#depression scrip

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“"Reds” Endeavoring To Work Old Catspaw Game,” The Province (Vancouver). February 23, 1933.  Page 2. --- Police state that a plot, fostered by Communists to organise small hotels, rooming-houses and cafes against the acceptance of relief scrip from the city, has been uncovered in Vancouver. 

Efforts are being made to get proprietors of these places to refuse to honor the scrip at its present value, so that city officials will be compelled to issue it in larger amounts. 

It is said that threats are being made against any who may refuse to enter into the scheme.

[tea-cat-arts]

Shen Yuan getting transported into pidw isn't "the system punishing him for being a lazy internet hater," but instead representative of "step 1 of the creative process: getting so mad at something you decide to go write your own fucking book" in this essay I will

[paracausalwraith]

i like desperately need to get back on track wrt my transition and appearance.

[akanemnon]

Uh oh, looks like Kris is starting to let out their frustrations on others, or maybe they're going through the stages of grief?

Either way, I'm very curious to see how things will play out with the overwhelming amount of new information put on to Kris in a short amount of time plus having to deal with common mortality and the little time they have to save their dad. Seconds are valuable, fighting would be a danger to their lives AND the life of Asgore. Loving everything about the comic so far, and I'm also excited to see how The Other Scrip will also play out!

The five stages of grief are more of a spiral in their case. They're continuly going up and down between anger and bargaining at the moment. Depression might be hitting at some point.

But yeah, we'll see how all of this is gonna affect them throughout the story. They just started to enter the Bargain-Bin Ruins. The unkown lies ahead of them.

[helphelpquesohelado]

if anxiety and the others successfully got back to headquarters how would the ending play out?

would it be like the sequel. with anxiety having the confront joy during her mania episode.

or would it end with joy returning to normal after being confronted by anxiety. but becomes so distraught with regret that she feels like she can no longer lead headquarters and disappears into the deeper parts of Riley's mind a day after the incident without telling anyone. leaving anxiety to reluctantly become their new leader.

I know the last one might sound a bit sad, but I do love a little bit of angst now and then.

also, I really love your AU. especially with how you tackled mania. as well as joy's decent into mania. from how she starts off looking fairly normal (aside from the eerie smile) as seen in the art with the new emotions trapped in the jar. to how she slowly grows into a tall multi-armed monster as seen in the comics. it's these little details that really elevate the AU for me in a lot of ways.

Thanks! ima give you a warning for a lore related ramble!

Yes I'd imagine both of those sanarios! they'd have to go find joy right after! I haven't written a scrip or something but yes that's how I'd though it would go \.

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Also, if ima be honest,

I'm scared shittless of presenting mania and disorders in general the wrong way, that's kind of why I'm afraid to make additions to this Au. the only real experience i have with disorder's is dealing with my mother's BPD and my own autism n' depression (sorry if i phrased that badly).

And as for joy's physical growth. that's mainly because of the disorder. for example, Anxiety looked fairly normal, but she would be "overgrown" and "monsterly" like joy if say, the person had an anxiety disorder. I want to make it clear that these things are serious and in need of external help to manage. Such as therapy or meds. If it was just a regular old attack it would be just a normal version of anxiety. I want to make it clear that disorder's like these are not to be tackled alone and external care is warrened ya'know.

(Like that one concept art where they presented anxiety as a dragon! i don't have an image but I'm sure you can find it!)

my ideas for these things were inspired by all the art of "disorder what if's" for Riley's emotions, depicting what happens when something ain't right in the body. such as depression, anxiety disorder, mania, social anxiety, etc!

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sorry if I derailed the subject, but I'm so glad you asked!

[naamahdarling]

Today's roadblock is:

The Pharmacy; the doctors' offices. RESOLVED!

The issue is:

GAC/HRT doctor's office sent a prescription to the wrong pharmacy. Pharmacy screwed up a thing for my ADHD meds.

This problem was caused by:

Providers: Simple oversight. Pharmacy: Closing my location, so the prescriptions are being transferred and it's chaos, and all PAs had to be resubmitted.

The party likely responsible is:

I'm angriest with the pharmacy. Their issues caused the other issues. I'm assuming they had a reason for the closing, so I'm trying to be less angry. The other clinics, just whoever was putting through the paperwork made a small mistake.

The consequences/benefits to me are:

I'm tired from chasing this for a week. I have been without ADHD meds off and on for a week, which gives me BAD rebound depression. I got both issues resolved, however, so the benefit is that I get my meds and don't have to fuck around with it any longer.

The consequences to them are:

None, except the pharmacy employees suffering with a horrendous workload. The employees at the doctors' offices fucked up, but it wasn't part of a pattern for them. Everyone gets a gold star for cooperating today and promising to fix their shit.

I am feeling:

Tired. Glad I could fix it all. Slightly hopeful I will have all my meds this week. Perpetually disgusted that "I hope I can get my meds this week" is even a thing. Shoutout to the medication desk at insurance, who found the problem with my HRT scrip. Insurance as it exists now is survival gatekeeping and utterly repugnant (The Purpose of a System Is What It Does, therefore insurance -- even the nonprofit kind -- exists to neglect and harm people in the name of money), but these specific employees at least do their job well.

[inspectorlyfra]

can I sue Meijer pharmacy for fumbling my antidepressant scrip 3+ times in the past week. it's like my 4th day without it and my brain is completely malfunctioning i am depressed and manic at the same time and i don't feel in control of myself and i fucking hate it

[gurggggleburgle]

me having a depressive episode and drinking since noon and eating coffee beans because i have so little left to live for in my life and i can't find the motivation to care that i'm going to be homeless and starving in about 3 days because rent no longer includes food and i can't find the will or just ability to get a better paying job so i might as well let my family choose my entire life from here out anyway because that's what is always the most relevant aspect of any attempts of my own to live my life. i fuck up because i'm a worthless loser of no value and should have finished ruining my body forever by sticking my hand in the meat slicer at work since i already can't draw anymore anyway but i can't let anyone know that because i still have to give some illusion that i'm still physically abled but i can't even hold chopsticks correctly anymore let alone draw for ten minutes:

and for the scum villain musical that lives in my head rent free shang qinghua and shen yuan confront each other post the abyss and as they're working on their plan discuss why PIDW became what it did but they discuss it in the terms of the hell of making a stage production and the changes that can happen between previews which implies shen yuan came to literally every preshowing they had which is a psycho move. the dialogue leading into the song goes something like

"What even happened to this play? I saw the initial showings. I saw what you had and every new viewing it got worse and worse! It's hardly the same play" SY

"You think I don't know that? You think I'm not aware of how many rewrites and workshops went on every rehearsal. You think I wanted it to turn out like this?" SQH

"Then why did you let it become like this?" SY

"Why? WHY? WHY?????" SQH we lead into song. i just have lyrics. i'm no composer so go with me on this. I imagine the lead in is like a twangy acoustic guitar

"The nature theatre is cutthroat and sharp. And to make profit you have to play it smart."

"And easy. Ambition is rarely- ever- awarded."

"Get too ahead of the game and you will be just shorted. The stage is limited and the score is set and match."

"You do what you must. The script that we trust, to put us in the place we need to be. Inevitably. A gamble that is meant to fail. But you stand through with and you do it so you can pay the bills."

"So what if the motivation doesn't make sense? So what if the final act is lacking in being tense."

"The sponsors say through out the drama- add a lotta- ROM COM ELEMENTS!"

"You cut and take all the things you like. Praying one more day to keep on the lights. Just for one chance at fame and to have people see your name."

He stops singing to hold up pages of the prop script, "Every showing a new comment from a new critic and investor was piled on. Oh, Shen Qingqui is focused on too much for being such a minor character. Is this supposed to be a thematic parallel? It's not very strong. Maybe just cut it. Maybe you need more comedic numbers in the third act? Have you considered making the play a harem."

"More anime. More wish fulfillment! More things that sell!!"

Lead back into singing but still kinda singtalking, "And you just go along with it. Because it's been three weeks and you haven't eaten anything but fucking ramen noodles and soy sauce packets you stole from work. The heat hasn't been on and it's winter and at this point you're just done trying to have an artistic vision in the collaborative joy that is musical theatre."

"So you cut and take all the things you like. Just doing your best just to get it right. Hoping one more moment that you can make it work all the same."

"The score is mess. I'm doing my best! And if it can still be a hit- that's all I want from this!"

"It's not okay but you go on through it. Push and shove all the thoughts put to it. Knowing that it's for the best to make it all a big success."

"The tentpole is awful which for this is unlawful. The opener's a rip off but you try just play it though. The script is manic- don't worry or panic."

"That's how the whole game is played. If it's a satire too soon on market it will fail. For a social commentary the timing must avail. Romance seems easy but the market is fickle. Hamilton was big but Great Comet still failed."

anddddddd i don't have anymore than that..... please forgive but. basically song is 90% our hamster man being meta about creative industry because my favorite element of svsss regarding him is how he's a complete meta comment from the author about the hell of having to make art that makes money and not what you want. whether the original draft would have been a better book or not is irrelevant to the fact that his motivation was completely based in profit and if there is one thing musical flops make me think about is how being ahead or thinking up a new idea for a musical doesn't mean you'll succeed. Remember Dear Evan Hanson swept the tony's and The Great Comet shut down. The Grinch musical was weirdly a huge finacial hit despite being souless as hell but Elf the Musical which was weirdly a passion project struggled.

good art is sadly not always profitable

[jlilycorbie]

Hello! This is your friendly inquiry to answer this ask with whatever you'd like to talk about right now! Whether that be a story you're working on, something you're excited or worried about, or just something random you happen to know.

All the love,

~ toribookworm ❤️

Thank you for the ask!

I've put off answering this because I couldn't figure out what to talk about. There's weird stuff happening with my health that has me stressed, but no one wants to hear about my problems.

So. One of my current research holes. I want to write a story about unionizing the asteroid belt, but I need to know more about labor. I've got a whole list of books I want about labor, unions, company towns, the West Virginia Mine War (aka, the second American civil war the government worked really hard to memory hole), a biography of Mother Jones, stuff like that. I don't know how I'm going to afford all the books, because I've requested them from my library, but the library won't get any of them, and it barely has any books on the history of labor.

It started because I got to thinking about how a company could offer really great pay for miners and other workers in space, but all they'd have to do to trap people is offer them transport to the mines, then bill them for it. You don't actually start earning real money until you've paid the company back for your ticket. And meanwhile, you've got to earn your housing, food, environment, etc. Strangle communication back to Earth, only allow you to convert company scrip to cash if you're on Earth, and have people managing to support their families back on Earth while slowly sinking deeper and deeper, and you have to pay to get back, but how are you going to afford a ticket...

The stakes were high enough in company towns in West Virginia, where if you got turned out, there was nothing but mountains and other company towns that wouldn't let you in. Now you're in space and your choice is company colonies or literal outer space.

The most depressing part of this line of research, and something we've unfortunately seen play out in real time these days, is that the US government will never, ever show up for its people. It will always back companies and money instead.

[succubusted]

had a really nice and sweetheart doctor today, he saw me on short notice bc the nurse I made an appt with was gone and no one thought to tell me until I signed in, and he happened to have an opening

he saw 'major depressive disorder' in my file and immediately started in on "ok if you need help outside of our business hours here's numbers you can call ok" and I've been on treatment for 3 years now but that was still nice of him

he got me a scrip for my mystery rash (which he thinks is an allergy to something at work) and said "if they want to charge you a hundred bucks for this call us and we'll find you another one"

10/10 would recommend this dude

[xlittle-roach]

Anyone have experience with obtaining meds without a scrip? Specifically anti-depressants. Plz.

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“THIS IS HOW SCRIP WILL LOOK,” Toronto Star. March 7, 1933. Page 2. ---- This one dollar scrip that has been in use for some time in Atlantic City, N.J.. gives an idea of the new scrip in all parts of the country now that President Roosevelt has proclaimed notes of exchange that will be used a national bank holiday.

[gravitascivics]

OH, OHIO

One might argue that a chief challenging reality to the values and aims of federalist thinking is bigness.  If to be federated means a populous shares a sense of partnership, then large social/political arrangements undermine the supposed interpersonal requisites that such a sense would intuitively demand.  One is more apt to federate with others who see the world through similar lenses, and geographic settings would affect the level of “usness” one would presuppose to be necessary.

          In retrospect, probably from the beginnings of the American republic, its fate was sown-in in the treaty with Great Britain to end the Revolutionary War.  Mostly through the American minister, John Adams, the resulting treaty with Great Britain ceded the American nation just about all of the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.  Of particular interest to this posting is the expansion of land north of the Ohio River or what would become to be known as the Northwest Territory.

          A nation that didn’t even exist before the war was now a significantly large one.  And while on paper that seemed just about unprecedented, it left that nation with a demanding challenge – how does one extend control over that vast expanse?  And here, what would be considered as an added challenge, an extended post-war economic depression, turned out to be a motivator for people to behave in just the way this expansion challenge needed them to behave.

          Here is what the historian, David McCullough, describes took place:

Unprecedented financial panic had gripped the new nation since the end of the Revolutionary War.  The resources and credit of the government were exhausted.  Money, in the form of scrip issued by the government, was nearly worthless.  The scrip the veterans received as compensation for their service was worth no more than ten cents on the dollar.  Trade was at a standstill.  In Massachusetts the situation was worst of all.  Farmers were being imprisoned for debt.  Only a few months earlier, an armed rebellion led by poor Massachusetts farmer and war veteran named Daniel Shays had to be put down by a force of loyal militia commanded by General Tupper.

            As it was, the severe economic depression that followed the war would last longer even than the war.  But out west now there was land to be as never imagined – vast land, rich land where there was “no end to the beauty and plenty” – that could be made available to veterans at a bargain price in compensation for their service.  West was opportunity.  West was the future.[1]

And this opportunity and how it was exploited portrays a number of the attributes of the prevailing construct among the American population having to do with governance and politics.

          As this blog has argued, that construct can be given the name parochial/traditional federalism.  Yes, it ascribed to sustaining a federated populous but mostly only among the nation’s Western European descendants (including the recent immigrants from that area).  It excluded blacks and indigenous peoples.  While indigenous people’s rights were mostly neglected in the process by which the Northwest Territory was incorporated into the American system, there was an element of the process that addressed the rights of blacks.

          And this concern was also extended to other demographic classifications.  McCullough explains:

It was intended that this ordinance, now called the Northwest Ordinance, should stipulate that in the whole of the territory there would be absolute freedom of religion and particular emphasis on education, matters New Englanders considered fundamental to a just and admirable society.

Most importantly, there was to be no slavery.  In the plan for the creation of a new state northwest of the Ohio River, the proposition put forth by Rufus Putnam [war hero who led the Ohio Company of Associates] and others at the time of the Newburgh Resolution, total exclusion of slavery was an essential.

As would be observed by historians long afterward, the Northwest Ordinance was designed to guarantee what would one day be known as the American way of life.[2]

And a couple of points should be emphasized.  One, this area would initially be inhabited by migrating New Englanders.  And two, various states would eventually be formed in this area and all of them were organized and developed under a culturally federalist mind set.

          The New England base was to be highly Calvinist and as such highly based on covenantal thinking in the formulation of political arrangements.  As the political scientist, Daniel Elazar, points out, the northern stretch of states as one moves from east to west in the US can be considered an extension of New England’s moralistic political subculture. 

That is, it highlights the moral bases of governance.  That view more specifically emphasizes the interests of a commonwealth, that governments are to advance the public interests, that the polities are to have very low tolerance of corruption, and that citizens have a duty to participate in politics.[3]  And these characteristics became common among the New England colonies and then states from the time of their earliest settlement and extended westward among the northernmost layer of states.

As for the landmass in question, it is sufficient to list the states that eventually were formed in this territory.  They are Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.  Significant shoreline on the Great Lakes would prove to be of economic advantage to these states.  This became particularly true with the building of the Erie Canal, which was completed in 1825, and opened trade lanes out to the Atlantic Ocean via the port of New York.

Of course, these developments were done with concerns over the “Indian menace.”  Among the indigenous peoples a certain belief prevailed, that “considered the Ohio country their rightful, God-granted domain.”[4]  This aspect of the American expansion – of its parochial character – deserves its own separate analysis.

[1] David McCullough, The Pioneers:  The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West (New York, NY:  Simon & Schuster, 2019), 8.  Historical claims in this posting rely on this source.

[2] Ibid., 12.

[3] “Explaining Policy Difference Using Political Culture,” West Texas A&M University, n.d., accessed January 27, 2024, URL:  https://www.google.com/search?q=elazar+moralistic+political+culture&rlz=1C1RXMK_enUS966US966&oq=elazar%27s+moralistic&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgCECEYqwIyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKABMgcIAhAhGKsCMgcIAxAhGKsCMgcIBBAhGKsC0gEJMTQxMThqMGo5qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8.  

[4] McCullough, The Pioneers, 7.

[joqatana]

Today I woke up at a reasonable time depressed as hell.

30 minutes with the light. Yoga.

Major shitstorm on Bluesky because people think they’re funnier than they are or think I’d be happy to get advice on things I know better than they do because who reads profiles?

“Just have them send a check” um. Guess what. You have to use the ATM to cash checks. Tellers don’t DO that anymore. So it counts as a deposit.

“Just have them send cash”. Because nothing Ever gets lost in the mail.

Put away laundry. Did dishes.

Hoping to survive Trader Joes tomorrow if I can get out early enough. Also have to go to Tiburon to pick up a scrip. Then maybe I go see dead people.

Boots for sale or trade. Size 6 1/2. I take gift cards.

Have to apply for an apartment in Berkeley in the next couple daze, too. I want out of here.

11/6/23

[dearme7]

Dear me I went back to see my therapist again I'm going every week now every Monday so she can keep up with my symptoms she thinks there's definitely trauma and there might be some bipolar we had talked about one of my traumas from my past being hospitalized as I started to share it my breath felt like it was being taken away and it was shaking I got up walk to the window where the light was started rubbing my pants with my hands scripping it trying to slow down my breathing I placed my hands on the window still trying to take several deep breaths I remember she called out saying it's okay Bridget you're doing good she was trying to comfort me which was really nice this is really personal but I felt like somebody needed to hear it after my first son was born I had postpartum depression and I ended up being hospitalized it was cold and dark and I was alone I remember I didn't want to be there I remember how I started but I stopped up I went to sit back down and I said I don't think I can do it, it's too hard for me growing up because I was an only child I went into details and told her what had happened and then she started asking me questions about before my life in the place before and after any changes in or how others have treated me I told her how I didn't really speak of it to anyone because I was afraid they would think of me differently or see me differently she asked me if there was any shame elements I said yes about 50/50 and then she asked me what pieces I had lost of myself I told her being me being myself a wife a mother etc next week she's going to work on wanting to know more of my trauma she even asked me about support groups and I said yes that would help me out a lot!

[extremelyoldandincrediblycringe]

In news that will surprise no-one British and that is also unlikely to shock anyone subject to western medicine and its cost-cutting ways

I've been treated for depression since I was 19, even though my GP was fully aware that I had the depresh age 12 and was adamant I couldn't be medicated for it. Every six months I put a note on my repeat script request for a review and then the scrip is available at the pharmacy about 36 hours later

I've been treated for asthma since I was 35, and I get a regular review at the surgery and it has very little impact on my life at this point (although yes I'm probably going to die of copd based on everyone in my family)

The depression is and always has been disabling but hey let's not care about that right