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Firstly, I am glad you are still here and on this forum at that. I GPT4ed it for you, as you may not have access or thought of it. My two cents first is that fibromyalgia likely will need to be handled from multiple angles. You can start with basic, or more foundational, things such as stretching, diet, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT, while maybe not solving, I think, could be paramount regardless of other solutions as considering other solutions already involve your mind. Basically, like that story of the man (Peter Ralston maybe) getting dental procedures done with no pain killers after enlightenment + just harboring a good mindset to manage what pain you do feel and how you go about it (regardless of any ‘enlightenment’ or profound ideas). I would also highly recommend weed. RSO, specifically. Or pure hash edibles, if you can get them. Start with low doses. But also know and look into some of the RSO and cannabis doses for high pain cancer patients and other medical scenarios. I add this because GPT mentions painkillers. If it were me, I’d avoid that and see how much I could damper it first. The reasoning is obvious I assume. Binaural beats for relaxation, at low volume, may add something beneficial as well. Maybe not. Like I said it will likely be a combination of things that help. Not one thing alone. Nonetheless some ‘AI’ ideas: Managing fibromyalgia, a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, and other symptoms, often involves a combination of medical treatments and lifestyle adjustments. Here’s a look at some of the most effective methods, including traditional, holistic, and emerging treatments: 1. **Medication**: Doctors commonly prescribe medications such as pain relievers, antidepressants, and anticonvulsants to help manage pain and improve sleep. 2. **Physical Therapy**: This can improve strength, flexibility, and stamina. Physical therapists also teach pain-management techniques such as stretching exercises and proper posture. 3. **Exercise**: Regular physical activity increases your endurance and reduces pain. Gentle exercises like walking, swimming, or yoga are often recommended. 4. **Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)**: CBT helps manage pain by changing the way you perceive it. This therapy can also assist with the depression and anxiety that often accompany fibromyalgia. 5. **Acupuncture**: Some people find relief from pain and stiffness through acupuncture, a traditional Chinese medicine technique involving the insertion of fine needles into specific points on the body. 6. **Dietary Adjustments**: Some evidence suggests that certain foods may trigger fibromyalgia symptoms. A diet low in processed foods and high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains can be beneficial. 7. **Sleep Management**: Because fibromyalgia can disrupt sleep, practicing good sleep hygiene is crucial. This includes maintaining a regular sleep schedule, creating a restful environment, and avoiding caffeine and electronics before bed. 8. **Supplements**: Some patients find relief with supplements like magnesium, vitamin D, and omega-3 fatty acids, though it’s important to discuss these with a doctor to avoid interactions with other medications. 9. **Mindfulness and Stress Reduction**: Techniques such as meditation, deep-breathing exercises, and progressive muscle relaxation can help manage stress and reduce pain. 10. **Emerging Therapies**: Research is ongoing into new treatments such as low-dose naltrexone and medical cannabis. Early studies suggest these may help reduce fibromyalgia symptoms for some people. It’s important to work with a healthcare provider to create a personalized treatment plan, as responses to treatments can vary widely among individuals. PS: Love the name ‘Buba.’ Feel like every guy, as a kid, was called it, at least once. Maybe it was just me. But whenever it was:

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@Bobby_2021 huh?

Everyone is talking past each other here and ignoring the actual points being made.

@Vrubel 🤮

@Vrubel Also what do you mean by ‘you people?’ What group are you throwing me in?

@Vrubel are you trying to gaslight me? Karmadhi said: The risk of loosing another 50 childreen does not justify killing 15.000. You said: Are kidding me!? I’ll do everything in the world to save 50 Israeli children. I gladly will give my life for it. I wish The Palestinians viewed their people with the same reverence and did not use them as human shields or disposable pawns.

I find the other responses too analogous and not clear depictions. Jailbreaking your mind involves aligning your values, perspectives, opinions, thoughts, beliefs, etc. with that of the entire world around you and what benefits it. This still includes you and your body. Nonetheless, changes in these concepts will shift the information you receive or accept and consequently the way you view and interact with the world to a level otherwise foreign to someone who has not decided to do something like this. Hence, it’s called jailbreaking. You get access to a multitude more than you would with a closed source system (like IOS or the human minds standard limits). Also, like jailbreaking, you open your mind to all the bad stuff that the original means may or may not have been preventing. For IOS, this means viruses, hackers, etc. For the human mind, this means conspiracies, bad or dangerous ideas, etc. The cost benefit analysis is yours to decide. Much like jailbreaking if you know what you’re doing and do it with care you will be fine. But also plenty of people try to jailbreak their phones and mess up.

GPT 4 and Opus 3 are practically the same, as Leo mentioned. GPT has an app, better UI, access to DALL-E, etc. It also has one of the best speech to text functions, and has a conversation mode. Opus can support slightly longer formatting, is a bit more ‘human’ and is better for coding than GPT (slightly). I use GPT4 for the ease of access and essentially as a glorified search engine. I would use Opus if you plan to code and don’t care about some of the accessibility or DALL-E that comes with GPT.

@Vrubel All you’ve done is deny peoples points and when they start to make better ones you ignore completely. You stopped replying to me to tell other people how they shut down and don’t address things. 😂 and you’re still just name calling and insulting people too. Take your own advice and let the people who have studied the topic speak and maybe take a seat. You’re clearly riddled with personal bias here.

@Vrubel “Plain old atrocities denial” ?!?!!? You’re the one downplaying the IDF doing 1000-2000x times more killing.

@Vrubel How are comments like these allowed? You should do anything to save any children. How are racist comments like these allow here? Vrubel is openly saying they’d do anything up to and beyond killing 20,000 (1000 times) the amount of Palestine children for just 50 Israeli children. Oh AND it’s the Palestinians fault the IDF killed them, he says.

@Vrubel Right…. If I think you’re wrong I am wrong… if I say one thing you could say the opposite. Do you run the IDF?

@Vrubel What are those lines? So far you have not demonstrated you understand the severity of the situation here. If you did, you’d understand why you get slammed. You’d understand that, ironically how you want Hamas to just lay down his weapons, you must lay down your ideas. Surrender your ideas. You really think you’re going to have a reasonable conversation with people who are going through what the IDF is putting them through? Also, it’s not fair to call it childish here while also calling people internet trolls and not engaging in real conversation yourself.

@Vrubel Name calling doesn’t go far here. And of course if one side surrenders it is more likely to be over. That’s been true in every war and it’s laughable to even suggest. Also, surrendering is much different than agreeing on anything. Have you ever been asked to just give up, surrender? How easy was it for you? Was it because you should or because the other side was simply intimidating? Israel calling for a cease fire is like taking all your legos and punching you in the face until you give my ball back and telling you, while I’m punching you, that if you would’ve never taken my ball I wouldn’t have had to take all of your legos and punch you in the face and if you just give my ball back I would maybe stop.

@Nivsch Of course I have taken that into consideration. What I have never taken into consideration is killing women or children. The IDF has currently killed 20,000+ women and children. Injured 50,000+ women and children. I am not a fool. This will happen in war but the proportions here are far beyond any other war anytime recently and its cause has been obvious disregard for human life from a scared and angry IDF. It’s becoming genocidal- many, even within Israel, think it already is a genocide.

@Nivsch I am sorry for whatever losses or personal experiences you may have with the war. But it’s not complicated. Israel has overreacted. They have killed a completely disproportionate amount of people many of which are women and children. They have freaked out and killed their own people waving white flags. They have freaked out and killed international aid. They have freaked out and killed an Iranian commander. They’re paranoid and have been unjustifiable for quite sometime now; it has become genocide. The people who recognize that already understand it’s mainly the government. They already understand the great culture, vegan, sexual openness, etc. No one cares 🥱 All the other stuff is much more important. People pushing back on this thread never hated Israel- they’re pushing back because a thread on polls, LGBTQ+, etc. is seemingly semantic, distracting and counter productive in war time. Especially a war of this nature. Israel is already getting billions every year from the United States and has been in good relations for decades. We get it; time to acknowledge some faults.

Average IQ + all Knowledge = fantastical illusion these AIs are intelligent

@Leo Gura I’m not trying to oversimplify, obviously bias, cognitive development, etc. exist. However, bias, cognitive development, perceived intelligence, etc. are all tied together by knowledge, as well as intelligence. AI’s seem smarter than us not just because they’re ‘unbiased’ - they have access to all of the information. Knowledge is not intelligence and vice versa. Thats my ‘theory.’ Frankly I find their IQs to be around 100 still. I do not find these AIs smart. I find them knowledgeable.

Blood looks good; I’m assuming diet is decent as well. Dumb question: do you work out? What’s your cardio look like? Other than that, do you have any major stressors currently?

I noticed ‘plant based diet’ mentioned in the fundamentals portion of the site. Where do you stand on that? Do you eat meat?

Am I missing any supplements or does anyone have advice to build upon? I forgot to mention, I try to stay away from dairy and make my own oat milk and eat goat cheese.

@MarkKol @Nilsi @cjoseph90 @Jason Actualization Thanks for all of your responses. I got about what I thought I would- although I still wonder Leo’s response just because I found it so curious that ‘plant based’ was in the fundamentals section. Personally, I am actually not having much issues with my diet. I am 22 and definitely have a long way on the consistency side of things but here’s what I center around: Supplements: Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium, Fish oil, iron (anemic), organic whey, collagen Nootropics: l-theanine (I love this stuff), I tried 5-HTP (wasn’t for me) Main foods: Lean beef, eggs, chicken, turkey, steak, etc. Fruits: Apples, bananas, blueberries. Any fruit that is either filling and snack worthy, nutrient dense or easily washed/organic. Veggies: I honestly opt for low sodium V8s, superfood supplements, etc. here. Trying to steam more broccoli and beans again though. Regardless, this is about the best I’ve ever felt. I personally don’t understand the planted based thing, including the ethics. For reference, I did try it haha and if I wasn’t scared of lab meat I’d eat that instead of killing things.

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Would a mod or Leo like to tell me off here? I was told I was ‘fighting windmills,’ however my points were ignored as well. If I am fighting windmills, I’ll stop and leave. But it seems although nobody has rebutted me other than facepalming and saying bad science just needs more rigor.