Unpop ops/flameable confessions

[Deleted User] · March 2012

I watched the Kony video and cried. I went to the website to sign the pledge and there were technical difficulties. I gave up and moved on.

Blueyed228 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]Can someone explain to me why natives (god, I dont know how to word that, sorry) get all sorts of exceptions when throughout history people have been put upon by other nations or countries. Shouldnt everyone get similar exceptions by that logic? I mean, when I worked at a retail store, I had to go through this huge process to knock tax off peoples purchase if they had a native card. Why???? I dont get WHY.
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

Because we are sorry? For 300 years?

AllAboutTheBenjamin · March 2012

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[QUOTE]I was talking politics with AATB last night and she was telling me that in some states you dont have to register to vote. So basically Dems get to vote in the Rep primary. I dont think thats fair. I think you should have to be declared as either Rep, Dem, or Ind, and you should only be allowed to vote in your own primary.
Posted by Blueyed228[/QUOTE]

Just popping in to clarify - ND is the only state where you don't have to register :) So basically, we are pretty trusting, whether or not we should be.

[Deleted User] · March 2012

And my unpop op is that I'm tired of reading about Chels' school. It's like aatb's dressgate all over again.

chelseamb11 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpop ops/flameable confessions : I find this weird since you were arguing SO HARD last week for putting the children first.
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

Where was I arguing that? I've never ever felt that teachers should work without pay because they need to put the kids first, so if I said something about putting the kids first, it was probably in a different context. Do you remember which thread it was in?

chelseamb11 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]And my unpop op is that I'm tired of reading about Chels' school. It's like aatb's dressgate all over again.
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]

Sorry. People kept asking me for updates, so that's what I did.

baystateapple · March 2012

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[QUOTE]My unpop op: I think anxiety medication is way over-prescribed. Are there people who truly need it? Yes. But I know 4 kids that are 19-20 years old that are on anxiety meds. FFS.
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]

How do you know they don't need it? 19 - 20 year olds can have anxiety problems too.

[Deleted User] · March 2012

Well. My uncle just canceled lunch. I didn't bring lunch since I figured I'd be eating later. Damnit.I really should have expected this though.

ErinG93 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]My unpop op: I think anxiety medication is way over-prescribed. Are there people who truly need it? Yes. But I know 4 kids that are 19-20 years old that are on anxiety meds. FFS.
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I forgot, anxiety can only occur if you are over the age of 30. </div><div>
</div><div>Oh, please.

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avsfan33 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]My unpop op: I think anxiety medication is way over-prescribed. Are there people who truly need it? Yes. But I know 4 kids that are 19-20 years old that are on anxiety meds. FFS.
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]

I should've been put on anxiety medication when I was 14. How do you know they don't need it?

[Deleted User] · March 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpop ops/flameable confessions : Sorry. People kept asking me for updates, so that's what I did.
Posted by chelseamb11[/QUOTE]

Sorry. I didn't see the update requests.

AllAboutTheBenjamin · March 2012

FFS, you guys. JCB is not saying that 19-20 year olds don't need anxiety medication. She says that she thinks in many cases it is over-prescribed.

J&K10910 · March 2012

I think psych meds are overprescribed to begin with. I am strongly for them, and I know they help many, many people. But my personal opinion on them is that they should be a means to an end as much as possible, instead of just something you're now on for life. I know some people will need certain psych meds forever because of the severity of their symptoms, etc, but SO many things can be helped with the right therapy, and I don't feel like enough people take advantage of that.

In my perfect world, as many people as possible would start a med to control their symptoms enough to learn therapeutic techniques to help control the symptoms on their own, then get good enough at them to be able to wean off the meds and control their symptoms with the techniques they learned and practiced. I know that's not reasonable for everyone, and obviously people can do whatever they want with meds and therapy, but I wish more people realized there is more they can do.

lbarr088 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]My unpop op: I think anxiety medication is way over-prescribed. Are there people who truly need it? Yes. But I know 4 kids that are 19-20 years old that are on anxiety meds. FFS.
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]

<div>Meh, getting good grades, getting a job post school, hell getting INTO school could give anyone anxiety.</div><div>
</div><div>I get more concerned when I see kids getting prescribed that stuff. </div>

J&K10910 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]FFS, you guys. JCB is not saying that 19-20 year olds don't need anxiety medication. She says that she thinks in many cases it is over-prescribed.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

Ditto. She was just using it as an example, not saying "19-20 year olds don't need it , and I KNOW THESE PEOPLE I'M TALKING ABOUT DON'T NEED IT!!!!" Relax.

Nebb · March 2012

<p>In the first thread you mentioned it last week, you said how you would keep working despite it because of the children.</p><p> </p><p> In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_im-lurking-on-tn?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:d8a6cd64-37a0-4e8a-b7ee-84c528373628Post:cca5a776-92f5-49e4-84ad-64b97e909451">Re: I'm lurking on TN.</a>:
[QUOTE]So I just found out that a lot of parents owe a ton of money in tuition, and because of it, we don't get our paychecks that were owed to us yesterday. Basically we don't get paid until the parents pay. Lovely. <strong>FI wants me to go on strike, but I can't do that to the kids</strong>. I am so stressed about this right now though, I literally want to cry.
Posted by chelseamb11[/QUOTE] </p>

lbarr088 · March 2012

Today I've learned to trust a dental student more than a dentist. So my unpop op is to see an unlicensed student (supervised) instead of going to a graduate's clinic.

I was told almost two years ago I had 5 in between the tooth cavities so that = 10 and they would all have to get taken care of.

Today I learned I have one forming and one that is sort of there and could probably be drilled (this was double-checked SEVERAL times by professors).

lbarr088 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]Like I said, I know there are people that do need it. I just thnk drs are too quick to prescribe it nowdays.
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]

<div>... and painkillers. FFS I had a sinus infection awhile back and I literally had to threaten the doctor to get antibiotics yet they would prescribe me Vicodin...?</div>

J&K10910 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpop ops/flameable confessions : ... and painkillers. FFS I had a sinus infection awhile back and I literally had to threaten the doctor to get antibiotics yet they would prescribe me Vicodin...?
Posted by lbarr088[/QUOTE]

But then, when I'm seen in the ER with a sprained neck, with the inability to turn my head--they offer me a shot for the pain before the x-ray, but won't prescribe me some freakin' Flexiril so I can not die when I accidentally try to turn my head?

SEWF · March 2012

My confession is that I get anxiety meds just for flying. I know I should just get over it, but I literally can't get through a flight anymore without them. I'm worried about my flight in a couple weeks if my new doctor won't prescribe them for me. I have some left over from last time I flew, but I'm not sure if I should take them since they are a year and a half old.

I feel like I'm too apathetic about almost everything. I know I SHOULD care about stuff, but I just can't.

[Deleted User] · March 2012

I don't know much about prescribing meds, but I admit I was really surprised when someone I know was prescribed lithium (I think?) for depression when he went to rehab. He is a raging alcoholic and checked in for 2 weeks, fully admitting he had no intention of not drinking and only wanted to learn how to have "a few a night." The doc there diagnosed him with depression and put him on meds.

So, now the guy is both an alcoholic and a pill popper, and can't even function. All I can think is, why would you give this guy a standing prescription for pills when you know he's a drunk and plans to stay that way? Granted, I'm not an expert, but still.

J&K10910 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]My confession is that I get anxiety meds just for flying. I know I should just get over it, but I literally can't get through a flight anymore without them. I'm worried about my flight in a couple weeks if my new doctor won't prescribe them for me. I have some left over from last time I flew, but I'm not sure if I should take them since they are a year and a half old. I feel like I'm too apathetic about almost everything. I know I SHOULD care about stuff, but I just can't.
Posted by SEWF[/QUOTE]

But WHY should you "just get over it?" It doesn't work that way. I assume if you fly without them you'll be super anxious and miserable. Then the next time, you'll remember how anxious and miserable you were, and you'll get anxious just thinking about how anxious you were. You're already anxious about potentially not getting the meds, and you don't even know if that's the case. It sounds like you NEED them, and no one should make you feel badly about that.

ETA: For clarity, there are definitely things you can do to help it without meds, but having the meds on board to start working on those things tends to be more helpful than trying to go from scratch without them.

Blueyed228 · March 2012

I think a lot of the over-prescription of meds goes back to the generation of not learning disappointment, everyone gets a medal etc. This generation never learned coping skills so now they 'need' all this medication and therapy.

AdeleDazeem · March 2012

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[QUOTE]Like I said, I know there are people that do need it. I just thnk drs are too quick to prescribe it nowdays.
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]

Doctors are too quick to prescribe it and patients don't have the patience to work on feeling better.

Flame me if you wish, but I've dealt with anxiety my whole life. It was so bad that I couldn't leave my house for a long time. The best thing my parents ever did was not medicate me. I'm truly truly grateful. They gave me a good psychologist, love, support, and taught me coping mechanisms. I will always have anxiety about certain situations, but I have the confidence to face it, identify it, deal with it and calm myself down. That kind of empowerment doesn't come from a pill.

I realize that all situations are different, but given how severely debilitated I was and how I'm completely normal now without ever touching a Xanax has colored my view. In the end, I agree with JK - drugs should be used to deal with acute problems while the patient works on long term solutions.

J&K10910 · March 2012

I don't get what you're saying Sesh. So he shouldn't have access to meds to help manage his mental health symptoms because he's a drunk? I mean, lithium is a really poor choice for someone with alcohol issues, so that's valid, but there are other options.

Nebb · March 2012

I saw some news article this week that kids born in october/november/december are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than older kids in their class. No shiit sherlock, in some cases theyre almost a year younger than the other kids. I think thats just bunk.

I think ADHD itself is bunk.

Blueyed228 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpop ops/flameable confessions : Doctors are too quick to prescribe it and patients don't have the patience to work on feeling better. Flame me if you wish,<strong><u> but I've dealt with anxiety my whole life.</u></strong> It was so bad that I couldn't leave my house for a long time. <strong><u>The best thing my parents ever did was not medicate me. I'm truly truly grateful.</u></strong> They gave me a good psychologist, love, support, and taught me coping mechanisms. I will always have anxiety about certain situations, but I have the confidence to face it, identify it, deal with it and calm myself down. That kind of empowerment doesn't come from a pill. I realize that all situations are different, but given how severely debilitated I was and how I'm completely normal now without ever touching a Xanax has colored my view. In the end, I agree with JK - drugs should be used to deal with acute problems while the patient works on long term solutions.
Posted by Joy2611[/QUOTE]

Same boat sister. Last time I expressed that i got flamed, lol.

Blueyed228 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]I saw some news article this week that kids born in october/november/december are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than older kids in their class. No shiit sherlock, in some cases theyre almost a year younger than the other kids. I think thats just bunk.<strong><u> I think ADHD itself is bunk</u></strong>.
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

Yup.

Cue all the "Omg I have it and you have no idea!" retorts.

Ill add, maybe 10% of ADHD diagnosis are real in my eyes.

[Deleted User] · March 2012

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[QUOTE]I don't get what you're saying Sesh. So he shouldn't have access to meds to help manage his mental health symptoms because he's a drunk? I mean, lithium is a really poor choice for someone with alcohol issues, so that's valid, but there are other options.
Posted by J&K10910[/QUOTE]

No, my point is that I don't understand why you would give someone pills for depression after one session when he fully admits he will drink them down with a bottle of whiskey. I don't see how that is productive at all. I've always heard how dangerous it is to mix meds and alcohol so I don't understand why they wouldn't want him to dry out first.

SEWF · March 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpop ops/flameable confessions : But WHY should you "just get over it?" It doesn't work that way. I assume if you fly without them you'll be super anxious and miserable. Then the next time, you'll remember how anxious and miserable you were, and you'll get anxious just thinking about how anxious you were. You're already anxious about potentially not getting the meds, and you don't even know if that's the case. It sounds like you NEED them, and no one should make you feel badly about that. ETA: For clarity, there are definitely things you can do to help it without meds, but having the meds on board to start working on those things tends to be more helpful than trying to go from scratch without them.
Posted by J&K10910[/QUOTE]

<div>Thanks. H is totally in favor of me using them (so I don't break his hand while in the air), but I guess there is just the stigma. Last time I asked the doctor for them, he gave me a hard time and made me jump through a bunch of hoops. I have a new doctor now, but I'm just concerned they will do the same thing but not give me the meds, especially since I only need them for flying.</div><div>
</div><div>And last time, I used the meds and meditation CDs, and it was still the longest 2 1/2 hours of my life!</div>

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