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**Frownland** · 05-02-2018, 03:05 PM

What does that have to do with becoming an alcoholic?

Trollheart · 05-02-2018, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

What does that have to do with becoming an alcoholic?

You do some pretty crazy and dangerous things when drunk. Burning down the house is right up there. I know.

The Batlord · 05-02-2018, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

Yeah, well, you can also fireproof your house by burning it down to black ashes.

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Originally Posted by Frownland

What does that have to do with becoming an alcoholic?

You really need to educate yourself as a smoker.

**Frownland** · 05-02-2018, 03:22 PM

When I click I see the same information

Good thing I don't smoke inside, not a fan of my own secondhand smoke.

OccultHawk · 05-02-2018, 03:29 PM

At my last job the death of a direct family member, no matter the cause was worth a week off to deal with it - 2 days unpenalized 3 more subtracted from personal days if you had them, unpaid if you didn’t. Direct family meant spouse, parents, and children. Grandparents and siblings did not count.

Time off for depression beyond sick and personal days is hard to come by. Doctors don’t want to give time off for depression because it can lead to a case toward disability and they have to be very sparing about that to avoid an audit.

A person with a health complication like cancer or heart disease will generally be given more time to heal than a person with depression or another mental health problem.

The most insidious thing about depression is as far as I know it’s the only illness that actually makes you not care if you fix it.

As for suicides, a spouse left with a complicated life might not get over it, parents of non-adult children who do it might not recover. Otherwise, people get over it surprisingly fast. Life goes on.

In my opinion, it is selfish to interfere with another person’s suicide. Why should they live just because their suicide makes you uncomfortable? It should be a simple medical procedure. It should be like an abortion or a vasectomy. I would find it comforting to know I could get it handled safely by professionals.

The central motif that you may get over your depression and glad you never did it is irrelevant. No successful suicide has ever regretted it.

OccultHawk · 05-02-2018, 03:35 PM

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Caring for a parent has to be harder though:

I don’t think so. Caring for an infirmed parent is an unavoidable natural order of things. A sibling is an especially ****ty hand.

Black Francis · 05-02-2018, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

You do some pretty crazy and dangerous things when drunk. Burning down the house is right up there. I know.

I might play Burning Down The House but i wouldn't actually do it.

I didn't know you were in a similar situation as the friend i had. Respect to ya for having a stronger resolve.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

You really need to educate yourself as a smoker.

This is bullsht anti tobacco propaganda. You would it feel it burn when it reached the filter.

**Janszoon** · 05-02-2018, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Surprised and a bit shocked to read about your problems, though, Jansz.

Yeah, I took a month off from MB recently because of all the crap I've been dealing with. It's actually the longest absence I've had from this place in ten years.

The Batlord · 05-02-2018, 04:16 PM

I wish I wasn't scared of mid-sized ladders or I'd just go to the tallest building around and take the guess work out of suicide. I also wish I lived in an area with taller buildings.

The Batlord · 05-02-2018, 04:21 PM

But with Obamacare you know your rates would kill you first.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	When I click I see the same information Good thing I don't smoke inside, not a fan of my own secondhand smoke. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	At my last job the death of a direct family member, no matter the cause was worth a week off to deal with it - 2 days unpenalized 3 more subtracted from personal days if you had them, unpaid if you didn’t. Direct family meant spouse, parents, and children. Grandparents and siblings did not count. Time off for depression beyond sick and personal days is hard to come by. Doctors don’t want to give time off for depression because it can lead to a case toward disability and they have to be very sparing about that to avoid an audit. A person with a health complication like cancer or heart disease will generally be given more time to heal than a person with depression or another mental health problem. The most insidious thing about depression is as far as I know it’s the only illness that actually makes you not care if you fix it. As for suicides, a spouse left with a complicated life might not get over it, parents of non-adult children who do it might not recover. Otherwise, people get over it surprisingly fast. Life goes on. In my opinion, it is selfish to interfere with another person’s suicide. Why should they live just because their suicide makes you uncomfortable? It should be a simple medical procedure. It should be like an abortion or a vasectomy. I would find it comforting to know I could get it handled safely by professionals. The central motif that you may get over your depression and glad you never did it is irrelevant. No successful suicide has ever regretted it. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html