I am utterly convinced that a leading cause of depression is inflammation.

Now there are books about this, I’ll drop some links in the comments, but also, I’ll tell you a story. This is a thing that has happened to me a few times, but this is the most recent and clear.

Wednesday evening, I’m starting to feel a bit of a sore throat coming on. I drink some water and try to get some sleep. At about 2am I wake up hot and with body aches, but I was woken up because I was having racing very dark thoughts. I woke up because I was suddenly in a depressive episode! Now this isn’t my first rodeo, so I knew what was happening and I also knew it was caused by the inflammation raging in my body. At first I tried some meditation and some breathing exercises. But it didn’t make a dent, the thoughts raced. You know the ones, “you’re a horrible person”, “nothing will work out”, “your life won’t be anything but suffering”, on and on.

When my initial strategies failed I woke my husband up and told him what was going on and asked him to help. He went and got me some Ibuprofen, I took it, had some more water, waiting a bit. Things calmed down. I went back to sleep. I woke up Thursday morning still sick, but without the racing thoughts.

Do any of you experience this at the start of an illness?

Interesting observation. When I think about it, the men I know who watch MMA are more masculine in general than those who watch football, basketball, etc.

we don’t call the owner of X that yet?

was that really just in my head?

oh you're going??

or you're there?

お正月の挨拶？

mostly I just want to read books and rest...

Distraction and division is always a factor but it’s not about immigration, it’s about garnering support for escalation in the Middle East.

They want Westerners riled up to support wars against Israel’s neighbours: nostr:note1mpnlmvj4klj78m8p2cxqnvpem7wafm0j8gp4wfzp46u6gx6elmtqrfpw6t

No-one was held accountable like a dozen other scandals, it wasn’t hidden though.

Why is this topic resurfacing now? Have you asked yourself that?

Why is the UK hyper-focused on Muslims systemically raping underage girls whilst all and sundry have known about this for years at the same time as ISIS is being framed for supposed terror attacks in the US which are so heinous they let a Zionist reporter into the terrorists house 24 hours later for a walkthrough, a few weeks before Trump takes office having massive backing from the Israel lobby.

Why are they putting this narrative in front of you?

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Rape gangs?

I could roll in a tub of hummus

How long will you be in Singapore?

explain please that for non american?