I never said you said anything. I’m outlining for you the implications of your comments and why those implications make your comment unhelpful.

Because we’ve heard it before. It’s like asking someone who can’t reach the top shelf of they’ve tried just reaching for it. Or asking someone who can’t afford rent if they’ve tried being frugal. Or telling someone with chronic fatigue syndrome to just rally and motivate themselves. Most people who have had serious…

Hey do whatever works for you. I just don’t think this article is aimed at people who are good at cooking while depressed though, that seemed to be the whole point of it. I tend to get my distraction from exercise even when I’m not able to do much of anything else. But I’m not going to go around telling other…

Literally your entire comment was giving people advice on what to do. If someone is too depressed to do the things, telling them they should just do the things implies you believe that they could not have thought of that possibility themselves. They can, and they do.

I’m not telling anyone how to do anything. But people with depression aren’t all idiots, they already know they should do all the good, responsible things. If someone says they get too depressed to cook or shower that day, you telling them to just do it, plus do some more stuff, isn’t helpful at all and just shows…

Too depressed to do a few simple things? Just do lots of harder things instead!

I agree with that. It is still a power they could have taken back from him though, if they had been able to trust their community and work together instead of scattering and hiding from the threat. I love Harry Potter discussions btw, thank you for your thoughtful responses! I wish someone would make a Rowling book…

I’ll give you that. Buuuuuuut I’d still argue that the only reason that information (the speaker’s location) was useful to him was because most people were too scared to say his name. Had all the wizards refused to stop saying his name, or even better said it as often as possible instead, the curse would cease to give…

“I can’t imagine trying to hurt or injure someone I might have been helping,”

I agree with your first sentence but not the second- the whole point of that in Harry Potter was that saying his name didn’t actually give him any power, but people being too scared to say it did.

Yes, I came here to say the same thing. The whole thing was mediocre but that outfit was sooooo bad.

I never said it was “so necessary” to avoid, just that I’d like to do so. It’s a TV show, if I’m aware that I can’t stand the main writer/character and can’t stand the genre and everything I’ve heard about the show sounds terrible (this included) there’s really no reason for me to waste my time watching it. You can…

The closest thing I’m thinking it would be is shrugging? Shrugging cluelessly?

Thanks! Technically I think most use the term “full spectrum doula,” but I haven’t gotten my birth training yet so abortion doula is more accurate for me. It’s challenging but rewarding too, our patients and the medical staff always remind me how badass women really are.

What does it mean to pump one’s shoulders? (Yes I could just watch the scene but I’ve avoided Girls thus far and would like to continue doing so if I can.)

THIS, thank you. I work as an abortion doula and in the best case scenario, they’re uncomfortable and not a fucking fun experience. In many, many cases they’re incredibly painful and have the potential to be retraumatizing depending on a patient’s provider and prior experiences. No one WANTS an abortion, what they…

I love that they didn’t make her all smiley. I’d actually prefer her with slightly more resting bitch face but I’ll take what I can get.

I’m a grad student now, had my first active shooter drills starting in middle school and continuing the rest of my public school education.

If you look at pics of him next to people he’s missing the height too. Not that it’s always there.

Why do you keep referring to Kim as “unbalanced”? Her brother just died, of course she is unbalanced, she’s fucking grieving. Have you ever lost a sibling? It’s not Kim’s job to take care of SJP’s feelings, and she’s made it clear she wants nothing to do with her. Knowing that someone does not want to associate with…