Yes you're absolutely right about the balance of the two BUT i would really test the waters with a counselor first and see if they're able to help you cope in other ways besides taking medicine. It is possible, and especially likely for someone who has gone without medication this long. In my experience anyone with…

Have you asked your regular doctor to refer you to someone? I would go that route. Except I'd start with just a counselor/psychologist, not a psychiatrist. In my experience a psychiatrist will just automatically write you a prescription but if you've made it this far without one, I would avoid that if possible. It's a…

Exactly, exactly, exactly. You get it.

Beware, you will eventually develop a tolerance to whatever medication they put you on. It may take years, but if you're dependent on the medication to function, as i surely was having been on it since 3rd grade, that day will come and it is one of reckoning. Then begins a vicious cycle of your doctor increasing your…

Yes. This. I have ADD and believe me, it's frustrating as hell for us. What's even more frustrating is the inability to find a doctor who doesn't just want to write you a Rx. I've been to several different doctors over the years for my ADD with that explicit concern, and it falls on deaf ears. That's because while…

Ok so I'm not the only one that thought I was missing something. What did he have to do with the insurance fraud other than towing the car in question?

what is this turbo button ppl keep referencing? I don't believe we ever had a computer with one. It must have been before my time

oh ok. iOS here. dang :(

which operating systems is this for?

Yes. Thank you. For people with phobias, some self-professed "phobic" folks sure don't seem to actually know much about them.

ah. Yeah I figured the video would be the most interesting part.

I can just barely hear the call and i have the volume all the way up. What do they say?

oooh "chasing the margins" - I've never heard it said that way but it's a perfect description of the situation. I'll be borrowing that phrase from now on.

Yes! I can force myself to say it sometimes now but I usually just refer to them as "critters." My friends even know to call them critters and are pretty good about it unless they're drunk. And I can identify with avoiding that one library section. In high school i knew exactly what pages of my science textbooks they…

Yeah I have ophidiphobia. Personally I encounter problems because, like flying as the author noted, those critters can actually be dangerous, so it's reasonable to be afraid of them. What people never understand is that, for me, it's a PHOBIA. That means by definition it's irrational. I won't say (or type) the word.…

Watching these episodes has led to some epic internet browsing for me this afternoon and somehow I found myself looking at car coffee table books. I'd like to have a great car coffee table book, whether it be on Porsche, Ferrari, supercars in general, Steve Mcqueen, whatever... and there appear to be lots of options,…

I don't know what magical grocery stores all of you are shopping at who are saying that buying healthy stuff at the store to cook meals for yourself is cheaper than pre-made meals or whatever, but I have never had that experience ever. I live by myself so I'm almost always cooking for one, and I guess fresh produce…

My brother is getting married this month and our parents' neighbor just bought a '52 white convertible corvette last summer. When i first saw it I immediately suggested that it be used for their wedding. It's beautiful. I only recently learned that he had indeed offered it to them to use for the wedding, but they…

they were? found in two parts, i mean? I read this story again and the original AP story and didn't see anything about that.

Depending on where you live, with the market the way it is right now, you can actually buy a house and have a mortgage payment that's much cheaper than rent would be for the same home. You just need to save for the down payment (20%, so you don't have to pay mortgage premium insurance). Once you've got that, you're…