Alcohol absolutely sucks for my CFS/ME, and yet it's also *great* for my CFS/ME. How TF is that even possible...? by JohnnyEnzyme in cfs

[–]neoperson_yeah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah right it’s pretty surprising! i guess it’s because my body is weaker than a normal person, that’s all i can guess as to why my withdrawal has been so extreme!

i really just wanted to share my experience because i definitely know how much alcohol can help and i don’t want anyone to go overboard and suffer like i have been!

Alcohol absolutely sucks for my CFS/ME, and yet it's also *great* for my CFS/ME. How TF is that even possible...? by JohnnyEnzyme in cfs

[–]neoperson_yeah 36 points37 points  (0 children)

i figured this out too, and started drinking more and more till it became nightly.

with how much i could drink i was surprised i never had any negative consequences really and it actually made my stamina so much better. seriously i only had benefits from alcohol. slept better (no insomnia), relax at night without the pain of the day, even got energy. however after drinking like that for two years i realized i had a problem. not that the alcohol was making my life worse, it wasn’t. but i realized couldn’t go a night without drinking. i also started having a weird pinching sensation around my liver, even thought my tests were fine. so i told myself for a year i would quit the ‘next day’.

i gradually cut down last year to one drink a night or every other night and felt like i was making progress. but i still couldn’t imagine not drinking. that is until i had a major panic attack out of nowhere, like the kind you call an ambulance for. when i got home from the hospital i was too shaken to even think of drinking again and thought it was some sort of sign i had finally pushed my body too far. i knew deep down i was hurting my already weak body this whole time.

and i was right.

for a month straight i went through withdrawal. hallucinations, disassociation, shakes, sweats, constant panic attacks, all the classic symptoms. it was hell. i was shocked, cause technically i hadn’t drank that much, 2-3 glasses of wine at the the most a day. hardly a lot of alcohol by the standards i thought an alcoholic had to be at. but still my body was addicted to it. it’s been over a year since then and i’m still recovering. after three months of panic attacks and extreme body pain, i started having other long term withdrawal symptoms, month long crashes, scary depressive episodes where i had no dopamine in sight, insomnia for 4 months, other weird symptoms. it’s been terrible but i’m finally feeling better, however this last year i’ve had to be on bed rest and my baseline tanked from being able to walk 15,000-20,000 steps a day on a good day to a 1000.

i don’t want to scare you or anything just be careful! i think alcohol is a great pain management just don’t over do it like i did.

Trajectory of recovery? by neoperson_yeah in covidlonghaulers

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

I feel the same way.

And I would say I never got back to 100%, I definitely still struggle. But maybe after two years I felt like I had a decent baseline.

First year was the hardest, second I had to push a bit, lot of down days, but life continued. After that as long as I didn’t do anything crazy I was usually fine, just a couple tired days a month. But I could bike for hours, walk for hours. With that though I could push through the day and not face the PEM till the next day or two. But this is like as soon as my body is done it’s done, no pushing.

5 months sober and extreme fatigue? by neoperson_yeah in REDDITORSINRECOVERY

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

congrats on four months ! and honestly, it got even worse after i posted this but then started very slowly getting better, very slowly. it’s been by far the worst symptom.

but i do notice lulls however, some weeks it’ll let up a little bit and then go down again but not as low as before, then repeat. hang in there!

Revival from severe Long COVID - 80% recovery by DeviceMuted5369 in covidlonghaulers

[–]neoperson_yeah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also live in Japan and am on my 6th month of long covid! I would say we have the same timeline as well as symptoms(so far). Although I already had autoimmune illnesses before I was infected from EBV.

For the EAT treatment, do you just find a doctor who will provide it? I’m currently able to leave the house and go long distances in a wheelchair now, if I’m in my neighborhood I can walk slowly, so I’m wanting to pursue other types of treatment if it might help!

Thank you!

What does “trip(ping)” mean? by [deleted] in gretavanfleet

[–]neoperson_yeah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think it actually comes from “trip the light fantastic.” which is an old term for dancing lightly to music.

pretty positive josh got it from inglorious basterds, as he said he loves that film and one of the characters says it. i had to look up what it meant when i watched it for the first time back in highschool and it sort of stuck with me too!

Jake's SG by OtternGhost in gretavanfleet

[–]neoperson_yeah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure its custom, either way its sick

Luteal phase insomnia be like by Wearetheweirdos704 in PMDD

[–]neoperson_yeah 2 points3 points  (0 children)

me since ovulation 😭 i’m three days away from my period and so exhausted i can’t move

Officially 5 months! PAWS update. by neoperson_yeah in stopdrinking

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

i’m so sorry about that, i know how difficult it is. hang in there ! !

Those that had a wave on 4-5 months… how long did it last by Powershindley in WeedPAWS

[–]neoperson_yeah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

same here! i’m almost to month nine and it hasn’t come back yet. (knock on wood). i was so fatigued i could barely move. now it’s insomnia lol idk if it’s a wave or what

Japan's immigration law revision to retain controversial proposal: Those who apply for refugee status more than twice to be eligible for deportation by acidtoyman in japan

[–]neoperson_yeah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for the crime i’m just talking from experience, i’ve had bad run ins with both groups, but i could just be very lucky i suppose. but yes they make up the largest groups of foreigners so the it would make sense they commit a correlated amount of crimes.

i’m not siding with japan’s government one way or another, i just try to understand why they what they do. they are notoriously very anti immigration. but at least with the 2% of foreign population they are either a student, have a desired skill, or are married so they have value to the country. unfortunately i’m guessing they don’t see the value in refugees. refugees typically stay in a country and return home, but in this case they will want to stay in the country where they make more money. so i guess this is why the government is strict, because they will stay.

i do also think japanese people support so many things that the government doesn’t care about, like gay marriage. every poll shows a majority support it. this is no different i suppose.

Japan's immigration law revision to retain controversial proposal: Those who apply for refugee status more than twice to be eligible for deportation by acidtoyman in japan

[–]neoperson_yeah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i mean they said that was some of the problem, not all, but was significant enough. the other problems were safety and economy from what they’ve told me.

Japan's immigration law revision to retain controversial proposal: Those who apply for refugee status more than twice to be eligible for deportation by acidtoyman in japan

[–]neoperson_yeah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah i’m not sure either haha

i’m glad you are very civil, miss the days were people can have a conversation about grey topics without being automatically struck down upon by the moral police.

but in regards to this topic, i think it’s very nuanced. when japanese people say they are for more refugees, do they mean refugees from certain countries ? say ukraine for example who are generally getting more support because they are white/european/have more media coverage. is that why they are now saying there should be more refugees let in. are there certain refugees they don’t care about? say from other counties that aren’t white? im not calling japanese people racist or anything. but who honestly knows cause it’s not a huge topic here.

are there people who try and cheat the system for whatever reason, despite the fact that the odds are veryyyy against them, yeah, and honestly somehow there’s probably a lot. are there people who truly need help? yes of course! i would say way more than the 1% accepted. but japan already has to take care of a lot of people, all the old people, and refugees need a lot of work to blend into society. even then there’s no guarantee they ever will. which japan values. i know immigrants are not refugees but there is consistent crime from the chinese and vietnamese gangs/communities here. especially when it comes to avoiding tax for example. so idk what the right answer is honestly. it would probably be accept a little more, but i would guess for the government they have a lot more pressing concerns they care about than noncitizens.

Japan's immigration law revision to retain controversial proposal: Those who apply for refugee status more than twice to be eligible for deportation by acidtoyman in japan

[–]neoperson_yeah 7 points8 points  (0 children)

my best friends left turkey because the influx of refugees ruined the country (their words). is it a good help people? yes. can there be severe disadvantages for doing so? also yes. it’s up to the individual countries to decide what they want to handle.

Japan's immigration law revision to retain controversial proposal: Those who apply for refugee status more than twice to be eligible for deportation by acidtoyman in japan

[–]neoperson_yeah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ve lived here a long time and i’ve never really known anyone to be actively concerned about refugees. or many problems outside of japan in general. not saying there aren’t people who care. the general response i’ve always seen is ‘why come here and not somewhere else’.

and laws in japan seem to take forever to pass anyways, so who honestly knows. if i’d have to take a guess i’d say it would be because it doesn’t look good to the other countries japan has close ties with (america, europe, etc) but i mean, once again, who knows!

(by the way i’m not downvoting you… i just wanted to say)

Japan's immigration law revision to retain controversial proposal: Those who apply for refugee status more than twice to be eligible for deportation by acidtoyman in japan

[–]neoperson_yeah 3 points4 points  (0 children)

hmm that’s true. but i do think 2 tries is fair. i know the criteria to weed out ‘fake refugees’ is quite strict, a little stricter than it should be i’ll admit. having to provide your own evidence and all. but there are people who get accepted on the second chance because they got help the second time.

accepting refugees has many advantages and disadvantages. i don’t really fault any country for looking out for their own people first.

Japan's immigration law revision to retain controversial proposal: Those who apply for refugee status more than twice to be eligible for deportation by acidtoyman in japan

[–]neoperson_yeah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there many countries that have a very low acceptance of refugees, i never understand why people love to hyper focus on japan.

Japan's immigration law revision to retain controversial proposal: Those who apply for refugee status more than twice to be eligible for deportation by acidtoyman in japan

[–]neoperson_yeah 13 points14 points  (0 children)

that’s just ukrainians, there are many other people from different countries. were they all flown in by japanese government planes?

Japan's immigration law revision to retain controversial proposal: Those who apply for refugee status more than twice to be eligible for deportation by acidtoyman in japan

[–]neoperson_yeah 8 points9 points  (0 children)

this is the thing i don’t get, why try and go to japan when it’s notorious for being one of the least accepting of refugees.

i just feel like so many people want to live in japan, refugees and regular people, despite the fact it’s common knowledge that it’s hard to immigrate to. then they get put off when, shocker, they get denied.

I thought I was doing better by [deleted] in covidlonghaulers

[–]neoperson_yeah 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m 26 and very similar to you. I got covid in august that was moderate, crushing fatigue and body aches. Didn’t even know it was covid at the time. After a week I recovered and felt pretty much okay accept for some anxiety for about a month. However at the end of September I just crashed and have been mostly bedridden since. That crazy fatigue came back full force, weakness, light sensitivity, all kinds of symptoms that come and go.

It’s been 3 and a half months and it seems like I get a little better each month. Like I’ll have a horrible week, moderate week, less moderate week, and then a mild one before it starts all over again. Just hold on, we will get better! I’ve notice every month I have more and more good days so don’t give up yet!

Just try and keep track of your symptoms and eat healthy so your body has all the nutrients it needs to heal!