I'm so sorry. I've been there, blamed and not believed about abuse at the same time. I'm so sorry.

I feel like if you had taped that, you would have won 1st prize on America's funniest home videos. Do they still do that show?

Maybe I've got winter delirium, but that looks good. Is that chili with spaghetti?

Read or reread "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." Excellent line I repeat to myself always - "There will be time, There will be time/To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet." And more...

this is incredibly helpful. I like the way you articulated it, and I know this when I'm not depressed. But I forget. I just copy and pasted your comment in my notes, so I can reread it. Part of all this is changing our thinking processes, right? Thanks Internet stranger/friend.

No. They knew. They just didn't act like decent adults and protect you. I'm so sorry that happened to you.

aren't all of us with depression putting on that facade? Mines fallen down this week, but I'll probably pull it back together soon. My fucking fake face.

Teacher here weighing in. Yes - some administrators might not do what they're supposed to. Some teachers may not do what they're supposed to. It's disgusting and embarrassing when adults don't intervene. I can't tell you the number of times I tried to report, contact home, intervene, involve administrators and was…

I dated that guy too! Big feels for the women who married/divorced those guys.

shit. I hope I'm not doing that to my kid. Always with the nuggets...

Thank you. I feel like no one else understands panic attacks in my life.

thanks. The spaceyness is what I'm worried abt. So many people warn abt xanex and its the only thing that seems to help me to. And I don't get spacey from it, just tired. But I always get tired after a panic attack. Thanks for the advise.

I know. But I've been on it for abt 3 years, and this escalation is new. Part of the reason I'm worried abt increasing is whether it will actually do the opposite and increase those symptoms. I just worry abt making the wrong decision.

Asking for advice/anecdotal evidence on upping my Paxil dosage from 10 mgs to 20 mgs. The intrusive suicidal/self-harm thoughts have grown increasing worse in the past month, due to situational - stuff. I see a psychologist and I'm working through the new stressors, and my primary feels that the 10 mgs just isn't…