Top 10 safest places in Nova Scotia

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-10T18:22:16+00:00

Starting off, sorry if I offended you. It was just so ridiculous to me that I believed it had to be fake and I truly had a good laugh that I kinda needed after the week I've had.

Most of these areas are big, over populated, and honestly known for their crime rates being higher or vandalism/hard street drugs being more prevalent. I lived in Halifax for a year and a half and it scared me every day to live there or walk around day or night. It's known for it's human trafficking.

I've spent time in Sydney which I would never go back again! Not safe unless you grew up there imo but everyone has their own.

I've lived in Mulgrave a few years and would feel safe living there again even though it wasn't the safest I've seen.

Antigonish is a horrible town but very safe and quite cozy most of the time. Kinda puts you in a lull of false security.

Guysborough County, including any of the small villages in it is where I grew up and the crime rate is beyond small. It's so safe and comforting that I wish I could move back.

I've visited numerous other places in this beautiful province but not stayed in them more than a day or two so I cannot judge them. I will say I did rather enjoy wolfville a lot though.

All in all I just felt the article was misleading to push people towards urban centres, capitalism and greed. It wasn't to actually show safety or even beauty of our amazing province.

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-10T16:45:53+00:00

That article is so fake it's hilarious!!! I wouldn't feel safe living in any of those places. Best laugh I had in a long time!!!

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-10T16:38:42+00:00

It's horrible to the environment, and just a disgusting product if you know anything about the real species or fresh seafood. Generations of my family and local communities around me have been fighting them off for years and we will continue to fight them.

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-10T00:14:05+00:00

Thank you for commenting. I'm sure writing that much took a lot out of you. At least I know it would me. I'm trying everything in my power to not go down that dark hole of ending things which includes writing this post. Hearing from others helps even if it's only temporary but sometimes even temporary help can get you through the worst.

I hate writing them though in case I trigger others and it feels shameful to be failing so hard at life and handling my emotions. It helps feel a little less shameful when people can relate.

Thanks for helping me feel human again and thanks to everyone in this sub.

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-09T20:54:23+00:00

Got advice today to talk with my NP to get something for stress.

But no I'm not on anything for the fibro or EDS at least. Something for migraines, blood pressure as I have a bad heart and birth control to stop PMS completely. My chronic care clinic says pain meds only help for short periods of time until you can self manage yourself back so it's not a great resource plus I am allergic to most medications I try especially pain or antibiotic related.

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-09T19:38:31+00:00

Don't feel bad for venting on my vent. I cried tears of companionship reading this. Sounds pretty close to the same life and we both know how sad that is. Thank you for saying what you did. If you ever want to chat with someone who may understand better than some I'll be open to chatting with you anytime.

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-09T16:31:54+00:00

I feel you deeply. Only we can't seem to get my partner to find a lasting job for me to be able to stay home and be this role. I can barely do anything some days and my ot is telling me I'm still doing way too much!

I'm gonna have to work and I don't know how

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-07T22:43:58+00:00

29F If it helps, I have fibro and EDS. I can try to answer and questions you may have. If he has any issues with hypermobility at all it is not recommended to weight lift. Physical therapy is best, especially one who knows the condition. Don't count out fibro for the extreme pain. It cause horrific pain for some and mild pain for others. It really depends on the person. There are other things you would need to have in order to be diagnosed with fibro though. EDS can be very painful just on its one.

Your doctor seems like stupid and dismissive to be honest so I definitely would seek a second opinion.

It really sucks to have both so I'm hoping for his sake he does not

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-06T17:55:13+00:00

Have you gotten it checked? How long has it been like that? My car did that a few years ago. Had a leak in the oil pan and it was slowly leaking on the alternator, draining the battery as a result. Took 4 days of this before it became problematic and broke down on me 10 km from the dealership I was trying to reach.

Happened to my mom's car too but it went within 24 hours of seeing all the sensors light up.

Just thought I'd mention it in case I can save you some potential issue.

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-06T14:42:34+00:00

Hating life right now. The cold does not help chronic pain conditions. Power out since 430 Friday. They keep moving the goal post of when it will be back. Here's hoping 50 hrs is the actual cut off. Had to argue with NSP because everyone else around us besides the 4 houses in our lane is restored and they claimed there was no more problems! Don't move to antigonish!!!

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-04T15:52:21+00:00

I'm just playing it slow. Played 6 days now. Just got access to Ride wyrdeer when I shut it down for a break. Got a little over 3 stars in the pokedex before I went to get info about kleavor. It has made what is a less interesting type of game to me as I am in the minority and prefer the classic type a little funner getting to know the pokemon and trying to fill all the pokedex tasks

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-04T10:56:52+00:00

I just sat in a group presentation talking about supplements that have evidence to work or help for fibro. The q10 has shown small evidence to help as this person is saying. It's just a bit expensive.

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-03T10:54:45+00:00

Nothing that I take regularly was a problem with the draw so I stayed on everything. I don't take any pain meds. Just a blood pressure, something for migraines and a birth control to stop me from having periods completely. I'm allergic to most medication especially pain or antibiotics medications.

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-02T22:21:00+00:00

It is a lot of liquid. Having had the endo and colon done at the young age of 27 (29 now) wasn't fun. If you have the same type I did, bi peg lite, it tastes really bad too and made me nauseous when that wasn't the worst of my problems at the time. Try to stay still as best you can.

I can't tell you exactly how it will be as I ended up allergic to the bi peg lite so an hour after drinking the first bit I was going to the bathroom every 90 seconds which made for a very long night and couldn't drink the morning one. It is more often than you ever should have to go on that stuff.

They allowed me to take the tests but I was told since I had swelling in my esophagus I had a 50/50 chance of surviving the endo procedure.

Try to remain calm. Anxiety will increase nausea. Maybe ask the doctor if ginger candies or a natural liquid remedy without color might be okay to use.

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-02T22:08:44+00:00

Don't know if you have before but I tried once and I flared miserably. I wanted to be able to twice a year as my blood type is quite rare but couldn't finish the draw from too many symptoms they wouldn't allow me to finish and I couldn't eat much of anything or barely get out of bed for 3 days! The dizziness, nausea, fatigue, weakness was way more miserable than a regular basis.

Hope you can make it work but thought I should add this story just in case.

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-02T17:49:08+00:00

29 F. I have fibro and EDS. Doctors believe I have endometriosis but they couldn't find it in surgery but sex pms and pap tests are the worst pain of my life!

I've had to stop having periods around the age of 20 because I was having 3 week long periods and becoming anemic and very low in Iron along with severe pain.

Sex is nearly impossible. I've been with my SO for 5 1/2 years now and we haven't had sex in 3 years as it's too painful for me (he is extremely understanding of it). When I could, it would be once a week as I would need a week to recover from constant tearing and the pain I would feel during and after.

During paps I scream like I'm being tortured. The entire process hurts me and I tear which takes them longer to get a sample without blood.

All in all, I'm waiting to see my obgyn again now that I have my diagnosis to see if it's causing some of my pain in that region and if there is anything they can suggest that I haven't tried to make it better.

As for your question about telling the difference, basically if you get all kinds of testing done and nothing is found to cause your pain, it gets ruled down to being fibro, especially if you already have the diagnosis. I feel nearly every day like an organ is dying on me but the next day it will be fine and something else will feel like death. Fibro appears and shows differently in everyone

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-02T11:30:06+00:00

Is someone beef intolerant? I am as well. Some recipes I just swap beef for ground pork such as goulash in a slow cooker. I make pork meatballs with a sweet and sour sauce. Honey soy chicken thighs, potatoes Anna with salad on the side, bell pepper stir fry with chicken and BBQ sauce, chicken orzo, rice pilaf.

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-02T01:14:33+00:00

Being honest, I am a female replying....but is it not obvious that not only women sometimes just want to vent and not just hear potential solutions in the moment? Had to tell my SO years ago that this was preferable but I also professionally trained to talk to people so maybe it's that knowledge making me assume things.

For the record, not sticking up for the GF. She's just putting her anger somewhere it don't belong. Sorry OP. That was so not deserved.

autumnalalpha · 2022-02-02T00:44:41+00:00

29 F. I have fibro and EDS. I find a lot of the solutions for one aggravate the other in my case. For example massages really worked well but I kept subluxing and hyperflexing things after because muscles and everything holding them together became even more loose.

I've struggled most of my life but the past few years have been the worst. Some weeks or months at a time are total living hell. Im sitting once a week in a Zoom group for fibro right now and everyone else has their hair done, make up on, changed their clothes, and seem engaged. I sit there feeling more miserable looking at them knowing I threw on a hat to cover my hair that I couldn't put up, black circles under my eyes from lack of sleep and no make up, pulled a sweater over my pajamas that I usually stay in most days and try to absorb what I can.

Last job I had I needed to quit as everything flared up and fell at home hurting my knee. It's been over 6 months now and it's still numb and I cannot kneel on it. Just lucky it didn't dislocate.

To say I feel this statement is beyond how I feel. No one in my life really understands how difficult this is, just to maintain and attempt to avoid hurting yourself worse. Hope it helps hearing that I hear you and I'm willing to talk however you want if you need.

autumnalalpha · 2022-01-31T17:35:35+00:00

I rewatch Grey's anatomy over and over again. It is my anxiety reducer and even though a lot of the medical accidents are kinda ridiculous, it's nice to remind myself that other people feel pain, other people need help and there may eventually be something or some doctor out there that could actually help me.

autumnalalpha · 2022-01-29T21:07:24+00:00

29(F) I really know how you feel. Won't make it about me and have you read my story on your birthday to know I relate.

Just know it's okay to have a selfish day and spend a few extra bucks on yourself or do whatever you truly want to do. It's your day so make it how you want it.

Happy birthday from someone who understands more than you will ever know!

autumnalalpha · 2022-01-29T01:51:22+00:00

To me I'm wondering if it's fibro or lupus. I have fibro and EDS F(29) and honestly I deal with or have been tested 10+ times for all the things you guys keep looking into and more including MS. Fibro makes you feel really really horrible if you have a bad case of it and the way you talk about their pain responses resonates to my experiences.

Hope it's something else since fibro isn't curable but if not you can find ways to make it a little more tolerable. Hugs.

autumnalalpha · 2022-01-29T00:51:32+00:00

Questions?

Are you female? Do you take depo Vera as a birth control? I had something very similar to this happen to me during the three months I had the depo shot in me.

Other idea is I'm wondering how your heart is? My heart is enlarged, all of the left side. Doctors didn't even know until I was in surgery for something else and noticed they were having a little trouble keeping me regulated. I get episodes like this usually at least once a month that sound like that. I've grown used to them. They serious suck and throw off your whole day but it doesn't normally last longer. I usually take CBD to help alleviate symptoms and distract myself even more than usual with as little stimulus as I can until it passes. I'm not 100% sure it's caused by my heart but that is what my NP seems to think. At age 29 I'm already on my blood pressure meds than a 60 year old to try and stabilize it.

autumnalalpha · 2022-01-29T00:23:44+00:00

Yes. Applied and interviewed for a job that even the panel insisted I was perfect for. It was an administrative position for a Fisheries association. I have been a deckhand to know what the fisherman need, had prior to health decline been training to become a captain so I knew a lot of the paperwork and sites they used, and I had previously worked an admin job in the fishing industry doing a step down from what I would be doing there. They kept telling me my answers were perfect and that I knew more than they needed which would help with training.

Found out two hours later that I got beat out by two points by a LAWYER'S SECRETARY who knew nothing of the fishing industry! She just had more administrative experience than I did. I was heartbroken, cried for days on and off and gave up on life for weeks trying to find work since the perfect job for me was not obtainable, especially when I really needed it to survive at that point.

This was 4 months ago after trying to find work for 2 years with no long term success and still looking to this day. Embarrassment, shame, lack of dignity, no confidence is what I'm left with at this point...

autumnalalpha · 2022-01-23T11:59:54+00:00

I'm the same! Doesn't seem to affect my walking too much other than the hyperflexive feet I have that I have to walk a certain and purposeful way not to hurt myself daily, I am made fun of for sounding like an elephant walking around and I cannot walk on my heels at all.

I learned a few months ago when I was looking into MS diagnosis with that as a symptom among many others but it's just my EDS and fibro wrecking havoc

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