*snaps*

Our wardrobes sound about identical. (At least, that is, my casual wardrobe—I have to wear dresses and business stuff to work.) So, I think I might try overalls. I love pockets and denim, and I hate pants! This could be a game changer.

My little sister, similarly blessed with much height and a long torso, has taken to wearing a fanny pack at her college parties. “And one pocket for my phone, wallet, and keys, and one for straws and shot glasses, and one for lip gloss, and one for everything else!” She is the only person I know who can get away with…

I’ve had that debate internally and with my husband, and it’s tough, but I guess my feeling is, my life hasn’t sucked, I don’t wish I hadn’t been born, and I have just as much right to have kids as anyone who hasn’t been diagnosed with these disorders. It certainly didn’t stop my parents! And who knows, there’s as…

Aw, thank you! Yes, things are going well! I’m ten years post-diagnosis, so 30, and everything’s generally stable now, though I do have anxiety/depression dips. I’m married and work a full-time job in my field of choice and I went to law school, blah blah blah, so I ended up being a success story/poster child for the…

I think that’s totally fair! I’m not a doctor either, but I’ve noticed that when my anxiety flares significantly, my depression follows, and it kicks off a whole mood cycle. THE WORST. I mean, if you’re anxious all the time, you’re going to feel terrible all the time, you might seclude yourself more, it makes you feel…

Definitely! I do plan to have a child in the next few years (I can hear the eugenicists right now and I’m not dealing with that today, so stuff it) and if they exhibit symptoms of any kind of mental issues, they are definitely seeing a professional.

Because I think what’s interesting is there’s more research actually showing that anxiety is a kind of gateway almost; researchers are realizing that things like depression, bipolar disorder, various anxiety disorders—they often start as anxiety. And they often start in childhood. So if we can target that, we might…

THANK YOU. I live in the DC area and even though it’s cheaper to Uber here than it is in the NYC area, I still wouldn’t want to do it every day because the traffic is hideous. Plus, why would I spend upwards of $20-30 a day (minimum!) for parking in downtown (plus get myself a car, which I don’t have) or taking Uber…

Maybe people should just off themselves or remain homebound when they get old or if they become disabled and don’t have the money to take cabs everywhere since they need a seat on the subway/Metro? If you can’t afford to make alternative arrangements for travel, you may have issues affording your care. Like, maybe you…

I think it’s a lot of good sense too, and I think I’m literally half your age. It’s definitely reason for further consideration. Why is it low? Is it the result of overextending themselves? Do they have a gambling problem? Is it the result of a bad marriage’s remainder debt? Did they lose their job and live off credit…

You are such a Young... and I’m 30! Boy, do I remember dealing with ALL those insurance issues—I was on the individual market with bipolar disorder pre-ACA. Try getting covered for that in the Dark Ages. I am terrified of the AHCA. I think not enough millennials remember JUST HOW BAD it really was—my husband keeps…

I feel you! Lamictal, Prozac, Wellbutrin, Abilify and Ativan here for my bipolar disorder and anxiety, plus a host of medications for migraines. Thank god for mail order now. My least favorite is also disclosing to new doctors, including ones who definitely have no real reason to know about what I’m taking. No,…

I’m not going to get certain comments out of the gray, but I’d like to respond.

The Nats bullpen blows it every. single. goddamn. time. we’re in a situation like that. It’s heartbreaking. I don’t know what we’re going to do to fix it though.

Haha, actually he kinda does in one sense; one eye is brown and the other is blue.

We have plenty of cash saved, and my husband’s job is extremely stable—his (large accounting) firm took steps to not lay anyone off during the last recession when other firms were laying employees off left and right. It’s mostly an unfounded worry. But you never know. What I’m trying to say is, we’re definitely not…

*raises hand* I personally worry about that last one, because my husband and I both have chronic conditions (I have bipolar disorder, he’s a type 1 diabetic), and we’re currently on his insurance because my small firm doesn’t provide health insurance—it’s not required to, since it literally employs two people. If he…

My FIL was told by his doctor to quit pounding Tylenol for his arthritis and have 1-2 beers an evening instead. It’s basically been a miracle cure. Fun, relaxing, and it’s actually a lot easier on his liver than all the Tylenol. Thank you SO MUCH, doctor, for helping my Baptist FIL overcome his extreme personal…

I mean, I’m a woman and I’m genuinely feeling pretty upset right now, but I wouldn’t call myself hysterical, because that’s a gendered slur. I’m about out of words.