Posts by Keith Jones76

People totally overlook the width of the arm, for some reason.

Is it not finished yet? My bad.
You’re certainly persistent. I guess this is a top priority for you (which is fine).

So, here we go, I'm asking about sexual self-actualization again! For instance.

Is that really it then... 🤷 I guess...

It’s not like you aren't right. It's just that (in my opinion) you aren't quite ready to call it "treatment" and swap out what we've been doing until now. A philosophical perspective? Sure, fine. That whole 'Holy Spirit' thing, as they say. A way to approach life, or at least a shot at it—yeah, one possibility. But a significant cure? A revolution? ...No.

How exactly is a tooth supposed to grow in if there isn't even a bud there to begin with? It doesn't just materialize out of thin air. That’s like telling an amputee they can grow a new arm back just because they gave it a good massage. 😕

Alright, alright... but man, you sure do ramble.
They say true wisdom is being able to keep it brief and make it clear to everyone from a seven-year-old to a seventy-seven-year-old. The moment you have to spend all this time proving what’s supposedly already "proven"... I start getting skeptical about whether any of this actually works in the real world.
Other than that, though, I'm glad you're doing the deep thinking. That part is fine.

Whatever the goal is, it boils down to this: we don't want patients being tossed around by their circumstances or even their own bodies. We want them to be in the driver's seat. The aim is to foster critical thinking and independence, empowering people to actually take action and collaborate with others to build a better world.

Ahm... Hm, yeah... Sure. But you need a "self" to pull that off. And then some. Just do me a favor and answer the actual question—specifically regarding the "porous self." Give me an algorithm for how that works, nothing longer than 20 minutes. (Not that anyone has the attention span for more these days...)
Thanks! I'm dying to know.

You’ve made a series of logical leaps and massive oversimplifications here (which makes your conclusion pretty detached from reality). There are so many, I don't even want to start listing them. Honestly, this is the same playbook used by cult leaders, politicians, and people like that.
Good luck to anyone trying to get "cured" by some "holy guide." They'll just be making more room for everyone else.

I'm genuinely curious how your theory would actually work in practice. For instance, take someone dealing with a personality disorder. Give me a practical example—less philosophy, more of a concrete, real-world scenario acting as an actual step-by-step algorithm. And what are the alternatives if this fails? How exactly do you guarantee that people will actually take responsibility?

And, naturally, how can one person effectively process 40 to 50 people a day while remaining efficient? If that's not possible, please suggest the criteria for explaining to people why they weren't selected during triage, and why they won't be helped (since you'd have to pick a few out of those 50).

Look, talking about these things is fine. But we need to approach this like adults living in the real world. That much is obvious.

It’s all subjective, really—depends on how you define your boundaries. When you reach out to feel where the hairline starts, you can’t help but catch a sensation from the P. spinosus v. prominens at the same time. It feels like they're practically touching.

At the C7 level, you’ll find what’s known as the processus spinosus—that bony bump on your spine. It’s significantly more prominent and pronounced than the bumps on your other vertebrae, which is exactly why it's nicknamed the vertebra prominens (because, well, it stands out).
The reason is pretty straightforward: a very powerful ligament, the ligamentum nuchae, attaches right there. Its whole job is to keep your head upright so it doesn't just flop forward. Because that structure handles so much tension, it needs a heavy-duty anchor point to latch onto.
It’s a perfectly normal anatomical feature.

feralharbor89 said:I get night sweats every now and then, but I haven't been able to find any pattern.

Are there any swollen lymph nodes in your neck or anywhere else? Any lumps?

It’s a common symptom of TB. You should probably get some blood work done at least.

I've been on Lexapro for about six months now to manage anxiety and panic attacks, and I'm also taking Mecliz because the dizziness and vertigo are driving me crazy.
The nausea hits me constantly. It’s not like I'm throwing up or dealing with diarrhea—it's just this persistent, nagging nausea. I know that feeling sick is common when you first start an antidepressant, but is it normal for it to linger this long? What have you guys dealt with?

Maybe the panic attacks just haven't fully cleared out yet.

Anyone else dealing with the night sweats?

What kind of immune disorder are we talking about?

Is there any heavy industry located near you?
Where did you pick up the red peppers you're eating? (I know, sounds like a weird question)

Are there any neurological issues involved? Or perhaps any significant behavioral changes?

Certain types of epilepsy don't even involve losing consciousness...
I'm not sure why there isn't more progress here; maybe the treatment plan still needs some adjusting...

Nicotine triggers vasoconstriction—basically squeezing those blood vessels shut—which cuts down on oxygen flow. It probably teamed up with a few other culprits that do the same thing, like menopause, atherosclerosis, migraines, high muscle tension, overactive sympathetic nervous system activity, or even just the cold causing vessels to constrict.

Well, I don't know, just print it out.

Good luck 8!

So, what are we actually looking at here?

Those tests are usually ordered when there’s a suspicion of autoimmune issues or rheumatic conditions... They don't really mean much on their own; you have to look at them alongside the actual clinical symptoms.

Exactly. That’s why I posted this under both Health and Psychology.

Fair point about the typos. I wasn't really thinking about that...