Seriously, she was like, um ok nm then, and he's like BUT WAIT NO HIPPOS BUT DON'T YOU WANT TO COME TO THE #1 CLUB IN AMERICA? BUT NO HIPPOS. BUT WAIT WHERE ARE YOU GOINNNNNGGGG??? Lol what a moron.

Sounds like someone is fulfilling the requirements of their 12 step program.

I sometimes use the term "clinical depression" to indicate "real" depression. But it makes no difference to some people that you've been evaluated at length by a medical doctor who is board certified in psychiatry and who consulted a big book that lays out the criteria for mental health diagnoses (not that the DSM is…

Sunlight and exercise are great, if you can get out of bed.

Another thing about medication: If it works, you will know, you won't have to guess. You won't feel euphoric (these meds are not "Happy Pills" the media myths notwithstanding), but you will feel unburdened, lighter, more energetic. Unfortunately, people often have to spend a lot of time finding the right…

They could help you cope with those feelings. They could give you new ways to think about things or let it go. Or better communication skills. Or even justify your feelings. I also like reading anything by the Dalai Lama because he talks about letting go of hate because it's like "drinking poison and hoping the…

Cognitive behavior therapy was very interesting to me. I don't respond well to medication and psychoanalysis (classic laying on the couch, talking about your feelings) didn't go well either. The idea that you could relearn your thought processes was a breakthrough for me.

The body follows along with the mind as it goes down. And the mind responds to the body. Bad feedback loop, that one.

Excellent point. I can't emphasize this enough. I've had some terrible, terrible therapists and it made me believe that "getting help" was a waste of time. For a long time, I tried (with moderate, but not very long-lasting success) to just deal with things on my own, because I figured the "experts" were all wrong.…

Also, while it's okay to get help—it's also okay to stop seeing a therapist who isn't working for you, and to keep seeking the one who will.

This is a great explanation and description of the psychological aspects of depression. I'd also like to point out that even though it's largely "in your mind," the physical aspects—and, often, causes—of depression are debilitating too. In the darkest hours, you don't have the energy to even pretend to be functioning.…

Might I interject what should be obvious? No 5-year-old is going to give a hoot in hell about how clever the cake is and how difficult it was to create. You are just a bunch of over-wrought grownups trying to show off to each other, and if you really gave a hoot-in-hell about the children, the cake would be chocolate…

ALBERT BURNEKO ISN'T A REAL JOURNALIST. WHERE IS YOUR JOURNALISTIC ETHICS. YOU DIDN'T CITE YOUR SOURCES. IF YOU CITED YOUR SOURCES YOU WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE NEO CON CONSPIRACY ABOUT 9.11!!!!! 9.11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB. JUST LIKE BENGHAZI. HILARY CLINTON KILLED VINCE FOSTER AND SHE'LL KILL AGAIN. WHY DON'T YOU REPORT…

Marry me?

Fuck the people that call her fat - she has such a great proportion to her body. Eat that donut, girl.

I just really like pretty cakes.

This sounds like college. I love it.

What 60's? I've wanted to move into a retirement community since I was 35. Lawns are kept, nobody drives too fast, there's always someone home to play cards with, and no whippersnappers with their dang rock'n'roll rubbish! Seriously, it's my dream.

Drug clinical trials must have equal numbers of men and women to be considered valid.

I live in Seattle, which is a pretty small big city. The Cafe Racer shooting was a big shock, and I think people here are incredibly grateful to him for having the cohones to stop the shooter, who would surely have wounded or killed more people. I think it's shitty that you guys are going after the people who are…