u/pastelpocalypse

my therapist sent me a workbook with tips for recovery from burnout, but most of the suggestions are some form of "reduce demands on yourself and rest". but what if that isn't gonna work for me? first of all im a college dropout living at home with no job, im barely doing anything all day anyway (yeah i know im really privileged for that, sorry to be complaining anyway /gen). and second, ive already been depressed for a long time and it gets so much worse when im chronically bored (like i have been for months now). so to recover from burnout I'm supposed to rest, but to pull myself out of depression i know i need to start doing something productive with my time again. i have absolutely NO IDEA how im supposed to balance two directly conflicting needs and im totally stuck :(

my boyfriend is trying to quit smoking/vaping and i of course support him, but im not sure what exactly i can do to help if anything. is there anything y'all wish people around you would have said/done when you started quitting?

19 y/o AFAB

my right nipple keeps itching really bad. its not constant, but for something like a few minutes a day its almost unbearably itchy and no amount of trying to scratch the itch makes it stop. it varies in intensity but tonight it's so distracting i cant get to sleep. the other side doesn't have anything at all like this.

the itchy one doesn't have any visible rash or irritation that i can see, it just itches for seemingly no reason and im so confused. i have a doctor's appointment tomorrow for something unrelated, y'all think this is worth bringing up as an aside while I'm there or is it just something i have to live with