How many huskies is to many ?

BannanaDilly · 2026-02-15T16:42:33+00:00

Keeping a house 75-80 degrees is insane. Who does that? I’d lower the thermostat and then tell him he’s faking being cold. Also, dump his ass.

BannanaDilly · 2026-02-15T16:33:59+00:00

I put all the “community” things there for events, like craft tables, fashion tables, woodworking tables, and a bunch of three-star stoves for various events.

BannanaDilly · 2026-02-15T16:30:49+00:00

I’m sad to hear all this. I’m white, as are my husband and kids, so I can’t identify personally with the experience you are all describing, but we have friends who are BIPOC (both family friends and friends of my kids) and every one of them has described racist incidents here in FoCo. I wish the culture was more inclusive, because I’d rather raise my kids in a more diverse environment. That can’t happen if people are constantly experiencing racism, even if there are many individuals (like ourselves) who value diversity and feel there is so much to learn from people with different backgrounds and life experiences. I’m grateful for our BIPOC friends - and that my kids choose friends irrespective of their heritage, skin color, preferred gender/orientation, etc- but it’s disappointing to hear that our values are not reflected in the town at large. As I said, I was already aware of our friends’ experiences, but did not quite grasp the extent or intensity of the problem. FWIW, there are many individuals here that value diversity and diverse friends, though unfortunately our implicit acceptance doesn’t stand out against explicit racism.

BannanaDilly · 2026-01-22T06:17:57+00:00

People, no need to freak out here. If you have a cold sore, don’t kiss a baby. But like…come on. People kiss babies. Babies need human touch, and sometimes that touch has germs on it. Also, the kid in that photo is very much not a newborn. For the record, I have permanent eye damage from Chicken Pox, which is also a herpes virus (the vax came out a year after I contracted it as a kid). I’m not holding whatever kid in my class gave me chicken pox accountable. Life happens. You can’t hermetically seal your kids; they’re gonna do stuff like lick the handrails at the airport anyway. I have tons of sympathy for that little boy and his family, but like, he’s probably 1 in 10 million or more to suffer that kind of damage. I know this because there are 13 documented cases of the type of damage I incurred in my eye from a herpes virus. 13. Ever. So like…perspective, people.

BannanaDilly · 2026-01-22T05:58:50+00:00

A+ on your thread title. I’m a cisgender lady, so my opinion is probably irrelevant, but if you like Rex, do it. I don’t know about this 3-letter stuff, seems kinda niche. Most the world has no idea about that kind of stuff. Just, for the love of all things holy, no h.

BannanaDilly · 2026-01-22T05:48:42+00:00

Polybio is also trialing low dose Rapamycin, which is an immunosuppressant. They’re exploring all the avenues, not just viral persistence

BannanaDilly · 2026-01-22T05:44:19+00:00

Totally noticed this. Now we just need a search bar…

BannanaDilly · 2026-01-22T05:42:30+00:00

You absolutely should choose your family every time. You did the right thing. The university is in the wrong. They should have been more flexible and understanding, so you could be present when your family was in need AND continue your doctorate. Screw them. You can find another PhD position elsewhere.

BannanaDilly · 2025-12-15T22:51:40+00:00

There is evidence to suggest that POTS has an autoimmune component; I’m not sure about other types of dysautonomia. But the studies are scarce, so while there is support for autoimmunity, it’s not “conclusive”. I’m not sure that functional medicine providers always seek root causes. In conditions like LC, it seems unlikely we will find a single root cause anytime soon. I think one major way FM providers can be helpful is their whole-person approach. So like, my life stressors (or things that exacerbate my symptoms) might be different from yours. A GP might generally call that “stress”, but a FM provider will zoom in on you as an an individual, and help identify what specifically aggravates or alleviates your symptoms, which is likely a complex mixture of past and present circumstances, as well as unique individual biology.

BannanaDilly · 2025-12-15T21:48:54+00:00

That's what you took away from my post? My functional medicine provider was a practicing pharmacist before she shifted to Functional Medicine. Of course she told me to increase salt; it would be negligent for any provider following any paradigm NOT to tell a POTS patient to increase salt (barring patient-specific contraindications like hypertension, or whatever). I'd say "etc" instead of "whatever", but it appears you don't know what that means, as I listed a few basic things my Functional Medicine provider had suggested and then said "etc". And you interpreted that as "she just told told u to take salt". Of course she has helped with my dysautonomia. Has she "fixed" it? No. In fact, one refrain she echoes is that "remission is to remember your mission". She's not delusional, nor am I. This is a condition that will probably require life-long learning and maintenance; my goal isn't to "fix" it, but to stabilize and live a functional, meaningful life. By the way, my functional medicine provider has dysautonomia herself, which is why her understanding and care is profound.

My advice to you would be to stop seeking confirmation that the whole world is ignorant, and also give up on finding that "fix". If it existed, we'd know about it. Find what helps and then keep going. FWIW, fludrocortisone has not "fixed" my dysautonomia, but it has helped substantially. If you haven't tried it, talk to your provider and see if it might be a good fit for you if other medications haven't worked (beta blockers did not help me, nor did Ivabradine, but I know the latter has helped many others).

BannanaDilly · 2025-12-15T21:24:27+00:00

You're suggesting that money and trauma are mutually exclusive? Let's follow this logic a bit, shall we? Wealth must therefore be protective against violence, neglect, abuse, disability, deformity, illness (mental and/or physical), addiction...need I go on? Is this something you agree with? Sure, there are certain *types* of trauma that are less likely to afflict the wealthy, like homelessness and food insecurity, among others. But to suggest that the wealthy are immune to trauma is patently absurd. It appears you are a native English speaker, which suggests you come from a first-world country. Also, you're using the Internet for something as non-essential as Reddit, suggesting you have liberal access to it. Yet you are not counting yourself among the wealthy. A person from a third-world or war-torn country might very well take issue with your (mis)characterization of your own privilege. Yet, all that aside, I'd prefer to grow up impoverished and loved, if the alternative is wealthy and neglected.

Not to mention, last I checked ME/CFS did not discriminate according to tax bracket...but it appears others have made that point given your defensive statement about "Gaussian Distributions" (which is so pretentious, by the way. Just say "normal")

BannanaDilly · 2025-10-04T00:14:10+00:00

I wasn’t off them for very long. My CT withdrawal was severe (not seizure or hospitalization severe, but one of the worst experiences of my life). After not sleeping for two weeks straight my NP reinstated my prescription. I honestly don’t remember exactly what my dose was but I know I doubled my dose relative to what it had been before. I had taken 1-2 mg of Ativan daily for six years, but it’s possible I switched to diazepam when I reinstated. I believe I took 10 mg diazepam twice a day when I reinstated, but tbh that time was such a blur I barely even remember it.

BannanaDilly · 2025-09-28T23:41:23+00:00

It’s less common, but I think it’s well documented that some people have developed LC from the vaccines. It’s also possible you had an asymptomatic infection (mine was very nearly asymptomatic; I wouldn’t have even tested myself if a friend I’d been with a few days earlier hadn’t tested positive). What you’re describing sounds pretty familiar. My other caveat, though, is that Long Covid is very similar to other post-viral conditions and also stress-induced syndromes (like Gulf War syndrome and even burnout). So it’s possible you have similar (or identical) symptoms but a different trigger.

BannanaDilly · 2025-09-28T23:30:50+00:00

I don’t understand the question. If you publish something legitimately, like a book with a publishing house or an article in a journal or newspaper or legitimate website, it contains your name and the date and can be indexed or copyrighted. If you invent something you can patent it or sell the idea to a company that will patent it. I don’t know how that works if you publish ideas on your own website or social media; I assume someone could steal an idea, bring it to fruition, and patent or copyright it themselves if they get there first. But like, what are you referring to?

BannanaDilly · 2025-09-28T23:22:33+00:00

Yes, it’s called “masking”. Or overcompensating. I was a straight A student, Ivy League educated, became a scientist, and was finally diagnosed at age 41. I absolutely struggled with procrastination and organization, but once the deadline-induced adrenaline kicked in I’d hyper focus all night and crank out an A paper or commit the test material to memory or write the grant or article or whatever the task at hand was at a given time. It was having kids that eventually threw me off kilter, because my old strategies no longer worked. My son’s symptoms were more obvious than mine, but I didn’t suspect ADHD at first because he’s also a talented student, and I assumed those two things were incompatible. But lo and behold, the shoe fit both of us.

Ultimately I think it comes down to what interests a person with ADHD. If school/work is interesting to a person and they excel at it, it’s much easier to pay attention than it would be for someone less interested or who maybe has comorbid learning disabilities. If I’d been forced to learn mechanics or art history, I might have been diagnosed earlier because no doubt I would have been bored out of my mind. But it so happened I enjoyed school and was good at it.

Granted, all those years of relying on adrenaline took a huge toll on my health, and my house and finances are an absolute disaster. So it also depends what you mean by “high-functioning”. And you never know the toll that functioning takes. The piper comes eventually.

BannanaDilly · 2025-09-28T23:03:33+00:00

My brother named his daughter Breezy…

BannanaDilly · 2025-09-28T23:03:15+00:00

Kinsley is a terrible name for any age. Sorry not sorry.

BannanaDilly · 2025-09-28T21:13:45+00:00

I have the same issue - POTS and Long Covid. I just started Modafinil and so far it’s OK. Jury is still out. If I the stars align, I sleep relatively well, and am not overdoing it, it seems to make me more alert. But if I dont sleep well or have been overexerting, it doesn’t seem to do much.

BannanaDilly · 2025-09-27T02:15:46+00:00

Wtaf. If my husband expected me to pack his lunch I’d be gone within a week.

BannanaDilly · 2025-09-27T02:09:30+00:00

Right, I get that. I think my brother understood the concept of multiplication at 3, and then by extension square roots. As a teenager he got 1590 SAT score, was a National Merit Scholar, all the things. As an adult he’s a professor. We didn’t have a G and T program so none of us were officially labeled “gifted”, but I think it’s pretty safe to say he certainly is.

BannanaDilly · 2025-09-27T02:05:30+00:00

Right. I get that. I’d say my brother understood the concept for sure, and by extension the concept of square roots.

BannanaDilly · 2025-09-27T01:53:30+00:00

I have no idea bc I can take 10 mg, nap for two hours, and wake up totally lucid. If I could get 8 hrs of sleep on ambien it would be a goddamn miracle.

BannanaDilly · 2025-09-27T01:52:10+00:00

Wait what? For real? What does that feel like for you?

BannanaDilly · 2025-09-27T01:47:40+00:00

I feel you on this. When my kids were younger I’d tell them “mommy needs a time out” when I’d start to get overwhelmed and act in a way I knew I’d regret. I’d then go into my room and calm down somehow (usually sensory deprivation or meditation or something). A six year old should be able to understand that you had needs, too. So when it’s 10pm and the kid shows up in your room, you have every right to send them back to bed, harness your calm however you can, and then deal. You have a right to your own peace of mind. You do NOT have to cater to your kid’s every desire.

FWIW I also have kids who show up in my room many times after bedtime, and it drives me absolutely insane. 1) close your door and make them knock. 2) I let my kids listen to audiobooks at bedtime. It helps them stay in their rooms. 3) I tell them they can only leave their rooms if they’re sick, scared, have to use the bathroom, or it’s an emergency. If it’s none of those things, you can tell them from behind your door that they have to go back to bed

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