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[Darvi]

100 also means that you're unhealthy if you're using celsius.

[Neonivek]

100 also means that you're unhealthy if you're using celsius.

No... 100 means you are dead if you are using Celsius.

[10ebbor10]

100 also means that you're unhealthy if you're using celsius.

No... 100 means you are dead if you are using Celsius.

Not really. Most bodies tend to be cold. At 100 you're probably on fire.

[Darvi]

You're not necessarily dead... yet. Dying, sure, but not quite there.

[Neonivek]

You're not necessarily dead... yet. Dying, sure, but not quite there.

Your internal temperature is 100... We aren't talking about your skin.

This means your blood is boiling.

[Helgoland]

100 also means that you're unhealthy if you're using celsius.

No... 100 means you are dead if you are using Celsius.

Doesn't "on fire" fall under "unhealthy"?

[misko27]

I like using Celcius for outdoor/indoor temperature... and Fariehnheit for body temperature.

Why the difference? Because 100 means you are sick.

Mostly. 99 is a little sketchy, but still relatively fine. 100 degrees is, unpleasant, but you could still just be over-heating . 101 degrees is absolutely fever. 102 is "take medication" level. 103 is a indicator of a serious fever, and 104 is exactly the point where urgent medical attention is required. 105 is heat stroke territory. 106 is permanent brain damage (this can occur at 105 as well).


An easy threat indicator!

NINJAEDIT: 7 replies?!?

[Vector]

I don't know your circumstances in any detail. Couldn't you leave early and stay somewhere else, even if it's just some cheap room?

I'm on the west coast, so no.  It's almost impossible to find any sort of housing.  Also, I don't exactly have very much money.  I'm just barely starting out.

[Owlbread]

There's also certain kinds of trauma that don't really involve any kind of violence. Kids can be traumatised by their parents abandoning them, or if the parents make them feel abandoned.

[Vector]

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[Oliolli]

I heard a discussion on radio years and years ago. It was about how PSTD has become less and less life-changingly significant over time. I don't remember all of the specifics, but for instance on of the things it used to be called was Shell Shock, which conveys without extra medicalspeak that "This person is fucked up." Tumblr-ization of PTSD is just the next step.

Just reminds me of Carlin's wise words

There's a condition in combat. Most people know about it. It's when a fighting person's nervous system has been stressed to it's absolute peak and maximum. Can't take anymore input. The nervous system has either (click) snapped or is about to snap.

In the first world war, that condition was called shell shock. Simple, honest, direct language. Two syllables, shell shock. Almost sounds like the guns themselves.

That was seventy years ago. Then a whole generation went by and the second world war came along and very same combat condition was called battle fatigue. Four syllables now. Takes a little longer to say. Doesn't seem to hurt as much. Fatigue is a nicer word than shock. Shell shock! Battle fatigue.

Then we had the war in Korea, 1950. Madison avenue was riding high by that time, and the very same combat condition was called operational exhaustion. Hey, we're up to eight syllables now! And the humanity has been squeezed completely out of the phrase. It's totally sterile now. Operational exhaustion. Sounds like something that might happen to your car.

Then of course, came the war in Viet Nam, which has only been over for about sixteen or seventeen years, and thanks to the lies and deceits surrounding that war, I guess it's no surprise that the very same condition was called post-traumatic stress disorder. Still eight syllables, but we've added a hyphen! And the pain is completely buried under jargon. Post-traumatic stress disorder.

I'll bet you if we'd of still been calling it shell shock, some of those Viet Nam veterans might have gotten the attention they needed at the time. I'll betcha. I'll betcha.

[Shakerag]

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Vector:  The Baskin-Robbins of trauma.

[Vector]

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Vector:  The Baskin-Robbins of trauma.

If you hate me, that's fine, but treat me with respect while you're at it.

[Owlbread]

I didn't agree with Carlin on that, I'm not sure if "shell shocked" is the right way to describe how people who are traumatised through non-military situations. I just say trauma/traumatised, PTSD if I'm trying to be medical but that's rare. I find that the word "trauma" has all the connotations you really need.

[Neonivek]

I didn't agree with Carlin on that, I'm not sure if "shell shocked" is the right way to describe how people who are traumatised through non-military situations. I just say trauma/traumatised, PTSD if I'm trying to be medical but that's rare. I find that the word "trauma" has all the connotations you really need.

Well I'd use Shell Shocked if the person had the classic symptoms of someone who was shell shocked... Like losing connection to reality once they have been triggered.