u/Vivacious_bird

With the AI era, I am not sure whether to keep grinding leetcode or stop. I am overwhelmed 😩 and honestly not sure if leetcode is still being asked in interviews. I have 0 interview calls in past 6 months so not sure ehat interview pattern looks like anymore. Please share your thoughts and advice. I can honestly use some motivation. 😰

Currently studying system design and leetcode. Side by side trying to learn new tools and AI a little bit. Perhaps making few projects will help rather than just leetcode and system design. Its extremely overwhelming to decide what to do.

I have been suffering from Chronic Pain on my left arm, shoulder and neck due to pinched nerve. At times I dont even feel my hand.

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I tried everything from therapy to physiotherapy, massage, chiropractor etc. ot gets better but never goes away. It returns within 2 to 3 days always and worse sometimes.

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I also developed anxiety because of everything. I have been in and out of hospitals for over a year. Blood tests cardiologist reports all say normal. But my pain is very real.

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My husband is helpful and supportive usually but I feel like he doesnt understand the pain I am having. We have had fights over cleaning and regualr stufd but the most hurtful thing he says to me is try not to think . Your anxiety is making the scale of pain more than it is. Whxih may or may not be true.

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My physiotherapist said its chronic pain and my husband debated says PT is not a real doctor. He doesn't brushes things off but sometimes his words just make no sense to me. He was the one to get me into PT in the first place.

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He tells me - when he suffers from pain or discomfort he tells his mind that its all okay its nothing and distracts himself. Why can I do the same?

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This exact thing feels like he is invalidating my pain. As if its not real. He keeps on saying oh I wish your pain gets better so that things get back to normal for both of us. Its sometimes hurtful I feel as If I am holding things back.

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He genuinely loves and cares for me but incidents like this make me feel like he is fed up. Not sure what to do . I was against taking anxiety meds but with all this I have booked an appointment with my therapist to see if medication will help me.

Hello All,

I have been suffering from cervical radiculopathy for over a year now.

I haven't had any MRIs or Xrays done but my PCP and PT both have diagnosed it as pinched nerve in my left upper back. I have been in PT for almost 6 months now. I also tried acupuncture, chiropractor, myotherapy, massaages, cupping and some electric pulse thing that the PT does. I have temporary relief but it hasn't gone away yet.

Pain I feel - started with burning sensation in rhomboid and pain went to my left shoulder. Now i feel it in shoulder and back of my hand till elbow. Burning sensation weakness and lightness in arm has gone but that tight pain deep inside still exists.

I also do strength training with light weights.

I feel burning pain at one point on my chest as well just in between right below neck.

I got my heart tested too - ekg, echo, stress test and holter monitor, no issues with my heart. Thankfully.

Anyone has any luck with resolving this pain? My first time I had, i felt I was having a heart attack which it turned out was my first horrifying anxiety attack. N ever since then I started having this pain.

Hello All,

I have been battling anxiety since a year now, I had my first anxiety attack on May 28th 2025, life has been hard ever since then. I thought I was having a heart attack the first time, My left arm became numb and tingly and jaw became tight. We rushed to ER they said its anxiety. I think I have health anxiety or GAD.

I still got my stress test and echo done along with holter monitor. It all came normal but I had below symptoms that went and came back randomly:

1. Numbness and tingling of left arm only

2. Pain/burning sensation in upper left back rhomboid (both the symptoms turned out to be due to cervical radiculopathy) i have been in PT ever since.

3. Palpitations (very frequently specially at night, it stops weeks and come back randomly). After all test and reports its much calmer since my mind knows its normal.

4. Palpitations even if I have even one light beer (I stopped alcohol altogether), good riddance I dont miss it

5. Random numbness in left leg which went away after I got blood test reports which came normal.

6. Light headedness and nausea during periods specifically before and first three days (this is very recent and happened only once), I felt I was dying.

7. Light sensitivity and feeling that fuzzy vision, not blurry but just weird (no eye problems I checked that too)

I spoke to psychiatrist who gave me medication that I never took since I wanted to try normal therapy and manage stress without it. I tried exercising, eating healthy, Physiotherapy, CBT, hypnosis, box breathing, meditation etc. i was actually feeling a lot better. My health anxiety was in check.

But past two weeks I had back to back anxiety (maybe due to heavy stress at my workplace with multiple layoffs in my team, or hormones, periods etc.)

Doctors says nothing is organically wrong with me, but I feel I am just in and out of hospitals for over a year. I fear something is wrong with me. Most days are good but some days are just too scary. I wouldnt call my case severe anxiety wise or a depressed person but not sure if medicine is the path for me yet?

I need advice on whether to go on medication or not? Is it too early or too late? I have concerns over these things:

- Side effects of medication

- Dependency or withdrawal or addiction to medication

- Weight gain, I have body dysmorphia

Please advice. I already have psychiatrist appointment on 16th June. I need some inputs from you all on what to do and ask my doctor.

Thanks in advance. 😊🙏