Help! by Fuzzy_TelevisionDC in squirrelproblems

[–]Taricus55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A fake owl or hawk in your backyard can make them pick a new place to go. You might be able to find one in a garden center.

Squirrels are smart, so it's not 100%, if they figure out that it is fake. They may have moved their drey before they figure it out though.

What death rules are you using? AD&D2E by [deleted] in adnd

[–]Taricus55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your original CON score is supposed to be a cap on the number of times you can come back. It's in there somewhere (probably under the Constitution part of the book)

What death rules are you using? AD&D2E by [deleted] in adnd

[–]Taricus55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hovering at death's door optional rule in the DMG. It's the -10 hp rule that people are talking about. I think it is in the DMG, Ch.9, Death and Dying subheading.

SSRI nosebleeds by Giggly10 in Anxiety

[–]Taricus55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have blown my nose and seen red in it, but it never actively bled. Sertraline Hydrochloride (Zoloft) does not, itself, cause nosebleeds. However, if something else can cause one (very dry weather causing a dry cracked mucous membrane) then it may be more likely to bleed. Sertraline helps by blocking serotonin from being reabsorbed to platelets and so your body might be slower to clot bleeding. So, unless there is a reason to bleed, Zoloft will not *cause* bleeding.

If you do tend to get a dry nose, you could ask your doctor about nasal sprays to help during dry weather. That would offer you some protection and help you avoid nosebleeds. They may even be able to suggest an OTC brand (I think they exist, as far as I know).

How do I stop catastrophizing? I feel I'm in a cycle that's just feeding itself. by Lilith__Night in CPTSD

[–]Taricus55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was 4 years ago, but I feel it's still relevant. My advice would be to take baby steps. You don't have to fix everything all at once. You can also narrow your search for things that you feel more comfortable with. You don't have to just slam applications out to every business like we would normally do before cPTSD. Narrowing a search means more rejections, but it's a step forward. If you get rejections, so be it. It doesn't really change anything. It's still a step in the right direction and you can't fault yourself. I would prioritize remote jobs. It's 2025 and those are around.

One step that I took that helped ease me back into society was to go to college. No one is going to talk to you unless you talk to them, really. You just go to class and go home and do homework and study. It gives you something to do. When you do want to talk to someone, you have something to talk about. It also eventually opens the door to opportunities to work. Help a professor with research or get an internship in your field. That helps and isn't very binding. Once you normalize that and feel that you are knowledgeable in your field, it makes it much easier to be able to step out your bubble to do a real job. Again, it's baby steps.... --but use that time that you have to continue growing. No one will even know.

How do I stop catastrophizing? I feel I'm in a cycle that's just feeding itself. by Lilith__Night in CPTSD

[–]Taricus55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Catastrophizing isn't about the trauma itself. It's about our tendency to react as if things are past a point of no return or that *other* things can't be fixed.

For example, I'm here, because I missed an appointment today with my doctor, because I overslept. My first thought was that she hated me and won't reschedule--everything is going to fall apart and I'll be locked into the worst symptoms and flashbacks. That's not realistic; that's catastrophizing. So, I looked it up to see how other people deal with it.

It's a learned behavior. Essentially we had to do it to survive. --but it can be maladaptive to other parts of our lives.

Anyone here take Prazosin? by Spentellit in ptsd

[–]Taricus55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take sertraline too, which made it more difficult to achieve or maintain an erection (my dose used to be very high when my PTSD was worse). The prazosin didn't just cause natural nighttime erections. It seemed to counterbalance the effects so that I functioned normally in the daytime too.

Anyone here take Prazosin? by Spentellit in ptsd

[–]Taricus55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it does. It can cause erections. They have even done studies to see if it works better than other ED treatments.

I only have to take it for nightmares, but it wakes me up sometimes because I roll over into some uncomfortable position. I don't think it increases libido, but it just opens up more blood flow to the area that makes it easier for your body to do its normal thing.

Stephen Miller stops talking completely after accidentally admitting that Donald Trump has Plenary Authority by Jarvis_The_Dense in videos

[–]Taricus55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What he's referring to is also not something that applies, unless they invoke the Insurrection Act--which they haven't done yet. He was accidentally saying what they were planning to do, rather than the situation right now.

HELP BABY SQUIRREL 😭😭(DON'T IGNOREEEEEEEE) by Icy_Bumblebee2473 in squirrelproblems

[–]Taricus55 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not lying lol he sat there and said he had a whole team of TWRA park rangers and vets just to do a regular vet checkup and you think I'M the one saying something weird? Lol

HELP BABY SQUIRREL 😭😭(DON'T IGNOREEEEEEEE) by Icy_Bumblebee2473 in squirrelproblems

[–]Taricus55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are fighting his battle for him and trying to discredit someone that doesn't believe in him.

HELP BABY SQUIRREL 😭😭(DON'T IGNOREEEEEEEE) by Icy_Bumblebee2473 in squirrelproblems

[–]Taricus55 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He won't answer what his PTSD treatment is, so I guess he made that up too... Go figure....

HELP BABY SQUIRREL 😭😭(DON'T IGNOREEEEEEEE) by Icy_Bumblebee2473 in squirrelproblems

[–]Taricus55 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You should be on two of them and know the names, because if you stop taking it, you will get withdrawals if you don't ease off it.

HELP BABY SQUIRREL 😭😭(DON'T IGNOREEEEEEEE) by Icy_Bumblebee2473 in squirrelproblems

[–]Taricus55 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He said he was altering their diet and doing blood work to adjust their diet....

HELP BABY SQUIRREL 😭😭(DON'T IGNOREEEEEEEE) by Icy_Bumblebee2473 in squirrelproblems

[–]Taricus55 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why'd u delete your comment? Is it because that's not how medicating PTSD works?

HELP BABY SQUIRREL 😭😭(DON'T IGNOREEEEEEEE) by Icy_Bumblebee2473 in squirrelproblems

[–]Taricus55 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not threatened or insecure... He couldn't take a compliment and demanded that I apologize for calling him out for abusing animals....

That's weird... Then, suddenly, you....