JackBinimbul [he/him]

Trans person here. We love you, too!

Pretty standard D&D stuff, too.

Bullets are cheap. Humanity is expensive.

Why the hell this person have a Pallas' cat.

bUt she/he iS aChTuAlLy OvEr 18

[disapproving vegetarian noises]

Why can't we have nice things.

This doesn't surprise me at all. Lakeway is for old, rich, white people.

If anything is threatened just by me existing, it deserves the threat.

Basically unless your problem is anxiety therapy is a shitty treatment, medication, also shitty but less so, always beats it in studies

I have not seen these studies you're referring to. I have seen multiple recent studies that say that medication without therapy is the least efficacious, while medication with therapy is nearly identical to therapy alone.

Do you have any sources for what you're talking about?

There is not one therapy that works for all people. There is not one therapy that works for one group of issues.

I suggest looking for a therapist who has experience with multiple modalities. Have an initial consult with them where you explain that supportive talk therapy has not been helpful for you. It sounds like you would like more "goal oriented" modalities. Tell them that you would like to work with someone who can be flexible about their approach based on the needs you express.

I have had a lot of success with Open Path since I can't afford the regular rate and do not have insurance. It's allowed me to learn a lot about a therapist before even reaching out to them.

This is something that I have found to be true in my work.

I'm a community health worker and I work with a nonprofit. A lot of the people I work for and with are themselves neurodivergent, or struggling with mental health. It has been the most accepting group of people I have ever met in my life.

Hi, OP. I'm in a terrible financial situation myself, so I can't give in that way. However, I am a community health worker. I currently work at a nonprofit whose mission is to reduce food insecurity. I also have a lot of personal experience in this area.

If you are comfortable chatting privately about where you live and more about your situation, I will do whatever I can to connect you with resources that will help. I can also walk you through some shopping techniques and recipes to save money and make your pantry stretch further, but I'm not going to assume this is something you need unless you say so!

It's the drugs, right? It must be the drugs.

Once I filled up a card, got a free coffee, and they forgot to take the card. I got another free coffee the following week :transshork-happy:

What the fuuuuuck.

It's clear that they weren't actually checking on him and lying about the cell checks, but were they not providing food, either?? Or did his psychosis get to a point where he did not trust the food he was being given? I don't see any evidence of food, past or present, in his cell. What the fuck.

I am definitely out of the loop. WTF is lathe? I assume we're not talking the machinery.

Can confirm their experience. A guy I dated was a guard for a car dealership during closed hours. He was required to be on his feet for the duration. Yes, they would check the footage. He said it was the most torturous 8 hours of boredom combined with physical exhaustion.

Hexbear.

I feel like today's politics is basically "Whoops! All Conservatives!"