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I bricked my Windows install using a Windows recovery drive to try and format and reinstall. It doesn’t boot now. Then I tried to “fix” things when what I think I really needed was an installation drive and not a recovery drive.
All I wanted was to install an SSD and start fresh with every drive clean.
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@shit-piss-love said in RL Peeves:
My peeve is that whenever I have any sort of life stress or anxiety, it will manifest in my sleep cycle, and just completely wreck it, even when I do my best to take steps to compensate for that by going to bed early, winding down, all that good stuff.
Yeah this is basically why I smoke weed.
This is a super common reason people give for smoking but the few medical trials on the subject have suggested weed, especially the high-potency stuff, actually fucks with your REM cycle and makes you sleep for a shorter amount of time. If you’re gonna go that route, I’d recommend CBD extracts instead to anyone considering it.
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@Wizz Indeed a relatively recent metaanalysis (Stanciu et al., 2021) actually suggests that use of cannabis products is contraindicated for treating anxiety (along with bipolar, depressive, and anxiety disorders) as it can negatively impact the severity of the condition and those with said disorders or conditions display higher likelihood of developing substance abuse issues.
Though the sample sizes are small and the studies have been short-term, so more research is required (as always).
Stanciu, C. N., Brunette, M. F., Teja, N., & Budney, A. J. (2021). Evidence for use of cannabinoids in mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and PTSD: A systematic review. Psychiatric Services, 72(4), 429–436. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000189
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As with anything, just see for yourself if it works for you. I used to absolutely obliterate myself with a fat bowl at night in my 30s but these days I take a late-release 5g 1:1 gelcap at the end of the day and my evening is chill and I don’t wake up 4-5 times in the night like I do when I’m sober.
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@shit-piss-love said in RL Peeves:
I don’t wake up 4-5 times in the night like I do when I’m sober.
Ironically, one of the conclusions of those medical trials is that it’s pretty likely that you actually do, but because of the short term memory loss that’s a side effect of regular use, you just don’t remember it.
It sucks to hear, but so far a lot of the health benefits people have claimed weed has are largely anecdotal and not substantiated by studies in the last 15 years, unless you’re specifically talking about CBD, which has a small but growing body of evidence for potential positive uses. Again, like @Pavel mentioned we def need more trials and studies, but that’s where the actual science is at currently.
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@Wizz pretty wild to be telling someone they are wrong about their personal experiences, lol
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Woops, I forgot we can’t talk objectively about weed without people getting defensive, lol.
I don’t know what else to say here, what people self-report and what the actual studies and trials have stated so far are unfortunately pretty different. Look into it for yourself if you don’t believe me?
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Unfortunately the evidence we do have says one thing, and many reported anecdotes say another. But the evidence we have is scanty and of small scale.
Until we have solid evidence over a long period of time (and decently varied demographics), I’d err on the side of caution when correcting people about their experience.
So far the only suggestion being made by the science is that medical professionals shouldn’t just throw marijuana and other cannabinoids out as viable alternatives to tested medical practice for these specific conditions.
He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
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@Wizz bring back downvotes
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Bodies and brains and all their attendant and incumbent responses to a gamut of things --diet, activity level, stimulus, “good” drugs, “bad” drugs-- are incomprehensibly unique from person to person. The power of the internet gives anyone who can google the (unwarranted) confidence of a medical researcher or licensed practitioner. Listen to your body and be candid with your doctor, and don’t tell other people how their shit works. You can tell them how your shit works. But don’t tell them how THEIR shit works.
I wish you would.
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are incomprehensibly unique from person to person.
Very true. And good, solid research generally focuses on broad general applications, not exceptionally specific ones.
So don’t fall into the trap of reading “X does Y for Z groups” and instantly assuming that this immediately applies because you are part of Z group.
Neurobiology and neurochemistry are fuckin’ tricksy, to say the least, and what works ‘generally speaking’ might not work for you - with the inverse also being true.
There’s a reason so many medications have things they “officially” work for, and things for which they can also be prescribed for off-book.
Shit’s fucky, we’re not experts, and this ain’t the place to give medical advice even if you are an expert.
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How is “this works for me” medical advice? Y’all on the wrong side of this it’s okay to get off the train.
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@shit-piss-love said in RL Peeves:
How is “this works for me” medical advice? Y’all on the wrong side of this it’s okay to get off the train.
I thought it was rather obvious I was talking about/to @Wizz, not you. You know. The one giving medical-sounding advice.
He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
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@Pax Even if WebMD will always tell you it’s cancer. I mean, it’s probably not, but it’s usually that or an aneurysm
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Because you also started rattling off about studies with me, my dude, so it was a little ambiguous. But okay, duly noted!
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@shit-piss-love said in RL Peeves:
How is “this works for me” medical advice? Y’all on the wrong side of this it’s okay to get off the train.
I thought it was rather obvious I was talking about/to @Wizz, not you. You know. The one giving medical-sounding advice.
Yup. I admit my eyes glaze over when people start popping off with the ASCKSHUALLY in response to a lived experience. I popped off in response and hit you with a stray my bad homie.
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Because you also started rattling off about studies with me, my dude, so it was a little ambiguous. But okay, duly noted!
I cited a study and briefly explained it, yes. I then briefly outlined that it wasn’t something to be relied upon given the small sample sizes involved and the brief timespan.
I didn’t use uncited claims to try and disprove someone’s lived experience, and then try to claim ‘objectivity.’
ETA: For clarity, when I say not to rely upon it I mean that it cannot form the foundation of your thesis or argument, but it can be used in conjunction with other studies as they come. And always with the proviso that the knowledge we do have is limited in both demographic scope and timespan.
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Got some more of them studies? My dad’s traumatic brain injury used to hit him with 50-100 icepick-in-the-skull headaches a day until he started taking a small amount of marijuana and now he gets them a few times a week. I wanna let him know it’s all in his head so he can go back to being suicical.
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I have been a dick lately and it’s just as exhausting for me, so I am just going to say sorry for crossing this line and souring everyone’s morning. I don’t know what my problem is, I am just under loads of stress and anxiety and lots of flashback stuff has been coming up, and I actually-objectively really shouldn’t be coming here to spout off in that state of mind.
Do whatever is good for you, and I will just try to not put my foot in my mouth for a while.
