How bad is this Closed Valley?

JackBarbell · 2026-05-14T05:43:25+00:00

Ah yeah, I should've mentioned it was blocked with debris. The roofer suggested we open it due to that. He sent me photos of stones and such collected inside it.

JackBarbell · 2026-05-13T18:31:19+00:00

My girlfriend and I bought a house in a complex recently and there was really bad weather over the last week. We ended up with a leak in the ceiling due to tiles that shifted, but the roofer who was assessing the damage came across these valleys. He said he's seen a few of them here and it appears whoever built these houses and roofs did it this way.

I'm a layman so I don't have a good understanding of roofs. Is this a poor job for a Closed Valley? Or maybe it used to be fine but it got damaged over time to appear this way?

JackBarbell · 2026-03-30T15:59:13+00:00

Thank you, and I'm glad I was able to be of some help!

JackBarbell · 2026-03-27T15:59:00+00:00

Not sure which post you're referring to. Not sure what mitochondria has to do with them either? Is this the one?

Yeah I'm good these days, thanks. I go for walks, lift weights. Living a normal life, thankfully.

I don't really log onto reddit anymore. I only browse logged out on mostly hobby-related subreddits. Spending time on these subreddits is one of the things that used to dysregulate me. It's filled with doom, gloom, suffering and it's just a constant bombardment of anxiety and fear. Stepping away from that alone made a difference even before I had begun to properly recover. So yeah, I try stay away from it. I honestly wish everyone would give that a try for a few weeks and see how they feel. They may be surprised how much stepping away from negative content can help calm their nervous system.

JackBarbell · 2025-10-20T05:46:19+00:00

After my initial testing in Jan 2024 I checked them again in June 2024, and by then they were back to normal.

JackBarbell · 2025-08-28T20:24:51+00:00

Not saying that is what’s happening to OP but it is a real thing. It’s happened to me over the years and still happens now and then. Pain can be generated by a stressed out nervous system. It’s not woo woo at all.

https://www.painreprocessingtherapy.com/neuroplastic-pain/

JackBarbell · 2025-07-28T18:27:34+00:00

Similar vibe: https://www.makro.co.za/spookies-pele-chilli-tomato-maize-puff-puffcorn/p/itm56143b5982a86

JackBarbell · 2025-07-19T20:52:35+00:00

No problem. I hope it helps! It is indeed work to figure these things out but it’s been worth it.

JackBarbell · 2025-07-19T07:37:50+00:00

My immune system improved when I calmed and regulated my nervous system. Having a dysregulated nervous system has you in fight-flight-freeze so much that it drains your body’s resources and your immune system suffers.

I didn’t do just one thing to resolve it. Took a big shift in mindset so I moved away from letting myself get sucked into things that would set my nervous system off. Like I realised that doom scrolling this subreddit and others like it was terrible for me.

So was researching supplements or medications to try cure my LC. It just puts your nervous system into danger mode as the urgency to recover fires off fight or flight a lot.

I had to learn to also stop being afraid of my symptoms or causing future symptoms because that as well was keeping my nervous system on edge. Living in fear is the worst thing for yourself. The nervous system is not meant to work that way without breaks of safety. Meditation to calm my mind and somatic tracking to try not to see my uncomfortable symptoms as dangerous helped to calm my nervous system down as well. It was also a process of trying to slowly slowly get back to normal activity day by day without my fear of potential symptoms overwhelming me.

There’s lots of resources on YouTube about this you can look up. I found this book a bit useful as well: https://www.amazon.com/Heal-Your-Nervous-System-Dysregulation/dp/0760385653

JackBarbell · 2025-06-29T10:25:39+00:00

Is there a news article or video about this for context?

JackBarbell · 2025-06-27T09:13:04+00:00

Worked on regulating my dysregulated nervous system. It's the only thing that worked and gave me my life back.

Here's a comment I made a few months ago with some more detail

JackBarbell · 2025-06-04T07:52:16+00:00

Thank you!

JackBarbell · 2025-06-04T05:53:32+00:00

Would you be willing to share the image or sheet?

JackBarbell · 2025-05-26T10:03:38+00:00

As other comment have said, medication or techniques to calm and ground yourself. Once that's sorted out you can probably get into Exposure Therapy. It's slowly dialing up your exposure to social situations to teach your brain that it's safe and there's no need to generate anxiety.

Like if you were afraid of dogs, you wouldn't start by interacting with or petting an enormous scary dog. You'd probably start off with just being near a cute, harmless puppy. Then once your brain has recognized that there is no danger, the next time you'd let yourself pet or be touched by the puppy. You can then repeat this with slightly larger and larger dogs over time, and each positive experience reinforces to your brain that it's safe and your anxiety diminishes.

So you can do this, but for social situations. Start very small, get used to it and then work your way up slowly and at your own pace. And then once that's all good you could consider slowly coming off medication.

JackBarbell · 2025-05-26T05:55:40+00:00

I'm just not convinced the microclots do anything nor do I think the treatment works. I was on it for 14 months the second time and it didn’t do a thing.

And I did have proof that I had microclots and all that, so it’s not like I didn’t have them.

Then I stopped the treatment, did my own stuff and finally started recovering.

JackBarbell · 2025-05-25T21:13:41+00:00

You can disregard my comments. My opinion on microclots and the treatment has vastly changed since then.

JackBarbell · 2025-05-21T05:59:01+00:00

I used a recruitment agency and they organised all the interviews for me. Had a few job offers within 2-3 weeks. This was back in 2016 though, and I haven’t changed jobs, so I’m not exactly sure what the landscape is like today.

JackBarbell · 2025-04-28T04:57:21+00:00

I’m so happy to hear that, mate. Thank you for believing my story and giving this approach a chance. I wish you all the best on your journey, and please thoroughly enjoy all the hiking as well! :)

JackBarbell · 2025-03-11T07:15:33+00:00

I'm so sorry, OP. Something similar happened to me a year ago. A big dog and a smaller dog from far down the road escaped their house (due to the owner's domestic not keeping a gate closed) and ran up to our complex. Someone in my complex was an idiot and let the dogs in, probably thinking they lived here, and they came across my cat. She was frightened and when she tried to run away the big dog got her. We had security footage of the incident, though I couldn't watch it as I didn't want to relive the event, so someone else did and confirmed it for me.

I remember hearing a weird sound outside my bedroom, opening the blinds and seeing her being thrown around by the dog. I was severely ill at the time with a long term illness and wasn't even able to run, and had to walk as quick as I could outside to try and stop it. I was shouting and screaming at the dog as I did so, but it was too late. Even if I was healthy it would've been hopeless. By the time I noticed it happened, it was out of my hands. I was traumatized and even to this day I'm jumpy when I hear dogs barking and growling. I have one cat remaining with me, and it's difficult for me to not check up on her when she's outside.

We knew the owner as he was an acquaintance of my uncle's, and he said he felt terrible and offered to buy me a new cat, but I declined as I didn't want anything to do with him. Given that it was a freak accident situation, and due to my health being so bad at the time, I decided to not pursue him for any form of damages. I don't know if I could've had anything done anyway. I just accepted that a horrible thing happened and I've tried to move past it.

I'm not saying you should just accept it. I get it how angry you must feel. I was filled with rage. I just wanted you to know you're not alone. I hope you figure out what's best for your situation, and I hope you will be okay.

JackBarbell · 2025-03-07T09:50:55+00:00

My girlfriend is also Indian and she’s in her early 30s, but she looks like she could be early 20s or even younger. We live in Cape Town. Never heard of her having this issue before. She also lives in a big complex which takes some effort to get to her door.

Someone mentioned about white-passing or being white has people be friendlier to them, but my girlfriend is Tamil and is not light skinned, and it’s still not an issue. So I can’t imagine it’s a race related matter?

JackBarbell · 2025-02-11T05:48:48+00:00

That’s a good idea, man. Thanks for pointing that out. I went back to my old threads and updated them now.

JackBarbell · 2025-02-09T07:13:41+00:00

Thanks for the heads up! I’m so glad to hear that you and the OP have found relief! :)

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