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  • Talking my parents off the metaphorical ledge tonight, since both have conditions that, pre-ACA, would make them ineligible for insurance.
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    Tarannus
    Tarannus
    And now I'm worried about their financial situation, as well as a ton of other issues with federal employees and loyalty tests possibly impacting research at the lab.
    GOD DAMN IT I JUST WANT TO SLEEP. I CAN'T SLEEP.
    Performance evaluations: Report cards where you write your own grade; hope the teacher likes it, since your pay depends on it.
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    Tarannus
    Tarannus
    They absolutely are. They make you write your own goals, then make you write your own evaluation. Afterwards, your managers review that and adjust your salary accordingly.
    '77 East
    '77 East
    That's absolutely insane.

    Who the hell would genuinely impose such a practice? No one would write things 100% truthfully. It just sounds like it was instituted to give management reason to fire people because "you didn't write X up or you misled the report."
    Postal
    Postal
    welcome to america
    where malpractice and distrust is tradition
    Dental work assaults all the senses, but little prepares you for what your poor nostrils have to endure. Though it's worth it for less pain
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    Nov
    Nov
    like I can never enjoy certain stuff anymore because of my lingering thought in the back of my head: "are my teeth resilliant enough to withstand it?" Especially sesame or salt
    Trains
    Trains
    i wanna be a shark with 8 sets of teeth
    Tarannus
    Tarannus
    @Nov - I wouldn't be too concerned if you're comparing my dental health to yours. The last 17 months have been a stream of maintenance procedures. The end result from a decade of neglect resulting from poor diet and barely living above the US federal poverty line.
    Anyone have advice for coping strategies? I've exahusted my personal mental health exercises and I'm still in a very bad place.
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    alex
    alex
    Sounds like shit advice but you'll need to just push on through and overcome it. Only person that can really make you stronger is yourself, once you've done that you'll have much higher confidence in yourself to overcome tough times in the future.
    dallahan
    dallahan
    listen to music if you feel like shit

    it helps me alot
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    start heading to the gym if they're open, the best thing you'll ever do for yourself
    God damn it. As soon as things were looking up mentally, another political bombshell puts me right back into a manic episode.
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    Tarannus
    Tarannus
    At this point, it'll be miraculous if I make it out of this year intact. I can't stand knowing that these events are pushing me into a locked cycle of paranoia and hopelessness.
    Tarannus
    Tarannus
    I wish I knew if I've made an actual difference. That I've mattered. That my voice and opinions mean something. Nothing I seem to say ever seems to change anything, and people I know from my hometown would revel in seeing me in this state.

    I want to feel that the future will be okay, but I'm afraid that my generation is giving you a fundamentally broken world.
    Psychotic breaks scare the hell out of me. The one I had over the weekend was the worst in four years.
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    john
    john
    breaks?
    psycho mantis?
    Tarannus
    Tarannus
    More often than not, it's a rapidly spreading paranoia combined with existential dread. I assign my self worth as a person to the success of people and organizations who are emotionally dear to me, which is where a lot of this manifests. From normality to suicidal or other non-linear thinking is very quick for me: 8 hours at most in some cases if the stressors, like the news, are bad enough.
    Tarannus
    Tarannus
    I wish my psychoses had more identifiable physical items. The hallucinations I have are surprisingly benign, like my phone getting bombarded with bad news texts.
    I just wish there was something in my life where I could feel like I have some basic competency.
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    Tarannus
    Tarannus
    Over the last 20 years or so, the power of words has gone from debate to incitement. And I feel I've lost whatever power I had. And with issues in the community, I fear I'll lose whatever social network I have here, if there is any left.
    Nov
    Nov
    :(
    maxi
    maxi
    i dont really know how to respond, other than saying you definitely havent lost your social network here
    It's 30.5 °C right now in Los Alamos. In less than 36 hours it'll be -1 °C with a possibility of snow.
    A good way to start on a diet is to have a tooth so badly damaged that it'll scream in pain any time you try to eat or drink anything.
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    Tarannus
    Tarannus
    I've considered it, but it would mean a mandatory 14-day quarantine from work if I went - to say nothing about any quarantine I'd have to place myself in if I went to Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, or Utah. Additionally, the closest major areas where I might have a shot at finding an Endodontist with an opening would be about 350 miles away.
    bubblegum
    bubblegum
    Jesus that’s so annoying. What are you gonna do?
    Tarannus
    Tarannus
    It'll depend on how well I can sleep tonight. If I can get through with little or no pain, I'll go to my doctor tomorrow for a course of antibiotics and ask for a recommendation on pain management. If it gets worse, my doctor and my dentist are willing to push for an emergency same-day appointment with several of the oral surgeons I've already contacted.
    Tarannus being upset really breaks my heart. You are a great person and I wish the best for you no matter what. I hope you have a good day everyday!
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