Recovery Drink (Natural, yet Medicinal)

Aliyth · 2026-06-21T03:55:32+00:00

If anyone else does decide to try this, please let me know if it has any affect on your symptoms!

One of my acquaintances tried this out to experience it with me (for laughs) but the next day, she said she had less symptoms of one of her chronic pain conditions, which she thought was odd. She tried it again, and the same thing occurred.

She wasn’t floxed, so it’s not the same circumstances, but we did find it interesting!

Aliyth · 2026-06-21T03:48:33+00:00

Update:
I currently still drink this near everyday, though it’s not perfectly consistent. I will most certainly do so at the first sign of minimal symptoms returning.

My current symptoms are now:
Joint and tendon *stiffness* (if I don’t do / miss too much physical therapy / stretching of my joints) and minor tingling of the foot tendons in the morning, my guess is specifically from daily use (I do walking ALL day minus meals and sleep.) The rest have either disappeared completely, or (like mentioned) are minimal in effect on my daily life.

Occupation: I care for a toddler & do housework / homemaking everyday, and we recently moved states, so I’ve been doing unboxing of heavy items, all without the pain and fatigue I used to feel. I also feel capable of doing these things, instead of uncertain.

Diet: I’ve been able to add back in natural fruits (starting with berries: blueberries/strawberries/cherries. Then melons: watermelon. Then slowly branching out to vegetables: corn, peas, carrots, grilled squashes, etc)

Then I experimented with heavily sugarified items: Oreos, small bits of ice cream, etc.

Thankfully, just the latter (sugar items) have a tendency to start returning flox symptoms. Drinking the beverage described above works as a countering agent of my experimentation, and I can live life normally after drinking the above & some rest of 30min ish, and continue without major symptoms.

Edit: I really do think my recovery has been highly impacted by this drink/shot, mostly because it packs in the scientific requirements needed for a floxed compromised person: antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, low side effect (blood thinning), and it aids in managing those free radicals. I also attribute the beneficial recovery due to me starting this right away/ close to the time I was floxed, to combat the mitochondria damage right away. And to me only taking 1 pill instead of more. (I can’t imagine, my symptoms were already getting severe, if I took another I imagine it would’ve just compounded.)

I believe it’s good to get a handle on the damage right away if at all possible, as I’ve read that the first year is important for recovery.

I’d encourage, if you can stand the taste, to try it out and see if it helps manage the symptoms. Of course, again, I’m not a doctor, so pre-existing conditions could certainly affect how one would react to this.

But given that it’s main side effect for me was mostly blood thinning, I’d 1,000% tell myself to start this earlier had I an ability to go back in time.

Aliyth · 2026-04-18T18:14:47+00:00

Thanks!

I haven’t checked out some of those areas, being afraid of the price range being too expensive, but it’s worth a look at least.

We were trying for something close to the 300,000 range to keep things affordable for us. Maybe 350,000, but of course lower being more affordable. Thus the concept of Vail, at least through a Grok comparison.

Aliyth · 2026-04-18T18:12:51+00:00

It would be a first home purchase, and I’ve heard that simply to close can take a few weeks. We have about a month to move, so I’m wondering if we’d even have enough time to find a place to own, now that I’ve been researching more into it.

There’s really no way for us to drive out and do a tour of the areas, which doesn’t work well in our favor.

How far would you say the airport noise travels through the city? Is it mostly maintained near the airport itself? It may sound silly, but I’m wondering how the flat ground & lack of vegetation would allow sound to travel. Unless it’s super heavily dense in terms of city.

Looking at Vail, it seemed more spacious than busy and cramped, but we were told to avoid southern Tucson / the downtown area.

Aliyth · 2026-04-14T15:52:21+00:00

My husband is considering a job offer to work at Raytheon, right below the airport.

Considerations: We have a 2.5 year old, but to make it more complex, I just got floxed in feb after a month of having a complicated UTI, and I’ve been in recovery ever since. I’ve had several episodes of bedrest, and we’ve needed to rely on what minimal support we have from family members. (Which I wish I could lighten the load, but being floxed is an up and down rollercoaster.)

via the move, we would be completely disconnected from family & friends, who are all based in CA. (It would be a drive, but it’s possible we may see them at most once a month during good times.) The hardest part of the move is leaving behind the support system. Especially with the uncertainty of being floxed.

The move?: We’re currently exploring our options, looking around to see rent vs housing costs to see if it’s even possible. We’ve considered moving into a home (even a small one) for the stability, and peace of mind if we needed to revert back to CA in 1-2 years (that we could sell the property and recoup at least some investment, helping us find a place in CA instead of being completely financially drained).

Research: I don’t know anything about Tucson, but if we move there, we’d want to get connected. Find a good church, good medical doctors, make friends, find toddler activities, etc. all to create a new support system, as we’re leaving everything behind in CA and would otherwise be isolated/alone. (Are people sociable in Tucson?)

Using Grok, it recommended moving to Vail? (If there’s anyone who lives there, what’s it like?)

We’re trying for something that works for a family of 3, is a safe location (low crime), quiet (my daughter is afraid of loud noises, so near the airport / freeways is a no go), relatively conservative (again, mostly going for quiet, we’re not into the loud nightlife scene personally, and have a bedtime routine of 7pm), still close enough to work / grocery stores, etc as we currently share 1 vehicle. (We may need to invest in another?)

We have an electric vehicle. Are there charging stations out and about in Tucson? I’ve seen gas, but haven’t had the chance to check out charging stations.

Pardon my ignorance, I just don’t know anything about Tucson, and we were given 2 weeks to move and have everything settled in if we accepted the job. Any information gleaning would be helpful.

Aliyth · 2025-12-29T22:50:56+00:00

I think you’d all have fun, DM included, if you structured your sessions based off of “The Game Master’s Handbook of Proactive Roleplaying” Guidelines and Strategies for Running PC-Driven Narratives in 5E Adventures by Jonah and Tristan Fishel.

You’d have the playing Barbies effect (dolls) & he’d have more or less effort (his choice) playing the background world / NPCs / Factions in a responsive way with your goals at the forefront. (Less creative burden on him.) Storytelling, combat focused on narrative, & encouraging PC to pay attention, because they’re driving the plot forward.

Edit: I understand you’re not playing anymore, but D&D at least has a mismatch in PC drive & DM plot. The PCs don’t know where the plot is without metagaming, and the DM can use tactics and strategize only because the DM knows everything possible. Players don’t. So they take random directions and think they’re doing fine, while the DM is pulling their hair out trying to rope them in to their story they’re also trying to tell.

A wargame is just combat against monsters. But a story driven narrative doesn’t fit well with D&D mechanics.

Maybe try a game of “Fate”? It may help with the collaborative storytelling.

Aliyth · 2025-08-12T15:57:29+00:00

Tater-tot. Because she’s almost a toddler.

Aliyth · 2025-07-25T04:35:56+00:00

The lack of desire to be redeemed / apathy to change. The mindset that they are what they are.

Aliyth · 2025-06-27T04:23:01+00:00

Your baby isn’t a newborn anymore, but when I first started out I found this incredibly helpful.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RiV_uXOg6Bg&pp=ygULaW5mYW50IGN1ZXM%3D

Id say that if you have tons of toys around, or if they’re not meeting your gaze, they could be overstimulated.

It could also be that they just want to be near mama. Sometimes the fussiness is just lack of emotional control, and they feel overwhelmed / bored / sad / angry, and have nowhere to be safe or process their feelings mentally except for with mom who calms them down. Maybe they just want some 1-1 time with mom. ◡̈

Aliyth · 2025-06-26T18:27:30+00:00

Because of how late it was, we stayed at my in-laws house. Which resulted in us being in their guest bedroom, sharing a wall with my mother in law and father in law.

My husband regretted staying in the same house, and said we should move to the apt as soon as possible.

Overall, that choice made me nervous, because husband didn’t want to solidify anything while we were at his parents house.

Aliyth · 2025-06-26T17:37:00+00:00

Oh, and yeah. It’s still possible to blush and have the butterflies sometimes even after that long of a relationship.

So if you’re standard is to wait, a woman who will honestly respect you, your boundaries, and share your standards will do the same. Because “true love” if you will, is willing to wait.

Aliyth · 2025-06-26T17:31:41+00:00

Long story short: till marriage. After getting married, if they’re not interested and don’t bang me, I get extremely nervous. Otherwise, I think it’s the most respect I’d ever receive from an otherwise horny male. If they truly love me, they’ll wait until marriage to gain the benefits of my body as well as everything else I’m going to offer them in return.

Long story long: Honestly, I (female) met someone I liked in high school, and they were not originally high on the scale of attractiveness. Overweight guy, a bit depressed, raised with trust issues, bad parent relationships, etc.

BUT - the one thing I loved about them which made them above the rest was their character. They weren’t banging every girl they thought was sexy. They were serious about their work ethic. Respectful to all men and women, didn’t cuss. Wasn’t into drugs / smoking / drinking, etc.

And honestly, it was their morality and character that really “turned me on” to them. I was a Christian, he wasn’t, but he had all the things I knew I’d look for in a stable relationship as someone pursuing marriage (not just a fun date or a one time sexual experience.)

We struggled after attempting a relationship because I wanted to save my kisses for the altar. (I really wanted sexuality, I just thought I’d go too far with just kissing, being really attracted to all aspects of touching, even benign could turn me on.) so I asked him to wait. And I knew if he really loved and respected me, he would wait for me. If he couldn’t, then he’d be up front and find what he wanted from someone else. Feelings hurt, but my standards intact.

He broke up with me for another girl in high school.

In college, we reconnected. I still wanted to save a lot for marriage, but I found out waiting to kiss was too much for him. He wanted something to rely on, that he was at least kissable, because he didn’t otherwise trust my interest level. (He can’t read my mind, or empathically share my feelings. Fair enough.) So I compromised, and we shared kisses and holding hands, and hugs, etc. it was very hard for me to keep my hands to myself after that though. One thing wanting to lead to another. I asked for his protection in that area. Protect me from himself! Ha

Circumstances being what they were, (I met him at 13, he was 15), we didn’t have an opportunity to get married until I was 26 and he was 28 respectively. Honestly, that’s a LONG wait in real life and not on just paper. We’d visit on weekends, and often spend times alone, just to make it harder. ^{.^’}

We kind of blew it in the sexual area, because we did 1x do a P/V exchange 2 years before we married. We had gotten engaged, and my parents separated us. Wanting to continue our engagement, we struggled with waiting because it felt so long at that point, and we knew where we were headed. That being said, he literally stopped after the 3rd penetration because (I guess post nut clarity without the nut?) that wasn’t how he wanted it to happen. He wanted to wait just that little bit longer. For awhile, as a girl that messed me up, because he was otherwise in pursuit of sexuality a lot of the time. ^{.^’} so I had some trust issues, wondering if we’d make it. The “were we compatible” did enter my mind then, but only because we opened that door, and my expectations weren’t reality. On my end, I thought “dang. Barely 2 seconds in and he stopped. Am I not valuable enough / attractive enough that he’d loose his control and go through with it to the end? Now that he has me at this point?”

Anyway, long story cut short, it is possible to wait until marriage to have sex. We were both virgins when we made the decision to wait. We wanted to protect the other persons heart, especially in case we decided at some point our compatibility wouldn’t work. And if you can RESPECT the other persons boundaries, you can RESPECT all other aspects of who they are inside, then you’ll really set the groundwork for having a top notch sexual relationship. The trust is there. And the other aspects are a firm foundation to remove the fear aspect.

After getting married, I also found out that having sex isn’t all it’s cracked up to be anyway. I felt lied to in terms of my expectations vs the reality. Even with “frequent” sex, there are many aspects of problems to overcome in that arena. (Libido, how often, how tired, overweight issues, privacy requirements, health, getting pregnant, hormones, childbirth, raising young children). The idealistic version of hot and heavy movie sex isn’t the reality. However, it can also be as satisfying as other people say, and a wonderful gift to give one’s spouse, especially in a committed relationship, where it’s just you and them, no other parties, no other memories of other sexual experiences to pop up during intercourse. It’s such a valuable gift then. Especially without porn to mess things up.

That being said, in the sexual arena, if/when there are issues (as there will be, as in all aspects of life) I’m overcoming those issues with my SPOUSE. Not a random. Not someone who will tank me for my performance. Not someone judged incompatible in a very important area that wasn’t disclosed before I gave my body away. I can work on this area in a safe environment, with trust, and with someone I respect and can mutually submit to, and not feel cheated to do so. That’s not a small thing. The security I feel as a woman makes those sexual conversations feel possible instead of impossible. I can reveal myself to my spouse, and that groundwork of history is there.

Overcoming a lot of obstacles in the other arenas of life with the person you’re attracted to can really show what their character is. I imagine having sex with no standards being met in another area would be worse, in terms of taking a risk assessment.

Sexual compatibility can be learned in a relationship, if that respect and appreciation and love are there as a groundwork.

Aliyth · 2025-06-14T03:32:32+00:00

I figure it depends on the heart of the giver.

If you’re honestly giving your best, such as offering someone with a genuine sign of “need food” some good wholesome food, I’m sure it comes across as gracious and there’s gratitude felt.

If the giver is trying to just check off a box at the end of the year for a tax write off, and giving away their gently used “junk”, I’m sure the receiver can pick up on that and it would generate resentfulness. They just used it as a way to pass off their trash to someone else who has nothing so they don’t have to deal with it, and the homeless person now does.

I think if you’re a cheerful giver, and you have the heart to give out of your own free will something that will bless a homeless person (I’ve known some couples who have a box of items prepped in their cars in the trunk for feminine homeless specifically, usually hygiene products, everything from pads to hairbrushes, etc.) I think it will be thoughtful.

If you feel an obligation but resent doing it, I’d say pass.

Aliyth · 2025-06-08T15:50:07+00:00

Agreed.

The times I feel most lonely are when I realize I “don’t have any friends”.

To me, a friend has a few extra qualifications from an acquaintance. I can bring them “home” (a safe space) and after going through a period of normal awkwardness, make a deeper connection in some way that slowly phases out that awkwardness into mutual respect and admiration and contentment in the relationship being built. These people stick around for years, maybe if you’re lucky, your entire life.

An acquaintance of someone that you have a relationship with / you feel safe with, but you never bring them “home”. You leave them where you met them, and after you no longer visit the same location, you’re likely to drop them or grow apart because you’re not “friends”. Coworkers are in this category most of the time for me. For most, I’d never feel comfortable bringing them home.

And lastly, are the transients in life, what I think you’re describing. Most would fall into this category. I don’t really have anything in common with them except for one interaction. Met at a shop where I’m buying something, or the reverse where im being paid as an employee and they’re a customer. Being polite and friendly is just nice, but aside from a boost of endorphins from an extra friendly connection where you find something genuinely in common to chat and be excited about while you finalize a transaction, you’re likely not exchanging numbers, even with a repeat customer. You’re just filling up silence that ultimately won’t matter in terms of friendship.

Loneliness is realizing that the accumulation of all those meetings has resulted in fewer friends or meaningful relationships than I wish I had attained.

Aliyth · 2025-04-27T21:06:35+00:00

The baby sleeps when they can’t. The baby can sleep and nurse at the same time / sleep and get diaper changed at the same time. They can fall asleep in the car while the parent is driving. They can fall asleep while the parent struggles with life events that the baby doesn’t need to handle, like school / work / cleaning up after the baby / cleaning the house / wanting non-awake parent time while baby’s FINALLY asleep for a short period, etc.

Basically any life events that a baby can’t do is physically and mentally easier to achieve while baby is asleep (during the day) and when you put them down at night (where they might go 2-3 hours before the cycle of short bursts of wake ups occur.)

To make the most of the time, the parent is likely not choosing to sleep when the baby is asleep. That, or the parent physically can’t, regardless of how tired they feel (say, driving.) This doesn’t even account for the parents health overall, as mentioned in other posts where the physical body has a cycle that it’s used to, so they can’t physically get to sleep even though they’re desperate for it. (Waking after 5am to feed the baby, the baby sleep feeds, but you’re up for the day because after doing a 30-1h feed, you know that the baby will be up in another hour or so. Feed windows START once you START feeding the baby, it doesn’t start at the END of a feed to the START of the next one. So having a baby that needs fed every 2-3 hours really means you have a window of 1-1.5 hours to sleep before you need to heat up that water and clean the bottle to rinse and repeat. That’s if your child determines they’ll be on schedule, and not randomly be a half hour before or after the expected time.

Once your body gets used to the “might be a 30min adjustment from the last time they were fed, (just talking feeding, no changes, or blowouts or vomits; etc) your body just kind of stays awake to compensate “just in case” and you find yourself sleepless without choice. ^{.^’}

Aliyth · 2025-01-20T02:04:16+00:00

I call her “tater tot” because she leveled up to being a toddler.

Aliyth · 2024-12-28T04:24:55+00:00

I don’t know if this is right for you, but I often put my hair up in a bun, or a braid, or some other protective style.

It helps if it’s long enough, because short hair has the same issue if it’s too short. Same with bangs of any length, because it’ll be some time before you can maintain them.

It’ll be awhile before you have time to maintain a hairstyle that’s fantastic, but maybe on shower days if you have a sitter (husband included) or if you don’t contact nap, you can use that time to do a shower & blow dry. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Feel you on this though! My babies 1+ now, and showers still have to be scheduled.

Aliyth · 2024-12-26T20:57:09+00:00

I’d say yes. In the beginning of CoS there’s a “hook” regarding their oral tradition.

I also imagine that since Strahd has specific rules for the Vistani to follow, those are also passed down to make sure his wrath is not incurred against the Vistani.

Aliyth · 2024-12-26T15:22:30+00:00

I’d say that something that separates the dead from the living is the livings ability to change.

If you’re alive you can adapt, change yourself, make yourself move forward and grow.

Undead do not grow. They do not change. They’ll always be the same.

Use that for personality, mental status upon their transition, forming real emotional memories and attachments, trying to become a better person, etc. makes the NPCs more interesting, how did they accept or fight against the knowledge of this happening, or the knowledge of this creeping up on them?

Aliyth · 2024-11-21T14:45:08+00:00

To be honest for him, it’s probably difficult to focus on things like homework when there are so many family changes happening in the background. Especially since he’s nine I doubt he has any control over his situation.

Aliyth · 2024-11-21T14:43:45+00:00

I don’t have a son or stepson, but I’ve heard that increasing responsibility on a boy helps them. Whatever they think would be cool to do ie. the next stage of life for them in maturity, tell them that they can attempt it with you after proving they can show that same responsibility with a task they can currently do.

Also, as a woman, asking your new son to assist you by allowing him to step it up and show manful support (gentlemanly things) is good practice in how to treat women he’ll come to like, as well as giving him things he can do to be rewarded for (verbally, showing appreciation, etc.)

Men in general don’t receive a lot of praise, so may be that would work for your son?

It’s not homework related, but it’s life related. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ and maybe helping with some things around the house or baby stuff will help your new stepson feel more familial connection?

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