Money Barb Sued by Discover Bank

[The American Hedgehog]

@Marvin Do we know what dosage of Paxil he was taking? I suspect he was probably taking the minimum dosage. The Paxil would help him with the stress sighing. The Adderal would help him focus.

According to his psychiatrist from 2004, he had been taking 20 mgs of Paxil since 2000, and his dosage was then increased to 30 mgs.

 

[3rd Continuance]

I thought she threatened to kill both Bob and herself because of interfering with her hoard of rotting garbage.

That's my understanding as well. Though it's common here - and fun when things are slow, to be honest - to pathologise Barb's behaviour and spend time cross-referencing descriptions of her actions against diagnostic criteria for things like BPD, it's outbursts like this that lead me to think that she's just an outrageous, abusive, cunt. From what I know, she didn't start hoarding until after her retirement. Moreover, she was functional enough to live on her own so Bob could tard-guard Chris while the latter was in high school. I'm willing to bet that she was a barely-tolerable harpy at work, and when she retired, had nowhere to focus her shitty attitude other than her family members.

Lastly, I think that notable by its omission is any talk of Barb visiting friends or family post-retirement. She left work and found herself without any sort of social circle, so she started hoarding and being (more) awful to Chris and Bob. I don't think that she's crazy in any clinical sense; she's just a horrible person who has spent her post-retirement years reaping the shit-seeds that she sowed for her entire adult life.

 

[grilledcheesesandwich]

But could Chris even get a job? Even if he wanted to, he'd probably screw up during the interview his people skills are so terrible.

 

[Vault Boy]

But could Chris even get a job? Even if he wanted to, he'd probably screw up during the interview his people skills are so terrible.

Not even that. The company could run a background check on him and learn of his criminal record and "colorful" Internet history. I simply can't see any company wanting to hire him based off of that alone. There are many younger, more docile spergs that are far more desirable than Chris. He'd be far more trouble than he's worth for the company.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

The Paxil would help him with the stress sighing.

I'm pretty sure the stress sighing is a learned behavior that is so ingrained it's a form of sublingual communication at this point. He seems to expect people should interpret that his life is too hard and they should back off every time he does it.

 

[Cumuppance]

But could Chris even get a job? Even if he wanted to, he'd probably screw up during the interview his people skills are so terrible.

I'd go as far as to say it's just not possible. Between his wretched appearance, childish demeanor, short fuse towards males and the fact that he will divulge extremely personal and disgusting habits with transparency, it's not happening.

 

[DragoonSierra]

According to his psychiatrist from 2004, he had been taking 20 mgs of Paxil since 2000, and his dosage was then increased to 30 mgs.

I'm pretty sure the stress sighing is a learned behavior that is so ingrained it's a form of sublingual communication at this point. He seems to expect people should interpret that his life is too hard and they should back off every time he does it.

Its wierd but @Marvin describes his stress as instantaneous which is similar to a panic attack. Powerlevel but Paxil has really helped me with that at 40mg. I wonder if it really is that acute with Chris or is just a learned reaction like you said.

I think adderall would be good for him too based on my experiences but everyones body chemistry is different.

 

[Picklemaker]

Chris could totally do piecework and manual assembly. Working with his hands and making something tangible with specific "doing it right" parameters and zero interpersonal interaction might be just the thing, and the money isn't too bad.

I used to think his use of "wait, what?" during my calls was him being pompously arrogant. I later figured out that my different ideas were so alien to him he just couldn't process them quickly.

It's been too long; could you share more detail on this? PM if you don't want to junk up the thread.

 

[AnOminous]

I'm pretty sure the stress sighing is a learned behavior that is so ingrained it's a form of sublingual communication at this point. He seems to expect people should interpret that his life is too hard and they should back off every time he does it.

It's really annoying, though, and is more likely to get him yelled at, like rolling your eyes at your boss. "Don't you roll your eyes at me!" Etc.

 

[LM 697]

Chris could totally do piecework and manual assembly. Working with his hands and making something tangible with specific "doing it right" parameters and zero interpersonal interaction might be just the thing, and the money isn't too bad.

 

[CatParty]

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[Grand Marshal of CWCville]

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The second one's just plain stupidity. I mean, WTF do they mean by "there are no accidents"!? Just ask for a partner, and don't fucking lean over like that!

 

[Thoresten]

I think the best job chris could get is at the university of virginia psychology department as a test subject. It would be like when math majors have the unsolvable impossible equation. Chris would be perfect since hes the perfect storm of mental illness. He could be like a doctorates final test

 

[GV 998]

Chris has no chance at this point. Even if he wasn't autistic AND stupid, he has no social skills, no technical skills, no intellectual skills, and no basic work ethic.
You're kidding yourself.

I agree with you, but not entirely. I think, if Chris was faced with the prospect of "Get a Job" or "Become Homeless" and those are his only two choices, I think he could possibly succeed in getting a job. It wouldn't be a good job, by any means, he's not skilled enough, and like you said, he's lazy, so I doubt he go far in the way of promotion, but he would be employed. Then, theoretically, if he didn't get himself fired, through social interaction with co-workers (and most likely customers, since his job would likely be in the service industry), he might gain some maturity to the point of living an average life. Who knows? He might even clean himself up a little and finally get that sweetheart. It's possible. It would require serious effort on his part, not only just effort in work ethic, but effort in filtering his own thoughts.

Because, and I don't relish the thought of this at all, when Barb dies, this may very well be a choice Chris will have to make.

Now, if we base what Chris will do in the future based on what he's done in the past, he will try to keep his status quo for as long as he can until he becomes destitute and is raving out on the streets about how this is all the fault of "THOSE DANG DIRTY TROLLS!" while he begs for spare change out of a McDonald's cup.

But you know, I actually hope better for him. I hope when push literally comes to shove, he takes the difficult, but ultimately more rewarding path.

 

[CatParty]

I think the best job chris could get is at the university of virginia psychology department as a test subject. It would be like when math majors have the unsolvable impossible equation. Chris would be perfect since hes the perfect storm of mental illness. He could be like a doctorates final test

I think the best job Chris could get would be a speed bump

 

[The Knife's Husbando]

Just a point here.

People are talking about CWC's legal history being a barrier to employment. Keep in mind that there are people out there who literally shot someone in the face twenty years ago, and now that they're out of prison, they have a job.

Companies like Ace hardware, Frito-lay, Dupont, Dollar tree, Tyson Foods & many others have a history of giving felons a second chance at things. Actual felons. Not people with a handful of little shit under their belt like OPL. And keep in mind that CWC hasn't spent a day in prison. Also, The Red Cross, Salvation Army and a lot of churches have systems in place for the same.

His "bad" legal history isn't a barrier to him gaining employment. His shitty attitude & laziness is.

 

[Grand Number of Pounds]

If Chris were really serious about getting a job he'd get a job coach from a state agency and get help getting a job. They'd teach him basic skills like proper hygiene and getting along with people. They'd also go to his place of employment and make sure he's actually doing his job correctly. Job coaches really do work wonders. I agree he'd never get a job on his own, but with help and motivation, maybe.

 

[Broseph]

But could Chris even get a job? Even if he wanted to, he'd probably screw up during the interview his people skills are so terrible.

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If Chris were really serious about getting a job he'd get a job coach from a state agency and get help getting a job. They'd teach him basic skills like proper hygiene and getting along with people. They'd also go to his place of employment and make sure he's actually doing his job correctly. Job coaches really do work wonders. I agree he'd never get a job on his own, but with help and motivation, maybe.

I think that any job coach would be hard pressed to find a job for a unemployable 34 year old autistic tranny who hasn't worked in 15 years.

 

[Grand Number of Pounds]

that is a possibility - but Chris won't even try

 

[Broseph]

I'm pretty sure the stress sighing is a learned behavior that is so ingrained it's a form of sublingual communication at this point. He seems to expect people should interpret that his life is too hard and they should back off every time he does it.

I used to know this kid back in high school who was kinda "slow in the mind" who used to stress sigh at the bus stop so much that we had to tell him to knock it off.

Not even that. The company could run a background check on him and learn of his criminal record and "colorful" Internet history.

"Hmm... so your background check came in and it said that you were arrested a few years ago for attempting to run someone over in a parking lot?"

"No! Dat goddamn Michael Snyder jumped in front of my car as my mutter and I were trying to leave, and he pretended ta get hurt! He-he pounded his fists on da hood of our car so-so it would-it would sound like we hit him with our car, but we didn't! He faked it just so he could sue us cuz he wuz such a damn greedy jew!"