythm of their inner life.
What's your take on this?
If emotions are like a river—this wild current just tossing us around left and right without any say in the matter—does that mean we aren't even in control of ourselves?
Maybe the whole point is supposed to be surrendering to God and relying solely on Him... but is that union with God meant to be quiet contemplation, a state of Nirvana, total nothingness, or just a massive explosion of feeling?
Precisely.
Christian vs. Eastern Meditation: Similarities and Differences!
in Spirituality ·
neonmarlin39 said:LOL. Nah, you’re gonna need to drop a legit peer-reviewed study or something the actual scientific community agrees on. Until then, people are just gonna assume I'm right and that you're out here peddling pseudoscience—claiming things are "proven" when there's zero actual evidence to back them up.
I think you’re getting a bit mixed up on what actually defines science versus pseudoscience—and honestly, there's a big difference between hard data and just someone's personal take. Just because a new study comes out doesn't automatically mean everything else is fake or "pseudo." It’s not that simple.
Look, I’m not saying you're wrong. But seriously, can you point to even one single scientific paper that actually proves Kundalini exists? Like, at all? As far as I know, there hasn't been any actual scientific proof for stuff like that.
Whatever you were reading, it clearly wasn't exactly a reliable source. You're totally tripping over some of the most important details here.
🤣
I'm definitely not the type who needs that kind of lecture.
Your conclusion is totally off base.
You haven't brought up a single shred of evidence. And honestly, who knows what kind of random websites you're browsing to back this up...
How does any of that actually relate to the title of this thread?
Christian vs. Eastern Meditation: Similarities and Differences!
in Spirituality ·
Meditation is a solid practice if you actually have the discipline to do it; it clears out the mental clutter.