Recurzen

[nyuanshin]

The funny thing about self-doubt is that it's rarely done thoroughly: in most cases the doubt has no firmer foundation than what's being doubted -- often markedly less so upon close inspection, and at worst it ends in question-begging -- yet we usually don't carry the logic that far.

Comments

[csn]

Living in a world of dependencies is hard. This isn't news, but how to do it in a principled way that goes beyond vague statements about "balance" has become primally important to me.

Hold on tight, practice falling.

[nyuanshin]

Boy oh boy do I get a lot of practice at *that* . . .

credulous

[e4q]

i had an entire relationship because i was on SNRIs. as soon as i came off i realised i couldn't stand the man.

(i have also had shopping spree problems on SSRIs - the results of which still live with me and warn me every day)

Re: credulous

[nyuanshin]

*cringe*

A few days ago I found myself considering the possibility that I *ended* a relationship because of amphetamines. The thought is kind of mortifying.

The worst part is that sethisalive warned me about this kind of thing, but it's tricky to correct for until you've got some experience of how it alters your thinking and behavior. I'm almost scared to think what dumber things I might have done if I hadn't been aware of the possibility.

Re: credulous

[e4q]

it's good to learn. but it costs.