spar, I think you're reading David G's comment as meaning "athletic... against her true nature" -- which would imply that women are, by nature, not naturally athletic.
FWIW, I read it as meaning...

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Gwynn! So good to see you here again!

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You are just determined to hang on to this distorted view of the psych/therapy profession, aren't you? Sigh.

(How exactly is a psychiatrist who prescribes meds "manipulating" you? No one is...

So... no more nuclear-powered robot sharks then?

Sigh.

I agree -- and I always appreciate your perspective, spar -- but MEH just isn't that person for me. Not at present, anyway, and right now, my limited energy is better spent elsewhere. (I shouldn't...

It's not my job -- or yours -- to help him, or anyone else here, become an effective adult. I am not Combine's parent or therapist. I merely pointed out a pattern and the fact that Combine has made...

What do you think he's trying to do? (And do you also say "snap out of it" to people who are deep in depression?)

For those of you who are irritated with Combine's "yes but" or "this is hard"...

So, don't dredge up the memories. State up front that you have an anxiety disorder. Take charge of your therapy. Try a different approach. Find a cognitive-behavioral therapist and focus on what's...

Or readers could take their own notes while reading, create their own cheat-sheets or cue cards, and maybe absorb the information better in the process.

Tell me about it.

At 50 now, I'd be thrilled if I could recover like a 30- or 40-year-old.
Not to mention, remember what the heck I came downstairs for...

Tamara, if you keep calling yourself "old," I'm going to take away your glitter.



And you'll have to let me, out of respect for your elders...



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Squat shoes from Rogue Fitness are good.

Look at you, putting up all these videos, like it's nuthin', when you were so anxious about that before. That in itself is really good progress. :-)

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You might have valid reasons for not trusting the therapists you've seen, but they (shrinks and therapists in general) are not all scammers. As in any profession, there is a range of competence and...

Depends on how you define "fail." You went to the gym and lifted; that counts for something. You used your new camera; that counts for something.


You're not the first person to do that, and you...

You got the camera -- yay! Good start.

It's important to acknowledge progress. :-)

Last time I tried rolling with a tennis ball (a few weeks ago), the only effect was to make my hip hurt even worse -- to the point where even walking was painful for a couple days.

For a while, I...

Dang. Every day?

You can get a gym bag for about $20 from ebags.com.

Combine, none of this will be easy.

If weight-training were easy, everyone would be doing it.

You will need to decide whether to try...

Will do; thank you.


Semi-vegetarian for almost 30 years now; never stopped eating fish. Started eating poultry again several years ago. Still don't like the idea of eating critters, but I'm not...

Really important point here, which some posters -- the ones who are defining Carrie only, or primarily, by her weight -- seem to be missing.

I don't want to derail the thread, but I'd love it if...