knotzen Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 '''Neurasthenia''' (also known as Neuralgia) was a term first coined by Beard in 1869 to describe a condition with symptoms of fatigue, anxiety and pessimism. It was explained as being a result of exhaustion of the central nervous system's energy reserves which Beard attributed to civilisation. In the late 1800s it became a popular diagnosis and led to rest cures. Physicians at the time frequently associated Neurasthenia with the stresses of urbanization and the pressures placed on the intellectual class by the increasingly competitive business environment. Typically, it was associated with upper class individuals in sedentary employment. It was a common diagnosis in World War I - every one of the c.1700 officers processed through the Craiglockhart War Hospital was diagnosed with neurasthenia, for example - but its use declined a decade later. The symptoms are similar to what is now termed fibromyalgia." Huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 neurasthnic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotzen Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 You're just all foul-mouthed today, DeC. Too much chocolate and coffee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotzen Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 '''Neurasthenia''' (also known as Neuralgia) was a term first coined by Beard in 1869 to describe a condition with symptoms of fatigue, anxiety and pessimism. It was explained as being a result of exhaustion of the central nervous system's energy reserves which Beard attributed to civilisation. In the late 1800s it became a popular diagnosis and led to rest cures. Physicians at the time frequently associated Neurasthenia with the stresses of urbanization and the pressures placed on the intellectual class by the increasingly competitive business environment. Typically, it was associated with upper class individuals in sedentary employment. It was a common diagnosis in World War I - every one of the c.1700 officers processed through the Craiglockhart War Hospital was diagnosed with neurasthenia, for example - but its use declined a decade later. The symptoms are similar to what is now termed fibromyalgia." Actually, I have been feeling a little bit... hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 It wasn't an exclamation. I simply stated what action occurred. Too much chocolate and coffee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 So how'd it go? Anyone show up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 had wrestling practice yesterday, so dunno... would've been good to put faces to names... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotzen Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 AlpineK and I had a couple of beers and a chat. Everyone else apparently got lost and ended up at a bar on 8th Ave. in Seattle called the Sumphouse. So, that was the Eastside Pub Club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 you guys should make it monday or wednesday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Yes. Tuesday is so passe. Wednesday would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I had other plans last night. I had a Scrabble doubleheader with my regular partner to make up for a disappointing game with someone else over the weekend. Game over the weekend: I won 484 - 175, and I wasn't even hogging the triple word scores First game yesterday: I lost 453 - 295 (thanks in part to an amazing 92-point decanter play by my partner on the 2nd to last move) Second game yesterday: I narrowly won in the endgame, 318-308 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 You better hope Iain isn't logged in today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 ??? Is Iain a Scrabble buff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Oh, yes, he's really big on Scrabble. He'll go on and on about how great it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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