Frequent vet visits for a very nervous cat. Chemo and a heart condition. Low chance of success.

Go with your gut. I am a loving pet mama myself and I’ll always say: go with your gut. Putting myself in your shoes, I’d try treatment and see how it goes. You can always put her down if that turns out to be the more humane thing to do for her; you’ll know if the stress that the treatment puts on your beloved kittycat…

Well I’m probably going to be lost in the greys anyway. I need a few encouraging words. I’m 35 and I think I will be forever alone. I thought I was kind of dating this really sweet nerdy guy, but while we were spending a lot of time together and having lots of fun, things didn’t seem to move forward. So after a dinner…

I got a 12.5% raise and an increase in hours.

If there’s a social worker on staff, talk to them.....if not, they might still have someone you can talk about this with.

You’ve gotten a TON of good advice on here already, and some bad (DO NOT PUT THE DOG’S NOSE IN ITS MESS!) Petfinder is an amazing resource, fostered dogs basically come with references, and adopting an “adult”dog lessens the stress on all involved.

I finished these last week.

I was on Prozac for a very long time. Then suddenly it wasn’t helping. Was switched to (generic) Lexapro which was a great move. Prozac made me twitchy and the only emotion I experienced was anger (IF I had an emotion). It also fucked with my vision. But now after 10 years I may be ready for another kind.

Pssst...that actually is not a good training tip. Dogs don’t learn well that way at all. That outdated method confuses them.

Have you thought about in home hospice?

How long’s the amorous dry spell been? Weeks? Months? I measure mine in presidential terms. As in, “who was president back then?”

I got bumped up from two to three segments every two weeks on local tv news!

Anyone on here have anxiety? My brain likes to pre-worry about shit that hasn’t even happened yet. I just started working a summer job and I haven’t gotten a lot to do, so I’m worried I’m going to end up hating it or the company is going to decide that they don’t need me after all and fire me. I’m looking for any tips…

Warning - not exactly a happy post, but if you have words of encouragement please share!

Many of the most successful, self-possessed, vibrant, independent women in my life struggle mightily with depression and anxiety, and go between wanting to put it all out there — listen, if I can live through this, so can you — and wanting to keep it all hidden, because showing weakness will ruin her capacity to be a…

God this....if someone who has everything, who has achieved success and financial security and all her dreams still goes this way...what hope have I got? I fear my depression means I’m doomed in the end.

(I should probably add, we just put out our first title last month. Working on #2 now!)

This is our first year in operation, but we’ll be doing unusual, forgotten, or bizzaro fiction that’s been out of print for a long time, newly edited. We may occasionally do new works, too, once we have more funding. My partner edits, I do the book design and cover illustrations.

My not having a security deposit was a huge saving grace.

I love this post and thread every time but have never posted! I might reveal my identity as I have posted this on social media but that’s okay. Posting to celebrate moving myself and my kitty into my boyfriends house this weekend! Yay to not having to feel guilty if I sleep over and leave the kitty at home on Saturday…