#allostatic load

[firespirited]

Pufferfish pedant brain wants to reply to people sharing deep sorrow about being denied pain meds for legitimate pain because of drug abuse stigma

not with yes i’ve been there too and so many medical professions don’t understand pain it’s awful

but have you considered that the relief of drugs isn’t just chasing a high for many addicts but an equally legitimate physical or mental pain that has gone ignored and untreated?

shut up brain. not the time or place.

[justinesattendingadventures]

Freaking out

There's this concept that we talk about a lot in medical school and particularly osteopathy called the allostatic load. It is basically all the things that are weighing on the patient and causing their dysfunction. For example, if someone has cancer, they've got something huge on their plate. But they also have to worry about finances, who's gonna watch their kids, worrying about their loved ones, and maybe they have a bunch of somatic dysfunction from lack of movement. In OMM, our goal is to reduce that allostatic load. Sure, it might not fix all their problems, but it'll take something off their plate so they don't have to worry quite as much or be quite as uncomfortable.

My allostatic load is pretty high right now with just this neuro exam and maybe soreness from training, but I'm healthy and I can handle it.

Until the school decided to swoop in and teach us venipunture next week. I'm terrified of needles. And they keep emailing us to make sure we prepare. While they know we're studying for neuro.

I knew I would have to face my fear this year. But I really thought they would wait until after neuro to dump that on us. I'm literally full-body trembling as I write this. I can barely keep myself from crying when I get an IV from a professional, let alone a first attempt.

Im freaking out.

But I'm really trying to only focus on neuro until Monday at least.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I'm also terrified of passing as soon as the needle touches me. I've passed out after a finger prick before. And hit my head and got a concussion that I had to see a neurologist for. Ahhhhh

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Spirit and Science Are Not Enemies: An African-Centered Approach to Wholeness

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Time, Effort, and Sacrifice: Why the Brain Accepts Pain Only Under Meaningful Horizons

Time, effort, and sacrifice are not abstract moral categories imposed upon the organism from culture or ideology. They are neurobiological commitments that require justification at the level of metabolism, prediction, and learning. The brain does not accept pain, delay, or sustained exertion by default. It tolerates them only when they are embedded within meaningful horizons that render present…

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Long-term stress doesn’t just live in the mind—it accumulates in the body. This post explores allostatic load, PTSD, and how survival mode quietly reshapes mental and physical health over time. Read at: theroadtomentalwellness.com

Allostatic Load and PTSD

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Allostatic Load

Look at that, it turns out there is a technical term for that mental fatigue you feel from being stuck in the house doing the social distance thing.

Allostatic Load.

I knew there had to be something to describe how awful this feels.  If there wasn’t a term for it before I figured someone smarter than I would be working on one.  Nope, it’s already out there.

Are you feeling it?  I am feeling it. …

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