Conservatives on UAW Strike; Marriage Discourse is Back; Etc.
Added 2023-09-21 20:07:16 +0000 UTCGang back
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I'm pleasantly surprised to hear that Liz's drug experience has caused her to embrace Gnosticism. The flesh is weak!
Ligma
2023-09-28 10:51:59 +0000 UTCI always think the gang’s never gonna be back and then, against all odds, they are
Sarah W.
2023-09-25 19:18:21 +0000 UTCDear Liz, ketamine treatments really helped me a ton. My doc said it's always trauma when ketamine works. Trauma and deep depression are so connected. I sure do hope they help you too. Wishing all your little synapses make some peaceful and happy new connections.
Aaron
2023-09-25 03:46:09 +0000 UTCWould love to hear more about your experiences Liz!
Bernie Mac
2023-09-22 22:09:44 +0000 UTCI did at-home ketamine treatments (lozenges and nasal spray) for around two years and it definitely did a lot to improve my mood and end my years long depression. Much better than antidepressants in that the effect is immediate and so can be taken as needed. At the same time self-administering can start to shade into drug abuse. Sometimes it would be difficult psychologically to go even a day or two without taking it. Physically it didn't feel like an addiction, but the cravings were kind of real and you start to plan your days and weeks around it at the expense of the rest of your life. There was a real cost to the benefits it provided. The better mood I'd experience in the days after taking a dose would have me forgetting not only my troubles but also my responsibilities. I'd be feeling so good that I go wandering around the city for a couple hours in the middle of the day instead of doing my job. There are also definitely some side effects, even if these are not very noticeable for a while. Cognitive decline seemed real, like I would be dumber and probably worse at my job. After around a year I also started to notice the kidney effects, even though I was always very careful never to ingest the drug into my stomach, having read plenty of horror stories online. Never got to the point of actually painful urination, but after doing it a lot you can start to feel a bit of an uncomfortable difference. But the side effect that was eventually the most problematic for me was the effect ketamine would have on my sleep. I'd only ever take it in the evenings cus I'm a busy person and can't be stoned in the middle of the day. But even taking it hours before going to bed would have me either lying awake all night or sleeping poorly, which is probably also not great for cognition. As a drug though I found it very enjoyable and helpful. Some early oral doses my doctor prescribed were really big (300mg) and would induce a crazy k-hole, but sometimes that was nice. Mostly I'd chop them up and take a much smaller amount. Also tricky / dangerous to combine with alcohol. What I liked it for best was just hanging out and watching a movie. The calm makes it possible to just stare at the screen the whole time without getting bored or distracted by your phone. Burned through a bunch of the criterion collection. Also doesn't seem to impact memory, so it's not like just watching and forgetting. It's been around six months since I've refilled my prescription and I don't really miss it, but I haven't been able to sit through an entire movie in ages - oh well.
Bernie Mac
2023-09-22 22:08:40 +0000 UTCMarriage causes prosperity? How about modest prosperity is a condition of a healthy marriage and that poverty causes divorce.
Christopher McCann
2023-09-22 21:34:26 +0000 UTCMatt in this episode: “Y’all got me fucked up.”
Mitch
2023-09-22 16:25:10 +0000 UTC“I just ate a ham sandwich” seems matt has fully escaped the circle of desire and suffering. True enlightenment.
Aleksander Holleran
2023-09-22 15:12:57 +0000 UTCI missed it.
TS + KL
2023-09-22 05:39:44 +0000 UTC"I think healthy two-parent homes are bad"- literally just Sophie Lewis
Ian H
2023-09-22 05:16:06 +0000 UTCOh boy, not even Matt is immune to the lure of the identitarian deference arg 🙄
TC
2023-09-22 05:12:38 +0000 UTC
