Thank you, Jon. This was last Sunday, less than two months from both the injuries and the surgery. Again, I was told a year recovery to get back to 60% of where I was before the injuries. Fuck that.....

That’s incredible! I guess doctors are used to patients who don’t get regular exercise. Goes to show how much healthy we all could be if we made time to exercise. I personally have had to make sure to do more to help me sleep at night. Makes a world of difference.

Exercise is also the most effective, least invasive antidepressant. It's no coincidence that as the rates of obesity have increased (69% of Americans are overweight/obese)...that rates of anxiety/depression have correspondingly increased.This is why I incorporate exercise into every client session.

And for general mental health! I have epilepsy from a brain tumour extraction and the symptoms produced by my anti-epileptics are severe if I’ve lost even a few hours of sleep, and I have an increased risk of seizing, but with a well maintained sleep routine I basically have no symptoms.

Wow, that's really interesting. I have a history of Traumatic Brain Injuries. Unfortunately that affects my sleep. I've also spent much of my life in sleep deprivation b/c of being in survival mode, and the schedule it required (grad and law school where I slept 2-3 hours night/2-3 nights/week)...

....but.....and I actually wrote a grad school thesis on this topic.....exercise is the number one thing that helps mitigate the Traumatic Brain Injury Symptoms. I describe it as mental lubrication where before working out I'm foggy/hazy, emotionally sluggish/weepy/depressed, less sharp/lucid....

....and after the workout I'm exponentially better. I describe the experience as being similar to a water soluble lubricant....where prior to working out it my mind is like a dehydrated, gummed up, sticky tacky water soluble lubricant....

....but after working out it's like rehydrating the lubricant...it's slick.....and my mind/emotions are quick/sharp/lucid, etc.

I’ve noticed the same, purely anecdotal, of course. Did your grad school thesis get any traction? Though I’d love to go to grad school, it didn’t seem to be in the cards for me at the time, so I’m unfamiliar with how a thesis written at this level is received.

It was just a Masters program thesis. Actually a dry run prep course (2017) for the end of the program thesis...which ended up being "confirmation bias in the age of Trump" (2018). That was the first time I tried to incorporate my theories on dopamine in politics, but the advisor made me remove it.

I wasn't aware of Dr. Joe Dispenza, but after a quick research of him, his philosophy aligns with how I approach life and overcome trauma/adversity. 4/

Below is a screenshot of my July 6th email response to @mherskovitz.bsky.social. This was 3 1/2 weeks after the injuries/surgery. 6/

The MRI for what I thought was a hamstring muscle pull was the following day. Two days later I found out it was a complete tear of the tendon from the hip bone. A week later I found out it was too late to repair it. I was devastated the hospital/doctors place were not more diligent treating it. 7/

In our email exchange, Marshall pointed out: "They always say prisoners break not when they're being tortured, but when they've been given a break, treated well, and then the torture begins again." My response: 8/

Relevant article about recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries and Cluster relationship: 8/ www.patreon.com/posts/rebuil...

Relevant podcast appearance talking about overcoming adversity/trauma: 9/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBd...

"Be a cockroach": 10/

Thanks for sharing. I have had experience with Cluster B individuals (family members) and they can be no joke, deadly serious menaces. I’m sorry to hear about your assault. How you are approaching recovery and rehab is inspirational. Glad to see you posting again.

Thank you very much.

Very inspiring stuff thanks for sharing! There is one thing that I, personally, can’t relate to well. Harnessing anger as a motivator. For whatever reason, I don’t often feel anger, which is actually a different problem because it makes my “pressure tank” (to borrow your analogy) very small 1/4

For me, I’m usually most motivated to do things for others. And if people do something that would make most people angry, it usually makes me feel sad that the situation exists. 2/4