Harp the Wigglytuff @wigglytuffitout@computerfairi.es

@Doggo ah that's understandable! yeah due to the legality maze over here in the states, i can only get CBD oil that has absolutely no THC content so it doesn't get you high at all, and thankfully that hasn't interacted with my own head meds so far. or, i mean, it could be, but i'm already on opioids so LMAO...

but yeah there's a lot of good cream options out there to try! there are even rx creams with anti-inflammatories in them you can ask your doc about.

@Doggo (tho i can still recommend the Two Old Goats cream. it doesn't do the icy-hot minty cream thing, it's just a bunch of herbal whatever and birch bark extract. when dealing with my fibro and whatever it's been the one Holy Shit This Does Something cream for me. after wikipedia delving i think this may be due to the birch bark, since it's sort of like willow bark in that you find an asprin precursor in there, but anyway, it's a nice cream LOL)

@Doggo be careful with heating packs tho. heat's good for getting muscles to relax, but it actually causes increased blood flow so if you try to treat inflammation with heat, you're going to hardcore fuck yourself over, since all that increased bloodflow will bring more inflammation to come get trapped basically.

i'd suggest maybe some different topical creams but ones with menthol in them or similar might hardcore set off sensory issues tbh

@Doggo i use these really lovely reusable coldpacks called Chattanooga ColPacs - they have some like chemical mush gel in them and are sturdily built. get one, toss on wherever, 20 minutes on 20 off (DON'T BE LIKE MY DUMBASS AND GIVE URSELF A CHILBLAIN BC COLD FEEL GOOD LOL), pop back in the freezer, repeat. you can make a nice cover for them sewing up a towel or putting them in a pillowcase too (makes it less harsh on your skin by far).

@Doggo they do make CBD oil in gelcaps tho! which although i've tricked myself into tolerating the oil is a big relief. the ones i get also aren't incredibly fuckoff huge in size, which is nice. procana is the brand i rely on, they're expensive but i'm sure you could find similar over on your side of the pond (bc i'm guessing you're over in the uk). if cold water is the problem and not just, like, cold, i can also give some good recs there too! >

@Doggo oh man, i know EDS might make it a pile of fuck. i don't have it myself but i've heard some friends talk about their struggles, and apparently there are some over the counter pain meds that just Don't Do Any Shit At All because of EDS fuckery interfering. on the plus side tho it's a clear and obvious diagnosis to hit any doctor in the head with if they get stroppy about you taking pain meds. i wish i could remember details there but my head's full of mucus lol

@Doggo also HOLY SHIT I AM SO SORRY FOR ALL OF THIS SPAM UPON YOUR INNOCENT PERSON, but as someone who has chronic pain and is disabled for it, i figure i might hopefully know some tips and tricks. worst case scenario this is shit you already know in which case i apologise, and please have these capybaras as just restitution for talking your ear off

@Doggo or you could even look to non-medicine at all. does ice help? or heat? can you see if immediately icing down [wherever body part] after [activity] helps you avoid future pain? can you get in with a doctor to say "hey, my ___ hurts whenever i do ____, is this something physical therapy would help with?" would trigger point massage help, or doing exercises on your own help? ( https://askdoctorjo.com is fucking phenomenal for such shit.) >

@Doggo and depending on the type of pain, i'd encourage you to look at shit that's maybe alternative treatments. for example, if it's largely muscle soreness after physical exertion, have you tried any topical creams or sprays? (i really like Two Old Goats cream here, it works really well in a lotion roller.) or would you be down for trying a supplement like CBD oil that can help knock down that long-term diffuse pain? etc. etc.

@Doggo for example, if you're taking a regular-ass anti-inflammatory, often if you take it before you get to the painmaking thing, you can end up ahead of the game significantly. the best example of this i can think of is my orthodontist saying to just go ahead and take some advil *before* an appointment to get braces adjusted. that way there's already the "shh, shh. calm down." when your body goes "AAAAAAAA SOMEONE'S TRYIN TO MOVE OUR TEETH". >

@Doggo sometimes it's good to take pain medicine BEFORE you get hurting more severely. this seems counter-intuitive but if you're really worried about opioid addiction, this is actually how to prevent it - get ahead of the pain and stay there. that way there's no cycle of "overwhelming pain and then massive relief" for your brain to want to find again and again.

to a lesser extent this goes for over the counter pain meds as well >

@Doggo i think it depends on the type of painkillers to be honest

if you're talking over the counter advil or what have you - life's too short fam, pop that shit for like a 2 outta 10.

if you're talking about heavy duty rx-only opioids or some shit - i'd save that for "i'm having trouble functioning or focusing because of my pain and it's negatively affecting my daily life".

h o w e v e r...

also my dad managed to give me his fucking cold. seven hours ago i was praising the virtues of my neti pot. and then an hour after that it had slammed down on me full force. now i feel like a bullfrog a bit because my thyroid glands are so fucken swollen and one nostril appears to be full of concrete while my aching throat is trying out a variegated crimson for the new season's fashionable style.

does anyone have an IV drip of nyquil or perhaps just a big fuckoff hammer to bash me over the head

reading back at my ranting i think it's obvious that you can scope out the ONE TRUE UR-KINK in my mind:

having a good time with somebody while genuinely connecting with them as another human being and feeling able to be vulnerable.

while mashing genitals together.

pls no kinkshame

@KendanKip@snouts.online for actual college advice, tho:

1. eat breakfast

2. there is only so much caffiene one should consume per day

3. if living in a dorm/apartment, get a good pair of headphones/earbuds

4. don't be afraid to ask professors and advisors for help

5. no really, actually eat breakfast, you need that

6. you can get away with slipping bites of something soft like a clif bar (not a crunchy granola bar) between sips of coffee in most classes even if the teacher says no eating

@KendanKip@snouts.online i will let you in on a horrible secret of adulthood:

nobody ever feels ready, and yet it happens nonetheless.

and it's never as much of a calamity as one thinks. i promise.

even the worst case scenario has a way forward. there is always a way forward. there will always be a way forward.

nothing will be the end of the world. it will just be a little different than you expected. (and it always is a little different - Murphy always takes his cut.)

@CyclopsCaveman honestly all of them know damn fucking well it's not 'a clever subversive joke' when they wear their ahegao hoodie to mcdonald's or whatever

it's baby rapists demanding everyone participate in their kink without consent, and being taught to ignore the consent of other people in sexual acts (even/especially when it comes to children tbh)

And this is why 4chan must be nuked from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

but also BOO FUCKING 4CHAN WEEBS RUINING ONE KEYWORD WHERE I COULD FIND STRAIGHT FUCKIN' WHERE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE WOMAN IS IN ABSOLUTE AGONY AND IS PERHAPS EVEN ENJOYING HERSELF

can we just yeet them into the sun already!!!

why can't we go back to "feels so nice i'm making a silly face because sex is fun and nice and you can have genuine expressions of joy to connect with other people in the moment" instead of fucking

4channers wearing hoodies out in the world and banking on nobody saying anything so they get off on shoving their porn in public spaces because iTs jUsT tHe SiLlY fAcEs something something "triggered snowflakes" i'm breaking out in hives help.