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Thank god for hot showers. Without one, I'd probably be breaking down and going postal on someone right now. Fuck today was awful.
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So it starts out at the doctor's office. First, the receptionist was rude as hell. Anyway, not that anyone needs to know, but I've been having some serious bladder problems lately. No pain, just I've been needing to piss a lot like 2-3 times every night, and 4-5 times in the day (more even). I hadn't been to this clinic in about a year, and I guess in the meantime some of the clinic doctors switched around and management changed or whatever.
Anyway, my new doctor is this awkward ass asian dude who I can hardly understand sometimes his accent is thick. The guy is just really humorless and has horrible bedside manner. Not that I mind that in people generally, but I expect my doctor to take some human interest in me. So I tell him about my bladder problem, and without even looking at me, he says "You might have diabetes." Without even so much as asking if I have any questions, he starts filling out a form for a lab test and leads me out. you're probably thinking what's the big deal... the big deal is I MIGHT HAVE FUCKING DIABETES I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS BUT IT SOUNDS SCARY BECAUSE IT COULD TOTALLY CHANGE MY LIFE STYLE, SHORTEN MY LIFE, AND FUCK UP MANY OF THE THIGNS I WANT TO DO IN LIFE AND THE FUCKER DOESN'T EVEN ANSWER MY QUESTIONS?!?!?! FUCKIGN ASSHOLE. It is just not fucking acceptable for a doctor to have no communication skills whatsoever (DR. HOUSE IS A FICTIONAL CHARACTER).
Second bad thing: I nearly get fucking assaulted. On the way to the supermarket to pick up some prescriptions, I was driving more aggressively than usual and I don't let this guy (pedestrian) coming out of the parking lot cross the street. I was probably going pretty fast for a supermarket parking lot coz he throws a fit and starts makign all these gestures at me. I'm in no fuckign mood and I flip him off (probably not the smartest thing to do, in retrospect). This REALLY sets him off and he comes after my car. I park, lock my fuckign doors and get in a yelling match at him and he's threatening to beat the shit out of me. He's standing RIGHT in front of my car so I can't get out without backing out. After a while I've had enough and pick up my phone pretending I'm calling 911 and he runs off.
and he's fucking twice my size no way i'm getting a fistfight with the guy,
anyway
end rant
fucking a this diabetes thing is bothering the shit out of me.
 
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just to be clear, the supermarket was right after my doctor's appointment, which explains the hyper aggressive driving and middle finger
some more thoughts:
* in one instant this has made me pro-gun with the realization that a.) banning guns may prevent crime, but it is unrealistic to believe you can eliminate gun imports in a nation with land borders as big as ours b.) it is fucking scary to be approached aggressively by a guy twice as big as you. i would've LOVED to have a gun when that guy was threatening me, because I was fucking scared, I admit. I didn't know if he had a weapon himself.
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I probably piss more often than you, thought I had diabetes for a while too but got it tested and apparently had no problems.
weak bladder I guess :[
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how much water do u drink
and im no med expert but would bladder training be useful, ie u force yourself to go to the bathroom less times
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On October 04 2008 10:51 ahrara_ wrote:
just to be clear, the supermarket was right after my doctor's appointment, which explains the hyper aggressive driving and middle finger
some more thoughts:
* in one instant this has made me pro-gun with the realization that a.) banning guns may prevent crime, but it is unrealistic to believe you can eliminate gun imports in a nation with land borders as big as ours b.) it is fucking scary to be approached aggressively by a guy twice as big as you. i would've LOVED to have a gun when that guy was threatening me, because I was fucking scared, I admit. I didn't know if he had a weapon himself. jesus christ
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that is a pretty godawful day =/
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On October 04 2008 10:51 ahrara_ wrote:
just to be clear, the supermarket was right after my doctor's appointment, which explains the hyper aggressive driving and middle finger
some more thoughts:
* in one instant this has made me pro-gun with the realization that a.) banning guns may prevent crime, but it is unrealistic to believe you can eliminate gun imports in a nation with land borders as big as ours b.) it is fucking scary to be approached aggressively by a guy twice as big as you. i would've LOVED to have a gun when that guy was threatening me, because I was fucking scared, I admit. I didn't know if he had a weapon himself.
yeah....
or you could've just said "sir I apologise I just found out I might have diabetes it was a stupid and reckless thing to do of me."
How this can make you PRO gun is beyond me, you admit you were at fault but think your life is somehow more important than others because you should still be able to pull a gun on him? Im not sure I understand your logic, just because he's twice as big doesn't mean he's gonna beat you up.
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Sorry to hear that you might have diabetes but you need to get your anger under control, it's making your judgement exceptionally poor and that can't end well.
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I don't think he meant he was going to "pull a gun out on him"
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On October 04 2008 11:24 Vharox wrote:
I don't think he meant he was going to "pull a gun out on him"
Because he has a gun he will feel more powerful and be more unreasonable, provoking more violence in the other dude which will result in conflict and thus a pulled gun even faster. Having a gun is only gonna make matters worse.
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Oh, I totally agree with you. I was just pointing out I really don't think he meant using the gun to threaten him, but to have it just in case for protection.
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definitely did not want to shoot the guy. i think you misinterpreted my point about guns a lot. i just wanted to feel safe. ya it would've made me feel more powerful, but the point is I need to feel safe. would i be more likely to kill him? ya. but i would also be more likely to not get the shit beat out of me. anyway, i refuse to get any further into politics.
or you could've just said "sir I apologise I just found out I might have diabetes it was a stupid and reckless thing to do of me."
You try doing this in an anxious mood with a two hundred something pound very burlesque man with a van gogh three feet away from you threatening to beat the shit out of you. THEN we talk.
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On October 04 2008 10:51 ahrara_ wrote:
just to be clear, the supermarket was right after my doctor's appointment, which explains the hyper aggressive driving and middle finger
some more thoughts:
* in one instant this has made me pro-gun with the realization that a.) banning guns may prevent crime, but it is unrealistic to believe you can eliminate gun imports in a nation with land borders as big as ours b.) it is fucking scary to be approached aggressively by a guy twice as big as you. i would've LOVED to have a gun when that guy was threatening me, because I was fucking scared, I admit. I didn't know if he had a weapon himself.
I don't want to come down to hard on you after you received some extremely shitty news, but have you ever stopped to think about the possibility of the next time something like this happening, the other person is the one with the gun? I'd rather know that the chances of the douchebag I'm jawing with having a gun are slim and I may get my ass beat, but chances are I'm not going to die.
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United States22883 Posts
Yeah, but look at how gun owners in LA deal with road rage. You could be shot first!
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nah im not offended if you condemn my newfound position on guns
i just dont wanna talk politics
but for the record, i believe that abolishing guns solves crime. but i don't believe a policy similar to what they have in japan, an ISLAND nation, is remotely possible in the states. thus, you might as well make guns legal but difficult to acquire. it's similar to my stance on drugs: legalize it so you can control it, and because legal enterprises are less violent.
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Im just saying sometimes it's better to feel fear and running away than doing something reckless, pride is a bad motivator for behavior. But enough about this, noone got hurt, lesson learned.
Isn't the pee-a-lot-diabetes accompanied by a lot of drinking as well? Even if you have this form of diabetes I don't think it's as bad as you think it might be. It's not the kind of diabetes where you have to check your sugar all the time and inject yourself with insuline etc.
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guns are bad leads to arms race yo
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On October 04 2008 10:51 ahrara_ wrote:
* in one instant this has made me pro-gun with the realization that a.) banning guns may prevent crime, but it is unrealistic to believe you can eliminate gun imports in a nation with land borders as big as ours b.) it is fucking scary to be approached aggressively by a guy twice as big as you. i would've LOVED to have a gun when that guy was threatening me, because I was fucking scared, I admit. I didn't know if he had a weapon himself.
I know how you feel. Once my mom was driving our minivan, and I was sitting in the back with the seat reclined. We were in the lane going strait and there was a long line, but the turn lane next to use was wide open. It was dark, so she starts to turn onto the other lane, and these guys who are driving way too fast swerve and hit their horn.
Its dark and I'm kind of low in the back, so I don't think anyone saw me, but the guy gets out of his car, walks up to the window, and starts yelling at my mom, calling her a bitch and some other things. Anyway, he left in about 5 - 10 seconds, and I never got up and they never saw me (I was 21 then, not a kid).
After an experience like that you realize that there is a reason people have guns.
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bananana ice cream with gummy bears from coldstone
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United States22883 Posts
Holy shit that sounds good
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On October 04 2008 11:53 Frits wrote:
Im just saying sometimes it's better to feel fear and running away than doing something reckless, pride is a bad motivator for behavior. But enough about this, noone got hurt, lesson learned.
Isn't the pee-a-lot-diabetes accompanied by a lot of drinking as well? Even if you have this form of diabetes I don't think it's as bad as you think it might be. It's not the kind of diabetes where you have to check your sugar all the time and inject yourself with insuline etc.
not what my doctor said
anyway im not gonna do any research because it's just gonna worsen my anxiety. i do my test tomorrow and i get the results next week, hopefully i just have overactive bladder.
On October 04 2008 12:02 fight_or_flight wrote:Show nested quote +On October 04 2008 10:51 ahrara_ wrote:
* in one instant this has made me pro-gun with the realization that a.) banning guns may prevent crime, but it is unrealistic to believe you can eliminate gun imports in a nation with land borders as big as ours b.) it is fucking scary to be approached aggressively by a guy twice as big as you. i would've LOVED to have a gun when that guy was threatening me, because I was fucking scared, I admit. I didn't know if he had a weapon himself. I know how you feel. Once my mom was driving our minivan, and I was sitting in the back with the seat reclined. We were in the lane going strait and there was a long line, but the turn lane next to use was wide open. It was dark, so she starts to turn onto the other lane, and these guys who are driving way too fast swerve and hit their horn. Its dark and I'm kind of low in the back, so I don't think anyone saw me, but the guy gets out of his car, walks up to the window, and starts yelling at my mom, calling her a bitch and some other things. Anyway, he left in about 5 - 10 seconds, and I never got up and they never saw me (I was 21 then, not a kid). After an experience like that you realize that there is a reason people have guns.
exactly... you have to experience what it's like to feel physically threatened by someone you don't know. it's not like getting in a fight with someone you don't like coz you don't know what this person is capable of. do they have a gun? or they just talk? etc etc
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On October 04 2008 12:04 intrigue wrote:
bananana ice cream with gummy bears from coldstone
also i picked out new glasses today
they're quite thick rimmed
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On October 04 2008 12:04 intrigue wrote:
bananana ice cream with gummy bears from coldstone
Coldstone smells so bad... but it tastes SO good!!!
EDIT: The store itself, btw.
Wow, that was a pretty horrible day. I agree, without hot showers, life would be dreadful.
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On October 04 2008 10:51 ahrara_ wrote:
just to be clear, the supermarket was right after my doctor's appointment, which explains the hyper aggressive driving and middle finger
some more thoughts:
* in one instant this has made me pro-gun with the realization that a.) banning guns may prevent crime, but it is unrealistic to believe you can eliminate gun imports in a nation with land borders as big as ours b.) it is fucking scary to be approached aggressively by a guy twice as big as you. i would've LOVED to have a gun when that guy was threatening me, because I was fucking scared, I admit. I didn't know if he had a weapon himself.
Regarding your gun statement. As long as neither of you have a gun neither one of you will die or be severely injured. But if either one of you or both of you had a gun a serious violent outcome is far more likely.
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btw from the way you worded it, it almost seems as though you would've wanted to use the gun to flash it and scare him off or something? I really hope not because if society comes to that we're in big trouble lol.
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god i am this tired of people responding to the point about guns without UNDERSTANDING MY POSITION.
but for the record, i believe that abolishing guns solves crime. but i don't believe a policy similar to what they have in japan, an ISLAND nation, is remotely possible in the states. thus, you might as well make guns legal but difficult to acquire. it's similar to my stance on drugs: legalize it so you can control it, and because legal enterprises are less violent.
2.) wait so you're society has degraded to the point that people want to flash a gun to feel secure?
as opposed to bludgeoning other tribes to death and enslaving their women? CLEARLY SOCIETY HAS GONE DOWNHILL.
i'll say it again so you understand: the "good ol' days" when the earth was just a giant utopia never existed.
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A looooooong time ago  my dad dropped me off at middle school and I guess he didn't wait for some guy at a stop sign or something, so the guy followed us to my school, got out and started pounding on the car for a few seconds before walking away and driving off. I felt kind of sick the whole day.
I'm actually looking into some "defense stuff" for going abroad.
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famous quote:
"An armed society is a polite society."
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my advice is to just relax, be calm in the meantime before you get your test results. theres a good chance that you dont have diabetes and your piss problem is just a mental thing. i dont have diabetes and i piss more than you during day time (however i dont get woken up at night to piss). even if the worst scenario occurs (you do have diabetes), its wont restrict you THAT much anyway. youll still be able to play sport, have sex etc. but just for now, stay calm and collected, dont think about it, call up some friends and have a mini party, play some starcraft, listen to some music, chill with friends, do some work around the house, go hire a movie and watch it, just do anything thats fun and takes your mind away from the diabetes problem
i dont have diabetes, but sometimes when i get anxious / really bored i constantly think about pissing and incidently have to take a leak all the time (i do drink alot of water through). if you eat healthy, stay in shape and drink fluids / stay away from alcohol its a pretty safe bet you wont be diabetic and this could be just a mental or situational problem that will most likely fix itself anyway
as for the gun part: well, everyone flies off the handle sometimes and does something out of anger. where i live i dont think there are very many people (if any) that carry a loaded gun, the worst that can happen to me if i get pissed and start arguing with someone is probably a fist fight. that being said, theres alot of crazy people out there that might snap if you abuse them and pull a gun/knife etc. but then again, they might go and do it anyway, if you yell at them or not. maybe argue with him but dont throw around insults so theres less chance of him pulling out a gun or a shiv or whatever
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i was paranoid about diabetes recently when one day i went to the bathroom a lot, even more so than usual, which is a lot because i usually go often, and i woke up and had to piss one night too which never happens so i got even more paranoid. then i got paranoid everytime i had to go to the bathroom and tried to remember how many times i went etc.
afaik going to the bathroom a lot is only part of the symptoms you may have, but if you are thirsty often too and have a decreased/increased appetite than its leaning more towards diabetes. only way to know is a test, but if its just increased times going to the bathroom its not diabetes.
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