u/Maximum-Nobody6429

TLDR: If anyone has any tips on how to work with a part that believes they are not good enough or capable of succeeding in anything, please let me know.

Reaching out to Reddit because my therapist is on maternity leave through the end of this month and I have a part very much in need of some support right now.

In the last 6 weeks I (28f) started nursing school pre reqs (I have a bachelors in PR) and started a brand new job. I also am trying to maintain friendships and date. It’s been a lot and it’s really starting to affect my mood, I have bipolar 2 so my mood is something I try to keep in check.

I have a part of me that truly doesn’t believe in good enough for any of this and is pushing for perfection in every area and it’s just getting to be too much. I got a 79 on a test two weeks ago and this part essentially shut me down for a week because it’s not good enough. This part has me spiraling into self shame spirals if I get one point off. Obviously, perfection isn’t possible and this isn’t challenging me in a healthy way. I know that this isn’t helpful, but this part is just taking over and being pretty relentless.

Until my therapist gets back, I’m kinda on my own. Today I attempted to talk with my mom who is very solution focused which is really, really unhelpful for this part and I missed a group run that could’ve been helpful for me socially and instead just broke down (which was probably also needed). If anyone has any tips on how to work with a part that believes they are not good enough or capable of succeeding in anything, please let me know. My first thought is it create an accomplishment log sorta like a habit tracker. Like, I texted a friend (proof I’m capable of friendship) and I went on a date (proof I’m capable of love). Like , this part needs basic care right now.

I (28f) have had the same therapist for 4 years. Shes wonderful and has been incredibly helpful. She is currently on maternity leave so I have been trying to find a therapist while she’s out. I thought I found one, but scheduling just didn’t work out. Then, I found another and I love her. She’s great. We had our second session today and she tells me she’s leaving the practice in a month. We at least do have that month and at that point my original therapist will be close to coming back which is nice. To top it off, my psych np is on maternity leave as well and I’m waiting for her to come back and tell her how much I love her for suggesting I try lamictal. Anyway… I just find it funny that I had a consistent therapist for so long and now I don’t. And it’s at a time of sooo much change for me. It’s like the universe is saying “ok girl.. your turn, take control, you got this.”

so I completely missed the fact that I was low on my Wellbutrin and am taking my last dose today. I am able to submit a refill through my pharmacy but it’s Labor Day so they’re closed which means I’ll miss my dose tomorrow morning. I take 150 mg XL and have for the last 1.5 years. I’ve never missed a dose. How worried do I need to be about missing a day? Are there any side effects /symptoms I should be aware of, I’m pretty sensitive to medication so going from 150 to 0 is a little nerve racking for me.

We’ve had one session together. Just one. But she’s amazing. Like, I really like her and am excited to work with her while my actual therapist is out on leave.

I feel badly about it though. My therapist has been mine for four years and has genuinely saved my life. She’s been with me through my mid 20s. She’s seen one too many situationships, a bipolar diagnosis, severe depressive episode and more. I don’t even want to know what would have happened without her. My plan was to go back once she came back from maternity leave but I’m questioning it after her amazing that first session went. I’m getting way ahead of myself, but… idk. I just feel badly about it.

I just started a phlebotomy / customer service job and I need practice. I have 4 years of healthcare admin experience, but absolutely no training in phlebotomy and I’m so anxious about sticking a patient. It’s my first week and I’ve stuck 5 people so far and hit 3, missed 2. How can I get more practice at home? I have a band I took home to practice tying a tourniquet with, but that’s the “easy” part. How do I practice the actual blood draw? Can I practice the actual blood draw??

I do take a class in 2 weeks so I hopefully will feel more confident after that, however it’s only 2 days long so it’s not super extensive.

Any advice is welcome!! I know I have to tie my tourniquet tighter, be more quick about getting the needle in, and anchor better. It just feels so weird and I feel so bad when I miss and the patient has to be stuck again.

I’ve been seeing a new therapist while mine is out on maternity leave (we’ve had two session so far) and I was logged onto headway to start our session and waited for 15 minutes for no one to let me in the “room” so I left. After I saw a message that she was waiting for me on a zoom link and I had until 8:15 or would be charged $75. I’ve never no showed an appointment before and feel really bad, but headway is new and kinda confusing to me and I can’t afford a $75 no show fee. I just put a $220 textbook on my credit card.

And to top it off, I’m not totally sold on this therapist and just want mine to come back from maternity leave. I really needed therapy today and really wish I could have it with MY therapist. Today was not the day for a miscommunication to happen.

I (27f) have my bachelors in communications. I’ve been working in healthcare admin for 4.5 years. I love it and want to be more involved in patient care. I’m starting my pre reqs this fall and am conditionally accepted into an ASN program if I pass. I have a goal of being a CRNP and working in psychiatry. I start next week and I think all of what I’m doing is starting to get to me. I start a new job next week, start classes, moved back with my parents, and really have flipped my life upside down for this. The anxiety is really getting to me and I’m questioning if it’s worth it. At the same time, I also feel so confident that this is what I’m supposed to do. I feel so much better doing this than I did before I started my undergrad. I think I’m just really scared and hoping I’m doing the right thing here.

I have a hinge match who wants to come / move to Lancaster and I’ve offered to show him the best places. This is a hinge date, so I want to have a little fun and be a little flirty.

We’ve worked together for 4 years through my mid 20s and she’s been the most consistent person in my life for these last four years. She went out on maternity leave last week and I do miss our weekly appointment. I am seeing someone else during her leave, but it’s different. I’m trying really hard to not compare them especially since I’m just starting a new therapeutic relationship, but it is hard and I am realizing how lucky I got that my first ever therapist was so good. We clicked pretty instantly and she’s worked with me through one too many situationships, a bipolar diagnosis, and severe depressive episode (among other things). I don’t know, I guess I didn’t expect to miss my therapist like this. I mean it makes sense though, she’s been a weekly part of my life for four years.

I saw a post here about acne and lamotrigine and now I’m curious. I’m 27f and I have PCOS and honestly have always had acne. But, since starting, I have noticed an increase even with my Spirolactin and creams. I don’t plan on stopping lamictal, it’s been absolutely incredible for my mood, but I am curious is anyone has had this experience.

Practicing gratitude has been such a helpful tool for me to manage my anxiety and stress levels and I’m so glad I have gotten into the habit of practicing gratitude. Sharing it with someone makes it so much more impactful. For example, I’ve been working with the same therapist for 4 years. She’s been incredible and has helped me so much and I’m really grateful for all the work that we’ve done. Monday night after our session before she returns from maternity leave I sent her an email telling her how grateful I am for these last few years. My sharing and her response made that specific gratitude practice so much more impactful.

So I guess my point of this response is that if you’re grateful for someone, tell them. They’ll appreciate it and you’ll feel good too.

Im changing jobs and my new job is PRN which means I don’t qualify for health insurance so I am trying to go through marketplace. At my previous job i was making 45-50k / year. I estimated at my new job (plus a side job) I will make ~35k. I’m also going back to school so I won’t be able to work full time and think this is a relatively safe estimate. I put this in and am going to get a pretty decent monthly tax credit which makes my total monthly payment pretty affordable. If I underestimate and make more than i expect am I going to owe taxes? My anxiety is also telling me im going to get in trouble with the government if I underestimate my income, so… im asking Reddit first.

(I work in healthcare and my job included calling patients to let them know their insurance denied procedures and bc of that I refuse to go on a Medicaid plan, use Aetna, UHC, or UPMC. I would rather be self pay.)

I’m going back to school in the fall and am looking for good places in the city where I can sit and work and study. I have been to west art do like it a lot, but I’d like to find some other places that I can go. I’ve never had a remote job (healthcare) so I’m excited to have the chance to do work in a coffee shop/co working space.

I’ve been seeing my therapist 100% virtually for 4 years. Tomorrow is our last session before she goes on maternity leave until November. She’s my first therapist and I’ve never had a last session. The plan is to go back to seeing her when she comes back but so much can happen in a few months and there’s a chance it could be our last ever session.

I have so much to talk about tomorrow and I’m kinda anxious about not having enough time. I’m also really terrible at goodbyes and usually just cut and run from relationships. But I’ve really been trying to be better and as uncomfortable as it is, I am getting better and I want to do this one right (even if it’s just a “see ya later.”)

I think my therapist says “two things can be true” almost every single session. And it’s something I need to hear every time she says it lol but I’m curious what other therapists say as their go to.

im only on season 3 so no spoilers please

So I’m watching the episode where the fang goes to Boston and Dawson shows his film at a film festival and it doesn’t go as he planned (obviously). It made me realize that any time people try and give Dawson helpful advice about anything in his life, he gets so defensive and shuts down or gets mean to the other person. Taking feedback is really hard to do and I’m admittedly not the best at it myself, but it’s also a necessary part of life if you want to grow and change and become a better version of yourself. And you especially have to be able to take people critiquing your work when you want to make films for living.

Anyway, that’s my short soapbox on Dawson for tonight.

I (27f) haven’t been in school in 6 years (2020 college grad) and it’s been even longer since i stepped foot in a math / science class. I know school has changed quite a bit since covid and I’m wondering if I’m going to need an iPad? I have a good laptop, but I know a lot of note-taking is done digitally now. Is it “required” or am I going to be okay with pen and paper?

Also what other school supplies are going to be helpful? I’m balling on a budget here but I also want to be successful. I feel really good about this and going to nursing school and I’m genuinely so excited (and also so totally scared).

ETA: I’m taking clinical math, a&p, and a theology course. I’ll be eligible to start clinicals in the spring.

I have a history of depression and mood disorders and I’ve been feeling a little depression slip in through the meds and I’ve been having a hard time lately. I’m grateful that this time around I do have friends to text and I do have places to go to keep me connected to the world rather than getting more and more isolated. Even if it’s hard and lonely and I don’t want to.