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  1. I need advice regarding a potential health emergency. I've been having more than the usual trouble sleeping this week, waking up all throughout the night. I was really looking forward to sleeping tonight, but everything I did today seems to have pushed me too far and now I have a sinus? infection. I usually only get sick about once a year, typically in the fall/winter, and haven't really seen a doctor in 2 years. It's bad enough enough that I spent 2+ hours in bed trying to fall asleep, thinking that perhaps it was near morning, only to realize that I'd been awake the entire time when I had to get up for the bathroom because of just how complete the nasal congestion -> inflammation -> severe headache is along with a now completely raw throat. I did everything right regarding cognitive behavioral therapy towards sleep, and was avoiding all lights before bed and so on. So I can't sleep due to the pain, and if I can't sleep in the daylight or within the next day, I may have some severe health issues crop up and start to go completely mental. I probably can't go anywhere or contact anyone until the morning. Any home remedies for clearing the sinuses or headaches? Neti pot/sinus rinse is no help at all. Hot shower didn't work. I may just have to endure sleep deprivation for a couple of days or until I become exhausted enough to pass out, but it feels like I'll lose my sanity before then.

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    2. Myew

      Myew

      My pain was almost back to normally tolerable levels after getting 12 hours of sleep and waking up on Saturday. I'm feeling pretty good the past couple days, I just have to be really careful not to push it too hard and relapse. I'm likely still contagious, occasionally coughing up phlegm and blowing biofilm out of my sinuses.

      I admit that I'm a bit afraid to try and mess with the potatos, because I feel that I've had autoimmune issues with nightshades in the past. :unsure: They would make me hungry, too... but I probably should try some form of warm compress. My body hasn't been able to decongest the sinuses on its own very well.

    3. ChocoBro

      ChocoBro

      Best leave it then.

    4. shali

      shali

      If you have a full blown sinus infection, nothing "natural" will likely help.  There is nothing like a sinus headache, nothing relieves it.  All you want to do is lie down and get some rest, but lying down makes your head hurt worse. Sinus's get "impacted" with infection (it's chalky and green and you also get blood) so nothing moves!  You need antibiotics usually to start things going in the right direction. 

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About Myew

Member's Public Information

  • Gender
    Brother
  • First Name
    Alex
  • Relationship Status
    Doubting my ability to cope with human contact... still, you're awfully cute for a human.
  • Displayed Location
    Treetop Terrace, Spider Plains of Missouri.
  • Publisher
    Yes
  • Baptized
    Yes

How I Found the Truth

  • How I found the Truth
    I was raised by Witness parents, knowing the Bible and loved Jehovah as an infant. However, I did not have strong active spiritual role models or goals, and had plenty of mental disorders. I developed several debilitating chronic illnesses starting around puberty, and felt stumbled due to fragrances causing me such pain. I didn't make any more spiritual progress and stopped attending meetings, but I continued to listen over the phone for about 15 years. My faith and spiritual habits steadily declined as I sank deeper into isolation and depression. (Pr 18:1) I lived a virtual life, addicted to the computer and internet for literal days at a time, and eventually hit rock bottom. I was in chronic fatigue, pain, sleep deprivation and suffered some brain damage, having no reason to live and always wishing for death. I came to realize one day, probably thanks to a witness online who sent me a talk, that I would never be happy focusing on myself. Jehovah never caused my suffering, he was still providing for my needs despite my selfish lifestyle, and he wanted to help me to come to serve him. However, I had to be willing to make changes, to show Jehovah that I wanted to come to know him better, to serve him and to trust him. I started a new routine of Bible reading and prayer, and started learning how to eat better so that I could perhaps reverse my disorders. However, I was still trapped in many addictive habits. In time, I was desperately praying for spiritual friends to replace my bad association. Jehovah sent a new Elder in the congregation to me, a former missionary and regular pioneer, probably the most zealous minister that I have ever met. Jehovah was also training him to learn patience as he spent years taking the time to write and talk with me, encouraging me and helping me to start studying again, becoming my closest friend. I started taking my health very seriously, viewing my diet and lifestyle as a way of giving my best to Jehovah, in order to become physically strong enough to worship him. Eventually, I became well enough that I was able to endure attending meetings, later followed by becoming a publisher thanks to letter writing, later still able to do a little door to door work and participate in meetings, and finally progressing to baptism after a total of some 6 years it took me to 'Return to Jehovah'. Jehovah has guided and supported me each step of the way, as long as I fully commit myself to relying on him and doing his will.

My Hobbies & Interests

  • My Interests
    I am religiously Cat-holic*. (Addicted to all things feline. Thanks, Toxoplasmosis!)
    Some of my favorite pastimes include computers, technology, gaming, pixel and line art, storytelling, music, tiny homes, and the inconceivably vast cosmos.
  • My favorite books
    I'm especially partial to stories that reflect the dichotomy between tragedy and hope - Ruth is my favorite book in the scriptures. I really appreciate the renaissance of 'New World' novels. My favorite writings tend to be campy, humorous, satirical. I love comics and grew up with the best in Calvin & Hobbes. I don't often read physical books anymore aside from the Bible, I prefer audiobooks or digital.
  • My favorite music
    Background music, scores and soundtracks, especially classic video game composers. Some of my preferred genres are alternative, ambient, downtempo, orchestral, techno, and world music. Kingdom dirges & marches, Blue Man Group, John Williams, Jake Kaufman, Manami Matsumae, Hiroki Kikuta, Yoko Kanno.
  • My favorite movies
    I enjoy the typical Sci-fi/Space Opera fare: Dr Who, Hitchhiker's Guide, Star Trek, Star Wars, War of the Worlds. Also humor and tragedy. The Princess Bride, Cast Away, Godzilla, Jurassic Park.
  • My favorite quotes
    (Psalm 73:26) My body and my heart may fail, But God is the rock of my heart and my portion forever.

    (Nehemiah 8:10) He said to them: “Go, eat the choice things and drink what is sweet, and send portions of food to those who have nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord, and do not feel sad, for the joy of Jehovah is your stronghold.”

    (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4) Praised be... the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our trials so that we may be able to comfort others in any sort of trial with the comfort that we receive from God.

    "You have two options. Either let this world drive you mad, or /choose/ to be insane." - Myew
    "I've got PLENTY of common sense! I just choose to ignore it. :D" - Calvin
    "I appear to be suffering from Catabolic Analysis Paralysis." - Myew
    "As Christian as possible under the circumstances." - Myew
    "As you wish." - Dread Pirate Westley
    "Yes, I am just a little broken."

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