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About a month ago I signed up for a weight lifting class for women. I was so freaking excited. The first day we went through introductions. Pretty much having children, elaborating on their genders, ages, likes and dislikes, allergies, etc. was super important. Only 3 participants did not have kids. But the other women went on and on and on, cross-checking facts and stats about schools, and teachers. I actually did not let it bother me too much at the moment. First day intros are a drag to most people anyway (except the moms seemed really enthusiastic to speak about their kids, as soon as the first opened her mouth about her two kiddos, they all just went into word-vomit mode). The w

I am having a tough time making it to CF...What do you all use for inspiration when you need that extra push to just show up?

I opened my eyes this morning and the first thing I felt was hesitation. I did not want to move. I have been told horror stories of the pain after the first CrossFit day. So I just waited for a minute. I finally got up and I have to say it sucks. I hurt bad. However, it is not as bad as I had imagined it would be (things seldom are as bad as we make them up to be in our minds). Do not get me wrong. It is the worst pain I have felt from a workout (not including injuries). But I can tolerate it. I will be back for day 2. Any words of wisdom, stories about day 1, challenges overcome, any type of inspiration would be greatly appreciated.

I have been working on my thesis for a while. I am getting ready to finish my MSc in a few weeks. Lately I have been feeling anxious about sitting in my office constantly. I can't handle being in the same place for 12 hours straight. Anyhow, living in a college town, there are plenty of study-friendly quiet coffee shops where students frequently study. So I headed to one to do some work. I had just settled down when I see a lady walking over with two toddlers. I am sitting here furious right now-perhaps I am in the wrong here, as this is a public place. However, I cannot focus with the high pitched shrieking and the running. And their dad just showed up with a pink frozen drink with

I have been on a number of things. But most consistently I have stuck to an SSRI. This med never really worked well for me. But I stuck with it because I know this types of things take work and time and I have a history of stopping meds. So it was making me very depressed and I was getting less hopeful. I met with a new health care provider and after weighing all the issues we decided Lamictal might be worth a shot. I am curious about any stories, failures or successes, side-effects any one has come across while on this medication. Thank you!

EDIT 1: I am BPII

EDIT 2: Thank you all for sharing your experience with this. Day two and I am feeling ok. My felt mildly nauseous about

Going into the meeting I was certain the change was the right thing. I love teaching and doing research. My research made me get out of bed when relationships went bad, an assortment of health issues, divorce issues. Producing data and discovering an amazing process was like going home. However, the climate in my department is not ideal. I had a few setbacks for things that were out of my control and had very little support initially. I was lost for a good year.

The decision I made was not a rash one. Essentially I have become so disillusioned due to academic politics and departmental inflexibility which limits creativity (you could argue I am only a grad student; my job is to grad

I have been diagnosed for some time. I have tried a number of things, meds, life-style changes, etc. Just like many of you on here, I have been up and down but I am finally ready to make sacrifices to be ok. I am now making a few big life changes and want to incorporate meditation as part of me well-being approach. Does anyone have any experience with meditation? What forms work best? And can you point to some resources. Thank you all!

Edit: Thanks for all the great tips! Wish me luck :D