u/auroramure

i'm writing this a little vulnerable but i've been to a psychologist before back in 2024 and diagnosed with anxiety and depression but haven't seen anyone since. My anxiety usually manifests in VERY physical symptoms but it's gotten worse lately because of stress from school. I need help but i don't know if i should try to see a psychologist again or go to a psychiatrist to get prescribed for meds. I thought about going to both but i just can't afford it right now. My chest hurts and i haven't been sleeping well. i also started up on a old habit of mine where i starve myself so i can actually try to get school work done, cause otherwise if i start eating i'll be more aware of what i'm feeling but also it's making it worse cause i can't eat and when i actually get energy i have a breakdown from being overwhelmed and can't focus.

Should i go to a psychiatrist to try to get prescribed with meds or do i go to a psychologist and work on my mental? My mom's stressed out with everything so i'm on my own. i'll have to use some of my savings to pay for a consultation so i wanna consider this fully and not just impulsively book an appointment to either just cause i'm vulnerable, can anyone share their two cents? (Also my school doesn't have mental health resources more so why i'm considering these options ) Thanks...

edit: Hi! thanks for the replies so far they have helped me make the decision to talk to my mom, she says we can set up an appointment with a psychiatrist when she has some money, Hopefully soon honestly i'm starting to feel worse, my head really hurts like worse than my usual migraines and my visions not great, gonna try and lay low when i get to class later (it's morning here) thanks again

i Haven't been able to stop crying in hours and haven't been sleeping well the past week last night i got 3 hours of sleep before waking up in full panic again my chest and stomach hurt and i wanna call NCMH's hotline but idk what to do i've never called them before i can book an appointment for a psychologist today but idk if talking will help because it didn't in the pass. i feel alone what do i do??

I Think si Dr. Trina lang na pwede mag prescribe kasi psychiatrist siya pero gusto ko mag check if may ADHD din ako at na recommend sakin si doc adrian.

hindi ko po alam if allowed tong post pero, may budget po ko under 1200 at meyroon good recommendations na man sila pero hindi ko alam sino mag appointment (first time ko sa Nowserving) nag diagnose na ko ng anxiety at depression pero psychologist siya so hindi nag prescribe ng meds sinabi po punta sa psychiatrist.

any other recommendations are welcome na man po.

Na bigyan po nang teacher namin ng Google document para sa presentation namin, first time ko po mag report, summarize ko po yung google document o copy n paste ko siya? medyo summarize na yung binigyan sakin so hindi ko alam ano right way gawin. Deadline sa october pa so hindi po rush pero advice po??

Okay so i've been wanting a book focusing more on the mystery, thriller or horror of a book but still with a happy ending romance subplot. I'm not too much of a fan of detective book series' so that's my only big no.

examples of books i liked

{A Killing cold by Kate Alice Marshall}

{Bloody Sunset by Gwendolyn Harper} / {Zombie Apocalypse series by Gwendolyn Harper} focused a bit more on the romance but i still like the balance.

{Listen for a lie by Amy Tintera} Romance isn't too huge in this one tho.

{The Haar by David Sodergren} surprisingly a unique monster romance??

also i haven't read it yet but i know i'd like [Such Sharp teeth by Rachel Harrison} just not in the mood for it just now though. Thanks if there's any recs, also sorry if this post is a bit messy!

edit: Didn't expect to get recs so fast lol, def added a bunch of these to my tbr, thanks!

Okay so i do online classes and usually get a response about my assignments but recently i'm going to be honest and say i feel like i've been slacking and we've just started the school year, (i'm a first year.) i turn in on time but i'm insecure about my work i'm not smart like everyone else is and tend to rush, 2 teachers haven't responded about my assignments, both of which I've sent subpar work to, i'm not even sure i did the homework right. i know it's been read because we have to send assignments through the school site and it tracks if messages have been read it's been 4 days, they answer questions in the student group chat but haven't gotten back to me. i'm scared for my next online classes with them because i'm scared of dealing with the awkwardness of sending in bad work. i have really bad anxiety and have been catastrophizing about this for days. :( could there be any reason they aren't responding?

Okay so my laptop is E5-475 Acer Laptop. The headset is a 3.5 jack it has two jacks but has a connecter i've tried other headsets they also aren't recognized as headsets.

When i try to download "Realtek Audio Control" it says this : "missing required driver: Realtek-RealtekHSA.inf" because of this i cant download it and change my headset from "headphones" to "headset"

things i've tried:

-checking "Sounds" To check my headset is enabled which it is, sound /audio works but mic won't

- Updated Realtek drivers

- Reinstalled windows but kept files

- Reset but kept personal files while getting rid of apps and settings.

- deleted drivers then restarted to reinstall.

-removing the headphones from settings then plugging in again.

-going to acer's site to get official drivers: but for some reason if i search my info when using "SerialNumberDectionTool" It says my laptop doesn't exist? Tried with Friend's laptop also doesn't work.

-contacted realtek and acer about "Realtek-RealtekHSA.inf" no response currently. not sure if this is the right course.

There could be more i've tried but this is from the top of my head, thanks in advance for any help given!

Okay so this started 3 days ago multiple of my family members in china cant send money through paypal? Whats going on? Is there any fix to this? We really need the money but they cant send us anything multiple family members have tried it wont let them.

edit: we have also tried wise and it doesn't work.