3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

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Ugh the last two weeks have been CRAP!!! But, some good has come of it. I'll share some good, bad, and ugly.

This week, I have learned:

1. Lexapro is a hell of a drug.

2. My body will crash my brain after 7 days of insomnia, and I will hallucinate by day 10.

3. My spouse has the patience of a saint.

4. The kickback of a gun is nowhere near as forceful as it looks.

5. I'm good at shooting!

6. I may or may not have a job right now.

7. I never expected to feel so indifferent regarding my employment status. It feels revealing to me to realize how unattached I feel to it. Maybe my dislike for it has really grown that much.

8. I feel like the Boy Child has suddenly grown more mature and its freaking me out a little. I know he's in the pre-teen zone, but I'm not ready for this. I find myself checking in on him often and smothering him with mama love just to make sure my boy is still my boy. *sigh* This poor child is stuck with me.

9. If you tell them to stop building....

They will.

(I find this hilarious to an inappropriate degree.)

10. The A-Hole Dog only likes the dog park if she's on her leash. She also acts like she feels incredibly violated when another dog sniffs her butt.

11. Go to the following thread. Go to top comments, find on page, type "Robb Stark". Only do this if you are caught up on GOT. Also, only do this if you are not offended by politics, and if you do not plan in any way to come back here and blast me for sharing a comment that compares Trump to Joffrey and Balon Greyjoy.

Link: Bernie opposing Auto Bailout, delaying Clean Power Plan, supporting Minutemen militia, Koch brothers endorsement, Reagan HIV/AIDS "activism" and today's Sanders healthcare support in the 9s are 6 things Hillary Clinton blatantly lied about in a single freaking week. : politics (Mid-way through comment begins with "The way I see it, Bernie is...")

12. I like my ellipses with 4 dots, just like I like my lights (THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!!!!). Farawyn, we can take this outside if you want....

13. The spouse and I owe so much money in taxes that I can't even. We changed exemptions when we got blasted by state last year. Didn't matter. We owe thousands to federal and the state we live in. As in, we owe thousands to federal and thousands more to state. Can't wait to see how much the state I work in swindled. I swear to the Bearded Commander Riker that we had more money on one crappy income than we have now, with me working, too. Maybe I need to not work during grad school. :\

14. I am so excited for grad school!!!

I know I'm forgetting stuff. Boo! I'll remember right after the edit window closes, I'm sure!

What have you learned?

I wish my hubs were as brave. I'd love to journey away from here.

Well, I do have the luxury of being single and having no children, so I will be the only one who has to adjust. Maybe he'll give in one of these days?

I'm sure I have no idea what you're talking about. :saint:

You know exactly what I'm talking about.

Specializes in Behavioral Health.
You know exactly what I'm talking about.

I'm not that bright. And I have poor social graces, because I was raised by wolves, in a barn. My profile says so.

Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
I'm not that bright. And I have poor social graces, because I was raised by wolves, in a barn. My profile says so.

And everything on the Internet is true. [emoji39]

Specializes in pediatrics; PICU; NICU.
And everything on the Internet is true. [emoji39]

Is this sarcasm? Don't break my bubble by telling me there are things on the internet that are not true! I might cry!

Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
Is this sarcasm? Don't break my bubble by telling me there are things on the internet that are not true! I might cry!

Of course it sarcasm!

[emoji12]

I'm not that bright. And I have poor social graces...

I'll vouch for this!

Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
I'll vouch for this!

Hahahaha! [emoji1]

Specializes in critical care.
I'm not that bright. And I have poor social graces, because I was raised by wolves, in a barn. My profile says so.

So, I just went to find this cute sound clip of wolves laughing but instead found myself in a YouTube vortex watching Anderson Cooper videos. (First one had Wolfe Blitzer.) He's a funny guy.

Specializes in critical care.

Bringing it back to topic a bit.

Bringing it back to topic a bit.

Anderson Cooper is my future ex husband.

Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
Anderson Cooper is my future ex husband.

Well yeah, cause he's homosexual. [emoji12] lol.

Well yeah, cause he's homosexual. [emoji12] lol.

That's why he'll be an ex.

I just need a moment.

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