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Old 03-26-2013, 06:49 PM   #22591 (permalink)
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Today I got to examine the bloody shirt that John Connally (former TX governor) was wearing when he was riding in JFK's car during the assassination. Connally lived but had a bullet go through his chest and lodge in his wrist.
Holy ****! How the hell did he survive that, especially if it was a standard sniper round.
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Old 03-26-2013, 07:05 PM   #22592 (permalink)
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No evidence of drugs working for people? Maybe they didn't work for you or your friends/family, but that doesn't mean they haven't worked for other people.

Instead of intensely advocating for alternate treatments that may or may not work, while dismissing common medicinal treatments completely (which have more proof of working than not, at least compared to alternative methods), let her decide for herself.
I guess I should have worded that better. I didn't mean that there was no evidence of pharmaceuticals working, I meant that having anecdotal evidence of alternative remedies should trump someone who has no anecdotal evidence of the same remedies. Either way, it's useless to argue about it anymore. I was (and still am) suggesting that Phantasio seek out less drastic methods of treatment before seeking out more drastic methods of treatment. Simple as that. I consider getting innocent people hooked on dangerous pharmaceutical drugs more irresponsible than at least TRYING homeopathic remedies as a first line treatment. No need to argue semantics or criticize people who are only trying to help someone who came here to discuss a problem. Peace.
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Old 03-26-2013, 07:19 PM   #22593 (permalink)
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Holy ****! How the hell did he survive that, especially if it was a standard sniper round.
It's all part of the Single Bullet Theory. Apparently the bullet simply didn't hit any of Connally's vital organs.

Here's a fun fact for the conspiracy nuts: They left the bits of the bullet inside Connally because the surgery needed to remove it was unnecessary. After he died (years later), Connally's wife would not allow the bullet pieces to be removed before his body was buried. So the question of whether the bullet pieces inside Connally match the one that killed JFK is unconfirmed. If the bullet was a different type then the single bullet theory would be untrue. The answer lies in the Texas state cemetery, where you would probably be shot before you could dig up a Governor's grave.
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Old 03-26-2013, 07:56 PM   #22594 (permalink)
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I know a guy called Sean O' Flynn who is an Irish American, and keeps telling me he is ****ing irish. All the time. I mean, am I supposed to keep being impressed every time he says it? Theres nothing special about the irish, we just colonise the world by ****ing have sex a lot and not building a temporary empire.

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It's all part of the Single Bullet Theory. Apparently the bullet simply didn't hit any of Connally's vital organs.

Here's a fun fact for the conspiracy nuts: They left the bits of the bullet inside Connally because the surgery needed to remove it was unnecessary. After he died (years later), Connally's wife would not allow the bullet pieces to be removed before his body was buried. So the question of whether the bullet pieces inside Connally match the one that killed JFK is unconfirmed. If the bullet was a different type then the single bullet theory would be untrue. The answer lies in the Texas state cemetery, where you would probably be shot before you could dig up a Governor's grave.

Thats pretty crazy. I am sure the truth will be uncovered one day. Wish he spelled his name right though, Connolly is the proper name. Bloody Irish Americans and their name changing!
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Old 03-26-2013, 09:38 PM   #22595 (permalink)
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Thank you, everyone. Read through the comments, and am supposed to be getting into the psychiatrist next Tuesday, if he doesn't end up having another last-minute appointment from someone in a halfway house or in immediate crisis - that's an issue with this area. There are loads of people who need outpatient treatment, but only...two psychiatrists I'm aware of, covering an area of 40,000 people or so.

The therapist just threw the possibility out there, and said she wasn't saying that she was making an official diagnosis, but that I needed to be officially seen again, and possibly, now that I'm in my twenties and my hormones have stabilized from adolescence somewhat, it might be easier for the psychiatrist to make a more accurate diagnosis.

Paranoid delusions can certainly be present in Bipolar disorder, as can auditory hallucinations (I usually get something to that effect right when I'm drifting off to sleep when I'm in a bad way; they're never instructive or anything. Usually just my name or a random sentence almost like AM radio signal, where you get little pieces of a sentence or something, that jolts me back to fully awake instantly) but generally, if they're super present, they tend to point to schizophrenia or shizoaffective disorder.

I think her main cause for concern was the paranoid delusions, though. They're never anything like the FBI is out to get me, I'm the chosen one and the Gods want to punish me, or anything you'd read in a novel with a paranoid schizophrenic as a character...they're more like the watching what I think around certain people for some irrational fear that they know what I'm thinking. I know the whole time they can't be, and sometimes, if I'm in a really bad way, I worry if I've actually spoken the thoughts aloud even. This isn't constant. Again, it's just at my worst.

And I feel that she has a valid point, but anti-psychotics have never worked for me, mood stabilizers have never worked for me...the only thing that ever worked for anything was anti-anxiety medication, and that doesn't stop any of the symptoms they're really concerned with.

On a brighter note, I bought some PS3 games today. I put my Skyrim quest on hold (I'm the stealthiest Orc you're wont to meet, with mad melee and archery skills as well as smithing and alchemy; magicka is under-developed, but I'm a damn Orc - what'd you expect?! :P ) to play the new Bioshock, and it is a breathtakingly gorgeous game. I hear that it lags a little bit in the middle, but the beginning is absolutely fantastic. I checked out a little bit of LA Noire on my own without my friend, and kind of wish there weren't so many cut scenes, and Katamari never disappoints.

Also, I put Arkham Asylum on an indefinite hold because the Killer Croc boss fight freaks me right out. As if making it through the Bane one without having a heart attack wasn't enough...
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Old 03-27-2013, 12:06 AM   #22596 (permalink)
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I feel nice and high right now it's lovely, and it's only from taking sleeping pills.
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Old 03-27-2013, 12:10 AM   #22597 (permalink)
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I feel nice and high right now it's lovely, and it's only from taking sleeping pills.
You and me both. Although mine is from marijuana and alcohol .
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Old 03-27-2013, 12:27 AM   #22598 (permalink)
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You and me both. Although mine is from marijuana and alcohol .
Oh how wonderful. I wish I had some weed on me. But I think i'll take some codeine to increase the effects!
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Old 03-27-2013, 08:16 AM   #22599 (permalink)
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I'm moving! It's not really exciting, just a big effin hassle. Moving blows.

We are downsizing to accommodate me no longer working, but going to school full-time at a pretty decent, pretty big flagship school. I will be starting this summer.

So, over the next few days I will be busting my ass to get everything packed, moved, and unpacked. Yuck, yuck, yuck.
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Old 03-27-2013, 09:48 AM   #22600 (permalink)
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I suggested that he seek out other methods. If those don't work, then by all means, go get drugged. Don't be pissy.

Anecdotal evidence > no evidence.
Why shouldn't I get pissy? Jenny McCarthy does the same thing. Encourage people to ignore good medical sense and to believe in drivel. Sure, most people don't listen to her, but some do and then don't get their children vaccinated and people get sick because of it.
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