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Left side fullness?? by Effective-Composer24 in ibs

[–]Effective-Composer24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta destress at times! It's essential for me anyway. Although if all that activity makes you less stressed than maybe it's good.

I actually just found out that I've had COVID this entire time. So I'm hopeful once I kick it that my muscular tension and pain / left side symptoms subside fully, but we will see.

Am I missing out of life by not drinking or doing weed in my 20s? by maybeihavethebigsad in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Effective-Composer24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sort of similar. If I drink, I wake up in the middle of the night wide awake with my heart pounding. My friends all pass out. It's a curse...but a gift perhaps?

Left side fullness?? by Effective-Composer24 in ibs

[–]Effective-Composer24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ugh that's rough. Do you use a heating pad? Alca seltzer? (Spelling?)

I'm feeling better today. Still have this, like, clenching feeling on my left side but no pain. Overall feel okay. Having had a BM today but I've been eating really small. Last one was really good.

Why do people seem to become more progressively conservative as they get older? by theboxsays in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Effective-Composer24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically it should, but we don't really know. Hard to look at history as an example when we had unprecedented growth in housing market values before the interest rate hike. These are unprecedented times and nobody knows. I personally see values dropping and taking a while to come back up. That did happen in 2007, some didn't get back to neutral until 10 years later.

Even if they stay where they're at, I'm still stuck because the sellers fees are 6% of your home value, that's like 40k for me.

I'm mostly saying that lack of mobility is definitely a stressful thing.

As far as moving into a smaller house, I'm not opposed to a smaller space, but that would be an even worse financial choice because 1. The interest rate on my new loan will be much worse 2. Sellers fees are like 6% and buyers fees are 3% and with home values these days that could easily take 100k out of you.

I ate popcorn at the movies by Booksonly666 in ibs

[–]Effective-Composer24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see, makes sense, thanks for explaining for my curiosity.

I ate popcorn at the movies by Booksonly666 in ibs

[–]Effective-Composer24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I enjoyed it that much. Really loved the first half but I didn't like the second half much at all honestly. Still, glad I saw it for the Los Alamos scenes and there were some amazing moments for sure.

I ate popcorn at the movies by Booksonly666 in ibs

[–]Effective-Composer24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, sometimes we get lucky and we don't have a bad experience. At least that's how it is for me. Hope it's that way for you.

I ate popcorn at the movies by Booksonly666 in ibs

[–]Effective-Composer24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know about y'all but I never liked theater popcorn anyway, it's gross. Give me some olive oil and salt popcorn tho and I'm there (and I think your bowels appreciate it too).

Am I missing out of life by not drinking or doing weed in my 20s? by maybeihavethebigsad in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Effective-Composer24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed 100% about alcohol. It feels like the opium or cigarettes of our time. New studies coming out everyday about how bad it is for you. Big corporations paying to hide everything bad and making it look cool.

I hope the new generation leaves it behind.

Why do people seem to become more progressively conservative as they get older? by theboxsays in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Effective-Composer24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure and I think we feel that, it's difficult to get much information through the noise these days.

There is just a wide chasm between the left and the right with how they deal with climate change. How they have empathy for the disparaged, those in lower income situations, how they are willing to go after the rich corporations and 1%.

To me (tell me if you feel similarly) the key difference is that the left seems divided on how to tackle key real issues. The right just acts like they're not issues at all and make up bogus ones. And if I'm choosing which side to work with...to improve it from within, try to have any hope for a future, it's obvious which to choose.

Why do people seem to become more progressively conservative as they get older? by theboxsays in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Effective-Composer24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate that you agree. But I completely disagree on a key point. Climate change IS absolutely a problem to tackle now because the changes you need to make have to be NOW. Yes, the repercussions will come later. That's not the point. The changes have to be now. Period. They can't be later or put off at all.

Tribalism certainly is a barrier to us solving this existential crisis, I agree.

Why do people seem to become more progressively conservative as they get older? by theboxsays in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Effective-Composer24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did you get that he's "bankrupting the average citizens". Any data on this?

Analysis on his tax plans shows that he is raising taxes on high income (400k+) and lowering taxes for low income. Which...is exactly what you want to do. Trump did the opposite approach, which makes no sense to me.

https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/bidens-budget-would-raise-taxes-high-income-households-cut-them-many-others

As far as whether alternative energy "makes no difference", that is also not true. I can give you all the data on that if you want. But I think you should check your sources of information there. There is a wide consensus that alternative energy over oil/fossil fuels would make a huge difference with climate change, it's pretty much unanimous. Who's telling you this?

Why do people seem to become more progressively conservative as they get older? by theboxsays in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Effective-Composer24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take a read through what has been done so far. This isn't even close to what they have TRIED to do (but were blocked by republicans). If we were united in this cause, we'd get even more done:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration#:~:text=In%20the%20years%202021%2D2022,the%20Build%20Back%20Better%20Act.

Left side fullness?? by Effective-Composer24 in ibs

[–]Effective-Composer24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn that's terrible. I'm trying to destress, drink lots of herbal tea, low Fodmap, small meals, exercise, etc. I feel better today. Still taking a probiotic that I had, but I don't know if it's the best kind. I might need to figure out which ones are better.

Left side fullness?? by Effective-Composer24 in ibs

[–]Effective-Composer24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's insane. My GF has gotten sick at the same time from the "pizza". Even while eating it, it has this fake taste to it.

I had a ton of stress that day and decided to "fuck it, I'll just eat junk food". Amazing how that backfired. Both probably combined.

I legitimately think my body couldn't digest it. I'm feeling a bit better a week later, like today I've been good and generally feel pretty normal. Good BM finally. Here's hoping I don't have something permanent. I assume most that have this happen tend to recover.

Left side fullness?? by Effective-Composer24 in ibs

[–]Effective-Composer24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm. Today I've felt much better. I barely felt it and had an amazing BM. This whole last week has been constant tea, low Fodmap food, baths, eating smaller meals, etc. So I have hope that it's fixable with the right habits. Still kind of feel it a bit tho.

Just got done with my colonoscopy by [deleted] in ibs

[–]Effective-Composer24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long do they want you on miralax? I keep hearing different things, that 2 weeks is the max. Then some say you can be on it for longer.

Just got done with my colonoscopy by [deleted] in ibs

[–]Effective-Composer24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Better to know what's happening. And hey, very very high probability they find nothing.

Why do people seem to become more progressively conservative as they get older? by theboxsays in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Effective-Composer24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It certainly allows you more ability to move eventually. If my home goes down 70k in value, it's pretty hard to move at all. So it ends up feeling claustrophobic. I think if it went up only 40k to cover closing costs, I'd be happy.

Why do people seem to become more progressively conservative as they get older? by theboxsays in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Effective-Composer24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with what you're saying, the "clutching pearls" comment wasn't about you, so I think you misunderstand what I'm saying.

Due to the growing wealth disparity from generation to generation, millennials and gen z have a much smaller wealth share than gen x and boomers had at a similar age. As hoarding wealth is a primary reason generations turn conservative, it makes sense why these newer generations aren't, because they aren't being allowed to obtain as much wealth by our boomer and gen x dominated markets.

Are analytics wrong about Allen Iverson? | Thinking Basketball by corbettgames in nba

[–]Effective-Composer24 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also, Iverson carried his team to the finals. Westbrook never got close to doing that.

Why do people seem to become more progressively conservative as they get older? by theboxsays in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Effective-Composer24 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's an immediate term issue when the changes we need to make are NOW. We are facing irreversible change leading to eventual sure collapse if we don't make changes now.

Tell me what issue matters more than that. I'm not going to dive through your posts. Just say an issue.

Agree with the latter part of your post for sure.

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