A couple of questions

[brynndragon]

It is entirely possible that deciding to factory-restore my netbook when I have some pretty hefty homework due the next day was not the wisest choice I could have made. OTOH, it takes several hours to reinstall World of Warcraft so that was one less possible distraction. I am certainly making good headway on it - it's taken me over an hour to write this post because my homework is so darn fascinating ;P.

Speaking of which, let me ask you a question: If you were to go into an acupuncturist's office, what would you expect to see there? (I'm curious what the answer is even if you've never been to an acupuncturist)

Actually, as long as you're here, let me ask you another question: When would you go to see a healer, and when would you go to see a doctor?

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[lionofgod.livejournal.com]

Office: A waiting area like the better kind of spa; quiet, earth-tones, peaceful, with plants or maybe some running water. Possibly also some informative booklets.

For your second question... honestly? I don't think I'd ever say "A doctor won't work for this, i need a healer". When I think I"I want something other than a doctor", I want an expert who will explain how best to be healthy in some specific way, not an alternate form of medicine. Less of a healer and more of an expert-in-healthy-living.

Come to think of it, there are two exceptions to that: I go to a chiropractor explicitly because I think it's been really effective *something*, albeit probably partly placebo and attention, for back pain; and I have been considering going to a hypnotist for my trichotillomania, because it might be a useful way to trick my brain into getting on my side. (Not that I'd have considered the second, ever, if my mother didn't keep bringing up "it worked for so-and-so" anecdotes, and I still haven't gotten around to it.) Both of those probably count as healers for your definition, and in both cases the reason I'm considering them is some combination of "inconvenient/expensive to work with dr/there in an emergency", "done in conjunction with dr", and "doctor didn't help much, might as well try something else."