u/dogseatlettuceeats

Tengo un problema y es que vivo en un pueblo en Andalucía, soy extranjera y para mejorar mi español voy a la biblioteca cada mes y cojo un libro. Esta semana no he ido por motivos de trabajo, y me voy de viaje este fin de semana y no voy a volver hasta el domingo por la noche. No puedo ir a la biblioteca hoy tampoco porque trabajo por la tarde cuando abren.

Bueno me he dado cuenta de que debería devolver el libro el 13 de mayo que es ayer, y no lo he hecho. No puedo pasar por la librería hasta el lunes. Que puedo hacer? Esas cosas no me pasan normalmente y me da vergüenza, y no sé si me van a dejar coger otro libro cuando vaya.

Normalmente que hacen en situaciones como la mía?

I’m trying to lose weight (already broke out of the obese range!) and have been trying to limit myself to a calorie deficit. It always works great, until my period comes and I’m absolutely ravenous for the first few days. Today I ate way over my usual deficit, despite really trying to stay disciplined, it’s like my period turns me into a bottomless pit.

I assume it’s not the end of the world, but how do you handle staying on a calorie deficit during your periods? Do you give some more wiggle room? What works against the cravings?

Thank you!

I guess the question in the title is very general, but I‘m imagining a client disclosing something that’s maybe more serious. Like if they started therapy for generic stress but they decided that they want to ask for help dealing with a specific issue with eating, past trauma, something that’s both completely unrelated and maybe more difficult to treat?

What would you think in that case? Would you recommend that they find a different therapist, just go on like normal, what would your reaction be? Or it depends?

Like the title says, one of my students told me that the reason she was absent for a day last week was because she was in the ER. She apparently had a panic attack. She's a great student, usually has perfect grades, but she failed our last test and when I called her mom, mom was really upset and insisted that her daughter should have had an A and wasn't working hard enough. I told her mom that I had the feeling that this student was under too much pressure and that's what made her fail because I know she knows the material, but mom wasn't hearing it.

Anyway, now I feel like I should have done more for this student. Her mom still isn't letting up the pressure and I feel like by teaching like normal I'm doing her a disservice. I don't want to break my students. Obviously I want her to keep learning, but knowing that every homework assignment will add to her stress makes me really worried for her.

How can I help this student? What should I do?

I know it's my first year and I've already heard that I'm too much of a softie, but I do genuinely care about these kids and I'm worried.