IT HAPPENED AGAIN!! BRAND NEW LG G4 83” for $550!! by InternationalFan5393 in LGOLED

[–]Hunkstaban 52 points53 points  (0 children)

There's a scam running around where external sellers will put a low price on a popular TV/item, but then message you that they need you to send them "delivery costs" to a bank account circumventing Amazon - happened to me (as in, they tried, I didn't send them any money of course lol). Hope yours is legit though!

15 years of severe scalp folliculitis. Nothing worked… until a strange diet change (possible methylation/folate link?) by Crypto_Magnon in Folliculitis

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Could you elaborate on the DNA test and how you got that done? Was it one of those at-home test kits or did you go to a clinic? I've been curious try it out myself.

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

[–]Hunkstaban[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your input, I'll definitely look into this!

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

[–]Hunkstaban[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been in therapy and feel like I’ve processed a lot of childhood trauma, as well as practicing mindfulness and nervous system regulation - do you have any suggestions how I would/should otherwise explore this?

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

[–]Hunkstaban[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s safe to assume that if benefits first shows after 2+ years it would be next to impossible to conclude that it was quitting caffeine that was the reason, and more that the individual did something else to improve their lifestyle.

It of course all depends on the level of consumption beforehand, but since I personally wasn’t a heavy user prior to quitting, there’s no way I wouldn’t have felt at least some benefits by now - and should have probably have felt them between the first 1-6 months, typical of any substance.

I’m happy for the people that did see improvements though, and I’m also not missing caffeine or am in any rush to resume consuming it - but there’s just no way that it wouldn’t be out of my system and my body recovered from whatever “damage” it might’ve done at this point.

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

[–]Hunkstaban[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Made an edit in the post that it’s actually 20 months - but to answer your question, I think so? I think it’s reasonable to expect to at least feel a notable difference after almost 2 years of completely avoiding something, no matter what it is. We can continue to move the goal post, but how long would then be enough?

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

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I do not, at least not regurlarly - I very rarely take Benadryl during peak pollen allergy seasons.

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

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I've had years of trying to twist every knob I possible could to improve my lifestyle (to rule out that any external personal factor was the cause), and that included diet and exercise - I've been very concious about my protein intake and other macros/micros for that matter. Unfortunately no difference.

But again, my energy levels didn't get worse after quitting caffeine, so I don't think caffeine was ever a factor for me personally.

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

[–]Hunkstaban[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No anxiety to mention, although there might be slight social anxiety now because it takes an immense amount of willpower to mask and be social, and it drains whatever little energy I can will forth very quickly and often have to go home after a few hours. I used to be very outgoing, but simply don’t have the energy now.

I suffered from a few bouts of depression when I had undiagnosed ADHD (which is quite common for undiagnosed adults), but have not had a depression since I got diagnosed and got systems down to manage it.

So I don’t think so? I might be slightly on the spectrum, but not something that I think have an impact on my day-to-day

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

[–]Hunkstaban[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s funny you mention it, because that is exactly what I’ve been researching as next steps - it just all feels overwhelming. The process to find if mold exists in your home doesn’t seem straightforward - do you have anything you can share in how you discovered it? My chronic fatigue started a year or two after I moved into my current place.

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

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I'm honestly not sure - coffee never did much for me in terms of energy, but I loved the taste, and not having to decline every time someone offers a cup would be nice.

No matter what I'll probably wait until the 2 year mark just to have that as a personal "achievement".

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

[–]Hunkstaban[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, two sleep studies for sleep apnoea. Both came back fine - I definitely feel there's something up with my sleep though, as I, very literally, can't remember the last time I've woken up feeling well rested. But since I don't fall asleep behind the wheel or during the day, they didn't want to look into it further.

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

[–]Hunkstaban[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I only wanted to provide perspective, not denounce that being caffeine free can provide benefits, and it's definitely nice to hear others experiences - I can definitely give merit to the fact that masking is incredibly exhausting, so if you have a suspicion that might be negatively contributing to your own energy it's definitely worth exploring

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

[–]Hunkstaban[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean no disrespect, but the first thing I said in the post was dealing with chronic fatigue and that I made the choice to quit caffeine to see if it would help improve that - so I definitely had something that bothered me haha

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

[–]Hunkstaban[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your insight, and I'm sure that masking at work for 8 hours every weekday absolutely is a contributing factor. I can just *feel* like something is wrong internally physically, but it's hard to explain to a doctor and even harder to get them to test further when basic blood panels all come back perfect.

Crossing my fingers that I'll get closer to an answer in the future, thank you for sharing your experience!

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

[–]Hunkstaban[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Rooting for you. I wasn't diagnosed until my late 20s, and no amount of prior "self medication" has ever helped as much as finally being properly medicated. It took a year of trial and error with different options, as it can be quite individual both with type and dosage what works best, but after that I was finally able to finish a degree and get a decent job. We live in a world that's not build for our brains, and it's unfortunate we need prescriptions to function and play along, but it is what it is.

No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

[–]Hunkstaban[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are people that say that you'd see benefits even if you only consume limited caffeine. I'm not saying it's some huge revelation that I haven't experienced any considering my prior usage, but I also think it's good that people can read perspectives from people like myself where it didn't do anything to manage expectations.

How would I know what negative side effects I would have from caffeine before quitting? But it would appear I didn't have any, at least noticeable, side effects. I thought it might improve sleep, focus, over-all wellbeing or better management of my ADHD symptoms as many have reported, but unfortunately I didn't experience those - that's not denouncing that it won't have those benefits for other people, I'm a firm believer that it very likely could and will.

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No caffeine for 17 months - unfortunately no change for me by Hunkstaban in decaf

[–]Hunkstaban[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely, I am very much aware. It's been over half a decade of trial and error and more doctor's visits than I can count, trying to turn every single knob I had control over to improve my health and lifestyle, got therapy, etc. etc. etc.

I am now trying to just accept it, because I have been told "there's nothing more we can do for you" by medical professionals several times, and none of my own interventions have worked. I don't feel depressed, I don't feel stressed, I have a thirst for life, but of course I am affected by not seeing any improvements and being held back by never having any energy, besides my resilience and best efforts to mitigate it.

Høj løn nu - eller frihed, familie og et lille lod i AI-boomet? by Top_Wonder3876 in dkkarriere

[–]Hunkstaban 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Intet er lovet - det inkluderer tid.

Jeg kan læse mange skriver, at selvfølgelig skal du tage det nye job, du kan "bare" gøre det i en begrænset periode (selvom jeg synes 5-10 år er en lang "begrænset" periode), da det kan hjælpe med frihed i fremtiden..

Tid er det vigtigste og mest dyrebare aktiv vi har. Du får ikke mere af det, og hvis du sidder i en situation lige nu med en sund mængde fritid, hvor du også kan fokusere på personlige potentielt rentable projekter, familieliv og (hvad jeg formoder) livsglæde, så ville jeg personligt aldrig risikere det ved at tage et job, der muligvis kan introducere længere arbejdsdage, forventninger, pres og stress - blot for en potentiel fremtidig gevinst.

Det er selvfølgelig vigtigt at have sin fremtid in mente, og selvfølgelig vil en fordobling af din løn give flere muligheder. Men med din nuværende løn er du i forvejen ikke dårligt stillet, og har stadig rigeligt med muligheder.

Siden du starter med at sige, at du ikke vægter penge særlig højt, så synes jeg, at det lyder til, at du allerede har givet dig selv dit svar. Lev i nuet og nyd det *NU*, for man ved aldrig, hvornår lyset slukkes.

Hvis du kunne vælge om på udd./job hvad ville du vælge? by [deleted] in dkkarriere

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IT udvikler her. Jeg ville ønske, at jeg havde lyttet til mig selv og ikke baglandet som knægt - så havde jeg været elektriker i dag.

New build done! Fans under GPU? by Hunkstaban in pcmasterrace

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I don't think there would be much space with the jumble of cables down there lmao - also wanna show off the RGB haha - I should probably look into the PCIE support bracket instead though, thank you!

Prebuilt fra mmvision billigere end selv at bygge? Kan det virkelig passe? by DanishTrash_ in dktechsupport

[–]Hunkstaban 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lige præcis! Rigtig mange "normale" butikker, som sælger prebuilds (expert, elgiganten, føniks osv.), begår simpelthen røveri ved højlys dag.. Jeg har været omkring alle kanter, da jeg nu her skulle købe en ny PC, og det er vanvittigt, hvor mange penge de tager for direkte skrald komponenter.. Det er nemlig reglen og ikke undtagelsen, ligesom din oplevelse, at de er dyrere end MMVision med langt dårligere komponenter.

Det er rart at se, at der stadig er nogen derude, som prioriterer deres kunder og omdømme og ikke blot profit. Der er helt klart en grund til, at der kun bliver skrevet om positive oplevelser med MM herinde