That one of Jenny Slate is what I wish I looked like in my dreams :(

My boyfriend got his brother The River Cottage: Veg Every Day cookbook for Christmas, and all the recipes we tried from it were great! (and some were really easy)

I got screamed at and belittled by a high school choir teacher because she heard from my private voice teacher that I wasn't happy that she was allowing people to ruin their voices to fill holes in the ensemble (there was one girl specifically singing in a deep chest voice as a contralto when she clearly wasn't) and…

Please, for the love of god (or non-deity of your choice), just don't hit your kids.

Science says otherwise.

Oh Christine, I am so sorry. I'm a lot younger than you (27), but your childhood sounds so familiar to me, even though I grew up as a ciswoman. The rejection and abuse from my parents (for being odd, geeky, stubborn, and worst of all, unplanned) and from my peers gave me PTSD, which got worse after I was raped,…

Thanks for the correction, that's actually the only one I didn't go to wikipedia to confirm the flight number; figures I'd fuck it up!

You're right! I forgot about that!

These people have so much outdated information.

... that is good to know!! How long ago was this?

That is exactly how Effexor felt for me. Like, I wasn't depressed... but that's because I didn't care about anything. It felt like being disassociated all the time. Not fun.

My personal opinion is that there are way too many people on SSRIs who would really be better served in the long run by some therapy, because it is cheaper for HMOs. The reality is the research does not support SSRIs for mild to moderate depression, and far too many people are bring prescribed them by clueless GPs and…

I never thought about it being a positive side effect for some people - but that makes sense and I'm glad you find it helpful!

My trial of Effexor was like getting a lobotomy and Strattera as an add on turned me into a twitchy miserable walking panic attack.

Hah! I live in Sweden right now, land of the comically long legs and not being ethnically Swedish shopping can be a serious pain!

http://knittinghelp.com/ !

I have a 30 inch inseam (I'm 5'7") and nothing makes me happier than when ankle jeans/capris go on sale because they actually fit my stupidly short legs.

I'm really happy that sobriety and meds are working for you! I do feel you on the guilt/pressure you feel when your partner feels concerned about your lack of orgasms.

Good for you?

Some people can afford to switch around with their medications, not everyone has that luxury. If you're on the more severely affected end of the spectrum you really do have to make these kinds of faustian bargains to live any semblance of a normal life.