Feeling pressure neck and lower jaw

Replaced entire clutch system and hydrualic system (slave, master, new clutch line) at local shop.
POST INSTALL 1000 miles - fluid looks cloudy and dirty, vibration in clutch pedal present - shop says it's the parts...
2500 miles post install. Eventually loss of clutch pressure occurred on wide-open throttle (pedal would sink to floor-pressure returns seconds later).
3500 miles post install, grinding noise heard outside when releasing pedal after changing gears+pedal vibration. Also grinding noise from outside trans area occurs and becomes increasingly difficult to switch gear and put into gear when driving above 2500rpm. Clutch Master Cylinder reservoir has loss of fluid.
3500 miles- I went and had the Fluid flushed again with a different shop, had new clutch line put in since they said mine was rusty. Pedal feels great and strong. Good to go for now.... vibrations in pedal still present BUT I can WOT all day no problem.. 500 miles later, more grinding noise heard outside coming from trans area when letting off clutch after gear change. Can't WOT without problems now, can't drive above 2500rpm with issues being intensified. Now can't get into reverse- it's impossible. First is very difficult takes 7-8 tries feels very hard to get it in when it goes. Fluid looks dirty again 700 miles after fluid flush- but no loss of fluid.
Any idea for solution? Has the CSC been contaminated from dirty fluid? Pressure plate not on right? What's going on...multiple problems here
I've ordered ALL new parts. The slave is located inside the trans- should I just replace everything?
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Does anyone by any chance know if it is possible to get approved for just dry needling and not have to do physical therapy? I had a cervical fusion last year, but at times still get tension that causes neck pain resulting in migraines. When I did have the procedure done during PT, it made me feel significantly better and I swear would have lasting effects for one to two months straight.

I haven't had a job in a year and a half from severe general/social anxiety but recently got medicated which has helped a lot so I wanna try working again. It still makes me slightly anxious thinking of working, but I noticed the main things that made me anxious at my first and only job was performance pressure, feeling like the manager was watching me 24/7 and expected so much out of me (I worked as a retail associate) I don't think it was as big of a deal as the manager made the job seem because most of the employees played on their phone during work and stuff, point is i don't feel nervous working at WH since the people who work at the ones near my house are normally rude or clearly have mental issues (no hate to them so do i). I also HATED the headsets at my last job, the idea of everyone being able to hear me when I talk in it was horrible. so the reason I've considered WH is because it's extremely low standards, I knew a few people who worked at WH and they said their manager told them she smokes meth before work.. they said all they did all day was apply butter on toast which actually sounds not bad to me because I like having something easy to do like that all day. only thing I'm worried about is the system of how you talk to eachother at WH seems super confusing and at my last job I had trouble even memorizing the number of clothes and the name of a person when getting them a fitting room. also would be scared of working nightshift because of the weirdos that might come in or try to follow me home I live in a not great area. anyways how hard is it really to learn the waffle house language? and what would they probably have me start on when I'm first working there? also I have unnatural dyed hair and wear acrylics (not super long ones) would they maybe allow it if I'm nice? since the waffle house by my house can't even keep workers since no one wants to work there.

I feel a lot of pressure from the Christian community to be perfect at times . Many say you cannot drink at all, while the Bible says nothing about not drinking it only claims getting drunk isn’t wise . It even talks about celebration using beer and wine. I have found that god comes to me and has told me more about intention and your heart and making things idols . I feel like there’s a big need for people to wanna be checking things off a list or something ! Pls input ?

So I'm fairly certain its under-performing but I want to make sure I'm not crazy. My biggest indicator of this is in my 5th gear to stay at 50mph It needs to be up to 3k rpms. and upwards of 4k just to get to 60. The supposed top speed on a 96 miata is like 120mph. I don't even think i could break 95 without redlining. In my lower gears it feels really slow aswell, I know the 0-60 on a miata is painfully slow but I feel like mine is like 15 seconds or more. What are some reasons this could be? One thing I heard is the fuel filter which I'm already working on replacing, but i dont know if just that could be causing this big of a power decrease. But hey what do i know.

All jokes aside I kinda feel bad for her now because people are about to go in on her and now she may now feel the pressure to make up for it her 2nd game which will also be tough.

Looking at myself today in the mirror, 20 pounds down and under 200 for the first time in 15 years, I was disappointed. Prior to having my youngest child in 2019, I was able to lose weight on my own, I went from 230 to 204. Looking at myself today, I do not look slimmer in the midsection at a lower weight (10 pounds lower) than I was 5 years ago.
I didn’t stay disappointed for long though. I realize that I’m not going to look like I did before I had 2 kids. I’m proud of myself for having the willpower to make better food choices… even if some of that willpower comes from taking medication. I’m proud of myself for getting on the treadmill even when I absolutely do not want to. And if I’m being honest with myself, there will ALWAYS be something about my body I do not like, no matter my weight… I think it’s just human nature.
So I guess the point of this post is, if you’re feeling discouraged about your progress or disappointed, don’t focus on that.. find something about yourself to be proud of instead.

I have been on codeine for a while so I' assume I have tolerance my doctor said shortec is much more powerful and might make me feel sick so I am nervous. I broke my neck and spine last December in Thailand after falling off a 3 story balcony I am always in pain and I just want it to stop

Have you ever had trouble processing or interpreting the manga's art in some way, shape, or form? Apparently, it's not that uncommon in the community, as I've seen quite a few people express this, and hopefully I can alleviate that to some extent with posts like this going forward. These posts aren't intended as a replacement for the chapters; rather, they're intended as a page-by-page point of reference and a log of details that you can hopefully reference as you read or reread the manga. Without further ado:
p1-3: Hoping to improve Denji's mood by feeding him, the group leaves the now-destroyed apartment and heads to the train station. As they approach the station, Denji looks down and is shocked to see the body of a deceased chainsaw cultist just lying in the open, though nobody else in the station seems to pay any mind to it. Asa and Fami continue to walk ahead of the group, but Denji slows down, looking back at the body as he tries to process his thoughts; seeing this, Haruka and Nobana choose to lag alongside him. Denji asks them if he's seeing things right—if that really is a dead body. Nobana stays silent, clearly uncomfortable around the body, as he anxiously grabs his other arm. Haruka, on the other hand, confirms that it is, in fact, a corpse before assuring Denji that an attendant will come by to remove the body sometime later. Taken aback by his casual response, Denji stresses that a person died—implying it should be a bigger deal—but Asa responds that seeing dead people is to be expected at this point before telling Denji to hurry up so they can board their train. As the train pulls off, the group sits down and silently listens as Fami begins listing off nearby sushi restaurants ranked in descending order of quality. As she lists them, though, she has to disqualify many of them because they have closed due to the ongoing crisis; through the process of elimination, she eventually narrows the choice down to Sushishi, a budget sushi restaurant. Recognizing the restaurant, Nobana excitedly mentions that he's been there once before, and though he admits that he only bought tea from them, he states that it was good. Oblivious to the conversations around him—as if he was in a trance—Denji stares at the other side of the train, where he sees a mother and her child—sleeping and bandaged from injuries—as well as the seemingly endless landscape of damaged buildings that can be seen from the window behind them.
p4-5: Depressed and trying to understand his situation, Denji asks Asa to clarify why she's so adamant about fighting him suddenly. With a sense of responsibility, Asa cryptically states that if she fights him and wins, it will save Denji. After a brief pause, Denji asks if she's still brainwashed by the Chainsaw Man Church, embarrassing her. Abashed and exasperated, Asa declares she's not brainwashed before asking Fami to explain the plan to Denji. Turning to face each other, Denji and Fami share a look before Fami turns away. In detail, Fami explains the nature of Denji's existence, specifying that his power comes from his contract—that Pochita would become his heart so long as he lives a normal life—and that breaking that contract causes Pochita to manifest in his true form. She clarifies that if Pochita can be defeated, simply swapping Denji's chainsaw heart with a human heart will allow him to become an ordinary human again.
p6-7: Overwhelmed by her explanation, it takes Denji a moment to process what she said, but when he does, he's overcome with suspicion. Denji asks why she knows that much about him, but Fami tilts her head and refuses to respond. Turning to face Asa again, Denji angrily asks if she really believes Fami, pointing out how shady she is in the process. Flustered, Asa attempts to defend Fami, pointing out that she helped rescue Denji from the detention facility. She continues, stating that even if she's done bad things in the past, her heart is in the right place right now because she just wants to help someone. Leaning out and looking at Fami, Asa asks her to confirm her good nature. As the whole group turns to look at her, silently waiting for a response, Fami says nothing at all; instead, the awkward silence is only cut by her rumbling stomach. As the group continues to watch her in stunned silence, she lowers her head in embarrassment.
p8-11: Turning back to Asa, Denji dejectedly asks what she means when she says he can return to "normal". Giving him a frustrated look, she explains that it would let Denji return to his old life. As she states that he could go to school and have a home to return to, she realizes that she accidentally said something insensitive, and her eyes widen in response. Quickly trying to smooth over her mistake, Asa states that she's sure even Nayuta will turn back up, theorizing that she's safe and is only missing because she doesn't have a way to reach out to him after the apartment burned down. Asa assures him that everything will return to how it was before, but Denji tilts his head in thought. Barely turning in her direction, head still tilted, Denji asks if Asa has ever had to eat toilet paper. With no response, Asa only looks at him, confused, as she waits to see where he's going with this question. Continuing, Denji explains that he had so little to eat when he was a child that he'd often eat the toilet paper from a park's public restroom. Despite feeling empathetic towards Denji, Asa can't say anything in response to this revelation, leaving her to sit in stunned silence. Looking away from her, Denji elaborates that once he finally achieved food security, he found out he couldn't bring himself to eat toilet paper anymore. Turning to face her again, he asks if Asa understands what he's trying to say, but she responds that she has no idea since his metaphor is confusing. Lowering his head even more and facing the floor once again out of depression, Denji explains that he can never go back to the way things were before. Behind them, smoke can be seen pouring out of still-smoldering buildings. Stunned into silence, Asa takes one glimpse at Denji's depressed expression and is overcome by emotion. As she lowers her head to match him, she assures him that she'll give him his life back, promising to save him, no matter what.
p12-14: Lighting up a cigarette and taking a drag, Katana Man draws Asa's attention by smoking. As he exhales, he mocks Denji and Asa, saying that kids these days whine "like women". He continues to emasculate Denji, saying that his grandfather would never be avenged by killing "Chainsaw Woman". Asa jumps to Denji's defense, indignantly stating that Katana Man needs to cut him some slack since he's hungry and depressed over Nayuta's uncertain fate. Adding on, she scolds Katana Man, explaining that smoking is prohibited on the train. In response, Katana Man drops his cigarette to the floor; as it continues to burn and release smoke, Asa chides him again. Ignoring her, Katana Man states that he has a better idea than getting sushi; according to him, it's guaranteed to restore the spirit of any man. As Denji turns to face him out of curiosity, Katana Man exclaims that they should take him to a soapland brothel since—according to him—nothing can cheer a man up faster than having sex with a woman.
And that's that. A pretty emotionally heavy chapter this week, but I really like when Fujimoto digs into character's emotions. Off topic, I guess, but there's also no break next week, so that's nice too. Until then, I hope this transcript can help anyone who wants or needs it.

Reading it for the first time and I feel frustrated. We can say a million things about Raggedpelt and while he is part of the issues of the book it's not the main thing I want to focus on. Shouldn't Yellowfang get a say in becoming a medicine cat? She was basically forced into one because of her "gift," and Sagewhisker practically pressuring her. She wanted to be a warrior but all the external factors in her life took that agency away from her.
I still don't understand why medicine cats can't have families too. Like if there's someone else to take over their duties like Sagewhisker for Yellowfang. I know it was because of Mothflight but look at the video Bright Guardian Akaria made https://youtu.be/REu5lB78T0E?si=AhyAji7at61CeYlQ So all medicine cats have to be punished for an obscure rule Mothflight made?
I'm not saying all medicine cats should also become queens or whatever, but cats like Yellowfang absolutely wanted that life.
And then StarClan has the nerve to punish her when she does follow her heart (not only her with Brokenstar's birth but the whole clan). I'm religious, my church tells us how important our gift of agency is, and from that perspective StarClan almost seems like a cult, punishing those severely who step out of line.
So Yellowfang basically can't make her own decisions, and it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth how the story treats her.

So I’m 23 years old and was diagnosed with endometriosis through laparoscopy and also had an ablation of the lesions about 9 months ago. About 2 weeks ago my uterus started to feel heavy and like it was being tugged downward. And there’s a a lot of pressure on my entire pelvic region. I’ve also been having the urge to pee a lot but i usually have to strain to actually start a stream and when I do it’s usually not much. Also, while I’m urinating or pooping, it feels like my vagina and uterus are being pulled down and when I check down there, I can feel a little bulge and my cervix is half an itch from my vaginal opening. It also happens when I squat or when I stand too long. When I’m laying down, it’s retracts back and feels almost normal besides the sides of my vagina feeling more puffy I’m going to see a gyn next week but I just wanted to get opinions from women that have experienced it Some more info that could be important is that my mother was also diagnosed with adenomyosis as well and endometriosis recently. She also had a uterine prolapse and her doctors told her that because adenomyosis causes excessive heaviness of the uterus that it was cause of her prolapse. I have all the symptoms of adenomyosis but unfortunately the only way to properly diagnose it is to have a hysterectomy and have the uterine tissue analyzed, which I am NOT against, I have no desire to have a children but I’m worried about them not wanting to preform one on me being so young without kids.

I was in the shower and I heard something fall in the shower. My first instinct was to grab towards my neck to see if my gold chain had fallen . It made the sound of a coin falling on the floor. When I looked down it was a shiny dime! Mind you the water was on and I have a floor mat . To even have the sound of a coin falling in my shower seem impossible yet there I was looking at a shiny dime. What does that mean? Shortly after getting out of the shower I got the chills from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet and that feeling also followed me to work? Was my loved one trying to tell me something?

Hi all, today was my second day at Harley Davidson Riding Academy and I feel so defeated. I could really use some advice.
I used to ride a motorcycle 22 years ago, and have been wanting to get back into it, but since it's been so long I really wanted to take a class. I heard about the Riding Academy, signed up, and took the MSF e-course. The first day was watching lots of videos, quizzes, discussions, and a tour of the shop. All that was great, and I was looking forward to starting to ride today.
Until we got out to the training area, and I sat on the bike. I am a small woman, 5'1", 105 pounds. The motorcycles we are learning on are MUCH bigger than I anticipated - they are a sports style 350, which wouldn't be such a big deal, but I can't touch the ground. There were no smaller motorcycles for me to ride, so all day today I struggled with a bike I could barely maneuver on my tiptoes. I dropped it twice just in the first 20 minutes of walking it around in neutral. The instructor explained that HD forbids them from making any changes to the bikes, such as lowering them or changing the seats. I ended the class bruised, hurt, and in tears after falling so many times on a bike that is clearly way too big for me. I am dreading going back tomorrow to try to finish the class, and my confidence is completely shot.
Should I try to wear taller boots? Should I just give up? I wish I'd known more about the bike I'd be using before starting the class, because if I'd known the standover height I wouldn't have wasted the $375 and missed 3 days of work. I'm afraid after all this they're just going to fail me anyway. But maybe I can squeak by, get my license, and just practice more on my old Honda that's safe and comfortable.

Hey y'all, I'm not sure if I'm looking for advice on how to survive the summer or if I need motivation to keep going, or any thoughts on what might be ahead if anyone has any similar experience
I thought I was getting close to figuring it out with my dose in March but at the end of April as it got warmer what I'd been figuring out went out the window. My last crisis and ER visit were in February and since it's been so long some of the symptoms that eased up I'm having again full force and I recognize them as a warning sign
I'm not sure if I should go to the ER yet since I'm not in a crisis right now, but I'm in what I remember the days/week leading up to one feeling like. And it's an awful game of chicken that I can't win either way by having a crisis or not
Brain fog and feeling detached mentally and emotionally, severe fatigue and feeling tired all the time, dull temple headaches, freezing and can't control my body temperature, huge joint and bone pains (my lower right ribs are absolutely screaming as I type this lol) massive shouldeback pain, muscle weakness, insane insomnia despite being worn down or after sleeping 14+ hours, can't eat and haven't felt hungry to even try for days... the usual I think, for what most severe lows in cortisol feel like here (maybe?)
Not sure what changed but here's my dosing; 0.1mg fludrocortisone 6:30am 2.5mg prednisone 6:30am 1.5mg prednisone 2pm 2mg Rayos (delay release pred) 9pm
My endocrinologist wants me to try to stay around 6mg total prednisone including Rayos as best I can to avoid going too over, and said not to double the fludrocortisone for now because we are working out what my labwork is doing
My last labs showed my TSH was extremely low at 0.301 but my T3, T4 and the reverses were normal. He did a Thyroid antibody and it came back normal/negative, so it's impacted by something but unclear why only the TSH ACTH level was 14.2 (normal range said 7.6-64.2) Vitamin E Gamma, K1 and K2 were all low Food allergy panels showed nothing, negative for celiacs
Despite having Primary AI I had a second very high IGF-1 level in a row. First one was 320, this one was 350 (normal range is labeled as 91-300) so he will be doing a second MRI to scan for a pituitary tumor the first one might have missed. If anyone has any familiarity with that labwork or maybe growth hormone issues too?
But... yeah. I did double my pred doses today or I would have been nonfunctional like the last day or two. I feel like I'm barely scraping by on replacing cortisol and the summer isn't helping, fludro had the salt wasting and night sweating under control until this month. Without much else I can do but wait and see both on a crisis and MRI does anyone have any tips on how I might be able to tip it back away from a potential crisis? Or how to survive summer?
Thoughts on anything above always welcome, especially if you had similar experiences before treating something more. Or just how you got through, because 13 months later I'm losing my endurance on surviving this all. especially if what I thought I figured out in March was really that fragile

Campaign of Fur & Fang
Act:1 We are here for you “To be honest with you Mr. Speaker, as representative of my fair species, I must inform you and everyone at home watching this debate, that the Lycans only wish to help humanity with our gifts. We are here for you. Yes, times are very scary, especially for the human population that sees not one but two of cultures most feared mythical creatures in the fresh and not just frightening tales and big budget motion pictures”.
(The Rep. of the Lycans, Mr.Olaf Corvin starts the proceedings strong with a voice that demands one’s attention with his deep soothing tunes and leadership-like inflections)
“Why thank you, Mr. Corvin, for your small intro, as we all know, we are here tonight for a debate of most importance. According to the peace treaty signed by both the Lycanthrope and the Empusa. A treaty that ended thousands of years of bloodshed and horror that came into focus for humanity in the past 50 years. Both Lycans and Empusas decided that their treaty was holding both sides at bay but no more, both sides came to a way to end this fighting once and for all. Oddly enough, you both decided on a campaign in the vein of an election, one that is between the Empusa, vampires for the common human knowledge, and the Lycanthropes also known as werewolves. This will consist of a 3-night debate between Mr. Olaf Corvin for the Lycans and Ms.Elisabetha Harkin for the Empusa. At the end of the 3 nights, humanity will vote on either side on who is the dominant species, thus eliminating the other and holding power over us all. This first night will be for Mr. Corvin and the Lycan’s then the 2nd night will go to Ms. Harkin for her argument for the empusa. This being the first night we shall start with you, Mr. Corvin. So I’ll start with the question all of humankind wants to know. Just why did you and your kind think we (humans) should vote for you since we have dealt with werewolves for decades, that we know of at least? Do we have a chance in hell, pardon my speech, of continued existence”?
(The Speaker is direct and surprisingly unnerved by the intense presence of Mr. Corvin being, his stare alone is enough to make your hair stand on end.)
“First off, Thank you all for your cooperation, I know this is uncommon for anyone let alone all of you watching here and at home. So to answer your first part, Mr. Speaker, I have seen centuries of bloody battles both as a human and as a Lycan and one thing has remained constant, no matter who is doing the fighting, blood on both sides will fall and innocent lives will be lost to the violence…to end that I felt this was the better more humane way to go about it.
“So, Mr. Corvin, are you saying that this “Debate” is to determine who is to RULE over all of humanity and use us as nothing more than food and labor”?
“No, both the lycans and empusa met on neutral ground and under special conditions to ensure that no side had an advantage over the other and to hopefully come to a fair compromise to ending the rivalry that has hindered not just the Lycans, not just the empusa Mr. Speaker…but all that calls Gaia home. To the concern and the outlook for humans, do not worry, for we do not condone forced labor among anybody, although if humans wish to share in culture and knowledge we are more than willing to. We wish and welcome it. As for food, hmm, yes we do eat…meat but that's not to mean that we strictly eat humans, on the contrary many of my kind eat animals and most vegetation that the great Gaia provides us all. Not unlike humans do. Don’t forget Mr. Speaker, we lycans have learned to live among humans for generations and hope to continue to do so. Only this time, not to hide what we are and grow together”.
“Well said Mr. Corvin but on the point of what you just said about living with humans for generations. You and others have heard the legends and stories regarding depictions of were…excuse me, Lycans, throughout history and in many different cultures. My question for you is, of most of these claims and even eyewitness accounts of your kind…SLAUGHTERING humans by the thousands in the name of your God Gaia, some as recent as decades ago right here in the country alone. How can we (humans) expect to co-exist with the Lycans after all their destructive actions”?
“The horrors that humanity has both witnessed and have been a part of are not unknown to my kind. We (Lycans) want to set the record straight, as you humans have said. History has been looking at us Lycans as like a plague, a horrifying virus that is contracted through a bite on a full moon, all that isn’t true. You won’t be turned through a bite or a scratch for us. To be one of us, you must first denoise all ties to materials, all bonds for greed, to truly understand freedom…the true freedom of no restrictions to your bond to the Almighty Gaia for she has given us this blessed freedom. Us, yes my family, my pack if you will, have seen the glory of Gaia on that glorious day so many many centuries ago when she took pity on my ancestors. Seeing them in chains of iron, beaten by their masters with barbed whips and prodded with their silver-tipped rods, the great Gaia saw out of all this display of cruelty and hatred that she began to weep”. (Corvin stops and takes a minute to compose himself, turning away slightly from the crowd hiding a small swell of tears.)
“Are you telling me... that to be counted among your kind, to become a Lycan in your community one simply can’t just be bitten but has to fully give themselves over to your way of life? That is truly a far cry from the movie monsters of old have portrayed. It sounds like it is more than some affection contracted from a bite or a curse, sounds like it’s more of a religious act than anything. What is the history of your kind then? Help us understand what the path of Gaia means and how it’s the true path to walk in life”.
“Well, Mr. Speaker, the first thing to learn from us is that under the guiding hand of Gaia, we (Lycans) have lived together with no sense of division amongst our own. No civil wars between ourselves, no reason to, when we all share a common goal of pleasing the great Gaia. Her ways are not strange to anyone honestly, she first bestowed these charges to our progenitor, my father, over 324,000 moon phases ago. It was on that night my father fell in battle against his rival and at that moment, she gave him a choice. Either turn away from the folly of the false gods and temptations of man and follow the path of her grace and in doing so will unite him with his enemies and end the wars that drove them to kill and taint the grounds of her body, or to simply deny her and embrace the world as one big lie and die alone on the ground and to be nothing more but a footnote of the grand story yet to be told”.
“So he chose her over death, to be her devoted one. Her avatar to bring out and show that she is the way to peace and prosperity. Whereas others only want to destroy and claim pieces of her through war and death. She gives it freely to her children. That is what it means to be one of us. Unlike my opposition, who brings death to all, they have the sink of death on them and should not be allowed to continue…I’m sorry Mr. Speaker. I wish to not have it end the way they offer and truly wish for peace for all who LIVE…and share the gift that has given my kind such a grander way of life”.
(Corvin drinks something from his ornate flask & after a moment makes his claim for why his kind should win over the Vampires)
“To all of those who still don’t wish to join us or are skeptical, Let me make it plain as spring rain. We offer you no chains or servitude, we offer you a way to live by us not under. If you decide to choose us over them I promise you this…People will live and live well within. But, I do warn you all, if you do choose Gaia and her gifts, they come with rules and rules that help with holding everlasting peace. Rules are what separates us from the savageness that has been shown by others not blessed by Gaia. Rules are fairly simple to practice”.
( The Rules Corvin laid out were as he said, simple, yet I fear they are not ones easily practiced among most humans. 1. All those who reside on blessed Gaia must swear an oath to not cause her any harm, which includes pollution of any kind. 2. All who receive Gaia’s blessing are to at no point shed the blood of her blessed ones.[Lycan] 3. Once a year an offering to Gaia is MANDATORY. Anything offered up must be prepared for her glory and must be taken with the utmost respect and care. (examples from anything from a blood offering to a prized crop of that year.)
“With this, I offer you true purpose and a life worth living. No more war, no more famine, or even the threat of a short mortal life can be a distant dream with the gift of Gaia”.
“I’m sorry to repeat myself Mr. Corvin, but are you telling us that if we choose you we will no longer be humans? Forgive me sir, but if the humans out there didn’t want and refuse this “gift of Gaia” as you call it, then what comes of them”?
“Mr. Speaker, make no mistake, Not everyone is a good fit for most humans and the gift Gaia offers is not something easily given, but rest assured that we do not wish to persecute nor do we have any intention of hurting anyone without cause. If you don’t have the gift or refuse it as you say, Mr. Speaker, we simply wish to not have the continued harm that has already been done to our beloved Gaia. we will cease all harmful pollution that all your factories, workshops, and all the mining, It all ends under our rule. Life will return to simpler times When the sky above wasn’t flooded with false lights made to blind you from the glory of the stars that blanket Gaia like a grand tapestry”.
“So, you are saying you would see an end to all of our functionality, as we know life, and drive us back centuries in technology and advancements in medicine? This feels like a subject that would cause much strife among humans, it may even be fair to say that this declaration you just put out there, might just make you seem more of a threat to what we hold dear. Forget about phones, the internet, and neon lights. What about the people whose very life is prolonged through this technology? Like a child who lives on dialysis or in a village somewhere far away, that has no access to fresh water or healthcare that would help them. Are you telling me that under your rule as a Higher species, what you offer us is a fair replacement”?
“The simple answer to that Mr. Speaker is yes. But I’ll go a bit further in explaining it for you and everyone watching here and at home. To all those who are fearful for your life as you know it, when the rule of the Lycans is secured, our first action is repairing as much damage as possible including the humans that are at the worst. The ones who are forgotten by their own but not so easily forgotten by our blessed mother Gaia, will be the ones who have earned the gift of Gaia. She has spoken of this directly, she sees all and has a place for the ones no one loves, the ones life has done wrong by. She will embrace them and on to her, they will find peace. As for their practice, you humans have done in the name of “progress” need not fear either. We will not cut your way so swiftly, we will show you the better path through example and have you see that your harmful, hateful ways that have been around since Cain threw the first stone are not the true ways to live on Gaia. Don’t think you will continue this without a gilding hand. We will be that guiding hand and as the hand of Gaia, you will see your harmful ways are not worth the cost”.
“Thank you, Mr. Corvin, for your time tonight. We sure have a lot to reflect on with what you say. The people here, myself included, have never truly given enough thought about just how much we harm the planet…Gaia, my apologies. Your words stir quite a few mixed feelings for us and your proposal is one we shall very much consider. Just one last question before we adjourn for the week. If/When the Lycans take full control, do you plan on completely whipping out the opposition”?
{Corvin lowers his head and looks at his soal powered wrist watch and then drinks again from his ornate flask]
“To that I have only one thing to say” {Corvin smiles and looks directly into the hard camera as it zooms in closer, more distinct features show on Corvin's face. Bushy yet maintained brow that is furrowed into an angle that shows his distaste for his vampire opposite.}
“To my opponent, our agreement will stand whether we win or lose this race but win we win and WE WILL WIN. We expect you and all your kind to do what is promised and hand yourselves over to us so that we can return you to the embrace of Gaia that all your kind has turned away from. Yes, Gaia has not forgotten you as well. She sees all and will welcome you with open arms. Thank you all for your time and my Gaia bless you all”.
{Corvin waves and walks off stage right as the curtain draws and the crowd murmurs and scatters. We truly have some thinking to do and I for one will say that sleep for me tonight will not come to me easy, that for sure. That’s going to conclude our broadcast here come back in a fortnight when we have the pleasure of hosting the Representative for the Vampires, Ms.Elisabetha Harkin.}

Is it just me or is everyone in London experiencing work burnout?
I feel like there has been a huge shift in how people are working and how it is impacting them.
So many people I know are sharing a similar issue of their internal infrastructure failing, the story seems to be that majority of managers are failing to provide accurate support as they’re getting more pressure from the top. It feels like every conversation I have people are completely exhausted by their works and experiencing a similar failing from their varied work places.
Do you think it’s the after shock of covid or general increased pressure? Is anyone else feeling the impact of this?

Recently I've been making videos on youtube about my topic and I feel like my views have gotting a lot more lower than usual, last week I was averaging over 1k views after the first 12 hours and now I'm struggling to gain over 100 views in the first day and people are unsubscribing ;-; , I don't know why this is happening, i've been doing the same style of content and it was doing good, a couple weeks ago I got my highest viewed video with over 150k views but now its like nobody watches my content, I have a ton of subscribers but now nobody watches my videos and its weird..

In the last two days, I've got five different emails with very specific and extremely detailed narratives about my students' mental health and various family issues, which tbh I don't want to know, because they're the students' private business.
Because I'm exhausted as hell, I'll leave the practical reasons why it's not ok to trauma dump as an exercise to the reader. I'm sure you can all come up with stories of awful instructors who used your heartfelt confessions against you etc
But the main reason is that it's counterproductive against you.
Worst case scenario from a student's perspective is that you spend a lot of time sharing personal things and being extremely vulnerable, only to get nothing out of it. Sometimes instructors who want the best for you can't do anything for you because between your feelings and university policies that might cost them a job, is this even a question?
Best case scenario, you share a lot of your personal stuff, and let's assume your instructor hasn't had to deal with 5+ other students who are also requiring the instructor to give a thoughtful response to their personal issues. You get whatever you've been asking for, but now someone who doesn't get paid to perform therapy or counseling on their students has had to spend time doing just that. Chances are that person doesn't have tenure, or more generally are on the lower rungs of academia, and if that's the case then you've added more unpaid labor to the schedule of someone who's already underpaid.
If you really must request an extension or a grade revision or anything, I promise you, as an instructor for over half a decade, the following phrases will do a MUCH better job than a full paragraph of your private life:
"I'm sorry, I've had some personal issues." "I'm sorry, I had health issues." "I'm sorry, I've been having issues with my family."
That's it. I promise you, no instructor in this world has the time or interest to want to know further. If you have a jerk of a prof or TA, I also promise you that trauma dumping will do nothing to change their mind and will probably get your grade lowered. The latter is not fair, but it is what it is.

Hello everyone. So last year, after my first semester in PA school, I was almost dismissed for not meeting the minimum required gpa in the program. I was given the opportunity to start all over again with the next cohort the following year. The year in between then and now was depressing, to say the least. The thought of me failing with a lot of debt with nothing to show for it caused me a lot of emotional issues, along with other issues in my life. I reflected a lot. I realized that I did not put much effort in my first semester, hence my low grades. Now, I start again in 2 weeks and I have been having so many second thoughts…what if I fail again? If I failed the first semester, what are the chances I’ll succeed in the following semesters? I would have so much debt if I fail out again. I am pretty much the opposite of excited to start again, to be completely honest. I do want this career but the financial suicide and the time and energy wasted if this does not go as planned just kills me. My grades were on the lower end and I was accepted off the waitlist so my foundational skills do worry me. Any words of advice? I want to feel happy and excited to start again but I can’t help but feel afraid of failing again.

hello everyone! I (24F) recently got dental insurance for the first time in 10 years so in january i went to my local dentist to get my teeth checked out. I brushed, flossed 2x a day daily and had no tooth pain of any kind going into the appointment, but i expected I would need a filling or something just because it’s been so so long. i used to smoke weed and vape nicotine, but haven’t in 5 years, and I used to drink heavily too but also no longer.
well, the dentist found 8 cavities and filled them all. here’s where the problems begin. the pain didn’t go away, and still hasn’t after 3 months. I struggled to chew even soft foods at first. I continued to return to have the fillings in my molars adjusted/molded to fit the shape of my teeth better, and over 5-6 follow up visits he managed to reduce the pain on ONE side of my mouth enough that i can chew and eat normally, as long as no stray crumbs get on the other side. there is still ever so minor sensitivity on that side, but not enough to affect my quality of life. but if so much as a molecule of food gets into the molars on the other side of my mouth, I’m hit with shooting pain and have to dig it out as fast as possible. cold beverages hurt the teeth on that side of my mouth too. it’s become nerve-wracking to eat anything with the mildest crunch.
to repeat, I had NO pain or discomfort at all before having these fillings put in. I just wanted to make sure my teeth were healthy, and the dentist discovered these cavities.
the last time i went, he said he can’t really make any more adjustments. he said it’s because I have a deep bite and if i’m still in pain I need to see a specialist. that was about a month ago.
in addition to the pain, the dentist also tried to pressure me into a second round of braces, pushing me really hard to see the in-office orthodontist. and he refused to treat my wisdom teeth because “we’ll just pull those out” even though I told him that my old orthodontist literally made room for my wisdom teeth so i wouldn’t have to get them taken out, and that they’re just a normal part of my mouth, and I don’t want them removed. he basically wouldn’t accept that and insisted on removal, so I (allegedly) have untreated cavities in my wisdom teeth, that he essentially refused to fill despite the purpose of my visit being to fill all my cavities. these aspects of my care made me feel uncomfortable about the whole thing.
I now have the feeling that something isn’t right here, and idk what kind of work i’ll need to fix this. I kind of want to see another dentist for a second opinion (I got copies of my x-rays) and to see if they can do anything to fix the problem. i’m very frustrated and tired of the pain and I just want this to be over.
what do you think about this? what could be wrong with my teeth? what should my next step be? thank you in advance.
EDIT: here is the link to my x-rays https://imgur.com/a/AWIPdBz

Spayed female French bulldog, 6 years old.
Diagnosis of IVDD July 2023 with ventral slot surgery for a herniation at C3/4 in August 2023.
PLDA preventative procedure for thoracic/lumbar spine December 2023.
Dixie is currently having a flare up of pain in her neck again. She had an MRI Monday 5/13 that showed basically the same findings as her last MRI at C2/3 with a lateral herniation, albeit not as severe as the one she had surgery on in August. However, her MRI also shows a malformed/odd blood vessel at the same area. Per the neurologist, the vessel could be putting pressure on the nerve root and causing her symptoms as well. So right now the MRI is sent to the outside radiologist who read her last one to see if anything has changed or gotten worse.
Neuro says this surgery would be more risky than the last one, due to the potential for bleeding with the wonky vessel right now. But surgery IS an option. We are currently doing conservative treatment with Gabapentin and Prednisone along with strict rest (she’s been on these for about 7 days now I think). But just a little bit ago she seemed to have a really bad neck spasm that we ended up giving her some codeine for. We haven’t had to give her Codeine in awhile.
So it boils down to this: does anyone out there have experience with surgery for a lateral disc herniation? Is it worth the risk? I hate seeing my dog like this. Are there other options like laser therapy and/or acupuncture that could also help?

Took a little trip through northern Colorado, down through Boulder, and then over to Estes. Rode around Rocky for a bit today, and then headed back up through Masonville. Overall, probably 7-8 hours of seat time. I am pretty impressed with how the bike handled; it felt securely planted to the road with the extra weight, although the suspension was a bit bouncy. I also have the suspension lowered, which caused the chain to almost constantly rub on the upper chain roller the entire time (it now has a huge groove worn/melted in it). As for comfort, it's a bit small for two people, and the seat absolutely destroyed our asses, but I think it's fine for shorter rides. Both of us were sliding forward when coming down the canyon, working our legs and crushing my crotch. However, the bike performed quite well, chugging up some pretty steep hills with ~350 lbs loaded on it, and taking the canyon curves without issue.
Just wanted to share my experience and get some insight on what I could do to improve the ride quality. Namely bouncy rear suspension, uncomfortable/slippery seat, and the non-stop rubbing on the upper chain guard. I even stopped to tighten the chain two notches, but it only got worse as the roller wore out more and the chain slapped it even harder.
I understand this isn't the ideal bike for riding with a passenger, but I don't have the resources to get a second bike, nor do I really want to, since this bike is amazing is every other regard.
Feel free to share your experiences and advice... it would be much appreciated!