This girl is going downhill. Had to post this. It has to be lack of self love. She can not see herself good enough to be cared about by anyone. She puts herself down, she drinks like it is going out of style which we already know. She gets tossed in jail and she doesn't bother to call anyone. She must of been full of so much self pity that I guess she though no one would even care enough to notice that she was missing....... I can go on about this forever. Her character is just yurking me right now.

I can not wait until next week. There is going to be a big blow out.

i completely agree with everything you said. at this moment in time i don't think anyone would want to be where she is. there is definitely a lack of self-worth going on in her life, and i'm thinking that there's even more to it than what happened when she was little with her mom.

And, of course, on one hand, i really want her to get help... that is no way to live. but, on television, conflict gets you further and maybe she won't get help. BUT if she does they better not make it this whole "ok, Jinny got help now she's ALL better" story line because (as someone in an earlier post said i believe) that alcoholism is with you for life. my best friend is an alcoholic. she doesn't drink now, but she still calls herself one... and even after getting help she's always tempted.. there's always those things that can send her over the edge. thankfully, she hasn't been sent over the edge tho. but anyway.. i'm rambling now. my point was, they just better not forget about it.

and i wouldn't be surprised if Jinny gets depressed. *sigh* wow.. i really did write too much. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/smile.gif

~*~jenn~*~

Ok, you said how she "Got thrown into jail and didn't call anyone" well Magda tells Kate that she was just on the phone with her and she has the flu or something, was Mag just covering for Jinny?

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yeah, cause she was calling Jin's place and got no answer so she covered for her.

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Magda's a great friend..I wish i had one like her...anyway..what DID happen to Jinny's mom..all i know is that she "BLEW HER BRAINS OUT"...what does that mean?

Originally posted by Jo's the bomb:
Magda's a great friend..I wish i had one like her...anyway..what DID happen to Jinny's mom..all i know is that she "BLEW HER BRAINS OUT"...what does that mean?

She put a gun to her head and pulled the trigger. I know... sad, isn't it?

Why did jinny get thrown in jail?

Originally posted by JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo:
Why did jinny get thrown in jail?

I think she got thrown in jail for punching out the orderly at the hospital and just being rude and unruly........

they said they had to restrain her and she also had no identification on her.

just my opinion

why did Jinny's mom shoot herself?

Originally posted by Jo's the bomb:
why did Jinny's mom shoot herself?

They havent' gotten to that yet. But I think they are going to be talking about it in next weeks' ep!

Did you know that people who drink as much as Jinny does go insane. Just thought I'd tell you so you could brace yorselves, just in case she doesn't get help. You've been warned

Originally posted by jinsthewoman:
She gets tossed in jail and she doesn't bother to call anyone. She must of been full of so much self pity that I guess she though no one would even care enough to notice that she was missing.......

Self-pity's not quite there.....I think self-loathing is more on the mark.

But anyway, I just wanted to say, I stopped watching the Division about 7 episodes into it because it was ok but not great, and since it was on at the same time as other shows I watch, I sacrificed it.

Buuuut, just to see what was going on, I watched it last week and I thought it was great! This show has certainly improved. Jinny and Magda were always my favorites, and next week's episode looks great! Now I have something to watch this summer, assuming that Lifetime shows reruns (I hope).

ooooh, I also meant to say but forgot.....about the whole "how are they going to handle Jinny's alcoholism, they BETTER NOT have her be magically cured and it better be with her all her life" thing....I'd say....don't worry people. Every alcoholic I can think of on TV constantly deals with it. It's always there, in the background. Andy Sipowitz and Sam Malone are the only alcoholics I can think of off the top of my head right now, but it was always in the background for their characters. I don't think the writers are going to let us down on this one. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/smile.gif

Originally posted by Max Whittaker:
Did you know that people who drink as much as Jinny does go insane. Just thought I'd tell you so you could brace yorselves, just in case she doesn't get help. You've been warned

Where did u find that information out? And can you give me more info on it? JW

Originally posted by JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo:
Where did u find that information out? And can you give me more info on it? JW



Here’s a little bit of info. Long-term alcoholics eventually develop vitamin deficiencies, which cause a brain disorder called Weinicke-Korsokoff syndrome (not sure if that’s spelled correctly). Some problems they have are memory loss, confusion, vision problems and loss of coordination, among other mental problems. Alcoholic withdrawal may sometimes cause hallucinations and delirium. (This is just one of many health problems that alcoholics develop.)

Anyways, I highly doubt the writers would bring this into the picture with Jinny. I think we’ll get to see more of the emotional and personal problems of Jinny’s drinking.

Originally posted by Lynn:
Here’s a little bit of info. Long-term alcoholics eventually develop vitamin deficiencies, which cause a brain disorder called Weinicke-Korsokoff syndrome (not sure if that’s spelled correctly). Some problems they have are memory loss, confusion, vision problems and loss of coordination, among other mental problems. Alcoholic withdrawal may sometimes cause hallucinations and delirium. (This is just one of many health problems that alcoholics develop.)

Anyways, I highly doubt the writers would bring this into the picture with Jinny. I think we’ll get to see more of the emotional and personal problems of Jinny’s drinking.


I agree w/ you that they won't bring that in w/ jinny.....but once a person gets that much deep into alcholism (in real life, not on TD) is there any physcial way they can quit? cause you said withdrawel caused hallucinations and delirum. sorry, i'm just wondering about this stuff

I am not at all an expert on alcoholism but here is what I know. It is an addiction and can be hard to overcome but it is definitely possible to quit - no matter how 'deep' of an alcoholic the person is. There are tons of programs out there that can help people quit drinking, such as Alcoholics Anonymous. Quitting will obviously improve the person's health but some physical problems are not completely reversible, such as liver damage.

Regarding the withdrawal, every person is different and has different reactions that range from mild to severe. The more severe problems (such as delirium) are not very common. A lot of people might only be irritable and anxious. Someone that is delirious would require hospitalization to help them get through the withdrawal, and I am not sure what the long-term health problems of that would be.

ok guys i read something(cant remember where, but i read it somewhere)and it had a quote from DJL and it she was sayin that dont worry her addiction isnt just gonna disappear, it will still be there....or something along the lines of that! I was like YES YES YES!

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