Am I the only one?

[Wędajihs]

Am I the only one who laughs at myself when injured? 

[Caradon]

I used to laugh uncontrollably when I got hurt. I don't know why, weird. It wasn't like I was enjoying it or actually thought it was funny. It was an uncontrollable reflexive reaction like tears that were coming out as laughter instead. You should have saw the look my friends mom gave me when I couldn't stop laughing after my friend accidentally stabbed me in the foot with a pitch fork at his parents farm. Pulling off my shoe, sock soaking in blood and I can't stop laughing. lol.

[Wędajihs]

I've wondered about the weirdness of that too. I can be crying in pain but laughing as well.

I had a gall bladder attack, laying in the hospital with short fits of laughing during the most intense pain. I wonder if it's because laughing and smiling raises endorphins (something I didn't know when I was a kid) and it helps cope with the pain. Just figured it out on our own how to release natural pain killers?



Am I the only one who can't upload an avatar here?

[Caradon]

I've wondered about the weirdness of that too. I can be crying in pain but laughing as well.

I had a gall bladder attack, laying in the hospital with short fits of laughing during the most intense pain. I wonder if it's because laughing and smiling raises endorphins (something I didn't know when I was a kid) and it helps cope with the pain. Just figured it out on our own how to release natural pain killers?



Am I the only one who can't upload an avatar here?

That would make sense about the laughing pain then...

Crap, sorry about the avatar! I blame myself for not doing a better job of warning you about that... I should have.  I think I mentioned it somewhere once, after it happened to me too. That's why I no longer have an avatar. The upload avatar is broke I guess.

I don't know why. It worked when I first came back to the forum. I changed my avatar from what it used to be, to the upside down parkour guy with a sunset background. But then I was going to change it again and when I removed the old one I couldn't upload a new one. I've been with no avatar every since. I tried again recently with no luck.

Sorry about that...   

[Lucid Lyra]

Am I the only newb that found this whole thread overwhelmingly relatable and irresistible, despite typical anxiety about jumping into new territory?

Am I the only one who's had to adjust to a gluten/dairy free diet after years of gluten/dairy obsession? Am I the only one who frequently dreams of delicious glutenous, dairyful foods (usually in the form of an anxiety dream, in which I indulge, forgetting my restrictions, and then freak out when I remember)?

I swear, cheese isn't the only reason I'm striving for increased lucidity... but it's a reason!!   

[Caradon]

I bet I very well may be the only one on the planet that has slept sitting up in a swiveling office chair nearly every night for the last nine months. I miss the days when I could just lay down comfortably and go to sleep...

[Lucid Lyra]

Damn that sucks. I don't know much about the gluten thing to be honest. But I'm starting to wonder if I'm beginning to have some kind of food related issues. Because a lot of times after I eat something lately I feel like total shit, groggy, lethargic, drained. When I was previously wide awake and alert before eating.   

At least we can have all the fun eating and drinking any incredibly delicious things in dreams. Which reminds me, I'd love to try a giant glass or bottle of ice cold beer while lucid in a dream.

My issues with gluten/dairy are related to an autoimmune condition (I remember those groggy/lethargic days before I knew the culprit, though ... it really sucks!!). I've read that, regardless of any chronic conditions, if you're generally feeling crappy after eating, dairy and gluten are the first things you should consider cutting (in that order); but I guess it all depends on how desperate you are. In my case, it was grogginess/lethargy combined with severe stomach pain. 

Dream beer is a goal of mine, too! (beer = gluten!  ) Pizza is the recurring theme for me, lol. I just gotta increase lucidity to the point of no longer feeling anxious after eating it so I can truly indulge! 

[Lucid Lyra]

I've wondered about the weirdness of that too. I can be crying in pain but laughing as well.

I had a gall bladder attack, laying in the hospital with short fits of laughing during the most intense pain. I wonder if it's because laughing and smiling raises endorphins (something I didn't know when I was a kid) and it helps cope with the pain. Just figured it out on our own how to release natural pain killers?

Definitely not the only one! I laughed at the hospital while I was about to give birth in the reception area. It was a precipitous labor, which is apparently extremely rare for first-time mothers, so I don't think the nurses even believed that I was actually that far along. Plus, I was outwardly calm and laughing/smiling (while kind of dying inside) ... haha!

I didn't make the endorphin/smiling connection at the time, but perhaps it did help. For me, smiling/laughing is just my default!

[Lucid Lyra]

I bet I very well may be the only one on the planet that has slept sitting up in a swiveling office chair nearly every night for the last nine months. I miss the days when I could just lay down comfortably and go to sleep...

I can never fall asleep in a sitting or standing position, but my partner frequently falls asleep in his desk chair. Not every night for the last night months, though. That sounds awful! Reflux issues by any chance?

[Caradon]

I can never fall asleep in a sitting or standing position, but my partner frequently falls asleep in his desk chair. Not every night for the last night months, though. That sounds awful! Reflux issues by any chance?

I never used to be able to either.

Well, I have the reflux issue too but Prilosec does a pretty good job of taking care of that. Though I'm pretty sure I take it more often than I'm supposed to.

Some three four years ago I messed up my spine pretty badly somehow, Just doesn't seem to want to heal. And I discovered about the only thing that ever seems to help is spending hours with that injured part of my spine pressed hard against the back of the chair. There has been some periods of time where it got better, and I thought it was healed, finally, but it wasn't.

Today was a better than the average day. Hopefully that continues tomorrow.


 

[Lucid Lyra]

I can never fall asleep in a sitting or standing position, but my partner frequently falls asleep in his desk chair. Not every night for the last night months, though. That sounds awful! Reflux issues by any chance?

Some three four years ago I messed up my spine pretty badly somehow, Just doesn't seem to want to heal. And I discovered about the only thing that ever seems to help is spending hours with that injured part of my spine pressed hard against the back of the chair. There has been some periods of time where it got better, and I thought it was healed, finally, but it wasn't.

Today was a better than the average day. Hopefully that continues tomorrow.


 

Sorry to hear that, but it's good that you've found a way to manage it somewhat. Whatever works, right?

I feel like modern lifestyles, sitting at computers and whatnot, probably don't help much - in general and with healing.

Hang in there, though! Also hoping the better days continue!


Am I the only one confused about the Mortal Mist discord channel. Does anyone actually use/manage it anymore? I think the last time I was here, there was just a old-school chatroom (and I think I was usually too shy to actually use it  )

[Lucid Lyra]

Thanks for the info, Caradon - that's helpful!

So, I've since joined the Discord channel. It does seem like that's where most of the activity is these days.

I think I'll stay as active on the forum as I can, though. There's something nostalgic about the forum I can't seem to part with. I feel like the nostalgia factor is good for LD induction. Although, I'll also admit that the style and immediacy of Discord seems like it could be helpful in that area, too.

But I also like being able to format my dreams. That said, I think I'll use the DJ area of discord to quickly record my dreams upon waking (much more convenient), and then transfer to my DJ here, where I can clean things up a bit and analyze/add comments.

[Caradon]

Am I the only one that avoids buying garbage bags because it feels nonsensical to spend money on an item with the sole purpose of throwing that item in the garbage?

Fortunately I don't make much garbage in a week or even a couple weeks so it's not all that inconvenient to just use the little plastic bags they give you at the store to carry your stuff home in as garbage bags. 

[Caradon]

Am I the only one that would allow a Katana wielding zombie try to decapitate me in a lucid dream because I wanted to see what it would be like to have my head removed in a dream?

Well, in all truth I didn't actually believe the zombie would succeed. I figured it would take more than that to actually get my head to come off. And I did only give the zombie one swing at my neck with his sword before I decided to use telekinesis on him resulting in melting him down to a bubbling puddle. I probably should have given him more swings at me.