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Oh, no you are correct Tinwen. Lithium is still used to treat bipolar. It can be helpful. But, even at a low dose, it is always a threat to harm the liver. So it has to be monitored very, very closely. Beaker found for her that while it got her out of psychosis, the side effects were so horrific...

I actually get why they require no other medications when doing tests for this particular disease. It's hormonal and all kinds of things affect hormones in subtle and broad ways. None of this stuff seems to be particularly well understood or studied - which I kind of get. The number of variables...

If you are talking about the partner who broke up with you recently, she’s not your girlfriend anymore. It’s very natural to wonder why former partners did what they did and why. It could lead you to identify behavior you no longer want in your life or to identify and work on where you...

*high fives 'stable and boring'*

The medical community - all of them - are badly failing Beaker. The new specialists she was referred to refused to do anything until she re-did several tests. Tests she has already done, at least twice. And tests that require her to go off all medication. She is bipolar and going off her meds...

Great Danes and toy poodles are both dogs. Same category. Scale doesn't matter in the way people think it does. Collectively, Europe, Australia, New Zealand - all first world economies *except* for the US have universal healthcare, paid for at least in part by taxes. There are variety of...

Been lots going on. Beaker is very sick. She is having some tests done soon to see what her options for treating what is likely a cancerous tumor. She's so discouraged - it's been years and years of not knowing what is wrong with her health. And now that there seems to be a reliable diagnosis...

I am so pleased for you Reverie! You did the work to figure who you are and what you really want. Sadly that’s pretty rare. I wish you all the best!

Unfun stuff - the medical power of attorney things seems like a lawyer designed 'cover our ass' for medical issues on a trip. It seems like a horrible overreach to me too. (Was tempted to make a 'in my day!' comment but, honestly, children deal with so much more crap in school than I ever had...

*hugs* if you want them, starlight1 You are a brave soul, doing your best by your grandma. Hold on to that as it's true.

LOL! Love it!

II would have to weigh in to say for sure but here is my take on why that section isn't organized better. I believe that the structure of polyamory.com is not very flexible in terms of changing how things are organized in sections. It's an off the shelf product that isn't open to much...

JenDL81, You don't mention how long you've been with Sarah and Christopher. Is it months? Years? If this is newish (like under 2 years), please wait for your own sake, not just your daughter's. It's easy when in the first flush of new love to hurry moving in together. However, that NRE (New...

Ravenscroft, I find it really annoying when people post a link with no context or description. However, the description of the book is sufficient to grasp the topic. You could have just googled the book - or god forbid - read the description on the podcast to find out more. Sunray was kind...

OKC used to have questions you could mark as 'mandatory' - if the answers didn't match, that person would not be as high a match. They have since gotten rid of this. You can only mark something as 'important'. Which means I see SO MANY 90% or higher matches from people who are monogamous. It's a...

starlight1, kdt, Magdlyn, thanks so much for the kind words/virtual hugs! I really appreciate them which sounds trite but it's true and real. fuchka, I do think they were careless with me. I'm finding that a helpful way to think about things. Thank you. *** I am very grateful that friends...

1234567, You are under no obligation to respond in any way to anyone who posts on your threads. You are under no obligation to even read all of the posts on your threads. There is no emotional labor expected of you. No one here who replies to you expects or demands a response. It's lovely to...

I haven't gotten a copy yet but I'm looking forward to reading this book.

I haven't heard of her before. Thank you for the heads up about her work and her passing, Ravenscroft.

I struggle with this. I never mind people exploring. My sexuality has wandered all over the place. So it feels wrong to not allow that space to others. So I guess I’m ok if there is good faith? If I felt it I mattered, even if the relationship didn’t go where I preferred? If I am treated as...