> The Voyager team sent commands over the weekend for the spacecraft to restart the flight data system, but no usable data has come back yet, according to NASA.
I like how their attempted solution is to restart it
That works for me too. A cardiologist told me it is because it gives your body a reason to keep the blood pressure higher. He also advised drinking lots of water every day.
I've fainted more times in my life than I'd care to admit. After a while, it's not the 'blood' you are afraid of. Instead it's the idea of fainting and causing a scene that becomes the source of anxiety. For me, anyway.
Same here. I am not even afraid of it anymore, at least not consciously. It's actually fun trying to hold tight onto consciousness--an existential rodeo sort of thing. In any case, I just accept it and make sure I am sitting/lying down.
All too familiar feeling. One time I was traveling by bus, I didn't sleep enough the night before, plus the sun was shining on me and people were talking loud around me, so I started to become anxious and just passed out. The doctors couldn't find anything, so they just told me to sleep more. But the worst part was that after my first episode I couldn't even sit in a car because I felt anxious and dizzy every single time even if I just thought about it.
It's been 2 years since my last episode and now I don't feel that anxious anymore, but it feels like there is something in the back of my mind telling me that it can happen again.
Luckily I only fainted a few times in my life but the last one was most vivid as in some time had clearly passed and I was injured. That scares me now thinking under what circumstances it could happen again.
There's some triggers I can control. I've fainted in the bathtub because of steam, so I'm careful not to have too much steam. I've fainted a few times while getting blood drawn, what works for me is when the person keeps talking to me and has my focus the whole time. I've fainted when there's too little oxygen in the room, so I just get out. I've fainted during flights, so I eat, drink, turn on the fan and point it to my head, make sure I'm not overheating if the sun hits me directly, go to the toilet, keep myself engaged. When I faint my eyes stay open, but my mind is just gone, last time I was out for one and a half minutes.
Nothing to be ashamed of. Your Vagus Nerve, the main signaling nerve for your autonomic system, can go off automatically and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. When it happens, sit down in a chair. If you can lean back and put your feet up, that’s better and the episode will resolve more quickly. These episodes will come and go quicker as you are prepared for them.
My wife has had to these for years. The only treatment we’ve found helpful is transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) with a tool like a Neuvana Xen - or you can go the expensive prescription route. We were actually treating her gastroparesis with this and found that modulating the signal worked for all sorts of misfirings - like when getting shots.
TLDR: You can’t avoid them, but you can mitigate them by sitting in a chair, leaning back, and bringing your feet closer to your heart. If anyone is watching, it just looks like you are trying out the recline function of the chair. If your Vagus Nerve issues are bad, you can try tVNS (under the supervision of your doctor, of course).
Oddly, putting my feet closer to my heart (such as when washing my lower legs in the shower) seems to unplug my sinuses if they’re plugged. Related mechanism?
I’m guessing they meant when they lean over, but the movement should be what does it. This movement uses gravity and the pooling of blood to force the liquid out of their sinuses - probably only temporarily though. Does it work the same way if they were to lean over the bed? If so, that’s the answer.
There is a number of sinus decongesting massage moves that work well. These use pressure and blood flow to force the liquid out of your sinuses and then uses gravity to take it away. I use these to help relieve sinus pressure.
But, to answer the original question, this is only related tangentially. Laying down, picking up your feet, and breathing generates a signal in your Vagus Nerve complex that essentially overrides the fainting signal. It’s still there, but you’ve added a new stronger signal to dominate the nerve and the fainting signal starts to fade. Simple meditative breathing does the same, but usually not fast or strong enough to stop you from syncope.
> I’m guessing they meant when they lean over, but the movement should be what does it.
Oh, no; the motion I'm referring to doesn't involve moving my head at all. I meant that I raise my right knee while balancing on my left leg, to scrub my right calf by bringing it into reach. (Is this not how most people clean their legs in the shower?) Doing this — and holding the pose for at least a few seconds — almost always unplugs my right sinus. (And only the right sinus. Have to raise my left leg to unplug my left sinus!)
Just remember when foraging for wild edibles (including dandelions) to avoid areas that have been treated with pesticides, or where dogs may have peed. Avoid golf courses and train tracks and old farms.
Dandelions are pretty prolific but I would also be mindful of abundance when foraging other plants. If there is only one or a few of them around, don't take it. There's a 1-in-20 rule for this.
There are a ton of books, YouTube videos, and probably some in person classes in your area on this stuff.
I like how their attempted solution is to restart it