16th January 2006, 12:41 PM
That's about right. I've had "eye aches", I've had my skull ache because I hit my head on something. However, I've never had the standard "my brain of me" headache. I don't attribute this to diet though. A large amount of my family suffer from headaches. The symptoms are truly curious (I'm a monster :D), in that they complain that loud noises and even bright lights make it worse. I imagine this extends to the other senses, with strong smells for example also doing the trick... All I can say is I've never experienced that. I don't have enough information to tell you at all what the reason may be.
I will say this. I am sometimes drowsy. My body has energy, that's never been an issue. In fact, if I have time off, I don't get drowsy. It's my fault then. When I have a schedule, I end up staying up too late and thus get really tired the next day. I hate coffee so that's not an option. In general, I don't eat much of anything that has caffiene. The fact that it is likely healthy to avoid it (I understand that after a while the brain gets drowsier when caffiene is taken away, I don't want to depend on it to stay awake) is one thing, but mainly it's just I don't like the things they put caffiene in. I don't like coffee, or tea, or soda as a general rule, and I almost never drink hot cocoa.
I don't really intend to live "outside" society. I intend to MANIPULATE it. :D I'm hardly alone in my need to look at a thing based on logic and evidence rather than flare. I'm not immune to falling for it every now and then (I do have my doubts that something specific like a lightning bolt has a very specific reaction, the old freudian analysis of specific things representing very specific ideas in the head seems pretty much to lack any evidence). Being aware of my own limited mental abilities is important, or else I'd believe every optical illusion I see. However, it isn't some arbitrary thing here. One merely need use critical thinking and one can generally figure out what is and isn't fraudulant or meaningless.
Also, frustration? My previous response wasn't out of frustration. It was cold and clinical if anything.
I will say this. I am sometimes drowsy. My body has energy, that's never been an issue. In fact, if I have time off, I don't get drowsy. It's my fault then. When I have a schedule, I end up staying up too late and thus get really tired the next day. I hate coffee so that's not an option. In general, I don't eat much of anything that has caffiene. The fact that it is likely healthy to avoid it (I understand that after a while the brain gets drowsier when caffiene is taken away, I don't want to depend on it to stay awake) is one thing, but mainly it's just I don't like the things they put caffiene in. I don't like coffee, or tea, or soda as a general rule, and I almost never drink hot cocoa.
I don't really intend to live "outside" society. I intend to MANIPULATE it. :D I'm hardly alone in my need to look at a thing based on logic and evidence rather than flare. I'm not immune to falling for it every now and then (I do have my doubts that something specific like a lightning bolt has a very specific reaction, the old freudian analysis of specific things representing very specific ideas in the head seems pretty much to lack any evidence). Being aware of my own limited mental abilities is important, or else I'd believe every optical illusion I see. However, it isn't some arbitrary thing here. One merely need use critical thinking and one can generally figure out what is and isn't fraudulant or meaningless.
Also, frustration? My previous response wasn't out of frustration. It was cold and clinical if anything.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)