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· Jan 30

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damn it was long, and i *don't* think it needs to be this way for everyone, i was a mess... -a couple of decades of seeking and meditation -ego death in 2020 (natural, not induced by drugs) -2021 shadow work, dismantling my superego and quitting alcohol and drugs

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i know i'm genetically fortunate and have always been attractive, but you'd think these pics should be in opposite order. you can see the transformation from five years ago to now:

haha someone thought part of the difference was a nose job! the change is from losing inflammation and puffiness. i have ehlers-danlos (a not-so-"rare disorder"), which can lead to autoimmunity if you aren't careful

The amount of people in these online spaces with Ehlers-Danlos is curious, almost staggering. It either leads me to believe it is indeed not rare at all, or there's some strange correlation with other traits going on

both. there's some correlation ime. and it's really not rare, because the diagnostic criteria are simple: just joint hypermobility. that's EVERY "double-jointed" kid in everyone's class. i'd estimate it at ~5%

Yeah I figured out something was 'off' long before my diagnosis because I can pull my arms out of the sockets and behind my back But only after getting engrossed into certain weird social spaces (most of which fall solidly on the 'intellectual' or 'spiritual' side of things)-

Did I start running into a myriad of others with the same

yep, eds and hypermobility are associated with enhanced interoception and shamanic talent. iirc

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i was quoting a piece by

@dschorno

which i've been thinking about on and off for awhile, it also has a bit about gender stuff

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· Jan 14

i don't mean for this to sound cool or edgy it's intended as an observation about what it seems to me we're *already* doing. as far as i know basically nobody chooses this and we're doing it because we feel like we have no choice arcove.substack.com/p/null-call

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thanks 🙏❤️ i'd been looking for this!

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The sleeping disorder is profoundly weird to realize. I've got Narcolepsy so I don't really sleep? When I do my sleep is full of visions and OoB experiences