{"id":8495,"date":"2012-02-02T02:33:18","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T10:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=8495"},"modified":"2012-02-02T13:38:10","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T21:38:10","slug":"stop-being-irritable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/stop-being-irritable\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Being Irritable!"},"content":{"rendered":"

All my life I have thought of myself as an Irritable Organism, like an amoeba under a microscope, being poked. Now, finally, there’s a treatment for this! \u00a0Read the product description:<\/p>\n

“This profoundly calming perfume has a fresh, soothing fragrance with powerful undertones. It lessens irritability and helps you become centered, easy going and relaxed<\/strong><\/em>. Smelling of apples, bitter herbs and fresh grass, Roman Chamomile is soothing and comforting, calming, balancing and deeply relaxing, with a gentle, restorative effect which banishes irritability. The sunny Bergamot smells fresh with floral, lemon notes. It is reviving, soothing and balancing, cheering and heart warming and gently relieves irritation and anger<\/em><\/strong>. Rose is passionate and deeply rose fragranced, it banishes the blues and warms the heart. Patchouli is soothing, helping stabilize the mind<\/em><\/strong>; it has an earthy sensual nature that grounds those who get lost in too many circular thoughts, and gently helps irritation float away.” \u00a0 (my italics)<\/p>\n

OH MY GOD! At $65<\/a>, can I afford not to get it? I feel soothed just thinking about it, but also kind of anxious. What if it’s sold out? \u00a0Do I need expedited delivery? Will I go crazy before I can get my hands on it?<\/p>\n

I’m going to order it. I’ll keep you posted. You’ll probably know if it works or not. In fact, if it works, you won’t be hearing from me. Once I feel stable and centered, I won’t need to write.<\/p>\n

I like the sound of this product much better than Doxepin<\/a><\/strong>, the drug my GP suggested when she noticed my war-torn legs. Doxepin is an old fashioned tricyclic antidepressant with the usual array of side effects. \u00a0I’m reluctant to take more meds, but I was intrigued by the following revelation:<\/p>\n

“[Doxepin] is particularly useful in treating depression symptoms, which include anxiety, tension, trouble sleeping, guilt, fear, and lack of energy.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

That’s right, you saw it with your own eyes. Guilt and \u00a0fear. Imagine a life free of guilt and fear. Pretty fucking tempting, right? All they need to work on now is \u00a0loneliness, apathy, bitterness, greed and insecurity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"