#survival strategies

[nocturnal-desolation]

If you are trying to gain my trust, platonic or romantic, it doesn't matter, don't push me, don't make me uncomfortable and don't try to deceive me and we might get along. But most of all, don't get mad if I figure you out. Figuring things out before they can hurt me is my number one survival strategy…

[jenroses]

More applied Fork Theory:

Problem: POTS means I need increased hydration and electrolytes. A history of kidney stones means that standard electrolyte mixes don't do it for me. Also, they're often stupidly expensive. The kidney stone thing means that drinking lemon juice is advisable. Preserving my teeth means that I need it substantially diluted. Allergies/mast cell issues mean that ReaLemon and most commercially available standard lemon juice concentrates are out due to sulfites. And steroid-induced-but-now-type-2 diabetes means sugar is out, but most sweeteners cause problems for me. I do not have the energy to squeeze lemons.

Solution: Homemade lemonade thusly:

Ingredients:

Pure lemon juice. I don't have the stamina for squeezing but in my area I can buy Lakewood Organics or Santa Cruz pure lemon juice, no additives, not concentrated, in quart bottles.

Potassium Chloride: I get NOW brand potassium chloride but really any food grade potassium chloride in bulk will do. One small jar lasts me a while, at least 6 months to a year? Maybe longer? I haven't mathed it.

Sodium Chloride: i.e. salt. While I am on a lower sodium diet than I used to be due to kidney stones (high sodium pulls calcium into the urine, where it can combine with oxalates. The combination of an almond-forward keto diet for diabetes plus high sodium for POTS is a recipe for kidney stones. Nevertheless, I feel Bad if I don't get at least some salt with my liquids.)

Sweetener: By far the easiest for me is pure stevia extract powder. Either the Better Stevia brand or the tiny canister from Trader Joes which is probably the same thing. They function identically. This is ideal because it does not add significant bulk to the liquid. Pure monk fruit or alluose are the only other sweeteners I'd personally use. But if you make this, choose a sweetener that works for you, even sugar if you tolerate it well.

If NOT otherwise supplementing vitamin C and avoiding oranges, Magnesium Ascorbate

Tools: Measuring spoons and a cheap milk frother. (Idk if the one I have is that one, but that's the general concept). Mason jars or other quart containers for mixing individual drinks.

Now when I started out, I was making one lemonade at a time.

In a quart jar: 1 oz lemon or lime juice (I keep a 1 oz shotglass just for this) 1/4 teaspoon of stevia extract powder 1/8 teaspoon of potassium chloride and/or other electrolytes as appropriate to your medical situation. 1/8 tsp potassium chloride is about 360 mg of potassium.

Fill the jar with filtered water. Stir. Drink.

It dawned on me after a while that I could make up a bunch of concentrate and then pour a 1 oz shot glass into the jar and add water and it would be much easier. So:

In the quart jar of pure juice, add the following, shaking* between every tablespoon addition.

3 tablespoons of stevia concentrate powder (this rounds the sweetener up slightly) 1 tablespoon potassium chloride powder will add about 270 mg of potassium per serving. (This rounds the potassium down slightly from the single serve recipe.) If desired, 1 tablespoon of magnesium oxide will add approximately 250 mg of magnesium per serving. I take my magnesium in a different way. If you need additional vitamin C to get to your baseline of 60 mg per day of vitamin c, adding 1/4 teaspoon of magnesium ascorbate will add about 25 mg of vitamin C per serving and a trivial amount of magnesium.

I use about 2 1/2 teaspoons of Potassium and 1/2 teaspoon of sodium for my mix. Adjust to your medical situation. Just remember that you are using 32 servings, some math will be required.

You MUST shake after each tablespoon or it won’t mix well*. Recap the jar very tightly. 

Once this is mixed, it is best to let it sit in the fridge for a few hours to hydrate any remaining chunks and then shake well before using.

Add 1 shot (1 oz) of mixed concentrate to a quart jar and fill the jar with filtered water to make one serving of lemonade.

Then my niece gave me the milk frother for Christmas. And so instead of stirring after each addition, I put the powders in a small jelly jar, added a small amount of lemon juice to it, used the drink twizzler to whip the powders into the lemon juice into a paste, added a little more lemon juice and did it again, and then carefully poured the result back into the lemon juice jar, going back and forth until I got it all. It was kind of frothy at first, but sitting in the fridge for an hour let the foam all settle out and the mix was perfect.

Or just go here:

[sufficientlyantique]

Controversial take: hope and optimism are the only true survival strategies.

[enbycrip]

Yup.

Most species engage in various kinds of sex acts with members of the same and different sexes. Primates are particularly notable for doing this because primates have complex social structures.

It’s also worth noting here that the use of terms like “heterosexual” and “homosexual” are reasonable as technical terms describing specific sexual pairings in non-human species in a way they actually really aren’t when it comes to actual individuals, which unfortunately *is* the way they use “bisexual” in this article.

There is a lot of information out there which paints heteronormative sexual relationships as “natural” and recruits a poor understanding of the natural world as “evidence” for this.

It’s much more accurate to say that pretty much all species - including humans - use sexual acts as part of a survival strategy for themselves and their genes. This can include sex for reproduction, sex to create or deepen social bonds within all sorts of social relationships, from monogamous pairings to part of a homosocial group pecking order, sex to assert dominance, sex in return for resources from a partner, and many, many more.

[empyllon]

I know rust is a game about raiding and all.

But I have this itch to live out my feral grandma, build a cottage out in the woods and leave cookies outside the door. No traps, only calling passerbys my grandchildren, asking them if they have come to visit and need something.

[educationalinstitutesindia]

Ways to Survive a Criminal Trial

Ways to Survive a Criminal Trial

Once you have hired the attorney to represent you, there are other ways to help you survive a trial. This article will consider some of them. They are like the medication any doctor would wish to prescribe for you. Survival strategies and techniques are necessary to endure all difficult situations. Positivity Stay positive throughout every aspect of your trial. If you feel guilty, then the…

[attorneyandlawyer]

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT POLICY ON CHILD SURVIVAL STRATEGIES IN ARDO-KOLA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE, NIGERIA

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT POLICY ON CHILD SURVIVAL STRATEGIES IN ARDO-KOLA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE, NIGERIA

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT POLICY ON CHILD SURVIVAL STRATEGIES IN ARDO-KOLA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract:

The first five years of life are the most crucial to the physical and intellectual development of children and determine their potentials to learn and thrive for a lifetime. The issue of child survival is a global concern. The common causes of child morbidity…

[burtontracks]

Naked 24 – 3

my faithful battle mask

ever ready for defence 

[occaisonallywitchy]

Think about how grateful your future self is going to be if you do the thing now instead of procrastinating.

But procradtinate the shit out of your anxiety. Whatever got you overly worried is future-you's problem (cause most of the time it turns out that anxiety is a dramatic bastard who just makes life harder for us)

[threepatchpodcast]

Hello TPP folks. This will seem odd I'm sure, but you guys seemed like you might be the best people to ask because there is such a variety of you with different experiences to share. Currently I am really struggling to fight off a full fledged depression. I feel myself right on the fringes of a deeply depressive state. I see myself not having any motivation, despite actively wanting to do things like write fic. I actively want to do them, but I just... Can't. (1/2)

(2/2) It's really paining me to feel this way, but I can't help it, and I don't have a lot of support at home or people I can ask to help me through this. My mom won't help me get access to the mental health assistance I really need. So, my point is this. Do any of you have any advice on how to get through this helpless feeling of fighting of depression? On how to maybe get back to how I was? Any advice you guys are willing to offer would be extremely appreciated. I love your work immensely

CW: Mental Health, Depression

First, dear Anon, you are brave to reach out, and we are humbled by your trust.

Many of us have struggled with mental health challenges but we aren’t health care professionals and can only speak from our own experiences. @iamjohnlocked4life​ put together a resource list of suggestions and we also encourage others to share their strategies and advice when facing depression.

But before the list, a big disclaimer:  you are not alone. The depression is not your friend, it will tell you horrible, mean lies about yourself. Try to respond to your depression brain as if it were saying these awful things about a close friend of yours. Try to be patient with yourself too. It's not your fault you have depression. IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT YOU HAVE DEPRESSION. Your brain has a chemical imbalance, but it isn't you, and the state your brain is in right now is not permanent. You've felt differently in the past, and you can feel differently again. It isn't easy, but you are not alone. Keep reaching out. Find other people to connect with, on anything (fandom is a great place to start!)

Now here are some specific strategies for dealing with depression:

try not to fully isolate. Reaching out to us is a GREAT first step! If real life friends are tricky/difficult, see if they have any fandom friends, or people they interact with online. I think that a good chunk if not a majority of people in fandom are familiar with depression and mental health challenges. Even if not first hand, almost everyone I've ever interacted with online in a positive way has a good understanding of mental illness, or is willing to learn. Just having someone to chat with can be a big help!

if you really want to write fic, but are having serious motivation issues, having a writing buddy can make a HUGE difference. There are groups online that do writing sprints, or if they know another fandom person they might be up for pairing up for encouragement and motivation. Having a beta cheerleader helps a ton too! I know that's not always easy to find, but a call out on twitter or tumblr can be effective.

if they are 100% unable to get any mental health treatment (like if they're a minor?) perhaps a school counselor could help too. If it's more a money/insurance issue with the mom, depending on their location, there are likely mental health resources for low/no income folks they may be able to access. There are also online resources, if that is more accessible. Again, having someone to talk to who understands, especially someone who is trained to help, is such an important step

if it's accessible  to you, try to get outside at least once every day, even if it's just to go to the mailbox or something. Any amount of leaving a room/apartment/house is valuable. If outside access is not possible, see about buying a plant or some cut flowers for the room, to have some sort of nature indoors (this is a good idea regardless! yay plants!!!). If going for a neighborhood walk is feasible, do it as often as you're able.

reward seemingly small achievements, like getting dressed, eating breakfast, or getting that mail. I've got a pack of stickers I put on my to-do lists. It felt silly at first, but it helps you see that you've DONE something, and is more positively reinforcing than crossing off an item. writing them out in a list helps a lot, as long as you don't overdo it with the list. Try just a morning list of shower, dressed, breakfast, or whatever combination of morning stuff feels doable that day. slowly add stuff as you're able.

try listening to any upbeat music you like, especially when trying to complete a task like laundry or dishes. give yourself a nice soundtrack!

And lastly, here is a list of relevant phone-lines and web-services for different jurisdictions that can provide immediate support, whether you are in crisis or in need people who know how to listen.

Reblogs welcome! Please share more ways strategies for getting through depressive episodes and resist stigma around mental illness.

[sixones1]

The Animal Kingdom Is A Weird Place With Weirder Survival Strategies. Yikes.

The Animal Kingdom Is A Weird Place With Weirder Survival Strategies. Yikes.

“Survival of the fittest.” According to science, that’s what happens in the animal kingdom. Only those that have the ability to adapt and survive will live to pass on their genes. It’s also called “natural selection.” This process can be majestic or intense, but it can be really, really freaky, too.

It’s hard to believe that these different animals evolved to have such incredible survival…

[thesurfacetensionofbirds]

one of my latest strategies for dealing with people misgendering me or others is to casually yet blatantly call attention to the fact of how absurd it is to misgender someone, especially as these situations are almost always based on assumptions linked to visual/perceptible “gendered” cues such as clothing, hair, voice, etc. 

since the burden is basically always put on the person being misgendered as if they have failed at “passing” for whatever gender, i find it’s much less triggering (and much more satisfying) to instead place the burden where it belongs - i.e. on the person who has chosen to misgender someone based on a bunch of assumptions. 

i find it particularly effective to emphasize that i cannot possibly fathom what could have led the person to their incorrect conclusions as this leaves little room for the person to try and argue their way out of their error. if they do try to present some kind of defense, it only serves to highlight that they’re being disrespectful. and in the case of someone who is genuinely confused, it still leaves just enough of an opening to allow them to respectfully ask for clarification. 

for example: 

“Hello [name], I’m writing to follow up on our conversation yesterday and to provide the documents you requested at the meeting. I also couldn’t help but notice that you used [wrong pronoun] when referring to me yesterday - though I have absolutely no idea why - so I just wanted to clarify that you should be referring to me as [right pronouns] if speaking about me in the third person.”

“As [name of person] was saying earlier XYZ. By the way, I noticed that for some bizarre reason you seem to have referred to her as “he,” so I’m not sure what that’s about, but in any case I really agree with what she was saying about XYZ.”

[ablendedmomma]

The Top 5 Basic Stepmom Survival Strategies!

The Top 5 Basic Stepmom Survival Strategies!

The Top 5 Basic Stepmom Survival Strategies!

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[studiomimic-blog]

"生存戦略 = Survival strategy" from "Mawaru penguindrum" animations edited by STUDIO m.i.m.i.c. ©︎2018