tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post9061485658516451712..comments2023-12-11T08:19:00.272-05:00Comments on DoctorMama: On Is BetterDoctorMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-56613253586685880152007-09-21T12:19:00.000-04:002007-09-21T12:19:00.000-04:00On is better as far as my emetophobia goes too (th...On is better as far as my emetophobia goes too (though a year of CBT has improved it some). BUT...how do you ON people cope with the sexual side effects? If you can suggest a pill which leaves the aaaaaahhhhh factor untouched, I'm going to get me some!<BR/><BR/>FionaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-41558572485553618402007-09-21T10:02:00.000-04:002007-09-21T10:02:00.000-04:00my question is -- if you leave no water out, what ...my question is -- if you leave no water out, what do you do with the cat bowls? one cat prefers to drink out of the sink so I guess I could just bring her there every once in a while to drink....but the kitten will only lap out of a low, shallow bowl (which now that I think about it sounds like a total roach attractor).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-21232597398501462872007-09-21T03:23:00.000-04:002007-09-21T03:23:00.000-04:00Yep, Celexa is my boyfriend. I wouldn't be able to...Yep, Celexa is my boyfriend. I wouldn't be able to tolerate much of anything at this point in my life, without it. I had an undiagnosed anxiety/obsessive thinking disorder for most of my life, but almost all of it is gone with a small dose of the Celexa. Thank god. I'm glad you're being able to deal with the roaches. I lived in the South my whole life, and Palmetto bugs are disgusting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-58958077063274907322007-09-20T16:32:00.000-04:002007-09-20T16:32:00.000-04:00Dear DM,I'm nearly impossible to gross out or give...Dear DM,<BR/>I'm nearly impossible to gross out or give the heebie jeebies to. My Mom is a very expressive, articulate nurse who likes to share her experiences. I've worked in vet clinics, and I've seen eyeballs popped out and blood spurting. But you officially creeped me out. I cannot re-read this post. Good job!<BR/>perhaps I need more SSRIs ... or sleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-21405144579250766682007-09-19T22:57:00.000-04:002007-09-19T22:57:00.000-04:00Sarah, it's here. Good luck!Sarah, it's <A HREF="http://doctormama.blogspot.com/2006/12/if-you-dont-think-studying-is-hard.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Good luck!DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-17992154147829919612007-09-19T19:28:00.000-04:002007-09-19T19:28:00.000-04:00Doctor Mama,I'm searching for you guide to 'how to...Doctor Mama,<BR/>I'm searching for you guide to 'how to study', and I can't find it. Did you take it down? Would you email it to me? I'm studyign for my a licensing exam, and somehow your post was nice and firm and clear, and I need that kind of guidance to get over my sorry self.<BR/>Thank you,<BR/>Sarah Liebman CA<BR/>sliebman@earthlink.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-5269357337857790372007-09-19T16:45:00.000-04:002007-09-19T16:45:00.000-04:00ozma—my childhood was flea-filled. Funny how that ...ozma—my childhood was flea-filled. Funny how that doesn’t seem as bad, even though fleas actually injure you.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I have a lightbox—I got <A HREF="http://www.livingincomfort.com/nolisadelahi.html" REL="nofollow">this one</A>. It’s expensive and gigantic, but it did make me feel better last year. I’ll be firing it up soon.<BR/><BR/>Caustic Cupcake—rats are some bad mofos. But I have no DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-40683549039244688372007-09-18T19:10:00.000-04:002007-09-18T19:10:00.000-04:00EEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!No psychotropic medication ...EEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!<BR/><BR/>No psychotropic medication in the whole world could equip me to deal with cockroaches. I've lived in Florida, North Africa, and (briefly) Brooklyn--all cockroach havens. I have never seen one in Chicago or New England. I HATE HATE HATE them. I don't consider it a phobia. A phobia is an irrational fear, like fear of gum or clowns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-36002339193291983212007-09-17T23:42:00.000-04:002007-09-17T23:42:00.000-04:00Holy moley Anonymous you just reminded me why mayb...Holy moley Anonymous you just reminded me why maybe my dream of life in the tropics is just not going to come off.<BR/><BR/>The black spot. OH, MY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-4712332467012050262007-09-17T23:16:00.000-04:002007-09-17T23:16:00.000-04:00Oh, I agree on is MUCH better than off!Oh, I agree on is MUCH better than off!winecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033530470009978632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-50392714353733367472007-09-17T19:44:00.000-04:002007-09-17T19:44:00.000-04:00I am also scared of bugs. My husband does not get...I am also scared of bugs. My husband does not get it. He has asked me what the bug deal is and what it is that I think they will do to me. My response is TOUCH me. I hate them. Hairspray works although I have a friend that likes windshield de-icer.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915912351833244193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-84030494381635678602007-09-17T13:56:00.000-04:002007-09-17T13:56:00.000-04:00Heh. I used to live in Houston, a subtropical cli...Heh. I used to live in Houston, a subtropical climate where it is impossible to fight roaches effectively. Not infrequently one would open interior doors, dislodging a roach that had been resting on the top of the door and would flutter/fly down through the air right at one's face. Sometimes I would use a towel after a shower, then look down and find a roach (that had been nestled in the towelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-28984391397845194272007-09-17T12:40:00.000-04:002007-09-17T12:40:00.000-04:00I ♥ my Zoloft! Just as a couple of previous poste...I ♥ my Zoloft! Just as a couple of previous posters mentioned, things still bother me when I am medicated, they just bother me a whole lot less. For example: I only have one lint remover in the house to rid my children of errant dog hairs. Pre-medication I would have had one in every room, as well as a few more tucked away between couch cushions. Oh, and the dog would be bald.<BR/><BR/>Love Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-62480544243925927262007-09-17T11:55:00.000-04:002007-09-17T11:55:00.000-04:00My skin is now crawling. I'm so glad I live in the...My skin is now crawling. I'm so glad I live in the Uk, here the worst we have to deal with are non-poisonous house spiders, and at least they eat the flies, even if they scare the hell out of me!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169620638518265423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-28154683465687985272007-09-17T11:43:00.000-04:002007-09-17T11:43:00.000-04:00Hilarious - my bug phobia was one of the things th...Hilarious - my bug phobia was one of the things that got me on Prozac in the first place, if you can believe it. (I lived in the south at the time - not a good place to have hysterics over the tiniest cockroach).<BR/><BR/>And I know exactly what you mean. When I'm medicated, things bother me, but I can deal. Unmedicated? Oh man - the teeniest emotional upset, or surprise cockroach on the Anastasia Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987082605785956953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-79430010105640819432007-09-17T11:29:00.000-04:002007-09-17T11:29:00.000-04:00Holy shit....I loved being on SSRI's! I stopped t...Holy shit....I loved being on SSRI's! I stopped taking it when I became pregnant, but man that was a fantastic ride for 2 months! I am a nurse and work on an inpatient surgical floor. I knew it was time to medicate myself when taking care of a patient with cancer, all I could do was cry like a baby. In front of everyone. Crazy! The medication made me feel so balanced, I could deal with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-65546939557305861382007-09-17T11:04:00.000-04:002007-09-17T11:04:00.000-04:00Ohhhh....I feel a little ill now. We live in a 80 ...Ohhhh....I feel a little ill now. We live in a 80 year old apartment building in the big city, so roaches are inevitable. (Hell, roaches were inevitable in my old building, which was less than 10 years old.) The exterminator comes to the building once a month but basically he just chases the roaches from apartment to apartment.<BR/><BR/>When my daughter was two weeks old we had a major electricladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13336802326230963572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-47173872883337238542007-09-17T10:06:00.000-04:002007-09-17T10:06:00.000-04:00My sistah! I have the same phobia--I can't believe...My sistah! I have the same phobia--I can't believe it can be medicated away. My first year at college, I woke up to see the wall moving near the sink. When I realized I wasn't drunk, I turned on a nightlight and saw wave after wave of roaches crawling up the wall by the foot of my bed. I made so much noise getting out of the room that I woke my roommate, half the floor and the RA, who wrote me upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-46287329810586199252007-09-17T09:49:00.000-04:002007-09-17T09:49:00.000-04:00Jaysus, that's horrifying! I have enough trouble w...Jaysus, that's horrifying! I have enough trouble with the occasional centipede, and those are shyer creatures. And easy to squish if they don't scurry away too fast. Although when squished, usually a few legs keep waving in the air like they just don't care.<BR/><BR/>We have been super, super lucky: 16 years in the big city and no sign of roaches, not in the apartment and not in the condo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-58174485449874808082007-09-17T09:47:00.000-04:002007-09-17T09:47:00.000-04:00Umm, I still have flashbacks to my little walk-up ...Umm, I still have flashbacks to my little walk-up apartment downtown whenever I even talk about cockroaches.<BR/><BR/>Hats off to you. You did well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-74139373183490646532007-09-17T08:29:00.000-04:002007-09-17T08:29:00.000-04:00"Really bad rollover statistics"... BWAHAHAHA.Word..."Really bad rollover statistics"... BWAHAHAHA.<BR/><BR/>Word has it that years ago when they closed the dump in the next town over, a couple weeks later all the rats bailed out like rats off a... anyway... and swam across the creek where they briefly terrorized my town.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I didn't live there yet. I miss all the good stuff.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00298748275161851712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-31484964759696045462007-09-17T01:39:00.000-04:002007-09-17T01:39:00.000-04:00Aaaaaaahhhhhhh! This is very reminiscent of my chi...Aaaaaaahhhhhhh! <BR/><BR/>This is very reminiscent of my childhood. It was very roach filled. You'd think that this would make me less horrified (desensitization and all) but no. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad the SSRIs help with the roaches. Winter will also. Just keep your house cold as much as you can. They'll go away. <BR/><BR/>A bit envious of the SSRIs as well--I can't spare the extra 30-50 lbs. and goAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-27281485916524447862007-09-16T23:59:00.000-04:002007-09-16T23:59:00.000-04:00As a seasoned roach murderer, I can confess that C...As a seasoned roach murderer, I can confess that Castrol Degreaser spray in the purple bottle kills roaches fast. <BR/><BR/>And Banana Boat Tanning Oil sprayed judiciously where it won't get on something you can't wipe it off of, will kill any insect in less than 20 seconds. It suffocates their breathing holes. The Degreaser dissolves roaches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com