Just some things I learned the hard way. Feel free to add yours.


There's so much talk about St John's Wort. Flipping you into mania, "you can't control how much active indegrients is in there". One thing I see hardly ever mentioned... PHOTOSENSITIVITY! If you take it and plan to take vacation somewhere sunny... stop it for a while. Especially when you have vampire complextion. Burning to crisp will do nothing to your mental health.

Speaking of St John's Wort... mixing it with caffeine and guarana may be too much of a good thing, even if you need a kick.

Valerian is a great thing, but cats love it. So is catnip (which is mild sedative and tastier and better smelling than valerian), but same... cat problem. You may find it cute your cats roll around and purr after eating your herbs... but they will try to get more. Cats and open cabinets. If you have lockable cabinet, your cat will keep eye on you as you approach it and thrust herself into your cabinet ninja style.

Don't ever tell anybody you are a rabit, even if you are five your old child with lots of imagination. If you have any symptoms that you suspect not being normal, but they don't bother you... don't bother the professionals with it. Don't google if it's normal. Chances are... it's not. Maybe you will even come across Pharma add telling you there's pill for that. In better scenario. Worse case is you will find a blog from award winning blogger who will tell you this exact symptom will ruin your life likely.

Friendships with crazy people can get exhausting as you feed of your vibes. Friendships with normal people are unsatisfying and boring and they don't get why you need to pull away at times. Loneliness and isolation is killing.