i received this e-mail from a co-worker a few minutes ago.
i thought it was funny and wanted to share it.
i haven't seen it posted, so if i have duplicated someones post, sorry.. .
You'd be surprised how many people going through drive-thrus order their meal to go. I loved what my son used to do to customers when he was an assistant manager at a fast food place. He would be taking an order and stop right in the middle and tell the customer "I'm sorry. You can't order that thru drive-thru. You have to come inside and order it in the dining room." And he'd make them do it.
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lately ive been feeling really paranoid about the post with worst congs i tried deleting mine but cant.
im probably stressing over nothing.
maybe my meds need adjusting, i dont know.
One more thought. I know if I get overtired I'm in big trouble, especially if I'm also really stressed. Maybe it's something you might need to watch too.
At any rate, I hope you wake up feeling better each day than you did the day before.
lately ive been feeling really paranoid about the post with worst congs i tried deleting mine but cant.
im probably stressing over nothing.
maybe my meds need adjusting, i dont know.
I, too, suffer from major depression. I'll be on meds the rest of my life. Have been for a little over 14 years. I've taken Elavil, Sinnequan, Prozac, Paxil, Celexa, Welbutrin, Nardil and Parnate. The last two are MAO inhibitors. I've taken several others that I can't remember. I also had ECT. As awful as that sounds, I believe it is still considered one of the best treatments around. I am presently on Effexor, lithium, and Trazodone. The latter is to help me sleep.
I also see a therapist regularly. He is very supportive of me but he also tells me what I need to hear whether I want to hear it or not. To me, that is what makes a good therapist. He also helps me keep things in perspective.
Sometimes it can take a long time to find the right med, combination of meds, right dose, etc. Don't give up. Don't feel alone. Do tell your doctor how you feel about your current med(s). The only way he/she can know if they are working for you is if you tell him/her.
I'll be praying for you.
Wishing everyone Peace and Joy
my exit introduction .
over the next few weeks or months, i will post an accounting of my exit process in a series of 15 short stories.
it will be part of my permanent notes that may someday be incorporated in a book likely a private book for my children and grandchildren.
Eric--You obviously don't know Amazing very well at all. He is the most humble person I know.
If you don't like his posts, don't read them. I seriously doubt any one is forcing you to read his every word.
the following is a post i made to prisca on another thread.
i am courious about how many agree with what i say here or am i wrong?.
re: rick and his thugs jan 20, 2002 13:15 .
Prisca-
Just wanted to say "Great Response!"
rebuttal to amnesian's post preface .
intro: i am making a preface to kick-off my rebuttal so that when some of you read this, you can have a quick review of where i am coming from, and my views, and the tone i am trying to set.
then if you wish to expend the time, my full rebuttal will be posted in parts over the next few days (except news years day).
Julie, I never presumed anything. I asked questions and I wondered about things. Are you not judging others by yourself? Just because you cannot be objective about your father doesn't mean no one can be objective about relatives. My parents were the very best, bar none. But I could tell you or anyone else about their faults. I could tell you about Amazing's faults. As far as I am concerned, my kids are perfect; but I could tell you about their faults as well. Objectivity has more to do with honesty than anything else. Do you understand, sweetie? Or is this way over your head? I ask that not because you lack inteligence, but because it appears to me that you see only what you want to see, and understand only what you want to understand. IMHO YOU lack objectivity.
As for points hitting "close to home," that can happen whether you are a JW, exJW, or have never been a witness. All that is needed is sensitivity to the issues being discussed.
Now, sweetie, none of this is meant to push your buttons or offend you in any way. I'm just trying to clarify my views since you seemed to misunderstand them.
Have a magnificient and peaceful new year!
rebuttal to amnesian's post preface .
intro: i am making a preface to kick-off my rebuttal so that when some of you read this, you can have a quick review of where i am coming from, and my views, and the tone i am trying to set.
then if you wish to expend the time, my full rebuttal will be posted in parts over the next few days (except news years day).
Julie,
I presume too much? What did I presume? I have simply known Amazing longer, and much better, than anyone on this board. I have heard him concede points on occassions too numerous to count. What difference does it make if a relative sides with another relative? Are the relatives of posters not inteligent enough to make up their own minds on issues or are you presuming that relatives are prejudiced on behalf of the poster? Can't relatives be objective? By the way, I'm not a relative.
rebuttal to amnesian's post preface .
intro: i am making a preface to kick-off my rebuttal so that when some of you read this, you can have a quick review of where i am coming from, and my views, and the tone i am trying to set.
then if you wish to expend the time, my full rebuttal will be posted in parts over the next few days (except news years day).
Waiting--No, I'm not the other daughter. I appreciate what you said and agree with you. I also agree with what the other posts after mine said. (Does that make sense? I'm getting really tired and thinking is getting too hard.)
Care to guess again as to my identity?
rebuttal to amnesian's post preface .
intro: i am making a preface to kick-off my rebuttal so that when some of you read this, you can have a quick review of where i am coming from, and my views, and the tone i am trying to set.
then if you wish to expend the time, my full rebuttal will be posted in parts over the next few days (except news years day).
To those of you replying to "Re: Rebuttal to Amnesian's Post - Preface"
Do any of you who are accusing Amazing of being egotistical know how you sound? You all sound extremely defensive, like you are taking this whole issue too personally.
Have any of you noticed, when you buy a new car, how, suddenly, all you see are cars just like yours? This is very typical of humans to see the things we are most concerned with wherever we look. Hence, if we are concerned with male chauvinism, we see it everywhere. Even when it doesn't exist. In the over 30 years I've known Amazing he has never been a chauvinist. (I really don't think his mother would have allowed it anyway.)
As for being egocentric, (I'm still laughing about that one) Amazing doesn't have an egocentric bone in his body. I'm not even sure he has an ego. He is the most humble of men. I've never met any one who tries as hard, or harder, to do the right thing than he does.
Amnesian- In your 12 page post I see inteligence, wit, passion, anger and, yes, ego. Should I conclude that you are egocentric? Or should I realize that your passion and/or anger emphasize a 'normal' ego?
After reading your posts, I am left wondering if the points made by Amazing have hit a little too close to home. And now your defenses are up.
Oh yes. No. Amazing did not ask me to respond, nor does he know that I am responding. He certainly doesn't need me or any one else to defend him. I responded because I wanted to respond.
This was one of my mothers sayings. She used to say it so fast that it took me a few years to be able to say it my self. About any conceited person she would say, "He thinks he's body every self."
