u/NewspaperSoft8317

At a retail store, talking to customer service item listed as 70% off of $120 is ringing up as $84 dollars.

Continues to argue basic algebra to multiple grown adults.

I argued that the sign was wrong. That it should say 30% off not 70% off. They argued that $84 dollars is 70% OFF of $120 dollars. Eventually paid more, "because their stock base value was $180 dollars".

Guess I'm just another one of those crazy NPC's they encounter throughout the day.

edit: idk why I obfuscated the store. It was Target. Fuckem.

I had this thought before I fell asleep last night.

But do you ever feel like your maladaptive traits are the bulk of your existence? In a way, it feels extremely invalidating to be able to put a lot of my entire understanding of the world in a book.

But in the same vein, knowing that it's true, makes me wonder how much of me is "real".

What defines a person? Their interests? Their traits? Their actions? Their struggles? If we put all the meat in those questions, they're quickly answered by the DSM and numerous books on PD's. So what's left? Interests? Likes, dislikes? Pedantic personal history? That seems superficial in comparison to the surrounding questions.

It feels like if I take out the pie filling, I'm left with the crust. Hollow? Empty? Soulless?

Has anyone else spent time thinking about this?

In a simmered version of my question, I'm asking, how would you define a uniqueness to someone who's entire personality is succinctly categorized?

I'm so tired of going through the therapy game.

I changed employers recently, so my insurance changed and I had to find a new therapist. My last one ultimately did CBT based care, but after hours and hours of searching I just settled with it.

I tell my new provider everything, I have documented PD's, and state how I need specialized care.

"Oh yeah, we'll refer you out."

The therapist they refer me out to only does CBT, which is another thing... How do you go through a doctorate or PhD, hell even a master's only to do CBT, like... what?

Like now I have to search around for a therapist that my insurance takes, which was the point of talking to my provider in the first place.

This has happened numerous, numerous times. I live in a place that doesn't offer diverse options for therapy. Like the closest thing I can get is DBT, but it's like an hour drive for me. And I don't even think it's insured. Because of the local state compliance laws, telehealth outside my state is nearly impossible, and spending hours on the psychologytoday ends up with same situation. Request availability (low chances), Intake, only does CBT (high chances).

Idk, am I the only one that has this issue?