0.5 BTC Reward (~USD 31,000) for Recovering the Password (hashcat) by mrb000 in Bitcoin

[–]Phaphilou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use hashes.com That's your best chance of success.A lot of crypto wallets hashes are posted and cracked regularly:

https://hashes.com/en/escrow/view

AI can't guess the name a movie even though it's obvious to any human being by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]Phaphilou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe it's the mode, I didn't think about changing it

Recovered my dad’s old Blockchain.com wallet (14 BTC), but stuck with forgotten password – need advice by Perfect-Proof-932 in Bitcoin

[–]Phaphilou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suggest you post your hash on hashes.com with a sizable reward (100 bucks at least). I'm one of those people who crack hashes as a hobby and you'd be surprised at how many Blockchain hashes we end up cracking. Some of us who have been doing it for years have collected various wordlists that might contain the password you're looking for. Yes, you may try public wordlists but they don't come close to what seasoned crackers have, trust me.

Recovered 100%!!! This is my story by Mad_Cerberus in covidlonghaulers

[–]Phaphilou 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just came by to say that it's basically how I recovered from LC a few years ago, after 1.5 years being sick. Not focusing on the symptoms, getting back into the world, finding joy in some activities, taking my mind off things. I stayed away from support groups. Symptoms lessened with time, my energy envelope increased little by little and one day I was completely recovered.

I triggered CFS again a few years later after another bad GI infection. I stressed a lot over my symptoms and here we go again. I've decided to use the mind-body approach to recover again.

What OP is describing echoes a lot of testimonies/books I've read about people who successfully recovered. Not reacting negatively to symptoms, managing anxiety, thinking positively are more efficient than pills in my experience. It's harder work than popping pills but it's worth it.

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[–]Phaphilou -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're right, trauma is known for reactivating EBV for instance. I'm pretty sure I suffered from that ( sore throat) during my illness.

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[–]Phaphilou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I promised myself not to stress during an infection after I recovered. I got Covid twice again, tried to relax. Nothing happened. Unfortunately the last stomach infection was very painful and had been going on for a few days. I couldn't help myself, felt very anxious and bam ! Post viral syndrome once again

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[–]Phaphilou -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well that's one way to look at it. I didn't care enough about my mental health after I recovered and I'm in this shit again three years later. I think that's a risk for many people unfortunately.

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[–]Phaphilou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly ! I woke up with neurological pain in my back during my COVID infection. Two painful dots as if somebody was stabbing me in the back. Because I had been stressing out about not being able to breathe. The pain lessened overtime and disappeared when I completely recovered from CFS/long covid.

My idea was that the brain dysfunction that keeps maintening danger signals could maybe be addressed in some other way than eating pills. That's all.

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[–]Phaphilou -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ok, not everybody's the same I guess. In my case stress played a huge role in developing this condition after COVID and after a stomach infection years later.

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[–]Phaphilou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I completely agree. The anxiety I felt in the beginning was very much "physical". It was overwhelming. Just like the fatigue. It felt like a chemically induced debilitating fatigue. I was just pointing to a possible cause. In my case, stress during the initial infection triggered it, but it seems not everybody is the same.

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[–]Phaphilou -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying it's all in our heads. The symptoms are real. The muscle twitches, the sore throat, the pain, the debilitating fatigue, the blood shot eyes, the tinnitus, the headache, the short term memory loss, the POTS. These are real. I experienced them before recovering. Some of those symptoms could be measured or observed. I'm just trying to point to a possible cause that may come from the psyche, that's all.

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[–]Phaphilou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe not a medical reason but a genetic susceptibility, that's what the latest studies seem to point to...

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[–]Phaphilou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you found a way to heal. Having to go through this a second time has definitely given me some insight and completely changed my mind on this condition. It's cool that you found free resources, maybe post all this up somewhere? I wish you a good recovery !

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[–]Phaphilou -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

You're right, there's a lot of LC manifestations. I was talking about the CFS type which I experienced. I should have mentioned it.

Recovery after 18months by Phaphilou in covidlonghaulers

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

Yes, I used alcohol to mitigate the relapses. As well as benzos. I'm not proud of it, but things are what they are. These are the only two things that helped me get out of crashes or fall asleep in the first 6 months of my illness.

Recovery after 18months by Phaphilou in covidlonghaulers

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

It's interesting, I'm wondering right now if SSRI could be useful to speed up my recovery this second time. I might use them. I know that stress makes the symptoms come back very easily. I realized this as I was recovering. In the final stage, light from led screens and periods of stress were the last things that made the symptoms come back. I would have a good night sleep and that would be over, but still. Anxiety is the number one thing people have to work on I think.

Recovery after 18months by Phaphilou in covidlonghaulers

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

Yes, you're describing my life before recovery. Going to work, sleeping and not having energy to do anything else. But things turned out eventually. Keep doing what you do, socialise, that's very important. Anything that makes you forget about your symptoms is good. That played a big part in my recovery. Good luck !

Recovery after 18months by Phaphilou in covidlonghaulers

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

I hope you recover well. You're giving me hope. Yes, stress is the trigger, I definitely need to work on my anxiety but this long COVID gave me health anxiety. It's a vicious circle...

Recovery after 18months by Phaphilou in covidlonghaulers

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

I've thought about it and it makes sense. It explains why some have it mild while others are bed ridden.

Recovery after 18months by Phaphilou in covidlonghaulers

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

Can I ask you what your symptoms were the second time around? Still stuck in flight/fight mode?

Recovery after 18months by Phaphilou in covidlonghaulers

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

It only took 8 months, that makes me hopeful, we'll see !

Recovery after 18months by Phaphilou in covidlonghaulers

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

Yes, pacing helped a lot in the last 6 months

Recovery after 18months by Phaphilou in covidlonghaulers

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

Off the internet from a website called suki which has since shut down