jodawi

I love the idea, but at least one of my partners wouldn't. :(

hmmmn . . . the only thing is . . . i had acupuncture once on my back and it was one of the most painful experiences ever. of course, they did attach some kind of eletrical device to the needles. maybe not the conventional way of doing things? i must admit though, afterwards my back showed improvement. but the acupuncture itself was frightfully painful.

oops! not anonymouse! me! :)

I LOVE living with you. however, I've never been happy in group living siuations, nor with most roommates, because in those cases I don't feel like I can ever relax... it feels as if it's their space, not OUR space, thus I'm not "home"... thus on edge constantly.

which probably a result of being an introvert (and yes, I chatter more than you do, as do most people, but do need a LOT of alone time, as you may have noticed)

and also... I went to an RN who had given up nursing and had become an acupuncturist... excellent experience, it relieved pain in my hands at the time (unfortunately not the nerve damage) and was even paid for by my health insurance of the time.

I particularly liked him because he tended to avoid in-depth discussions of energy manipulation (I think he could see/feel my body knot with knee-jerk skepticism?) and gravitated more towards discussing things like my unhappy work situation at the time. his needles never hurt, either.

on the other hand, I went to a D.O. in Bloomsburg in summer 2004 and he was not only a terrible doctor, but I don't think he knew what he was doing acupuncture-wise, either. ALL of the needles he used were excruciatingly painful, plus the pain he was treating continued to worsen.

he left town in late 2004 or 2005, by which point I had gotten a new primary care doc and eschewed the idea of more acupuncture in THIS area (in no small part because I think he was the only local practitioner)

have you found an acupuncturist locally? would probably be someone new-ish, as my brother the chiropractor had a good sense of what kinds of alt medicine were available in the area up through last fall.

That's where the "Mix of public/private spaces/homes" comes in.

What he said.

I am really lucky in feeling reasonably at home with R and A here, and we sussed each other out a little bit beforehand to make sure, but it's still a little crowded and not always as private and MINE as I'd like. (Though learning to let go of the territoriality has been OK and useful at this point in my life. But I still like MINE. MIIIIIINE!) It's different living with a lover. Somehow (except when you TOTALLY want alone time), it'a a lot more like being alone. Well, or at least everything is YOURS to some extent, which housemates aren't.

Oooh, Duncan and I have been talking about cohousing / other community-living types for years.

hmmmn, it won't let me fill out the poll. :(

hmmmn, it won't let me fill out the poll. :(

oops! nevermind. i wasn't logged in. ::blush::

I saw an acupuncturist once. I remember the pain I was having being somewhat alleviated during and right after my visit. Pretty much as soon as I went home, the pain was back.

Unfortunately, he told me the reason I was having problems with my current's ex was that I had "wronged her in a past life". I hadn't brought up her treatment of me. That was the last time I saw him. Quack! Quack! Quack!

Don't forget this part of the article:

Professor Tony Wildsmith, a pain relief expert at the University of Dundee, said he thought the findings were possible.

But he added: "The thing about acupuncture is that it does not work on everyone. It is more likely to be effective if you believe it.

"I think it is a psychological manipulation technique, a distraction. We are not going to get to the stage where this could be used instead of a general anaesthetic."


This is a good article about acupuncture, with all sorts of links and other resources. Every thing I've read states that the Chinese don't use acupuncture for major surgery. I've also read that acupuncture has some mild analgesic properties, and that's it.

They did have a control group though, which Wildsmith doesn't address. Could be flawed of course - would be hard to double-blind the experiment.