#long term treatment

[whumpacabra]

Sometimes you look something up for medical accuracy, understand the topic entirely, and then choose to ignore everything you just learned.

For the ✨drama ✨

#not whump #beans speaks #personal #listen I see you guys who love and respect the recovery timeline for concussions and dislocations and stabbings. much love to y’all. #maybe I’m a bad whump writer cause like. immediate acute injury? hell yea. long term chronic results of injury? hell yea. #injury that impairs for a month or two with ‘rest’ and ‘no strenuous activity’ being the recommended treatment during that time? #ehhhhh not my cupa. have fun tho you guys are awesome and way stronger than me I don’t have the patience for mid term recovery writing.

[puppyeared]

Why are ppl scared to call it what it is and say we’re still going thru covid on top of seasonal illness. Like. That’s pretty important right. I was watching the news and they were like oh yeah we have an unprecedented number of flu cases “as well as other sicknesses” without actually saying Covid. No announcement abt vaccinations or masking or anything. Also if I hear someone joking abt “war flashbacks” for mentioning covid I fucking hate u

#source: most of my family members are nurses and it was so bad for one of them they had to be put on a ventilator. in the hospital they #worked at. looking back I think I had a reason to feel a little offput by the shows of support early pandemic #with people tying blue ribbons around trees and lighting signs blue to support healthcare workers #I get that it was supposed to be moral support when we couldn’t do anything but follow health advisories #and it did matter to make them feel uplifted and do something than nothing. im not gonna deny that #but. you can still help now. u know that right. you still have a responsibility here #u can still mask up. u can still get vaxxed and call in sick to avoid infecting others #don’t leave it on healthcare workers to pick up the pieces just because they were doing it before. do u think they had a choice? #nobody likes picking up the slack for someone else and now that we have more tools to do smth couldn’t we just. do it???? #im not a virologist but i also feel like continuing to let it get worse by letting more mutations develop #could continue to set us back since this virus is pretty good at fucking us up long term and finding new ways to do that #while there are ppl still researching covid which is STILL A RELATIVELY NEW VIRUS. and studying possible treatment and cures #yapping #vent

[yardsards]

when characters have poofy messy but otherwise straight hair, i like to headcanon that their hair is actually naturally wavy/curly and they just don't know how to/don't care to take proper care of it. bc irl that is often the case (speaking from personal experience)

#eliot posts #*looks back at my younger self who didn't know their hair was wavy just thought it was Bad* #i was fuckin. walking around with hair poofed up like a mix between a founding father and a startled cat #and with a halo of frizz at all times #older relatives would call it nappy or ratty and suggest i cut it off or get a relaxer treatment done on it #(sidenote a bit ago i learned that apparently ''nappy'' is usually a racialized term tho i myself am white) #fascinating that they knew that straightening treatments would ''fix'' my hair but did not actually know my hair was wavy #i wore my hair real long back then too so it was constantly tangled lol #memories of being a kid and my dad having to basically corner me to brush my hair in the morning before school #my mother would bitch about my hair being too long when i was a kid and sometimes TRICK ME into getting it cut shoulder length #but then when i was an older teen and wanted it cut real short she FORBADE ME from going any shorter than a bob??? #so i just left it super long til i moved out and then chopped it all off and sold it to a wigmaker for a $300 profit lmao #now that it's short tho the wave pattern is very minimal #part bc of the way i style it part bc it's just a 2b wave pattern so you need a bit of length before the waves start getting really defined #anyway like. looks at catra and eda. let me get u some good conditioner and a wide toothed comb bby

[nyxofdemons]

four years for this show...

#IM SORRY. ITS JUST. IM SO. HHHHHRGN #its fine. its good. its entertaining to say the least #but from a writing perspective...... #im not an anti i am the worlds biggest helluva boss enjoyer the hellaverse is SO SPECIAL TO ME #but.. the more i see about hazbin s1...... #how in over four years was this what you came up with. how is the pacing this insane. how is this character treatment ok.... PLEASE #my sorta toxic trait is that as someone obsessed with media analysis; narrative devices; and story structure - #as well as just. someone who is an aspiring showrunner/creator working on my own huge projects - #is that every time i come across a movie or show that i think is done in a really lacking way. all i can think about is how i would #have done it instead #(this happens in a non-critical way too tbf if i really enjoy a book or game i'll be like they should let me make a based on film) #but hazbin. hazbin. all i have right now is 'i could fix her' in my head #I WOULD TREAT THESE CHARACTERS RIGHT I WOULD GIVE THEM THE NARRATIVE THEY DESERVE #there is. so much potential here. how is the execution so lacking #mine #good ideas!!!! good moments!!!!!!!! THE OVERALL CONSISTENT NARRATIVE IS NOT DOING SO HOT #as a side note though i really think this is why helluva is doing so much better in terms of pacing and writing. the structure of that show #is so much more accommodating to a long intricate story WHILE weaving in a billion different character stories #8 episodes for hazbin is insane season 1 needed twice as much #nyx crit tag

[fisheito]

i swear i've played a game like that

#replies #oh the many dating sims i've played.... the animal coded boys.......they get me every time #this just means that yes. i will play this plotline all over again but with eiden as the protag. #i want him going thru all the tropes then promptly subverting them #oh NO my animal ward turned into a HANDSOME MAN well you're just as much a pain in my butt as a human actually so no special treatment 4 u #I LEGITIMATELY DO NOT REMEMBER ANY OF THESE BOYS' PERSONALITIES #i was trying to excavate them from my long term memory like.... uhhhh #there's the tsun. the jerk. the sweet one who's not actually sweet half the time? the quiet. the baby?? #BRO I DON'T KNOOOOOOW #wait is there a reason they all wear hats? #is it to hide their animal ears? #how very retro-kuya of them #fun fact: this game destroyed my laptop #on my 1st playthru i got the ending with the side character dude who raises chickens #it caught me so off guard that i physically yelled WHAT and knocked over a glass a water #onto my laptop. #the last screen i saw on that laptop was Chicken Boy's avatar proposing marriage to MC #surrounded by green glitch bars and graphic errors (like dmmd noiz bad end) #screen went black and i just sat there in horror. #it may have been one of the stupidest things i've done. i laugh thinkin about it #zookeeper au #eiden #edmond #kuya #garu #quincy #yakumo

[jameswilsonsupremacy]

currently have a lot of feelings abt house’s relapse in s7,, may have to write it out at some point. he was clean two years at that point (it was either foreman or chase who gave this number). the way a lot of them reacted, they expected it—not surprised. like they expected his sobriety to fail.

yes, relapse is often a part of recovery. but it doesn’t always have to be. the fact that the most standout conversation about it was from wilson to cuddy is wild to me. i’m not a huddy hater—I feel they would’ve eventually broken up but stayed friends if it happened in earlier seasons, because cuddy does care for house. but in s7, she wanted him to be someone he wasn’t. wilson accepted him as who he was.

house literally internalizes all of his issues. he’s terrified when cuddy leaves him. especially when he keeps saying no, and asks cuddy “don't. please don't,”. (also shout out to hugh laurie for his incredible acting in that scene because I cry every time!) and then he ends up back on vicodin and tries to push everyone away again. but think about that guilt. he knew his addiction hurt the people he loved—that’s why he tried to hide it from cuddy. that’s why he begged her not to leave, that it was a one-time thing. he knows it impacts more than just him. so even if he’s back in those harmful habits? I assure you that he is being eaten alive by guilt.

two years clean. he would’ve had so many moments where he likely came close to relapsing, or, he just had intrusive thoughts about it. he pushed through. and then he relapsed, and his world collapses, and he can only blame himself. and he hates himself for it. if he felt confident in his growth for two years and then lost it all, he probably lost sight of any hope for true recovery. for real happiness. for having people by his side in support.

and, in a way, house cannot see the people who care because he’s blinded by his own emotion. wilson went to that hotel to check on him. wilson went to cuddy. wilson was angry on house’s behalf, because he knows how hard it is for house to have gotten through those two years, and to have lost it. he knows how much house likely hates himself for it, even if the guy is acting all snappish and nonchalant about it all. wilson understood.

I want to write out all of my thoughts on it but this is the very basics so rahhhhh take this for now. I dunno if any of it makes sense but <3

#lucas rants #house md #gregory house #james wilson #dr wilson #dr house #hilson #ish? #idk I feel very heavily for house when it comes to his addiction and mental health #it makes him a horrible person at times #and his actions can’t be excused just bc he’s battling an addiction #but god #he acts out over and over out of fear #and pushes and pushes because he wants people to leave for a reason that isn’t genuinely about his feelings #he’s an asshole so people hate him for that #but if cuddy left because of how house really felt #that would be a knife to the heart #I also just have a lot of thoughts on relapse and recovery #tmi ig but tomorrow (1/28/24) will be six months from when I graduated the program I was in #I was in a long-term residential treatment center/rehab for three months #so I feel very heavily for house and the feelings he may have surrounding relapse #and I know my sixth months tomorrow is not as long as two years but #i still get intrusive thoughts and the guilt tears me alive #because I’m supposed to be Better #and I feel like house would have that feeling too #if he relapsed after two years then maybe he feels he really is broken #he can’t be ‘fixed’ #(wilson would remind him that’s stupid- people can’t be ‘fixed’) #house md season 7 #sorry for brainrot

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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#its sort of funny. i think my medication is working pretty well. i feel stable in a way i never really have before #is it the dopamine stablizer or is it my ion channels? whos to say. it doesn't matter. but it also doesnt change some things #the ways i think and react negativly to change. but it makes it easier to deal with. i still experience this strange dispaire on the #weekends or anytime im not working. i think the oddest thing is thst i dont think ive ever been this consistenly sad #not in a depressed sort of way. just a passing thoughts make me tear up sort of way. it doesnt feel out of control. it just feels like a #prelude to grief i guess. bc my mum is still in the hospital and its so hard to kno what that means from halfway across the country #my sisters are both home right now. they both live within 3hrs of where we grew up. one sister lives in the city my mom goes to for #treatment. so they have the opportunity to see her more than me. i dunno if they do tho. we dont really talk. i dont kno if they're as sad #as i am. if im overreacting bc i cant physically see what's happening. what the feeling is in the room. not that she would probably complain #shes the suffer in silence type. my dad keeps texting us pics of our shitty lil sunroom that hes redoing #to make my mum a lil sanctuary. he must be sad too. its his wife. hes staying with her in the hospital rn. i dunno its so weird #when i talk to my counselor she assumes i find out info thru calls or talk to my sisters abt it and i gotta b like nah we dont really talk #i get my info thru text. i havent talked to my parents on the phone in like a month. i dunno we just dont talk. so i dont kno how to reach #out and be like yo so whats up? shoulf i plan on coming home this summer for a bit?? like??? #this is the disadvantage of leaving thr place where you grew up. probably when i finish my phd i should move closer to home #somewhere in the Appalachian mountains maybe. somewere in the eastern deciduous forrest. somewhere with thunderstorms. #but thats years from now. who knows what ill b doing. for now im just sad and tired and i dont quite kno what to do in the short or long #term bc im feeling the weight of my mental limitations rather intensely. but maybe im just being self limiting #whatever. i dont have a dead mum yet. shes not even on hospice care. things are just uncertain and dont look so hot #i just dont see how it can get better from here when chemo gave her secondary blood cancer and shes still full of tumors #i dont think im being that dramatic. it just objectively seems not great for survival #unrelated

[lobotomyladylives]

ive completely stopped taking all medication and am 100% against ever taking them again. which makes me sound really harsh but as a teenager i was on 30 mg abilify every day for three whole years. looking back i cant believe they ever let a 14 year old operate like that. my side effects were so severe, i either couldn't sleep for days at a time or couldn't stay awake for more than an hour. i felt like i wasn't in control of my body anymore. i stopped taking when i was 17 and i wouldn't recommend anything to anyone whatever works for you, but personally i am so much happier and healthier off medication. i still suffer from psychosis, so in a way im /still/ not in control of my body, but whatever small sacrifices i guess

the fact that so many schizophrenic & psychotic patients actually PREFER the symptoms of our conditions to the side effects of the meds that "treat" them really says it all doesn't it

#imo APs should only be used temporarily as a last resort to stop an active psychotic episode #the cases where i think it'd be appropriate to prescribe APs as a long term treatment option are unbelievably rare #asks

[restlesshush]

God so I’m rewatching early s13 and the thing is trying to have Jack come out of that whole situation without significant emotional damage? It’s too late by the end of 13x04. We’ve already lost before Cas even comes back. And specifically the reason we lose Then is because 13x04 when Jack comes to the conclusion that he can win re Dean’s treatment of him. Before then – even though he thinks he Dean might be right – he lets himself be outwardly resentful of Dean’s behaviour towards him (and even Sam’s!), but then in 13x04 he learns “no you can get Dean’s approval if you try hard enough”, and so this is when his behaviour changes. His inclination to express resentment declines massively because expressing resentment and holding things against Dean isn’t conducive to Winning at this and he’s established he can Win.

And so then when Cas comes back in tombstone, he doesn’t have the opportunity to try and undo Dean’s work, or to see that he needs to remove Jack from the situation, because Jack no longer sees the value in communicating any of what happened to him. Cas obviously does have a tendency to excuse Dean’s behaviour both in general and specifically towards Jack, but a big difference between him and Sam in this regard is that while Sam does this because he feels trapped in the situation, and doesn’t see any option other than trying to mitigate things as best he can, for Cas a significant motivating factor (alongside his low self worth meaning he doesn’t see very much wrong with poor treatment of him) is Enjoyment in Dean’s company, which excusing Dean’s actions is sometimes necessary to facilitate. He does brush off Dean pointing the gun at Jack in tombstone (in order to keep a light, comfortable vibe), but because he doesn’t feel unable to leave in the way that Sam does, if he perceived Jack as significantly distressed by Dean’s behaviour (especially before the situation is established and he feels invested in maintaining it), he is capable of performing essentially a cost/benefit analysis and taking Jack and leaving. But this doesn’t happen, because after 13x04 Jack no longer sees any advantage to conveying Dean’s behaviour towards him, and so Cas never finds out.

Anyway Jack calls for Cas and wakes him up from the empty because he’s distressed by Dean’s behaviour towards him, but by the time Cas gets back it’s already too late and the damage is done.

#obviously this is super watsonian #the doylist explanation is that the show isn’t interested in exploring dean’s treatment of jack as affecting him long term #so doesn’t portray jack as continuing to explicitly mind #but i can watsonian throughline it so i’m going to #jack kline #castiel #spn 13x04 #spn 13x06 #spn s13 #spn meta #worded thoughts #anyway jack’s smile at the end of 13x04 is sickening

[blinkpen]

i think collin is the only member of CLoA who is Not constantly struggling with one form of inner demons or another, it's too hard to genuinely get under his skin to give him any

#oc babble #collin #there are certain nerves you can strike that can piss him off in the moment #but there's like no deep seeded issue generating inner torment thats simmering just below the surface if you understand me #he'll react negatively to sufficiently negative stimuli but nothing is Haunting his thoughts in a neutral state #which. certainly says something about him i suppose #'research a treatment/cure for jaren's condition' used to be on the long term task board in his brain but he's kinda gotten distracted #yknow mutating people and building saw traps instead? the one good intention he ever had kinda fell by the wayside #anyway charlie's inner whatever is less a demon and more a big sleepy gelatinous cube that nonetheless cant be reasoned with

[ayrennaranaaldmeri]

I cannot put into words how hearing one of my favourite characters of all time say ‘In a way he taught me to love. He is the best of me. The last of me.’ about his CAT made me feel.

#tbd #commander data #spot star trek #idk how to put this other than it's been a long time since i've seen a cat get the dog treatment #in terms of just how important they are to their humans #and i'm just gonna cry over it for the next 200 years ty #star trek picard spoilers #picard spoilers #anyway ty terry matalas for my life #and matt okumura for the writing this ep

[wingsofhcpe]

nah bro I don't care actually, I 100% wholeheartedly believe Wilson actually started treatment after the end of the show, and House was there for him every step of the way just as Wilson was there for him post-leg surgery, and he eventually got better and recovered and he didn't fuckin die and he and House lived happily ever after. And I literally do not accept any criticism on that. Let my boys be happy ffs.

(I'm still in s3 but idc idc.)

#house md #hilson #i refuse any other outcome. this is the only way #s3e1 saw a cortisol injection allowing a paralysed man of 8+yrs to get up and WALK ok #excuse me for believing wilson could actually survive with long-term treatment

[tj-crochets]

I gotta say on the one hand it's kind of frustrating that I can't get diagnosis or treatment for my symptoms disease*, and on the other hand it's more than a little funny that the medication that just so happens to treat my symptoms disease** is also the medication given to me by doctors for asthma or allergy flareups. Also, the medication that's been like "doesn't fix it completely but sure as hell helps a LOT" was not actually prescribed for my endocrine issue! It was prescribed for salt wasting syndrome, a thing that is not actually a diagnosis (because two opposite things are called that)*** I am not a medical professional do not take any of this as medical advice, I'm just venting

*aka whatever is wrong with my endocrine system. I don't have an official diagnosis, just many different specialists going "yeah that's...not supposed to happen. Sounds like something is wrong with your endocrine system and it might be autoimmune" **corticosteroids ***there are two things that can be called salt wasting syndrome: cerebral salt wasting syndrome, and SIADH. From what I've heard from various doctors, the treatment for the two things are pretty much the complete opposite, even though the symptoms present the same.

#the person behind the yarn #medical mention #medication mention #as it was explained to me: SIADH is when your body keeps too much water and because of that it lowers your salt #cerebral salt wasting syndrome is when your body gets rid of too much salt and because of that it lowers your water #SIADH you restrict fluid intake #cerebral salt wasting syndrome you add a LOT more salt and drink a LOT of water #and sometimes take fludrocortisone (the salt levels go up medication) #but! cerebral salt wasting syndrome usually lasts a few weeks and can sometimes last a few months #and does not require long term treatment #I have had symptoms for more than ten years and have been on fludrocortisone for nearly five years #I do not think it's cerebral salt wasting syndrome #all this is brought to you by: I had a bad asthma flare up and was put on short term corticosteroids #and I have no symptoms. None. My breathing is fine my blood pressure is fine my heart rate is in the 70s!!! #I don't have hypoglycemia! I'm not dizzy when I stand up! even my darn muscle spasms have stopped!! #I didn't get enough sleep last night and I'm not sick because of it!

[theheadlessgroom]

@beatingheart-bride

In turn, Randall squeezed her hand back, as he drew in a deep breath. Despite his best efforts, clinging to the notion that his parents would at the very least be understanding once everything was laid out on the table for them, seeing that Emily really meant him no harm and that they truly were in love, there was no denying that growing cold pit in the bottom of his stomach, worsened only by her suggestion. A part of him sort of wanted to (however lamely) protest, instead suggest they save it for another day, and just enjoy themselves for now...

...he knew, in his heart, she was right. They would have to tell them at some point, and it was better to do it now rather than later; Randall had never been one keen to lie to his parents, and he knew the guilt of keeping such a massive secret from them would eat him up from the inside out. Thus, it was just better to get it out of the way-for both his and Emily's ease of mind.

"You're right," he sighed, as he brought her closer, wrapping his arm around her as he nodded, "They...they do deserve to know. I'll, uh...I'll give them a call in a little while, tell 'em when I'll be home, and that you'll be with me. We'll...we'll tell them together."

He punctuated this with another loving kiss, this one pressed to her cheek as he reassured her, "It'll be alright, Emily."

#((it's all the sort of thing that fueled sci-fi novels and films for decades-but now it's a reality)) #((and in some cases sci-fi has a funny way of sort of predicting the future when it comes to medical science!)) #((what was once the stuff of fantasy-organ transplants; artificial aids; what sounds like b-movie fluff on paper)) #((has actually turned out to be pretty viable in the medical sector; which itself is pretty cool!)) #((and same! as someone who has been in the same boat in terms of mental health struggles; and for a long time)) #((it's a great relief that we don't live in a time where every doctor is gung-ho to perform a lobotomy)) #((or some other horrible kind of treatment that does more harm than good!)) #((the humanization of people with mental health struggles; better understanding of those conditions)) #((changing social mores; de-stigmatization; we really have come a long way!)) #((there's still room for improvement of course but still; we've made a lot of steps in the right direction!)) #outofhatboxes #beatingheart-bride #V:Dark Shadows

[drewsaturday]

mean hours

maybe this is mean because i know a lot of the more conservative detransitioners come from a place of feeling betrayed by either the trans community or the medical system etc, and i feel like this is going to come off wrong for detrans people who are actually nice.

but sometimes i think about how as a non-binary teen i was quite clear on what procedures i didn't want. i was able to, while learning about trans identities online and watching trans influencers get top surgery, recognize my body image issues were different than my gender feelings. i was able to recognize, even as a minor, that hey, i don't think these procedures are for me, and even if they are, i need more time to figure that out because i have these other things going on.

obviously the detrans people trying to shut down trans healthcare access were dealing with a lot, or else they wouldn't have made those decisions. i won't deny that maybe they did have medical professionals push them in the wrong direction.

it's just that a lot of us are self aware enough to know what is/isn't for us and it feels kinda... irritating to have the idea pushed that All Teens Are At Risk Because Of Social Contagions when... if it really WAS about me fitting in and lying to myself i probably would've gone through with those treatments. but i didn't. because i can be non-binary without them. i'm sorry no one ever told you how elective those treatments can actually be but they are elective, and you elected to get them done.

#txt #ive typed out various versions of this a few times already and never posted them bc controversial #but im chronically online and kinda tired of hearing so many arguments from the conservative #side of that community when like............. #there is a personal accountability piece that is just so totally lacking #that i feel like (although those people would never accept it) is somewhat highlighted by the fact #many of us identify as trans without ever having forced ourselves into procedures we were self aware enough to know werent for us #and otherwise? sometimes making decisions when you don't realize how confused you are has long term consequences #and that is just. part of being a human person. #idk i have complicated feelings about it all that arent summed up very well here #but if you werent prepared for the possibility you may have been wrong about those treatments being for you #you shouldnt have gotten them done #and it is ok to recognize that after the fact

[all-consuming-rot]

if i see one more post comparing disabled people and animals i'm killing everyone

#i'm so sick of that diprosopus calf dude. you know it won't work out #animal rights stuff puts people's feelings and anthropomorphizatiom above the quality of life of the actual animal #care about the welfare!! the freedoms animals need to be fulfilled!! it's life in the long term!! #animals do not understand the things humans do!!! they deserve correct treatment #comparing disabled folks to cows isn't the epic win you think it is #deleting this soon