As of 11/29/2012, comments on this entry are closed. Hi Captain! I've had type 1 diabetes for nearly my whole life (18 years), and I've graduated college and moved away from home. As I'm very open about having T1D, I'm often asked about what diabetes is, what the difference is between type 1 and 2 … Continue reading #398: I’m tired of explaining my medical condition and food choices to “helpful” folks.
Tag: health
#353 & #354: Bathrooms, Butts, and Boundaries
Thanks to everyone who came to yesterday's gelato-eating and gab session. The best part was sitting at the table and being able to identify who was there for the meetup by their 1) excellent fashion choices 2) friendly demeanor and 3) carrying-of-books. I'm sure we'll do other Chicago-based events, though as a reminder, you don't … Continue reading #353 & #354: Bathrooms, Butts, and Boundaries
Guest Post: What It’s Like In A Mental Hospital
This is a guest post by Ozy Frantz about recent personal experience in a mental hospital for severe depression after a suicide attempt. If you have trouble reading about those topics, the cut it's behind is for you. _____________________________________________________________________________ Mental hospitals are not scary. I should know, I was in one. A few months ago, … Continue reading Guest Post: What It’s Like In A Mental Hospital
Why I will continue recommending counseling on this blog FOREVER.
I wanted to expand my response to this comment into its own post: "But this isn’t about me. I want to say something about the “get help” advice. People seem to think it’s that simple. Tell someone to get help, they get help, end of problems. It is nowhere close to simple. There are many … Continue reading Why I will continue recommending counseling on this blog FOREVER.
#239: How can I make my husband get his health on?
Dear Captain Awkward, My husband and I have been together for four years, married for two. We generally have an awesome relationship, but there's this one thing that's getting on my nerves. He doesn't look after his health. It's nothing extreme like alcoholism or drugs, but he doesn't eat a very good diet, and he … Continue reading #239: How can I make my husband get his health on?