God death penalty is already bleak but this is so strange to me — I have hard-to-find veins, so nearly every blood draw of my life has excruciating. (Good phlebotomists with butterfly needles are so rare and special!) But I never thought about that happening when you are also bracing for death… and then it being halted, to be continued… months/years later?! Like what

Wholeheartedly agree

I was not a homeowner at the time (still not) but anyway I have so much respect for you for quitting. Thank you

Noted - good point! I guess I meant ‘further left’ than whatever “far left “ boogeyman the original commenter had in their head.

I might be wrong but I don’t think this actually pleases “far left” — far left prefers maximums / taxing billionaires rather than just raising the minimum without any regulations to keep costs from rising indefinitely

The first therapist I saw happened to be really good, or maybe I was really ready to hear her, possibly both. One thing she mentioned and really affected me at the time: observing how I expressed how guilty I felt about how mad I was about XYZ, that often the “secondary” feelings (guilt) give us more trouble than the primary feeling (anger). This helped me start to drill down into what my actual feeling/reaction to XYZ was, and I could feel less plagued/affected by the guilt/shame/whatev that had been drilled into my head over time (by mom, teachers, whomever).

I went to one therapist in my late 20s for about 6 months, then in mid/late 30s spoke with 2 different psychiatrists and 2 different talk therapists / social workers, plus have experienced 3 different couples counselors (oh joy). Some are not a good fit. I recommend trying someone for a few sessions — at least 3 — and then allowing yourself to try a different person. They will not be offended!

As a lurker who also has ADHD your non-answer here gave me a laugh 😆

Is it part of either/both business’ strategy to open a new location in the same town/strip as the rival location? The Applebees-vs-Chilis experience rings true for me as well. Give the American populace a way to differentiate themselves with extremely similar options lol

For sure. Living just to spite the hateful fuckers over here.

me toooo hi 👋

I would too 😆

IME in the past few months the swiping word-predictions have gotten markedly worse — it makes me wonder if there’s more “phoning home” going on (input data being sent back) or perhaps AI analysis being crammed in. I have no verification on this though.

Aren’t you supposed to say “I rest my case” at the end of your argument, not before you start it?

To be honest I hadn’t listened to or seen Charlie Kirk before he was shot dead, because his whole thing was hateful grift which I cannot tolerate any more in my life. But I have dealt with American health and dental insurance companies for more than 20 years. They purport to be civil when, in the system as it is now (with political lobbying) they can ruin lives. Charlie Kirk spewed hate pretty freaking directly, so someone threw it back at him. Insurance companies are insulated behind layers of fake smile, fake concern for consumers’ health, false scarcity — while lobbying politicians and arguing with medical professionals — all ONLY for boardroom profits, all crushing the entire populace if there’s no other prospect for a social safety net. For massively overinflating shit that in other countries (not just “poor”-GDP ones) is like 1% of the cost to the patient. Health for everyone, as a sector/concept in our lives, is more pressing than stupid grifters trying to rile up stupid white people. The effect of grifters riling up stupid white people is obviously awful. But I don’t want to hear any more of stupid white people telling me racist hogwash. I want to be able to get medicine for my kid. Right?

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Congrats :-) Thanks for context/inspo, I might try to do the same.

Dang, what makes you think so? I was put on 20mg then I asked to downgrade to 10mg the past few years, still now. I suspected it wasn’t helping but also have some circumstances (aging, small children, etc) that also seem to contribute to my mind being a bowl of soup, so I’m never sure what’s causing what…

Context appreciated.