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greg over and above the rumunating i experience a ...

2009-11-01T13:38:14.778+02:00

greg over and above the rumunating i experience a post adrenaline parasympathetic overshoot which leaves me very lethargic.

the ruminating directly afterwards i also do. i usually don't want to talk about the events until a day or two later.

I think the deal with extreme sport or whatever fo...

2009-11-01T02:02:21.064+02:00

I think the deal with extreme sport or whatever for relaxation is that you choose when and how and to what extent things go down. So even though anything can happen, you do have an element of control.

Most important is that since it's usually very physical, you get to use that adrenaline the way your body wants to use it. For the ruminators, this extreme thing needs to be all-body/mind consuming in order to make it impossible to ruminate, at least for a while. That alone is precious to some people.

-SCNS

The part I cannot stop is the intense ruminating w...

2009-10-31T20:43:05.119+02:00

The part I cannot stop is the intense ruminating which seems to have to run its course, since it won't stop for a certain amount of time.
The thing I can control is trying not to have conversations with anyone, since it's hard to be cogent and civil when your head is buzzing.

I find I'm the same way now. When I was younger, ...

2009-10-31T17:25:38.957+02:00

I find I'm the same way now. When I was younger, I always wanted the sickest patients in CCU.

Now I'm content to take the stable ones while the younger nurses fight over the sick ones.

I'm all adrenaline'd out.