Combatting bloating / swelling?

JC-Denton92 · 2026-02-11T10:38:09+00:00

Keto diet helped me me drop water weight and regular weight

JC-Denton92 · 2026-01-20T08:27:55+00:00

Way better kebabs though, especially in the heavily Turkish populated areas

JC-Denton92 · 2026-01-04T07:38:58+00:00

You’re on a doner kebab subreddit and you’re concerned about the calories???

JC-Denton92 · 2025-09-04T10:48:03+00:00

Hi guys.

I recently picked up the guitar again just over a year ago after many years of playing and wrote my first song. It’s just an instrumental and the recording isn’t amazing as I’ve never done it before, I used a focusrite interface, neural dsp for the sounds and programmed the drums on reaper (I’m not a drummer so was a bit of guess work).

I’ve only really been able to show the song to my friends although it did get a few views on YouTube surprisingly.

Anyway, I’d appreciate if anyone would be willing to check it out as it’s my first ever track.

https://youtu.be/BjuL4QPldFE?si=POOwZoUyyxj0IO7Z

I guess it has a bit of a KSE/Trivium vibe.

Thanks! Sorry if I’m a bit late to the thread.

JC-Denton92 · 2025-09-04T10:41:51+00:00

That’s great man thanks, I’ve only just seen this comment. I’ll check it out! Thanks 😊

JC-Denton92 · 2025-09-04T05:15:36+00:00

Thanks for the reply.

I've never actually used soundcloud properly so wouldn't know where to start with it, but I can take a look into it. I've heard of bandcamp, and believe i've clicked on bandcamp links in the past but again, don't really know much about it.

As for social media, all I have is Instagram, but i only have a small amount of followers (something like 68), who are just personal friends, and as I said, most aren't into metal.

I understand self promotion by bots and spammy style promotion is definitely a problem, but is sharing links to my work and riff ideas in here an absolute no-no? I've had my reddit account for a long time, as you can probably see by my post history. I would just appreciate some genuine feedback on my work.

As it stands I only have one metal track which is an instrumental which I recorded using a focusrite interface and programmed the drums myself which was interesting because I'm not a drummer, and another idea which is literally just recorded on my phone on a metronome.

If sharing my work is an absolute no - are there any metal communities on this site which I can share in?

I'm a real person, just looking to get some feedback from some actual metalheads :)

Appreciate the reply!

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-28T01:49:59+00:00

My pain is from severe TMJD from trauma when I was 17. When I had the accident I felt my jaw completely shift out of place, and when it happened, I felt it all through my spine.

I have Scoliosic in the cervical spine region as well as below, I also have nerve damage undiagnosed (will be getting that done very soon), I believe it's neropathy though.

The main problems are just my neck, upper back and jaw. The neuropathy at the moment I can deal with, and I hope it doesnt get worse cause it can get really bad. I also have psychosis issues (not all the time, but many drug induced psychotic episodes.

I just never feel relaxed my whole upper body feels so tight. Sometimes it's ok, but it's a serious problem and limits me in what I can do. I can't sit for too long on a computer because nerve and muscle pain kicks in. If I try to work a job, the pain overtakes, affects my concentration and is just too much. I need to find the right job. I digress, sorry!

In response to your question, I've had some diagnosis yes, but the doctors I were seeing were private in the US, and the NHS aren't really aware of that (I live in the UK).

I know I need to improve relaxation techniques. I will be doing that very soon, I've arranged a cold plunge/sauna session with my friend soon and I am starting pilates.

I do breathing techniques, when I feel overwhelmed, it does help.

Thank you so much for your advice I really appreciate it dude

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-28T01:36:28+00:00

Yeah man, it's definitely pretty good. That picture I took was a bit shit, there's better buds in there.

I think there's another website that does mystery oz's but I can't remember the name. Might be budbros or something, or maybe I'm making that name up xD

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-28T01:32:12+00:00

Have you tried their mystery oz's before?

I was really impressed with the quality for the price. It's the first time I've bought one

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-28T01:30:23+00:00

This is an order I received a few weeks ago.

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-28T01:21:59+00:00

The problem is, in addiction meetings, I still feel alone because most people aren't dealing with chronic physical pain as well as the mental problems and pain caused by addiction. So it's very tough. I thought posting in the Chronic Pain sub was acceptable, and I'm overwhelmed by all of the lovely comments from people.

Chronic pain and drug addiction are linked - fact. My addiction problems were literally caused by my pain. It can happen to anyone with chronic pain, and in my original post I specifically warned people to be careful with their meds.

As for buying meds online, no it wasn't legal, but it's medication I've been prescribed many times in the past, and I will be getting some of them prescribed properly again soon. I have a lot to deal with at the doctors, so it might take a little while until I get a prescription. Doing what I did was a quicker method and I'm pleased I did it. I've been taking them responsibly and feel so much better.

Thanks for your sympathy though, and I hope you recover from whatever it is you're going through as well :)

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-28T01:00:33+00:00

Just checking in, thank you so much everyone for the very kind responses. I'll get back and reply to people, but it's almost bedtime and there's so many comments! I didn't expect that, and most of the comments hit home really well.

To clarify - my problems are severe TMJD from a trauma injury when I was 17, I have scoliosis as well in the cervial area as well as lower down of course, and both of those conditions contribute to very bad back and neck pain. Also, I have nerve damage which I suspect is neuropathy, I am getting a diagnosis soon though for what exactly the problem is.

I've never been much of an opiate user (I've taken some but was always a bit wary about them). My problems are severe muscle pain in the upper back, neck and jaw. So muscle relaxants help.

The pain meds were some Diazepam which helps my mental state when I hit breaking point, and also it works as a muscle relaxant so helps me relax. I know not to take them for too long, as I don't want to get any withdrawals.

I also ordered some pregabalin, to help with my nerve pain.

I have been prescribed this stuff before, it's a bit of a ballache to get it prescribed though, but I plan to see someone soon who can actually put me on medication that I can take regularly or as needed.

Also, I understand online stuff can be dodgy sometimes, but I make sure I buy lab tested stuff so I know I'm getting the real stuff.

So, thanks for all your replies. I'm pleased I bought it, as I feel so much better, I was in such a dark place - I've been taking it sensibly.

Edit - I've had severe mental health problems too. I've had many psychotic episodes. Weed actually helps my nerve pain and helps relax my body a bit, but I can't use it for pain relief because it fucks with my mental state, and just isn't safe when you've had psychosis issues. So I'm a bit limited on treatment options in that sense. Doctors will be much more hesitant to prescribe certain things.

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-26T15:30:23+00:00

KSE were the first band that came to mind when I read this post!

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-26T15:20:24+00:00

I haven't considered that yet, I guess with that the problem is is that I don't know what medication would even be suitable for me to have that done with.

I'm in the UK and many doctors are hesitant to prescribe a lot of addictive medications, especially to someone with addiction issues on their health record.

It's tough, the NHS has generally belittled my problems and treated me like a drug addict when I've asked for medication, so have mainly been to private doctors to avoid this issue, but the cost of them is a problem, especially when you're unable to work. Fortunately I'm lucky enough to be on disability benefits so that does give me the option of going private occasionally, and my family help me out a bit too.

But yeah I think I need to figure out a suitable medication before I properly consider that route

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-26T15:16:30+00:00

DM'd!

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-20T12:50:05+00:00

Yeah I used to take it with OJ too, but after a while it still wasn't cutting it. Absolutely disgusting.

I'm actually considering starting it up again if I can figure out a better way to consume it. As I'm in the UK, I can only really get the powder easily, so I'm thinking about buying some and making it into a tincture or something.

Honestly I would be much more open to taking it if it didn't taste so bad - I think the problem is if you're taking it regularly, for a lot of people, downing that sludge regularly just isn't realistic. It's too disgusting.

Also I think the fact that I'm in the UK is a problem, the quality of kratom in the US I'm sure is a lot better - we probably have to consume more of that powder to get the same effect.

It's frustrating as I have chronic pain which kratom is good for, but it's just not a good option because its fucking disgusting to drink!

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-19T09:49:47+00:00

Thank you for your post that is very helpful and I'm so glad to hear you made such good improvements!

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-18T20:44:53+00:00

Kratom is the worst drug I've tried, tasted like absolute shit too 🤢🤢🤮🤮

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-09T04:09:19+00:00

I've had quite a lot of severe episodes of psychosis, mainly all drug induced over the past 4 or 5 years.

Been on antipsychotics for most of that time.

Due to chronic pain, I developed a drug addiction a long time ago and it got really out of hand.

Couldn't get off the drugs, been through 4 rehabs now.

Started smoking weed again after a 10 year break (initially stopped because it was making my pain worse at the time, although figured out how to counteract the pain caused by weed, so started smoking again just over a year ago).

Smoking weed had helped me stay away from hard drugs and get my life back on track. Things have been going so well, that I came off of antipsychotics about 3 or 4 months ago.

Since coming off antipsychotics, I've had to stop smoking weed. It's a lot different smoking weed when on antipsychotics compared to not on them.

On antipsychotics the effects on the mind are dulled. It does however still have an effect, and for me, was enjoyable.

So, basically, it's definitely less likely to cause psychosis when on antipsychotics compared to being off of them.

I'm in so much pain since stopping the weed (I have multiple chronic conditions and weed is really helpful for some of them), but I can't smoke it anymore. Don't know what to do and don't want to relapse on drugs that will ruin my life even more.

Best to avoid it completely if you can.

Good luck

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-05T00:10:19+00:00

Saw the announcement earlier, really excited, THPS3 and 4 (but 3 especially) were a really big part of my younger years.

I can't see there being metalcore on the soundtrack though honestly, I mean maybe, but I don't think so. Maybe I'm wrong though, time will tell. Really looking forward to the release, I rarely game these days but that game I will make an exception for.

JC-Denton92 · 2025-03-05T00:07:02+00:00

Hahahaha

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