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My cognitive ability started bouncing between near genius to hillbilly. (Medical issue) Was learning an instrument at the time. Was going really well. Then o

My cognitive ability started bouncing between near genius to hillbilly. (Medical issue) Was learning an instrument at the time. Was going really well. Then on bad weeks twinkle twinkle was a foreign concept. I had to wait for good weeks to make any progress.

luckydata 5y ago
hi Taravangian!
- elliotbnvl 5y ago
  I will not allow this to become an underrated comment.
  - kinleyd 5y ago
    Why? I'm interested to know.
    - treeman79 5y ago
      He has a magic power that changes his intelligence each day. Mostly Normal. Occasionally stupid or smart. Very rarely it would go to absurd extreme. Imagine waking up and before breakfast you solved unified theory of physics. Then got to work on something that might actually be hard. Part of the Storm-light archive. An awesome inspirational epic fantasy series. One that helped me during the dark days of recovery.
- treeman79 5y ago
  His character is my entire world. For a long time I would take a simple memory test online each day to see how I was doing. Results were drastic changes day to day. I was trying to figure out what effect each of the dozens of medications doctors gave me we’re having. A simple blood thinner stopped the non-sense.
  - luckydata 5y ago
    I'm glad you figured it out and also glad you got the reference. That book helped me think through so many of my absurd internalized able-isms and forced me to re-evaluate how I look at myself and others in the context of mental health
  - sdiupIGPWEfh 5y ago
    Fascinating. Are you comfortable sharing anything further about the condition? Any particular blood thinner?
    - treeman79 5y ago
      Genetic Factor 5 Leiden. I clot like crazy. A really bad chemical exposure triggered gene to go crazy. So tons of micro strokes. (TIA) doctors were constantly dismissing, as if it was strokes then I would certainly be dead already. All blood thinners help with symptoms. Even Asprin helps some. The main ones. Eliquis and Xarelto both 100% fixed cognitive issue. Side effects are rough. But that’s a separate issue.
      - luckydata 5y ago
        sounds very similar to what some people with COVID-19 side effects experience. Don't envy you at all, good luck in your recovery.
InitialBP 5y ago
Hillbilly doesn't mean stupid, generally just isolated and sometimes uneducated. And I know plenty of them who play a banjo and a guitar exceptionally well.
- bennysomething 5y ago
  http://www.tartansauthority.com/global-scots/us-scots-history/hillbillies-and-rednecks/ http://www.tartansauthority.com/global-scots/us-scots-histor... The term redneck has quite a funny (if you are from northern Ireland or scotland) origin. Maybe mildly interesting to everyone else :) Though obviously it's lost that original meaning.

luckydata 5y ago

hi Taravangian!

elliotbnvl 5y ago
I will not allow this to become an underrated comment.
- kinleyd 5y ago
  Why? I'm interested to know.
  - treeman79 5y ago
    He has a magic power that changes his intelligence each day. Mostly Normal. Occasionally stupid or smart. Very rarely it would go to absurd extreme. Imagine waking up and before breakfast you solved unified theory of physics. Then got to work on something that might actually be hard. Part of the Storm-light archive. An awesome inspirational epic fantasy series. One that helped me during the dark days of recovery.
treeman79 5y ago
His character is my entire world. For a long time I would take a simple memory test online each day to see how I was doing. Results were drastic changes day to day. I was trying to figure out what effect each of the dozens of medications doctors gave me we’re having. A simple blood thinner stopped the non-sense.
- luckydata 5y ago
  I'm glad you figured it out and also glad you got the reference. That book helped me think through so many of my absurd internalized able-isms and forced me to re-evaluate how I look at myself and others in the context of mental health
- sdiupIGPWEfh 5y ago
  Fascinating. Are you comfortable sharing anything further about the condition? Any particular blood thinner?
  - treeman79 5y ago
    Genetic Factor 5 Leiden. I clot like crazy. A really bad chemical exposure triggered gene to go crazy. So tons of micro strokes. (TIA) doctors were constantly dismissing, as if it was strokes then I would certainly be dead already. All blood thinners help with symptoms. Even Asprin helps some. The main ones. Eliquis and Xarelto both 100% fixed cognitive issue. Side effects are rough. But that’s a separate issue.
    - luckydata 5y ago
      sounds very similar to what some people with COVID-19 side effects experience. Don't envy you at all, good luck in your recovery.

InitialBP 5y ago

Hillbilly doesn't mean stupid, generally just isolated and sometimes uneducated. And I know plenty of them who play a banjo and a guitar exceptionally well.

bennysomething 5y ago
http://www.tartansauthority.com/global-scots/us-scots-history/hillbillies-and-rednecks/ http://www.tartansauthority.com/global-scots/us-scots-histor... The term redneck has quite a funny (if you are from northern Ireland or scotland) origin. Maybe mildly interesting to everyone else :) Though obviously it's lost that original meaning.