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I could’ve sworn sometime this year they dropped a third video with Hunter (after the Guessing Animal Sounds membership video and the Fish Bracket UNLIMITED video). I think it was Holes Tierlist or something like that, I don’t remember what channel it was on or if it was a members only video but I can’t seem to find it anywhere on YouTube. Am I schizo and this video never existed, was it taken down or am I just not finding it?

I’ve heard a lot of extremely mixed things about pretty much every kind of therapy for things like depression/anxiety from a lot of different people, but one of the only things that‘s consistently true across all of them is that I can’t afford them.

I’m working on getting health insurance via my job but until then, it’s all out of pocket for me and my pockets are extremely shallow. Online therapy isn’t cheap either, but it is just about the only thing I’ve seen that I can afford to even consider doing.

I’m pretty hesitant though because I’ve heard even more mixed experiences with online therapy platforms like BetterHelp etc than some other forms of therapy. I’m also just generally skeptical and not very hopeful about gaining much from trying therapy, but at this point, I really just need to do something to try to help myself.

Obviously everyone is different and what works for one person might do nothing or even harm another person. I won’t know definitively if anything really helps me until I‘ve given it enough of a chance. But, although it is cheaper, even online therapy would be a big expense for me, so I want to think it over for a little longer before I sink any money into it.

Hearing other people’s experiences with online therapy would be helpful, good or bad, honesty and perspective is appreciated. If you have experience with the major ones like BetterHelp or have recommendations for other platforms to check out, that’d be great.

Thanks

Hello! I'm starting Americorps NCCC later this month, and I'm a trans woman about 7 months on HRT. So far, the onboarding process and reading the handbook has been somewhat encouraging, but I'd love to hear from anyone with recent NCCC experience, especially if you have experience with the Aurora, Colorado campus, as I'll be training there in late August.

How accepting was your team and staff? How were names/pronouns and housing handled? Did you feel supported by other members or team leaders if any issues came up? Did you feel respected by other groups or organizations you worked for or with on the various projects across your term?

I know every team and project site is different, but hearing some recent experiences would really help ease my nerves. Thanks!

Edit: forgot to mention specifically but one of the things I’d most like to hear other people’s experiences with is sleeping arrangements. I’ve heard mixed things about if they split people up by birth sex or by their actual identity, so if anyone can share about that, that’d be super helpful!
Thanks so much to everyone who’s already shared their experiences, you’ve all been a big help!