TBI when I was 7, surgery was scheduled to reduce swelling on my brain, and she instead opted to feed me smoothies of nothing but raw spinach and water. Also took me to some kind of new age healer.
Much worse is that she wasn't just some dyed in the wool hippie, but a fairly well known microbiologist. So she had at least a passing acquaintance with the scientific method.
Scientific rigor in one aspect of life does not preclude magical thinking in another. Sadly.
Healthy skepticism is a lifestyle.
She's always been a believer in magical nonsense. My dad is a hardcore Catholic... to the point where he had to make sure there was a church nearby when he want on vacations around the world, which they did quite frequently. My mother is an irreligious Jew who believes in ANY kind of woo based bullshit she stumbles across. Astrology, psychic healing, seeing auras, channeling. All of the major bullshit that came to prominence in the new age movement (thanks Ms Blavatsky).
As such, I believe in nothing of the metaphysical nor spiritual. It's all copium against the glory of our universe that cares nothing for our existence.
Astrology, psychic healing, seeing auras, channeling. All of the major bullshit that came to prominence in the new age movement (thanks Ms Blavatsky).
Maybe it's a societal difference, but genuinely the women I know in STEM fields would perhaps do something like that as a funny bit of entertainment, but never to the level of denying surgery from a child.
Or my mom trying to cure my autism with a gluten free diet and trying to prove my incompetence to everyone (including my primary and high school) even when I explicitly asked her not to. Definitely better than your example, but I'm really looking forward to fucking off to college and hopefully never returning home.
Definitely strains of my stepdaughter and her son.
I don't know if/where he is on the spectrum, though there's definitely a dash of undiagnosed bipolar with a heavy dose of self medication now. But as a kid, his rage issues were attributed to a WIDE variety of causes:
autism
oppositional defiance disorder
ADHD
gluten allergy
some sort her doctor ordered during her c-section
etc
Ignoring that most of it stemmed from abandonment issues with her. She only paid attention when he had a meltdown, so he very quickly figured out that it was the surefire way to get something from her.
All so she could feel less guilty about being a miserable parent. Yay.
Which is a primary reason for using meditation and essential oils to treat chronic pain. A core feature of any treatment for any chronic condition is learning to live with it.
Sending love <3. Yeah society and healthcare still really favors immediate care over chronic illnesses even though the majority of adults have a chronic illness and chronic illnesses are major players in suffering and dying. I hope you found/will find a good self-advocacy group!
THE REAL ANSWER IS EXERCISE ITS ALWAYS EXERCISE IM EVEN MORE UPSET THAN YOU ARE AAAARGH FUCK EXERCISE AND ITS MEASURABLE QUALITY OF LIFE BENEFITS ARRRGH
Is the answer exercise when you've a problem with getting enough nutrition out of the food you eat?
I bet for someone not having fats absorb properly sounds like a positive, but if you had to sit on the shitter as much as I do, I think you'd reconsider.
I have a chronic but minor health condition that doesn't come up much and the other day was treated to something like this by none other than the threadiverse's first. I expected better for some reason.
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affenlehrer@feddit.org · 31 pts · 288d
Also if your vegan, you need the meat vitamins to be healthy and if you're not vegan you should definitely go vegan because of the meat inflammation.
dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 287d
That's my mother in a nutshell.
TBI when I was 7, surgery was scheduled to reduce swelling on my brain, and she instead opted to feed me smoothies of nothing but raw spinach and water. Also took me to some kind of new age healer.
So yeah, thanks mom.
klemptor@startrek.website · 8 pts · 287d
Jesus. That's medical neglect :(
dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 286d
It certainly was.
Much worse is that she wasn't just some dyed in the wool hippie, but a fairly well known microbiologist. So she had at least a passing acquaintance with the scientific method.
At least she got me vaccinated.
Dasus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 286d
Holy shit I'm worried for (what I assume are American) scientific circles.
Idk why she'd forgo the actual medical treatments. Did she consider them risky or what?
dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 286d
Scientific rigor in one aspect of life does not preclude magical thinking in another. Sadly.
Healthy skepticism is a lifestyle.
She's always been a believer in magical nonsense. My dad is a hardcore Catholic... to the point where he had to make sure there was a church nearby when he want on vacations around the world, which they did quite frequently. My mother is an irreligious Jew who believes in ANY kind of woo based bullshit she stumbles across. Astrology, psychic healing, seeing auras, channeling. All of the major bullshit that came to prominence in the new age movement (thanks Ms Blavatsky).
As such, I believe in nothing of the metaphysical nor spiritual. It's all copium against the glory of our universe that cares nothing for our existence.
Dasus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 286d
Maybe it's a societal difference, but genuinely the women I know in STEM fields would perhaps do something like that as a funny bit of entertainment, but never to the level of denying surgery from a child.
JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 287d
Or my mom trying to cure my autism with a gluten free diet and trying to prove my incompetence to everyone (including my primary and high school) even when I explicitly asked her not to. Definitely better than your example, but I'm really looking forward to fucking off to college and hopefully never returning home.
dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 286d
Definitely strains of my stepdaughter and her son.
I don't know if/where he is on the spectrum, though there's definitely a dash of undiagnosed bipolar with a heavy dose of self medication now. But as a kid, his rage issues were attributed to a WIDE variety of causes:
Ignoring that most of it stemmed from abandonment issues with her. She only paid attention when he had a meltdown, so he very quickly figured out that it was the surefire way to get something from her.
All so she could feel less guilty about being a miserable parent. Yay.
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 286d
Yeah, disown them! Fuck those bastards!
lectricleopard@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 288d
That might make you feel better about being ill.
FridaySteve@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 288d
Which is a primary reason for using meditation and essential oils to treat chronic pain. A core feature of any treatment for any chronic condition is learning to live with it.
celeste@feddit.org · 10 pts · 288d
Sending love <3. Yeah society and healthcare still really favors immediate care over chronic illnesses even though the majority of adults have a chronic illness and chronic illnesses are major players in suffering and dying. I hope you found/will find a good self-advocacy group!
Sas@beehaw.org · 3 pts · 287d
Omg it's Edna from Edna bricht aus 😯 big fan
celeste@feddit.org · 1 pts · 287d
:3
anyhow2503@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 288d
Chemical burns might make for a decent distraction maybe?
Mechaguana@programming.dev · 6 pts · 287d
THE REAL ANSWER IS EXERCISE ITS ALWAYS EXERCISE IM EVEN MORE UPSET THAN YOU ARE AAAARGH FUCK EXERCISE AND ITS MEASURABLE QUALITY OF LIFE BENEFITS ARRRGH
Dasus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 286d
Is the answer exercise when you've a problem with getting enough nutrition out of the food you eat?
I bet for someone not having fats absorb properly sounds like a positive, but if you had to sit on the shitter as much as I do, I think you'd reconsider.
I've yet to find an exercise that would help.
Mechaguana@programming.dev · 2 pts · 286d
Exercise the sphincter brother, for more information google meatspin
Dasus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 286d
Seen it and done it, doesn't help.
FishFace@piefed.social · 5 pts · 288d
I have a chronic but minor health condition that doesn't come up much and the other day was treated to something like this by none other than the threadiverse's first. I expected better for some reason.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 287d
Who is the threadiverse's first?
sus@programming.dev · 2 pts · 287d
I guess it's meant to say "threadiverse's finest"
FishFace@piefed.social · 2 pts · 287d
Yes, thanks
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 3 pts · 288d
Have you tried Yoga?
Also, !chronicillness@lemmy.world
i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 287d
My meditation: "oh powers that be, give me the strength not to slap this bitch"
Soktopraegaeawayok@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 286d
Other society: "have you tried heroin?!"
Kenny2999@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 288d
Oil burns so...
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 286d
I watched that burn in person