Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

I'm moving to Portland! I'll be living with Unlucky Stuntman and her boyfriend and son. On June 27th Stuntman and I will drive away and leave Vegas behind. Basically I need decent mental health care and I am leaving my hometown to get it. People love to visit Vegas. Vegas is a steaming pit of substa...

Let's talk about the state of mental health care in Nevada. So far, in this round of TBS Seeks Mental Health Care: 1. I have gotten an emergency appointment with a psychiatrist so I made sure was an MD. I showed up and the MD was not in the building. They asked me to see the APRN. I said I would wai...

No but seriously though. I may have died without the Board, literally. A lot of people may have died without the Board. That sounds melodramatic but whatever. I called 911 a lot of times, and I never do that unless I have to. I met a lot of people in private. I hosted groups. People don't know how t...

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/89644/ EVERY other official and semi-official BYU space (at least when I was a student) was what this person wants the Board to be. Thank the God I don't believe in that there is some space, somewhere, where there is a little bit of room. Thanks, current writers, fo...

I'm doing some research for a Board question, and the Board has been recommending therapy since almost the very beginning. Heartening.

This morning, with a new therapist, for the first time in the history of TBS Seeks MH Treatment, I was not brushed off. I have a problem with being authentic (what? me?) and so MH professionals usually don't respond to what I say in the way that they seem to respond to other people. It very nearly r...

Thanks, lady! I appreciate it. Shoutout (that they'll never see) to my girlfriend (who works for GLSEN), a friend from high school (who works for a gay rights and AIDS advocacy group), Hobbes, and my mom for their notes (even if I didn't listen to my mom except to change one word). I'm pleased with ...

For the record, and perhaps predictably, I changed my mind. I'll be participating, in some way anyway. Looking forward to seeing you all at reunion week!

Things have been really really really really bad for weeks and weeks inside of my head. I finally have a psychiatrist appointment this week as well as an appointment with a possible therapist, but I probably won't stick with that therapist. Therapist shopping is the absolute worst. However, pot and ...

I think it has a lot to do with it being comforting that there is something to blame your misery on. That and other cultures' takes on community, etc. I mean, I agree that it is a big, complicated, interesting subject. I think it should always be characterized as a big, complicated, interesting subj...

Oh yeah, I'm talking about philosophical dualism. The TAL episode references dualism (though not by name) so that's why I brought it up.

Regarding that episode of This American Life, I'm not a dualist, so while I agree it was well put together, especially for 15 years ago, I wouldn't call it much else. Then again, I am very, very angry about this whole S-Town thing, so it could just be that. As for the quote, I haven't listened to th...

So wait, what is he saying there? Is he saying not to view it as some stable part of yourself? Is that the takeaway?

As of right now, I'm sitting this one out. We'll see when the time comes, but I'm probably not writing. There are other social scientist types who I'm sure will be in, though.

Yeah, a lot of psychologists and sociologists study this kind of thing. Someday if I find time I'll write you up some of it.

bobtheenchantedone wrote:...One of my male friends, who I've been kinda interested in, sounds a little like this guy.

I need to rethink my life.

Yep, do not pass go, do not collect $200.

I didn't even follow the link on first read through. That video is proof? THAT video? I'm pretty sure that is parodying the EXTREME pressure Mormon women feel to get married. But hey, why would normal girls feel like they can get AMAZING guys? Siiiiiiiiiiiiiigh.

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/89212/ I mean... is this guy kidding? I just... wow. Maybe it's just because of the RAGE I'm feeling about everything right now, but that's incredible and I hope every woman he tries to date tells him so and then says no until he gets some perspective and empathy. T...

Okay so there isn't a lot on this earth that makes me actually mad, but this does, and there aren't a lot of people on this earth that I actually hate, but my freshman year bishop is one. I wish I had had the experience that Alta describes, but my freshman year bishop announced that he and his couns...

Ditto, lady. <3