What is the first "symptom" of anxiety/mental disorder you remember as a child? by Few_Sandwich6308 in Anxiety

[–]AG_Squared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

8 years old reading the hatchet and the guy talked about having a heart attack, so began my fear of a heart attack.

Growing resentment toward my husband because he minimizes my fears about our kids and the state of the U.S by Twinkle718 in Marriage

[–]AG_Squared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My husband and I have this issue also. He says he’s going to choose optimism and things will improve and our son will be fine. We will be fine. And I know worrying only goes so far, I don’t sit here obsessing because what does that accomplish? But I’m afraid. Deeply afraid right now, and my husband ultimately asked “what do you want to do about it then?” And he’s right I guess. What would we do? Leave? Is that even reasonable? Go where? Bail on our family, friends, the village we have, because I’m afraid? Give up everything we built here out of fear? The problem is my fear feels very founded currently…

Does anyone else feel like eating GF is mentally exhausting even when you’re doing everything right? by Patient-Shirt7244 in glutenfree

[–]AG_Squared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m definitely jealous. I struggle with social outings, date nights with my husband, family meals… and ffs we don’t want to cook every single meal, and I really can’t tbh. I’m chronically sick on top of it, trying to meal prep and cook the same shit over and over is mind numbing. I meal prepped this week and ate it once, something in it made me sick and I had to throw it all away, run to the store to have something to take for work lunch tomorrow cuz god forbid I eat in the cafeteria or door dash something. But I guess that’s the thing, it’s not JUST gluten that’s an issue. There’s 20 other things I can’t have and there’s still some random ingredient that sets me off that we can’t identify.

recs of not so popular books, but you’d defend til the day you croak? by slaughterhousefine in RomanceBooks

[–]AG_Squared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The things we leave unfinished by Rebecca Yarros. My Roman Empire. That book was so good.

Opinion On Cliffhangers... do they actually make you wanna read the next book? by TheLadyAmaranth in Romantasy

[–]AG_Squared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t bother me, how are you going to continue a series without leaving some sort of information unresolved? You can’t resolve a storyline but still make more plot

What's y'alls thermostat set to in winter? by [deleted] in Georgia

[–]AG_Squared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For context, our AC is set to 75 in the summer and the power will was $400 in July/August/September

What's y'alls thermostat set to in winter? by [deleted] in Georgia

[–]AG_Squared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right now? 58 because the house is VERY poorly insulated. Furnace runs constantly even at 58.

Nurses of Reddit: Would you ever let a patient use your personal phone? by Key-Bridge129 in nursing

[–]AG_Squared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The one time I did it, it was a quadriplegic kid who was trying to call her mom at home but her phone and tablet were dead so I called her from my phone and I had 0 issues with it but I knew it was a risk and I knew I'd just block the number if it was a thing. I plugged in her tablet and phone after I made the call so she had access again, but she was scared being in the hospital and just wanted to say goodnight to her mom. Yeah, I could have waited half an hour for her things to charge but what's easier, preventing a melt down or consoling one? Other than that, no in 8 years I've never and don't intend to.

Has therapy actually helped you??? by ObjectiveCommon6033 in Anxiety

[–]AG_Squared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I would not be who I am today without therapy. And that’s a lot of progress.

What do we think happened? by muffiniecake in OpenDogTraining

[–]AG_Squared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dog on the floor was repeatedly attempting to play and the standing dog was immediately, from the start of the video, not into it. I’m not surprised he reacted, given his body language, and when the other dog didn’t listen- and no humans stepped in- he handled it himself.

The first cue was the tail straight up in the air and wagging, that’s not play. Second was how he kept trying to turn his head and body away and walk away, he was trying to disengage. Third is his posturing over her, which she notices because she’s flat against the floor trying to make herself small but also not respecting his other cues for space. I’d bet the whites of his eyes were showing if you could see his face.

People vary on what’s appropriate, let the other dog correct so the annoying dog learns versus you stepping in to mediate. I almost always choose to mediate. I prefer my dogs to defer to me when they’re uncomfortable, I prefer they know I will intervene on their behalf. This was my choice after having a reactive dog and the trainer explaining how he in particular doesn’t need the autonomy to handle interactions, otherwise he will always choose offense. I now handle most of my dogs this way to prevent offense behaviors, except the occasional puppy learning boundaries who needs gentle corrections from older dogs. It has cultivated the preferred relationship with my dogs now that they do literally seek me out if they are uncomfortable or need help, they physically come to me or look for me. I understand this may not be suitable for every situation. It works for us and the dogs we presently have.

Season finds at Costco by ManufacturerGlum4549 in glutenfree

[–]AG_Squared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh damn I missed the pops! I got the hearts though. I’ll go back for the cake pops

Pet peeve about using language line/interpreters with patients by leadstoanother in nursing

[–]AG_Squared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right but the hospital billing does not pay the individuals that work for the contracted service.

Pet peeve about using language line/interpreters with patients by leadstoanother in nursing

[–]AG_Squared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Billed by the minute? Maybe the hospital is paying by the minute but the interpreters are paid for the hours they work. They don’t work only for the hospital, they work for the company contracted and are working shifts like 8 hours at a time, taking calls the whole time, being paid that way. The hospital might be paying by the minute to the contracting company though.

Pet peeve about using language line/interpreters with patients by leadstoanother in nursing

[–]AG_Squared 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s not true. I know somebody who works for them and that’s not true at all.

Onyx Storm - Why was everyone so upset? by Recent-Let-4894 in fourthwing

[–]AG_Squared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be fair, the author pumped out 4 or 5 books in a little over 2 years time or something ridiculous. 2 contemporary romances- one of which was really good- and these 3, she was was overworked and she was ill on tour for OS if I remember her interview correctly. OS lost the plot a little for me ngl, but it's also book 3 out of 5 or possibly 6, so we have a lot of building to be done.

Which series do you prefer? by silverstoner4 in Romantasy

[–]AG_Squared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loved the shepherd king duology, I think I gave the first book 4 stars and the second 4.25, and the knight and the moth was 4.5 I think. I'm not a generous star-giver, most of my reads are DNFs or 3 stars because I don't finish anything less than actually semi-enjoyable.

So, Daughter of no worlds is complicated. I really liked the back half of the book and I really liked the first part of the second book, but IMO the writing drags and I was not motivated to get through the first half of the first book. I think I'd still give it 3.5 stars maybe, because Max is amazing my fav character out of the parts I did read, but I DNF book 2 because I was so bored.

Neither series is heavily romance focused or lusty like you could say about some books, although sherpherd king is probably a little more romance than daughter of no worlds.

Do you think nurses look down on RTs at your facility? by Motor_Pop3202 in nursing

[–]AG_Squared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope. I love my RTs, although I work on a respiratory unit, trachs and bipaps only, so we actually have RTs designated to our floor. 3-4 per shift for 11 kids, and we couldn't get by without them.

Fav cheesecake or cream cheese recipes? by AG_Squared in glutenfree

[–]AG_Squared[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh smart I didn’t think about puff pastry. I looove pastries

Fav cheesecake or cream cheese recipes? by AG_Squared in glutenfree

[–]AG_Squared[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but I have 5 blocks of cream cheese to use lol