A Human Becoming
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OMG I'm in a BAR where I'll be socializing with PEOPLE. Anxiety through the roof!
Mental Health |OT| Depression & Co.
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Since this is apparently a thing, I prepared this handy guide to drawing my bagely doppelganger.
A.) 90% of drawing is having the write (right?! har har!) tools for the job. ClassyPenguin and I both recommend drawing with a California Republic Palomino pencil, in a softer "2B" lead, for maximal drawitude. The fragrant cedar and thick lacquer make this a real joy to work with, and you're sure to get many admiring looks from the ladies!
B.) Another 90% of drawing is posture. I like to kind of slump over in my chair, like a man defeated.
C.) A further...oh, 90% or so involves lighting, paper selection, moving your cat of the page, etc.
D.) The final 90% involves the actual drawing. Let's begin!
1.) Draw a little circle inside a bigger circle, like this:
2.) Two more strokes are added to achieve a 3-d effect (a technique borrowed from Vermeer's "Portrait of a Girl with a Bagel"):
4.) Now this step is where people seem to have some trouble. There's a temptation to make the hole in the bagel either a nose or, worse, a mouth. I think I look much friendlier if the entire face is placed along the bottom of the bagel, like so:
5.) Canonically, a bagel avatar should be wearing little red shoes, because of symbolism and also allegory:
6.) Now deck out your friendly anthropomorphic bagel with appropriate accessories, such as the flag of the Netherlands. I forgot to draw one hand, but the the one I did draw is flashing a peace sign, which seems nice:
7.) Finally, add an appropriate caption, such as the national motto of the Netherlands, and a moving quote from a favorite Dutch person. Then sign your name so people know it's authentic (alternatively, sign my name, so I'll know it's a forgery):
The results speak for themselves!
Tune in next time when I show you how to draw friendly kitty!
A.) 90% of drawing is having the write (right?! har har!) tools for the job. ClassyPenguin and I both recommend drawing with a California Republic Palomino pencil, in a softer "2B" lead, for maximal drawitude. The fragrant cedar and thick lacquer make this a real joy to work with, and you're sure to get many admiring looks from the ladies!
B.) Another 90% of drawing is posture. I like to kind of slump over in my chair, like a man defeated.
C.) A further...oh, 90% or so involves lighting, paper selection, moving your cat of the page, etc.
D.) The final 90% involves the actual drawing. Let's begin!
1.) Draw a little circle inside a bigger circle, like this:
2.) Two more strokes are added to achieve a 3-d effect (a technique borrowed from Vermeer's "Portrait of a Girl with a Bagel"):
4.) Now this step is where people seem to have some trouble. There's a temptation to make the hole in the bagel either a nose or, worse, a mouth. I think I look much friendlier if the entire face is placed along the bottom of the bagel, like so:
5.) Canonically, a bagel avatar should be wearing little red shoes, because of symbolism and also allegory:
6.) Now deck out your friendly anthropomorphic bagel with appropriate accessories, such as the flag of the Netherlands. I forgot to draw one hand, but the the one I did draw is flashing a peace sign, which seems nice:
7.) Finally, add an appropriate caption, such as the national motto of the Netherlands, and a moving quote from a favorite Dutch person. Then sign your name so people know it's authentic (alternatively, sign my name, so I'll know it's a forgery):
The results speak for themselves!
Tune in next time when I show you how to draw friendly kitty!
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Deleting my facebook has helped my mood, but man, my depression has suddenly spiked these last couple weeks.
Went to a film festival in my town and realized it was the fifth year in a row I had gone. It's honestly only felt like 2. I really haven't accomplished much of anything these last 5 years. My body is still average from inconsistent workouts, the girl situation remains more barren than a desert, and my education has only furthered a little bit. Social life has decreased too.
I'm not suicidal and I even have hopes and goals for the future (I plan to move out next Spring), but every day I feel like I'm wasting my life at this school that I don't wanna be at. I work a job where I just scan documents all day...minimal human interaction. I miss being a waiter despite the stress but the hours did not coincide with my schooling. I'll put the work in and finish school this December, no point in quitting now, and I have learned actually valuable things that I can apply to both my professional and personal life, but shit just sucks you know. No girls or even opportunities to put myself out there to at least even have a chance. If I died tomorrow I would be so pissed off at not having had certain things.
Talked to my mom about it, and we're gonna see about trying to get a nootropic instead of a straight up antidepressant this weekend. Not too excited about the prospect of either of them, I've always felt that if you have to change yourself mentally like that in order to just live a life of reasonable enjoyment, the problem is the root cause, not the symptoms. My fear, which may be irrational, is that taking any sort of drug might make me happier but it will make me less me. And I don't even like myself that much but I place at least some value onto the way I genuinely feel. I've taken lexapro and wellabutrin before, neither did much back in the day when my depression was at it's peak. The depression I have now is not the same kind of depression, but it's effects are absolutely felt. I dunno, strange times....
The alcohol will help with socializing. Don't focus on hooking up with people or being the life of the party, just focus on trying to have a good time. Listen to some stories, talk about stuffs, relax. And if you don't have fun it's no big deal, you can't force it. I've been bored at a bar plenty of times. There's always another bar.
Went to a film festival in my town and realized it was the fifth year in a row I had gone. It's honestly only felt like 2. I really haven't accomplished much of anything these last 5 years. My body is still average from inconsistent workouts, the girl situation remains more barren than a desert, and my education has only furthered a little bit. Social life has decreased too.
I'm not suicidal and I even have hopes and goals for the future (I plan to move out next Spring), but every day I feel like I'm wasting my life at this school that I don't wanna be at. I work a job where I just scan documents all day...minimal human interaction. I miss being a waiter despite the stress but the hours did not coincide with my schooling. I'll put the work in and finish school this December, no point in quitting now, and I have learned actually valuable things that I can apply to both my professional and personal life, but shit just sucks you know. No girls or even opportunities to put myself out there to at least even have a chance. If I died tomorrow I would be so pissed off at not having had certain things.
Talked to my mom about it, and we're gonna see about trying to get a nootropic instead of a straight up antidepressant this weekend. Not too excited about the prospect of either of them, I've always felt that if you have to change yourself mentally like that in order to just live a life of reasonable enjoyment, the problem is the root cause, not the symptoms. My fear, which may be irrational, is that taking any sort of drug might make me happier but it will make me less me. And I don't even like myself that much but I place at least some value onto the way I genuinely feel. I've taken lexapro and wellabutrin before, neither did much back in the day when my depression was at it's peak. The depression I have now is not the same kind of depression, but it's effects are absolutely felt. I dunno, strange times....
The alcohol will help with socializing. Don't focus on hooking up with people or being the life of the party, just focus on trying to have a good time. Listen to some stories, talk about stuffs, relax. And if you don't have fun it's no big deal, you can't force it. I've been bored at a bar plenty of times. There's always another bar.
I've only taken 37.5, then up to 75. Occasionally, I miss taking it or take it much later than I usually do. I found that I'm more likely to have anxiety/panic attack feelings when I'm having a mini-withdrawl from getting off my schedule. I've heard the dizziness can be a common withdraw side effect, but I'm wondering if the other stuff could be more to do with your general mood and less to do with the med.
I've also heard a lot about "brain zap" side-effects/withdrawls, and experienced them myself for a little while when I got my dose increased for the first time.
No.
DJ Lushious
Member
The above post and this one absolutely screams "depression!" Your family is concerned about how little you eat, and rightfully so, even if the way they phrase the message is not to your liking. You are at a very unhealthy and practically sickly weight. Your body is reflecting how well you eat and your mind will also follow. Clearly you know something is wrong, because you are on this forum.
My best advice is to sit down and talk to your family about your depression. You're pretty lucky to have family that cares about you enough to discuss your eating habits. Some people don't have that (eg me). I feel confident saying they will be receptive to you wanting to be open and honest about what is bothering you.
Remember, admittance is the first step to recovery.
And if your parents aren't receptive, try using this website as a starting point. http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home
It's not weak to get help. And don't make my mistake and ignore these symptoms or turn to unhealthy practices to try and self-medicate (drugs, over/under-eating, wreckless behavior). I am nearly 32 now and should have been treating my major depression disorder at your age or earlier and have suffered the cost of many relationships, my education, and careers along the way.
Take it from someone who has made the mistakes before and am trying to keep you from doing the same. It sounds cliche, but it is so true: you are young and you have so much ahead of you that you shouldnt let depression get the upper-hand.
I truly hope you make the first step towards getting help. Us Gaffers can only do so much to help. The rest lies with you.
DJ Lushious
Member
Actually, heidern is close to the mark. My social worker explained it pretty well to me yesterday. He said sometimes you have to fake it. And by faking it, you find it changes your feelings within. Basically, instead of projecting how you feel on the inside, you do the inverse. So, instead of acting mopey and depressed, because you are mopey and depressed, you act happy and confident and you find yourself after a time feeling happy and confident.
Of course, this is not easy, but most things in life aren't.
ComputerMKII
Banned
I've found this while looking for ASMR videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g5eZSNny8Q
I don't have any self-harm problems but the video made me feel good and relaxed. What do you think about it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g5eZSNny8Q
I don't have any self-harm problems but the video made me feel good and relaxed. What do you think about it?
I wanna go back to smoking weed.
Its hard to try and find the right perscription cocktail to make me feel good about waking up in the morning, when I know that there's a bag of weed out there that can make me feel normal again. Even though it's self medication, it makes me feel a helluva lot better than this wellbutrin and prozac does.
Plus I dont have the money or time off from work to go see a bunch of different therapists and doctors visits.
Its easier just to roll a joint a couple times a day.
Its hard to try and find the right perscription cocktail to make me feel good about waking up in the morning, when I know that there's a bag of weed out there that can make me feel normal again. Even though it's self medication, it makes me feel a helluva lot better than this wellbutrin and prozac does.
Plus I dont have the money or time off from work to go see a bunch of different therapists and doctors visits.
Its easier just to roll a joint a couple times a day.
DJ Lushious
Member
No one said getting help and getting treated is going to be easy. And smoking weed is a poor decision all the way around. One, it solves nothing. Two, it endangers yourself. Three, it puts your daughter at risk.
If you get caught, then kiss your freedom goodbye.
Preservere. Go see doctors and psychiatrists. I don't know your job situation, but there is FMLA or weekend and evening doctors.
You know weed is not the answer, so why consider it?
I don't think that there's a "right" answer. Mental health is a lot of things.
For instance, benzos are the bad news bears for me. Cause once I pop the fun don't stop.
Not recommending anything.
Except maybe petitioning your congressman for legalization of medical canniboids
I'd love for a crafty individual to come up with something that used the active chemical without the stigma
For instance, benzos are the bad news bears for me. Cause once I pop the fun don't stop.
Not recommending anything.
Except maybe petitioning your congressman for legalization of medical canniboids
I'd love for a crafty individual to come up with something that used the active chemical without the stigma
My story is basically like this:
I grew up around an alcoholic father and both of my parents smoked hella weed all the time, in front of me.
I finally tried it at age 13 and fell in love with it. Used it daily for 12 straight years (with one 30 day break in 2006).
I had to quit for a piss test in January, and tried to go back but had major panic attacks and paranoia (i reasearched online and the cause of this was most likely a reaction between my migraine medication [topamax] and the weed, i had been perscribed the topamax on my hiatus from weed). Since I've quit ive never been to that level of happiness i had been at for the past 12 years. After awhile, I like to say, I didn't smoke weed to get high, I smoked it to feel normal. To want to get out and enjoy life, to just be able to crack a smile.
The topamax kept making me feel weird even off of weed, couldnt think straight, cognitive functions were affected, speech was getting messed up, etc. So I went to a doctor and he took me off the Topamax, put me on wellbutrin (for depression and it's used for cigarette smoking cessation so it should help with my need to smoke pot) in addition to prozac (ive been taking prozac for OCD for about 2 years, OCD is non-existant with the prozac).
I'm just getting worse with my need to smoke and ups and downs anxiety everyday. I feel great at work like I do not need to smoke but when I get home and the boredom kicks in I go crazy. Can't stop thinking about getting high.
I try to play video games, my favorite hobby, doesn't do anything for me. Try going out to different activities with my wife and daughter, I just end up wanting to go home after an hour because I don't have fun. Try going out with friends (bowling alleys, dave n busters, etc.), they all have beers in their hand and I hate liquor and the way it makes me feel (I always had my weed at parties, you can keep your liquor)
So I feel weed is the answer, rather than taking a bunch of different anti-depressants and possibly fucking up my chemical imbalance even more. I know why I am anxious every day and can't seem to be satisfied. I don't have that THC in my brain anymore.
It doesn't help that society is becoming more lax on weed, and people like snoop dogg and chief keef teach the kids that smoking weed is OK. They have even legalized it in some places for medical use, which makes me think that I need to travel to those places in order to be happy and fulfilled again.
But the flipside is that my fiance realized that when I quit she could actually use it against me. She said If I go back to pot she will leave me. She also says that if I keep moping around the house and acting restless she will eventually leave me.
An excerpt from my soon-to-be best-selling book, How to Maek Fronds and Influrence Purple:
Part 1
It turns out it's kind of hard to come up with practical advice about being confident, having self esteem, and forming positive relationships. I think I've figured out a few things to say, and thinking about it has actually been helpful to me. I'll break this into a few parts.
I want to say up front that intense self-loathing, doubt, and even self-hatred are all big issues for me. I was chatting with one of our community members about his issues with low self-esteem and I mentioned that it was very much a problem for me too. He found that surprising, as I guess I don't come across that way. Which is entirely the point.
The old adage "fake it 'til you make it" applies here. You're not going to suddenly like yourself overnight. It's a bit of a process fixing your self image. In the meantime, you're going to have to get used to it and give it a little test drive. So you're going to have to fake it for a bit. Now, and here's the important part, I'm not actually advocating telling people how much you like yourself. It's not about saying things, it's about not saying things: Stop talking shit about yourself. I think that is honestly the single best piece of advice I have. Ask yourself, "what do I hope to accomplish by tweeting/posting/facebooking/texting/whatever this? What's the best thing that can happen?" I think the answer is almost always, "someone will tell me I'm wrong," at which point you'll just say it again. It's a nice way to drive away the people who care about you. Talk about it in therapy, record it in your journal, shout out all your negative thought about yourself in the privacy of your own room. Just, for the love of God, stop publicly broadcasting it!
Now, as a step two, come up with something, ANYTHING, you actually like about yourself. It can be a skill, a talent, something you've done, some part of your body that you think looks okay, literally anything. And as a patented d-GAF "do a thing this week"-thing, post something here! It can be something very small, something from the distant past, it does not matter. And if you say that you cannot come up with one goddamn thing, I am going to smack you. If you can drive a stick-shift, use chopsticks with some skill, whatever, post it. Heck, it can be the fact that you're NOT a mass murderer, or, possibly worse, someone who puts ketchup on hotdogs. It's a start. So here's one for me: I really like how my handwriting looks; I'm quite proud of it. Done. Try to post one each day for a week. Let's do it.
For my next post, I want to talk about getting people to like you. And the best (and most interesting) way I've come up to approach that is to think about the people I like and try to figure out why I like them. Be specific. "She is super cool" may be true, but it's not much to act on. So here's an example of something a little more helpful.
I haven't known humbugs for very long, but I love that guy to pieces. We quickly became great friends, and he is indeed a super cool guy. But here's one thing he does that really endears him to me. In chat or the thread, people will often post links to songs they find helpful or relevant. I try to give every link a try, but like most people, I may only listen to a small snippet before closing the tab. Bugs, bless him, tries to listen to any song people link for him, and moreover, he will listen to the entire freaking thing and tell you what he thinks (maybe not all the time, but he should not reveal that! It seems like he does!). It's very hard to get people to try books, games, or movies you think they'd like - a 3 minute pop song seems to be too much most of the time. But, man! When people will pick up a book/song/game I recommend, I'm always floored and super grateful that they think it's worth doing. So there's a practical tip - try a recommendation from someone you like and follow up with them about what you thought. Resist the temptation to answer every recommendation with one of your own and instead give whatever it is a shot.
More on that later. I wanted this to be a short post, but that did not happen.
Part 1
It turns out it's kind of hard to come up with practical advice about being confident, having self esteem, and forming positive relationships. I think I've figured out a few things to say, and thinking about it has actually been helpful to me. I'll break this into a few parts.
I want to say up front that intense self-loathing, doubt, and even self-hatred are all big issues for me. I was chatting with one of our community members about his issues with low self-esteem and I mentioned that it was very much a problem for me too. He found that surprising, as I guess I don't come across that way. Which is entirely the point.
The old adage "fake it 'til you make it" applies here. You're not going to suddenly like yourself overnight. It's a bit of a process fixing your self image. In the meantime, you're going to have to get used to it and give it a little test drive. So you're going to have to fake it for a bit. Now, and here's the important part, I'm not actually advocating telling people how much you like yourself. It's not about saying things, it's about not saying things: Stop talking shit about yourself. I think that is honestly the single best piece of advice I have. Ask yourself, "what do I hope to accomplish by tweeting/posting/facebooking/texting/whatever this? What's the best thing that can happen?" I think the answer is almost always, "someone will tell me I'm wrong," at which point you'll just say it again. It's a nice way to drive away the people who care about you. Talk about it in therapy, record it in your journal, shout out all your negative thought about yourself in the privacy of your own room. Just, for the love of God, stop publicly broadcasting it!
Now, as a step two, come up with something, ANYTHING, you actually like about yourself. It can be a skill, a talent, something you've done, some part of your body that you think looks okay, literally anything. And as a patented d-GAF "do a thing this week"-thing, post something here! It can be something very small, something from the distant past, it does not matter. And if you say that you cannot come up with one goddamn thing, I am going to smack you. If you can drive a stick-shift, use chopsticks with some skill, whatever, post it. Heck, it can be the fact that you're NOT a mass murderer, or, possibly worse, someone who puts ketchup on hotdogs. It's a start. So here's one for me: I really like how my handwriting looks; I'm quite proud of it. Done. Try to post one each day for a week. Let's do it.
For my next post, I want to talk about getting people to like you. And the best (and most interesting) way I've come up to approach that is to think about the people I like and try to figure out why I like them. Be specific. "She is super cool" may be true, but it's not much to act on. So here's an example of something a little more helpful.
I haven't known humbugs for very long, but I love that guy to pieces. We quickly became great friends, and he is indeed a super cool guy. But here's one thing he does that really endears him to me. In chat or the thread, people will often post links to songs they find helpful or relevant. I try to give every link a try, but like most people, I may only listen to a small snippet before closing the tab. Bugs, bless him, tries to listen to any song people link for him, and moreover, he will listen to the entire freaking thing and tell you what he thinks (maybe not all the time, but he should not reveal that! It seems like he does!). It's very hard to get people to try books, games, or movies you think they'd like - a 3 minute pop song seems to be too much most of the time. But, man! When people will pick up a book/song/game I recommend, I'm always floored and super grateful that they think it's worth doing. So there's a practical tip - try a recommendation from someone you like and follow up with them about what you thought. Resist the temptation to answer every recommendation with one of your own and instead give whatever it is a shot.
More on that later. I wanted this to be a short post, but that did not happen.
I don't understand that part. Is that about the marijuana talk?
DJ Lushious
Member
Children of alcoholics develop all sorts of relationship and mental troubles. Sounds like this is a big point of contention and might be worth pursuing with a counselor.
Here is what I see: you use weed as a crutch.
You are not happy as a person. And we all know weed makes you happy. But it is not a solution. It is a bandaid. You have to get to the root of what is making you unhappy. And yes, if possible, take antidepressants. Finding the right combination takes time and it is easy to give up. I know I've done it before.
Your wife will leave you if you smoke pot. Isn't that reason enough to not even consider it? You stand to jeapordize your child's well being in the process, too.
As for moping, well, you're depressed. Talk to her about it and work together to get the help you require. You need professional help, not the help of a dealer.
I applaud you for recognizing you need help, but pot is very clearly not the answer.
No, just about my philosophy of medicine in general. I think "shut up and take this" isn't the best way to go about things.
Not that I'm accusing you or anything. Probably needed a paragraph break haha.
Haha! Not a problem. I figured there was a paragraph break missing.
Thank you.
I have the same issues with regularly being underweight and just not liking to eat a lot. Things that have helped:
Exercise! I don't normally get hungry, but after an hour of exercise I'm ready for a full meal. Your body will start to actually ask for food, which for us is uncommon.
Regular meals. Because of the lack of hunger, I'll forget a meal and skip it. Having an alarm or someone being like: "Hey isn't it lunch time?" helps. Skipping meals it probably the biggest factor in losing weight and staying in an unhealthy range.
Use smaller portions on larger plates. This is a trick my nutritionist taught me. She had to scold my mum for nagging me about not serving myself enough. If you're anything like me, you'll get full just looking at food. So make it look like you aren't actually eating as much as you are.
I know the family thing can make it so much worse. I'm lucky that I had a professional yell at my mother about how she was exasperating the problem, not helping. Would it be possible to meet with a nutritionist?
I've been seeing a therapist and psychiatrist since October for my depression. My family knows about it well. I'm currently on Prozac (fourth antidepressant), which suppresses my appetite. I've always been skinny (seriously, even when I used to eat like a pig, I'd never gain any weight). My family knows that, yet they still act as if me eating will help me put on weight, when it hasn't done so for the past 4 years when I would stuff myself. :/
I also really am an idiot. I want to go to medical school, so I'm going into life science (biomedical science) for my undergrad degree. I'm absolutely terrible at math though, and guess what I need? A whole lot of math. I'm doing online summer school to boost my grade 12 mark, and I'm only getting though it with MikeDip's help. (He's a wizard, I swear.) If I didn't bug him so much, I'd have already dropped it since I would have failed everything.
When I was in a psych ward for a few days, I had a dietitian visit me. All they did was recommend I drink Ensure after they did blood tests (thyroid and everything came up clear). Been doing that, but it doesn't exactly play nice with my digestive system. :/
ClassyPenguin
Banned
Dietitian not nutritionist. Anyone can call themselves a nutritionist, a dietitian has to be certified kinda like a pharmacist. So they have to have specific schooling and degrees.
...wait that was the person. Yeah, it was a dietitian I saw in the hospital's psych ward. All she did was recommend Ensure. :/
Yeah, I was recommended the same thing. I used to take it late at night because otherwise I would get really sick. Maybe taking it so separated from other meals would be better? Anyways, I was hoping the dietitian would be willing to yell at your parents. :C
Oh, I didn't know there was a difference in English. I saw the person in Colombia and they were part of the hospital staff and had certification.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
I didn't drink because I can't due to the anti-depressants I take. Well, I am capable of drinking a little, but my family has a history of alcoholism. I did have a good time; the people there were friendly and had similar interests. I mostly just asked them questions since people love talking about themselves. Not sure I'll go again as it's the only place my friend really hangs outside his home.
The best of the night was meeting up with a girl I had met online. I had an incredibly good time talking to her. For once in many, many years I feel confident I can handle a relationship.
Hmm...i thought I was tapering off fast if anything. It is hitting me really rough. I wake up stupid dizzy and get a little boost for a bit when I have the 37.5mg but slowly get really tired and dizzy as day progresses. Wish this would stop...
Maybe taking it apart from meals could help. Haven't tried that. And heh, my social worker, psychiatrist, nurse and dietitian (from the psych ward) didn't yell at my parents. They tried to explain things softly. But South American parents are set in their ways... Don't believe anything. My psychiatrist laughed when my parents said the computer was to blame, claiming it was a silly idea, and they still blame it. Bleh.
Why are you amazed? I may not have seen your art too much but from what I've seen it's pretty nice. :3
So I got off the Lexapro after freaking out because my dick was numb and praying that wouldn't be permanent. I'm almost back to normal now but not totally there.
My doctor prescribed Effexor now hoping I wouldn't have the same side effects.
On one hand, I read on the Internet from many people that the drug is very difficult to get off of and that it still causes sexual dysfunction and genital anesthesia. On the other hand, my psychiatrist says that it's a very safe medication to taper off of and that it shouldn't cause any permanent sexual side effects and that it's less likely to cause any sexual side effects than Lexapro.
So I'm caught between listening to lots of testimonials on the Internet and trusting this resident psychiatrist with my long term health. As an anxious person I'm just prone to worry about anything like this.
I guess I could try the med.. I just don't want any permanent problems...
My doctor prescribed Effexor now hoping I wouldn't have the same side effects.
On one hand, I read on the Internet from many people that the drug is very difficult to get off of and that it still causes sexual dysfunction and genital anesthesia. On the other hand, my psychiatrist says that it's a very safe medication to taper off of and that it shouldn't cause any permanent sexual side effects and that it's less likely to cause any sexual side effects than Lexapro.
So I'm caught between listening to lots of testimonials on the Internet and trusting this resident psychiatrist with my long term health. As an anxious person I'm just prone to worry about anything like this.
I guess I could try the med.. I just don't want any permanent problems...
CornBurrito
Member
Please please let this be a title of a book someday.
Nailed it. Do you feel more self esteem-y? There should be kind of a tingling sensation.
You know sometimes I ask myself why I bother posting at all...
Because you like the attention? Because you're a glutton for punishment? Because you know many of us will read everything you write with a big grin on our faces? Pick one. Or all.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Further explanation please.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Yeah, I recently tried it and it seemed to help a little at first. You already probably know it's just a supplement that's already produced naturally in your brain so I would imagine those of us with severe insomnia, it's just not going to help. I've also tried Valerian Root which also contained small amounts of melatonin. It was a bust.
Same here. I've only taken Ambien maybe about four times in my life but it most definitely worked. However, after reading the stories like the "rubhive" and other accounts, I'm a bit scared of it now. I never felt strange on it but it did relax me very similar to the way Xanax does before putting me to sleep.
I feel the same sometimes, Jubei. Men are pigs and jerks a lot.
Eh. Not to get all bitchy, but it's a lot of work to preach to the choir, you know? I was proud of that joke though, CornBurrito, so I'm glad you liked it.
Bel Marduk
Banned
Your world would be so much better if you'd stop being negative all the time. Sexua orientation has nothing to do with it.
This is really cool, it reminds me of the game Proteus.
Yeah, I know. I often feel that way with writing music. I know that my close friends are going to love my work (or at least pretend to). And I like getting their praise, I'll admit but there's still a certain frustration, how I wish that people less biased would also stand up and take note. But that doesn't mean that the work still isn't worth doing.
You mean "stop being negative about your sexual orientation", right? Because it's generally impossibly hard to just be "less negative". I agree it has nothing to fo with sexual orientation. If anything, that's a scapegoat. Similar to "everything would be better if I was in a relationship".
I'm a loser. Need to find a way out
Don't know about that. Just hate being attracted to guys
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My stress levels are going to be increased exponentially soon because I am moving. Again. Considering how much we struggle weekly just to pay bills and afford to feed everyone, moving a family of five is expensive and is going to be...rough to say the least. I am in an out of panic mode, siding finally on 'try not to think about it' and taking deep breaths.
Good things:
The house is bigger and much closer (by an hour) to the husbands work.
The house is not in this meth-ridden hellhole I currently live in.
Bad Things:
$300 dollars more a month.
I have to move again.
For Bagels:
Random Positive Things About Me:
I haven't smoked a cigarette since Feb 21st.
I am enjoying my renewed hobby of chainmail, and think I am pretty decent at it.
Good things:
The house is bigger and much closer (by an hour) to the husbands work.
The house is not in this meth-ridden hellhole I currently live in.
Bad Things:
$300 dollars more a month.
I have to move again.
For Bagels:
Random Positive Things About Me:
I haven't smoked a cigarette since Feb 21st.
I am enjoying my renewed hobby of chainmail, and think I am pretty decent at it.
That's my birthday!
Stay strong, Fiction. You are an amazing person and I know you can overcome any challenge. I seriously respect and admire the heck out of you. If you're still thinking about doing the work we talked about before, please feel free to message me any time. The invitation is always open whenever you wish to give it a try <3
I don't post here a lot, but I read almost every page. Thanks everyone for the sage advice and all of the openness and support. It's helped more than you know and more than I've had a chance to say.
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