So whatta I do now? Go to sleep? Pull the pud?

Check the HR, insurance extras or employee perks whatever page or call the insurance about Behavioral Health programs. Some companies (not enough by far) have some free or lower cost providers in those programs. Not just EAP, which is also a great offering, just usually not long term. Some, it may just be "virtual in-network visits" are discounted over "in person" visits or something simple. A common obe I see is ~5-8 free w/the matched provider then it rolls into the benefit payments if you keep them going.

Its all a very dumb game and I try to pass along any "tricks" I can find to make the system remotely usable. If anyone has any, throw 'em my way!

I dunno. Hadn't seen it here yet. Seen some stuff I already posted, reposted here before so never thought it mattered. Is there a limit? Did I break a rule?

These are so cool! Must have been a jam packed little door today with both of those

You're too good to us!

Right!?!

Oh, please no. I think the bad outweighs the good of that possibility!

Just got back from my family gig and saw this. Sure hope you get to feeling better soon. It seems a rough holiday is going around this year. We lost my cousin who was doing the hosting last week and it made for a somber get together. I have other friends and extended family who are dealing with difficulties too.

I dearly hope everyone had a chance to enjoy themselves at some point and hopefully see or speak to some dear friends and family this year. The love and support of my friends/fam help me through some low times, even though I don't have many physically close to me.

Yours, and all the others you mentioned (and forgot), help me break from the bleak realities I need to disengage from, to re-energize a bit. There are some fantastic conversations I read over, sometimes pop into if I feel I can actually add anything to the conversation. My humor is hit or miss at home but, the shit here always hits right for me and makes me feel all warm and fuzzy while i piss down my leg laughing. And, curious glances after handing my phone over to see "What's so funny?"Sometimes those distractions are exactly what I needed to be back on track and keep on trudging on.

I may look, though it may end up costing me a ton if I go down that rabbit hole. My dad used to get all the Halmark ST ornaments as they came out. They had a little plug that goes into the light bulb socket on the tree lights to light up. He gave those to my cousin after I had expected to get them. If I start with one I know I will want to get them all to theme the tree. Plus they had looked amazing... to me anyway.

I love this, not sure what it means about me that this is in my main Spotify play list... I was introduced as a child and it may have broke something