tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post3031360920044710508..comments2023-12-10T08:09:17.786+00:00Comments on Large blooming flower: Inadvertent tinkeringJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-69365024678606479892010-03-02T02:44:33.486+00:002010-03-02T02:44:33.486+00:00Now, if only I liked the taste of mint....Now, if only I liked the taste of mint....Caliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280127011882954777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-22389619132756585932010-02-27T13:46:57.871+00:002010-02-27T13:46:57.871+00:00Trouble is, I wasn't even wanting any medicina...Trouble is, I wasn't even wanting any medicinal benefit from the stuff, I was just knocking back an enjoyable beverage! <br /><br />Fortunately I'm not on any applicable medications so no receptors to be blocked, however you're right, there's no sense in messing with a carefully prescribed medication regime.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-618185612018568562010-02-27T13:38:41.284+00:002010-02-27T13:38:41.284+00:00Something to keep in mind with natural occurring f...Something to keep in mind with natural occurring foods/herbs that have similar properties as the medications you take is that they can sometimes bind the receptor sites that the medication works on and not allow the medication to do its job. Then with the food/herbal not being as effective you do not get the desired result. Now if your not on meds then by all means enjoy.<br /><br />Bbreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028183508512140743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-44073631719487743862010-02-27T11:19:18.167+00:002010-02-27T11:19:18.167+00:00Don't forget chewing gum :)Don't forget chewing gum :)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-50257354774573855712010-02-27T11:04:52.058+00:002010-02-27T11:04:52.058+00:00Does Spearmint toothpaste count? Not sure I'm...Does Spearmint toothpaste count? Not sure I'm ready for Spearmint tea, though I sure could do with the side-effects.Angie Davishttp://angiebop.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-58631967173294108032010-02-27T10:26:07.546+00:002010-02-27T10:26:07.546+00:00Yes, CBT. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. If I wasn...Yes, CBT. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. If I wasn't an ex-depressive I might have believed him but I know at first hand what it's all about. In effect they try to teach you to identify the stimulus for your depression and head it off before a depressive episode is triggered. It works for some people, wasn't very successful for me because as it turned out the gender issues were at the root of it all. As we'll all be aware, gender dysphoria is all about brain wiring rather than stimuli so CBT would be about as useful in this case as it would be to cure left-handedness. One of the first things it says in the NHS guidance is that gender dysphoria is <b>NOT</b> a mental illness. <br /><br />He's a nice bloke and means well, he's just clueless on this issue. I'm going to do three things on Wednesday, give him the guidance for doctors, ask him that if he's not so comfortable with dealing with it all could he refer me to his colleague in the same practice who already has some GD patients, and then ask for a referral to Charing Cross hospital for a diagnosis. For reasons I've bored you all silly with I may not be able to take the treatment on offer but at least I'll be talking to people with a clue who can put me onto counselling services if they're available.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-2819912135212578712010-02-27T09:10:29.219+00:002010-02-27T09:10:29.219+00:00CBT? You don't strike me as particularly trai...CBT? You don't strike me as particularly trainable.Leslie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373261212549008939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-45464597835576758032010-02-27T08:37:36.315+00:002010-02-27T08:37:36.315+00:00Cognitive behavioral therapy? I'm amazed that...Cognitive behavioral therapy? I'm amazed that is suggested? That kind of goes with the 'We can cure you' thoughts doesn't it?<br /><br />StaceStacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-36269952165422806842010-02-27T07:49:10.279+00:002010-02-27T07:49:10.279+00:00I don't know, not being a specialist in such m...I don't know, not being a specialist in such matters. Annoyingly I know a research scientist whose speciality is very much in that direction through a completely different sphere, however I don't really want to have to come out to him so I can't really ask him. <br /><br />Since my doctor is nice-but-clueless - one of this weekend's tasks will be to print out the NHS guidance for doctors on gender identity so when I see him on Wednesday I can shove it on his desk and tell him to read it so we can stop messing about with him suggesting CBT for me - I don't feel too guilty about it.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-55621940176696086022010-02-27T07:00:02.167+00:002010-02-27T07:00:02.167+00:00How mild is mild?
I feel for your doctor :)
Stac...How mild is mild?<br /><br />I feel for your doctor :)<br /><br />StaceStacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.com