[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

one of the therapists i saw this year mentioned their faith to me in the middle of a session (without any indication of it on their website or any time before) in an attempt to provide comfort with something i was dealing with and i immediately noped out lol. it’s surprisingly hard to find a therapist in my area that’s not christian counseling or otherwise faith-based. only vaguely related, but i once came across a page for a therapist who was only accepting new clients with family in/ties to israel desolate

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

from the general vibes/light conversations about events i’ve had with them, all the therapists ive had in the past generally skewed liberal at worst with social/political issues. definitely not on the hard left, but not “wahh-illegals-in-my-country” xenophobic fascist aligned either, so hearing something like this was a first for me. it shocked me that someone in that line of work could have such a lack of empathy for other human beings. i’m just glad i know about it now so i can see someone else and not waste my time.

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im at a loss for words i dont understand anything anymore. it just got dark enough here so it was definitely a planned out thing. i hate fireworks on the “normal holidays” to have them but come on now

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this might be more vent-ish and long winded than i intended it to be so i might eventually delete but i desperately need to get it off my chest somewhere and to people who might Get It ? ooooooooooooooh

general cw for topics of mental health and suicide (i’m not sure what else to tag specifically!)

i previously saw the same therapist for 2 years straight and i’ve been bouncing around different ones ever since. i’m on my fourth one since then and it’s probably been the worst experience i’ve had with a therapist yet.

i’m bipolar 2 with adhd, and our latest appointment was the last straw. i was hypomanic this time, but very low and suicidal in the last appointment, which prompted her to oh-so-kindly tell me “thank god you’re feeling better, if you were still suicidal i’m not sure i would be able to keep you as a client because its not something i can deal with.” this was a therapist who advertised herself as specializing in bipolar.

i absolutely should not have done this in hindsight but i couldn’t keep my mouth shut at the time because, well, hypomania and impulsivity and whatnot, but later on in the session i mentioned that i was worried about immigrants in the US and mass deportations and Evil and Doom and that a lot of my friends were scared too. my therapist replied with, word for word, “well, if you and your friends aren’t illegals there’s nothing to worry about right?” i was so dumbfounded i just did not answer for a good 10 seconds and then changed the subject. there was nothing to say. i felt genuinely sick afterwards. i guess it was on me for bringing it up to someone whose opinions i wasn’t familiar with, but when would anyone be familiar with their therapist’s political opinions ??? isn’t that an ethical boundary or something

TLDR needless to say i am once again looking for a new provider. i’ve tried pretty much every website for finding people in my area. i dont like online stuff/zoom meetings so that severely narrows my options. i guess i’d like to know what sort of questions i should be asking people? to narrow out the Weird and Offputting providers if there’s even a way to do that? i don’t know. im just tired bros. any input on how to make things not suck would be appreciated because im just so disillusioned with the whole Mental Health System at this point. thanks for reading this far. doggirl-gloom


[-] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

sableye is literally me i love to eat rocks and skitter around in dark caves

[-] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago

agreed i tried it once and it was not that good or worth it at all. i could make better salads at home for probably 1/3 the cost. i guess convenience is what draws people to it?

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i dont have much else to add to this post im just genuinely interested because i haven't heard a single person talk about degrassi in at least 15 years (aside from the occasional "remember that show drake was in lol") what drew you to start/continue watching? where should a new watcher start?

[-] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

i know this sounds insane but my solution for cramps is to lie down with heavy things on my stomach. i swear it moves things along cowboy-cri

[-] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

i was mildly electrocuted in high school via the suggestion of a teacher to do something a little dangerous (very weird story) and it felt weird but i ended up fine and i was told explicitly not to go to the nurse. totally not sketchy at all

[-] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I have a friend who is in their early 20s and only started nursing work a little over a year ago and they are frequently appointed as the charge nurse. i don’t work in that field so i don’t know how things really work but it seems like a widespread thing

[-] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago

do you accept donations? i don’t want mine anymore

[-] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago

i’ve sort of been realizing that i’m not exactly agender. i’ve been presenting as my AGAB and it feels a little miserable and like a performance and im starting to feel like id be much happier presenting with more of a masculine lean than feminine. thonk-trans

[-] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

project coconut begins (video might be loud)

[-] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

so its joever right

[-] [email protected] 69 points 11 months ago

"hamas badges" oh jesus christ

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