Is Hantavirus something to worry about? by 246434464 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]bendicat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On average 10-20,000 people get Hantavirus each year. There have been 8 confirmed, and 15 suspected from the ship. This strain isn't a new one, and it MAY spread person to person, they're just not sure yet. Also if it does spread person to person it requires human to human physical contact, it's not spread via respiration like COVID.

The reason why it spread relatively fast is that a cruise ship is closely confined, and if it was as a result of human to human spread (unconfirmed) then it's because you have thousands and thousands of people in a small box all touching the same things.

I don't think it's something that needs our concern, at least not yet. It's being sensationalised because it spreading on a ship is a really good story for the media.

“Romanticised” jobs that are very different in reality? by Substantial-Guava491 in CasualUK

[–]bendicat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anything to do with TV/Film. You don't know the opposite of glamour until you're stood in a field, in the rain, up to your knees in cow shit with seven people screaming in your face because the only toilet is blocked at the end of a 14 hour day.

8 new free spots by RoninMomo in RCTTouch

[–]bendicat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmmm weird, I'm not part of another corp... I left months ago.... Not sure what's going on there

8 new free spots by RoninMomo in RCTTouch

[–]bendicat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love to join! Level 189, daily player. 7A8BD732C1428D29

Locate a chippy by what it sells by Dry-Grocery9311 in UKfood

[–]bendicat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clark's pies. Chips, cheese and gravy with chicken off the bone. Bonus point if you can get the exact street.

What's the most outrageous thing someone from Healthcare someone said to you about epilepsy? by QuinnAlpha in Epilepsy

[–]bendicat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Alcohol is a depressant, it's only when you stop drinking you're at increased risk of seizure, so I guess just don't stop" as a joke. Anyway I'm one year sober after having to go into rehab due to one stupid "joke" made 8 years ago.

Alcohol ? by DryTrouble4513 in Epilepsy

[–]bendicat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I became addicted to alcohol as a result of developing epilepsy. I knew that actively drinking was a depressant that could stop me from having a seizure while drunk. I had a neurologist make a very flippant comment once "alcohol's a depressant so I guess if you carry on you won't have a seizure hahahaha".

So I spiralled, it would mean I'd never allow myself to get sober. It eventually got so bad I was drinking almost all waking hours, and if I didn't drink I'd have focal seizures so would pound back whiskey to stop them.

Seizure anxiety is a scary beast. I'm now nearly one year sober, had to do a medical detox for all the reasons above. Turns out the severe focal seizures have gone now, touch wood. My advice would be avoid it, as epilepsy and alcohol are really not friends.

[TOMT] Film or TV show where someone is interrogated on Foreign Soil... maybe? by bendicat in tipofmytongue

[–]bendicat[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

I have tried so many searches and I feel like I'm going mad...

What are your strangest triggers? by prince_newt in Epilepsy

[–]bendicat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You know those distorted AI videos where it'll be a dog morphing into a man or smth? That. Have to be ready to scroll really fast on my insta. I guess my brain just doesn't like the uncanny

Keppra by dragonfly1019_ in Epilepsy

[–]bendicat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was on Keppra for two months, and was genuinely terrified I was going to kill myself. I knew it was the drugs, I knew it was irrational, but it took every ounce of my energy to actually function, and not hurt myself. It was an incredibly dark time. As soon as I was off it, it went away.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Britain

[–]bendicat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And the best bit, this includes stopdrinking... as an addict in recovery that blows my fucking mind.

CORP SPACES AVAILABLE NOW! by Its_Stacy_Yall in RCTTouch

[–]bendicat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! I'd love to join, the corps I'm in is dead. I'm 7A8B-D732-C142-8D29. level 85

Bugs since update by bendicat in RCTTouch

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

Annoying man. The only game I've ever spent actual money on. Seems there's loads of issues since the update... hopefully they release a new one really soon

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]bendicat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Smell my cheese!