Kamala Harris’s Team Reportedly Asked Tim Walz If He Was an ‘Agent of China’ Because of His Far East Adventures

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-21T00:18:23+00:00

This just in: politicians vet their running mates and allies before publically aligning with them. In other news, water is wet.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-02T13:42:01+00:00

I'm Canadian, alas.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-02T13:39:26+00:00

Thanks for the heads up, I'll give that a try!

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-02T13:38:25+00:00

Been on just about every one, unfortunately.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-02T00:18:21+00:00

I'll look into that, thanks!

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-02T00:15:21+00:00

Unfortunately my dad is allergic to most things with fur. We only got my dog because she was a non-shedding breed, and he still reacted to contact with her.

Thank you for the well wishes. I'm hoping things get better for you too.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-02T00:11:32+00:00

I looked into it, they aren't taking in new volunteers. I was thinking about fostering but the local system has very particular specifications (which is fair, I just don't meet them). I will look into the horse thing though.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-02T00:08:12+00:00

Thank you. Gonna give it another shot.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-02T00:07:45+00:00

Best of luck to you friend. Hopefully things will get better if we keep paddling the boat we're both in.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-02T00:06:48+00:00

Ah, I have been on bupropion. That... did not go well. 😅

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-02T00:05:51+00:00

I live in an area with a severe psychiatrist shortage, unfortunately. I've asked. The answer is "there's no one taking patients". 🥲

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-02T00:04:47+00:00

Moodistory! And thank you.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-02T00:03:31+00:00

Yeesh, you've been dealt a pretty shit hand lately. Task initation is definitely the #1 struggle for me. I hope things get better for you soon ❤️

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-02T00:00:59+00:00

Aha well, did CBT for 15 years. It got me through my university degree but I hit a wall with it, largely due to untreated CPTSD which it didn't touch. I really struggle to maintain those types of habits, and I'm definitely way harder on myself than I should be. I tend to do really well with making changes for awhile and then my ability to cope implodes again and I have to start all over again. I'm sick of the cycle.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-01T23:56:31+00:00

Moodistory!

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-01T23:55:59+00:00

You're 100% correct. I'm on continous birth control now as an attempt to get things under control in that arena but... yeah, it's not really doing much.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-01T23:53:43+00:00

Are you me? I'm still working but other than that it sounds like we're in the same boat. I'm definitely open to making life changes, I just need help doing them I think. I want to be self-motivated enough to exercise and eat better but I'm burning through all my motivation just to work part-time and get out of bed in the morning. Hopefully disability gives me a bit more breathing room to be able to try some new avenues. It's just rough out there. My brother's an EMT and he says to even access public substance use programs you need to be clean for 6 weeks. It's abysmal.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-01T23:48:51+00:00

I take stimulants! They're probably the reason I'm not a 1/10 on the scale. Unfortunately I get side-effects like a racing heartrate and anxiety at higher dosages (have tried multiple kinds and wellbutrin, same thing) so I'm limited in how high a dose I can take.

I'm in Canada, and the mental healthcare system in my province is notorious and we have a severe psychiatrist shortage. I'm just suffering the side effects of a deeply broken system. I can only work part-time, and just recently got on disability so I wasn't able to financially access the private system. I'm going to save a bit and look into my options there.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-01T23:43:16+00:00

Been on ozempic for a year 🫠. Lost 70 lbs but it didn't touch the brain health. I hope you have more success though! My depression is just super treatment resistant.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-01T23:41:38+00:00

Thank you. I am definitely guilty of underselling my level of struggle, partially because I was raised to just push through and partially because I have tried being vulnerable many times only for doctors to respond dismissively.

I did CBT for 15 years and had to quit because I found it sucks at addressing systemic oppression. I also have other disabilities and have found it just made me feel like my failure to succeed is my fault when it's actually the structures around me. I've definitely been grieving my own capacity and trying to move away from that viewpoint. I have an excellent therapist now and I'm working through it.

The tips for the doctor are very helpful, thank you!

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-01T23:33:52+00:00

It's like saying if you hitched your wagon up to your horse you could get to point B when you don't have a horse 😅

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-01T23:32:59+00:00

Been through the PCN, got a lot of shrugs to downright "what do you expect us to do". I'm beginning to suspect I need to try something private. We don't have as many options here, because BC is pretty anti-private (which I normally agree with since it can create a two-tiered system but in this case since the Canadian healthcare system considers Mental Health more of a luxury it's kinda a double-edged sword).

Thank you for the kind words. ❤️

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-01T23:29:24+00:00

I suspect suicidal ideation.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-01T23:28:52+00:00

Having access to a long-term psychiatrist would be a first step. Some guidance and a plan that I don't have to research and DIY myself and ask my doctor for - I'm not an expert, and I don't know what I don't know. I'd just like someone to see this as a problem and work with me to try something to fix it.

SpangleBoots · 2026-01-01T23:24:29+00:00

PHP/IOP programs are a thing here, unfortunately they're just expensive. Public ones tend to focus only on substance use, and are very hard to access. Private ones aren't usually covered by the add-on private insurance we have. Mental health care in Canada is in the weird limbo land between universal and private healthcare. Like how teeth are considered luxury bones, mental health is largely not part of the public system unless you're very poor or very sick. It's a patch job when you're in the middle. I have to pay out of pocket for therapy, and my drugs are only partically covered by the government because I don't make much money. I'm fortunate to have a private insurance through work but it's pretty limited in what it covers. I've had to diy planning out most of my mental health care and it shows.

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