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Offline Anonymous

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Wondering how many survivors suffer back problems?
« on: January 23, 2007, 07:34:16 AM »
I as a survivor was just curious. How many survivors of Straight suffer back problems. How serious are your back problems? When did it start?
My back problems started only a couple of years after leaving Straight. It hasn't been the same since. I have had to file for disability as a result. Now, its serious and they say I may be paralyzed soon.
I am not a believer in blaming Straight for everything but I did get to wondering how many other survivors suffered the same thing. I met a couple of survivors and was surprised to discover that they all seem to have serious back problems.
I am curious if what we went through could have caused some of the back problems things like;
We were forced to sit for hours and hours for years on end and stand for hours and hours for years on end. Not to mention all the physical throwing on the floor, having people sit on you etc. You know the rest of that story. This was all done during our prime development years.
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« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2007, 03:54:33 PM »
I think it was probably all that flailing around like seagulls on acid, as one program vet so eloquently put it. It's just an unnatural and stressful move and we sure did a whole lot of it. My back's ok, for the most part. But I know a lot or other program vets have the same complaint.
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« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2007, 06:53:35 PM »
No shit, remember that finger snap, whipping motion that people started doing that would make the index finger slam into the middle finger and make the group sound like a forest full of muffled Cicadia Bugs?   I'll never forget the day that Mark Errett lost his fuckin fingernail doing that shit and it hit Liz Cassidy in the chest and landed in her glass of iced tea!!  That particular form of motovating was banned from Milton Roy after that, but could have re-surfaced anywhere.  (Actually, it was his band-aid, but it really grossed people out when it flew through the air)

As for back problems, some of that has its roots in  psychological behaviors.  For me, when I was working at the St. Pete Times, management  used Sylvan Mind Control Seminars to train supervisors in better ways to fuck with us and get more productivity out of us.  I would in turn "prove myself" to them to keep them off my ass by working way harder than was safe.  I would lift more weight, hyper-extend instead of asking for help (which makes you appear to be weak) and all sorts of shit.  

It all came to a head one night, when I had a massive back spasm and lay across a stackout of newspaper bundles for about 10 minutes unable to move.  I called in, got back, went to hospital, and X-rays showed a lower spine that looked like I was in my '60's.  A pinched nerve was causing the muscles to contract to the point that they were pulling my own back out of alignment.  It took a shitload of physical therapy, but I got it all straightedned out.  

The main thing to remember is that it took bad habits to mess up your back and it will take an equal amount of good motion to cure the back.  Every person I ever met with a bad back fixed it through excersise.  The ones that did'nt do their excersise still suffer and my attitude is fuck 'em, pussys like that only cause the rest of us to pay higher premiums on our Health Insurance to pay for their candy ass "pain pills"  and quack doctor visits.
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« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2007, 01:11:27 PM »
My twin used to have back problems before she committed suicide due to many things.
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« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2007, 09:49:14 AM »
What I was curious about is , remember all the sitting in one position perfectly straight for hours and hours for years, then standing on a cement floor for hours and hours and at times for years.
At our age at the time (12-18) which as I understand it is our developmental years.  Could all that have caused back problems for most of us. scientifically I'm wondering if the behavior would in most cases cause a problem or condition at the bare minimum.

My back "went out" shortly after leaving Straight and although I am a lifeguard, in great shape, my back is horrid and always has been I am now looking at disability.
Does anyone else have this problem or has anyone been told they have some condition? If so , what was the condition?
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Re: Wondering how many survivors suffer back problems?
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2007, 10:13:29 PM »
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Now, its serious and they say I may be paralyzed soon.
I am not a believer in blaming Straight for everything but I did get to wondering how many other survivors suffered the same thing.


I think its OK to blame straight if you could end up in a wheelchair because of your experiences there. I'm sorry to hear that.

I dont have any back problems but my knees did get fucked up, not from sitting but the exercises we did every day.
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« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2007, 10:50:56 PM »
I've got back problems and ended up with lumbar surgery but I don't know how much is related to Straight and how much to a water skiing injury.  Gawwd, remember twisting in those chairs to crack your back?
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« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2007, 11:27:04 AM »
I can't really get a hard on anymore.   I wonder if I can attribute that the straight too?
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« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2007, 12:32:41 PM »
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I can't really get a hard on anymore.   I wonder if I can attribute that the straight too?


Depends on how liberally Virgil fondled your junk. ::bwahaha::
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« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2007, 02:38:30 PM »
you are correct.  My junk may have been in his hands at one time or  another.   Can't really remember and I can't take viagra, cause it sounds too much like Virgil!! :rofl:
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« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2007, 07:23:44 PM »
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you are correct.  My junk may have been in his hands at one time or  another.   Can't really remember and I can't take viagra, cause it sounds too much like Virgil!! :rofl:


i am rolling my eyes.

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« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2007, 02:00:04 AM »
ummmmm hello all of us suffer....hello it was called motivating
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« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2007, 03:18:41 PM »
this is to the origninal poster
have you considered suing mel sembler
or straight?
youd win for sure
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