Jump to content

Stilicho

Legacy Members
  • Posts

    740
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by Stilicho

  1. Curious to see the spin on the funding freeze. Fairly certain the entire state government here in Oklahoma is held together by federal grant money, Barry Switzer memorabilia sales, and Uncle Roscoe's crystal meth operation.

    The rank-and-file were pretty distraught over it this afternoon. Can't wait for the talking points.

     

     

    • Haha 1
  2. 3 minutes ago, troph said:

    my cardiologist said there’s many symptoms and subtypes of long covid but they all have one thing in common… misery.

    it was then I finally felt seen. 
     

    Probably the most apt description I’ve seen of long COVID.

    I’m certain we’ve all lived rougher lives at some point, but this has been so much worse than any cold turkey detox I put myself through with opioids, benzos, or alcohol.

    It’s the drizzling shits for the whole body. 

    • Hook 'Em 1
  3. On 1/18/2025 at 8:11 AM, troph said:

    So those who have tackled depression with some success - besides SSRIs*, what has worked for you?  Having lunch weekly with a friend for support and don’t plan to go into attack or idea mode just there to listen but I’d like to have ideas. 

    on my list:

    sunlight / vitamin D

    Diet and nutrient deficiencies 

    exercise 

    relationships 

    loss of interest - focus on anything they still enjoy 

    therapy 

    Ketamine 

    Red light therapy especially in the winter 

    Sauna treatment 

    transcranial magnetic stimulation 

    Anything else ?

    * SSRIs are an option but it’s the only option most doctors offer so if I am asked I’d like to focus on other options.

    I went through supervised Spravato treatments for 12 weeks (initially planned for longer but… insurance). 

    For me, it built a floor over the desire to act on suicidal ideation. The ideation was still there, just not as strong, but the desire to actually follow through with it decreased almost entirely. 

    I also have aphantasia, so I really didn’t experience any hallucinations or disassociation, though my doctor told me both were rare in the dosage I was prescribed. 

    The primary drawback for me was that Spravato often spikes your blood pressure, which can trigger cardiac scares and panic episodes (I suffer from the latter). I did treatments in clinic and there was always an emergency dose of Ativan available as a sort of “mental security blanket”. Only experienced a “slight uptick in panic” during the first two sessions.

    It had a small positive effect on my depression, but real world circumstances and long COVID are hard to overcome for me at the moment, so it wasn’t as effective against the depression as we had hoped. 

    But it may have been literal life saver for me re: suicidal ideation. As with any psych drug though, YMMV.

  4. 2 hours ago, DDD Dad said:

    The suspension of refugee status for Afghans previously approved to come here is simply ghoulish.

    Reminds me of the ships we turned away escaping from Nazi Germany back in the late 1930’s

    History may not repeat but it damned sure rhymes. 

    Briefly worked with the Afghan Asylum Project back in 2022/23 when a large number were being routed into Oklahoma. Mostly trying to reunite soldiers / interpreters with their families and get their asylum process kickstarted and as uniform as we could.  The few groups I did intake and interviews with were the ones lucky enough to get the fuck out of Kabul before we left them behind. 
     

    Heartbreaking shit. To be honest, I’m not sure how they held themselves together through any of the process. They were grateful. In their shoes, I would’ve been fucking furious. 
     

    Ghoulish is pretty spot on. 

    • Hook 'Em 7
    • Like 2
  5. 1 minute ago, TOR said:

     

    And yeah, 3 and out, first punt of the game.  But that dude is NOT going to want to tackle Jeanty late in the 3rd and the entire 4th.    Broncos are just beating the Rebels D into submission.

    Right? That run to open things up, only to punt it away.

    Rebels keep hope alive, even if only temporarily.

  6. 3 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    The OU spin was that they had to give Arnold a chance because he’s a 5 star from the Metroplex and they didn’t want to burn bridges. The reality is they couldn’t afford Gabriel. 

    This was basically the story floated to me by some of the small fish donors I know. Basically, Lebby leaving for Mississippi State soured Gabriel on staying in Norman. Oregon made an offer and OU couldn't compete so Gabriel said adios mofos. I assumed the opportunity to play for a legit title contender didn't hurt either.

    How much truth there is to it, I can't say it, other than they believed it without question. It does seem to drip with copium. 

×
×
  • Create New...