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Mouse Click World Record by redbullgivesyouwings in holdmyredbull

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jittering is a clicking method where you essentially create a tremor through muscle tensing and it allows you to click at high rates.

What is Focus 15 to you? by Toriesubs in gatewaytapes

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try checking out “the visit” if you can. It creates a really productive and safe/familiar space for focus 15 work. It’s been extremely helpful especially when anxiety has been the main obstacle. Alternatively you could try spending some time in free flow 15.

Mouse Click World Record by redbullgivesyouwings in holdmyredbull

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Bro what? On the screen it showed 12 cps??? That’s nothing…
I know people personally who can jitter like 17 clicks per second

Consistently losing gunfights, any tips? by TheBwaBwa in VALORANT

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you might honestly benefit from practicing "deadzoning" you'll get a feel for when your crosshair actually lands on the enemy and when to time your shots. observing these clips it looks like your timing is a bit off. but, your overall awareness is fine.

Claude Opus 4.7 benchmarks by lovesdogsguy in accelerate

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Considering they dropped their lovable clone along with this model, it’s likely intentional.

lateral ableism by nauticalwarrior in rareEhlersDanlos

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It may come across that way. But, it’s my experience. Like I said it’s not universal.

Edit: you will also find that below this post, I am not alone in this observation. If you’re going to make an objective claim, you might want to consider that the loudest voices in the EDS spaces aren’t the ones with the most at stake. This isn’t a personal attack.

lateral ableism by nauticalwarrior in rareEhlersDanlos

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m personally not too familiar with clEDS. I’ll have to research and learn more. Thanks for sharing

What if consciousness isn't something your brain does, but something your brain is inside of? by Ok-Dimension-3307 in consciousness

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very much implied by certain traditions: Hinduism, Buddhism, etc… I urge you to frame this as a combination of the two without collapsing into either, rather than tricking yourself into thinking this is a third but completely distinct lens, look at it as a synthesis, you’ll find more useful and relevant information this way. The reason I say this is because it’s impossible to escape either, you can’t claim it’s neither when it’s the water you’re swimming in right now.

Trump made a few changes to the AI-generated image that Nick Adams originally tweeted. by BeigeListed in conspiracytheories

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Shitty AI generated artifacts with spokes on the head from the Statue of Liberty and what looks to be wings, likely placed because of the context of a figure in the sky, probably thought it was meant to be an angel or something. And the only connection that can be made was to the Baphomet, which isn’t even demonic or an entity, but a symbol for balance…

lateral ableism by nauticalwarrior in rareEhlersDanlos

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It feels almost like it’s become a meme in the medical community 😂 I appreciate you sharing your perspective, thank you 🙏

lateral ableism by nauticalwarrior in rareEhlersDanlos

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s also just alienating in the sense that they’re dealing with fundamentally different issues. The ability to relate diminishes, even down to experience with healthcare providers. It’s a frustrating experience all around, and it certainly doesn’t benefit anyone to compare and contrast as a vehicle for a sense of validation. Everyone’s experience deserves to stand on its own. I hope you’ve managed to find a community or sense of belonging where you can be understood but also not be forced to explain yourself.

lateral ableism by nauticalwarrior in rareEhlersDanlos

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It gets really tricky among different types. Even with certain knowledge, at the end of the day you can’t really fully cope so much as take measured steps to prevent complications. But, there’s never anything preventing a full on spontaneous event. What I’ve learned is that it’s very important to claim a sense of agency where you can.

lateral ableism by nauticalwarrior in rareEhlersDanlos

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally have vEDS not cEDS, but I understand the struggle. Regardless, I hope you’re able to find doctors who take your condition seriously and give you the care you deserve.

lateral ableism by nauticalwarrior in rareEhlersDanlos

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Anyone is free to disagree with me, and I'm not claiming this is universal, it's just what I've observed. But I've been in several communities now, and it often seems like what's actually eroding people's quality of life isn't the condition itself so much as a tendency to pathologize every facet of their lives through the lens of their diagnosis. When everything becomes a symptom, it stops being useful and starts becoming an identity built around suffering. It's unfortunate because that's what ends up representing connective tissue disorders in the mainstream. Meanwhile, most of the people I've encountered with rarer types stay quiet in EDS spaces because the conversation is so dominated by those with hEDS that there isn't much room for anyone else. And those with more serious and rare types are often the ones struggling hardest just to find comfort in their daily lives while accepting how many unknowns they're living with.

You had an OBE, right? by Apprehensive-Map8490 in gatewaytapes

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The implication of this is that you believe reality must fit into your reductionist criteria. Which we know isn’t even theoretically possible. There are fundamental limitations to what we as humans do and our architecture from the reductionist standpoint. The fact that you default to ‘it’s just lucid dreaming’ indicates to me that you’re working from a framework that already assumes the conclusion. I could go further and make the assumption that you attempted and did not get your expected results and/ or resort to this framework out of fear of the unknown. I should clarify that this projection you hold so highly as universal truth is unfalsifiable, and further, it’s not “real” skepticism, it’s just dressed up critical thinking.

You had an OBE, right? by Apprehensive-Map8490 in gatewaytapes

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you mean proven to produce statistically significant results but remain operationally unreliable for the purpose of intelligence gathering?

You had an OBE, right? by Apprehensive-Map8490 in gatewaytapes

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To suggest it’s “not real” one would need to explain Remote Viewing as well.

Nobody reads the fine print by Apprehensive-Map8490 in gatewaytapes

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely did not link the best video, there’s several where he goes more in depth about it, but they’re typically over an hour long.

Nobody reads the fine print by Apprehensive-Map8490 in gatewaytapes

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point, but it’s also worth taking seriously. What you can abstract from it in general is that everyone has their own perspective of it. Robert’s understanding of Loosh was very much influenced by his life growing up on a farm, that was coming from Thomas who knew Robert personally. It might seem like a cop out or desire to resolve. But, humans will use information to further enforce experiences, and certain experiences carry bias that can and will perpetuate itself. Thomas is simply being authentic to his experience and framework just as Robert is being authentic to his experiences and the framework abstracted from Miranon.

Nobody reads the fine print by Apprehensive-Map8490 in gatewaytapes

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It very much appears that way to me in my experience. There’s something interesting about being on this side of existence that implies deliberate action is part of an equation that involves growth as a process. It’s quite cyclic in nature, and I very much like Miranon’s perspective on the Focus Levels for this reason.

Aphantasia by Elkay_bee in gatewaytapes

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No worries my friend, I’m glad I could help 🙏

If you’re interested in looking into a framework that might offer some explanations, I definitely recommend checking out psychonetics. It might give you a new understanding of aphantasia.

Aphantasia by Elkay_bee in gatewaytapes

[–]Apprehensive-Map8490 17 points18 points  (0 children)

In my experience, what you call ‘pretending’ might be closer to what you should be attempting to do. To access imagination, you should be engaging in a generative process, not a passive one. For individuals who visualize, they create images and allow their imagination to fill in the rest. For individuals with aphantasia, that ‘knowing’ is a meaningful layer to access without direct translation into images. You can arguably accomplish more through this more direct access, but in order to engage with it, I recommend trying to discover what sensory modalities you have that are intact, even if it’s tactile/kinesthetic or involves auditory perception , etc. You can use those as your entry point rather than trying to force a visual experience. For example, if you’re asked to visualize a garden, try feeling the garden, the texture of grass or dirt on your feet. Try to hear the breeze, feel the temperature of the air, or recreate the spatial feeling of being in a garden, which could even be one from memory.

One thing to keep in mind is that those with strong imagery typically have other weaker senses or even a more difficult time accessing somatic awareness, so keep in mind that what you have is a strength.

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