Originally Posted by
Ratchet
Hey man, I read your lengthy progress post and was glad to hear that you were doing well! I’m sorry to hear that you’re in a downswing now.
I don’t think you should have deleted your post, anyways. You’re not accountable to anybody here but yourself, so no need to worry about posting too soon or coming across disingenuous. It would have been a nice post to look back upon in the future for yourself and others, whether it be from a downswing or when you’re fully recovered.
I will say that each time I have posted about feeling good, it’s been followed by feeling kind of shitty again. A lot of us here, myself included, were considerably traumatized by this experience, so when a sense of normality and and good occurs, we actually experience stress and anxiety (probably out of fear of an impending downswing, or that this good feeling won’t last, etc) and this is a considerable contributor to the ensuing downswing. It could also be like CD says, where downswings just naturally proceed the best part of an upswing when we feel like talking and writing about it. These are just things to be aware of so you can better learn to trust yourself and the the process and let go of any anxiety you might have that arises when things are good, cause stress and anxiety will set you back a little bit.
Otherwise, keep fighting the good fight, and I think you’ll be okay on the B Vitamins and algae. If you’re feeling strong enough and capable enough to face a downswing, then go for both and see how you feel. I was once afraid of eating coconuts cause Lauric acid is on the 5ar inhibitor wiki. When I wasnt afraid of a downswing, I said fuck it, and literally ate an entire bag of coconut chips and a carton of coconut milk and some shit dressed in coconut oil. I did this for a few days, and not much notable happened. Now I eat coconut everyday because I love it. I plan on doing this with other things that I’m worried about in the future I.e gluten, booze, etc.
All the best!