I figure this qualifies as "general mental health": Anybody who wants to join a growly bear in a little venting, pitch in. Let me kick things off.

I am growly because:

-- I just had to get an advance that amounts to slightly less than half my next paycheck total to pay for a med I will need for less than a week. (That's WITH insurance -- I pay 20% of the total cost and these puppies cost roughly $100 apiece.)

-- I wasted a day off for nothing (related to medical issues also, see post in health if you're interested).

-- I am out of choices for mood stabilizers, as all of them have had rough side effects for me, from near-death to, now, diabetes.

-- That my boss rags me about "communication" and then neglects to tell me before he leaves Wednesday that he's off the rest of the week.

-- That $10 got me a good bit less than 3 gallons of gas today.

-- That I know high school dropouts who make more money than I do with a masters degree. (corollary -- that I only have my own income to rely on, which is not a lot, but more than enough for the state to think I'm rich, so I can't get any assistance because I do not have a passel of kids at home)

-- That every time I have a day off and plans to do something with it, even stuff around the house, I spend it sleeping instead.

Bah freakin' humbug.

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