#LIVING OFF GRID W JAKE NICOLE FULL#

And, conversely, if we are not slowing down in our lives, our bodies will sometimes just stop us (such as things are going well for someone and then BAM - panic attacks. Usually manifesting in physical pain, panic attacks, substance abuse, etc. One thing I explore with my amazing clients is the experience that past issues, feelings, trauma, etc just wait for us to slow down enough and stop distracting and then they rear up again. Using food, technology*, shopping, sex, drugs, work and whatever else we can find to avoid and distract from issues or things that have been piling up, for most of us, since the day we are born. I was thinking as I read your account that you are right - we spend a lot of our time distracting away from personal issues. I'm at my practice 3 days a week and on our farm the other 4.

There's a lot going on in your post, but I had a thought as I read it. What a brave person to put your personal account on here for the edification of everyone else. But unless we can all share the burden and learn to not be overwhelmed, it'll get us one way or another. While it was nice having so much control over my life. We plan to go back into the off grid life. Not realizing that most of our troubles are already inside. And it has made me realize that we spend so much time and energy running from things. But after time, effort, and a wife and kids who love me, I have gotten myself back 85% so far. Just 4 months ago I thought I was gonna die. It was destroying me little by little until I learned to get rid of it. Where the body does all kinds of weird stuff. But I later found some info online about how anxious people end up trapped in fight or flight mode. My therapist said he thought I was stuck in 'something' I couldnt get out of. But when I stopped it would come right back. So I took physical therapy and it helped. To make a long story short, I spent nearly a year in and out of ERs, dr offices, getting MRIs, blood tests, scans, ultrasounds, etc. And one day in town I got hit with vertigo for the first time.

I began feeling tingles 24/7 in various parts of the body. My new lifestyle was actually pushing me closer to an edge I was already not far from. But I did not realize the implications at the time. I am naturally anxious which is what has helped me be such an attentive person. That sent me to the ER having what turned out to be jitters. I began having headaches, which I figured was coffee related. At some point i felt a knot on the back of my upper neck. I cut down trees and carried 8ft logs 400ft and across a creek. The one thing I was not prepared for was a nervous breakdown.

This is just giving you and idea of what we were doing and how it might have evolved if we had not stopped. So we used a large water tank to gravity feed a huge garden. Our camper pad was up the hill from our main yard. Although its hard on paneled ceilings and they warp after awhile due to crappy insulation in the ceiling. Propane heat is wet and creates mold in the winter. Designed where the heat would rise up and through the camper doorway. The building was really a porch on the side of the camper. So we washed and hung clothes there during winter. I built a building that had a wood stove. I washed clothes using the creek water and wash tubs. Although we only used it during winter when sun was scarce. Future plans were to eliminate the generator. We ultimately ended up with high powered solar panels tied into the camper.

#LIVING OFF GRID W JAKE NICOLE FULL#

20 acres of timber and a full time creek with the clearest water. We also homeschool them and that made things easier.Īfter one year we found a property in the mountains. We constantly reorganized and made improvements to accommodate us and our kids. Then parked ourselves at my parents for one year to settle and decide what to do next. We bought a 32ft travel trailer with cash. And because it places money on a pedestal, it affects the family unity. Conventional life is rigged to make slaves out of us all. We hated constantly being hammered by bills and having companies drain our pockets. So I was hardly intimidated by giving up all our possessions to clean the slate. My dad was a house builder and I am pretty much a jack of all trades. My wife and I spent a few years researching alternative ways of life before deciding to finally go off grid five years ago. But I am here to say that there are those aspects of our lives that we aren't automatically in control of. People often assume that your health improves because you're more in control of your life. But there doesn't seem to much said about how it can affect your health. We often hear and read alot about off grid lifestyle being many things.

Living off grid w jake nicole