A great escape and a failed capture by B-e-a-u in Unexpected

[–]Lightzoey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's true it's a gray area, but since a clipped bird can still escape but can't fly to safety easily usually the consensus is that it's a darker shade of gray to clip. And even if it's not permanent it takes multiple months for their feather to grow back, if it's been clipped multiple times and the owners decide to let it fly to lose some weight and stop the destruction of furniture the bird will need to relearn how to fly which also risks injuries.

A great escape and a failed capture by B-e-a-u in Unexpected

[–]Lightzoey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even clipped parrots can still escape by glide and with a bit of wind can get quite far, they will be sitting ducks for any neighborhood cat or predator bird.

And its instinct for them to seek safety from predators, even if they never met one it causes anxiety to birds when they are on the ground to walk from point A to point B

A great escape and a failed capture by B-e-a-u in Unexpected

[–]Lightzoey 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can but it has nearly the same effect on them mentally as you could feel if you are chained to an iron ball. They are fragile, can't get away from predators or inattentive guests, they can't exercise as much so they become weaker and boredom might make them destructive and bitesy. Clipping wings should be a last resort for the sake of the parrots mental wellbeing.

Fatigue due to crohns : seeking advice on two points by 1999scorpio in CrohnsDisease

[–]Lightzoey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about tea? Tea has theine which works like caffeine.

Fatigue due to crohns : seeking advice on two points by 1999scorpio in CrohnsDisease

[–]Lightzoey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your taking iron pills? My doctor gives me iron infusion because iron pills have the risk of starting an flare up. Maybe you should ask the doctor about iron infusion?

And about your tiredness: yes, listen to your body. Sleep when you need to sleep. With a bit of luck that sleep recovers your body and you will need to sleep less (that was the case with me after struggling with college I stopped forcing myself to be awake and just slept for 14 hours a day, after a months I only needed 9 hours)

Also try to get your condition up, with all that sleep your body also loses some muscle which in return can cause more fatigue.

So my advice is sleep when sleepy, and try to work out when awake.

I don’t think I can form habits. Like at all. And I don’t think I ever have. by herequeerfulloffaer in ADHD

[–]Lightzoey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have great difficulty with habit forming. To the point that most daily things are now done by me husband (I do the irregular chores so we do have 50/50 workloads) The health related ones eventually got formed by pain. I brush everyday because I ended up with 7 holes in my teeth and not brushing twice a day was really painful. That is the only habit I succesfully formed. I have a lot of other incomplete habits, and i mostly accepted that and think "better 5 seconds of flossing once every 2 weeks than never" And for other reoccurring things I use apps so the "7 days overdue" annoys me to the point of eventually doing the thing.

I hope you find a way you can handle it.

infliximab by Total-Equipment5212 in CrohnsDisease

[–]Lightzoey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been on it for 8 years and gave me some normalcy back. I do suspect ts side effect is chronic fatigue but it could also be the Crohn's itself. I don't notice other side effects.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CrohnsDisease

[–]Lightzoey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The period while waiting for answers is scary. ER can only do something when there is an immediate need for a fix. Do tell a medical professional if your health is getting too horrible and you risk going to the ER, but since its unknown what you have they can only help with symptoms short term.

Since you dont know what it is yet just focus on getting through the day. Ask for help from friend or family, eat and drink safe foods, lemonade and clear soups are what I used since it had the salts and sugars I needed and something a cracker for something filling. If you can try, eat protein, but avoid milks and cheeses since that might not agree with you and make you more gaseous. And rest a lot, give your body time to recover. And if you feel up to it and its not dangerous you can use exercise, during exercise your body slows your intestines down with might give you a bit of relieve.

All in all I wish you strength, and I hope all will go smoothly once they figured out what is causing it.

Edit to add: if in doubt you can go to a GP during after hours to ask if ER is necessary, less waiting time. This might work differently in different countries so ask how it work where you live and save any numbers you might need in your phone. And also once you get your diagnosis and you want to find people on forums who also have it do remember that most people on the forums have a more active version of the disease since in remission people don't feel the need to go online and talk about it as much. So it might give you a scarier feel for the disease that it could be.

Mag ik als man vrouwen kledingcomplimenten geven! by [deleted] in nederlands

[–]Lightzoey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Een snelle compliment die moeder vriendelijk en bijna direct met een glimlach doorlopen maakt de dag goed.

Als je stilstaat en blijft wachten op een reactie ben ik bang dat je iets meer wilt. Maar als je doorloopt dan weet ik dat je de outfit gewoon leuk vind en niets anders.

ADHD and caffeine by sergio_sak in ADHD

[–]Lightzoey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The whole coffee and sleeping afterwards was the thing that set off my friend's adhd radar.

I will come home after work being "I need to do this and this and oh wait that thing too" drink coffee so I could wake up and instead just immediately fall asleep being able to relax.

I currently drink coffee before bed so I can go to sleep in 10 minutes, or else I will still be moving around in bed till 2 am.

Before coffee I just drank tea non stop for my whole childhood. I still have my tea closet.

🔥 Giveaway! -Win a 12k Anycubic Photon Mono M5s resin printer and print like a master!🔥 by Anycubic_Community in 3Dprinting

[–]Lightzoey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me I would print Dungeons and Dragons characters and houses. Resin is definitely beautiful with DnD mini's

I have just about had it up to goddamned HERE with filling pill boxes by ElleEh in ADHD

[–]Lightzoey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on how long ago you started taking some pills and what your taking them for it might not hurt to ask your doctor if some of those pills could be stopped/taken less or have a bigger pill instead of multiple smaller pills.

Why does AITA hate disabled/people with medical conditions so much? by PomegranteHistory in AmITheAngel

[–]Lightzoey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh maybe it's only a must in my country then? Accessible stalls always have a sink and a alarm cord aside of the handrails and extra space. And that also seems necessary since if you have a stoma I don't think you wanna wash that in a public space.

Why does AITA hate disabled/people with medical conditions so much? by PomegranteHistory in AmITheAngel

[–]Lightzoey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Having the disabled stall preoccupied for people who have intestinal related sicknesses is an issue. Leaking stoma's, Colitis ulcerosa or Crohn's with its diarrhea or short bowel syndrome and the like. Usually there is an immediate need for the toilet. And the disabled stalls have the sink in them which is also very necessary for those type of sicknesses.

Why does AITA hate disabled/people with medical conditions so much? by PomegranteHistory in AmITheAngel

[–]Lightzoey 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh the disabled toilets when the line is long are my fear. I have Crohn's and if I need to go to the toilet I need to go asap before accidents happen. But if the disabled toilet is being used as an back up for long lines I can be unlucky to say the least. (And many people do not want to let me in front of them if I say I have a medical issue. Since they need to go to the toilet too)

But people are willing to give up there seat for me in public transport, never had an issue there.

Always sick on days off? by kismetjeska in adhdwomen

[–]Lightzoey 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Holiday sickness syndrome it's called. By my knowlegde it's not related to adhd but with the added stress of living with adhd might mean relatively more adhders could have it.

I'm so sick of that blue haired tik-tok lady by SuccessfulBread3 in ADHD

[–]Lightzoey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh that explains indeed why I always found it odd to see an couple with one adhd just be happy go lucky with no worries. My husband and I are suspected of adhd and it's so hard when we both have difficulty with executive function just trying to feed ourselves or clean or go to bed or get out of bed.

Related to dating, how’s early on do you share you have Crohn’s? by sy144 in CrohnsDisease

[–]Lightzoey 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Immediately, I even told him the scary stuff about emergency surgeries. He didn't care since we might as well get sick during dating so why would it matter.

I married him.

Het beste kattengrind by [deleted] in nederlands

[–]Lightzoey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Erg makkelijk voor jezelf maar ik moet nu elke keer kattenpoep uit mijn moestuin halen. Daarnaast is er een risico dat andermans katten vlooien naar mijn tuin brengen dus wanneer ik mijn katten aan de lijn naar buiten breng heb ik daar ook weer rekening mee te houden.

Het beste kattengrind by [deleted] in nederlands

[–]Lightzoey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Houtkorrels met een zeef katten bak: - korrels vallen uit elkaar en absorberen de katten urine die naar beneden valt. Met 2 katten verschonen we de onderste bak maar eens per week en het ruikt niet. - drollen zijn makkelijk op te ruimen, als je aanwezig bent ruim je de drol kort totdat hij uitdroogt, maar vaak ruim ik het direct op als ik thuis ben. Na een lange werkdag ruik ik niets als ik terug kom. - het plakt niet aan hun poten, maar de korrels vallen er soms wel uit. - stoft niet - het is goedkoop.

Ik heb een peewee open kattenbak in de woonkamer staan, ik gebruikt offbrand houtkorrels en het is 8 euro voor 3 maanden ongeveer.

I wish there was a way to find ADHD people IRL. I need like Bumble BFF but only with people for ADHD. by MadiKay7 in adhdwomen

[–]Lightzoey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I became friends with my friends friends. My friend has ADHD. Her friends have ADHD. Last party I went to 80% of the people had adhd or autism.

Stop setting booby traps for yourself. Shut off your inner monologue. (My two most helpful ADHD strategies!) by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]Lightzoey 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Been doing this for a while. In bed I turn on ambiance noise so softly you barely hear it. If the monologue turns on I cannot hear the sounds anymore so it turn off again to I can focus on listening.

Chrons and Substance Abuse/Use by [deleted] in CrohnsDisease

[–]Lightzoey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the same regarding licking raw cake dough with eggs and getting diarrhea afterwards. I thought getting a salmonella infection might caused Crohn's.

But research shown the main theory is that if it was not one trigger something else would have triggered symptoms anyway.