For anyone mourning the loss of POTN

[OhLook]

Article on CNN, recommended if you think you're grieving. This interview with a therapist includes specific ways of dealing with physical symptoms associated with loss.

 

[Tom Reichner]

Article on CNN, recommended if you think you're grieving. This interview with a therapist includes specific ways of dealing with physical symptoms associated with loss.

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Thanks for the link.

The physical symptoms I suffered were a loss of appetite on the day Pekka told us he would kill it on December 31, instead of in February, as he had originally said. And then I had a loss of appetite on December 30 and 31 and January 1. And I did not sleep at all on the night of December 30, and barely slept the night of December 31. Losing POTN a month early was a really crappy way to start off a new year. But I am over the physical symptoms at this point ...... those don't last nearly as long as the emotional symptoms do will.

EDIT: I just read the article, and it is quite insightful, especially the first 7 paragraphs.
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[Kuma5]

Thank you for posting that. I'm experiencing other life "situations" and it has been a hard time with the holidays. Part of that was POTN and another forum that were parts of my social outlets in those interests. Losing those two plus what is happening just added to the pile of sadness-losses. I'll have my first session with a grief counselor on Friday to cover what has become an overwhelming sensation in my daily.

Thankful this forum exists.

 

[Pantry42]

Yes, also thankful this forum exists, but no grieving from me over POTN, I was not a member long enough to miss it, and I dont think I have any emotional ties to any media platform. Life is too short for things like that. Thankfully I am a well balanced individual, I have a chip on both shoulders

 

[Skygod44]

...//Thankfully I am a well balanced individual, I have a chip on both shoulders.

Well said.

And, you and me both, Dennis

 

[gjl711]

... Thankfully I am a well balanced individual, I have a chip on both shoulders

Me too but I'm old school. I have a 8086 on one shoulder and a 6502 on the other. Though of upgrading to the 80186 and the 6809 but too much trouble.

 

[West Coast Birder]

Ha! Never actually worked with the 6502 but the first microprocessor projects I did in school were based on the 8086 and the Z80. Remember that one?

 

[Kuma5]

Brings back memories of Infocom's Zork.

 

[gjl711]

Ha! Never actually worked with the 6502 but the first microprocessor projects I did in school were based on the 8086 and the Z80. Remember that one?

Did a lot of programing for the Z80. Taito's and Stern Electronics coin-op boards were based off it. Outstanding processor for the time.