| Author | Message | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 717 Registered: 6-2006 |
There is something that many people consider just a small nuisance, and many others rarely (if ever) even consider---but it consistently causes me a great deal of anxiety. What is it? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 438 Registered: 9-2006 |
Title relevant? "it" - some physical object? some noise? some event? Can "it" be experienced only by you, by the people from near where you live, or by all the people in the world? Place relevant? Time relevant? Does "it" remind you of something>? | ||
| Ludo (Ludo)
New member Username: Ludo Post Number: 19 Registered: 11-2006 |
OCD? fear of germs? | ||
| Ludo (Ludo)
New member Username: Ludo Post Number: 20 Registered: 11-2006 |
dentist? futur? change physicly? like gaining weight...? some phobia? are you a big worrier??  | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 722 Registered: 6-2006 |
Title relevant? very vaguely "it" - some physical object?no some noise?no some event? yesish Can "it" be experienced only by you no, by the people from near where you live yes, or by all the people in the world yope? Place relevant?yesish Time relevant?yes Does "it" remind you of something>? no OCD? no fear of germs? no dentist? no futur? no change physicly? no like gaining weight...?no some phobia? no are you a big worrier?? no | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 56 Registered: 11-2006 |
So you're more affected by "it" because of where you live? Is it only your specific location that is affected, or are there people who live other places (far away) that are similarly affected? Are there some times when you are bothered by it more than others? Certain days? Times of day? Would the people who rarely consider it think about it only on certain days? certain times of day? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 723 Registered: 6-2006 |
So you're more affected by "it" because of where you live? yope Is it only your specific location that is affected,no or are there people who live other places (far away) that are similarly affected? yes Are there some times when you are bothered by it more than others?yes Certain days?yes Times of day? yesish Would the people who rarely consider it think about it only on certain days?yes certain times of day?possibly | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 57 Registered: 11-2006 |
Do you live near some fault line? near the ocean? near a timezone? Is it on predictable days that you will be bothered? Predictable times of day? Does it depend at all on the moon (tides)? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 725 Registered: 6-2006 |
Do you live near some fault line?no near the ocean?no near a timezone?no Is it on predictable days that you will be bothered? yesish Predictable times of day? yesish Does it depend at all on the moon (tides)?no | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 58 Registered: 11-2006 |
Is it more bothersome when the sun is up? down? in between (sunrise/sunset)? Is the sun a factor at all? Daylight savings a factor? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 726 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is it more bothersome when the sun is up?no down?yes in between (sunrise/sunset)?yope Is the sun a factor at all? yes Daylight savings a factor?YES | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 60 Registered: 11-2006 |
Do you live near somewhere that daylight savings isn't recognized? Is your job dependent on observing the correct time? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 728 Registered: 6-2006 |
Do you live near somewhere that daylight savings isn't recognized? no Is your job dependent on observing the correct time? no | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 136 Registered: 10-2006 |
The daylight saving regulations are different where you work and where you live? Does this take part in a specific country? Or two specific countries? Or three? Does your work involve a lot of travel? To places with different daylight saving regulations? Or is there simply some other 'international' aspect of your work? Is it the phenomenon of 'daylight saving' in itself that gives you anxiety? You wish it wasn't practised at all? Because it makes night fall "earlier"? Or is the risk of confusion/unawareness, making it easy to miss appointments and the like? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 737 Registered: 6-2006 |
The daylight saving regulations are different where you work and where you live? no Does this take part in a specific country?well, I live in the US, but it could work in many countries Or two specific countries? Or three? Does your work involve a lot of travel?no To places with different daylight saving regulations?n/a Or is there simply some other 'international' aspect of your work?no Is it the phenomenon of 'daylight saving' in itself that gives you anxiety?yesish You wish it wasn't practised at all?yope Because it makes night fall "earlier"?Actually, DST makes night fall later...but the time of nightfall is relevant Or is the risk of confusion/unawareness, making it easy to miss appointments and the like?no | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 137 Registered: 10-2006 |
Right. Of course DST makes night fall later... But is the time of sunrise relevant then? That it's dark for a longer time in the morning? Does this anxiety have to do with your work at all? Do you work during early hours? Do you bring out newspapers? Does the darkness make it harder for you to perform part of your work? For example, seeing something? | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 139 Registered: 10-2006 |
Oh, sorry, I misread, I thought you said the time of nightfall was irrelevant. But it was relevant. Hmm... | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 739 Registered: 6-2006 |
Right. Of course DST makes night fall later... But is the time of sunrise relevant then?noish That it's dark for a longer time in the morning? no Does this anxiety have to do with your work at all?no Do you work during early hours? Do you bring out newspapers? Does the darkness make it harder for you to perform part of your work? For example, seeing something?no to all | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 140 Registered: 10-2006 |
Do you wish for it to be dark when you perform some specific deed? Or for it to be light? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 741 Registered: 6-2006 |
Do you wish for it to be dark when you perform some specific deed?no Or for it to be light?noish | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 145 Registered: 10-2006 |
Does it involve something which keeps to the same time schedule despite daylight saving time starting? (so that it becomes "earlier") Animals involved? And also something whose time table changes? (i.e. stays on the same clock dates) For example a bus time table? | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 61 Registered: 11-2006 |
Is it especially troublesome the nights you have to set the clocks backwards and forwards? And still troublesome other days? More troublesome after setting clocks forward or back? Daylight savings is recognized where you live? Are you more bothered at work? home? either? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 744 Registered: 6-2006 |
Does it involve something which keeps to the same time schedule despite daylight saving time starting?no (so that it becomes "earlier") Animals involved? no And also something whose time table changes? no(i.e. stays on the same clock dates) For example a bus time table?no Is it especially troublesome the nights you have to set the clocks backwards and forwards?yope And still troublesome other days? yes More troublesome after setting clocks forward or back?Back Daylight savings is recognized where you live?yes Are you more bothered at work? home? either?Either. Where I am is not relevant | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 62 Registered: 11-2006 |
Does something become physically more difficult after daylight savings (fall time)? Is you problem specific to the time it gets dark? If you lived somewhere else, you wouldn't have such a problem? 10 miles away? 100 miles away? different city? state? Is there one specific time each day that you are bothered? or just all night? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 745 Registered: 6-2006 |
Does something become physically more difficult after daylight savings (fall time)? no Is you problem specific to the time it gets dark? please clarify If you lived somewhere else, you wouldn't have such a problem? yesish 10 miles away?still a problem 100 miles away? still a problem different city?certain ones state? not in the US... Is there one specific time each day that you are bothered?no or just all night?yope | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 63 Registered: 11-2006 |
Clarification: Is it a problem only because it gets darker earlier? Still a problem 500 miles away? 1000 miles? The certain cities that you wouldn't be bothered if you lived in, is that just based on distance from something? And you said certain cities would still give you a problem, but not any states in the US? Does the problem have something to do with something that you typically do at night? Is there someone else involved? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 746 Registered: 6-2006 |
Clarification: Is it a problem only because it gets darker earlier? yes, with a little tiny ish Still a problem 500 miles away?yes 1000 miles?yes. about 1500 to 2500 miles would be much less of a problem The certain cities that you wouldn't be bothered if you lived in, is that just based on distance from something? yes And you said certain cities would still give you a problem, but not any states in the US? all of the US WOULD give me a problem, except the couple of towns that don't observe DST Does the problem have something to do with something that you typically do at night? no Is there someone else involved? no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1918 Registered: 2-2001 |
I'm not clear--is it the switch from daylight saving time to standard time (moving the clock back) that concerns you? Or the switch to daylight saving time in the Spring? Or the entire concept of DST? Would it matter if the 1500 to 2500 miles was in a paricular direction (e. g. North/South/East/West)? I'm assuming you're three hours ahead of me and five behind the forum, right? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 748 Registered: 6-2006 |
I'm not clear--is it the switch from daylight saving time to standard time (moving the clock back) that concerns you?yes Or the switch to daylight saving time in the Spring?no Or the entire concept of DST? yope Would it matter if the 1500 to 2500 miles was in a paricular direction (e. g. North/South/East/West)?yes--South I'm assuming you're three hours ahead of me and five behind the forum, right?right | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 148 Registered: 10-2006 |
So does this board have something to do with this? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 749 Registered: 6-2006 |
So does this board have something to do with this?no | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 64 Registered: 11-2006 |
Does it have anything to do with astronomy? visible sky? Does it make it harder to see something? do something? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 752 Registered: 6-2006 |
Does it have anything to do with astronomy? novisible sky? no Does it make it harder to see something?no do something?yope | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 246 Registered: 9-2006 |
Job relevant, right? Artist? Other people/person involved? Is it harder to do something outdoors? Walking? Doing some kind of physical activity? Do you take pills? Any medicine? Relevant? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 753 Registered: 6-2006 |
Job relevant, right?wrong Artist? yes, but irrel Other people/person involved? no Is it harder to do something outdoors?yope Walking?no Doing some kind of physical activity? yope Do you take pills?no Any medicine?no Relevant?no | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 66 Registered: 11-2006 |
Is it harder to find something? The other side of the equator wouldn't be a problem? People living next door to you don't worry about it like you do? The thing that gives you anxiety, does it involve you: physically moving (climbing, swimming, running, surfing, etc.)? being stationary? looking at something (like reading)? being in a vehicle? being outside vs inside? is it in your leisure time (as opposed to work or other commitments) that you are bothered? during mealtimes? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 754 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is it harder to find something? no The other side of the equator wouldn't be a problem? noish to yope People living next door to you don't worry about it like you do? not that I know of The thing that gives you anxiety, does it involve you: physically moving (climbing, swimming, running, surfing, etc.)? noish being stationary? yope to yesish looking at something (like reading)? possibly being in a vehicle? no being outside vs inside? yesish is it in your leisure time (as opposed to work or other commitments) that you are bothered? yope during mealtimes? yesish | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 68 Registered: 11-2006 |
Is it specifically during mealtimes, or just happen to be around the same time that people tend to eat? Is it a problem for you because of something you choose to do (e.g. go for walks, write, etc), or because of something that is naturally different about you (e.g. some eye condition)? Does it involve a specific activity that you perform at night? If so, do you perform the activity throughout the day? throughout the year? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 756 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is it specifically during mealtimes, or just happen to be around the same time that people tend to eat? neither Is it a problem for you because of something you choose to do (e.g. go for walks, write, etc)no, or because of something that is naturally different about you (e.g. some eye condition)?yes Does it involve a specific activity that you perform at night? No. There is no specific activity involved here at all If so, do you perform the activity throughout the day? throughout the year?n/a | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 69 Registered: 11-2006 |
Does it involve your vision? Some previous accident, illness/condition? If so, is it common (would most people know someone who has the same problem)? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 758 Registered: 6-2006 |
Does it involve your vision? no Some previous accident, illness/condition? no If so, is it common (would most people know someone who has the same problem)?to some degree, yes, but you might not know it | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 173 Registered: 10-2006 |
Does it have to do with your 'biological clock'? I.e. difficulties to change your daytime rhythm? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 762 Registered: 6-2006 |
Does it have to do with your 'biological clock'? I.e. difficulties to change your daytime rhythm?yesish...otrt, explore | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 71 Registered: 11-2006 |
So this is a trait that is only found in women? Would the trait be seen as a negative? positive? neither? Is it something you're born with? Develops over time? Only lasts for a certain period in your life, then goes away? Is it something that could be treated? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 764 Registered: 6-2006 |
So this is a trait that is only found in women?no Would the trait be seen as a negative?maybe this positive?no neither?maybe this Is it something you're born with?possibly Develops over time?possibly Only lasts for a certain period in your life, then goes away?not sure Is it something that could be treated?yesish | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 179 Registered: 10-2006 |
You always wake up when the sun rises? It's hard for you to keep away when it's dark outside? Are you afraid of the dark? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 766 Registered: 6-2006 |
You always wake up when the sun rises? no It's hard for you to keep away when it's dark outside? do you mean awake? if so, not quite, but otrt Are you afraid of the dark?no | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 185 Registered: 10-2006 |
'California dreaming' relevant? (on such a non-DST day) If so, is dreaming relevant? sleep? Something about falling asleep? | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 187 Registered: 10-2006 |
Or it's just general "dreaming about summertime" that you're referring to with the title? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 768 Registered: 6-2006 |
'California dreaming' relevant? (on such a non-DST day) yes...see next answers... If so, is dreaming relevant? sleep? see last answer... Something about falling asleep? see next answer Or it's just general "dreaming about summertime" that you're referring to with the title?yes | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 79 Registered: 11-2006 |
Is dreaming important to solving the puzzle or is it just relevant to the title? Do you have some sleep condition? dream condition? Narcolepsy? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 771 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is dreaming important to solving the puzzle or is it just relevant to the title? no, dreaming is not involved. you've already found all the significance of the title Do you have some sleep condition? dream condition? Narcolepsy?none of these | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 778 Registered: 6-2006 |
HINT: I've said that the earlier nightfall makes doing several things yopishly harder, regardless of whether I am at work or home, and regardless of whether it is day or night when I am doing these things. I've also said that I have a sort of condition that contributes to this. Think about how something could be yopishly difficult, and think about what kinds of conditions could make an infinitely wider spectrum of things yopishly more difficult to do. | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 506 Registered: 1-2001 |
SAD? | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 83 Registered: 11-2006 |
Does the condition affect one of your senses? Is it a condition that affects one of your organs (heart, kidney, liver)? Muscular? Is it more of a "thinking" condition (dyslexia, OCD, etc)? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 780 Registered: 6-2006 |
SAD? YES!!! ****************SPOILER***************** I have a moderate form of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as seasonal depression). If you don't know what that is, see the wikipedia article here. My SAD is moderate, not severe, but affects me a lot, and I dread the end of DST in autumn because of it. Turning the clocks back is like taking me off of an anti-depressant. No matter how much I attempt to prepare myself for it, it hits me like a ton of bricks. I become irritable, extremely over-emotional, I lose motivation to do even my favorite things. I end up getting a lot less done, gaining weight, having trouble getting myself to exercise, not wanting to talk to my friends, etc. When I start feeling like that (usually within 2 days of setting the clocks back) I have to force myself to remember that this feeling that my life is falling to pieces is just the time of year, and make myself get going. But it's VERY hard...and knowing it will be so hard makes me dread the end of DST even more!! So, while some people live in places that don't observe DST and have no reason to think about it, and others only see it as a small irritation of having to remember to change the clocks, getting ready for that change causes me a great deal of anxiety. Congrats to Sunshine for figuring it out. (An appropriate person to do so, as the lack of sunlight is quite relevant) And thanks to everyone else who played. Now we'll see if can motivate myself to write another puzzle.... |
