RL Peeves
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I have been a dick lately and it’s just as exhausting for me, so I am just going to say sorry for crossing this line and souring everyone’s morning. I don’t know what my problem is, I am just under loads of stress and anxiety and lots of flashback stuff has been coming up, and I actually-objectively really shouldn’t be coming here to spout off in that state of mind.
Do whatever is good for you, and I will just try to not put my foot in my mouth for a while.
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@shit-piss-love Well, strictly speaking most pain management is in the head. Or at least in the nervous system.
But in terms of pain management there have been more studies around marijuana and other cannabinoids. A recent study (Maharajan et al., 2019) has suggested that it can be useful as a treatment for certain kinds of pain (I’m not a pain expert, so I’m not entirely clear on what all the different kinds of pain mean) but not for others, especially certain kinds of chronic pain.
It also has warnings about overuse leading to cognitive problems and such.
If you’re actually interested I can send you the pdf of the study.
Maharajan, M. K., Yong, Y. J., Yip, H. Y., Woon, S. S., Yeap, K. M., Yap, K. Y., Yip, S. C., & Yap, K. X. (2019). Medical cannabis for chronic pain: Can it make a difference in pain management? Journal of Anesthesia, 34(1), 95–103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-019-02680-y
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As a cororolry to all of this, I suppose, there’s a few things one should be aware of when reading scientific literature.
The first is that it’s obviously written for a professional audience, and may contain nuance or supposed expectation that we, as non-experts, just don’t parse.
But secondly, and most importantly (especially to my area of psych research, actually) not every study gets published. If the study doesn’t “prove” something, or otherwise bring about new information it’s generally not worth publishing - in the opinion of journal editors. So any study that says there’s no link between X and Y is less likely to be published than one that says there is a link, even if that link is tenuous.
Third is obviously bias. When looking at published work, it’s best practice (at least as a student) to also look into who wrote the article. Not as a way to appeal to authority, but to inspect their funding source, their area of expertise. Not to go all conspiracy theorist on you, but I doubt Big Pharma would want “marijunana good, actually” papers being published when they have scores of researchers in need of funding and a little coaxing…
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today my RL peeve is people who don’t pick up after their dog. I scoop turds like a dedicated champion but people still mutter at me when I walk past with my little poopy angels because SOMEONE ELSE didn’t clean up after their dog, usually because “it’s just a little one”.
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Unfortunately the evidence we do have says one thing, and many reported anecdotes say another. But the evidence we have is scanty and of small scale.
One of the shittier impacts of prohibition, particularly the way cannabis has been classified in the US, is how it salted the earth for legitimate medical studies for decades. I feel like we’re playing catch-up now but there’s still a long way to go and in the meantime it’s very frustrating to sort through anecdotes, junk science, and stuff that was probably done with an agenda other than actual research.
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- People react differently.
- There are always outliers.
- Study results can be skewed to agree with the bias of the investigator.
- Placebo effect is a thing.
Conclusion: Who knows at this point. Have a drink, take a toke, watch some Netflix, relax.
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It usually isn’t one big thing that forces good teachers out.
It is not having a key to a door you need to, or an email scolding you because one of your kids went to the bathroom and didn’t fully latch the door behind them.
Being told x% of your kids are behind when the system used to evaluate it is known to be flawed and throw false results.
It is having to take a week off of teaching that wasn’t built into your year plan for an EXTRA school wide test that will just show exactly what you know about your kids already.
It is covering classes during your prep multiple times a week.
It is the angry parent who won’t accept that yes their child DID in fact do the thing you called them about and you aren’t lying to them.
I don’t understand why any of us keep doing this… and I love teaching.
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@junipersky said in RL Peeves:
It usually isn’t one big thing that forces good teachers out.
It is not having a key to a door you need to, or an email scolding you because one of your kids went to the bathroom and didn’t fully latch the door behind them.
Being told x% of your kids are behind when the system used to evaluate it is known to be flawed and throw false results.
It is having to take a week off of teaching that wasn’t built into your year plan for an EXTRA school wide test that will just show exactly what you know about your kids already.
It is covering classes during your prep multiple times a week.
It is the angry parent who won’t accept that yes their child DID in fact do the thing you called them about and you aren’t lying to them.
I don’t understand why any of us keep doing this… and I love teaching.
All these and many more are why I quit teaching. It is a job that is almost universally mistreated, undervalued, underpaid, and misrepresented. Teachers are essentially asked to score baskets from the three-point line with their hands tied behind their backs.
Fuck that. If the world wants to be stupid, good luck.
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@junipersky said in RL Peeves:
It usually isn’t one big thing that forces good teachers out.
It is not having a key to a door you need to, or an email scolding you because one of your kids went to the bathroom and didn’t fully latch the door behind them.
Being told x% of your kids are behind when the system used to evaluate it is known to be flawed and throw false results.
It is having to take a week off of teaching that wasn’t built into your year plan for an EXTRA school wide test that will just show exactly what you know about your kids already.
It is covering classes during your prep multiple times a week.
It is the angry parent who won’t accept that yes their child DID in fact do the thing you called them about and you aren’t lying to them.
I don’t understand why any of us keep doing this… and I love teaching.
All these and many more are why I quit teaching. It is a job that is almost universally mistreated, undervalued, underpaid, and misrepresented. Teachers are essentially asked to score baskets from the three-point line with their hands tied behind their backs.
Fuck that. If the world wants to be stupid, good luck.
It’s like you’re inside my head. All of this.
It seems a startlingly universal view, at least in WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialised, rich, democratic) countries.
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At least in the US, education has become mistrusted so it follows that those who impart education shouldn’t be given the tools or resources necessary to corrupt the minds of the children with “woke” talking points. Like actual history.
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American Girl released their latest Historical doll characters.
They’re from 1999.
That’s not okay.
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@DrQuinn Truly, there is no escape from reality.
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no.
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@DrQuinn to be fair, though, they’re great.
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Dear Dr. X -
I am asking you to cancel my appointment for Tuesday, March 7.
Based on the fact that a caveat that you do not test for <medical condition> was not only included in, but emphasized in bold in the email that I just received from you, I would assume that this is a recurring issue. I would strongly suggest that your office communicate this more clearly to your network of nearby referring offices, as well as to your own employees.
Please note that prior to making this appointment, I was advised that your office does test for <medical condition> by my referring doctor and specifically indicated to your receptionist that I was seeking testing for <medical condition> when I called in December to schedule this appointment and was told that I needed to fill out a battery of forms (which I should note I then didn’t receive for a week) before they would place me on your schedule. I specified it again in January when I called to confirm that I had completed and submitted them, but hadn’t heard back from your office, and was advised that your next available appointment wasn’t for several months.
If your staff had been able to communicate this the first time I spoke to them, it would have saved me multiple phone calls, clearing my schedule for a full day for a battery of testing, rearranging several financial payments to accommodate the nearly $2,000 that I would owe after my insurance coverage, and months of waiting only to find out now, three days before my appointment, that your office would not be able to help me with diagnosis or treatment at all.
It certainly would have saved your team this unkind, though not undeserved message.
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@Aria
I am so sorry. The upvote is in compassion not that I agree with the doctor or anything. I know it is frustrating to try and get a diagnosis for some disorders. I hope that you find someone soon to treat you with compassion. I’ll put out good thoughts and I’m sorry you have to go through this. -
@RightMeow
I’m honestly – as hyperbolic as this sounds – devastated. This is apparently something that’s been affecting me my whole life but, like my asthma, only became severe enough that someone actually noticed/believed me and went “Ohh, shit, something is actually wrong.” instead of thinking I was just being difficult or dramatic (hysterical woman syndrome!!) well, well into adulthood.My doctor and I have been trying to find a place that can actually diagnose me for the last year even though I live in one of the largest cities, with some of the best research hospitals, in the United States.
What the fuck am I supposed to do now?
