oh weird, Lexapro failed entirely at managing my anxiety. worked great on the depression side, which meant that dampener of the anxiety wasn't in effect. spiraled quick, had to email the doc for an emergency appointment.
Effexor (venlaxafine) is the first SNRI I've tried and it's been like magic.
they are an amazing amount of work. I think most people up for that work get toddlers instead. loved them when I had them, no longer have the energy.
the leash was always more a reminder there were limits than any sort of control option. throw that weasel in reverse and the harness pops right over the head and he's free.
I was in medical billing about 20 years ago, specifically working to get ambulance billing paid by United Healthcare, Blue Cross, whatever. at that time I hated united slightly more than the VA. the VA was a year behind on payment, and they sent a lump check with the list of what it covered separate. but at least they kept track and paid.
we had to take United Healthcare to the insurance commissioner because their process was deny, then lose the claim, then deny for late billing.
instead of responding to the insurance commissioner or providing the requested docs or anything, they waited it out, paid the fine, paid the specific claims, and continued as usual.
so yeah. AI working the way they trained it.
same with ferrets. if you don't give them outlets to be "bad", they will destroy everything. lots of pretending I don't notice a they drag the old shoes across the floor to the new hiding spot, or "steal" kibble from the bag. had one guy that would check to see if I was busy in the bathroom before he'd go do the thing he really wanted to do. like steal the candy off my desk.
my cat, on the other hand, just yells for what she wants. worst case, if I leave her alone too long, she might decide she deserves a treat and will get it for herself. from the bag I left on the floor, knowing she could her it herself.
I used to! I picked up a set of Black Co at a used book store to try and loan out. finally didn't come back after I "lost" the cover and apologized for the state of the book I was loaning. but got another convert, so a win in my book.
it depends. I live in a studio, I still have a kitchen trash and bathroom trash, paper towels and cleansers in both. it's just easier knowing I'll always have quick access to clean up a mess. like cat vomit.
ideally I'd also have a flashlight and first aid kit stashed in both places, but those have been less necessary and so fell off the critical re-supply list.
I too am a new to Linux person. I started with mint, as the most like what I'm used to. I like seeing that there are options I might like better, along with why I, personally, might prefer them. as well as why mint didn't rate high. and I like that it's not just spitting out the creator's favorite distro.
some people get decision paralysis, i get your recommendation. but you'll also lose some people if you just give them the Linux that's easiest and closest to what they already know, instead of highlighting how it's flexible and customizable. we need both methods of recommending a distro.
there's plenty of beginner guides telling me to start with mint. I like this picker that considers my interests. looks like I might be trying OpenSuse in the future.
in the same vein, I'm so glad they reprinted Glen Cook's Black Company books, because no one I tried to get interested in them would read them with the old covers. I'm not sure even I did. I certainly can't imagine I deliberately chose to pick up a book with this cover.
then the correct answer from the Dr should've been a referral to a gyno, not "that shouldn't be treated yet in my medical opinion".
and she may not have realized it was perimenopause when she went to the Dr. fatigue and migraines alone could easily sap libido and be completely unrelated to anything "down there".
not the guy you asked, but also .01%. I read. a lot. and I pretty much always have. mostly science fiction and fantasy, but I pick up the occasional nonfiction.
books were always around the house when I was a kid, and we went to the library a lot. my grandma taught me to read before I started school, so that's about 40 years of exposure.
so nearly everything on that test, I've encountered in context and at least have a fuzzy idea what it could mean.
guinea pigs are potatoes. usually you look for the ears, but on a curly multicolor those can be hard to find :)
as long as you don't think the function bar is a search bar. coworker opened my excel spreadsheet and I guess thought it functioned like Google?
I was right behind her to train so no formulas were injured.