What the fuck does Medicaid actually cover? I’m (unfortunately) on the program and I have not been able to find any medical professional who accepts it. It’s to the point where they won’t even take me even if I pay in cash upfront. 

That’s true.

It’s a self-perpetuating cycle. You can’t pay for tickets, they arrest you and take you to court. You can’t pay your court fees? Now you’re being held longer because of “refusal” to pay. And so on and so forth.

I had the same kinds of problems when I was held for mental illness. I couldn’t even get my seizure medication.

Yeah, drug dependence and drug addiction are different. I’ve been on Paxil (an SSRI) for 18 years and get severe withdrawal effects if the medication is stopped.

That’s true. It’d be nice if that was still the case.

Ain’t that the truth?

I’m still reeling over the fact that we don’t know whether or not a sitting president can be indicted. It’s profoundly disturbing to think that Trump may have the chance to get away with all of this for now just because he’s in office.

Yeah, it’s that strike of directionless anxiety that tears up your fight-or-flight response that does it for me. My nerves are generally frayed on any given day even with the meds.

The stigma around drug users and alcoholics is way too pervasive in society. The detox process isn’t without its own risks!

I do love how we have like no real great options to get this guy out because the people who founded the government couldn’t fathom a crying manchild winning enough electoral votes to be the president.

I’m dependant on alprazolam. These kinds of drugs have so many effects and a lot of people don’t realize that you can’t just decide to just stop one day on whim.

Yeah. Having cops showing up at my worst would not be a pretty scene. Being detained by a hospital while I was scared out of my mind was bad enough. No way that I’d want to bring cops into the mix.

I had this book introduce me to things when I was around 7. I went through puberty really early (all done by 10 or 11), so it was nice to be able to read about what was coming instead of just experiencing it.

I have the strongest urge to boop Kuro’s nose.

And people told me I was being paranoid when I wanted to make sure that I have a copy of my birth certificate on my phone to keep with me at all times.

Oh, yes. Somehow I’d forgotten that. I don’t know how, but I did.

It’s a strange hobby, to say the least.

I’m both excited and terrified. But mostly excited.

I don’t doubt that the Dems will attempt to absorb a decent chunk of the establishment Republican voter base. I feel that it’d be a really bad idea to do that because it shifts the entire scope of politics even more towards the Right.