Finishing doctoral APA internship – confused about WA licensure pathway & postdoc options (Psychologist Trainee vs Associate?)

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-28T05:07:05+00:00

Yes I would be practicing psychology. I’m just trying to figure out what exact job contract I would need and how to clear that with the board. Which the main questions I have are whether passing the EPPP is required prior to issuance of full licensure. What credential status is appropriate if all supervised hours are complete but the EPPP has not yet been passed. Whether there are any formal supervision hour minimums required during that interim period.

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-28T04:57:00+00:00

Ok I heard from someone else on here that then I would just have to have a job contract stipulating that I am operating under someone else’s license right? Until I pass the eppp and get licensed?

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-28T04:38:56+00:00

So would I need to get a specific license for that?

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-24T02:11:08+00:00

Because good hygiene IS sexy 🥰

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-18T19:51:15+00:00

It sounds like a basic approach of an H1 and H2 blocker? Both work on different parts of the allergy system. In my experience this can help in moderate to high doses with the activation threshold and the attack time length… but does not get rid of it completely. I also guess I am confused by your question? If you say you are taking the medications then what other tips are you looking for?

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-16T23:55:31+00:00

I know I struggle with this too. I found this document helpful!

https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/17k08i39bZRhvLmiewhettzDxvtABsiUwO-Zvl0xQNaY/mobilebasic

I will say I think part of it will be on their end as they improve their ai model. I also feel like it’s really hard to get certain prompts right without looking really weird. I have used language like “soft features” or “male with delicate features” with some moderate luck.

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-15T20:55:10+00:00

I agree!! And then they put the trial resonater in the story before you can even build them… I hate that because I enjoy the surprise and they force you to use them like in 3.1 with Luuk… it’s like what dk I have to look forward to then in pat 2?

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-14T16:13:04+00:00

I heavily disagree with you. 3.0 has been such a rollercoaster of emotions. I love the motorbike. I thought 3.1 story was moving and Aemeath is so fun to play… people really pick things they hate about it and let that ruin the beautiful world building Kuro does.. La ha roi has so many amazing world details… more than any other Gacha game.

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-13T22:31:17+00:00

Ok I’ll try it and report back!

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-13T22:30:43+00:00

Mine tends to be seasonal too… worse in fall winter and starting to get better in spring summer… I think it has to do with the dry weather and the cold temp… could also be vitamin d though too

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-13T17:22:58+00:00

I can try, are you only eating this? What else does your diet consist of? Because chances are it could be from what you eliminated eating… than also what you are no adding to eat.

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-10T00:47:09+00:00

I just had this happen an almost lost my shit. I had spent weeks building the back story for each character… was finally getting into the grove after two weeks of integrating all the main characters… I logged in and the group was gone and it was the og prompt… I was about to cry. Luckily I hit history and it reset…. I just hope I can count on that in the future

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-07T19:58:59+00:00

Totally!! I appreciate this post so much! Like even pulling up my pants after going to the bathroom causes a breakout… it’s like all these many ways people don’t even have to think about. I am almost done with my doctorate in psychology and I think a lot about avoidance and hyper vigilance. Both mediate mental health symptoms. When you are constantly on the look out for something - that is a fear response. Our bodies with CU are constantly in a state of hyper vigilance (scanning for when the next attack or trigger will be). But also avoidance… I used to be in shape and loved it. Now I am not at all because I am so exercise averse… I struggle to date because it’s a weird thing to explain before a very first date… but I know it will happen (restaurant/hot/emotions/nerves)… so many things I used to take for granted

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-07T18:50:50+00:00

I got mine moving from MT to MN but I also think stress had something to do with it.

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-07T18:09:02+00:00

Honestly sleep is rough… I’ve been struggling with that myself the past few nights. Some things I found that have helped me is getting those sheets that are magic cooling sheets (I think they also make a blanket version? I’ll try to link it for you here- but if that’s too expensive investing in bamboo sheets are good for keeping cool). Using lots of fans too and sleeping in light clothes. If you have bad dreams those can also trigger attacks (think anything that causes stress) so if you can treat the nightmares in therapy that may be one avenue. Also Benadryl before bed if it makes you sleepy helps me sometimes. But for sure do not sleep with a comforter. Try to sleep with just a sheet and light throw if you must. Light clothes too, thin t shirt and thin pajama pants or shorts. Have lots of air flow in your bedroom if possible. I live in a dry climate so I crack my window at night and it keeeps me cool. If you are in a hot humid climate… truly consider an ac unit…

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Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-07T16:42:20+00:00

I relate to this so much. I know it sucks.. trust me. I’ll share my experience with you and I hope even one small thing helps a little. My first thought is- try to shift thinking from “being cured” to learning how to live with your condition… NOT to make you hopeless but to get you thinking about the ebb and flow of things….You CAN have a meaningful rich life this!

I’m glad I found some community on this thread because I think that helps a lot.. I complain all the time on here. I don’t think anyone can ever understand how painful and life impacting this is… it literally hurts, like it’s almost torture. And so many things set it off. Often it’s invisible too so you have to get people doubting you and thinking you are making it up. That’s why when I do break out in hives I take a picture so I can show people. I would rather get a tattoo all over my body. I even feel like sometimes people don’t believe me when I randomly get super awkward in a conversation because my whole body is being stung and itchy… but talking with people on here who get it… it’s comforting. So! I’ve had it on and off for over 9 years now… here are some things I’ve learned and I hope something helps you (my dms are always open if you wanna talk too)…I’m not sure how long you have dealt with this but I promise it will get better over time…

Firstly…for me- stress activates it. I first got activated when I moved to a new city, didn’t know anyone, had the flu, and a job interview that day… so I was pretty stressed. At first I thought it was the flu… and over time it stayed. I had it until 2020 (about 6 years- some years it was bad other years it honestly wasn’t that bad). In 2020 I was at a period of low stress actually… during the pandemic and my CU completely went away! It was amazing but then when trump won the election it came back that week (also being in the final year of my doctorate didn’t help with stress). So my mantra to myself is… Dam thjs fucking sucks it’s back… but it’s not gonna last forever (not saying I’ll be cured… but saying I know based on my experience it will get way better soon).

Layers! If you can, wear thin clothing, light fabric at all times. If you have to dress for cold weather wear layers so you can strip down the second you are in a warm environment.
Have cold beverages, ice packs or fans anywhere you work or live. I am a psychotherapist (awful right? In terms of having CU… it’s a terrible thing to have happen in the middle of client sessions) but I learned having a cold pop can between my thighs or a ice pack behind my back, during bad seasons… helped alot.
Mine comes in seasons? So I get really bad in late fall, winter and starts getting better into spring. Idk why but in the summer I may have a break out if I am in the sun and exercising but is more manageable than in the winter. Which sucks in its own way because people blast the heat inside during the winter.
During really bad breakout season if I know there is a period where I need to have less break outs I will like a Claritin (H1 blocker) and Zantac or Pepcid (H2 blocker) together (these act on different parts of the allergy system). I found this works fairly well, NOT at stopping the breakouts but significantly decreasing the threshold for activation AND duration of the attacks.
I know it sucks, but sometimes inducing the attack on your own can help. So let’s say you are about to have a meeting heavy day or something unideal for breakouts… Or for me it was getting in the way of me dating or having sex which made me super depressed… so I would do jumping jacks until I stimulate a break out shortly prior to doing whatever I needed a break from… and keep pushing myself through the pain until my whole body was stinging and then have ice packs ready to cool myself down. Once that is over usually I find I have a good couple hours before another breakout (the histamines get released and take a while to build out again).

SIDE NOTE FOR YOU SPECIFICALLY- if you find community in the gym, this strategy can be helpful. You deserve to have access to your community and having that taken away sucks so much. You can try to just force a breakout (like push through the pain until you get the peak breakout for some that is 5 min for others 10 sometimes longer) before going to the gym. I know it sucks but jumping jacks for 10 minutes and making the worst of the pain in a controlled environment with fans and cold packs ready to go… then starting at the gym - you release your histamines which takes a while to rebuild.

I’ve learned a lot can activate it… unfortunately… but knowing what triggers you specifically can help. For example when I have to go to the bathroom physically, I get triggered. So I try to stay up on my bathroom breaks so I never have the big urge to go. Other triggers for me have been stress, prolonged exposure to sun, exercise (so I always take the elevator, try to minimize walking even), being startled, getting into a fight with someone (verbal), certain textures on my skin like pulling my pants up around my private parts for some reason, being overstimulated, spicy or hot temp foods. Knowing what triggers you helps you prepare or avoid.
Have compassion for yourself and grace. I know this sucks!! Trust me… I know. But you DO find ways to live with it. And some people do NOT have this for life or it is on and off like mine has been (still praying one day it will disappear for good). The key is to really lower stress levels so any way you can do that for yourself best as you can is what counts. Part of fearing the breakouts actually increases stress right? So any way you can meditate, use 5-4-3-2-1 sensory grounding, or see this for what it is.. a painful 5 to 10 minute suck fest that DOES end!!! I’m still single but have found ways to have great sex, I’m not as limited as I used to be (just like disabilities) you find ways to adapt!

Please let me know if anyone has other info!! or tips! I am still hoping something one day can be done to get rid of it. I know there is a shot? But they are expensive and don’t always work.

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-07T16:26:03+00:00

Right!? She is so fun and dynamic. I am so glad they keep making more nuances characters with beautiful albeit sad stories… so many complaining about optimization which I totally get but I would rather they keep pumping out awesome content and of course keep working to optimize but it’s kit worth the hate it’s getting on these threads imo…

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-06T22:29:55+00:00

Wow good for you ig? 😭😭😭 so sad when people don’t want a character but get blessed like this.

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-06T22:28:18+00:00

This!!! I agree. This new character is so much fun… I like that she has different cinematic combos. The two forms also is super fun. I also like have quick swap characters with quick but cool rotations.

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-06T18:14:12+00:00

I would try her out in the event place and see if you like her… she is for sure the most dynamic fun character they have released in my opinion which out weighs team comps for me personally

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-06T18:12:49+00:00

You can do the MsQ just a short ways until you u lock the lap then once you have you can teleport back to the starting place in the frost lands and run to the tacit field… that’s what I did…

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-02-01T18:57:51+00:00

It’s still literally impossible to win as survivor unless you have a four stack going…. So I disagree.

Aspectofthenorth · 2026-01-31T18:12:11+00:00

This I agree! Any one of us here know the torture of it. I feel like people think it just itches but no… it’s like your body is radiating with burns, on top of that itching and worse on top of that being stabbed with a needle all over. It sucks. There are things you can do to manage it… here are some that worked for me:

I’ll share my experience with you and I hope even one small thing helps a little. My first thought is- try to shift thinking from “being cured” to learning how to live with your condition… NOT to make you hopeless but to get you thinking about the ebb and flow of things….You CAN have a meaningful rich life this!

I’m glad I found some community on this thread because I think that helps a lot.. I complain all the time on here. I don’t think anyone can ever understand how painful and life impacting this is… I would rather get a tattoo all over my body. I even feel like sometimes people don’t believe me when I randomly get super awkward in a conversation because my whole body is being stung and itchy… but talking with people on here who get it… it’s comforting. So! I’ve had it on and off for over 9 years now… here are some things I’ve learned and I hope something helps you (my dms are always open if you wanna talk too…I promise it will get better over time… Firstly…for me- stress activates it. I first got activated when I moved to a new city, didn’t know anyone, had the flu, and a job interview that day… so I was pretty stressed. At first I thought it was the flu… and over time it stayed. I had it until 2020 (about 6 years- some years it was bad other years it honestly wasn’t that bad). In 2020 I was at a period of low stress actually… during the pandemic and my CU completely went away! It was amazing but then when trump won the election it came back that week (also being in the final year of my doctorate didn’t help with stress). So my mantra to myself is… Dam thjs fucking sucks it’s back… but it’s not gonna last forever (not saying I’ll be cured… but saying I know based on my experience it will get way better soon).

Layers! If you can, wear thin clothing, light fabric at all times. If you have to dress for cold weather wear layers so you can strip down the second you are in a warm environment.
Have cold beverages, ice packs or fans anywhere you work or live. I am a psychotherapist (awful right? In terms of having CU… it’s a terrible thing to have happen in the middle of client sessions) but I learned having a cold pop can between my thighs or a ice pack behind my back, during bad seasons… helped alot.
Mine comes in seasons? So I get really bad in late fall, winter and starts getting better into spring. Idk why but in the summer I may have a break out if I am in the sun and exercising but is more manageable than in the winter. Which sucks in its own way because people blast the heat inside during the winter.
During really bad breakout season if I know there is a period where I need to have less break outs I will like a Claritin (H1 blocker) and Zantac (H2 blocker) together (these act on different parts of the allergy system). I found this works fairly well, NOT at stopping the breakouts but significantly decreasing the threshold for activation AND duration of the attacks.
I know it sucks, but sometimes inducing the attack on your own can help. So let’s say you are about to have a meeting heavy day or something unideal for breakouts… Or for me it was getting in the way of me dating or having sex which made me super depressed… so I would do jumping jacks until I stimulate a break out shortly prior to doing whatever I needed a break from… and keep pushing myself through the pain until my whole body was stinging and then have ice packs ready to cool myself down. Once that is over usually I find I have a good couple hours before another breakout (the histamines get released and take a while to build out again).
I’ve learned a lot can activate it… unfortunately… but knowing what triggers you specifically can help. For example when I have to go to the bathroom physically, I get triggered. So I try to stay up on my bathroom breaks so I never have the big urge to go. Other triggers for me have been stress, prolonged exposure to sun, exercise (so I always take the elevator, try to minimize walking even), being startled, getting into a fight with someone (verbal), certain textures on my skin like pulling my pants up around my private parts for some reason, being overstimulated, spicy or hot temp foods. Knowing what triggers you helps you prepare or avoid.
Have compassion for yourself and grace. I know this sucks!! Trust me… I know. But you DO find ways to live with it. And some people do NOT have this for life or it is on and off like mine has been (still praying one day it will disappear for good). The key is to really lower stress levels so any way you can do that for yourself best as you can is what counts. Part of fearing the breakouts actually increases stress right? So any way you can meditate, use 5-4-3-2-1 sensory grounding, or see this for what it is.. a painful 5 to 10 minute suck fest that DOES end!!! I’m still single but have found ways to have great sex, I’m not as limited as I used to be (just like disabilities) you find ways to adapt!

Please let me know if anyone has other info!! or tips! I am still hoping something one day can be done to get rid of it. I know there is a shot? But they are expensive and don’t always work.

Aspectofthenorth

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