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December 29, 2007 at 5:51 pm · Filed under Automagic Posts
Can I get photos uploaded to Facebook that include me against my wishes removed if the person who uploaded them will not take them down?
I know this sounds like the height of vanity, but it isn’t.
Someone I am close to has uploaded photographs to Facebook in which I look horrendous. I asked that s/he not upload them but my request was met with hostility and ignored. (This person has some, umm, socialization issues.)
In the past year I have been the target of a very public online attack based on my appearance. I have since become hyper-vigilant regarding what images of me appear online, partly due to trauma and partly due to not wanting to provide additional fodder to that instigator. I have untagged my name but it isn’t difficult to figure out they are images of me, based on other stuff in the photos and tags.
More info: The person who uploaded the images does not have a signed release or anything from me. I am not a celebrity or model. They are just standard digital vacation/family photos I assumed were for personal use or printing, not online sharing. S/he did have my permission to take them, but not share or distribute them. I made my request that they not be published at the time s/he was uploading them, not when they were taken.
Can I get Facebook to remove them, and how would I do that?
December 29, 2007 at 5:51 pm · Filed under Automagic Posts
Can I get photos uploaded to Facebook that include me against my wishes removed if the person who uploaded them will not take them down?
I know this sounds like the height of vanity, but it isn’t.
Someone I am close to has uploaded photographs to Facebook in which I look horrendous. I asked that s/he not upload them but my request was met with hostility and ignored. (This person has some, umm, socialization issues.)
In the past year I have been the target of a very public online attack based on my appearance. I have since become hyper-vigilant regarding what images of me appear online, partly due to trauma and partly due to not wanting to provide additional fodder to that instigator. I have untagged my name but it isn’t difficult to figure out they are images of me, based on other stuff in the photos and tags.
More info: The person who uploaded the images does not have a signed release or anything from me. I am not a celebrity or model. They are just standard digital vacation/family photos I assumed were for personal use or printing, not online sharing. S/he did have my permission to take them, but not share or distribute them. I made my request that they not be published at the time s/he was uploading them, not when they were taken.
Can I get Facebook to remove them, and how would I do that?
December 29, 2007 at 5:50 pm · Filed under Automagic Posts
How can I get a prescription for an antidepressant from a GP or (preferably) a walk-in clinic, and how long would the prescription last?
— Back story —
I’m quite sure I’ve been depressed for 15+ years; I used to write "suicide notes" and "wills" at as young as 12 years old, and I’ve relied on suicidal ideation as a weird coping mechanism ever since (I am not suicidal now). I also have general feelings of worthlessness, crippling guilt and anxiety, uncontrollable crying, etc. Basically, I’ve always felt like every moment of contentment or happiness I’ve had is just a temporary distraction from my long-term state of sadness and self-loathing.
However, although I’ve thought about seeking therapy on and off for about 5 years, I can’t bring myself to do so.
One reason is that I’ve never felt like my depression was bad enough for me to "deserve" treatment.
A second reason is that the whole process of therapy seems like it would just be a huge drain on my time, energy, and wallet (I’m in the U.S. and have health insurance).
A third reason is that I have a huge aversion to talking about my feelings, and when I start to get upset, I physically can’t speak. Especially if I start to cry; I just can’t make my mouth GO. Also, acts of kindness, empathy, or sympathy usually set me off into hysterical crying and I shut down further. So I have this feeling that I wouldn’t make any progress because I’ll never be able to communicate the depth or the range of what I feel.
Therefore, I think I need to be on an antidepressant before I can be stable enough to seek therapy.
— The actual question —
I’ve read this thread and have found it quite helpful. However, I don’t understand the process of going to a GP or a walk-in clinic and getting an antidepressant prescription. I don’t really have a primary care physician; I do see a great endocrinologist regularly for a hormonal issue (definitely not related to depression), but I would never feel comfortable talking to him about depression. I actually haven’t been to a GP in 10+ years; if I feel unwell I just go to an urgent care/walk-in type clinic.
If I go to a walk-in clinic and tell them I’m depressed, will I really get a prescription for an antidepressant? Approximately how long would that prescription be good for (would it be a few weeks, a couple of months, etc.), and what do I do when it runs out? Or does all of that depend 100% on the doctor I see? I have always had a LOT of trouble talking to doctors, even about simple physical symptoms, so any advice on exactly what to say would be appreciated.
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