Oh I’m not looking for me- I’m a therapist and some of my clients would benefit from it but sadly there is a dearth in our area and what’s here is very expensive.

I’m a therapist (a female one though) and cannot imagine any set of circumstance in which I would suggest a client get a makeover. I just cannot. It makes me so angry how many awful therapists are out there, making us all look bad.

It’s so annoying how helpful DBT can be to a lot of people and how expensive and inaccessible it is for most!

I think any moms, city ones included, would prefer that their daycare provider likes children, or at least doesn’t hate them.

“BTW, I’m not fucked up.” Really? There’s something off about being unable to empathize with any perspective different than your own and to try to paint this inability as a “cultural difference”. There’s something off about you seemingly feeling that you have the right to dictate what others care about. there’s…

I had a similar experience- pot was a great temporary fix but it allowed me to avoid my anxiety and other difficult feelings. When I quit and went to therapy I had to actually sit with my feelings, and it was so hard! It worked though and now I am way less anxious and better able to deal with my feelings.

I used to be a heavy smoker too- daily for about 12 years, started as a late teen. I stopped completely more than two years ago and my memory and brain functioning have returned to completely normal. Obviously this is just based on my personal experience, but I don't think it does long term damage to the brain. I…

I think people are jumping on you because you said you "shake the shit out" of your child. Maybe you were being hyperbolic? Because it's not okay to shake your kid, or really anyone for that matter. Being a parent is very hard and kids are SO frustrating, and it sucks to be judged by total strangers. Hopefully you…

The difference is that those shows you mention don't present it as romantic. What disturbs me about these books is how clear it is that James believes the relationship being depicted is romantic and positive, when the actual message is totally fucked- that a man acts controlling and violent because he loves his…

There are plenty of shitty books that non-readers could get into that don't present abuse as a loving ideal we should all strive for.

Just keep preaching that shower-truth. Very progressive.

No, two doctors in a buzzfeed article state otherwise. Some people do hot, sweaty manual labor every day and maybe don't want to get in their beds covered in sweat. Some people work in kitchens and smell like fried food at the end of each day. Some people have legitimate BO or excessive sweat issues. Some people just…

Someone disagreeing with does not automatically equal trolling. Some people need to shower every day. It's fine if you don't but there's no need to be such a bossy boots about it.

Someone disagreeing with does not automatically equal trolling. Some people need to shower every day. It's fine if you don't but there's no need to be such a bossy boots about it.

Maybe I missed it, but most of the responses I saw to Renee Zellwegger's new look were along the lines of "Holy shit, she looks completely different" as opposed to mockery and ridicule. She DOES look totally different, and why would she make such a drastic change to her appearance if she didn't want people to notice?…

Yes, and women who are abused could leave any time- why do they stay? That's basically the bullshit argument you're making. The books are stupid and the relationship depicted is not sexy or kinky or actual bdsm- it's abuse. It seems like you don't really get the dynamics of abusive relationships.

Let's see...when she told him she needed space and went to visit her mother, and he found out her mother's address and showed up uninvited and unannounced? When he freaked out and held a grudge for months (possibly years) because she had drinks with her best friend after he told her she couldn't? When he basically…

The only people who think teenagers are cool are teenagers.

So would you say this season is worth watching? I'm hearing bad things so I've been hesitant but it sounds intriguing.

I've gone out with guys who didn't call me again after the first date. I got the message and was fine with it. This is not a gender specific thing. A lot of people do it, and a lot of people, myself included, would prefer that to a "I'm not into you" speech or text.