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"Whatever you do, don't decide to delay dealing with the problem because now you're feeling fine. I did that for quite a long time with my depression and panic attacks: "Oh, well, obviously _this_ time I've pulled myself together." Which..." [
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"I have a hard fought conviction that one should work through these sorts of problems on one's own, that learning how to regulate your emotions and stabilize your life is a central part of what it means to be human.
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"I can't recommend the Roche biochemical pathways posters enough. (I have them, and they're gorgeous.) They'll actually send them to you for free: Click on the "contact Roche" link at the bottom of the Expasy page, and you'll be taken to..." [
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"Edgewise: As I've said before here, it's not that we're not willing to admit that "men and women may have some innate behavioral and cognitive differences, just as we have physical ones." Rather, because of the fact that there are..." [
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Wow. I'm glad I'm not the guy holding up the PCR machine though; last time we moved things around in the lab, ours were fairly heavy.
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"Edgewise: Sorry, the JSTOR articles might not be visible unless you're at an institution with subscriptions - forgot about that. The key's to look at the conclusions - for example, in the last one [the masculine/feminine woman one], they said that..." [
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"I Foody, it's pretty well-accepted that bias plays a role in the hiring disparity between genders. There's a good paper that I can't seem to find right now, wherein identical apps were sent to psychology depts. under male or female names, for..." [
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"I tend to think that SSRIs probably don't do much but allow the depression suffers and those around them sleep easier knowing they are being "proactive" in the problem.
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"When I first heard the Shaggs, I thought "Wow, this is like rock played by people who've only read about rock." As Joseph Gurl says, they were very good at what they did. A great anecdote: the sound engineer reported that while being..." [
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"Seconding what others have said: it may be drama, but it may be depression. If the former, yeah, that's rather a pain to deal with, and it'd be a good idea to tell them that it's bothering you a little - in a compassionate way. But I'd ask that..." [
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"The most - the most - it makes any sense to do is say "Hey, I heard this stuff can affect your blood pressure, have you and your doctor discussed that?"
- "Potential side effects" doesn't mean "side effects that she will..." [
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"Listen to everyone else above. Their advice is right on:
1. Take a medical leave now. It's pointless spending time and money sitting in your room and being suicidal. Get your therapist to help, talk to counselors/counseling deans at your..." [
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"This isn't the first time Vatican astronomers have spoken out on the topic, or that Metafilter has discussed it. Ignoring the LOLXTIANS stuff (which is always especially frustrating when the basic facts are wrong - Catholics are pretty damn far from..." [
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"Speaking of hurdy-gurdies and authentic medieval sounds, groups like Corvus Corax, Cornix Maledictum, Schelmish, Varius Coloribus, and Wolfenmond play primarily medieval secular music ["Mittelaltermusik"], often constructing their own..." [
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-If you are switching formulation as well as brand, that's a recipe for screwing things up. Different hormone formulations work different ways - Ortho TriCyclen, for example, has different levels of hormones every week,..." [
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