@Ri_L is Team Squidward: that "shoemaker's kids have no shoes" saying exists for a reason. my mother is a social worker. so yeah, same boat.

@whimsicalBS: lol, my grandma keeps asking my mom about me, "is she still taking those pills? when is she stopping them? someone her age shouldn't be taking pills every day."

@SuperMeels urban cookie collective: that would be so incredibly helpful, for sure. i don't need flashbacks when i go to the hardware store, ffs.

@poigirl: "It's difficult to tell where my illnesses end and my personality begins."

@sangmo: i'm pretty sure they wouldn't let her have brain surgery without trying all the standard treatments first.

@la femme etranger: there are drop in centres in many cities for people who live with mental illness. it's hard to find out about them sometimes, just like it's hard to find any freaking mental health services when you need them. *shakes fist* anyway, keep looking. there might even be a meetup.com group or something.

@Sluiced: awesome, yet slightly disturbing :)

@Ennui_Go: lol, meat hose. that's sick.

I hope there's no Dan/Blair romance. That would be horrendous, because it's just not believable. I really like them as friends. It's cute. Keep it in your pants, Dan & Blair.

I'm waiting for technology that would make all rapists and child molesters drop dead. Like a "Die, perverts, die!" button.

After all the "OMGZ UR GONNA GET MUGGED/RAPED/STABBED!!!1!" shit I'd heard about NYC growing up, I was shocked at how totally normal, safe, and civilized it seemed when I visited, even at night. I'm sure it's not all well-mannered unicorns, but it didn't feel any less safe than any other big city.

When I started reading this article, I was like "oh, another article that starts out talking about 'depression' and quickly turns flippant."

@Shos: "But if anyone feeling like me tried out the lipstick and boa idea? It would end up looking about as quietly sexy and sassy as Heath Ledger in Batman."

@levigirl: I get the same way with clothes when I'm depressed...everything feels so constricting, so bulky, etc. I avoid bras, anything form-fitting, and just wear big loose stretchy stuff...giant cardigans and such.

@Ms. Crankypants: I had that laundry moment last weekend. When I was putting away laundry, I was like, "where are all my clothes?" And then I realized that I had worn the same pants, shirt, and hoodie the entire week.

@myevilempire: is the wellness plan you're describing WRAP? I've just started a group for that and it looks really helpful.

My highly fashionable outfit when I'm severely depressed is usually a pair of beat-up comfy pants, a big old t-shirt, and an old hoodie. Sometimes I realize I've been wearing the same thing without a shower for nearly a week, at which point I drag myself into the shower. After sloughing off a zillion layers of skin,…

@Mekklesack: lol, no, he's definitely not a boyfriend. more of a Will & Grace kind of relationship.

@thelondonrich: people seem so shocked when i rage against my uterus...i suppose we women are all supposed to embrace our uteri by joyously leaping in a field of flowers and then eating low-fat yogurt, all the while dreaming about having babies.

Reading this gives me hope for the future.