u/BigGreenApples

My therapist runs a private practice. I understand that running private practices can be pretty busy as well as difficult when it gets really slow. When I first met my therapist, I told him that the most comfortable schedule for me was bi-weekly sessions, as this goes in tow with my financial budget right now. It's worked perfectly for me and I don't have any plans to change that. I've had to cancel a session here and there, but otherwise I've been going to him for almost two years now on that schedule.

Two sessions ago, he mentioned that he "had a couple spaces open up" so if I wanted to visit more or if I had any friends/family who were looking for a therapist, he was available. I said I'll keep an eye out for people, but my current appointments with him were fine. Left it at that.

Again, at our last session, I was having a particularly difficult week and mentioned that I was feeling pretty bummed/was in a funk. Nothing that I hadn't experienced before and nothing I hadn't already visited him about. In the middle of everything, then goes, "It sounds like you've been feeling really stressed. Do you wanna start coming in once a week again?"

At that point, it made me kind of uncomfortable. To the point where it drew me out of whatever "funk" I'd been in. I said, "I'll touch base with you and let you know if I need an extra session." And we continued our session and finished.

I feel like I'm being persuaded to try and make up for the lack of clientele right now, which like... I get it. It's tough owning a practice and losing clients, but??? asking me twice if I want to start coming in more after mentioning that you'd lost clients feels a lil unprofessional to me. Additionally, whatever funks I have been in will be objectively worsened if I'm stressed about finances.

I don't really know how to address this, or if it's even an issue to address? We never communicate outside of sessions (which I respect and would like to keep it that way), but I also don't want this to keep coming up. He's a nice therapist otherwise and I've made a lot progress with him throughout the years. This is the first "hurdle" I've experienced I guess and it's uncomfortable to me.

Long story short, I misclicked and selected the incorrect day to fly out. Really, really stupid mistake (I was staring at the screen for several hours comparing flight prices, and severely sleep deprived at that point) but I’ve since learned my lesson. I contacted JetBlue support on what the standard protocol was for this, and they were really awesome and helped me to cancel the flight, to which I will receive a full refund.

My question now is when should I expect the refund to process? I’d ideally like to book the correct flight now with that money. Since it was done all within the same hour, I’m hoping that the process is sooner rather than later. How long did it take you guys to receive a refund from a flight cancellation, if you’ve done such before?

I’ve been working on an RnB/Pop song for a little bit now, and it’s in a good place, but I feel like it’s missing something. That something (extra vocals, extra synth, extra drums, etc.) is the thing I cannot figure out. I’ve had a couple of folks review the song in its current state, and they all agree that it’s good, but it’s also missing something.

I’ve given the song time to simmer, left it for a couple of weeks so that I can get used to not hearing it so much and come back with a fresh perspective, etc. But I still can’t figure out what to do with it, and it’s kind of driving me mad now. The song definitely has a specific vibe that I’m trying to fit into as well so it’s a little more difficult throwing stuff at it and trying to get it to stick.

I was tentatively thinking about hiring a co-producer, but I’ve never done such before so I’m a bit intimidated. I also DIY everything because it’s just more cost-friendly to me. At the same time, I’m quite tired of hearing the song and feeling like it’s at a solid 75%, and often times, two minds are better than one. What would you do in this situation?

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There's been a couple of people that want to use the subreddit to promote their apps that help people find a band. Instead of trying to remove multiple posts at a time, it could be more beneficial to have a catered flair for these posts and further promote people being able to find people to play in their community.

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