u/babyduckl

Hi all!

I am currently in my CF working at a pediatric hospital outpatient clinic. Both of my externships were peds, though I had one adult aphasia patient at my college clinic. I’m definitely regretting not having at least one adult externship.

Currently, I’m loving pediatrics and that’s what I see myself doing now, but one of the reasons I got into this field was the options of changing populations if I wanted to.

I’m getting into the feeding/oral motor side of peds which I hope will also reflect positively on my resume if/whenever I decide to go to adults.

But my question is: if I work in peds for a few years, and decide I’d like to try adults in a SNF later on (as I’ve heard that’s easier to transition into from peds), would that be possible? I have some friends working in SNFs right now who have said I could observe or ask for help whenever I decided to transition.

Have any of you transitioned from peds to adult later in your career? And what was it like?

Thank you! :)

Hi all!

Some background info: I’m married, filing jointly, and my gross annual income is ~$77,230 and my husband’s is ~$80k. I just started a new job that offers both Roth and Traditional. My husband is only doing Traditional through his job. I was trying to do some research into it and was getting mixed answers.

I was originally going to plan to do full contribution of 6% to Roth only, then eventually shift to Traditional when my income increases, based on some things I’ve been seeing online, but I wanted to see if anyone had any additional thoughts or advice on this? I just want to make sure we’ll be comfortable when we retire.

Thank you!

Hello everyone! I hope this is the right thread to post on. But please let me know if it isn’t.

I’m going to try to keep this relatively short as much as I can. I was diagnosed with OCD, anxiety, and bipolar 2 when I was 13. Now that I’m older, I wanted to get re-evaluated, specifically for the bipolar diagnosis since I was so young when I got it. Anyway, I haven’t had the happiest childhood or adulthood years (parents didn’t have a good marriage, I was introduced to sexual content at a young age, dad dying from cancer, SA). I won’t get too much into it, but the psychologist said it sounds like PTSD and not OCD or bipolar. He hasn’t made the diagnosis right now since he has to compile the report and my responses to the assessments, but I’m really second-guessing this diagnosis. Of course I think of my traumatic experiences every once in a while, and I’m sure I should probably discuss them with my therapist, but I don’t experience the signs of PTSD regarding those events. No reoccurring nightmares, hyper-vigilance, extreme distress over them, etc. I feel like I’ve grown from them. Instead, I experience key symptoms OCD. Intrusive thoughts that cause me a lot of anxiety, fixation on past things I’ve done as a kid which elicit a lot of distress to the point I feel compelled to confess, and then when I confess one thing and my anxiety is relieved, my brain tries fixating on other things that I don’t even know happened or not, and the cycle repeats. It has really caused me to question who I am as a person and gives me constant anxiety.

He did confirm generalized anxiety which I didn’t doubt for a second, but him saying it may not be OCD and instead PTSD has gotten me thinking a lot.

However, I have no experience with PTSD, and I understand he’s the professional. But I’ve gone over a decade with a misdiagnosis and I want to be comforted knowing this is accurate.

Would anyone be willing to share some of their experiences with PTSD? Whoever is willing, thank you so much, and you don’t have to go into deep explanations. Whatever is the most comfortable for you. I’d appreciate anything at this point. I just want to see what the psychologist is seeing.

Hi everyone! I hope this is the right place to ask, and if it isn’t please let me know. My husband and I are looking to rent a house in the Yorktown/Williamsburg area once our lease expires. However, our lease doesn’t expire until the end of February 2027.

I’m (unfortunately) the type of person who constantly worries and overthinks everything, and I’ve been hearing that the rental market slows significantly in winter months. I’ve even considered breaking our current lease to rent what’s currently on the market, but it requires a charge and it doesn’t forgive us of any future rent/damages we owe (until a new tenant comes in, from what I’m understanding, and this apartment is highly desired due to low rent). Plus, I don’t want it to negatively impact our rental history.

Anyway, I was hoping to get some additional insights, advice, or personal experiences regarding the rental market during winter months, specifically for houses, in the Hampton Roads area. It’s our first time renting a house and transitioning from a leased apartment to a different place, so it makes me a bit anxious thinking we won’t be able to find something in time.

Thank you!

Edit: I forgot to mention that we are willing to leave our apartment late January and just pay off February’s rent after we’ve moved, so I planned on starting to apply in November or so. :)

So, for context, I was 13 when diagnosed with Bipolar 2, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, MDD, and OCD. I have been medicated ever since (currently on Lamictal 50mg, Trintellix 10 mg, and Buspar 5 mg, but those have changed throughout the years).
I’ve still had some what I assume are hypomanic episodes here and there scattered throughout these 13 years (I’m now 26) but I’m interested in trying for a baby soon and I kind of want to see what life is like without medicine. At this point, I sometimes feel like maybe I don’t even have bipolar 2, more like occasional depressive episodes. I keep looking into the criteria for Bipolar 2 and just wonder if I actually meet it.
Overall, I’m definitely scared but I’m also partly excited to feel medication-free. If I find out I can’t function without medicine, then I will definitely get back on it. I just can’t remember a time when I was not medicated.
Has anyone felt similarly or gone medication free before?

Note: I plan on starting tapering off my anti depressant first, and eventually my Buspar and mood stabilizer if all is well.

Hi everyone!

I’m graduating this year (woo!) and have already accepted a CF offer at an outpatient clinic. I plan on trying for a baby within the year or next year, but fully plan on completing my CFY, so this is mainly just my curiosity as DH and I were discussing it.

I understand that once you begin the application for the CF, you must complete it within 48 months. From my understanding, that means it doesn’t have to be completed all in one go, as long as it is finished within 4 years. I did a bit of research but couldn’t find a consistent answer on this. What exactly would happen if those 48 months runs out and you don’t get those hours for the CF? Will you have to retake the Praxis or restart the application?

Again, I fully plan on completing the CF ASAP, it was just something that was brought up in conversation and I wanted to see if anyone would know. :)

Thank you!