Got Vertigo?

[Mr. Analog]

Yes I was about to say there's the inner ear problem BUT it can trigger a far trickier to deal with mental problem.

I've had a chronic sinus infection for a long time (since CST) every now and then it will flare up and it used to trigger panic attacks, but knowing what it is and being conscious about it really is half the battle (damn you GI Joe!). I have yet to fall down because of it but the fear of that happening was almost paralyzing!

Anyway, so far as I've learnt is take conscious steps and don't beat yourself up over anything you see as a personal weakness (well, that's what I was doing to myself, I'm like a freakin' guilt machine over here sometimes).

Conquer your fear as Genghis Khan would conquer a couch

[Darren Dirt]

Yes I was about to say there's the inner ear problem BUT it can trigger a far trickier to deal with mental problem.

I've had a chronic sinus infection for a long time (since CST) every now and then it will flare up and it used to trigger panic attacks, but knowing what it is and being conscious about it really is half the battle (damn you GI Joe!). I have yet to fall down because of it but the fear of that happening was almost paralyzing!

On the subject of SINUS annoyances... Every spring my "hay fever" acts up, this year it's been nutso big time sneezy runny DAMMIT I HATE THIS TIME OF YEAR since Tuesday of this week, and yay today is payday, finally, so gonna buy me the cheapest sinus anti-inflammatory that totally works as good as or better than the "Big Pharma" products:

http://www.google.com/search?q=quercetin+hay+fever
http://www.livestrong.com/article/521481-quercetin-facts/

IIRC the local health food store @ Southgate = less than $20 for a bottle of like 100 capsules. One in the morning, good for the day, and within about 30 days of this routine my body seems to have found its own balance and so if I forget a "dose" I'm usually pretty good much of the day anyway (that's what a lot of herbals do, instead of just "managing the symptoms", they assist your body in getting back to a place of harmony i.e. a "cure" (sorta (until next spring!) ) ).

So have you tried Quercetin? Seriously recommend it, bro. Woke up today and sneezed about 42 times and had to blow my nose 13 times but I know from experience that I'll have way less brain-fog-filled mornings as a result of Quercetin. I can even put aside a handful for you to try if you'd like, give them to you the next time we get together (which I presume will be soon, even if it's not for a Moviefilm In Theatres).

[Darren Dirt]

Conquer your fear as Genghis Khan would conquer a couch

Geez, only after posting did I notice you linked to something about a couch.

And so I clicked, and ZOMG!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%C3%A7ade_(interactive_story)
"Fa?ade allows the player to type sentences to "speak" with the couple, either supporting them through their troubles, driving them farther apart, or being thrown out of the apartment.
In 2010, the game was included as one of the titles in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die."

to paraphrase the Jack Nicholson Joker, "Where do you find such wonderful toys!?"

[Mr. Analog]

I have to be careful about what medication I take, anything that dilates my arteries (which most antihistamines do) can maybe give me a stroke or if I'm on my alprazolam makes things extra wavy gravy.

to paraphrase the Jack Nicholson Joker, "Where do you find such wonderful toys!?"

INTERNET

[Darren Dirt]

Conquer your fear as Genghis Khan would conquer a couch

Geez, only after posting did I notice you linked to something about a couch.

And so I clicked, and ZOMG!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%C3%A7ade_(interactive_story)
"Fa?ade allows the player to type sentences to "speak" with the couple, either supporting them through their troubles, driving them farther apart, or being thrown out of the apartment.
In 2010, the game was included as one of the titles in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die."

to paraphrase the Jack Nicholson Joker, "Where do you find such wonderful toys!?"

WOW, just [re-]discovered that Fa?ade (Facade, for easier searching ) was interactive gaming tech news that we (I?) shared way back in 2005(!)
http://forums.righteouswrath.com/index.php/topic,2405.0.html


And thanks to the Wikipedia article I see there's a ton of really interesting AI-gaming projects from Expressive Intelligence Studio (UC Santa Cruz)
https://games.soe.ucsc.edu/eis/projects