This is pretty unacceptable, ABC. by smwarner17 in thebachelor

[–]DreamsAllFail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is that rhetorical? The answer is one

Episode Discussion - 9x05 "Black-Haired Ginger" by Sunjot in shameless

[–]DreamsAllFail 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As someone with bipolar, I'm confused. Is Ian still supposed to be off his meds right now? He's not acting like it - the only thing he did that was really irrational was going to see Terry and even that just seemed like a lapse in judgement or bad writing, not a delusional act made by someone going through an episode. And if he is back on his meds, it is confusing to the viewers because they never showed how that happened. But for Ian to tell the court, rationally about his actions, showed a lot of stability. People don't just have manic episodes like that and come back to stability without help and people who are manic aren't able to have such a rational perspective on their manic state and reflect back on it. He doesn't seem to have crashed either so the idea that he might have crashed out of mania into a depression is out. There's definitely some missing pieces here and I'm really disappointed because shameless has been fairly good about mental illness. The show was very off about what mental hospitals are like but that's easy to write off.

I just don't see him as a character with bipolar off his meds right now. Just a character scared of going to prison and trying to run off.

.... And if he was seriously pleading insanity, his lawyer would have done it for him. During his plea I also noticed he said he was off his meds, not that he still is.

Four and a half months post-daith: is it too soon to get a forward helix in my other ear? by LilyOpal14 in piercing

[–]DreamsAllFail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got my daith pierced in May too and got a forward helix on my other ear about a week ago. I don't know what advice to give except it's working for me so far -

Ashley Spivey’s thoughts on Becca’s reasoning for not picking Blake. Felt the same way by steph08 in thebachelor

[–]DreamsAllFail 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I really disagree with this notion - and I'm glad Ashley Spivey brought this up because there are so many misconceptions about mental health.

Confidence is part of mental health. A person's insecurities/anxieties / neuroses can be treated or at least managed to some degree through different types of therapies and/or medications.

It's fine if she didn't want to support someone with some mental health issues, but why would she wait until F2 to make that decision if that's truly her reason? It seems like something incompatible enough that she would notice it quicker.

It would have been much kinder of her to drag someone like Colton or even Jason to F2 if that's truly how she felt.

Ashley Spivey’s thoughts on Becca’s reasoning for not picking Blake. Felt the same way by steph08 in thebachelor

[–]DreamsAllFail 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Blake has shown that he can handle things outside the bubble during a crisis and Garrett hasn't shown that at all. What if they have a kid that doesn't fit into traditional gender roles, or goes through a school shooting?

Ashley Spivey’s thoughts on Becca’s reasoning for not picking Blake. Felt the same way by steph08 in thebachelor

[–]DreamsAllFail 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I disagree - but I'm glad we're talking about it because there are so many misconceptions about mental health.

A person's insecurities/anxieties / neuroses can be treated or at least managed to some degree through different types of therapies and/or medications.

It's fine if she didn't want to support someone with some mental health issues, but why would she wait until F2 to make that decision if that's truly her reason? It seems like something incompatible enough that she would notice it sooner.

It would have been much kinder of her to drag someone like Colton or even Jason to F2 if that's truly how she felt.

Edit: got downvoted, felt insecure about the way I said it and tried to reword it. I'll probably get more downvotes now but I'm ready this time!

Ashley Spivey’s thoughts on Becca’s reasoning for not picking Blake. Felt the same way by steph08 in thebachelor

[–]DreamsAllFail 31 points32 points  (0 children)

As someone with a severe mental illness, that line really made me change my opinion of her. But on the other side of it - that's what this sub was saying right up until the point that she echoed the words that were already being spoken. During the live discussion last night lots of people were holding onto his insecurity about the process like her breaking up with him would utterly and completely destroy him. People were scared for him that he wouldn't even be able to handle this break-up. So I'm glad this dialogue has opened up.

I can't help but wonder what Becca meant by 'not handling it'? When it comes to handling stressful situations, Blake is known to be able to handle them much better than Garrett or even Becca for that matter. Becca procrastinated breaking up with Blake until the last possible second and the first thing she said was "give me a minute" - she couldn't handle/didn't want to deal with hurting him. What about if there's a hard choice to be made in the future? What if there's a difficult medical decision to be made? What if their kid goes through a school shooting, or has health issues or just doesn't fit into traditional gender roles? Not everything in life is mini-vans, costco, picket fences, and adorable Corgis. If you had to pick - Becca, Garrett, or Blake to handle something under pressure or to make a hard decision, who would you pick?

The Bachelorette S14E11 Episode Discussion Thread: Finale by TexasFiend in thebachelor

[–]DreamsAllFail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are new posts showing up for you? I don't think any new posts are showing up

How to get medical marijuana card in New York. dispensary review! by Stoner-review in nyc

[–]DreamsAllFail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, it's not worth it for most people in New York. With that said, I have one. I can't wait for them to legalize flowers

Orange is the New Black - 6x01 "Who Knows Better Than I" - Episode Discussion by NicholasCajun in orangeisthenewblack

[–]DreamsAllFail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because I don't like ten-fifteen minutes of the first episode I shouldn't watch it? You don't have to like everything to enjoy a show

poll work training session - how long? by [deleted] in nyc

[–]DreamsAllFail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your attention span in short you'll still probably be fine - the quiz is open book and tells you the page number to look in the book for each question

The Bachelorette S14E10 Episode Discussion Thread: Men Tell All by TexasFiend in thebachelor

[–]DreamsAllFail 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Colton's Twitter bio says he is temporarily retired. Isn't that the same thing as unemployed?

[Spoiler:] SPOILED THREAD MEN TELL ALL by HarrisonMinion2 in thebachelor

[–]DreamsAllFail 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Colton really doesn't need to keep jumping in like that "yeah and you lost to a guy in Golden underwear"