mental health, therapy, diagnosis
@Oneironott 💜💜💜 I hope that diagnosis is helpful to you.
Every once in a while I think of that episode of iZombie where the cop was astounded that the victim-of-the-week strawman preposterously Online social media user made "an average of 17 twitter posts a day!" and I just laugh and laugh.
addiction, terminology
Addiction is a maladaptive behavioral change. Basically, a person is dependent on a medication, it interferes with their life, and they do things they know are wrong to get it or take it (such as stealing, lying, skipping work or school, and do on). While physical dependence is a part of the condition, addiction is more of a psychological condition than a physical one." (2/2)
addiction, terminology
"Dependence means that the body is habituated to the drug and the patient will suffer withdrawal symptoms if the drug is stopped. The patient may become tolerant to the medication and need higher levels to achieve the same effect. Dependence is not limited to narcotics, but can be seen in many other drugs including alcohol and such over the counter medications such as acetaminophen and nasal sprays. It is a physical diagnosis, not a psychological one. (1/2)
@noelle also iirc they only actually give a shock if they detect tachycardia. The whole "CLEAR!" thing isn't to avoid shocking anyone, it's to make sure the paddles have a clean EKG signal.
@noelle Pallas cats are the witchiest kitty.
Okay. You know what? I'm instituting a new thing. You can participate if you want to but there's no shame if you don't.
I'm gonna call it #BeMyNeighborWeek in honor of the 50th anniversary of "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood". (I'm four months late, shh.)
Until 12:01 AM on June 24, I'm going to try to be like Mr. Rogers. No sick burns, no scoring points, no annoyed brush-offs. I will do my best to be patient and kind and understanding.
You can be my neighbor if you'd like.
Moving to @starkatt
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