MiaVee

...so, set your game in Detroit, then?

I'm sure you've probably had lots of replies like this, but I would be very interested to hear more about the conversation you had with him. I also understand if it's not something you would feel comfortable sharing with a wider audience.

I think oral history is hugely important and interesting, the people alive today who experienced WW2 are getting to be very elderly and if their stories were lost it would be a huge tragedy. My grandad was in the navy and my grandmother in the women's air force during WW2, I treasure the memories and letters that they have shared with me about it more highly than any item or experience that money could buy.

probably more likely to find virgin cocks on reddit...AMIRITE?

(I wholeheartedly apologise for this comment)

Imagine a brilliant paediatric surgeon who hates kids talking to the families..."we did all that we could, but I'm afraid I have some bad news...your son has been cured of his kidney disease and will live a long and healthy life, but unfortunately he is still a massive dickhead. Seriously, totally belligerent little shit. Maybe try using condoms in future, Christ what an asshole"

Hi Ruby, thank you for doing this AMA. I look forward to reading "Sane New World." I read your memoirs a few years ago (I actually first became a fan of yours after seeing the movie "Shock Treatment", which is going back a while!) and thoroughly enjoyed your writing style and candour. I also have a more personal interest as I've been living with depression and a personality disorder for over half my life (I was actually delighted to have a guest post of mine published over at the Black Dog Tribe site.)

For those of you that might not be familiar with it, Ruby founded the Black Dog Tribe site as an online information and support community for people affected by mental health challenges, whether as sufferers, survivors, carers or friends. I've found it to be a wonderful source of personal support and information that's helped me to understand both my own illness and the experiences of others.

I guess I didn't really have a question, but I know that reddit has a number of mental health-related communities on it who may be interested in BDT, so I wanted to give it a shout-out here and recommend it for anybody who might be interested.

Ruby: from the bottom of my heart, thank you for the work that you do to break down stigma and misinformation around mental health. I know that there is still a long way to go but to have women like you in the public eye fighting the good fight for those of us that may struggle to make ourselves heard means so very, very much. Admitting to and speaking openly about mental illness can be one of the most frightening, seemingly impossible things to do but it's only through increasing the dialogue and furthering the discussion that attitudes will change and support will improve.

Oh also, if you fancy reaping even more delicious reddit karma, be sure to post pictures of Socks and Tigger. Cats are the supreme overlords of the internet.

(for anybody who might be interested, the post I wrote for BDT is here, didn't want to put it any further up the post for fear of looking a bit shameless)