The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread

[EternalMetal]

well tbh he's still gonna be fryin' some brain cells with that 40 too, lol.

Have you read anything ive posted in the past page or so? This wouldnt be the case.

There are different kinds of nerve cells. I'm most worried about the motor neurons. But it is pretty bad for your brain. If I sniff a lot of rubber cement, I will get a ten minute high with a hard to describe full body warmth, and I will be numb. However, for the next week, I will be stupid. I won't be able to think about anything. That shows how much damage it causes. Luckily, most of it is repaired. However, I am sure repeated use will make me like that permanently. I am not as smart as I used to be. There is both short term and long term brain damage. Most is not permanent, but neurons never grow back the same. They always mutate. I actually wonder if this brings a risk of brain cancer. Some types of inhalants are proven to cause lung cancer.

There is no way to determine when the next time will become the last time. Paralysis will be the least of your problems if the next time you do it your heart stops beating, or you lose consciousness and never get it back. There is such thing as neuroplasticity, but you are taking it too far; you are probably doing irreversible brain damage if you can notice the long term effects. I suggest stopping inhalants entirely, for your own good.

 

[Trodden]

Yes, I dont believe a cell will initiate apoptosis based on infinitesimal changes in conditions. Certainly not within seconds of oxygen deprivation, that I am sure of. Slight tissue damage due to trauma of any kind? I guess it is plausible that some death may occur on a very low scale, but this type of cell death would be so subtle that it would be impossible to measure it (so you would only be able to theorize the possibility). Stuff this subtle is not what is leading you to observe CTE without diagnosed concussions, at least. Do you really believe that it is?

Im not saying every instance will lead to brain cell death. I am saying there are other factors that could induce such occurrences, such as medications, o2 saturation levels, diet and exercise, diabetes, etc. Some or a few of those factors could lead to cell death with some o2 deprivation. I never said the amount would be measurable. I was saying brain cells die all the time, for a wide array of reasons and variables, let alone drugs or alcohol

I didnt say things of such a minute nature lead to CTE, but there have been several documented cases of people getting CTE without being diagnosed with concussions. I dont think we have near the full score of the impact on our neurological system by just existing.

indoor and outdoor pollution, decreasing water quality, decreasing food quality, work hazards, etc. there are many things that can damage your brain, and I dont think anyone can know the full picture. we're still learning a lot. Neurology is a field constantly growing and expanding

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Have you read anything ive posted in the past page or so? This wouldnt be the case.

No, i havent. I skimmed through some bullshit about losing brain cells from sneezing and had enough. Just read the first post on this page which was krows. So drinking shitty malt liquor wont kill brain cells? Knocking down bottles of whisky or vodka nightly wont kill your brain cells? Or at least somehow conttibute to the lossof brain cells? Im no expert here, jsut asking.

 

[CiG]

Fuck mental help.

Who said anything about mental help? Chain yourself to a tree until you no longer need to wreck your brain with household cleaning products.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Maybe i need to lock him up in a room for a little while ...

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

"Bart is a vampire, beer kills brain cells. Now let's go back to that...building...thingy...where our beds and TV...is."

 

[EternalMetal]

Im not saying every instance will lead to brain cell death. I am saying there are other factors that could induce such occurrences, such as medications, o2 saturation levels, diet and exercise, diabetes, etc. Some or a few of those factors could lead to cell death with some o2 deprivation. I never said the amount would be measurable. I was saying brain cells die all the time, for a wide array of reasons and variables, let alone drugs or alcohol

You are right that there are a variety of variables leading to cell death, and that cells are constantly dying and being replaced, but to attribute the cell death to an event such as a sneeze would just be stretching the truth. I mentioned being measurable because that is how science works. If it cannot be observed, it cannot be proven, only theorized.

I didnt say things of such a minute nature lead to CTE, but there have been several documented cases of people getting CTE without being diagnosed with concussions. I dont think we have near the full score of the impact on our neurological system by just existing.

Many forms of Alzheimers, ALS, etc have no known cause, this is just another enigmatic question to add to the pile. You brought up idiopathic CTE cases as an argument when we were still talking about brain damage due to sneezing and headbanging. I am saying that the chances that these mild mechanisms are even remotely responsible is implausible.

indoor and outdoor pollution, decreasing water quality, decreasing food quality, work hazards, etc. there are many things that can damage your brain, and I dont think anyone can know the full picture. we're still learning a lot. Neurology is a field constantly growing and expanding

Meh. In reality there is probably partial truth in both of our claims, but the crux of my initial argument hinged on two things; an ischemic attack does not occur during something so minor as a sneeze, and that your average headbanging is not traumatic enough to specifically cause brain cells to die. The brain is definitely a sensitive organ, and if you were to show me data proving your points I would definitely concede. In the meantime uncertainty is king.

No, i havent. I skimmed through some bullshit about losing brain cells from sneezing and had enough. Just read the first post on this page which was krows. So drinking shitty malt liquor wont kill brain cells? Knocking down bottles of whisky or vodka nightly wont kill your brain cells? Or at least somehow conttibute to the lossof brain cells? Im no expert here, jsut asking.

Most of the brain damage due to alcohol is attributed in the short term to dehydration and the lack of proper nutrient delivery to the brain as a result of this. Drinking enough to have a hangover will result in some sort of brain damage, though in severity probably not permanently. Long term alcoholism is more complicated. Though the idea of alcohol killing brain cells is more myth than truth.

 

[Trodden]

but the crux of my initial argument hinged on two things; an ischemic attack does not occur during something so minor as a sneeze, and that your average headbanging is not traumatic enough to specifically cause brain cells to die.

I agree, I wasnt saying in every instance such things occur, only it can happen. I also said around that time

nodding your head kills brain cells

brain cells dying doesnt necessarily mean decrease in brain function

I wasnt talking in absolutes, only that there are many contributing factors into what causes brain cell death. I made no mention to the impact of such a minute event

 

[Trodden]

In the meantime uncertainty is king.

and that is the only real truth here

 

[Funerary_Doom]

getting blasted listening to agatus. themed mix tape had me revisiting this.

there should be a "what are you drinking" thread.

 

[King Richard]

Finally relaxing in our corporate housing after a long week and a half. Jennifer and the baby are sick so I'm taking care of them.

Finally in California though so it's all good!

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

@EternalMetal reading back through the last "page or so", i came across a post where you said drugs dont kill brain cells. I've grown up around way too much drugs and addicts to know that's just not true.I will introduce you to some people in my old neighborhood that will clearly change your mind on that. Complete different people form who they were before. Also there are a shit load of different drugs out there, to say "drugs dont kill brains cells" is kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Have you ever talked to someone who has smoked sherm on a regular basis? Or heck, just even a few times? Yea, i think not.

 

[PrincessHades]

I took the nitrous advice. I had an old whipped cream can stashed under my bed from last month, when I tried to use it, but it was out. I picked it up again, put a rag over it, and nitrous actually came out this time, and I huffed it. It was a very small amount, but I got a euphoric, tingly rush. Also, NO² is not damaging to the brain unless you completely cut yourself off from oxygen. The rush lasted seconds. I will do it again when I get more whipped cream. Usually, if they use it in food, it isn't poisonous. Cleaning products are the dangerous ones.

 

[PrincessHades]

And now, I am contemplating the horrible taste I just tasted: rotten dairy.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

 

[PrincessHades]

Actually, rotten dairy is not that bad. It is a sweet smell, but it is kind of sickly sweet. It's not like sewerage or mold anything. It just smells off. Either way, the thought of that is pretty bad.

 

[CiG]

This is the best reaction photo. Tommy Lee, homes.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

yeah, he's an OG. "OK, i'll be part of this world"


<3

 

[EternalMetal]

@EternalMetal reading back through the last "page or so", i came across a post where you said drugs dont kill brain cells. I've grown up around way too much drugs and addicts to know that's just not true.I will introduce you to some people in my old neighborhood that will clearly change your mind on that. Complete different people form who they were before. Also there are a shit load of different drugs out there, to say "drugs dont kill brains cells" is kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Have you ever talked to someone who has smoked sherm on a regular basis? Or heck, just even a few times? Yea, i think not.

Yes, I did say this:

For your information, drugs and alcohol dont necessarily kill brain cells.

What I meant by this was that not all drugs or alcohol kill brain cells like most people are led to believe. The word 'necessarily' was definitely the keyword. If used in excess, most drugs and alcohol can lead to the destruction of brain cells, and I will absolutely not deny this. Drugs like ecstasy, meth, and yes PCP are indeed harmful and have a pretty damn negative effect on the brain.

I guess you really dont know me, but yes I have been around people who have ruined themselves with drugs. My best friend from high school revealed to me years later that he barely remembered anything from when we were tight because he just took way too many drugs, and he definitely isnt the same person as he was. I think anyone would be beyond ignorant to say that drugs cant change people and ruin their lives. However, you need to realize I was responding to a guy who started off the conversation with the idea that nodding your head kills brain cells. Go look at the context if you dont believe me. I must come across as some rich white suburban kid from a gated community to you apparently. Luckily for me I was mostly just a pothead who would do amphetamines and pharmaceuticals occasionally, so I didnt fuck myself up. I always avoided the heavier stuff because I saw what happened to my friend, but ive definitely experienced quite a bit of the drug scene. My point was that some drugs and alcohol can be used in a responsible manner that wont destroy your brain. I still stand by that, even if I do know what can become of addicts and chronic drug abusers. Hope that clears things up a bit.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

... very well said. I must have missed that "necessarily" part heh, my bad. I pretty much agree with everything you said there.

I also was(still am) a pothead who fucked around with other shit growing up, but that's about it(*for the youngsters out there* ... not that being a pothead is good or anything, weed is definitely a drug). I've seen way too may people lives get ruined from drugs around me. Everything came and went, including the huge meth wave we had in SoCal when it first blew up, but nothing hit my neighborhood, family and friends harder than heroin.