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2007-10-14 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by lotp 2007-10-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 that's because we score so much wild sex

or not

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-10-14 00:03|| 2007-10-14 00:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Mostly or not.

Posted by Glolurong Jones1696">Glolurong Jones1696 2007-10-14 01:23|| 2007-10-14 01:23|| Front Page Top

#3
Q: What do engineer use for birth control?

A: Their personalities!

Posted by gorb 2007-10-14 03:21|| 2007-10-14 03:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Surveys of wealth effects consistently reveal: having money leads to being happy. The scale in the article reflects income levels. However, some of the low depression occupations are high stress.

Posted by McZoid 2007-10-14 03:35|| 2007-10-14 03:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Apparently it pays to be an engineer

Nope. Look at Table 2. The rate of depression in women is twice that for men, regardless of occupation. The result in Table 1 is simply a reflection of the proportion of males and females in any given profession. It pays to be male. But saying that would get even a Harvard president fired. So we'll relate it to profession, yeah, that's the ticket.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-14 08:31|| 2007-10-14 08:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Women who go into engineering tend to do very well indeed, from what I've seen.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-10-14 09:05|| 2007-10-14 09:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Yeah, we're the happiest. If you can keep from killing yourself before you get your undergraduate work done, you'll be a happy camper.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-10-14 10:04|| 2007-10-14 10:04|| Front Page Top

#8 It might be that men are under-reporting depression...

It took me 3 years of hell before I went to see the doctor.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2007-10-14 10:10|| 2007-10-14 10:10|| Front Page Top

#9 I'll chime in with the under-reporting.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-10-14 10:33|| 2007-10-14 10:33|| Front Page Top

#10 Women who go into engineering tend to do very well

Not according to table 2.

It took me 3 years of hell before I went to see the doctor.

I still think that's just the way it is. Get used to it.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-14 10:48|| 2007-10-14 10:48|| Front Page Top

#11 > I still think that's just the way it is. Get used to it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escitalopram

The above has helped loads for me. Racemic Citalopram was causing too many side effects.

Incidentally I hate the NHS because when I was very bad, I "crawled" into the doctors to get an appointment and it took two weeks to see the doctor (which was nearly fatal)!

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2007-10-14 11:47|| 2007-10-14 11:47|| Front Page Top

#12 Good to hear it's helped.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-14 11:58|| 2007-10-14 11:58|| Front Page Top

#13 Women who go into engineering tend to do very well

Not according to table 2.

You're right, Nimble Spemble. That's what I get for going by anecdotal knowledge rather than actually looking at the data.

I'm glad you got treatment in time, Bright Pebbles. The hardest thing about depression is that it steals the motivation and ability to do anything about it. The studies show the best results come from a combination of medication and talk therapy. I hope the NHS came through for both with you.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-10-14 14:45|| 2007-10-14 14:45|| Front Page Top

#14 perhaps that's due to their proximity to male engineers. I know it didn't help my ex-wife....

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-10-14 14:48|| 2007-10-14 14:48|| Front Page Top

#15 Engineering ain't exactly rock and roll. No roadies or groupies.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-10-14 18:41|| 2007-10-14 18:41|| Front Page Top

#16 Engineering ain't exactly rock and roll. No roadies or groupies.

One of the jokes we engineers tell when together:

"An engineer was crossing a road one day, when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, Ill turn into a beautiful princess." He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week."

The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket. The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, Ill stay with you for one week and do ANYTHING you want." Again, the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.

Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? Ive told you Im a beautiful princess, and that Ill stay with you for one week and do anything you want. Why wont you kiss me?"

The engineer said, "Look, Im an engineer. I dont have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now thats cool.""

No Wimmin....no Stress

Posted by Mullah Richard 2007-10-14 21:41|| 2007-10-14 21:41|| Front Page Top

#17 > The studies show the best results come from a combination of medication and talk therapy. I hope the NHS came through for both with you.

There's next to No way I could get therapy on the NHS. 6 month waiting list minimum. So 100% drugs, 0% therapy. For me that's best as I got depression as a side effect of an illness (serotonin is a immune system signaller that got whacked when I got ill).

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2007-10-14 23:11|| 2007-10-14 23:11|| Front Page Top

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