The 2 or 3 times I’ve detoxed from it, I weaned down to .5 or .25 (from a 1-1.5g/day prescription.) I still went totally nuts with anxiety for 2-3 days.

My theory is that they assumed she was just detoxing from opiates and didn’t believe her when she said she was going to have seizures. (because we’re all liars who just want to get high - no chance we could possibly be well-informed about medication.)Opiate withdrawal makes people vomit, shiver, and thrash in a way…

I believe that, especially since there are people who take it without a prescription who dont realize how severe the withdrawal can be.

“Giving him all that money, it’s never gonna happen. I’ll burn it in front of him.”

Tell them how you feel:

...these assholes let her slowly die of benzo withdrawal, after she warned them about exactly what would happen. I used to be dependent on prescription klonopin, and the idea of this happening always horrified me.

Yes, but that’s because I’m fairly confident that I will not run into the very busy street in front of our house, or get eaten by a hawk, fisher, or other predator. The cats have a pretty joyous existence indoors, but we still take them out (on a long leash) out in the yard and to the park sometimes. I'm sure they'd…

Judgemental, I realize, but that boyfriend looks like one hell of a scumbag.

Me too - my dad is an immigrant, and my maternal grandmother is. Never faced discrimination for that particular thing, since I’m pale AF, but technically that should make me “less American" than most people.

So, these parents were harassed and doxxed....after their six year old was killed.

Aww, that is cute! What species is he/she?

I dont understand how anyone could let their kitties outside without a leash. There are cars, bad people, and larger animals. I'd be terrified all the time.

Well, this kid didn’t waste any time putting up a dating profile: https://www.meet-an-inmate.com/men/allen-396362.html

Ugh, that’s why I didn’t go to the police when I was assaulted. All the perp would have had to say was “the emotionally unbalanced drug-using porn actress came onto me,” and boom - case closed.

I would guess that victims of severe DV are more likely to become pregnant while living with their abusers, because reproductive abuse is a common and effective way of controlling their partners, but there are probably many other factors.

Ugh, I’m sorry you and your dad went through that. Both my mom and I have been sexually harassed, so she knows the reality of how common abuse and assault are, but she’s also someone who frequently says “women can be horrible too, believe me.” I think that comes from her experience as a divorce lawyer. She has had…

I have heel spurs. They can be pretty fucking painful, like walking on sharp pebbles, but that pain can be avoided by comfortable and supportive footwear.

Why is it that I can't imagine her marriage to Eric as anything other than some kind of medieval forced-arrangement...

So, what would you label this person?

While we’re on the subject of racist idiots, is it possible that these people misjudge other kinds of atypical American names as “ghetto?” People frequently mispronounce my name as “ah-nee-kah,” so I'm a little suspicious about some resumes of mine that were never answered.