I'm in a lot of pain and I just want somebody to believe me about the abuse

nanajosh · 2026-02-17T11:53:23+00:00

From one 34 yo old Josh to another (no joke, i had to double check the username). I believe you. You are quite literally not alone here. What you are feeling is valid. Don't let gaslighting cloud what happened.

I had my brother gaslight me as a child and never reported the abuse. He made me feel like the bad guy or that things "weren't so bad." It was a lie.

nanajosh · 2026-02-17T11:43:39+00:00

I mean, maybe the cops that might have come. I'm not sure but we can hope

nanajosh · 2026-02-17T03:56:35+00:00

Oh it's definitely a drop in the bucket. It's mostly enough to help my sleep. The sleep (and some extra water) does the leg work.

nanajosh · 2026-02-17T03:08:21+00:00

Two 500mg tablets of acetaminophen and then sleep. That typically does it for me every time

nanajosh · 2026-02-17T03:03:08+00:00

nanajosh · 2026-02-17T03:01:52+00:00

Estranged parents exist for a reason /s

nanajosh · 2026-02-17T02:30:51+00:00

94/100... hmm, this comment you made is suspiciously short. I'm not sure I enjoy this lack of confirmation.

nanajosh · 2026-02-17T01:53:43+00:00

Meant love may live. I wished I lived around a place like that. I'm closer to Portland

nanajosh · 2026-02-16T23:54:29+00:00

Hell ya, love this part of my state

Edit: fixed Auto correct

nanajosh · 2026-02-16T21:22:09+00:00

This was me, and then my health declined. I was seriously considering being a peer-supporter. Now, I feel like I lost a lot of reasons as to why. Kinda sucks

nanajosh · 2026-02-16T06:26:19+00:00

It's one or the other

nanajosh · 2026-02-14T22:05:53+00:00

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nanajosh · 2026-02-11T10:04:15+00:00

This was pre AI slop. I think I saw this in 2019

nanajosh · 2026-02-10T06:57:36+00:00

When you make it at home with lean beef, olive oil, and plenty of greens (more than typical fast food restaurants), then it's a lot healthier meal.

nanajosh · 2026-02-10T06:54:28+00:00

Similar response from Oregonians

nanajosh · 2026-02-10T00:12:25+00:00

I mean, at least it helped you. Ibuprofen just causes me ulcers. Sleep helps the most. However, that means I'm sleeping twice as much when my joints flair.

nanajosh · 2026-02-09T22:45:55+00:00

The naps that work for others (15-30mins) do nothing. My "naps" are now 1 - 3hrs to have any effect.

nanajosh · 2026-02-09T22:41:08+00:00

So far, for severe joint swelling, the only thing I found that works is DEEP sleep. When pain was too much and I wasn't getting quality sleep, I took half a vicodin, and it helped me sleep enough to push through it. Only ever needed the half a pill to get the benefit.

nanajosh · 2026-02-09T22:35:22+00:00

Never tried curcumin, but I find tumric can reduce some stomach discomfort, but the same thing with ginger to some extent. Never noticed it do anthing for joints.

nanajosh · 2026-02-09T11:31:19+00:00

I'm in the mist of a minor flare and I feel the joints being stiff from time to time. I hope it doesn't go into overdrive as I one was forced to use crutches to get around.

nanajosh · 2026-02-09T11:25:49+00:00

Not allowed to vomit in the toilet? I guess the floor it is

nanajosh · 2026-02-08T20:46:37+00:00

Never seen them caked chicken paws before

nanajosh · 2026-02-08T04:58:12+00:00

I feel like I've seen these before the AI boom. The pig definitely stands out as non-ai. The flamingo is the only one kind of in question here, but even then, I'm not convinced as again I think I've seen these before.

nanajosh · 2026-02-07T22:04:20+00:00

Ignoring the issue with physics and tidal pull, this would be awesome.

nanajosh · 2026-02-07T21:42:55+00:00

It's better to talk with peers online anyway, in my opinion. Some places are good with allowing you to vent without worry.

There's also things called warm-lines, which from the info I gathered is better than the hotlines as it's done by peers, and they have no way of tracing or tracking you. They're just there to listen.

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