And there's no reason mental illness should be treated any differently.

Yeah. The book Listening to Prozac really informed my opinion on this. Long-term depression and/or anxiety can cause physical damage to the brain. Anti-depressants can help the brain to function more normally despite this damage. It's... just not right to tell a depressed person to "just tough it out" or whatever when they're actually dealing with a damaged brain.

Oh hell, Jessica!

t starts shoving chocolate and booze through the interpipes

Did the universe have a big grudge against this day, generally?

Judging by the fact that mine started with someone texting my husband at 1AM, being unable to get back to sleep, and continued on with the discovery of my daughter's fractured ankle, I'd say yes.

I've retreated to my jammies and bed and last night's ep of Glee in hopes that Nothing Else Will Happen.

shoves Fernet and chocolate and rumballs through the interpipes

I'm still sort of disappointed I didn't go from isolated loser to cleavagey sex bomb like some of the women in LTP. All of a sudden, they really did have great personalities.

Right now I'm convinced the universe is having a bipolar day. On the one hand, I might not have a job on Monday. But on the other, I just got some very good news about my coop (board stuff I can't put in writing) that has lifted my spirits to no end.

And one of my co-workers brought in cookies, so I think I shall now drown my sorrows / celebrate with some chocolate.

I love Facebook! And my little brother!

I posted a link to the Manga Guide to Molecular Biology that tommyrot linked to yesterday and said, "Someone please buy me this book. Come on, you know you missed my birthday."

An hour or so later, I get a message from my little brother:

Someone please
receive this book that I just ordered you plus a surprise filler - I am not cool enough for Prime. I wouldn't have said anything because I like Surprises but I know how popular you are, and I don't want you to end up with like thirty copies of this book.

Yay!

I know how popular you are, and I don't want you to end up with like thirty copies of this book.

Heh.

Oh, Jilli. That is just ridiculous.

Job~ma, Jessica.

ION, I just finished reading a 200+ comment thread on a post authored by a troll and instead of running away screaming (or, yanno, closing the tab) I actually posted. I'm actually looking forward to the dipshit's answer.

I'm not linking, b/c I don't want anyone else to fall into the same sinkhole.

Much continued department~ma, Jessica.