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clocking into another shift at the wanting things factory

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Fucking wild to be teaching about Rosa Parks at the same time as a trans woman in Florida does an act of civil disobedience to use a women's restroom in the state capitol

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me wwhen i listen to the music i like and i like listening to it

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My train was late. AGAIN.

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a few years ago at dysautonomia international's annual medical conference, there was a presentation from a patient who had a life-threatening medical condition. he was given the choice of either try an extremely painful medical treatment that might still kill him, or die without trying. he chose the treatment. but most importantly, he found a community of patients who had survived it.

he talked about how the community was incredibly supportive and shared everything they knew. they told him what symptoms and side effects to expect and how to make it through them. despite the pretty significant mortality rate with treatment, he survived. and he got to live to meet his grandchildren and watch them grow. and there was hardly a dry eye watching as he said this.

it was a presentation about the importance of patient groups, and of patients supporting and educating other patients.

surviving difficult medical conditions is about more than just the treatment itself. it is about more than going to a doctor, getting a prescription, and following the instructions. it is about what happens before and after treatment, the side effects, the symptoms, the strategies, the lifestyle changes that can make an incredible difference in someone's life. and a lot of this knowledge comes out first from patients trying new things and sharing what works for them.

so from me to you, here is one simple trick that has the ability to change or save someone's life: if you get dizzy in the shower (which can be a symptom of dysautonomia, for the record), make the water as cold as you can handle and run it over your feet and legs for as long as you can, or until you feel better. and then get back to your normal shower.

what happens to a lot of people is the hot water makes their blood literally drop to their feet from their head, making them dizzy because there is not enough blood in their head. getting dizzy in a shower is bad, and falling or fainting in a shower can easily give someone a concussion or worse. the cold water helps give someone extra time to finish the shower safely. also consider getting a shower chair, showering seated in another way, or turning the water temperature down. sitting slows blood pooling.

this also works on really hot days if you feel faint and have access to something like a pool, hose, or bucket of cold water. (and remember to stay hydrated. better hydration = you have more blood, and more blood can make blood pooling less bad.)

worst case scenario, if nothing helps, very carefully LAY DOWN! head flat and feet elevated if you can. if you have a blood pooling problem, this gets the blood from your feet back to your head. it is better to get soap on the floor, even on a carpet, than it is to crack your head open.

and be sure to let your doctor know that you get dizzy. even if you never fully lose consciousness, getting dizzy or near-fainting like that can still be a symptom of a medical condition that you want to get treated as soon as possible. and if you do faint or feel really faint and it is new and unexpected, please consider going to urgent care or the emergency room, just in case.

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“We are one flesh.”

“I am your end.”

It’s Something about how he’s living rent free in her brain

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another underappreciated tumblr feature that you dont get on other sites is the queue. i love it when something i thought was funny six months ago and then forgot about a week later crawlts its way out of the processing vortex and i get to see it all over again.

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me [coming to terms with a truth about myself]: hm..................................................... unfortunate

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This might sound weird, but something I really love about The Pitt is the silence.

Medical dramas often get this so wrong, obviously for cinematic effect, but still; during an emergency in the ER, there isn't this overly dramatic yelling or shouting. Medical personnel needs to act fast and communicate a lot between nurses, doctors, technicians, and it cannot be done effectively if everyone is losing their shit crying and shouting. I am not saying there's whispering, but people are so focused they cannot afford to be dramatic about the actual dramatic situations unfolding; they need to stay clear-minded. Also, there is no tense or fast paced background music irl.

And the Pitt gets it: beeping and sounds of the machines aside, there is no unnecessary noise.

The only noises are patients arguing, mostly with each other or with their relatives -accurate- or the resident friendly neighbourhood drunkard yelling in the corridor to whomever passes by he wants to eat -also accurate.

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my most toxic trait is i fucking love work gossip. i play neutral not to be the bigger person or take the high road but to hear slander and hearsay from every side. two coworkers complained about each other to me in the same afternoon and i nearly blacked out from the rush

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One day when Bella's annoyed with Edward, she hums a few bars of the most recent bubblegum pop hit. Edward groans and slaps a hand to his forehead

She remembered he once complained about how when an earworm gets really, really popular not only does he have to suffer through hearing it wherever it's playing on the radio while he's out and about, but he hears it stuck in everyone's heads. Bella knows it's much worse for him than it needs to be because he's a music snob to boot

It becomes her new go-to way to get back at him for anything from teasing to semi-serious arguments

The worst is when she lets her partner in crime, Emmett, in on it. Emmett knows all of the songs that have made Edward the most miserable for the last five decades. Edward knows he's fucked when he comes home from class one day and hears "I don't want a lot for Christmas..."

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