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I've been in your shoes earlier this year. Or maybe I didn't come even close. I just want to say, I felt like what you describe. Then I read an article about t
by rmetzler 9y ago
I've been in your shoes earlier this year. Or maybe I didn't come even close. I just want to say, I felt like what you describe.
Then I read an article about the microbiome of dirt [0]. In the moment I read this on my smartphone I sat in the grass on a hill and I thought to myself, fuck it, what can go wrong, I'm going to stick my finger in dirt, put it in my mouth and eat a little bit of dirt. And that's what I did.
I don't know if this was what changed my mood, but what I can say, that my mood was changed in less than a week.
All the best to you.
[0] https://qz.com/993258/dirt-has-a-microbiome-and-it-may-double-as-an-antidepressant/ https://qz.com/993258/dirt-has-a-microbiome-and-it-may-doubl...
- sparkie 9y agoProbably not a great idea to start eating dirt because it may contain M. vaccae. Let's not forget that clostridium botulinum is also present in soil.
- hycaria 9y agoLet's not forget that Clostridium botulinum produces its neurotoxin only in anaerobical conditions, which are not met in soil.
- a_t48 9y agoUm. Please be careful, ingesting soil can lead to stuff like Botulism. As for the GP - I've also been there, for many years. I'm not going to suggest treatments because you have a whole thread full of it, and it wouldn't do a damn bit of good unless you happen to be in the right state of mind for it anyhow. I don't know you, but if you do happen to need someone to chat to, I'm down.
- hycaria 9y agoNo it can't, botulism happens under anaerobical conditions. Two people doing the same mistake, where does this misconception come from ?! Maybe you guys are mixing it up with tetanus, which can indeed be contracted through soil on a wound (because of Clostridium tetani).