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Yeah, quite possible. Chillies can exacerbate flare ups ad well as high salt / high fat foods (wings/pringles) And then alcohol is basically forbidden on low FODMAP diet (used to eradicate IBS) so that whole combination would have been enough to trigger local immune response Still, if it happens too often I'd consider speaking to your MD for some further assessment

Could it be that the dose is too high? Also, do you take any regular medication or high doses of other supplements/ herbs? Could be some interference upon the metabolism of the mushroom polyphenols with those meds. Could also be a particular strain you're sensitive to maybe?

I've recently started re-reading The Lord of The Rings trilogy whenever visiting my home country. Feels very therapeutic compared to when I read it 20 years ago as a kid. Ben Kane's Eagles series (historical fiction) were incredible and I read that twice G.R.R. Martin's Song of Ice & Fire saga was pretty cool as well although I hated The dance with dragons one

LOL, a bit of centre of the universe are we ? Perhaps you should look for a different teacher. Most of us are not as evolved as you seem to think you are so it will take a while for majority of Leo's audience to catch up. Isn't the purpose of bodhisattva to come back after the realisation of nothingness and try to teach the masses rather than isolate himself in a cave? Just because in the end nothing is ultimately meaningful or meaningless it doesn't mean we should completely abandon the pursuit of self improvement and dedication to becoming a better human being. Perhaps that's what Leo has to do and detoxing "imaginary metals" doing "imaginary pickup" and catering to one's "imaginary self-development" is a part of that journey of "helping the materialists to realise nothingness"

Is moving to another apartment an option?

By definition, the word "all" gets negated if there is a single woman out there who does not harbour any negative feeling toward you. Pretty sure you would find one fairly quickly Ok, jokes aside. Away with this nonsense. Nobody hates you. You failed a few times in pickup (I assume this is what it's about) and extrapolated that micro failure to global catastrophe. Be careful with the type of information you are feeding your brain because it will actually start believing it that really everyone hates you. I've seen a lot of your posts to see a pattern of self-destructive thinking that leads your mind down the negative spiral of "everybody hates me, might as well end it". I think you would greatly benefit from some sort of guidance of a life coach or trauma coach or really just someone to motivate you. We have great coaches on here already ( @flowboy seems to work with guys who experience similar things in life). Focus less on the stuff that does not work and try to put a bit more effort into things that are meaningful and make sense to you. Also, maybe you would actually benefit from taking a break from this forum,social media and internet wide. It forces you to compare to everyone else and makes it seem like other people are more successful. Perhaps retrospect on that? all of these things are just labels and you can wipe them off if you want to with the right type of support and approach. Leo has videos on all these topics probably.

@Octagram Eye It sounds like your life is missing a bigger spark. Something to keep you going and to get you excited in the morning. Maybe the LP course could help you figure stuff out. https://www.actualized.org/life-purpose-course It did work for me and for many many guys and girls around here.

MORE RECENT Metro Exodus is probably my all time favourite when it comes to story & gameplay. It is one of the very few games where I cared about the characters and really connected with the storyline and even got pretty emotional towards the end. The game is immersive as fuck, the environment is beautiful and frightening. The post-apocalyptic Russia is a masterpiece in this game. Days Gone Divine Divinity 2 Day Z OLDER Metal Gear Solid, Shadow of Colossus, Half-Life, Total War Rome 2 & Attila

If there is a risk of forum coming under some sort of legal scrutiny or getting negative PR then I'd say no. Also it will attract spammers and illegal drug sourcing spambots like flies. Having spoken to a few peeps who tried different stuff, it seems people who are serious abot this and will want to try it usually find a way to obtain the stuff

It can be if you are not the "own the book" type of person or don't care about flipping through the pages and experiencing the thrill of grabbing a new book. Better option if you don't want to be paying for books is to simply sign up for the local library which is usually covered by tax so books are free for citizens or people who fall under that council.

I'm sure everyone has their own reasons why they do what they do

Not everybody wants feedback. There is a reason why some journals have the words "CLOSED JOURNAL" in them. Mods on the forum spend quite a lot of time moderating the Journal section, you'd be surprised.

The ability for users to lock journals and journal owners to be able to hide unwanted comments in journals they started would eliminate a lot of micro conflicts in the journal sections but not sure how difficult that is to add to the forum code.

It might be best to wait till it fades. Temporary flare-ups may happen every now and then, but if this is a common recurrence, it would be a good idea to get some medical attention. GERD can be caused by many things but for example exercising while still having food in your stomach can make it worse. Other common triggers can be particular foods, spices, coffee, chocolate, alcohol, citruses, fatty foods, dairy etc Stress may induce GERD in some people as well. Hiatus Hernia is a common cause as well in case that hasn't been looked into. If it becomes too bad, pop an antacid and see if it helps over the longer term. If not, definitely speak to a doctor.

@Octagram Eye As already said above, you could consider cutting it down to a few paragraphs otherwise it will be difficult for folks around here to go into the nitty-gritty of the story. There is just too much text in there. It sounds like there are several layers of stuff that need addressing. Is there something that is a priority for you right now? Trying to target everything in one go will not only be impossible but extremely frustrating. Pick one thing and share a brief description with us, maybe we can help

Sometimes grommet has to be used to drain the build-up if it doesn't fix itself. Best to speak to a Otolaryngologists to discuss treatment options. I wouldn't try to poke it myself or do anything radical to make sure you don't actually cause yourself any harm.

locked as requested by OP

Unfortunately not, you'd have to create a new account

https://www.optimumperformanceinstitute.com/mental-health-diagnosis/avoiding-becoming-your-diagnoses/ Thought I'd drop this here. As @JonasVE12 already brilliantly pointed out, it is essential not to "become" the diagnosis. Remember, the diagnosis itself is a box so that doctors know how to medicate patients and how to predict treatment response according to previously accumulated statistical data as well as predict outcomes such as the likelihood of self-harm. Secondly, mental health conditions are just ridiculously difficult to diagnose and clinicians are notoriously misdiagnosing people all the time due to the diofficulty of measuring brain's biochemistry and very often outdated clinical assessments are being used especially in countries with lesser access to high-end medical care. For example, many methods of diagnosis have been around for 50+ years unchanged. It may help to get a second opinion from a completely different clinic...just to be sure. I'm not saying BPD diagnosis isn't real. It is a very real thing and has to be taken with absolute seriousness and working with a doctor is essential to make sure people are safe. But at the same time, it is important BPD does not become the 4 wall defining the margins of your life and also defining your opportunities and possibilities of personal and spiritual expansion. I think this is what the guys above have been trying to point out. The condition does not define the outcome of your life even if there are some statistical differences. I've kinda seen this pattern change in some of your posts where I think you have been shifting a bit into this box thinking as "I am the BPD and there is no hope for me". Trying to step away from this box and get a high altitude perspective can be incredibly liberating to your souls and to your mental health. Remember you are not the disease . A good therapist (as others have already suggested) could help you make the difference even deeper and help you on your way towards recovery. Focus on what you can control. There is ALWAYS something you can do. Ignore if this does not resonate. Good luck!

well said that's pretty much the major difference here and I'd add the crucial element of how fibre impacts our intestinal microbiome and how then microbiome affects our entire health from brain, immune system, mood, energy and metabolic pathways. In fact I'd say the major major issue with carbohydrate restriction (way more than anything else) especially restriction of high-fibre carbohydrates is microbiome starvation and thinning of the mucosal lining in the colon and small intestines. The Sonnenburg's lab is showing some potential connections to mucosal thinning and things like autoimmunity even as the proximity between the gut bacteria and our immune system underneath the mucosal layer is increasing. They don't want to be next to each other, this is the crucial point here. The mucosal lining is preventing a war basically, war between the gut microbes and our immune system. And how do you lose that mucosal lining? - low-fibre diet or western type o diet Once the research catches up, we may even find this to be a major cause of most autoimmune diseases as well as digestive cancers and even mental health diseases.

You can't go wrong with phosphatidylserine I'd say. 200-300mg doses were tested in ADHD pretty well. There is less research on human memory other than few small trials but it seems to help with attention compared to placebo at least. Start there and consider adding the Omegas 3( beware there are possible interactions with fish oils) https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/omega-3-polyunsaturated-fatty-acids,fish-oil.html )

@Someone here hmm not really ?. Pop into a local bookstore and see what's available and what "speaks" to you.

@Someone here sounds like you'd benefit from a good nutrition book that will easily clarify all those topics for you Ideally something academic, unbiased towards particular diet or lifestyle . It would definitely be worth the time it takes to disecr it otherwise it is hard to make sense of it all

@Superfluo dietary modification to cover ALA, EPA and DHA and probably a short duration supplementation of anything that has decent levels of EPA and DHA. the protocol depends on the recorded levels as well as what is available to you locally as well as any dietary/ethical preferences. If you wanna chat about it in more detail hit me up so that we're not hijacking OP's original post

Phosphatidyl serine (highest level of evidence) and photidylcholine (theoretically even alpha-GPC instead of PC although the research here is extremely poor in terms of number of studies although there is some potential mechanistic reasoning why it may be useful in some people) Bacopa as mentioned above may also be helpful and perhaps worth giving Ginkgo a shot. Also make sure your omega 3 intake is optimised and if in doubt consider looking up a test called "red cell fatty acid test" to assess your long term fatty acid balanc (regular fatty acid tests is a waste of money tho so look for this specifically) Nootropics seem to have placebo effect in many people in my opinion but it appears some of them once dosed properly can be quite useful occasionally. Play around and see what works best Also with all of them heed potential medical interactions (not sure if you're taking any meds but if so worth checking with doc first due to possible interactions)