I love Criminal, which is not really a true crime podcast but more of an exploration on the theme of Criminality (I realize this makes it sound boring , I promise you it isn’t).

My dad passed away of lung cancer and the idea that your dad had to choose to die so horribly, with no pain med or medical support because of how barbaric the health system is the state fills me with so much rage and so much pain. I can’t even imagine what you all have been through and Im sending you and your mum the…

Anne Heche is what happened to Anne Heche.

Though I understand the feelings if she were no say anything negative about the religion she would be shunned and her entire family would be forced to cute her off. Most members that no longer practice never officially declare themselves “no-longer scientologists” because of this. At least she doesn’t promote the…

I can’t even tell you how much I relate. What I find frustrating is how anxiety levels everything up. Serious matters have cause the same immediate level of anxiety as a fucking glass that falls on the floor. It’s like you’re constantly on the verge of a heart-attack, no matter what. You can’t even give the right…

But he just said that he doesn’t know if Jon Ossoff is “progressive enough”. Like seriously dude? Bernie can frankly suck it.

Since she inflicts no pain on the main bully because he barely even finds out about the tapes it seems clear you didn’t watch it. Or stopped watching it mid way through.

Oh DBT was a life savior when I started it three years ago but I had to stop it when I moved away and reading at worksheet doesn’t seem to help right now. Do you have any specific book recommendation? I have the manual but that’s way to clinical.

Zoloft (or should I say Sertraline) is the best.

I’m in a country terrible close-minded when it comes to therapy, and in a town with an insane high rate of suicides but no psychological support, so I’m gonna try to get help online until I figure my next step. Therapy was invaluable to be, and you’re right, it was hard but so helpful, but I was living abroad when I…

I was on medication, it was the best, but I stopped about 4 months ago (which def explains a lot). I plan to start again but I would have to self-regulate so I’m trying to prepare myself for that. Traveling and starting medication again don’t go great together.

Thank you, funny story a few years back I called and they hung up on me twice because I was actually killing myself that very second.

Can’t postpone and there are no therapist available where I live but I’m looking at maybe online therapy for the time being until I can come up with a better plan.

My depression is back in full force! YAY!!! My dog peed in my room and I couldn’t be bothered to clean it up so I just covered with old newspaper and left it there for days.

The fact that you went to her and asked her if there was anything wrong is great. Depression, if that is the issue, tends to make you defensive. You feel desperate and lonely and you want people to reach out but you also get freaked out when they do. I would say if she seems better ask her to help you with something,…

I want to kiss you and shower you with adorable puppies because you manage to let me breath even if just for a few minutes. This is the kind of pragmatic hope I really need to fight my endless anxiety.

Oh yeah, she's made of awesome! I only recently found out about her and I pretty much binge-watched all her reviews online in one weekend. I have no regrets.

I found this hilarious because I know it's logically true, but I happen to have the most loving supporting parents one can imagine and yet I have a black hole where my self esteem should be. I quite frankly simply hate myself despite all their efforts so I guess there are exemptions to the rule.

I actually just create scenarios in my mind about everything, interview (they will find me so charming that I will get the job, become the most beloved person in the office and so on), concerts (I will get invited back stage and either become the artist's new best friend or new lover and regardless I WILL BE their new…

Thank you OrangeLantern. I've been looking for the switch to flip but it clearly doesn't exist. I probably should go to therapy but I come from a country and a family where you deal with things on your own, therapy is for people who can't even get off bed, and I'm afraid that when it comes to me I feel the same way.…