Lest we forget, he was in the original Buffy movie with Kristy Swanson.

Pike!

As far as I can tell, my office is either open or closed

Schroedinger's office?

Wow, I am kind of freaked out about Luke Perry.

Schroedinger's office?

Heh. No, I mean, there's none of this "use your judgement" bullshit I got at my last job. If the office is open, we come in and work. If it's not, we don't.

Not better today, boo. Nice chat with the advice nurse at Kaiser and a phone appointment at noon, meanwhile I'm off to Target to pick up the Gatorade and soups I bought online. What a handy feature

Booo! That sounds terrible.

This is long-away me, jumping into the conversation to echo what chrismg said to Gud.

Brain chemistry, ptsd, lifelong negative self-talk and patterned reactions to traumatic experiences are not things you can just think away. In fact, thinking in a vacuum just digs those neurological trenches deeper, making them even harder to climb out of.

I love Kate P's question asking how does it feel when you see the people here loving and supporting you. From a clinical perspective, I bet I know that answer and from a caring perspective, I'm going to bet that you don't.

Please heed everyone's recommendation to speak to someone unrelated to your situation. Call the hotline, check with your local mental health orgs about support groups, check for sliding scale services...generally faith-based, but also not pushy about it. (I started with a pastoral counseling service and was amazed how easily I fit in, despite not being part of that demographic.)

The issues that seem to take up all the space in your head, become automatically smaller [see me pulling a thought, like out of a pensive, and putting it in an upturned palm] when you allow them to be aired outside of yourself.

There are so MANY reasons to break this cycle, but the only one that really counts is that you want to.

I really can't believe the news about Luke Perry. Like Dana, when there seemed to be no follow-up reports, I didn't expect the situation was good, but I'm still kind of shocked.

And 52 is way, WAY too young.

Seconded, speaking as someone who turned that age today.

Aw, Happy Birthday, Cindy! I hope you're celebrating properly.

Oh, Cindy. Happy birthday, and much love.

Thanks, Tep. The family went out to dinner yesterday, because we were preparing for a big snow storm (which arrived in a bigger way than expected).

Now, I'm just sitting around contemplating my mortality and procrastinating on my work.

I am having trouble controlling my allergies over the Luke Perry news. What a shame.

Here's THR's most recent coverage. It's mostly one of those articles where the writer quotes co-stars tweets, like the called the people for comment, but there's some other information in it, too.

And thanks, Amy!

Cindy! Happy birthday! I hope you are being properly spoiled.