I hope you got some good sleep, Steph.
You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.
Tracy ,'The Message'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Anne W. - Oct 18, 2016 8:33:46 pm PDT #27053 of 30002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Zenkitty - Oct 19, 2016 2:28:03 am PDT #27054 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Steph, I hope you're feeling better today!
smonster - Oct 19, 2016 3:25:01 am PDT #27055 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
It's always the relatively minor stuff that makes me completely lose my shit. I hope you got good sleep, Steph.
SailAweigh - Oct 19, 2016 3:26:01 am PDT #27056 of 30002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Steph, I hope you have a better day, today. If it helps you feel better, maybe picturing yourself nut-punching Donald Trump would help alleviate the anxiety. Even if it doesn't help you, know that you would be making many of us very happy by leaving us with that mental image for the day.
Nora Deirdre - Oct 19, 2016 3:36:39 am PDT #27057 of 30002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Thanks for checking in, Steph - was thinking about you last night. I have no wise words, but I do have lots and lots of empathy.
I hope today is a better day.
Calli - Oct 19, 2016 3:50:36 am PDT #27058 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I hope today is a better day for you, Steph.
sj - Oct 19, 2016 3:51:49 am PDT #27059 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Teppy, I hope you slept well.
My mother just showed up with breakfast and a latte. Best mother ever.
Jessica - Oct 19, 2016 3:58:03 am PDT #27060 of 30002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Teppy, I hope the night's sleep has helped some.
Dana - Oct 19, 2016 4:01:20 am PDT #27061 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I do like the thing that's been going around on Tumblr, where you picture Donald Trump as the voice of your depression or anxiety. So when he says, "No one likes you," you can say, "Shut the fuck up, Donald," and it feels good.
Strix - Oct 19, 2016 4:09:20 am PDT #27062 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Props to mom, sj!
Tep, I hope a night's rest has smoothed the feels out even a little bit.
And let me add, I really admire you for working (as in job-work) through a major depressive-anxiety episode? Even though the self-doubt ducks are gnawing away at you, you're still doing it (and I am positive you are doing it well), and I know full well that it is SO HARD.
I tried and failed, rinse and repeat, until I had to stop trying for a good long while, so I am giving you ALL THE PROPS.
You're working, you're socializing, you started improv -- that's actually really some badass "Fuck you, depression aand anxiety!" you've got going on.
It will get better, I promise. It's hard to judge actions from the inside of a d/an x tornado, but from my POV, you're working hard and doing better than you might think.