At the time we recorded this episode, we didn’t realize that this would be the last one posting before Christmas, which is why we never brought it up. But since it is, we’ve stuffed a few extra tracks into our Christmas comedy music playlist, including songs by Stephen Colbert, Moneyshot Cosmonauts, Richard Cheese, Worm Quartet, TV’s Kyle, Jonathan Coulton, BaldBox, Sponge Awareness Foundation, Consortium Of Genius, and Insane Clown Posse.
On this episode we dig deep into Luke’s psyche in ‘Neurosis of the Month’, we talk about obscure movies we love (in particular “Brain Donors”), and we read your comments and play your voice mails about our huge 10th Anniversary episode last month.
Check out Luke Ski’s shiny new Bandcamp page, LukeSki.bandcamp.com, where for a limited time he has all his merch on sale for the holiday shopping season, including Bad Rapport Best-Of CDs for $2.99 each!
Be sure to get your comments in here and by calling 916-LUKE-SKI. Thanks for listening, and we wish you the happy holiday of your choice! 🙂
Episode length: 1:33:38
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Luke I know what you’re going through deciding about getting treatment for a mental health issue. I myself have ADHD and took me long and hard to decide to go back on treatment. It was the best decision I made. What ever decision you make I want you to know I have your back.
I can totally relate to Luke’s problem here; I can’t maintain eye contact with people either. I’m sure a lot of people think I’m rude (or worse when the person I’m having trouble keeping eye contact with is a person of color), but knowing that doesn’t help. In fact, in cases where (when I was employed) my job is on the line, like when an area manager is visiting or something, it’s even harder. It’s probably contributed to my failed love life as well, as the last time I was in a position to do so (which was all the way back in 2000; damn) I couldn’t even maintain eye contact with someone I was in love with. 🙁
As someone whose high metabolism generates intake very quickly, I have been affected by medicine more than most people. Cold medication has made me loopy and cost me a job over 25 years ago.
I have also seen my father become an experiment in new medications given at veterans hospitals and seen them create problems with him.
After I injured my knee following a workout in 2003, my doctor prescribed for me Vioxx to relieve the pain and swelling. After deciding to not take it and live through the pain and discomfort, I thought nothing of it until I read a report that people who were taking Vioxx every day were having strokes and heart attacks. One daily medication I did decide to take years later did help with a situation but created another somewhat embarrassing problem.
I have had many conversations with Carrie about medications as we are definitely on the opposite ends of the idea of medication.
As far as Luke’s situation or anyone else, that decision needs to be made by the person. Fortunately it is easy to get information and I support whatever decision is made.