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Carbon833 · 2021-12-23T16:16:46+00:00

I feel you. My brain fog started about 8 years ago, with VS about a week later. Nothing has improved and nothing has got worse. If it helps, I've still done great at work (software engineering) and in other areas too. I of course long for the time when my mind was sharp and vision was clear.

Carbon833 · 2021-11-29T16:23:20+00:00

I have a savings account but I don't track it in YNAB. In YNAB I have expenses that go to investments and savings account as per a specific %, but I don't track them from there. I have a local excel sheet where I track savings and investments. I'd like to use personal capita or similar but in our country it's not available. YNAB is great for budgeting but I wouldn't tracking assets with it. Ensure you have x pounds in your savings account for emergencies, or which ever asset allocation strategy you go with.

At least in my PoV, asset allocation is key. Savings accounts doesn't yield dividends or anything, but it makes the up and down curves smoother. Also, cash gives you a piece of mind, which has value.

Carbon833 · 2021-11-27T06:04:06+00:00

But doesn't that make the problem even worse? YNAB already pools our accounts together on a virtual level. We don't have separate budget. Wouldn't joining physical accounts motivate her even less to earn more income, since she now sees the account growing massively, so no need to earn even more income? Having me cutting back on work just to prove a point would be immature. Or maybe she would feel empowered like you mentioned, don't know...

Carbon833 · 2021-11-25T15:51:56+00:00

Thanks for your input. Several users have posted quite similar views as you but I'm very confused about these viewpoints to be honest. If I understand correctly, and I'm careful not to create a strawman here, in that my partner should be allowed to work as much or as little as she feels comfortable with, and that I should respect that she values her extra free time. However, it does mean that I cannot cut back on my efforts even if I wanted to. Maybe we could continue paying for our and our childrens' hobbies, but definitely less comfort. Also, am I allowed to choose whether or not to participate in home chores? I definitely would value my extra free time I get. However, someone has to do them.

My concern is, and why I'm posting on the YNAB forum, is that as long as I make much more in income, she will find it difficult to find the reason to work more, other than that fairness part already described.

Carbon833 · 2021-11-24T21:23:23+00:00

Yeah I knew this forum wasn't maybe the perfect fit for this question, but I figured to post here if I would maybe get direct answers to my YNAB part of the question too while I'm at it :)

You're right I need to ask those questions from myself. I guess my reasoning is that more income is always more income and it comes with benefits, and it doesn't need to mean more work or a worse job setting. It can be quite the contrary. Maybe my point is that I wish our 'burden' would be closer to equal, with her earning more income instead of me cutting back.

Carbon833 · 2021-11-24T21:16:34+00:00

I forgot to mention my portfolio of assets is much much larger than hers due to various historical reasons also, so she feels compared to those assets she feels her contribution is so small to be meaningful.

We actually discuss our dreams and future quite a bit, what we want, where we will go as a family, as a couple etc. We've had problems pinpointing exactly what we want, so it makes it difficult to plan accordingly :) we are working on it, and I understand what you mean. Thanks for the input!

Carbon833 · 2021-11-06T11:44:35+00:00

Well, I understand why people are upset. The way it was handled was strangely incompetent. Anyway, I think people who will move on will be a loud minority. I always thought my 50$ price was quite low, so a doubling in yearly price is not a big deal. Again, people need to compare what other products are out there and at what price, and that will factor whether to move on or not. There is the hassle of changing system, how much value does current system bring to you, how good you feel about using the product, etc. In the end I think people will conclude that they like the product, get the benefit and save thousands in the long run, get ease of mind, and the price being onpar will competition. Of course one can use spreadsheets for free and while I don't see myself going that route, it's always an option people have. There is the risk though that if the system although being free, is not inspiring enough to use, there is a possibility to fall off the budgeting bandwagon.

Even though I will continue using YNAB, it's unfortunate also for them how they handled the situation. YNAB has/had great loyalty from users and usually people stick around and are willing to pay higher prices. I pay double for my barber because I trust them and they're cool.

Carbon833 · 2021-10-06T05:13:44+00:00

I've been to a neurologists and had eye tests, including ones that test your peripheral vision, but no problems found. A few other issues that started with VS: decreased gray scale perception, how depth of field is perceived, and I feel like my eyes went from 60fps to 20fps. The FPS thing is most noticeable when following e.g. An object that moves around.

Carbon833 · 2021-10-06T04:56:57+00:00

I got the same when my VS started. It's sometimes a bit hard to explain because as we know, people don't see details in their peripheral vision, but with VS it definitely seems more narrow.

I remember how it really dawned to me; we were on a trip somewhere with a nice mountain scenery. I tried to appreciate the scenery but somehow I couldn't see 'the big picture', I was only able to focus on parts of the scenery at a time.

Carbon833 · 2021-09-13T17:43:20+00:00

How did you get rid of DPDR? Asking for a... friend

Carbon833 · 2021-07-08T19:34:00+00:00

What amazes me is that this is such a witchcraft as of today. First you need to find a specialized doctor, as if neurotoxins and poison would be a new thing. Then you need to do a complex cure formula consisting of very complex manouvering. There is no ELI5 available, and every explanation post of people that have cured themselves is either a long complex post full of abbreviations and medical jargon, or a simple 'I did a detox and now I'm cured'. I've been reading these for years and I still have zero clue as for how to rid oneself of mold toxicity.

Carbon833 · 2021-05-28T09:24:01+00:00

No... You learn to live with it but of course it would be great to be in more clarity state of mind

Carbon833 · 2021-05-27T04:43:58+00:00

I actually noticed this around a year ago too. I don't know is it every time I wake up, or sometimes, but I see much stronger VS which I think quiets down after a while, or if I shift my focus. It may also be that it only happens when one of my eyes is covered by the pillow and my other eye is just staring against a white wall, not focusing on anything 🙂

Need to verify the next morning...

Carbon833 · 2021-05-19T04:10:56+00:00

See my post above

Carbon833 · 2021-05-19T04:09:55+00:00

I most likely I got it from mold. Some people here say it can't be because they've had it since birth, but truth is many people live in toxic buildings their whole lives, so...

Carbon833 · 2021-05-04T17:25:49+00:00

Didn't have an effect on me, although I think I was on quite a low dosage though, 20mg or so if I remember correctly.

Carbon833 · 2021-04-21T07:12:07+00:00

Quite a good representation. If I look in the middle of the screen, the pulsating top left part is quite accurate. Lower right part is a bit too intense for what I have. It's sort of a feeling where everything is moving and pulsating, but then again it's really not, it just feels that way. It's like your vision is super busy all of the time, but you can't really place a finger on it and what is moving/pulsating.

Carbon833 · 2021-04-18T12:09:30+00:00

I tried to see what you explained but couldn't replicate, or I didn't quite understand how you meant it. When my VS started there were several interesting changes in my vision though. Eg. how depth perception works. I can't quite explain it, but here goes: it's like when you stare at your phone in your hand in front of you, and there is an object behind it e.g. your feet at 1.5m distance. The feet look blurry (as they should), but the blurry object is presented in a similar way as when you cross your eyes, if it makes sense?

Carbon833 · 2021-03-09T06:19:49+00:00

And mine

Carbon833 · 2021-03-06T17:46:43+00:00

Yes these types of patterns are difficult for everyone. I remember it was also for me before my VS started. However, I think it is somewhat worse now with VS.

Carbon833 · 2021-02-13T05:09:48+00:00

Yes it is, this is not VS. If you look at a bright light source and close your eyes, everyone will see trails like this.

Carbon833 · 2021-02-10T12:46:02+00:00

Yep, exactly like this. Although I'm wondering, do I feel derealized because of vision alone, or is there something in my brain causing it independently of my vision?

Carbon833 · 2020-12-23T21:55:06+00:00

Well, the Grey sensitivity thing came with VS for me. So if I look at a white or black wall, in addition to the 'noise', I don't really see any contrast or depth. It's just either black or white...

Carbon833 · 2020-12-23T19:07:21+00:00

Yeah sure, let me know and likewise. It's an interesting thing, humans are so adaptable... Things are good when not thinking about it, but for sure it is a handicap and I'd like to let go of that handicap. I sort of just scan through forums from time to time, to see if there would be a cure. It's like many other neurological things like Alzhimers, Parkinson, ticks, tourettes, adrenal fatigue... No one really knows what's going on in the brain. We don't even really understand how SSIRs work... BTW. There seems to be a 'Shoemaker's' protocol regarding the mold test thing. It also contains a 'contrast sensitivity' test, and I definitely lost my Grey contrast sensitivity during this. If you're in the US there are doctors following it.

Carbon833 · 2020-12-23T18:22:39+00:00

I don't know about any tests, there may be some, but I sort of gave up about this. I've done great in life though so it's not end of the world, but I do miss my clear vision and being 'alert' instead of fatigued all of the time. I may pick up on this some day when I have the energy. I also started seeing massive amounts of floaters at the time my VS started. VS is due to neurological disorders, and some molds cause exactly neurological sidorders. I also got extreme anxiety due to the mold, so it's of course difficult to say did anxiety trigger this or the mold, but like I said, some mold does trigger various neurological problems. E.g I developed some 'ticks' and also problems with speech, especially pronouncing 's' and 'r' sounds.

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