I have chronic pain issues and I discovered that fixing and fiddling with typewriters helped me focus on other tasks and ignore the pain. So I ended up with about 150 typewriters. I sold about a hundred now and still wants to pare down my 'collection' to 20-25 machines.
via u/AmsterdamAssassin at https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1tq3nub/i_woke_up_one_day_looked_at_my_machines_and/
Your nervous system treats rank loss like danger.
From a neurobiological standpoint, "rank loss" triggers the same neural circuitry as physical survival threats. This is governed by the Amgydala and the Hypothalamus, which interpret social rejection or lower perceived status as a threat to resource access. When you scroll through "promotions and launches" at 11:47 pm, your brain registers a drop in relative rank, activating the HPA (Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal) axis.
This release of Cortisol and Adrenaline creates a state of hyper-vigilance. Research into social hierarchies shows that a perceived loss of status suppresses Serotonin levels and increases inflammatory markers. In "Empire OS," your brain is stuck in a Chronic Stress Loop, where the Prefrontal Cortex—the centre for empathy and creative problem solving—is bypassed in favour of the Basal Ganglia's repetitive, survival-based habits. You aren't just "jealous"; you are biologically reacting as if you are being exiled from the tribe.
What Is the Spoon Theory Metaphor for Chronic Illness? 2021-11-16<br /> accessed on 2025-12-22T20:30:22
People who live with chronic pain and subscribe to spoon theory may refer to themselves as “spoonies.”
for - health - David Sinclair - adjacency - belly fat - seed oils - chronic cellular inflammation - placebo - nocebo - thought triggered chronic cellular inflammation - adjacency - self image - inflammation - adjacency - life purpose - inflammation
summary - Learned a lot from this episode! - I've been reading that seed oils are not good for your health but David Sinclair's evidence-based arguments have really made a big impact on me. - I've got to eliminate seed oils from my diet. Avocado, Olive Oil and Coconut oil only from now on - The explanation of persistent belly fat being caused by the chronic cellular inflammation due to seed oils is eye opening - They are ubiqitious and still seen by the mainstream as healthy
This Is What Proves Trump’s Dementia: Psychologist<br /> by [[Catherine Bouris]], The Daily Beast Podcast<br /> accessed on 2025-09-21T13:43:51
diseases with chronic inflammation 00:28:24 like lupus like rheumatoid arthritis like diabetes
for - diseases with chronic inflammation - lupus - rheumatoid arthritis - diabetes
when you actually have chronic anything usually it's not a good result
for - chronic disease - usually chronic is not a good sign - too much of a good thing turns out to be bad - it means too much of something, like inflammation will cause harm - when inflammation knob is stuck on high, it becomes a problem
metaphor - inflammation and forest fire - If you are camping in the forest, a small fire keeps you warm and you can cook - Inflammation is like that small fire going out of control and burning the whole forest down
Mary, often a little unwell, and always thinking a great deal of her own complaints
In Jane Austen the Secret Radical Helena Kelly suggests that Mary is pregnant during the course of the novel. Is Mary a hypochondriac? She is the youngest child and like Anne probably didn't get much attention (even less from her mother as she was younger when she died). Have we been unjustly maligning Mary this whole time - could she have a chronic illness? Or is it about being an extrovert and really needing to feed off other people to feel "up"?
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Large doses or chronic usage of glucocorticoids reduce collagen synthesis and wound strength
while open wounds require a combination of tissue contraction, connective tissue deposition, and epithelialization to a lesser extent. Chronic ulcers heal by secondary intention similar to open wounds.
By definition, an acute wound becomes chronic if healing is not achieved after 4 weeks of treatment.
Chronic wounds, in general, behave differently in relation to bacterial growth when compared to acute wounds. Chronic wounds develop bacterial growth that is resistant to invasion by antibiotics and is protected from the host immune defenses.
Chronic wounds have a decreased oxygen supply, and for a long time lack of oxygen was recognized as a potential cause of delayed healing.
Can an Evidence-Based Blended Learning Model Serve Healthcare Patients and Adult Education Students?
Discusses the use of blended-learning incorporating technology especially for adult education programs that reduce education gaps and help the under-employed with career readiness. This also focuses in on adults with chronic disease and how online education might better support their needs. It uses constructivist leanings placing education in the context of activity and environment and recreating the correct environments online.