Stress, booze and more stress
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You have my sympathy for sure. It's very hard for me to work less then 10 hrs a day even in "normal" periods. I just end up going home and playing around with different ideas to all hours. Exercize really is a great stress reliever. Unfortunatly I've had to curtail it somewhat these last few weeks as my back's been playing up. Must be getting old :D Ortho appointment next week .. and somehow I suspect the outcome will be 3 ibuprofen 3 times a day, heat pads and stretches. Honestly, they never want to proscribe prescribe you habit forming drugs do they ? ;) Anyhoo it's only a 4 day week and I'm off to scortching AZ for 4 days. I wish I could take a LONG holiday. Not done that in 3 years :(
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me :doh:
modified on Monday, June 16, 2008 7:23 PM
Did you try the high salt content thing? I'm telling you when I get sciatica it provides almost instantaneous relief. Ok, I don't have a bad back, but it's got to be worth a shot!
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Along the lines of exercise, pick up a sport! Soccer (Football for the everyone else) is my choice. I typically can't stand being in front of a machine and like it.
TigerTechie wrote:
pick up a sport!
and watch it with beer in hand. :-D
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Did you try the high salt content thing? I'm telling you when I get sciatica it provides almost instantaneous relief. Ok, I don't have a bad back, but it's got to be worth a shot!
Sciatica passed in a couple of days. I took a mornings bedrest and it went away. Back pain is intermittant now. Just when I over do it or sit too long in awkward angles - which I guess is overdoing it too. Some muscle cramping, which is to be expected. Think I'm on the mend but figured I'd get a specialist to check me out anyhoo.
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me :doh:
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Sciatica passed in a couple of days. I took a mornings bedrest and it went away. Back pain is intermittant now. Just when I over do it or sit too long in awkward angles - which I guess is overdoing it too. Some muscle cramping, which is to be expected. Think I'm on the mend but figured I'd get a specialist to check me out anyhoo.
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me :doh:
I've been using meloxicam for years for sciatica, works for me (thank God) I can now walk all day and play tennis regularly.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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God I'm stressed lately. I don't feel stressed in the throbbing veins at the temple high blood pressure sene, but I'm not sleeping well - a couple of hours a night at most - and what little sleep I get is filled with weird dreams. I'm also drinking far too much lately. Another clear sign that I'm stressed. If it wasn't for the sleepless nights, I probably wouldn't be drinking at all, but I'm in the unhappy situation where I need to be as sharp as possible for 18 hours a day, and 6 hours of alcohol assisted sleep is better than two hours of nonsense sleep. And yet more stress. This level of alcohol intake can't be good for me, certainly it isn't good for my now generally grumpy disposition. I went to see saw-bones the other day who recommended a life-style change, but singularly refused to prescribe anything even remotely useful. Marvellous. I'm glad I pay for this extra-special private health care. The demands keep coming. The problems keep surfacing. I think if I survive the next three weeks - when the cause of this stress is finally put (successfully, hopefully) to rest - I shall take a very long holiday. Perhaps Mauritius. Or maybe Hawaii.
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God I'm stressed lately. I don't feel stressed in the throbbing veins at the temple high blood pressure sene, but I'm not sleeping well - a couple of hours a night at most - and what little sleep I get is filled with weird dreams. I'm also drinking far too much lately. Another clear sign that I'm stressed. If it wasn't for the sleepless nights, I probably wouldn't be drinking at all, but I'm in the unhappy situation where I need to be as sharp as possible for 18 hours a day, and 6 hours of alcohol assisted sleep is better than two hours of nonsense sleep. And yet more stress. This level of alcohol intake can't be good for me, certainly it isn't good for my now generally grumpy disposition. I went to see saw-bones the other day who recommended a life-style change, but singularly refused to prescribe anything even remotely useful. Marvellous. I'm glad I pay for this extra-special private health care. The demands keep coming. The problems keep surfacing. I think if I survive the next three weeks - when the cause of this stress is finally put (successfully, hopefully) to rest - I shall take a very long holiday. Perhaps Mauritius. Or maybe Hawaii.
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Find a woman and have sex. Seems to put my husband to sleep. :-D
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Thats not funny.
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God I'm stressed lately. I don't feel stressed in the throbbing veins at the temple high blood pressure sene, but I'm not sleeping well - a couple of hours a night at most - and what little sleep I get is filled with weird dreams. I'm also drinking far too much lately. Another clear sign that I'm stressed. If it wasn't for the sleepless nights, I probably wouldn't be drinking at all, but I'm in the unhappy situation where I need to be as sharp as possible for 18 hours a day, and 6 hours of alcohol assisted sleep is better than two hours of nonsense sleep. And yet more stress. This level of alcohol intake can't be good for me, certainly it isn't good for my now generally grumpy disposition. I went to see saw-bones the other day who recommended a life-style change, but singularly refused to prescribe anything even remotely useful. Marvellous. I'm glad I pay for this extra-special private health care. The demands keep coming. The problems keep surfacing. I think if I survive the next three weeks - when the cause of this stress is finally put (successfully, hopefully) to rest - I shall take a very long holiday. Perhaps Mauritius. Or maybe Hawaii.
Stress is easy to deal with. Try dealing with never ending depression. Sometimes I wish I could just cease to exist, but I know thats not what I really want. If push comes to shove find some Xanax, it does wonders. Opiates are also wonderful, but its not a habit you want to get into thats for sure.
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Thats not funny.
Isn't it?
Steve
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Isn't it?
Steve
I don't think thinking about sex is going to help his stress.
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I don't think thinking about sex is going to help his stress.
I personally think it would be excelant stress relief. At the very least it would take his mind off work
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon
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I personally think it would be excelant stress relief. At the very least it would take his mind off work
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon
I'm not debating that, but how is he going to go about finding a one night stand?
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I'm not debating that, but how is he going to go about finding a one night stand?
Well you know there is one profession that comes to mind..... ;P :laugh:
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon
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TigerTechie wrote:
pick up a sport!
and watch it with beer in hand. :-D
Just use vodka...the other clear liquid :laugh:
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Well you know there is one profession that comes to mind..... ;P :laugh:
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon
IT? No, that's selling your soul, not your body... :laugh:
-------------------------------------------------------- Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!!
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IT? No, that's selling your soul, not your body... :laugh:
-------------------------------------------------------- Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!!
_Damian S_ wrote:
IT?
Yeah I know IT is constantly getting screwed, but thats not who I had in mind.
_Damian S_ wrote:
that's selling your soul
Thats an incorrect statement!! Selling gives the impression that you are getting something in return.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon
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_Damian S_ wrote:
IT?
Yeah I know IT is constantly getting screwed, but thats not who I had in mind.
_Damian S_ wrote:
that's selling your soul
Thats an incorrect statement!! Selling gives the impression that you are getting something in return.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon
Thunderbox666 wrote:
getting something in return
I don't know about you, but I sure as heck don't do it for the love of it!!
-------------------------------------------------------- Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!!
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Stress is easy to deal with. Try dealing with never ending depression. Sometimes I wish I could just cease to exist, but I know thats not what I really want. If push comes to shove find some Xanax, it does wonders. Opiates are also wonderful, but its not a habit you want to get into thats for sure.
You idiot. Why the hell are you giving advice about drugs?
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You idiot. Why the hell are you giving advice about drugs?
Because I fucking feel like it.
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God I'm stressed lately. I don't feel stressed in the throbbing veins at the temple high blood pressure sene, but I'm not sleeping well - a couple of hours a night at most - and what little sleep I get is filled with weird dreams. I'm also drinking far too much lately. Another clear sign that I'm stressed. If it wasn't for the sleepless nights, I probably wouldn't be drinking at all, but I'm in the unhappy situation where I need to be as sharp as possible for 18 hours a day, and 6 hours of alcohol assisted sleep is better than two hours of nonsense sleep. And yet more stress. This level of alcohol intake can't be good for me, certainly it isn't good for my now generally grumpy disposition. I went to see saw-bones the other day who recommended a life-style change, but singularly refused to prescribe anything even remotely useful. Marvellous. I'm glad I pay for this extra-special private health care. The demands keep coming. The problems keep surfacing. I think if I survive the next three weeks - when the cause of this stress is finally put (successfully, hopefully) to rest - I shall take a very long holiday. Perhaps Mauritius. Or maybe Hawaii.