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Stories about healthy, "normal" marriages?
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5 days ago
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"People don't fully comply that is the failing.
The failing is that traditional weight-loss programs do not make long-term compliance possible without extreme and very rare willpower. This does not reflect weakness on their part but simple human..." [
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9 days ago
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"Gary Taubes, a science researcher, believes that overweight is a hormonal disorder, not a matter of "eating too much." The disorder of obesity, in his opinion, is caused by carbs (really the insulin response to those carbs) but the big..." [
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9 days ago
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"I happen to have a personal policy that prohibits me from indulging stupid bullshit like this...
I am going to have to use that sometime." [
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9 days ago
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"The genetic explanation of obesity doesn't explain the relatively recent increase in obesity.
How about the genetic explanation of obesity IN THE PRESENCE OF REFINED CARBS. And I'm not talking about HFCS. It's that and the sugar and the flour..." [
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10 days ago
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"Just to elaborate, I have and love Feeling Good, but I found Thoughts & Feelings more helpful for procrastination in particular. (FG is probably better for depression & anxiety.)..." [
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10 days ago
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I'm trying to stop asking, "So what do you do?...
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2 weeks ago
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"Both therapists and meds vary a great deal in efficacy. I'd approximate that my current therapist is 20 times more helpful than my last one, for example. For another example, a friend of mine (really) had no luck on any of the meds, and then on any..." [
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2 months ago
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"People really don't get it. This kind of thing is literally counterproductive. People see this sort of thing and decide that environmentalists are kooks...." [
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3 months ago
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"1) EVERYBODY deserves happiness.
2) Not everything we are taught as children is right.
3) Therapy may help you realize that thoughts such as "I don't deserve to be happy if others aren't" are symptomatic of depression and, well, not..." [
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5 months ago
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"The downside is that when I rest my arms to type, it causes the nerve that runs under my forearm into my last two fingers to become aggrivated.
First of all, stop using that desk. Second, ergonomists say that you are not supposed to rest your..." [
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5 months ago
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"Frankly, it sounds more like a psychological problem (although not a big one) to me. I'm an atheist and if somebody says something so arrogant to me, I'd figure it just shows that they're kind of stupid. Why should it hurt you if somebody else is..." [
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5 months ago
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"I seem to breathe very shallowly at the computer if I'm not paying attention. When I focus on being relaxed and breathing more deeply, I feel much better...." [
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6 months ago
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"Yes, of course. CBT works after you recognize your irrational thoughts. Mindfulness helps you recognize them in the first place." [
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6 months ago
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"I think it would be rude to disinvite her. It's your house so it's your right, of course, but I think it's still rude. You should limit your invites to people you're sure to want in the future...." [
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6 months ago
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"Imagine a parent who constantly yells at his child, ordering him around and calling him names all while telling him that he is a selfish, lazy brat who would never change. That kid would hate and love his father at the same time, rebelling against..." [
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6 months ago
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"She thinks you are going to burn in hell. She probably thinks you should burn in hell, since God is just, right? She wants to raise your children to believe that you should burn in hell.
It sucks, but religion makes people crazy. Find someone..." [
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7 months ago
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Favorite wines under $20?
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8 months ago
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""You can retrieve anomalies by placing your mouse over them and pressing the SPACEBAR."
Are you fucking kidding me?!?!?! You have a mouse. You use the mouse to move the cursor. When the cursor gets to where you want to go, you......" [
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9 months ago
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"Not exactly what you're looking for, but Profile of a Rapist." [
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10 months ago
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"This is pretty standard. How are we to know the guy in the car had not been driving earlier?
Since when is "how do we know he didn't commit a crime?" sufficient to convict someone of a crime?..." [
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10 months ago
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"Birth control is doing the most to affect "natural" selection. As it stands, we're breeding for poverty, lack of education, and strong religious beliefs...." [
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10 months ago
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"Flunkie:
This seems like rank hypocrisy to me. Their holy book is quite clear that this sort of thing is an abomination to their god.
Reform Judaism does not hold the Torah in the same regard as do other religions/denominations like Orthodox..." [
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11 months ago
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"If the same experiment got the same results in 1947 and 2007, isn't the parsimonious explanation that children innately prefer "white" dolls to "black" dolls? Why is everybody so sure that it's culture's fault?..." [
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11 months ago
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"And, usually, it involves only her climaxing.
I'm surprised more people haven't jumped on this. What the hell is going on here? She comes and then tells you to go away? She comes and becomes disinterested in pleasing you? It's generally pretty..." [
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Last year
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"Personally, I'm exceedingly unmotivated. However, this is a great speech that you might find helpful. It pertains to science specifically, but there's a lot that might be relevant:
Richard Hammond: You and Your..." [
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Last year
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"“When we knew what we knew, we did what we did. When we knew better, we did better.” --Maya Angelou
Don't beat yourself up about the past. Focus on what you can do here and now. Speaking as someone who is only 29, you have no idea how much life..." [
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Last year
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"Guys, guys, enormous nations with vast stores of nuclear weapons are not a threat! A few stateless terrorist organizations who haven't been able to cobble together so much as a dirty bomb are the greatest threat this nation has ever faced!..." [
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Last year
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"Still and all, why bother? Here's my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.
I..." [
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Last year
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"As for a twin, isn't it just as far fetched to suppose that there's a twin that no one, including Jesus's own mother, knows about, and he is good enough at imitating Jesus that he can fool all of His closest friends?
Far-fetched, yes. Just as..." [
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