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How can I find what I'm looking for when I don't know what it is?

pedmands — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:14:35 -0800

I am always on the precipice of an epiphany, or so I think... I've had this lingering feeling for a long time, now; as if there's one last key to turn before the bounty. It's something that I haven't really learned to cope with, and its strength seems to ebb and flow in a direct relationship to my concentration. Like the Atlantic, the tide may seem to shallow its depth, but its mass is ever-present.

It's certainly a motivating factor in my life. I've pursued its nagging for hours at a time, but the promised payoff is always elusive. The impetus behind it is abstract and therefore frustrating, and when I inevitably turn up empty-handed, I feel a deep defeat. Hence the coping.

A few examples of this drive that some of you might relate to:

Broad: It's the feeling that, if I just find that one bit of information out there in the overwhelming stream of data, most everything will 'click'.

Specific: The knowing that if I work on this chorus a little more that the song will finally be the one I've been trying to write since I set out to capture it.

Personal: The insistence by my inner-self that when I stumble upon the right thought through free-association, I'll understand myself.

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I consider it a gift; an affliction; a curse.

What is it, really?

If I'm so healthy, why do I feel like crap?

motsque — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:52:36 -0800

I'm thirsty, fainting, dizzy, and cold. Do you know why this might be? YAND, but have you been here? I'm 26, fairly healthy with some one controlled medical condition. Since Saturday, I've been thirsty. SO, SO thirsty. I drink and drink, and my mouth is dry again before the water hits my belly. My mouth tastes dry and disgusting, even after brushing.

This morning during an exam I started blacking out -- unusual because I was sitting down. Ears ringing, vision blurry, speech slurred. I laid around in a staff lounge until I started to feel better (about an hour and a half).

Went to the doctor --- it's not diabetes. No virus, no infection. My throat even looks normal despite a bit of a cough and a scratchy feeling. They checked my blood for glucose levels (I think that's what it was -- it was 90 and they said that was normal), and they checked my urine for infections and sugar or something. Everything is FINE.

YANAD, so you can't tell me why it is I feel like total crap despite normal tests. But maybe you can answer if you've ever had any similar symptoms, what worked out for you, and most importantly, how to stop dying of thirst.

Water temp to maximize hydration speed?

Humpable Prose — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 20:02:53 -0800

What temperature water will hydrate one fastest? Is it hot, cold, or somewhere in between? (And why?)

My friend says hot water is best. In which case, is cold water "refreshing" only because of its thermoregulatory properties, not because of how fast it quenches one's thirst?