Butting in just to say that I’m highly sensitive to MSG, and that’s why I can’t eat in restaurants. I would totally understand that it could be annoying, and tbh I can’t trust that a server or someone in the kitchen always knows, anyway, so I just avoid restaurants. I have a long list of foods I’m either severely…

It sounds like you get it, so thank you. I’m sorry you’re dealing with Lupus. I have no doubt you deal with your share of explaining this kind of stuff—and more—to other people (No, spending time in sunlight isn’t actually good for everybody. No, I don’t actually need to “boost” my immune system, tyvm., etc.). I have…

Thank you for listening. Yep, I get what you’re saying, too. But obviously as an outlier who is highly sensitive, I don’t really have the luxury of waiting around to find out whether long term studies confirm what I’ve experiencing, you know?

Not necessarily. It can depend on the amount of glutamates in a particular food, or the type of glutamates/glutamic acid. Just because someone has a sensitivity to the amount contained in one glutamate containing food, doesn’t necessarily mean that another glutamate containing food is completely off limits. Also, some…

Yeah, I don’t blame ya for that. Tbh, I doubt anyone would.

I happen to have a sensitivity to MSG and have been advised by several doctors to stay far away from it (I’m not willing to debate this with anyone, btw— that’s not why I mentioned it). So I’m not certain how common this is, or whether it’s related to my sensitivity issues, but to me msg, and even regular iodized table…

I’m not the person you’ve directed your questions to, but fwiw, I’m also one of those people who has been found to have a severe sensitivity to MSG. And I’ve had 4 board certified physicians tell me specifically to avoid consuming MSG and glutamates, so I do.

Thank you for saying this. I’m sorry you have to deal with seizures. MSG is one of MANY food additives/ingredients/foods that I’m sensitive or allergic to, unfortunately. I’ve had chronic daily migraines and severe asthma and allergies for many years, and I’ve had too many bad experiences with MSG to count. It’s in so…

^^THIS!^^ I wish I could frame your comment so that it would show up in neon letters. So much this.

I wouldn’t be so sure that she knew this about him before they had a child together. Perhaps she knew nothing at all, or maybe didn’t realize the full extent of his fucked up beliefs about her sister.

While I can never truly “tell” someone else how to feel about themselves, I wanna encourage you to re-think “feeling like a loser” for not getting huge opportunities like this handed to you. I mean, this is newsworthy in part because stuff like this doesn’t happen to every day people, ya know? And it’s totally ok to…

“When I’d see her name on my phone, it was just like you described, nothing but anxiety. If that’s what that person does to you, you deserve better.”

I have a good feeling the folks at your pharmacy will help you, especially since they know you well. If you just keep asking at the pharmacy or at your kid’s appointments, you’ll most likely get a heads up if they know about ANY extra doses— squeaky wheel and all that! And when someone knows you well, or has some idea…

YES! Everything you just said! I was entirely too optimistic before I was married, but I still anticipated that it would require a great deal of sacrifice and work on my end. And relationships do require effort, just as you say. But I was told over and over that I just needed to suck it up and get along, that marriage…

My grad student son (who is also my caregiver) and I are both high risk, and our state hasn’t opened up for high risk individuals or caregivers yet, only for 65+ and healthcare workers. But we got vaccinated today. Don’t lose hope, ok? If you’d asked me yesterday when I expected to get vaccinated, I wouldn’t have…

Thank you for saying that. I feel optimistic about the concept of love, especially for everyone else (like you!). But tbh, it’s hard for me not to feel pretty discouraged some days, in part because I’m disabled now (primarily because of all the injuries from my first husband’s abuse). So I’ve had these constant…

Thank you, for real. You’re right, when I’ve seen that particular weapon’s silhouette, I’ve always assumed it was the same as a military rifle. It’s good to know we at least have laws in place against full auto/burst.

Thank you for saying that. This was actually my grandma, who was always a pretty tough women. She’d grown up in the country around guns all her life, and could literally shoot a stereotypical tin can off of a fence post at 59 yards or whatever. ;) She was a much better shot than her dad, her older brother, and all her …

What you’ve said about your roommate screaming at you, and their reactions seeming over the top compared to the original “offense” of simply not agreeing with them... reminds me in some ways of my spouse, who has borderline personality disorder. Or he sounds like a narcissistic, insecure asshole. Idk, not trying to…

I’m sorry this happened. No judgment from me, fwiw. People can say all they want about how they’d never end up in a messy situation, never allow ___ in a relationship. But if you’re involved with a sociopath or a narcissist, it can be almost impossible to know that you’re being manipulated, or that something’s wrong, u…