My Life as an Aspie: New Employment Vendor
So over the last couple of days, I've been getting acquainted with my new employment specialist from EmployU via Voc Rehab. These folks sound like the headhunters I've heard about a few times before...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 9/5/2014: Travel Anxiety
I'm leaving tomorrow for a week in the DFW area. I'm spending Saturday evening and Sunday hanging out with the BF, then from Monday through Friday I'm going to be deep in the archives doing...
View ArticleKosAbility Upcoming Schedule + MedicalJournal Links on Depression, Anxiety,...
We meet Sundays 7pm eastkost time/4pm leftkost, 3 or so hrs to fit a part of everyone's afternoon/evening. We also pub & republish diaries over the week:kosmail to one of our active...
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KosAbility Schedule Upcoming, Buncha Linx on Colon Cancer Screening Options,...
We meet Sundays 7pm eastkost time, 4pm leftkost, 3 or so hrs to fit in everyone's afternoon/ evening. Kosmail to postmodernista if you're interested in contributing a diary, new or for republication....
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Connect! Unite! Act! Silicon Valley GOTV Efforts & Four Corners Meet-up Info...
A daily series, Connect! Unite! Act! seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups regularly socialize but also get out the vote, support candidates and engage in other...
View ArticleCancer Check Up - the Monday Night Cancer Club
Why oh why did I make an appointment for 10:50 am? I don’t even get up until 10:30 am. This morning I have an ultrasound to check on my cancer status so I got up at 9 am.I followed my regular schedule;...
View ArticleAcuDetox and Cancer – The Monday Night Cancer Club
In my never ending quest to try to make sure I never have a recurrence of cancer I am always looking for ways to improve my health.Two of the things that have had me concerned are my addiction to sugar...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing for TiaRachel: A Community Within a Community
It isn't often that kossacks from all corners of the GOS come together to agree on something given the political narratives and policies of our time. But kossacks did just that after TiaRachel...
View ArticleMy response to the 1%
I divorced this year. My ex-husband slid again into the depths of alcoholism and created a misery that I and the children could no longer endure. Unfortunately, this is also bringing financial...
View ArticleDear Rand Paul: Why Your Anxiety Ain’t Like Mine
Senator, I know you think people on disability are scammers, and people on disability who claim anxiety are double-dog scammers. I hope this little narrative helps you see another point of view.
View ArticleK.O.: Most Money Ever! (Corps haul in Record Profits)
In case you missed it. The Economy is "Doing Very Well -- in some circles" --Thank you very much, exhausted and fearful, American Workers!Corporate profits hit record rateBy Jia Lynn Yang,...
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Humans; Heartbreak, Heartache, and Heart Felt Feelings
copyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgOriginally published, Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 13:24:53 PMCurrently, I am writing for an educational organization....
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Chronic Tonic: brain 2011
CHRONIC TONIC posts on Thursdays at 9 p.m. EST, it is a place to share stories, advice, and information and to connect with others with chronic health conditions and those who care for them. Our...
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Turning Anxiety Off?
We all experience anxiety from time to time. In “normal” amounts, it is a healthy feeling which warns us of potential dangers or motivates us to get things done. A moderate level of anxiety may in fact...
View ArticleThank Goodness for Daily Kos
I saw what that idiot from New Hampshire said. But I decided to focus on the reactions. As a person who's struggled with Depression and Anxiety and actually tried several medications before finding a...
View ArticleLiving Will / Advance Directive
Ugh.Here I go for surgery on April 15 and I have to leave everything up to my sister of all people.My sister who is the opposite of me in all regards.My sister who has the memory of a gnat.My sister...
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Air Pollution is Making Me Anxious
A new study has come to my attention. It proposes that air pollution may impact mental health. The BMJ published a paper that examined whether “higher past exposure to particulate air pollution is...
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DEA approves first drug trial of ecstasy to treat anxiety and depression
MDMA was outlawed by the United States in 1985. Since then it has gone underground, reappearing as the club drug "ecstasy" and more recently, "molly". Now a San Anselmo psychiatrist, Dr. Philip...
View ArticleFinally - Our First Therapy Appointment
It's been about a month since I diaried the need for my family to get into therapy. If you recall, the centerpiece was Mrs. JBtakenote's longtime battle with OCD, anxiety and depression, along with my...
View ArticleA Dog's Feelings
Had quite the teaching lesson yesterday into night. And note the depth of an animal's psyche can be pretty amazing.
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