Napkins, golf, cereal, and now Big Macs! Will the Millennials' wave of destruction know no end??

Not putting two rape scenes into his film that didn't occur in history just to serve as motivation for the male protagonist might have been a good idea.

That review by an African American studies professor that someone linked up there actually complains about this specifically. According to her (and since her specialty is 18-19th century African American history I'm inclined to believe her), Nat Turner's motivation was that he found slavery morally wrong and against…

Not to mention when the historical film includes rape scenes that are not historically accurate.

I'd say that the research is mixed. Some studies indicate that it may actually exacerbate symptoms in the long run. One of the issues is that when you're coming down from it, you experience a physiological rebound that mimics PTSD symptoms, like increased anxiety.

At least they had the drinks cost a ton of money because otherwise there's no way they would make any profit.

Yeah, I'm always torn when discussing marijuana for PTSD. Research suggests that it may not be helpful and could actually exacerbate symptoms in the long run. At the same time, I don't want to deny the personal experiences of people who've told me that they find it extremely helpful for managing their symptoms.

Sorry, I think I misread your post. I was really eager to discuss this so I jumped the gun. And, yeah, I agree. If anything, what he did reinforces the avoidance.

I sort of really love Paul, although I would not want to be married to him.

Although my avatar is a pretend therapist with questionable methods, I'm a PTSD clinician in real life. Although I'd love to test out the Clip Clop technique someday! :)

Immersion (exposure) therapy works, but not if you blunt your emotions with drugs. You need to feel the full emotion to not reinforce the avoidance, learn that the trigger is not the trauma itself/tolerate the distress, and eventually habituate. And you need to do it many times for a prolonged period of time, for…

I really enjoyed seeing Jimmy and Gretchen enthusiastic about the same thing. I feel like that's rare.

It also increases gate lice because people want to get on sooner so the space doesn't fill up.

I once had someone read my tablet over my shoulder and ask me questions about the book I was reading.

Actually, Leather Jacket has an excruciating "will they/won't they" going on with Pretty Girl despite their horrendous lack of chemistry and robotic acting.

If Jack had been by himself, though, he probably would have ended up in a different location so who knows what would have happened?

I'm really sorry that I'm coming across that way. I will admit that this episode made me feel somewhat defensive and my posts were influenced by that. I feel terribly about it and I didn't mean to brush aside all of the valid problems with mental healthcare that people have discussed. I have been really appreciative…

Yeah, plus they've shown other VA providers (or maybe he worked in benefits? I have no idea) in a similar manner when Edgar tried to get sleeping meds in season 1.

Yeah, I just saw that suggested elsewhere in the comments. I didn't think of that and I really hope that's the case. Still, that guy (was he a provider or in benefits? I had no idea who was he was supposed to be) in season 1 was terrible and I think that was supposed to be real.

I'm a therapist and I tell people from the getgo that it's cool if they want to discontinue with me and work with someone else. It's all about the fit and the relationship.