I feel abysmal and genuinely in a deep dark depression with extreme catastrophising anxiety.

Can it be related to this? I suffer with depression and anxiety anyway but this seems to have really set something off.

My brain fog and derealization is extreme.

Complete analysis paralysis and executive dysfunction. I haven't done anything for days and freaked out so much I let people down last minute for things I'm meant to be doing over the next few weeks.

Genuinely feel like the world is coming to an end and I don't feel like I can cope.

I haven't slept in four nights either. I hoped not taking it yesterday would have meant I slept last night. But nothing.

I'm not necessarily blaming the drug as I'm a mental wreck anyway but I genuinely feel like I'm in crisis.

Is this possible after simply having 3 days of 1.5ml?

Or is it a coincidence am in just having a mental breakdown?

Already thinking I should have started at 0.5 but went with the doctor.

Pretty worried about side effects and haven't slept well in weeks so desperate for sleep!

What should I expect today?

Can't cope and it's been two decades now. Watching my life and my life with my family slip away. That's part of my OCD too but it's objectively true at the same time.

Spend every minute of every day unable to cope and saying I need to do something about it but not actually knowing what to do or how.

Spoken to a few therapists and had meds but nothing changed. If anything talking to specialists trivialised it all and made me feel stupid and hopeless, like they didn't understand or take it seriously. Even had people laugh at me when I told them how it has taken over my life.

Just need a way out and some guidance on what to do because I can't live like this any more and I'm lost.

My current job as a Quality Assurance team lead for a market research company is considerably more relevant than my previous teaching experience but the way the AI interview went, I was led down a path to talk predominantly about my teaching and my Quality Assurance position only got a mention.

I didn't really understand what I was doing at the time so went with it without worrying too much. I did get a contract within a month so it couldn't be too bad but now I know how the data is collated for contract applications I'm wondering if i should redo my domain expert interview or if having that experience on my CV is enough?

I'm heading over to Killarney in a few weeks for a job interview and will be in town for a couple of nights. I've seen there are campsites but I plan on doing some hikes and possibly walking the Kerry Way so I like the idea of wild camping the whole trip.

I understand that it's not strictly legal but I'm familiar with wild camping and the rules and would obviously be discreet and respectful.

Are there any options to pop a tent up for a couple of nights within an hour or so walk of town that will be discreet?

My initial assessment led to me mostly talking about an older line of work and much less about my current, more relevant, line of work. I am also currently studying and will have more experience down the line.

It is obviously ok to a degree as I got an offer within a few weeks, but I do wonder if I should be redoing my assessment and basing it on more relevant experience.

That being said, I don't want to override what I have already and with only 3 retakes your opinions to update your interview assessment over the years as you gain experience is very limited.

So it is sufficient to just have all your experience in your CV and to do individual assessments or should we be redoing our initial interviews if we feel it could be more honed towards the roles we're aiming for?

I focused my AI interview in one older area of expertise. It's just the way the questions went and I didn't get the chance to elaborate on different fields of experience I think are more relevant. I also am studying and at some point will have another relevant area to update. But it's difficult to get it all in on the AI interview. With only 3 retakes it feels limiting to be able to update your interview with relevant experience as you grow in your different fields.

Bearing in mind I was onboarded for a project within a month it obviously didn't go badly but I do think it's not relevant to a lot of other available projects that I have experience in.

I asked this question to Maven and initially it said to redo the interview. But when I explained my concerns above it changed it's mind and said that it was enough to just complete assessments and update the CV even if my original interview stays irrelevant.

But I have no idea if I should retake it or not. I don't want to overwrite what I've done but I want to highlight skills that are likely to direct me towards higher paying projects.

Anyone understand the process enough to know how it works and if Maven is right? Should we be updating our original interviews or would updating your CV and completing assessments suffice?

Has anyone encountered this issue and is there any solution ?

How long can it go unrefrigerated and how often?

What happens if I get somewhere and I can't keep it chilled?

I wanted to do some backpacking so I would be on the move a lot.

Doing my usual over analysis after my consultation.

I was given the choice of liquid or sublingual. I expressed my concerns that I think I have MCAS and I react a lot to most things and I'm also worried that I maybe don't absorb via my stomach well. So she said ok we'll go with sublingual, despite most people going for liquid.

But I then expressed my concern that sublingual might not absorb so well and I might not get the right or consistent dose. She said that if it's swallowed it becomes neutralised.

I was trying to ask for a medical opinion but she didn't give it, just insisted it was my choice. So I went for sublingual.

But I'm instantly worried and regretting it after reading most people take liquid.

Anyone here take sublingual? Anyone tried both? Are my concerns about absorption from either valid? Is there a difference or should I expect the exact same results?

Just a very brief post to give my experience of the actual GON procedure itself. I got myself all nervous before the procedure because I was reading up online and Reddit for experiences and needless to say I found all of the negative horror stories.

I just wanted people to know, if they come across this looking for the same thing, that for me the procedure really wasn't anything to worry about. That's not to belittle anyone else's experience but it would have done me good to read this.

It felt like a slightly prolonged blood test. The needle sensation was the same and you can feel the needle going in slowly although that might have actually been the sensation of the liquids being released.

The first was just a little sting and I made a comment that I was pleasantly surprised at how bearable it was.

Ironically, the second after that was a little worse but still really not bad. For that one it felt like a little more pressure was needed and there was a pop as it went through the skin. And it stang a little more than the first.

But still really nothing to worry about

I felt numb for a couple of hours but otherwise felt no different to normal afterwards. Maybe a little extra warmth to the back of my head and neck.

It's only day two so I don't know if anything positive is happening yet. I feel a little more achy and tender today but I probably wouldn't notice it if wasn't aware I'd had the procedure.

For now I don't feel any different to before the procedure.

Fingers crossed for positive results.

I've had little to no information given on the procedure or what to expect for the Greater Occipital Nerve Blocker injections.

I'm not certain this will help but willing to try it. But I'm nervous about the procedure, the side effects and any potential long term concerns?

I'd be grateful for some personal experiences with the procedure.

Can I go straight home after and can I socialise that evening? (Been invited to watch the football game with people and don't know if I should avoid).

Anyone get permanent hair loss or thinning?

What should I expect both in terms of good and bad?

Hi there,

I moved to a tiny caravan yesterday (real small tow caravan, bed squashed against three walls and just enough room for a stove top and small table and chair and a small toilet at the end). I'm there for 5 nights.

I walked in last night around midnight and there was a small light brown roach on the bed, about 1.5 cm. I caught it and threw it out.

I actually had to spend the night elsewhere for other reasons last night but I had to leave my things on the the chair and I'm going back to spend the night tonight.

I'm terrified there will be roaches everywhere and I won't sleep a wink.

Is that one an indication there's likely more? Or could it be a one-off because I'm in a small caravan and on a campsite?