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ShamrockAPD t1_j8dgk38 wrote

Reply to comment by lappel-do-vide in Cultivating a sense of perspective about pet loss can lead to post-traumatic growth after their death by chrisdh79

It’s almost as if every one has their own experiences and feelings and ways of dealing with things.

Reading this thread there’s a ton on your side, and there’s a ton in the other side.

For me - the dog is going to hit me much harder than anything else. However, I’m still not sure how hard.

I’m 34, about to turn 35. When I was 23 I watched a good friend drown in very tough water while camping.

A year later, a close friend died in a car accident.

Fast forward 6 years. A friend who witnessed the drowning with us suffered severe PTSD from it. He took his own life.

Each one of these hurt insanely bad; left absolute miserable thoughts and tough times to me. But.. from them all I got used to being around death. A year after the suicide, my best friends wife succumbed to cancer. And… unlike the others…. It didn’t hit me nearly as hard. It was almost as if it was just a “here’s another one” (I felt very guilty for that).

My point is- everyone has their own connections and past that will affect how they handle grief.

My dog is my favorite part of my life; I have never loved anything more. I believe it’s going to hurt me more than anything else. But I also believe that with my other experiences, while hurting more, I’ll hopefully mentally handle myself better.

But I don’t know.. and I hopefully won’t know for a while still.

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zoinkability t1_j8dfkrm wrote

Reply to comment by me_not_at_work in Men with prostate cancer who also had relatives affected by the disease – or by other cancers with an inherited element like breast, ovarian or bowel cancer – were up to a fifth less likely to die from prostate cancer or any cause compared with those with no family history of cancer by giuliomagnifico

I was guessing just on the headline alone that it was because of higher levels of vigilance for signs of cancer and compliance with treatment.

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Gurdus4 t1_j8dffmh wrote

Reply to Study links Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy in Africa to the use of media platforms that spread misinformation. The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa was accompanied by unprecedented and recurring waves of misinformation and disinformation. by Wagamaga

Vaccine hesitancy is linked to a wave of truth spreading around the world waking people up to what a corrupt and broken establishment we have and public health system.

It's all tainted by political and financial and fear based motivations rather than science.

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Gurdus4 t1_j8df8nj wrote

Reply to comment by Xilmi in Study links Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy in Africa to the use of media platforms that spread misinformation. The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa was accompanied by unprecedented and recurring waves of misinformation and disinformation. by Wagamaga

I agree, that's why even if the truth about COVID is on the side of the mainstream sources, and the establishment and the majority of authority (although we don't know how many people are afraid to say they disagree with establishment for fears of repercussions), the fact is at the end of the day, censorship was wrong and useless.

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xElMerYx t1_j8df0od wrote

Reply to comment by PhillipBrandon in Extracts from two common wildflowers, tall goldenrod and eagle fern blocked SARS_CoV_2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, from entering human cells. The findings could provide a new avenue to develop pharmaceutical treatments for COVID-19. by MistWeaver80

Probably the next paper or two, this is the "bruh we observed something, can we get some money to observe it more please?" paper

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schlubadubdub t1_j8de6dj wrote

Reply to comment by Maktesh in Knowing we like a song takes only seconds of listening, new psychology research finds by thebelsnickle1991

Yeah, I was going to mention those. Quite often I'd buy a whole album for one or two good songs, but because I played the whole thing I grew to love other songs. But I haven't bought music in 20 years and can't remember the last time I played a whole album on Spotify. Sure I'd check out other songs by artists, but I quickly skip through stuff I don't like and never come back to it.

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MommysHadEnough t1_j8dadh5 wrote

Reply to comment by Timmy24000 in Chinese researchers have reported what they claim is the world’s youngest person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, which may overturn the conventional perception that cognitive impairment rarely occurs in young people. by Wagamaga

There’s Alzheimer’s all over my mom’s family, and she has one copy of the gene for early onset, though she’s 77 and doesn’t have it. My daughter has Ds, and I have a mild form of dementia from MEcfs/Post Viral Syndrome, similar to (if not the same) what happens in Long COVID. I haven’t been tested yet for Alzheimer’s, but I’m sadly aware that my daughter will very likely begin to develop it around 30. The genes for Alzheimer’s are located on that chromosome that is duplicated in Ds.

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grumble11 t1_j8da5o7 wrote

Reply to Investigators assessed the risk of dementia using changes in alcohol consumption in nearly four million people in Korea and found that after about 7 years, dementia was 21% less likely in mild drinkers and 17% less likely in moderate drinkers. by Wagamaga

Does this one correct for all the sick and old people not drinking (or quitting) due to illness? In many studies it is a tricky variable to adjust for, I wonder if others think this one was done well

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Lord_Darkmerge t1_j8d9tel wrote

Reply to Cultivating a sense of perspective about pet loss can lead to post-traumatic growth after their death by chrisdh79

At some point we all face death, even before its ourselves knocking on that door, someone we know will die. Too many people are filling their heads with wishful thinking and nonsense about death. Yes, its depressing to face reality sometimes, but it is absolutely necessary for our species and the planet to start grounding ourselves to the facts we know and discard the fantasies.

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