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Right now, I'm thinking two things: It's really cool that Cheetah came and hung out with Audiodef for lunch today, and I haven't had enough time in the last few days to come on and post. I'm not disappearing--I'm just busy and preoccupied! I also discovered I can't get on the board from...

Welcome! Dogs, cats, spiders, monkies, horses...I love all animals! I'm currently slave to a bunch of cats, however. ;) Jen M.

You mean you like something without a turbo charged engine? ;P I like ALL dogs. Rotties are wonderful. It's a shame they've been as demonized as pits. :( Jen M.

My vent: I'm an admin assistant. I work at a contract research company. I am smarter than the people I support. Kill me. :( (I hate my job.) Jen M.

Mine too! Jen M.

My vent: I suspect I may be dealing with more than a stomach bug. There's a lot of pain and pressure and (without getting too graphic) some other, very worrying symptoms. I'm taking tomorrow off and going to the doctor and following up with some other lab work (unrelated.) Did I mention the...

resistance is futile! :p

As far as just getting through the day to day stuff, I find that taking one thing at a time really helps. Do just one task at a time, and take a lot of breaks. Give yourself permission to excuse yourself and go somewhere to be alone for a few minutes if the emotions overwhelm you. Jen M.

Let the emotions come and wash over you, and then let them run their course. Talk to people. Reach out. Remind your loved ones that you love them--both friends and family (including your animals, if you have any.) Tell yourselves happy stories from your time with the people you've lost. And...

I'm so sorry! :( Jen M.

PSE is what my BF and I use at home. I want to learn ASL so I can better communicate with my other deaf friends, who are more ASL. Jen M.

I don't disagree with you. Well said. That distinction I described is one I only make in my mind. My step dad is a recovering alcoholic, and I was in a relationship with an alcoholic for ten years. I'm also an ex-smoker. I wish your daughter continued success with her recovery! Jen M.

Yes. I was talking about it in the clinical/morbidity/mental health sense. We all have things we like and like a lot and "have to have," but most of the time, those don't end up where drug addictions, sex addictions, etc. do. I guess I think of them as "little a" addictions and "big a"...

Ab-Fab! Love that show, but I don't think BF would appreciate it quite as much. Alex: We're discussing the Silly Walk. LOL! :P Jen M.

Sadly, I learned this as a WOMAN. :( Jen M.

My boyfriend and I are vegans. It's been about two years. Before that, I was an ovo-lacto vegetarian for about ten years. I like to mess with people when they ask me about being vegan. They say, "Is it difficult?" And I respond, "It's a pain in the ass!" I mean, it IS, but there are more and...

My response is that it is complicated. I don't think addiction is A disease, so much as a CLUSTER of illnesses. I see both anxiety and OCD in the drug addicts/alcoholics I've known. I am also a recovering codependent, and I have the anxiety. I believe there is also not only a genetic...

Dogmom, I used to ride as a teen, too. I miss it! Horses are amazing! I never owned my own horse, but I bonded with three or four of the ones I rode over the years. I still think of them often. When I got to be a certain age, due to finances, I had to choose between continuing to ride and...

What a cool story! We had a cat that adopted us like that, too. My brother and I were going out to play/dork around/whatever one day, and this tabby just RUNS in the front door! It was crazy, but we kept her. Her name was KC (Kitty Cat--creative, huh?) My mom eventually had to give her up...

I'm sorry you lost a dog. :( We all do what we can. Every little bit helps. Jen M.