OliverSaks

Blown away - amazing acting and story. Sad, sobering ending Vote!!

Jack Radcliffe Tom Chase Francois Sagat

4 days.

Smart people love to choose being right over being happy.

I’m sorry you feel that things are futile. There is a lot of hope in the psychiatry field about new drugs in the pipeline that modulate the glutamate system. They treat depression differently than the many, many drugs that already exist in the world of antidepressants. Ketamine is one such drug (and a few derivatives are in later stage drug trials (esketamine; J&J drug I think) - a significant proportion of non-responders to the traditional meds for depression (SSRI/SNRI) find that they respond with ketamine, for instance. I’ve been treated for depression with a slew of meds, for the last ten years, and so far this has been the best, with no sexual side effects (or any side effects...) I understand being hopeless with therapy and meds, but there simply IS reason to have hope. No medication is perfect, but better meds (at least for some people) are coming!

They are in huge, bulky containers - but I hadn’t considered that, good thought (might try to save my greens that way)

I have four tomato plants on the patio and I’m worried about this Texas heat... My first ever solo crop - hoping they survive and produce

*group sex at 4:30/5 a.m. probably almost never involves sober sex

Don’t yuck his yum! (Jk jk jk)

I don’t think it is problematic.

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Couldn’t disagree with you more.

Dispensary.

“Man’s Search for Meaning” by Victor Frankl Not sure I’ve come across a better explanation - very important book in my life (if not the most important book I’ve had the pleasure of reading) The audiobook is a breeze, highly recommend it

Serotonin imbalance as cause of depression doesn’t hold as much weight as you might think.

I also try to not meet with people who are using T. I count myself very lucky over the years, but two bad experiences come to mind where the drug was involved that made me feel unsafe. The unpredictability is a little nerve-wracking, and as a delicate flower, I think it is prudent that I screen out this particular set of clients. I am very rational and open-minded when it comes to the use of mind and empathy expanding medicines, but T has no place for me (and apparently plenty of providers are happy to engage in this practice)

Can we calm down on the “meth freak” talk? I know it’s a popular trope, but meth is a pretty nasty drug that is HIGHLY reinforcing (4x dopamine release of cocaine - highly rewarding and motivating) - it can ensnare the brightest and most beautiful, and unlikely people can fall prey. I think addiction is a symptom of people lacking connection (rat park experiment) or running on the hedonic treadmill (not being grateful and in the present moment) Addicts deserve compassion, not labels that belittle. We should thank our stars that any pain we have ever felt has not led us down that path. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meth/body/ I’m sorry I’ve been a dick lately, sometimes (usually) I handle stress poorly. All these suicides, school shootings, etc are making me a little crazy (and sometimes going a little crazy on threads about these same topics...) xoxo

U=U, undetectable is untransmittable, per CDC

One of my earliest crushes

I’ll be to Boston within the next two weeks, firming things up.

You’re part of the problem. I’ve expressed my distaste towards the attitude you hold in the Bourdain thread, but it is worth repeating. Can you even begin to imagine the pain that this person must have felt to end his life? I bet you cannot, because why else would you make such an asinine comment!?

Maybe my university was exceptional, but omg free food for college students... Student orgs of any type could net free food if you knew where to find it. Even in grad school, you could at least find pizza most any day (if you listened to a lunchtime talk about some student interest group) I’ve never been homeless, but I was a student for a good chunk of years.

Hahaha I had hoped that somehow you were just unfazed with that heaping amount through some quirk of your biology, but that makes more sense - enjoy and be well!

Sounds like you’re likely suppressing because of being closeted - some people certainly could be “aromantic,” but I’ve run into far more dudes who just haven’t fully come to terms with what life will look like for them as a male in a relationship with another male “I just couldn’t see myself with a guy...” “I always pictured a wife and kids...” Etc etc /armchair psych

Jeebus. Someone knocked me out with a 35 mg jolly rancher. Lightweight... http://cheebachews.com/california-recreational-cheebachews/ Glad it’s working well for you!