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[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Destress? Destress?! Why don't I just put on my destress helmet, wiggle down into my destress cannon, and fire myself off into destress land where destressors grow on destressies?

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I think it was a typo. I think what they wanted to say was "de-dress".

[–] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just pull a gun on them and scream don't moove, if they do again, fire.

[–] ItsQuadrus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Found the American commenter!

Absolutely not. Im German. But a flamethrower is to long to hold it in your face...

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm on month 2 of an eye twitch. Last time it was 4 months in my arm and before that 4 months in my other eye.

WebMD points me to nerve damage but I’m also very tired 🙃

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] nik282000@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope, no other nerve issues that I know of.

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

That's pretty wild. I have epilepsy and get seizures that are exactly as you describe, though I don't think I've had one for a month.

[–] silentslinky@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

If you're in the US, tonic water has quinine (a moderate muscle relaxor) in it. The eyelid of my left eye twitched constantly over a year. I suffered through a couple glasses of straight tonic water and my eyelid hasn't twitched since

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you're still turning to tonic water (or anyone else is looking to try this), you can buy tonic syrup and throw it in some soda water. It'll taste way better

[–] yumpoopsoup@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does US tonic water taste really bad or something

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I personally don't think so. If you're buying the cheapest of the cheap it'll just be bitter, fizzy, and stuffed to the gills with corn syrup but it's serviceable. There's plenty of easily accessible good quality tonic water in the states. I like tonic syrup because it gives you more control over the flavor of the drink you're making. If.you're taking it medicinally then syrup would probably be more palatable too, or at least easier to get down if you don't care for the flavor. It's typically a little sweeter and flavored with more botanicals than regular tonic water

[–] perspectiveshifting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yoooo this actually worked. Had a glass-ish amount a couple nights in a row and have had no problems for over a week now! Thanks for the tip

[–] silentslinky@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Happy to help! It seems like a small annoyance, but years back when I was dealing with it it was incredibly depressing. Huge quality of life improvement to get that resolved.

Absolutely! Not as bad as hiccups but a similar kind of minor but all absorbing annoyance

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Why is memes the most informative community?

[–] Romeowns@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you're on Windows 11, go to the Start Menu and type "Night Light" and setup your screen so it's super yellow. Or, alternatively, download the F.lux app which does the same thing. It'll look disgustingly yellow for the first minute and then you won't realise it's on. Then, feel your eye strain wash away :D.

[–] tarneo@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

On X11 Linux, install redshift with your package manager. Run it.

[–] iwasgodonce@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I had eye twitching, went to an eye doctor and I had some mild astigmatism that my eyes were trying to compensate for and getting exhausted, especially when staring at computer screens, they don't twitch now with glasses.

[–] Zardoz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Everyone thinks I'm crazy, but for as long as I can remember I can usually stop mild twitches by just thinking about it. They sometimes come back after a few minutes but usually not.

That's probably the only superpower I have.

[–] ddeet@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Don't have caffeine? Top panel reaction is right