Good Medicine

My doctor's appointment went pretty well yesterday and he sent in the prescription refills. I just checked the website and it says "dispensing," and I signed up for email alerts so that I'll know when they ship. I remember from doing this for Kitty that once they actually ship your meds the package gets here in a few days, so here's hoping. Ugh, forget everything I said optimistically about being off anxiety medication - this is the worst. I barely slept last night, I can't focus on anything and yet I'm worried about everything, ever, everywhere. Just saying, "My stomach hurts" doesn't convey the intestinal churning I'm dealing with. I couldn't even drink my coffee this morning, and I love coffee. I feel genuinely, 100%, gold-standard awful.

And then there's that stupid fucking thing going around FB ... you may have seen it. Some "holistic psychiatrist" (is that like a holistic detective?) has said it's anti-feminist to take prescriptions. It's denying your body's "innate wisdom and power to heal itself" or some other bullshit. In my case not taking meds is mostly uncomfortable and counter-productive. For other people it could be downright deadly. It bothers me to no end that people can just put things like that out there and it gets passed around, gains traction, and people trust her because she's got an "MD" after her name when she's really just a snake oil peddler. 

When your entire life has been shaped and made possible by modern medicine and you end up defining yourself by your rejection of said science and medicine, you're the poster child for privilege.


Now if you'll excuse me I have hangnails to chew and a three-foot area of carpet to pace around on.

Obsessive Wristband Collecting

I did not make an unboxing vid, but I have some photos to share.

So basically, the Zox subscription box is a "mystery pack" every month. You've always been able to buy mystery packs for twenty bucks, and it's exactly what it sounds like - three random straps. They're even in sealed, opaque bags so not even the packing people know what you're getting. This means sometimes people get lucky and find super-rare straps in their MP. If that were all, I would not have been as excited about this. But it also includes access to the Secret Stash, which right now is pretty restricted. You can only buy one of each design, and if you're found swapping or selling them, you get your subscription cancelled. Plus shame. Shame. *bong* Shame *bong* Shame *bong*

You can, however, gift the Secret straps. :)

They're also saying that at every three-month mark there's an extra gift, and they are also contemplating using the subscribers as basically beta testers for shirts and other stuff. So this is a really cool way to expand one's collection.

( Photos behind the cut! )

I'm still puttering around trying to keep myself busy. My guts still hurt and I'm still SUPER ANXIOUS ABOUT EVERYTHING. I think I'll finish cleaning up in the kitchen and make some breakfast stuff, maybe go run on the treadmill. I have tomato seedlings that need transplanting to the garden, but I waited too long to get outside and now it's hot, so I'll try to do that tomorrow.