Jackie Oshry's long-awaited EMG test for her thumb was inconclusive, suggesting a nerve inflammation issue rather than a tendon or ligament problem requiring surgery.
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The episode opens with the usual Toast energy as Jackie reveals she spent her Love Island day off being shocked and needled during a two-hour EMG test for her mysteriously non-functional thumb, only to be told the results were inconclusive. The most likely culprit? Nerve inflammation — a diagnosis Jackie found both anticlimactic and mildly alarming, evoking Lyme disease celebrity territory and Joe Manganiello with a shaman. Claudia notes that at least surgery is off the table, framing it as the 'best possible outcome,' even if a little embarrassing. Jackie declares she is officially done with the traditional healthcare system and will pursue acupuncture instead. The conversation flows naturally into Jackie's productive day off: she also finished The Best Show on Earth (which she insists is chronically underrated) and caught up on the Real Housewives of Rhode Island reunion.
Jackie Oshry endured a two-hour EMG test including needles shoved into her arm and back, only to be told the results were inconclusive and the likely culprit is nerve inflammation. She's done with traditional medicine and pivoting to acupuncture.
Jackie delivers a thorough reunion recap: Rosie defended herself masterfully against affair rumors, Liz had a catastrophically bad reunion despite being the self-styled boss of the group, and Rula showed up post-facelift to come after Joellen while her husband faces domestic violence charges for putting a tracker on her car.
Jackie described Rosie's viral read at the Rhode Island reunion as 'Slime Pig 2.0,' saying dead silence followed her cutting remark to Kelsey during the reunion.
Spencer Greenberg and Jeremy Stevenson analyzed almost 500 self-improvement techniques and found they all reduce to just 12 underlying psychological drivers.
Cold exposure has good short-term alertness benefits but the evidence base for long-term health benefits is much weaker than popularly believed.
In a randomized study of 20 habit-formation techniques run on hundreds of people, almost none of the techniques produced statistically meaningful results.
People given a tiny-habit fallback option (e.g. 10 squats instead of gym) were actually MORE successful at completing the full habit, not less.
The most effective habit-formation technique was 'habit reflection' — recalling a past successful habit, writing down what helped, then applying those lessons to a new habit.
A study found that simply scheduling enjoyable activities was as effective as standard cognitive behavioral therapy for depression, leading to its own therapy called behavioral activation.
The 'worry time' technique — deferring all worries to a designated time of day — helps people realize they have more control over worry than they thought and reveals it is less useful than it feels.
A study found that participants told to try to stay awake while in bed fell asleep faster than participants told to try to sleep — illustrating the paradox of direct effort.
Spencer Greenberg reduced his severe social anxiety dramatically in roughly 6 months through a structured exposure therapy hierarchy, culminating in asking strangers for hugs.
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