I got a referral for a psychologist and I've got my first ever appointment this Friday but I have no idea what to expect.
I have no clue what to talk about (I'm assuming they'll ask questions) and I have no idea how they help.
If you've seen a psychologist before, how do they help you?
I thought I had healed from health anxiety but I had some symptoms about 2 months ago (which all turned out to be good and the symptoms are gone) but that made me spiralllll and I can't stop body checking now and freaking about (likely) normal sensations.
I wasn't like this just 2 months ago but I find it crazy how much health anxiety went from 0 to 100 like this. I am already planning (and freaking out about) getting something I found on my body yesterday checked up asap which is smth I've done multiple times. I've been to the doctor more in the past 2 months than I went in the past 5 years.
But for me, the past two months have been 24/7 health anxiety. Is this a common experience with HA? Or do you feel like yours comes and goes?
I'm currently studying HR and I recently told a person about how I'm looking for HR jobs and he made a passing joke about the profession, (similar to the kind of stuff you see on reddit) and it really got to me.
I found it frustrating that this person and especially a man who doesn't know anything about the profession still feels like they can speak on it??
Is this a common thing to experience in real life? And does it ever affect you?
How do you deal with it?
It was my personal favourite analogy and I never got tired of hearing it, so I'm a bit sad they stopped!
I just realise that I don’t fully believe I’m supposed to get my desires so I was wondering does everyone have any Abraham tapes on this topic? I have if I hear Abraham talk about a topic enough it’s sort of sticks and I guess I’ve just not heard this topic enough so I would love to know if anyone has any links to tapes,ideally on YouTube!
I'm going back to university in my mid 20s and I have no clue what to major in/career to pursue.
I've never worked an office job before either so I'm quite clueless about the day to day of both professions.
Marketing obviously seems SO fun but seems like it'll be lower pay than HR?
HR seems really doable for me too, and from what I've seen, it has higher pay but my biggest fear is that I'm an empath and feel other people's feelings like they're my own so I'll really struggle with employee grievances and terminations.
I'm also an extrovert and I absolutely loved working in retail so I have experienced having a job I love, but I have no clue which profession would be better suited to me.
I need to get an scan for smth on my leg tomorrow, but I'm absolutely terrified
The reason this scan is being done is to rule out major illnesses and I literally cannot handle it, I start getting such horrible anxiety and my head starts spinning at the thought of getting the scan done or even finding out what it is.
I recently had a brain mri which i was just as terrified for but it turned out clear, but i'm having the same pattern of anxiety for this and im struggling to cope.
I'm a believer that ignorance is bliss and even if there is smth wrong I don't wanna know
- I’m a huge people person, nothing energises me more than human interaction
- I get bored easily and I hate repetitive tasks
- I’m very sensitive and take criticism to heart, although this is improving a lot with age!
- I have very strong empathy which makes me have REALLY good people’s skills, but i also had to leave a career in healthcare because I just couldn't take it
- I love public speaking
- I’m not particularly ambitious, but when I’m passionate about something, I work hard at it
- I’ve had the tendency to be a bit disorganised and flakey in the past, but again, this is improving with age ( I’m in my early 20s)
- I know mbti isn’t perfect, but if it helps, I’m an ENFP 4w3
I’m in my mid 20s and I’m about to enrol in an online business course because I also work full time.
Does anyone have any experiences with WSU online?
I would love ideas about what has worked for other people when it comes to making to making not just new friendships but making fulfilling friendships!
I live in the same big city I grew up in but I have virtually no friends from school/university!
I'd love to have a list to actions I can take so I stop feeling hopeless lol
I'm in the midst of a career change and I'm considering between teaching and human resources, and I'm heavily leaning towards human resources.
This is because in the past, I've enjoyed working with adults over children, there's the opportunity to work hybrid/remotely and ultimately, there's higher pay.
Do any ENFPs have experience in human resources and share your experience about what it's like having our kind of personality HR?
I’m 23 living in australia and my parents immigrated here from india back in 2005. I grew up here and I have a good life. But something that's been on my mind is that I don't think my level of happiness would be much higher or lower if my parents never immigrated.
Everywhere I look on social media all I see is this desperate push from young Indians saying, "If you live in India, move out now." It feels like almost every Indian person I know online or back home is completely hates the country.
I feel like india has so much to offer. India is so full of life and culture and it makes me sad to see young people not appreciate what's good about the country.
As someone who can see both sides, I saw my parents struggle for years when we first arrived and we had no money for at least 5 years. Today, I see new immigrants arriving in in a foreign country and all they talk about is how much they love it. How good the air is, how good the streets are, but I know for a fact that australia is facing a rental crisis, they likely work exhausting shifts and likely feel very lonely.
Yet, their social media is perfect. No one ever mentions their struggles. They just pretend they are extremely happy to be abroad.
Is moving abroad 99% just a social status thing? It feels like people are terrified to admit defeat because moving abroad seems like the easiest way to gain social status....
I know I'm privileged, my parents were upper middle class before they left. But because of this, I have a strong feeling I would've been happy growing up in India as I am here. According to my cousins, they say I would've had a better life growing up in india lol
The only thing I completely understand as a non negotiable reason to leave is women's safety.
But for everything else feels like false hope and as someone who can see both sides, Indian people's desperation to leave india is so frustrating
Be honest, are people who moved actually happier?
At each level? From entry level to manager positions?
And are they common/standard? Or are they hard to find?
I know someone who was advertised a hybrid position, but because of work culture, she goes into the office 5 days a week.
If you're in a genuine hybrid role and it doesn't hinder your career progression, what's your profession?
I'm 23 and I dropped out of a health degree when I was 20. Since then, I've either being working in retail or have been self-employed.
Right now, I do think I'll be able to get an entry level recruitment job but I have no clue where to go from there.
I don't know if I should work full time and do a bachelor's degree part time.
Or I could do a Cert IV part time, but I don't know if a cert without a degree will help me in my career.
Or I could study full time and continue working in hospitality/retail.
Which one would you suggest would be fastest to get me to my goal?
I would love to start a HR/talent acquisition entry level role but I dropped out of a health degree years ago.
I have customer service experience and I’ve been self employed for almost 3 years where I developed a lot of sales and marketing skills.
I’m pretty sure entry level positions are possible to get without a degree, is career progression possible?
I haven't been to high school in 5+ years, it's weird to suddenly see the names and faces of people I had forgotten.
I got my first aligners today and I also saw the model of my final results for the first time and I'm not fully happy with the results.
The final results have my front teeth pushed really far forwards.
I'm not sure where to go from here.
I'm definitely going to be going alone but the only thing I'm concerned about is getting home safely at night on a weekday.
I'm genuinely considering leaving early before it gets dark but missing the show is gonna hurt me.
I'm not a strong swimmer but I would love to know if waist deep water is safe at beaches with calm water like Shelly Beach?