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by _bdog 8y ago
This easily explained: Ketamine seems to repair some kind of cell damage, thereby increasing neural plasticity. That is a huge asset, but long endured depressions leave many unhealthy neural circuits over the years. These have be unlearned
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by _bdog 10y ago
About the dumbness in the "war on drugs": There is a nice scene in the documentary "Le route de l'opium", where they interview, I believe the guy responsible for europol drugwar coordination. They ask why the laws a
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by _bdog 10y ago
A work psychologist once told me that it also depends on where a boss is coming from: If someone is promoted among his peers, they tend to get credibility if they showed assertive behaviour amongst their equals before. If they were always s
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by _bdog 10y ago
An exam-question a german lawyer told me to illustrate how layman's understanding of law and expectation of logic therein often doesn't apply: "Your employer tells you to break into an opponent's office and steal somethi
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by _bdog 10y ago
Now someone could make a Chrome plugin for YouTube, which seamlessly seeds the watched videos and, when it goes offline, loads from Bittorrent.
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by _bdog 10y ago
There is a theory about epilepsy that systems that compare actual perceived state with projected state break down. Psychedelic experience might be similar. So my interpretation: Instead of perceiving something happening to you (in time), yo
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by _bdog 10y ago
I work together with a psychology professor (was head of department) now and then. She said there's a large problem with students, even graduates, just not understanding statistics and math properly (or at all )
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by _bdog 11y ago
When I'm thinking about how somebody feels, an image about that person assuming a particular bodily posture, comes up.
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by _bdog 11y ago
I was very sick as a child: I had neurodermitis (Lichen simplex chronicus) so I was constantly scratched bloody. I also had asthma and countless plant, animal and food-allergies, so I couldn't eat most things (dairy-products, sugar in
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by _bdog 11y ago
The main emotion involved in procrastination is disgust. A basic emotion that is as strong as fear, but is completely learned and can be attached to every kind of situation, activity or just the thought of starting them. Procrastination is
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by _bdog 11y ago
That is not too surprising. On the one hand serotonine not only acts as a neurotransmitter, but has a mechanical function controlling blood-pressure and a multitude of other things as well. (See this comment: https://news.ycombin
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by _bdog 11y ago
For my ADHD a combination of ritalin, a LOT of sport (martial arts) and playing the piano did wonders. About a year of the sport and I've managed to lower my dose by about 50%.
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by _bdog 11y ago
It shows you're not a doctor, but you're right: it's complicated condition (maybe even "configuration") and on top of that it's hard to diagnose in adults, because they tend to have formed habits around this co
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by _bdog 12y ago
I'm never sure what to make of people praising the therapeutic value and giving statements like "it's like a series of breakthroughs you'd get after years of therapy wrapped up into a couple hours.". LSD, like other
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by _bdog 12y ago
I was very sick as a child: asthma, neurodermitis, a lot of allergies etc. At one point when I was 8 or so I thought that it really sucks that I have to be careful about how, when and where to play, run etc. so I decided to ignore all my sy
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by _bdog 12y ago
Drugs are a fascinating topic in my opinion, because they have affected humankind and it's decisions since ever and more than anyone wants to admit. It's a topic that is everywhere, and that simultaneously nobody has a clue about
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by _bdog 12y ago
CFS and depression can complement each other. Also the one can lead to the other. But I second this: get a check of your thyroid gland, if you thyroid doesn't work properly, medication won't work properly!
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by _bdog 12y ago
You probably need something targeting dopamine, the heavy limbs/fatigue, excessive sleeping etc. are typical symptoms of dopaminergic systems not working properly. Try an NRI like reboxetine. Exercise to make it work better. Go outside
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by _bdog 12y ago
I have exotropia on one eye and completely lack binocular vision. My right eye is my "main" eye (95%) and my left eye just submits the missing parts from the left that my right can't see because of the nose being in-between.
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by _bdog 12y ago
The reliable anesthesia you are talking about more or less exists. It's called Ketamine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketamine
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by _bdog 12y ago
I'm not going to tell you about your job or surrounding, but a little about how your brain, or rather everbody's brain works. The problem at hand is a relatively unknown psychological issue. There are many theories about motivatio