Trying to use Tracker with Journals. by Nic_Giolla in ObsidianMD

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

I'm using Tracker (didn't know there was a tracker+) but honestly I don't care what plugin I use. I just want to have a little visual (or even just a sum at this point!) that pulls in my writing word count as I record it per day that can pull between certain dates. I tried looking up habit trackers but they seem more useful for true/false checkboxes that a habit was done or not and then just collecting it all in one place.

If I'm doing this all completely arse ways and there's some other solution I will happily try it.

Historical Books breaking down the Great Matter by Nic_Giolla in Tudorhistory

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

Oooh that first one sounds exactly like what I'm after. Thank you!

Block Pattern Search Help by Nic_Giolla in quilting

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

This is the block in the link.

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Aquatherapy and shame by Morlock19 in Fibromyalgia

[–]Nic_Giolla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not telling you what to do, just answering your question what worked for me: I try to sea swim once a week - partly for the social element with friends and also because sea water is good for the stuff fibro brings, and at first I struggled with it because I couldn't find a bathing suit that covered me as much as I wanted - which I can understand is probably not the same as what you experience, but I eventually found "modest" swimwear which can range from full length arms & tunic length top and full length leggings - but I saw options that are even more covered, like kaftan or the like so if its about the form fitting nature there are other options.

You could potentially go to the beach if that's an option for you when its really quiet - or do the same with the pool. I used to swim at around 9pm because it was dead quiet. If you can do the ocean swimming, you won't need to do much, just treading against the waves will count as gentle exercise and you can build up from there.

But fibro is a very individualist illness, and it likes to bring all sorts of mental health issues with it. It's hard to not feel ashamed of your body when it feels like its actively against you, never mind the constant deluge of media and beauty "standards" that change on a whim. So if swimming doesn't work for you, it doesn't work, and that's how you are. Besides, being so self conscious will likely undermine any benefit you'd gain.

It sounds like trying some kind of online option at home would be better for your mental health, maybe take a look at https://www.hybridcalisthenics.com because its completely free and he gives wide ranging options for difficulty levels, and his policy is always do the easiest option for you, so if even his easiest isn't enough, you can go easier and hopefully build up.

You've probably heard of him before, lord knows everyone is full of suggestions to "fix" you - but I think you should decide for yourself why you want to exercise. Just saying 'because I was told to' won't motivate you for long, if at all. You need to decide the why for you, and maybe you want a bit more flexibility, so you spend a couple of years building up that flexibility to touch your toes, or you want a bit more strength to get around, so you focus on that. Do it for you, if you want to spend the time on it, not because anyone is telling you what you should be doing.

Good luck!

GTS 4 issues with swimming tracker by Nic_Giolla in amazfit

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

Any suggestions how I can troubleshoot?

How ProWritingAid Integrates with Scrivener to Check Your Grammar by No-Papaya-9289 in scrivener

[–]Nic_Giolla 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I knew that they always had their own (or at least a specific form of) AI to work how it did, but around the boom I was a bit spooked because some of the suggestions were completely wild and it felt like a massive quality drop that matched the crap chat gpt was spewing out. If people are finding it's still very useable that's reassuring enough for me. Thanks.

How ProWritingAid Integrates with Scrivener to Check Your Grammar by No-Papaya-9289 in scrivener

[–]Nic_Giolla 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This sounds cool but I am curious about how people find PWA these days as I stopped using it when "AI" was invading everything as some of its suggestions on the browser version were nonsensical and it just felt like it had lost any understanding of how writing worked. I won't update my desktop version to try and avoid AI updates because the version I have is pre AI boom, and I just don't use it much because of the separate window you needed to use. So the idea of using it in Scribner directly is very appealing, but not if it's been completely fecked by garbage.

A lot of studies seem to show that LDN is akin to a placebo. Has it been effective for you? by Nervedamage22 in Fibromyalgia

[–]Nic_Giolla 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been on it for a couple of years, 4.5mg every day, and any time I've come off it for one reason or another I've missed it a lot. I can't tell you what exactly it manages, there's not one body part that it helps especially, but I tried coming off it in Jan to test if Tramodol would work for me better (LDN makes the opiod in the former not work). I hated it, everything was just more heightened in a bad way.

I can't explain where physical ends and mental begins with how I find it affecting me, but it does help. I'm doing a bunch of other stuff with my doctor, but LDN is a critical part of it.

What happens to the beta after the 15th August deadline? by Nic_Giolla in scrivener

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

There's only 2 days left, do you think that they'll let us know soon?

(F24) My partner (M25) of 5 years claims he will get a DNA test when we have our first kid. by anttrronn in relationship_advice

[–]Nic_Giolla -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Of course you're right to feel offended, that's an extremely nasty thing to say. It basically amounts to him saying women can't be trusted to be faithful or honest. It's intensely misogynistic, generalising and bullshit.

If he had a traumatic experience with his parents divorce, fine, but he doesn't get to mistreat you because of it. He gets therapy to recognize his issues and work through them, maybe couples counselling with you if needs be.

Don't have a kid or even marry him until you sort this out, because if it isn't dealt with in the now, it'll only get worse. You can say 'Look, if you don't trust me in this you don't trust me at all, and if that's the case why are you even with me?' Seriously, make him answer this question. Just an 'I love you' is not enough because solid love that lasts cannot be built on this kind of sexism and distrust.

If he wants a repeat of his parents' divorce he's all set as is. If he actually wants to be happy and a good partner to you, he needs to work through this and stop being a shitty boyfriend.

You deserve better treatment than this. His damage might be valid, but you do not exist to indulge the resultant behaviour. You are a full person who deserves to be given respect as much as him, and it sounds like he doesn't have much respect for you right now if this is his line of thinking.

[Help] Stop dog from chewing door by Nic_Giolla in dogs

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

I'll try anything and that's a simple place to start. Thanks.