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2023.05.30 12:21 WillWhole348 Looking for advice regarding weird experience at doctor's

TW: some mention of racism and gaslighting
I had GP visit a few weeks ago that hasn't been sitting well with me, but I'm aware I am feeling very fragile at the moment so I was hoping for some perspective from people with similar medical issues as to whether or not this is normal?
Background: I have been trying to get my GP to formally diagnose my hEDS forever now as it has been confirmed by all of them and every physio I've been to that I meet the diagnostic criteria fairly obviously, (including extensive family history).
I have developed arthritis in my hips as a result of this being left unmanaged, which has impacted my ability to work as much as i used to. I am trying to get disability support, but my medical notes don't list a long term condition just the laundry list of symptoms. So I am unable to prove that I have hEDS because, despite verbally talking me through hEDS as the cause to my symptoms, my GP then put "hypermobility syndrome" in my notes and has since refused to help me pursue formal diagnosis because I "only want it to claim benefits" (this is true, but I do actually need support) I haven't been able to see a rheumatologist due to the covid backlog and as my notes just say hypermobility, they are unaware that it is symptomatic and so rejected the referral.
Given all of this, I obviously assumed that although they agreed that I meet the criteria, none of the symptoms they see are serious enough or likely to be causing genuine pain and discomfort that prevents me from doing things (I'm 30, and was told this is too young to have joint pain from hypermobility).
I moved GPs last year, the final straw being my GP saying I was lucky to be so flexible and that hypermobility is actually really common among Asian and black women and therefore never a cause for concern in that demographic (I am an Asian woman and he is a white man for context). Obviously I wish I'd said something but chronic pain had sort of turned my brain to mush at that time and it took me a very long time to process this, by which point I didn't have spoons to spend on it 😂
Finally getting to the point: When trying to broach the topic of diagnosis with my new doctor I got the same brush off, but she also has declined to actually examine me- she did ordered loads of blood tests to rule out other conditions, which have unsurprisingly come back fine (I already had this done like 3 months prior) but still doesn't want to check my joints herself.
Instead of doing a cursory Beighton score check, she has told me that if I'm "really" having dislocations I should take a picture next time it happens so I can prove it. (This is the bit that made me feel a bit off)
So- to me this sounds really irresponsible because why would this be my go to response? It's quite painful and I'm never like "let me get a photo" if I wake up with something out of place- generally my priority is getting it back in rather than wasting time taking selfies, but also the more you move around with joints out of place the more likely you are to trap a nerve or put it back incorrectly...
Has anyone else been advised to take photos of dislocated joints? I just thought it was super weird! I have switched doctors since this, but am wondering if I should follow this up as it has been kind of bothering me since it happened...
Thank you if you made it to the end of this epic post and any advice or personal experiences would be tremendously helpful ❀
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2023.05.30 12:16 Vampiri4 Thoughts on “problematic” Lord of the Lost collaborations?

Long post ahead.
It goes without saying how Lord of the Lost’s support the LGBTQ+ community, stay generally open-minded and seem to be super wholesome people. And we need more of this in metal/alternative community, we REALLY do.
Still, I felt such dissonance when one of the guest artists on their latest album was the frontman of Combichrist, Andy LaPlegua. For those unfamiliar: this is the very same band with songs as “lovely” as Shut Up and Swallow, You Will Be the Bitch Now, Give Head If You Got It and Throat Full of Glass, to name a few. You can probably imagine what their music videos are like. Now I know one could say this is just being “edgy”, but when most of your songs focus around the topic of violence against a certain group of people (mostly women) then sir, you have a problem. The fact that Joe Letz used to be part of Combichrist doesn’t help either (he’s being brought up in many statements of fans who have been drugged and/or abused at Rammstein shows, to bring up his most recent shitty/downright abusive behaviour).
Another collaboration probably isn’t nearly as important, but one of the artists who remixed Blood & Glitter is Faderhead (who's also remixed a track off Die Kreatur album, a project of Chris and OOMPH!‘s Dero Goi). From what I saw, he’s also from Hamburg (so this could be a matter of collaboration between the Hamburg artists), which might explain why it was him remixing one of the tracks. Now this wouldn’t be anything weird if it wasn’t for this music video of Faderhead which is basically taking place in a video game where the main player eliminates drag queens (Fistful of F You is the title if anyone's curious). If we want to go into more details, Hocico from the Spanish version of La Bomba seem just as nice with their song Ladykiller (Don't Rape The Dead Girl), or other tracks from an album Hate Never Dies. Charming.
Yes, I’m aware that LOTL have worked with many other artists who are nowhere near shady (thank Goth). I’m also well aware of the many ways of artistic expression and the whole “shock factor” of alternative music. This is nothing new and, to many fans, nothing alarming, but it made me wonder if anyone else felt dissonant about it too. There are so many ways of artistic expression which doesn't involve objectifying/showing violence towards minorities - LOTL get that, these artists with whom they collaborated don't really seem to think the same way.
That’s it. Feel free to hate me after reading (you won’t be the first ones to hate me anyway). I do enjoy LOTL’s music a lot and admire their support for the queer community. I’m just one of those people who do their research when discovering a band.
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2023.05.30 12:14 ascension2121 How to determine total milage (walking/running) for the day?

Hi all - I have an M430, I'm taking part in a charity challenge walking/running 2500 miles in 4 months. I've been going back to my total milage for the previous day on the watch and adding that to the online progress counter, it has always seemed a little low.
Yesterday in the sport profile mode I went for a 6.5 mile run, which I counted under the running feature, but my total steps and milage for the day under the calendar profile says 5.15 miles. I thought that the total steps and milage were cumulative and counted anything under general activity + whatever you did in sport mode, but this doesn't seem to be the case. Does it not count them together? In order to get an accurate reading for my progress for the charity should I always be adding my general activity + whatever I have done in the sport profile together? If so then I've massively been understating how much I've done so far! thanks and I hp=ope this makes sense
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2023.05.30 12:13 nyulnyul23 Soft Typing

Soft Typing
After I posted a few weeks ago my initial try-on photos of all the IDs, people seemed to agree that 1, I have a double curve, 2, I need to accomodate curve, 3, I am very yin leaning. Folks did not really agree wether I benefit more from breaking the vertical or keeping it and if stereotypically romantic elements overwhelm me.
Most people voted on R, although there was a lot of reasoning for SG and some occasional TR and SC guesses. So here is round 2, focusing mostly on R and SG lines.
Although I am not opposed to settling my ID, this is NOT an ultimate R vs. SG boss fight that needs to be decided tonight. I think I can live and die happily knowing my thing about softness and curve accomodation, I do not need a certificate confirming one ID or the other. 😀 If you have a guess on my ID, please go ahead! If you do not, I will be very happy with your comment on which outfit variatons you think are the most flattering.
Pic 1&2: red and black dress variations. Pic 3-7: I came up with a starting outfit that I felt fitted well either the R or the SG recommendations, then by changing one piece of clothing at a time I tried to make the look gravitate towards the other ID. Picture 3-5 is starting from a htt romantic look, evolving into more gamine-ish one, while picture 6-7 are the other way around. Pic 8: hem lenght test. Pic 9: a random medley of my favourites pieces. Pic 10: I am a hair shorter than 6'3 - 159 cm.
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2023.05.30 12:11 mokokokokokokokok My gym shut down and I feel like shit because of my SA

So to give some backround I'm 16, male, and I've always been a pretty tall but scrawny person. 6 months ago I went to gym for the first time, started out with a trainer but for the past month or so I started doing things on my own. And I really liked it there, I noticed some improvements with my posture and body in general, not anything too big but it was noticeable. But one thing was that I always went there alone, and I liked it like that. Every now and again I'd meet with a classmate or someone that I knew there but it wasn't that big of a deal, we just said hi and that was it mostly.
But a week ago, I found out that my gym has closed, they're planning to relocate in 2 months from now. I have a friend (honestly my only real friend irl) that kept telling me I should go to his gym sometime. So I thought I could go to his gym and when my gym reopens I can just go back there.
But then I found out... I don't like it there. The place is way smaller and doesn't really allow me to do my routine which my trainer gave to me. Not only that but my friend is there with another friend of his, now, I love my friend he's great, and the other guy is nice too, don't get me wrong. But I can't help but feel uncomfortable with them around in a place like the gym. They're stronger and more fit than me, and they correct me a lot. I feel so alien and just uncomfortable like I said before. Being alone felt so nice, I didn't have any business with anyone, no one had any business with me, I just went there, did my thing, finished and then left.
And like I said, my routine is kinda fucked up now, I just kinda do random stuff so whenever I finish I feel more tired, but I don't feel like I've built as much muscles as I would normally.
I understand that this is a me thing, but I just feel really bad for the way I am because going to the gym is a really good thing for someone like me, but now I don't really feel like going there.
People might say to go there at a later time or something, but I live in the "countryside", and my gym is in the city, meaning my dad has to drive me there. And he has work so he can't just pick me up anytime I want to and I don't wanna stress him out.
So yeah, just wanted to vent a little and maybe get some advice if there is any.
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2023.05.30 12:10 Dowdidik Corrélations génétiques des différents troubles mentaux et notion de "spectre".

Corrélations génétiques des différents troubles mentaux et notion de

Des variantes gĂ©nĂ©tiques similaires semblent ĂȘtre Ă  l'origine d'un certain nombre de troubles psychiatriques. Dans une Ă©tude portant sur 200 000 personnes (8), la schizophrĂ©nie prĂ©sentait une corrĂ©lation significative avec la plupart des autres troubles. En revanche, certains troubles tels que le syndrome de stress post-traumatique (PTSD) ne prĂ©sentaient que de faibles corrĂ©lations avec d'autres pathologies. - Marshall, M. (2020). The hidden links between mental disorders. Nature, 581(7806), 19–21. doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00922-8

Je trouve intéressant de vous partager l'article publié dans Nature en 2020 en lien avec cette carte :

Les racines de la maladie mentale.

Les chercheurs commencent Ă  dĂ©mĂȘler la biologie commune qui relie des troubles psychiatriques supposĂ©s distincts. Par Michael Marshall
En 2018, le psychiatre Oleguer Plana-Ripoll s'est heurté à un fait déroutant concernant les troubles mentaux. Il savait que de nombreuses personnes souffraient de plusieurs maladies - anxiété et dépression, par exemple, ou schizophrénie et troubles bipolaires. Il a donc mis la main sur une base de données contenant les informations médicales d'environ 5,9 millions de citoyens danois.
Il a été stupéfait par ce qu'il a découvert. Chaque trouble mental prédisposait le patient à tous les autres troubles mentaux, quelle que soit la différence des symptÎmes1. "Nous savions que la comorbidité était importante, mais nous ne nous attendions pas à trouver des associations pour toutes les paires", explique Plana-Ripoll, qui travaille à l'université d'Aarhus au Danemark.
L'étude aborde une question fondamentale qui préoccupe les chercheurs depuis plus d'un siÚcle. Quelles sont les racines de la maladie mentale ?
Dans l'espoir de trouver une rĂ©ponse, les scientifiques ont accumulĂ© une Ă©norme quantitĂ© de donnĂ©es au cours de la derniĂšre dĂ©cennie, en Ă©tudiant les gĂšnes, l'activitĂ© cĂ©rĂ©brale et la neuroanatomie. Ils ont dĂ©couvert que de nombreux gĂšnes identiques sont Ă  l'origine de troubles apparemment distincts, tels que la schizophrĂ©nie et l'autisme, et que des changements dans les systĂšmes de prise de dĂ©cision du cerveau pourraient ĂȘtre impliquĂ©s dans de nombreuses affections.
Les chercheurs sont Ă©galement en train de repenser radicalement les thĂ©ories sur la façon dont notre cerveau se dĂ©rĂšgle. L'idĂ©e selon laquelle les maladies mentales peuvent ĂȘtre classĂ©es dans des catĂ©gories distinctes et discrĂštes, telles que l'"anxiĂ©tĂ©" ou la "psychose", a Ă©tĂ© largement rĂ©futĂ©e. Au contraire, les troubles se fondent les uns dans les autres et il n'existe pas de lignes de dĂ©marcation nettes, comme l'a clairement dĂ©montrĂ© l'Ă©tude de Plana-Ripoll.
Aujourd'hui, les chercheurs tentent de comprendre la biologie qui sous-tend ce spectre de psychopathologie.
Ils ont formulĂ© quelques thĂ©ories. Il existe peut-ĂȘtre plusieurs dimensions de la maladie mentale, de sorte que, selon les rĂ©sultats obtenus pour chacune d'entre elles, une personne serait plus encline Ă  souffrir de certains troubles que d'autres. Une autre idĂ©e, plus radicale, est qu'il existe un facteur unique qui rend les personnes sujettes aux maladies mentales en gĂ©nĂ©ral : le trouble qu'elles dĂ©veloppent est alors dĂ©terminĂ© par d'autres facteurs. Les deux idĂ©es sont prises au sĂ©rieux, bien que le concept de dimensions multiples soit plus largement acceptĂ© par les chercheurs.
Les détails sont encore flous, mais la plupart des psychiatres s'accordent à dire qu'une chose est claire : l'ancien systÚme consistant à classer les troubles mentaux dans des catégories précises ne fonctionne pas. Ils espÚrent également qu'à long terme, le remplacement de ce cadre par un autre fondé sur la biologie débouchera sur de nouvelles drogues et de nouveaux traitements. Les chercheurs visent à révéler, par exemple, les gÚnes clés, les régions du cerveau et les processus neurologiques impliqués dans la psychopathologie, et à les cibler avec des thérapies. Bien qu'il faille un certain temps pour y parvenir, Steven Hyman, du Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard à Cambridge (Massachusetts), déclare : "Je suis optimiste à long terme si le domaine fait vraiment son travail".

Un florilĂšge de troubles.

Le défi le plus immédiat est de savoir comment diagnostiquer les personnes. Depuis les années 1950, les psychiatres utilisent un ouvrage exhaustif appelé Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux, qui en est actuellement à sa cinquiÚme édition. Il répertorie tous les troubles reconnus, de l'autisme aux troubles obsessionnels compulsifs en passant par la dépression, l'anxiété et la schizophrénie. Chaque trouble est défini par des symptÎmes. L'hypothÚse inhérente est que chaque trouble est distinct et survient pour des raisons différentes.
Cependant, avant mĂȘme la publication du DSM-5 en 2013, de nombreux chercheurs affirmaient que cette approche Ă©tait erronĂ©e. "N'importe quel clinicien aurait pu vous dire que les patients n'avaient pas lu le DSM et ne s'y conformaient pas", explique M. Hyman, qui a participĂ© Ă  la rĂ©daction de la cinquiĂšme Ă©dition du manuel.
Peu de patients correspondent Ă  un ensemble de critĂšres prĂ©cis. Au contraire, les personnes prĂ©sentent souvent un mĂ©lange de symptĂŽmes liĂ©s Ă  diffĂ©rents troubles. MĂȘme si une personne a reçu un diagnostic assez clair de dĂ©pression, elle prĂ©sente souvent des symptĂŽmes d'un autre trouble, comme l'anxiĂ©tĂ©. "Si vous souffrez d'un trouble, vous avez beaucoup plus de chances d'en souffrir d'un autre", explique Ted Satterthwaite, neuropsychiatre Ă  l'universitĂ© de Pennsylvanie, Ă  Philadelphie.
Cela implique que la façon dont les cliniciens ont divisé les troubles mentaux est erronée. Les psychiatres ont tenté de résoudre ce problÚme en divisant les troubles en sous-types de plus en plus fins. "Si l'on observe l'évolution du DSM au fil du temps, le livre devient de plus en plus épais", explique M. Satterthwaite. Mais le problÚme persiste : les sous-types reflÚtent encore mal l'ensemble des symptÎmes que présentent de nombreux patients.
C'est pourquoi l'Institut national amĂ©ricain de la santĂ© mentale, le plus grand bailleur de fonds de la science de la santĂ© mentale au monde, a modifiĂ© son mode de financement de la recherche. À partir de 2011, il a commencĂ© Ă  exiger davantage d'Ă©tudes sur les fondements biologiques des troubles, plutĂŽt que sur leurs symptĂŽmes, dans le cadre d'un programme appelĂ© "Research Domain Criteria" (critĂšres de domaine de recherche). Depuis, la recherche sur les fondements biologiques de la psychopathologie a explosĂ©, les Ă©tudes se concentrant notamment sur la gĂ©nĂ©tique et la neuroanatomie. Mais si les chercheurs espĂ©raient dĂ©mystifier la psychopathologie, ils ont encore un long chemin Ă  parcourir : la principale dĂ©couverte a Ă©tĂ© la complexitĂ© de la psychopathologie.

Des clusters controversés.

D'un point de vue clinique, les preuves que les symptĂŽmes recoupent plusieurs troubles - ou que les personnes prĂ©sentent souvent plus d'un trouble - n'ont fait que se renforcer. C'est pourquoi, bien que des symptĂŽmes individuels tels que les changements d'humeur ou les troubles du raisonnement puissent ĂȘtre diagnostiquĂ©s de maniĂšre fiable, il est difficile d'attribuer les patients Ă  un diagnostic global tel que le "trouble bipolaire".
MĂȘme des troubles apparemment distincts sont liĂ©s. En 2008, la gĂ©nĂ©ticienne Angelica Ronald, qui travaillait alors Ă  l'Institut de psychiatrie du King's College de Londres, et ses collĂšgues ont dĂ©couvert que l'autisme et le trouble dĂ©ficitaire de l'attention avec hyperactivitĂ© (TDAH) se chevauchaient. "À l'Ă©poque, il n'Ă©tait pas possible d'ĂȘtre diagnostiquĂ© comme souffrant de ces deux troubles", explique Angelica Ronald, en raison d'une rĂšgle figurant dans une version antĂ©rieure du DSM. Mais elle et son Ă©quipe ont dĂ©couvert que les caractĂ©ristiques de l'autisme et du TDAH Ă©taient fortement corrĂ©lĂ©es et en partie sous contrĂŽle gĂ©nĂ©tique2.
En outre, il semble y avoir des groupes de symptÎmes qui dépassent les limites des troubles. Une étude de 20183 a examiné des personnes chez qui on avait diagnostiqué soit une dépression majeure, soit un trouble panique, soit un trouble de stress post-traumatique (PTSD). Les volontaires ont été évalués sur la base de leurs symptÎmes, de leurs performances cognitives et de leur activité cérébrale. Les chercheurs ont constaté que les participants se répartissaient en six groupes, caractérisés par des humeurs distinctes telles que la "tension" et la "mélancolie". Les groupes recoupent les trois catégories diagnostiques comme si elles n'existaient pas. Beaucoup s'accordent aujourd'hui à dire que les catégories diagnostiques sont erronées. La question qui se pose est la suivante : avec la biologie comme guide, à quoi devraient ressembler le diagnostic et le traitement psychiatriques ?

Dimensions multiples.

L'un des principaux modĂšles consiste Ă  dire qu'il existe un certain nombre de traits neuropsychologiques ou "dimensions" qui varient d'une personne Ă  l'autre. Chaque trait dĂ©termine notre susceptibilitĂ© Ă  certains types de troubles. Par exemple, une personne peut ĂȘtre sujette Ă  des troubles de l'humeur tels que l'anxiĂ©tĂ©, mais pas Ă  des troubles de la pensĂ©e tels que la schizophrĂ©nie.
Cette approche est similaire à la façon dont les psychologues conçoivent la personnalité. Dans un modÚle, cinq traits de personnalité, tels que le caractÚre consciencieux et le névrosisme, décrivent la plupart des variations de la personnalité humaine.
Certains psychiatres tentent déjà de réimaginer leur discipline en tenant compte des dimensions. Au début des années 2010, des pressions ont été exercées pour éliminer les catégories de troubles du DSM-5 au profit d'une approche "dimensionnelle" basée sur des symptÎmes individuels. Cette tentative a échoué, en partie parce que le financement des soins de santé et les soins aux patients ont été construits autour des catégories du DSM. Toutefois, d'autres catalogues de troubles ont évolué vers la dimensionnalité. En 2019, l'Assemblée mondiale de la santé a approuvé la derniÚre classification internationale des maladies (appelée CIM-11), dans laquelle certaines psychopathologies ont été décomposées en symptÎmes dimensionnels plutÎt qu'en catégories.
Le défi posé par l'hypothÚse de la dimensionnalité est évident : combien y a-t-il de dimensions et quelles sont-elles ? Satterthwaite parle d'un "trÚs gros problÚme".
Une thĂ©orie populaire4, soutenue par de nombreuses Ă©tudes au cours de la derniĂšre dĂ©cennie, plaide en faveur de deux dimensions seulement. La premiĂšre comprend tous les troubles "intĂ©riorisĂ©s", tels que la dĂ©pression, dont les symptĂŽmes primaires affectent l'Ă©tat interne de la personne. Elle s'oppose aux troubles "extĂ©riorisĂ©s", tels que l'hyperactivitĂ© et le comportement antisocial, qui affectent la rĂ©action d'une personne au monde. Si une personne a Ă©tĂ© diagnostiquĂ©e avec deux troubles ou plus, les Ă©tudes suggĂšrent qu'il s'agit probablement de la mĂȘme catĂ©gorie.
Mais des Ă©tudes combinant de grandes quantitĂ©s de donnĂ©es d'imagerie cĂ©rĂ©brale avec l'apprentissage automatique ont abouti Ă  des chiffres diffĂ©rents, mĂȘme dans des Ă©tudes rĂ©alisĂ©es par le mĂȘme laboratoire. L'annĂ©e derniĂšre, Satterthwaite et son groupe ont publiĂ© une Ă©tude5 portant sur 1 141 jeunes prĂ©sentant des symptĂŽmes d'intĂ©riorisation et ont constatĂ© qu'ils pouvaient ĂȘtre divisĂ©s en deux groupes sur la base de leur structure et de leur fonction cĂ©rĂ©brale. En 2018, Satterthwaite a menĂ© une Ă©tude similaire6 et a identifiĂ© quatre dimensions, chacune associĂ©e Ă  un modĂšle distinct de connectivitĂ© cĂ©rĂ©brale.
À terme, une future version du DSM pourrait comporter des chapitres consacrĂ©s Ă  chaque dimension, explique M. Hyman. Ces chapitres pourraient Ă©numĂ©rer les troubles qui se regroupent dans chaque dimension, ainsi que leurs symptĂŽmes et tout biomarqueur dĂ©rivĂ© de la physiologie et de la gĂ©nĂ©tique sous-jacentes. Deux personnes prĂ©sentant des symptĂŽmes similaires mais des mutations ou des altĂ©rations neuroanatomiques diffĂ©rentes pourraient alors ĂȘtre diagnostiquĂ©es et traitĂ©es diffĂ©remment.

Dans les gĂšnes.

L'un des piliers de cette approche future est une meilleure compréhension de la génétique des maladies mentales. Au cours de la derniÚre décennie, les études sur la génétique psychopathologique sont devenues suffisamment importantes pour permettre de tirer des conclusions solides.
Ces études révÚlent qu'aucun gÚne individuel ne contribue fortement au risque de psychopathologie ; au contraire, des centaines de gÚnes ont chacun un petit effet. Une étude de 20097 a révélé que des milliers de variantes génétiques constituaient des facteurs de risque pour la schizophrénie. Nombre d'entre elles étaient également associées au trouble bipolaire, ce qui suggÚre que certains gÚnes contribuent aux deux troubles.
Cela ne veut pas dire que les mĂȘmes gĂšnes sont impliquĂ©s dans tous les troubles cĂ©rĂ©braux, loin de lĂ . Une Ă©quipe dirigĂ©e par le gĂ©nĂ©ticien Benjamin Neale du Massachusetts General Hospital de Boston et le psychiatre Aiden Corvin du Trinity College de Dublin a dĂ©couvert en 2018 que les troubles neurologiques tels que l'Ă©pilepsie et la sclĂ©rose en plaques sont gĂ©nĂ©tiquement distincts des troubles psychiatriques tels que la schizophrĂ©nie et la dĂ©pression8 (voir la "Carte mentale").
Ces Ă©tudes ont toutes portĂ© sur des variantes communes, qui sont les plus faciles Ă  dĂ©tecter. Certaines Ă©tudes rĂ©centes se sont plutĂŽt concentrĂ©es sur des variantes extrĂȘmement rares, qui suggĂšrent des diffĂ©rences gĂ©nĂ©tiques entre les troubles. Une Ă©tude portant sur plus de 12 000 personnes9 a rĂ©vĂ©lĂ© que les personnes atteintes de schizophrĂ©nie prĂ©sentaient un taux anormalement Ă©levĂ© de mutations ultra-rare - et que celles-ci Ă©taient souvent propres Ă  un seul individu.
Le résultat est un véritable gùchis. Il est difficile de prédire quels sont les facteurs de risque qui s'appliquent à toutes les maladies. "Certains d'entre eux sont largement partagés par l'ensemble des psychopathologies", déclare Neale, "tandis que d'autres sont un peu plus spécifiques à une ou quelques formes de psychopathologie".

Le facteur p

Certains psychiatres ont avancĂ© une hypothĂšse radicale qui, espĂšrent-ils, leur permettra de donner un sens Ă  ce chaos. Si les troubles partagent des symptĂŽmes, ou cooccurrent, et si de nombreux gĂšnes sont impliquĂ©s dans de multiples troubles, il existe peut-ĂȘtre un facteur unique qui prĂ©dispose les personnes Ă  la psychopathologie.
Cette idĂ©e a Ă©tĂ© proposĂ©e pour la premiĂšre fois en 2012 par Benjamin Lahey, spĂ©cialiste de la santĂ© publique Ă  l'universitĂ© de Chicago, dans l'Illinois10. Lahey et ses collĂšgues ont Ă©tudiĂ© les symptĂŽmes de 11 troubles. Ils ont utilisĂ© des statistiques pour dĂ©terminer si le modĂšle pouvait ĂȘtre expliquĂ© au mieux par trois dimensions distinctes, ou par ces trois dimensions combinĂ©es Ă  une prĂ©disposition "gĂ©nĂ©rale". Le modĂšle fonctionnait mieux si le facteur gĂ©nĂ©ral Ă©tait inclus.
L'annĂ©e suivante, l'hypothĂšse a reçu plus de soutien - et un nom accrocheur - de la part des psychologues Avshalom Caspi et Terrie Moffitt de l'universitĂ© Duke Ă  Durham, en Caroline du Nord. Ils ont utilisĂ© les donnĂ©es d'une Ă©tude Ă  long terme portant sur 1 037 personnes et ont constatĂ© que la plupart des variations des symptĂŽmes pouvaient ĂȘtre expliquĂ©es par un seul facteur11.
Caspi et Moffitt ont appelé ce facteur le "facteur p". Depuis 2013, de nombreuses études ont reproduit leur principale découverte. Caspi et Moffitt ont clairement indiqué que le facteur p ne pouvait pas tout expliquer et n'ont fait aucune supposition quant à sa biologie sous-jacente, se contentant d'émettre l'hypothÚse qu'un ensemble de gÚnes pourrait jouer un rÎle de médiateur. D'autres ont proposé que le facteur p soit une prédisposition générale à la psychopathologie, mais que d'autres facteurs - expériences stressantes ou autres altérations génétiques - poussent une personne vers différents symptÎmes12. Mais si ce facteur est réel, il a une implication surprenante : il pourrait y avoir une cible thérapeutique unique pour les troubles psychiatriques.
Certains indices laissent dĂ©jĂ  penser que les traitements gĂ©nĂ©ralisĂ©s pourraient ĂȘtre aussi efficaces que les thĂ©rapies ciblĂ©es. Une Ă©tude rĂ©alisĂ©e en 201713 a assignĂ© au hasard des personnes souffrant de troubles anxieux, tels que le trouble panique ou le trouble obsessionnel-compulsif, Ă  recevoir soit une thĂ©rapie pour leur trouble spĂ©cifique, soit une approche gĂ©nĂ©ralisĂ©e. Les deux thĂ©rapies se sont avĂ©rĂ©es aussi efficaces l'une que l'autre.
Trouver une base physiologique au facteur p serait la premiÚre étape vers des thérapies basées sur ce facteur, mais ce n'est que ces derniÚres années que les chercheurs en ont trouvé des indices dans les données génétiques et neuroanatomiques. Une étude14 sur la génétique de la psychopathologie dans une population britannique, par exemple, a identifié un "facteur génétique p" - un ensemble de gÚnes dont les variations contribuaient au risque de psychopathologie.
Dans le mĂȘme temps, d'autres groupes ont cherchĂ© un changement neuroanatomique qui se produit dans de multiples psychopathologies. Les rĂ©sultats sont intrigants, mais contradictoires.
Une Ă©tude15 portant sur six psychopathologies a rĂ©vĂ©lĂ© que la matiĂšre grise du cerveau diminuait dans trois rĂ©gions impliquĂ©es dans le traitement des Ă©motions : le cingulum antĂ©rieur dorsal, l'insula droite et l'insula gauche. Mais des Ă©tudes ultĂ©rieures menĂ©es par Adrienne Romer, psychologue clinicienne Ă  la Harvard Medical School et Ă  l'hĂŽpital McLean de Belmont (Massachusetts), ont permis d'identifier un trio de rĂ©gions totalement diffĂ©rent, dont le rĂŽle consiste notamment Ă  gĂ©rer les fonctions corporelles de base et les mouvements16 : le pons, le cervelet et une partie du cortex. Pour y voir plus clair, il faut peut-ĂȘtre se concentrer sur la fonction exĂ©cutive du cerveau : la capacitĂ© Ă  rĂ©guler le comportement en planifiant, en prĂȘtant attention et en rĂ©sistant Ă  la tentation, qui s'appuie sur de nombreuses rĂ©gions du cerveau. Romer et Satterthwaite ont indĂ©pendamment constatĂ© des perturbations des fonctions exĂ©cutives dans une sĂ©rie de psychopathologies17,18 - le soupçon Ă©tant que ces perturbations pourraient ĂȘtre Ă  l'origine du facteur p.
La plupart des scientifiques s'accordent à dire qu'il faut davantage de données, et nombre d'entre eux ne sont pas convaincus par des explications aussi simples. "Je suis un peu moins sûr que c'est ce qui va se passer", déclare Neale. Au niveau génétique au moins, dit-il, de nombreux troubles, tels que le PTSD et le trouble anxieux généralisé, restent mal compris.
Toutes ces hypothÚses générales sont prématurées, selon Hyman. "Je pense que l'heure est à la recherche empirique plutÎt qu'aux grandes théories."
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2023.05.30 12:10 theweaked Have you heard about this?

I was playing a game the other day and was winning by a large gap in a match. This is nothing new for me, there are some matches where you just destroy you opponent. About half time in the game it was clear I was winning and to provoke him I wrote in the chat "yo bro can you surr, I have other things to do" (asking him to surrender), and I thought I really did something there...but oooh boy how was I wrong! LOL that dude replyed "nah bro, I think I am getting the hang of it" and after that "yeah also...I am starting to have fun". From that point on it went downhill a and I lost the match...he completely dominated and destroyed me which left me speechless. I then looked at the profile of the player out of curiosity and also to calm myself only to found one of the most average account I have ever seen. It was so strange, because we were at a really high level but that account while it had enough stats to explain the level it didn't explain how would he do such a comeback. I also saw that he had less than 10 games with the character that he used to beat me which also made it more strange. So I actually didn't really think much of it at the start and made a bunch on excuses like "maybe he was cheating" or "he just got lucky" things like this. But after I talked about this with my friend (as a funny story) he asked me if I remember the name of the player (most of the time gamer just pick random ass names or thing that you don't generally remember) and I actually remembered his name because it was so simple and plain. So I said to him "yeah I actually do, his tag was Player1" and thus followed a minute of silence after which he replied "dude are you serious? You really don't know?" I looked confused and asked to elaborate and he started to explain to me and telling about this legend that is said to exist between gamers (but apparently not all of them know of this for some reason, and that's why I am having a hard time believing this and I am here to clarify) and this legend says that basically it exists this player that completely dominated every game he playes but after some times he grows bored of winning and starts to act average so that he can actually enjoy the game...but there are some times where it seems he regains his original self and just decide to destroy you and you can't do anything about it! It also says that his name is really easy to remember unlike others so that you will never forget your loss with him and the name of the player that humiliated you . He also said to me that the switch to make him play seriously is when he is having fun (which would explain what he wrote in the chat). I am having a hard time believing this even tho it is a really cool legend but at the same time I am inclined to believe it because I saw it my two own eyes. So I wanted to ask the people of reddit: "Have you guys ever hear about something similar?" . Also I really trust my friend who looked really serious when he was explaining it to me which is really unlikely him. I am sorry for my English and I am hoping I will get an answer ⛷.
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2023.05.30 12:08 miss_ophonia My asexuality almost ended my marriage.

Hi. I'm very new here, so forgive me if I navigate into murky waters or cause a wake in a no wake zone. I think I'm gray ace, pretty sure, but I'm still in uncharted territory, and I'm learning every day. This will be a long post, I just want to offer my own evolving journey.
I've been in the only relationship I've ever had since we were 19 for 35 years now. I was a virgin and very pretty, so he was attracted to me. I found him cute, but I didn't really have a type. I spent a quarter of a century fighting my asexuality because I thought it was my defect to fix, and i new nothing about being asexual or even what it was--and I suffered emotionally, physically, and mentally because of it (so did my husband). He was a very sexual being, even made me swear to God to never take or withhold sex from him. He needed it and couldn't be without it.
So I did my duty but never sought it out. I faked it for him. I was never adventurous in the bedroom. I even had a kid, which I've always wanted, and he is our light and joy, a wonderful person we are both proud of. Still, there was always tension because he always wanted more (how many fights did we have about what was a normal amount--he insisted 3 times a day), and of course I didn't need that at all.
For 25 years, I did my best to appease that, going to my happy place during those moments and yes--I did have very normal physical reactions to the act some of the time. I preferred it when I did because I didn't feel like was lying to him about my real (non)feelings about sex.
Then I got breast cancer in my late 30's. It was caught very early, but still--I had 6 surgeries in total, including a hysterectomy. What surviving cancer did to me, my body and mind, and my marriage nearly ended all the above. I got heavier and if I didn't fancy sex before, I sure didn't after that. Both of us became resentful of the other over sex. I was becoming less tolerant of any sexual thing at all.
After 5 years of that seething hostility, I moved out of our room into my own. He became distant and obstinate. But underneath it all he didn't cheat (that I know of to this day) and I didn't leave, but our marriage was pretty much dead and we became roommates with a 10 year old kid.
It all came to a head one weekend in a marathon 2 hour fight. I'll spare you the ugly details, but will say that it never got physical. He said awful things about how he was no longer attracted to me and his final shot was that promise he made me swear about never taking sex away from him. I let him rage for an hour, I was sobbing and broken, and when he couldn't find another awful thing to say I asked if it was my turn. And he agreed to listen and not interrupt me, as I'd given him that courtesy to begin with.
And with that, I unloaded. That promise? We were teenagers who new nothing about real relationships or life! And I have him a news flash--I never liked sex. I faked it to Oscar worthy levels. I never saw him that way, even told him that for years, and I was the one who had to do what I didn't want to do all our marriage and he didn't even seem to care. It was my biggest effort for him, all for him, and he treated it like he was entitled to it. Why?? Money? We both work for our existence. He could have anybody? Well so could I. If he wanted to go so badly, then go. But I wasn't uprooting my or my kid's or our pets life because his penis felt neglected. That was my hour.
Five years after that fight and we're still together. It's been rough, it's not perfect, but the healing has been steady. He's come to grips with the reality of ME, and there's still love there in both our parts. It's just not physical anymore and never will be like that again.
For me, there's so much regret. I wish I knew what I was all my life. I wish I'd told him the truth from the beginning, but I didn't even understand that truth when I was 19 and worried I'd die a spinster. Had I known, would I have lived out my dreams that I gave up for a domestic lie? I have forgiven him for many things, but they still haunt me. I still have my own room and it's my haven, my nest. We have tender moments, and fight a lot less, but I still hold a bitter ember for the things he did and did. He's a good man who fell in love with the love of his life and she didn't want anything from him but to grow old with him. That should be a romcom bit in real life, it's far from it. Yet, here we are.
I'm on my new journey to grow myself in a very different world now, one that more and more people are navigating. It's so scary, yet it's freeing to finally have a name for all the feeling I never had. Sometimes I find myself wondering what "normal" is really like, but that's fading away more and more. But I know one important thing:
I don't need to be fixed anymore.
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2023.05.30 12:07 CNIS-Azerbaijan-Baku “Aliyev‘s support for Russia’s imperial policy at a time when even Russia’s closest allies are distancing themselves from it is illogical and can only be explained by a desire to strengthen solidarity among authoritarian regimes and slow down the global democratic changes that await the region."

“Aliyev‘s support for Russia’s imperial policy at a time when even Russia’s closest allies are distancing themselves from it is illogical and can only be explained by a desire to strengthen solidarity among authoritarian regimes and slow down the global democratic changes that await the region.
“Ilham Aliyev‘s support for Russia’s imperial policy at a time when even Russia’s closest allies are distancing themselves from it is illogical and can only be explained by a desire to strengthen solidarity among authoritarian regimes and slow down the global democratic changes that await the region.”
(Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties
Member of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) Salyan branch Zaur Ahmadov was detained by two civilian police officers. Azadliq newspaper reports that Ahmadov was taken to an unknown destination, and only hours later, his family was informed that he was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment. According to Ahmadov’s family, Salyan Police Department rejected their request for a meeting. Ahmadov is one of the many members of the Party who were arrested on trumped-up charges, according to human rights lawyers. One of the members of the Party, Alizamin Salayev, who has been on hunger strike for more than 110 days, was sentenced to four imprisonments despite the calls from human rights organizations for his immediate release.
Governance and Corruption
Sunday marked the 105th anniversary of the first democratic Republic in Azerbaijan. Despite its historical importance as the first democratic government in the Muslim world, the Azerbaijani authorities demonstrate considerably less interest in commemorating the ideals and founding fathers of the first Republic that lasted for two years between 1918-1920. While the government changed the name of the public holiday from “Republic Day” to “Independence Day” a few years ago, the state-controlled media every year devotes airtime to the glorification of the former president, Heydar Aliyev who ruled the counter from 1993 till 2003, when his son came to power after his death. Chairperson of the APFP Ali Karimli said that despite the government’s attempts to eradicate the memories of the Republic, it would not be possible to remove it from public memory. “Neither the 70-year propaganda of the Bolsheviks nor the jealousy and slander of the family rule could remove the founder of Azerbaijan’s independence from the memories of our people. We commemorate our national leader Muhammad Amin Rasulzade and our founding fathers with respect and gratitude, who did the greatest service in declaring the independence of Azerbaijan, establishing the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, keeping the national government standing for almost two years, and keeping the ideology of national independence alive even after the occupation of Azerbaijan. Long live Republican ideas, freedom, and justice! Happy Republic Day!”
Chairperson of the National Council of Democratic Forces historian Jamil Hasanli said that it is “a historical irony” that after a hundred years of the establishment of the Democratic Republic in Azerbaijan, family rule prevailed. “Today is their day, not only the Republic’s birthday but also the day of the founding fathers. What an honorable people they were. Today is not only Independence Day but also Republic Day. Not every independence means Republic. Our founding fathers built the building of independence on the foundations of the Republic. It is such a great irony of history that the monarchy “celebrates” the Republic: on Independence Day and Republic Day, not the fathers of the nation who sacrificed their lives and property for the Republic, but a KGB general, communist first secretary, and Politburo member, Heydar Aliyev who fought mercilessly against that Republic, its founders, and values for nearly half a century, is on the corner of the nation’s TV channels. Such a “symbiosis” of history could hardly be found anywhere.”
Member of the NCDF Tofig Yagublu said that the police intervened in the gathering of the opposition leaders in front of the Resulzade’s monument to commemorate the anniversary of the Republic. Yagublu: “Alizamin Salayev, who fights against the regime that turned the Republic into a monarchy, is spending the 111th day of his hunger strike in prison. Freedom to Alizamin Salayev. The authorities do not allow flying the flag of the European Union in Azerbaijan, which is a member of the Council of Europe. There was police intervention at Rasulzade‘s commemoration event. Today, as the National Council, we held a holiday event dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the Republic in front of the monument of Muhammad Amin Rasulzade in Novkhani. Ilham Aliyev, who once sent the ISIS flags to our rally at the Mehsul stadium, this time ordered his police to take down the flag of the European Union, which we raised at the rally. With this act, he showed that he shares the same mindset as ISIS. What else could explain the hate for the EU flag?”
On Sunday, Turkey held the runoff elections, which were widely discussed by the Azerbaijani public. Meydan Tv reports that the mayor of Bolu, Turkey, Tanju Özcan appealed to Ilham Aliyev, asking him not to interfere in the elections in Turkey. According to Özcan, many Azerbaijani pro-governmental politicians are involved in the propaganda in favor of Erdogan and his Party AKP.
Chairperson of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare Party (ADWP) Gubad Ibadoghlu said that the elections in Turkey should inspire the Azerbaijani voters to be more active in the upcoming elections. “As for the people of Azerbaijan, who have become fans of the elections in Turkey, we must force the authorities to hold free elections in Azerbaijan, at least at the level of Turkey. This should be an important problem to be solved by everyone who wants to see the future of the country bright. In this regard, the greatest responsibility falls on the political opposition and civil society. We should turn the citizens of Azerbaijan not into a group that watches the elections in other countries, but into a nation that demands the elections in its own country.”
Member of the APFP Fuad Gahramanli argued that the future of democracy in Azerbaijan is much more dependent on Russia’s defeat than a governmental change in Turkey. “The main geopolitical factor affecting democratic changes in Azerbaijan is connected to Putin‘s Russia, not to Turkey. Therefore, Russia’s defeat in Ukraine will open new opportunities for us. However, in all cases, as a nation, we should bear the responsibility of fighting for our rights because in no case an external factor leads to changes in exchange for the silence of the people.”
During his speech at the meeting of the Supreme Economic Council of the Eurasian Economic Union, which was held in Moscow, President Ilham Aliyev stated that Azerbaijan never had a territorial claim against any country and it desires only to achieve the opening of transport communication with the neighboring country. President’s statement was considered as the denial of his government’s previous claims about the Zangazur corridor and Armenian territorial integrity. In Azerbaijan, the opposition believes that the Eurasian Economic Union is Putin‘s project for restoring the USSR.
Journalist Seymur Hezi said that Aliyev‘ ’s attendance at the meeting puts the national interests in danger. “We cannot have any future with Putin, with Putin’s Russia, or with imperialist Moscow. All these initiatives are harmful as well as inappropriate.”
Chairperson of the APFP Ali Karimli also said that Aliyev‘s participation in the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union together with the leaders of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan is “an act against the national interests”. Karimli: “I remind you that the Eurasian Union was created on the initiative of Russia as an alternative to the European Union. The presidents of Cuba and Tajikistan also participated in today’s summit of the Union in an online format. Look at the countries that Ilham Aliyev wants our country to integrate with. Russia’s participation in this imperial institution excludes integration with the European Union. The Eurasian Union, together with the CSTO, was conceived as the foundation of Putin‘s new imperial project, “USSR-2”. Ilham Aliyev‘s support for Russia’s imperial policy at a time when even Russia’s closest allies are beginning to distance themselves from it is illogical and can only be explained by a desire to strengthen solidarity among authoritarian regimes and slow down the global democratic changes that await the region. Even at a time when Russia is weakened and isolated, if Ilham Aliyev does not say no to this country’s imperial projects, imagine what would await us if Russia wins in Ukraine. The one-man rule in Azerbaijan not only takes away our rights and freedoms, not only robs our national wealth but also creates a grave threat to our state independence.”
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2023.05.30 12:05 Nightlure Trying to build a good selection of junglers for low elo

welcome to my post!
I was playing a few rankeds yesterday and I think I made a big mistake, I tried to focus on tanky junglers to get CC and utility on the team and ended up losing all of them. Now I am at iron 1 and personally I do not consider myself at iron level at all, so I would like to reach a minimum of silver 4 or gold 4. My op.gg is the following link.
But in summary, I played Zac, Amumu and Vi, I know that in Vi's game I did it wrong, but in the others I tried everything I could but there was always a line that I didn't want to play and we ended up losing because I couldn't kill really with those picks and I started to die a lot.
Lately I'm getting into AP junglers mostly, so I'm playing on normals Ekko, Evelynn (M6 and M7 respectively) and I'd like to start playing Elise, even though she's hard to start with.
I was planning to have a pool based on Evelynn, Ekko, Elise and Vi if I need AD that game. What do you think of this pool? Any change proposition, advice or suggestion is welcome, thank you very much for reading me!
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2023.05.30 12:04 OBlondeOne ' But those trees are older than me ...'

A couple houses down the road from me there was a nice little place just sold to a lovely young couple ( the Newbies ) about a month ago. Their new yard was bordered by a double layer of nice bushy trees on 3.5 sides, which was part of the appeal. Having lived in the city, privacy was #1 on their forever home list. The property itself is surrounded by farm land used mostly for cattle.
About 2 weeks ago the Newbies moved in and when inspecting the property they found several of the exterior layer of trees had been cut down, leaving large gaps in their privacy line. These trees kept being downed by what was obviously a chainsaw over the next few days on all 3 sides but nobody ever saw anything in such a rural area. Hearing farm machinery or a chainsaw throughout the day is fairly common and houses are fairly far apart with trees in between them. As I'm the closest neighbor to them they stopped in to ask if I had heard or seen anything. ( I did not ). We started talking and hit it off enough to exchange numbers and social media info and started chatting often.
The trees being cut not only cost them some of their privacy, but protection from the winter storms which can get quite bad out here. It also really bothered them that someone would just cut their trees without permission.
5 days ago I was called over after dark to watch their children as their 3 dogs started acting odd and lethargic. Turned out the dogs somehow ate what the vet is calling tainted meat and 2 didn't make it. The third is fighting and their vet bill is already around $11,000 due to emergency services being needed after hours, multiple surgeries and testing. The vet came back 3 days ago strongly suggesting that they look around their property for potentially poisoned meat and called the police. They came up and searched the property and found some more dead animals nearby and pieces of old steak which were bagged and brought in for testing.
Yesterday the police showed up at Farmers home and arrested him. He literally lives right next door to me so it was hard not to see what was going on..
I called the Newbies to ask if it has anything yo do with their issue and Papa Newbie just told me the whole messed up story. Holy crap. Turns out Farmer is a legit basket case...
The Newbies were approached the day they took their final pre-sold inspection of the property about the trees in the back of the yard by Farmer. Farmer told the Newbies that their tree branches were growing onto his land and affecting the effectiveness of his electric fence ( installed just last fall ). Farmer strongly suggested to Newbies that they cut the double line of trees down entirely. Newbies suggested Farmer moved his fence back a foot instead as Newbies stated ' those trees are older than me''.
Farmer kept insisting once the sale officially went through so the Newbies took out their deed and lo and behold! Farmers recently installed electric fence was actually 3 ft over their property line.
Farmer now has no choice but to move his fancy new fence back minimum 3 feet. Which means he has to cut quite a few of HIS trees and remove stumps on HIS property to do so. We are still cleaning up from the last hurricane so this will be very hard to get done this season and will be VERY expensive. Plus the machinery needed to cut trees and shave stumps this size will put massive ruts in the land which will have to be fixed before allowing the cows back into the main pasture.
This has started other property disagreements as it seems this isn't the only property that was encroached on and it's not the first family harassed.
( when I purchased my home I refused to cut or move several mature trees on my property that were close to the fence line because 1. They were full grown 25+ yr old trees at this point and 2. It would have cost hundreds to replace with saplings and over a thousand to relocate them. They all mysteriously 'fell' during winter storms within that first year. Each of the homes bordering the farmland have been standing 20+ yrs )
From what we can gather Farmer has been waiting until neighbors went to work or a storm that reduces visibility/noise and cut down trees on others' property that he felt were too close to his property.
We found out through a member of the community associated with the police just now that Farmer was officially charged for putting out antifreeze laced meat ( huge no no here ) which killed Newbies dog gradually in a horrendous way ( kidney failure in otherwise healthy dogs ).
Additional potential charges also include vandalism, destruction of property, harassment... charges stem from not just the Newbies but quite a few families with property that borders the farm. I wish I could prove it was Farmer that cut down my trees but given all this I know it was. Newbies dogs weren't the first to die this way in our community either. They were the first to get to the vet and tested before passing away though and many neighbors are beyond furious.
I wonder how this will all play out... but this smells an awful lot like Karma.
They say there's one in every community. But I'm thinking thanks to drugs there's far more than that in this once quiet and calm community.
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2023.05.30 12:02 thelittlebirdthatold Do I (29f) reveal to my mother (70f) my late father (74m) cheated, while so many other people already knew?

Around a month after my father's death, a man privately messaged me saying he and I share the same father but different mothers. Not only this is true, but two other men also share my father—all through different women! I have three, older half-brothers, and this is further confirmed by my aunts/uncles, my father's siblings, who have known this for several years.
A huge part of my life I did not know my father's side of the family that well, and my father failed to properly initiate those connections with me (and even his wife, my mother) to any of them. My mother has been given an inaccurate portrait of her in-laws for a long time with different stories and they have been unfairly mischaracterized. In reality, my aunts/uncles were protecting and supporting these half-children that my father chose to be absent in their lives.
I have since brought this up to my oldest sister but understandably she does not want to engage with any of these people, especially since she was not raised with them. In her opinion, she encouraged that our mother needs to find this out eventually "when the dust settles". My middle sister on the other hand went no contact with us not that long after my father died. We suspect she found out at some point in her youth as she was often overseas with him and I can't imagine her own trauma she is going through all by herself if this is true. I cannot reach out to her as she already threatened the oldest sister about it; it is clear she wants to be left alone right now. So my mother is currently in the dark as to what is going on with that as well.
In his hometown, my father has a pretty reputable position as well and was known for his philanthropy, so whether or not other people knew, he has connections that would go out of their way to try to stop and silence anything negative about him. He almost ran for local politics. Looking back there is evidence that various family members have tried to reach out to me but were possibly censored or held back in some way from being able to tell the truth about my father. I can't exaggerate how small this town is, I would not be surprised if all of those residents knew too!
Ultimately, I want to iron out what I feel like are a series of problems my father left behind to cover up his shortcomings. It hurts to say that the schism in my family and some of the progress that has been stopped all these years is hugely owed to my father who did not want my mother to interact with his siblings, because that means she would find out they've been protecting his out of wedlock kids. It is sad that it took her husband dying for my mom to finally cross that barrier and have positive interactions with her in-laws.
It has been difficult to read my mother's emotions throughout this whole journey, who somehow never shed a tear this whole time bidding farewell to her husband, and at some point even joked about getting "a new boyfriend" immediately on our flight back from burying him overseas. She has been cold-faced this whole time and smiled and laughed all the time thinking about other things and his burial did not feel like a priority. I felt like I was the one actually miserable the whole time! In their older photos I see my parents were truly in love, but as I got older, I felt like they fell out of it. My memories of my parents were simply of many arguments and not of intimacy. My mother has often made excuses that it was simply because they have "gotten old", which I know better now seeing many elderly couples in public at the very least still hold hands. There is a possibility she knew what my father did this whole time and stopped caring but never admitted this to us. But I also do not know what is going on in her head and what she thinks about when she sleeps at night when I am not around. She ultimately was the one who chose to stay by his side and saw him in his final hours.
My half-siblings, and neither anyone surviving on my father's family are also not seeking anything financially from us whatsoever and I believe them entirely. Their mothers have also not been involved and completely detached. Around a few years ago, my father also started establishing contact with one of the children. I cannot answer if he was genuinely beginning reconciliation then, but that was all cut short before he eventually fell to his illness. I believe sincerely my half-brothers have no ulterior motives, and are now enduring their own trauma in being simply robbed proper closure from their biological father when he had many opportunities to fix all of this when he was still living.
I am obviously not doing anything immediately rash and am seeking and hearing many opinions between here and from outside professionals. I have received some opinions that believe my mother should never know for the rest of her life and feel that my actions are selfish and not in her favor to protect. I feel conflicted because it is at odds with how we interact with the rest of the family. I want to prioritize my mother's well-being, but I think her being in the dark is sadly a huge reason why so many other people are currently being negatively impacted and suffering in their own way right now. She will still inevitably interact with my father's family and community even further. I also want to reference again my own sister, one of her own daughters, is probably in an even worse mental state right now, because she possibly knew before any of us and has been alone keeping this secret. Also, just because my mother is "old" does not mean she is weak at heart and is not capable of independence. She has proven that to me many times.
For some cultural context as well: I want to emphasis the point that I am a child of Filipino immigrants and it's very common that a relative visits your home country to be that bridge with your extended family. Sadly people no doubt take advantage of it and cheat. Divorce is not even legal in the Philippines. We already actually do have some relatives of our own that have been loved and cared for born through this circumstances and they are not rejected because of that.
I also feel like our society also often prioritizes face and family first and not the individual. I have a huge, inter-generational family where some parts of it all live in the same house and where there are many opportunities for distant relatives to be regularly present in your business. It is difficult to talk about your vulnerabilities and your feelings because you typically are expected to self-sacrifice for the rest of the group.
TL;DR: After he died, found out my father had affairs that led to other kids. My half siblings never had him or his support in their lives, but are not even interested in any compensation now. Family members knew but were shut out of confronting my mother about it. My mother intends on still interacting with them. One of my siblings is also currently no contact possibly because of this knowledge. Does my mother need to eventually know, and/or is it possible at all for any of this to be navigated while she remains in the dark?
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2023.05.30 12:00 some_error_message AITA for telling my sister I would say "I told you so" if she gets cancer?

(sorry for errors, English is not my native language)
I (f27) really enjoy motocross, and although I'm an amateur I spend a lot of my time and money on it. My sister (f31) has always kinda despised the sport. She is always saying that it's dangerous and that I shouldn't be doing it because I will get hurt. Three weeks ago I fell on a jump and broke my ankle and shattered my knee. It is still unsure what kind of recovery I will make, and I was (and still kinda am) mentally in a bad place as well. Like I said, I really love drifting around on my motorcycle and I would be devastated if I can never do it again.
When my sister came to visit me at the hospital, the first thing she said to me was "I told you this would happen."
I was shocked by this, especially because she did not say anything else after that. No empthay or compassion at all, it almost seemed like she was happy to finally be proven right.
Now onto the part where I think I might be the asshole. For context, my sister has been smoking cigarettes for the past 14 years. I have never really said anything bad about it, except for when she asked about it or tried to convince me of the benefits of it. So when she said "I told you so" to me at the hospital, I replied with "nice response, I wil remember it for when you get lung cancer."
She got incredibly upset, called me a bitch and left. I have not spoken to her since, but I have gotten some angry texts from our parents saying that I crossed the line. I don't stand behind what I said because I would never do that to her if she would get lung cancer, but I meant it more as an example to show how insensitive her comment was. AITA?
TLDR; I injured my leg during motocross and my sister said "I told you so", so I said that I would say the same thing to her if she gets cancer for smoking
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2023.05.30 12:00 oscabalosca Enough is enough

Don’t take this the wrong way but is she really trying to justify her actions? Sorry but I thought the fake accounts ended months ago but now it’s still happening to today? Why did she need to make an exit speech? Just STOP with the social media Leah please!! We all care about your mental health but stop trying to make fights and drama, you wanted death upon someone’s baby, that is where I draw the line.
Your stories on tiktok need to go. You need to get the help, and stay on that road PLEASE. I hope you get the answers you search for truly I do but for heavens sake just stop posting going live and talking about people and your child.
Let us support you in your new take on life, let us help you remember your child in a positive way, in a happy way, not like this.
I feel for you, I do. But you took it to far saying that stuff about someone’s kids and even the parents if it’s the people who’s car you blew up. Enough is enough. I pray for you at night darl, stay strong.
Tiktok is over your drama and money raising. Let’s just move on and do what’s best for you and your children.
Sorry if this is harsh I just had to unfollow and block because you still make yourself the victim (which yes in most cases you are) but your behaviour isn’t always excusable, maybe you should apologise to the parents of the child you wished would die.
I’m sorry again for your loss and pain but please stop
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2023.05.30 11:57 sugarplumninja I really didn’t want to end on a bad note

I accepted a job within my hospital system, next door at an ER and transferring off of my floor. I am due to start next Tuesday.
So I gave my two weeks a few weeks back and gave my start date to HR for new job. I’m wanting a week off between jobs and at first and in person my manager agrees. Then he emails saying I need to stay past my two weeks due to the fact it’s a transfer and my last date would be determined by him. I looked up the policy for transfers that I only have to give two weeks, nothing about having to stay up to my transfer date or anything. But I didn’t want to leave on a bad note, so I went to work this past weekend.
I ended up asking a fellow nurse if she could cover one of my shifts for my last week. At first she said yes she could switch and my night supervisor talked to my manager to switch the dates. Suddenly when I come in again, I hear she can’t pick up my shift. The manager already switched my shift, but the nurse is saying she never agreed to the switch and she can’t actually work my day.
With that, my night supervisor talks to my manager that morning, telling him that another nurse will pick up my shift without switching shifts and to place that nurse back on her previous schedule. My night supervisor gave me this information and I believed that I didn’t have to go into work tonight.
Also just to add, I work nights, been working the past few 6 nights and I picked up to help the unit out before leaving.
Today I get a text from said nurse telling me that I still need to go into work today because she is now working Tuesday and Wednesday. I’m confused now so I reach out to my manager. He tells me basically there was miscommunication and I’m still on the schedule for tonight and said nurse was just added to Wednesday to be an extra nurse? I wasn’t scheduled to work Wed so it wasn’t the day I was to switch. Basically I was the work her shift Monday but she wouldn’t work my shift. I told my manager I got no sleep during the day because I was unaware I had to work. My manager tells me that I’ve got two options: come in tonight or Thursday. I tell him I’ll try to come in tonight.
All in all I’m upset with the situation and feel it was unfair, so I emailed another leader over our floor, she basically said the switch was confusing and to address the issue with the nurse with my boss. I ended up having to call in because I got no sleep and I was told I had to go in 4 hours prior. Now I feel bad about the whole situation, I’m afraid they will try to take action against me for calling in, and I just wanted to leave on a good note and with all my shifts covered, even though it was past my two weeks! I’ve never had any issue before and I’ve been working there for 2 years. I’m just ranting and afraid tomorrow they will write me up and I can’t go to my new job. But to my knowledge, I haven’t broken policy, but I did call in on my last day. I don’t know who was lying and I feel taken advantage of by both my manager and the nurse. She just wanted to be off last night.
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2023.05.30 11:55 DabKitty420 I had a horrible birth experience and the postpartum isn't any better đŸ˜„

So as the title states I had a horrible experience giving birth to my precious lil squish, and I've been having a hard time with the recovery in the week since.
1st I had to get induced a week early bc they decided pretty much last minute that I've had hypertension my whole pregnancy .....but yet they didn't diagnose this until I was 37weeks? Ok....whatever....
Then during my induction they placed a Foley balloon catheter to help dilate my cervix and the pain was excruciating! They also refused to give me the epidural until it slipped out at 6cm....which took hours! I ended up taking 3 doses of Fentanyl so I could at least sleep.
Finally, I stalled at 6cm for over 6 hours so they decided to do a c-section bc I stalled and baby had 2 low heart tones 4 hours ago.....during the c-section prep I started to get nauseous and I threw up, so they had to give me something for the nausea obviously....I had already told them I have a reaction to IV Zofran(SEVERE panic), I had discovered this early on in my pregnancy but apparently it had never been listed in my chart as an allergy 🙃. So they gave me IV Zofran, this combined with the increased epidural meds making me numb from the neck down sent me into the worst panic attack I have ever had in my entire life! I literally felt like I was in danger and needed to run away, intellectually I knew I was fine but my body kept telling me to run basically. I then lost control of my arms (probably from the panic) and they started flailing so bad they had to strap them down! I couldn't hold my baby for HOURS after until the meds wore off and I regained control of my arms (they did place him by my face for some brief snuggles after they pulled him out tho) the rest of the hospital was pretty OK and they finally put Zofran down as an allergy, but I still wish it had gone differently ofc.
And in the week since his birth I've already dealt with a bout of Mastitis, barely being able to walk bc of the c-section incision hurting so much (which is "normal" according to my docs) and the typical adjustment period of having a newborn and breastfeeding every few hours.....if you've made it this far thank you for reading my rant, any encouragement or advice is appreciated but this was mostly just a rant that I needed to get off my chest lol, hope everyone has a wonderful year and a lovely time with their little ones. Here's to hoping my 2nd week of being a mom goes a little better lol!
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2023.05.30 11:55 hotguy_abs_sexy_69 Carbohydrate hypersensitivity during initial Candida diet

Alright to be clear I am still testing and poking around with the candida diet. I also apologize for the wall of text; I am just being thorough about the information I provide as I see a lot of incomplete posts which lack detail on here and make diagnosis difficult.
I understand there is a great deal of frustration here with people who will not stick to a protocol, and I assure you this is not that, I am just testing the few more distinct approaches out one by one, because there are a whole lot of differing opinions on treatment methodology and I have the time to do so. I am not chronically ill as some on here are.
{Everything below is just detail and nuance}
Currently I've done around 3 weeks on a straight carnivore diet, which was very effective and saw a cessation of all of my symptoms. I am now on my first week reintroducting small quantities of carbs, primarily root vegetables, broccoli, avocado, etc.
My previous diet was extremely high in carbs as I am a bodybuilder and winemaker. I was eating something like 200g+ of carbs a day. Symptoms would be on and off and would mostly be exasperated by eating particularly processed carbs, and largely presented as a facial rash under my beard and as general lethargy.
I have not eaten gluten, dairy or soy at all in the last ten years as I am allergic to all three. I have a tablespoon of MCT oil high in caprylic acid (60%+) morning and night. My diet is primarily steak, eggs, chicken and bone broth.
I am mostly shocked to find that I have had a sudden and acute reocurrence of my symptoms after reintroducing these small amounts of complex carbs into my diet. I doubt I would be above 30g a day, and was mostly reintroducing them because I am quite dubious about a diet completely devoid of fiber given what we know about it's connection with all cause mortality, cancer rates, etc. Also as I am a winemaker and , it is untenable for me to permanently remove carbohydrates from my diet as some hard-line carnivore adherents would
{Everything below is my actual question}
Has anyone else experienced a similar hyper sensitivity to carbs at their reintroduction after a length of time on keto or carnivore? It does not make sense to me that previously I could get away with eating bowls of rice without experiencing flare ups in some cases, and now I can't even eat carrot and peas in a broth without seeing a flare up. I would expect my Candida a. Population to be decreased significantly after a month of hyper compliance and did not expect such a strong reaction.
My only explanation would be that that I am experiencing a herxheim reaction that happened to sync up with this dietary change, or that I am allergic to carrots, tomato and legumes which seems highly unlikely given that previously, I could eat these things without issue; additionally, in general I feel excellent on a diet high in fiber but low in carbs and that was how I managed my symptoms previously.
Any input and personal experiences would be extremely valued, thankyou and again I'm sorry for the wall of text.
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2023.05.30 11:54 Tjmoores Hurricanepostingℱ

Jweig sat crosslegged outside the door to his home, his gaze fixed on the churning waves crashing against the edge of the reef. The air was heavy with anticipation, a palpable tension that seemed to cling to every leaf and blade of grass. Vzrim, his friend and neighbour who often worked the same fields as him, approached, a worried expression etched on his face.
"Jweig, do you feel it? Something is not right", Vzrim said, his voice laced with concern.
Jweig nodded solemnly. "Yes, Vzrim. I sense it too; the winds have been restless, and the sky wears a dark cloak. Our home is in the grip of an approaching storm."
As if on cue, the first gusts of wind began to whip through the coconut trees, rustling their fronds with an eerie whisper and howling between the exposed roots of the mangroves. The once calm sea transformed into a seething mass of frothy waves, crashing violently against the shoreline. The villagers scurried about, dashing back to the village of Pribd in an attempt to secure themselves and their families from the raging winds.
VraiƋ, the Marvuč of the village - a role which had long since lost much of its significance on Dzoagvrin, but not here on NyéƋpuj, emerged from his home, his aged eyes scanning the horizon. The stars had not predicted any storm of this magnitude, or at least not the ones that he read. The storm season would come much later in the cycle, so what had not been foretold here? "Vzrim, Jweig, gather the people. We must seek shelter in the sturdy buildings on higher ground. This storm will be unlike any we have seen." He was guessing, but what storm comes so early in the moon cycle? Someone must have angered their ancestors, and they were not going to calm easily.
The villagers hurried to obey, their footsteps echoing with urgency as they moved towards the granaries, which were built raised with sturdy foundations on higher ground away from the coast to avoid the effects of floods and the moist sea air, as well as VraiƋ's stargazing room, built far inland, away from the fires of the village. Rather than getting caught in the commotion, Vzrim and Jweig lent helping hands to the elderly and the young. Panic mingled with the fear in their eyes as the wind howled and the rain started to pour, casting a veil of darkness over not just the village, but the whole island.
As they crowded in whatever stable building they could find, the villagers huddled together, seeking solace in each other's presence. The sound of thunder reverberated through the air, shaking the very foundations of their refuge. The storm unleashed its fury upon NyéƋpuj, lashing the island with relentless force.
Hours went by as the tempest raged on. The villagers held onto hope, their spirits intertwined with resilience. Ɗwuuz, a seasoned fisherman, whispered words of encouragement, something about the strength that lay within everyone's hearts that would help them through this. VraiƋ sounded his agreement; even if they couldn't see them, the stars would guide them through - he was, however, hoping more than reading at this point.
As if to erode what little remained of their spirit, a creaking followed by a sudden crash pierced through the deafening roar of the storm. While those who could see beyond the building they were hiding in could not see beyond the rain, the sound of falling trees was unmistakable. Even if it did play host to the sturdiest buildings, who hides out in a forest in the middle of a storm? Surely this would be the end of them all?
Amid the chaos, a peculiar calm suddenly settled upon the village. The deafening winds that had once threatened to tear everything apart seemed to subside, leaving behind a profound, almost surreal silence. The villagers exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions a mixture of relief and confusion. Surely the storm would not end this quickly?
Jweig, eager to return home, cautiously creeped out from the shelter, his eyes widening in disbelief as he witnessed the spectacle before him. The raging storm had transformed into an oasis of tranquility. Clear sky was emerging overhead, revealing a serene expanse of blue that contrasted starkly with the menacing storm clouds that had encloaked the village just a few short moments ago.
"The storm... it has calmed," Jweig called out, his voice carrying the disbelief that echoed in his heart.
VraiƋ, who had sheltered along with Jweig in his stargazing room, turned his gaze towards Jweig with concern. "Be cautious, Jweig," he warned, his voice laced with uncertainty. "This calm may be deceiving."
Jweig, filled with relief, hubris and an overpowering eagerness to return to his home, hesitated for a moment, considering VraiƋ's words. The sight of the clear sky above and the lull in the winds was too strong; he persuaded himself that the worst was over. He glanced back at VraiƋ, a hopeful smile playing on his lips, and confidently declared, "I think we're safe now, VraiƋ. I'll make my way back home."
With that, Jweig ventured out into the open, stepping cautiously onto the rain-soaked ground. The silence was almost eerie, broken only by the distant sound of crashing waves. "Do not follow him", warned VraiƋ. "He is a foolish man". The village stood in an uneasy stillness, its inhabitants waiting for the storm's next move.
Mere minutes after Jweig had left, the ominous clouds on the horizon once again began to gather. The calm was but an illusion, and the storm was far from over. Jweig found himself trapped outside, battling against the ferocious winds and driving rain. He fought desperately to find shelter, but visibility was reduced to mere meters, and the chaos engulfed him. The villagers, mentally shielding themselves from the predicament they knew Jweig was in, they could only hope that he was safe.
Time stretched on, and the storm continued to rage, its wrath unabated. The villagers clung to hope, fearing for their lives. They exchanged worried glances, their hearts heavy with uncertainty. But with no way to venture out into the relentless weather, they could only wait and hope.
Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the storm began to subside. The wind gradually lost its ferocity, and the rain transformed into a gentle drizzle. As the villagers emerged from their shelters, their eyes wide with awe and disbelief at the scene before them.
The once vibrant landscape of NyéƋpuj lay transformed. Trees lay uprooted, their branches scattered like broken dreams. Some had fallen through houses in which people were sheltering; whether any survived was yet to be told. The shoreline had shifted, eroded by the relentless assault of the waves. The mangroves, which once marked the border between land and sea, now lay isolated in the middle of a great pool, where they still stood at all. The centre of Pribd, once a bustling village, now reduced to rubble and the fields reduced to marshes. What once was fertile land on which maize, squash and beans were grown was now either churned beyond recognition by the lashing waves, or still covered under a film of saltwater.
Gyias, an young boy who han only recently begun working the fields, choked back tears as he surveyed the devastation. "Our village... Our island... It will take years to rebuild what has been lost."
VraiƋ placed a comforting hand on Gyias' shoulder, his voice filled with determination. "We will rebuild, Gyias. We have faced hardships before, and we will overcome this too. Our ancestors survived the challenges of the land, and so shall we. They can share their experiences through the stars, and together we will come through. Yes, it will take time, but we are a resilient people, and we will overcome this. The stars will guide us to it."
His words ignited a spark of hope within the hearts of the villagers. They began to gather whatever salvageable materials they could find amidst the wreckage. With each wooden beam and every stone they cleared, their determination grew, fueled by a collective sense of unity.
Disheartened yet resolute, the villagers continued combing through what was left of their town, assessing the damage and discussing their next steps. It became clear that the village of Pribd was no longer a place where their needs could be met. The once fertile fields were now waterlogged and salty, and the proximity to the sea made it vulnerable to future storms of this magnitude. They needed a new home, a place where they could rebuild and thrive.
The villagers looked to VraiƋ for guidance, their trust in him unwavering. VraiƋ stepped forward with a determined look in his eyes. "My fellow Pribdpuj, we cannot remain here amidst the ruins. We must seek refuge elsewhere, away from the unforgiving coast. We need higher ground and fertile land to start anew. Let us travel west, to the hills, and find a suitable place to establish a new village!"
The residents of Pribd packed what belongings and food they could find and embarked on a journey, away from the desolation of their once vibrant home. The group of wanderers both young and old, walked through the forest to the hills, with each step distancing themselves from the coast and the harrowing memories of the storm.
As they crossed rivers and traversed dense forests, their journey tested their physical endurance and mental resilience, but their determination and their helpnessness pushed them forward. Where else could they go? As they passed though more villages ravaged by the storm, occasionally picking up survivors or food from those hit badly enough that only remnants survived, it became clear just how much devastation had been unleashed.
Each of the villagers did find one fond memory to keep on this journey, however... It was as they climbed a steep incline, they caught their first glimpse of their salvation. From the top of the hill, the villagers beheld a breathtaking sight; nestled in the valley below, a town, comparitavely untouched by the storm, awaited them. The hills lining the edge of the valley had fields carved into them, below them people scurried around, rebuilding the town as necessary.
The villagers descended into the valley, their weariness replaced by renewed hope. The sight of a functioning town provided a glimmer of what their own future could be. They approached the outskirts of the settlement, cautiously making their way down the slopes.
Curious eyes followed their every move as they entered the town. The villagers sought out the Marv, someone all people knew they could trust, hoping for guidance and assistance. VraiƋ stepped forward, a mix of weariness and determination etched onto his face. "May I speak with your Marv", he announced.
A hush fell upon the gathered townspeople as gasps escaped their lips. Whispers of disbelief filled the air, carrying their disbelief and confusion. "They don't know?" they murmured, their voices barely audible. Eventually one woman, her face etched with sorrow, finally spoke up. "Our wise Marvupt... she perished in the great storm", she said, her voice trembling with grief.
VraiƋ's brows furrowed with concern, his eyes scanning the crowd. "But who has succeeded her? May I speak with your new Marv?" he asked, his voice filled with urgency.
The woman's gaze met VraiƋ's, her eyes brimming with sorrow and a glimmer of hope. "In her dying breaths, our Marvupt foretold of a successor who would come from beyond the hills," she revealed.
VraiƋ's heart skipped a beat, his eyes widening with realization. The stars had led him and his people to this town for a reason. Their destinies were woven together, the villagers needed a town more than anything, while the town needed a Marvuč more than anything. The weight of this revelation settled upon VraiƋ, and a newfound determination was ignited within him. He would step into the role the people needed, the town would find solace in his leadership, but most of all he would be able to unite the villagers and the townspeople.
"What is the name of this town?", asked VraiƋ, to which the woman responded "Bén". VraiƋ took a deep breath, his voice resonating with authority as he addressed the villagers of Bén. "I am VraiƋ, and I have come from beyond the hills as the successor foretold by your Marvupt. The stars have guided us to this town, and now I shall guide you through the challenges that lie ahead."
A mix of astonishment and curiosity rippled through the crowd as they absorbed VraiƋ's words. The townspeople had been anticipating a new Marv, someone to lead them in the aftermath of the storm, but they had not expected a whole flood of people seeking refuge. Questions arose, concerns about resources and the future of their town. Shouts of "get out" echoed amongst the crowd, from people who did not want to share their already damaged food stocks with these newcomers, but VraiƋ stood firm. He had been foretold as the leader, and he was not going to abandon his friends, his family, his people, to lead only the existing residents of Bén.
As he settled in to his new role, VraiƋ ordered the immediate repair of fields damaged in the storm, to be followed by construction of new fields, to feed the new arrivals. He pressed the villagers of Pribd, whom he had led to the valley and residents of Bén alike into bands who would reshape the hillsides into fertile land. The people of Bén, though initially taken aback by the request, as why should they construct fields for people who couldn't even settle a town in the right place, soon came to realise the necessity of this endeavour - the villagers were part of their town now whether they liked it or not; the stars had foretold it and demanded it... They didn't want to offend the ancestors of these people to the point they sent another storm! With the knowledge and experience they possessed, they set to work, gradually repairing terraces and carving new ones into the hills over the course of months.
In the town below, VraiƋ took control of the granaries within the town, ensuring the fair distribution of food amongst newly arrived villagers and townspeople alike. While there were initial murmurs of discontent, people were having to survive on less, and food was being given to people who hadn't even planted it, however the people soon recognized the importance of a fair and organized distribution system, as it ensured that everyone was kept alive to plant next year's harvest, whether their fields remained intact or not.
As the months went by, the residents of Bén adapted to their new reality. Reconstruction efforts progressed steadily, with each newly formed terrace a testament to their resilience and hard work. VraiƋ oversaw the process, providing guidance and encouragement, watching the stars more carefully than ever, and trying his hardest to be a pragmatic and just leader.
Things were finally starting to look up.
TL;DR: The coastal, lowland village of Pribd on NyéƋpuj is hit directly by an early season hurricane. The village is destroyed and its fields rendered irrepairable, so the villagers end up leaving with the intent of founding a new village inland. They instead settle in the town of Bén, which has only been damaged, rather than destroyed, by the hurricane due to its sheltered position behind the hills on the western side of the island. It is revealed that Bén lost their Marv (leadesoothsayer) in the storm. Before the storm, the Marv of Bén predicted that there would be a new Marv for Bén from afar in the near future. The Marv of Pribd recognises himself as this new Marv from afar. The story ends with the damage to Bén slowly being repaired, and the Marv formerly of Pribd cementing his power as leader of Bén.
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2023.05.30 11:52 LewdMishap This might be my last week.

Whoever is reading this, you’re probably able to because I’m either already dead or that I gotta do something that might not end well. So, if any of these cases have occurred, I’d want to be fully outspoken and unfortified with who I am. Usually, I’d write a poem or song but this way guarantees that it won’t be up to interpretation. Plus, I’m definitely no William Blake or even Tupac at that lol.
Anyways
I’m the exact definition of a “very flawed individual”. My psyche is riddled with insecurities and fears. Regarding my body (even though they’ve improved), intelligence, my perception of the world and my place in it. I analyze myself WAY too much due to a fleeting self-confidence. As if my sense awareness is constantly evolving into a new species of neurosis. All of it stemming from childhood torment and a fear of being weak, hated or feared. So I feint a persona that I can barely call mine. The surface is taciturn, unbothered and austere. While I’m slowly corroding from the inside. Everyday I fight against my own decomposition to ensure that nobody sees what’s underneath. Having to constantly check myself. The last time that I didn’t, I ruined some great relationships. I promised myself that I’d die first before I became that man-child again.
Furthermore, I was and proceed to be the kid that you all know but never knew too much about. The one who would never have an issue with you, unless you have one with them. He’d talk to everyone but could never find the words to dig deeper into who you goals are. So he’d fraudulently say that has full disdain for the human race. Even though he would LOVE to just get to know you more and see what makes you unique or interesting! He’s just shy, introverted and socially anxious. Only betting on his sense of humor to survive. So some aspects of socialization are harder than most. There’s no charismatic bone in his body. Which is likely the reason why he’s never had an official GF before. He’s a fucking coward! He desires to show you the complete him. However if he did, an astute and good-natured person would qualify him as “too much trouble”. “Being yourself” doesn’t work! If it did, then nobody would be asking for support to improve. I can’t seem to describe his own personality! So many people see me as a bland and not worth their time. My sense of humor is the only personality trait that I can barely display properly.
However, my biggest fear isn’t even being alone
t’s being forgotten. Like I initially said, I’ve always felt as if nobody truly knows who I am. So, I rarely feel a sense of belonging around others. Which fuels all of my passions to a varying degree. I’ve been involved in many activities; such as powerlifting, martial arts, videography, music, football, poetry, acting, cooking, basketball manga/comics and writing. Although, I don’t want to just be good, I want to be great! Everywhere I go, I hear about how men are only valuable if they can leave an impact on their environment. That’s why I strive to be spread as much kindness as I can. It makes me feel a bit better about myself. It’s either that or I go beat something up. Those are the only things that make me feel alive. Circling back to having no personality; I’m a nice and funny loser. Now, doesn’t that sound like an incomplete character?? I may not require a “thank you” or an “IOU” but it feels good to receive one spontaneously. I understand what it’s like to feel lonely, unworthy and mediocre. However, I’m the one meant to be stuck in a self-destructive cycle, not you. Yes, my kindness is selfish but I did say that I was going to speak openly. You all have a gorgeous life ahead of you, while I’m meant to be a stepping stone. Just
just make sure that you remember the print that you left on me.
Recently, it’s like every minute of work that I put in just fucks it up even more. So all that I do is beat myself up for what I could’ve done differently. To think that I’m worthy of achieving great things. Ridiculous!! I REALLY thought that I was
a badass! That I had discipline, ambition, work-ethic and bravery. Maybe, I’m more deluded than I thought. I’ll be 23 next month and I’ve already fucked up my future. For instance, I worked my ass off with returning back to uni and found out that I can’t receive financial aid due to my advisor quitting. If I can’t get the where I want to be, my way
I’d rather cut my loses than fight a losing battle. Which sucks because I’m surrounded by other ambitious and hard working people. Who I bet my savings are going to be successful in all that they do. I’m not exactly envious but more dejected. Am I just that guy in the group that’s never gonna have his glow up?? I’ve tried therapy and counseling, nothing seems to work.
However, I will give myself some credit. You may call me weak and unhinged, but disloyal
that’s where I draw my line. The one thing that I pride myself on. If I say that I have your back
I FUCKING MEAN IT! I’ll go on a mission and start a war to help you out as much as I can. This even goes towards random strangers. However, how much can I genuinely change?? Trust and actually building a relationship is more important. Plus, nobody needs my help anyway. Which should be a good thing but...idk.
Anyways, this is too long already. You probably already have clocked out and stopped reading after the first paragraph. To put it simply, I’m not meant to live a long life. Save some resources for the next generation. (I’ll be printing copies out on Friday)
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2023.05.30 11:51 LewdMishap This might be my last week.

Whoever is reading this, you’re probably able to because I’m either already dead or that I gotta do something that might not end well. So, if any of these cases have occurred, I’d want to be fully outspoken and unfortified with who I am. Usually, I’d write a poem or song but this way guarantees that it won’t be up to interpretation. Plus, I’m definitely no William Blake or even Tupac at that lol.
Anyways
I’m the exact definition of a “very flawed individual”. My psyche is riddled with insecurities and fears. Regarding my body (even though they’ve improved), intelligence, my perception of the world and my place in it. I analyze myself WAY too much due to a fleeting self-confidence. As if my sense awareness is constantly evolving into a new species of neurosis. All of it stemming from childhood torment and a fear of being weak, hated or feared. So I feint a persona that I can barely call mine. The surface is taciturn, unbothered and austere. While I’m slowly corroding from the inside. Everyday I fight against my own decomposition to ensure that nobody sees what’s underneath. Having to constantly check myself. The last time that I didn’t, I ruined some great relationships. I promised myself that I’d die first before I became that man-child again.
Furthermore, I was and proceed to be the kid that you all know but never knew too much about. The one who would never have an issue with you, unless you have one with them. He’d talk to everyone but could never find the words to dig deeper into who you goals are. So he’d fraudulently say that has full disdain for the human race. Even though he would LOVE to just get to know you more and see what makes you unique or interesting! He’s just shy, introverted and socially anxious. Only betting on his sense of humor to survive. So some aspects of socialization are harder than most. There’s no charismatic bone in his body. Which is likely the reason why he’s never had an official GF before. He’s a fucking coward! He desires to show you the complete him. However if he did, an astute and good-natured person would qualify him as “too much trouble”. “Being yourself” doesn’t work! If it did, then nobody would be asking for support to improve. I can’t seem to describe his own personality! So many people see me as a bland and not worth their time. My sense of humor is the only personality trait that I can barely display properly.
However, my biggest fear isn’t even being alone
t’s being forgotten. Like I initially said, I’ve always felt as if nobody truly knows who I am. So, I rarely feel a sense of belonging around others. Which fuels all of my passions to a varying degree. I’ve been involved in many activities; such as powerlifting, martial arts, videography, music, football, poetry, acting, cooking, basketball manga/comics and writing. Although, I don’t want to just be good, I want to be great! Everywhere I go, I hear about how men are only valuable if they can leave an impact on their environment. That’s why I strive to be spread as much kindness as I can. It makes me feel a bit better about myself. It’s either that or I go beat something up. Those are the only things that make me feel alive. Circling back to having no personality; I’m a nice and funny loser. Now, doesn’t that sound like an incomplete character?? I may not require a “thank you” or an “IOU” but it feels good to receive one spontaneously. I understand what it’s like to feel lonely, unworthy and mediocre. However, I’m the one meant to be stuck in a self-destructive cycle, not you. Yes, my kindness is selfish but I did say that I was going to speak openly. You all have a gorgeous life ahead of you, while I’m meant to be a stepping stone. Just
just make sure that you remember the print that you left on me.
Recently, it’s like every minute of work that I put in just fucks it up even more. So all that I do is beat myself up for what I could’ve done differently. To think that I’m worthy of achieving great things. Ridiculous!! I REALLY thought that I was
a badass! That I had discipline, ambition, work-ethic and bravery. Maybe, I’m more deluded than I thought. I’ll be 23 next month and I’ve already fucked up my future. For instance, I worked my ass off with returning back to uni and found out that I can’t receive financial aid due to my advisor quitting. If I can’t get the where I want to be, my way
I’d rather cut my loses than fight a losing battle. Which sucks because I’m surrounded by other ambitious and hard working people. Who I bet my savings are going to be successful in all that they do. I’m not exactly envious but more dejected. Am I just that guy in the group that’s never gonna have his glow up?? I’ve tried therapy and counseling, nothing seems to work.
However, I will give myself some credit. You may call me weak and unhinged, but disloyal
that’s where I draw my line. The one thing that I pride myself on. If I say that I have your back
I FUCKING MEAN IT! I’ll go on a mission and start a war to help you out as much as I can. This even goes towards random strangers. However, how much can I genuinely change?? Trust and actually building a relationship is more important. Plus, nobody needs my help anyway. Which should be a good thing but...idk.
Anyways, this is too long already. You probably already have clocked out and stopped reading after the first paragraph. To put it simply, I’m not meant to live a long life. Save some resources for the next generation. (I’ll be printing copies out on Friday)
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2023.05.30 11:47 Model-Trask HoloNews releases a new report on the human cost of the Alpheridies Crisis

HoloNews Anchor: Manda Saxon reports from Alpheridies, where residents have been left in limbo after an ultimatum delivered by Kuat.
The camera cuts to Manda Saxon, illuminated by her camera crew as she stands at the edge of a cliff. The silhouette of an ion cannon built into the side of a mountain is illuminated faintly in the distance.
Saxon: It is a dark day in the northern mountains of Alpheridies, but it is always dark on the adopted Miraluka homeworld. Most light here is only visible in the infrared spectrum, so visitors make do with their own torches.
The camera cuts to Senator Hirch Beltrane, walking alongside Senator Dalan Voss and an entourage of Chandrilan dignitaries up a winding path. The visitors are wearing head torches that light the road before them.
Saxon: Today Alpheridian authorities invited journalists and emissaries, including Senator Hirch Beltrane of Balmorra, to tour a military base deep in the mountains of one of Alpheridies northern provinces.
The camera cuts to the base of an ion cannon, lit up by floodlights. Scaffolding is being disassembled by teams of Sullustan workers.
Saxon: The Alpheridian government has hired the SoroSuub Corporation to build these ion cannons, which they say will help keep their planet safe in the event of an invasion. We spoke to Dars Eek, one of the workers brought here to build the canons.
The camera cuts to a Sullustan man wearing an orange construction jumpsuit.
Eek: Don't get me wrong, we are all happy for the work, but I think it's just horrible what is happening here. These are peaceful people, farmers mostly. Why would anybody want to do them harm?
The camera cuts to a dozen Miraluka militia standing around a laser turret. Some are holding blasters, while others hold staves.
Saxon: These soldiers are members of the provincial militia, which will remain mobilised until the end of Alpheridies state of emergency. Two of them, Benno Corr and Halen Rann, gave us their thoughts on the crisis.
The camera cuts to a militiaman holding a blaster. He is young, no older than 20.
Corr: I want to say this to Kuat and all the other corporations: You will not make Alpheridies a second Naboo. We are ready.
The camera cuts to an elderly militiaman holding a stave.
Rann: Kuat thought they could frighten us into submission, but we are not afraid. We are one with the force and the force is with us.
The camera cuts to the exterior of a converted Multi-Troop Transport, painted black. Manda Saxon addresses the camera in front of it.
Saxon: Alpheridies has also purchased many of these vehicles, made infamous as droid transports during the Battle of Naboo. Yet the Miraluka are not using them as weapons of war.
The camera cuts to the interior of the MMT, where an old woman is being given treatment by medics in what appears to be a makeshift field hospital.
Saxon: Many have been turned into hospitals, helping protect the injured from orbital weaponry in the event of an invasion.
The camera cuts to the interior of a second MMT, where children sit in a circle around a young female Miraluka.
Saxon: This one has been turned into a school for the province's children, so they can continue to receive an education during the crisis. We spoke to the teacher here, Alana Jinn.
The camera cuts to the young Miraluka teacher. She is holding one of the children in her lap as she speaks.
Jinn: We just want to go home, back to our villages and farms. The Senate should hang its head in shame for what they have allowed Kuat to do here.
The camera cuts to Senator Dalan Voss. He is wearing a simple Luka Sene robe and is carrying a stave.
Saxon: The renowned Senator for Alpheridies, Dalan Voss, has pledged not to leave the planet until Kaut's ultimatum is withdrawn.
Voss: It is time for Kuat to unconditionally withdraw its illegal ultimatum and leave our planet in peace. We did not ask for this crisis, but it is our people who are bearing the cost.
The camera cuts back to Manda Saxon at the cliff side.
Saxon: Will the people of Alpheridies be able to return to their homes? Will Kaut withdraw its ultimatum? Will the Senate act? Only time will tell. Signing out, Manda Saxon, HoloNews.
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2023.05.30 11:43 cant_walk_can_type I really just feel like crying whenever I'm at work

Hi so I [M25] have been at my current job for 6 months and I absolutely hate it, and more importantly I don't know how to change this.
First, some context about my work. I got this job after a year of being unemployed after finishing my degree. I work in the civil service in Central London. When I first joined, I was offered minimal support in getting used to the business area, even though I explained my autism and that I would need help adjusting. This is also my first office job, and let me tell you even with multiple adjustments (noise cancelling headphones, reduced office attendance requirement) it is sensory hell working there. The lights are so bright, people always talk really loud (which is louder than the noise cancelling) and generally it is unstructured, so I'm constantly on edge in the office. I have never masked so much in my life.
The people I work with are all nice, no one is horrible - just, it's a horrible place for me to work.
One thing recently has really bothered me. When I first joined, there was only two people in my team (out of a possible 8) and as I said I didn't get any real support in helping me adjust to the complex work (we work in science policy). Well last month, my manager ran a huge recruitment campaign and we are now getting a full team (5 new people who are all at higher grades than me), and I've been put in charge of on boarding my new team members. It really does not sit right with me that they offered me no support and all of a sudden I'm in charge of accommodating new people. And what's worse is I explicitly told them I would need extra support. This lack of support continues today, to the point where I don't feel comfortable talking about my difficulties with anyone.
The whole experience of working here leaves me so drained. Outside of work, I have no energy to do anything that brings me happiness. I also have MS which obviously complicates things, but I would say the stress of constantly masking is erasing my sense of self.
So now I'm at the point where I just feel like crying every time I sit down to work. Sometimes I actually do. I have no hope for the future, as I'm working for a supposedly inclusive employer, so any thoughts of working elsewhere are somewhat tarnished. It feels like I have to do twice the work for the same output. I'm so tired of having to fight for the bare minimum.
Does anyone else have experience of this? How did you solve it? Or how did you handle it not being solved?
Does anyone have experience of being self-employed or free lancing? I have web development and programming skills that I was thinking of doing free lance.
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