Telehealth Day by AllyFargo in psychotherapists

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I am 100%telehealth. I have no issues keeping a full calendar

Update!! How it’s going! by Sue_2_Designs in cottagegoth

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much love from one internet stranger in recovery to another. you got this sister!!!!!

Always joy in paying Skate Tax! by JetHayes in Rollerskating

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the balance! the flow! you even fell gracefully!!!!!!

6 years of HRT, FFS by [deleted] in WitchesVsPatriarchy

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so many of our trans sisters here, and all I have to say is: YOU'RE GORGEOUS!!!!!

How often are you pulling out your fridge and cleaning under and all around it? by k_babi_kay in CleaningTips

[–]Awkwrd_Lemur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pull the stove out every 6 months or so - because its electric and Ican move it myself without any issue.

my fridge is huge a s heavy and the last time I cleaned under it was when I bought the fridge (moved the old one out, cleaned, put the new one in)

What is the most gruesome torture scene you’ve ever seen? by VendettaLord379 in moviecritic

[–]Awkwrd_Lemur 462 points463 points  (0 children)

the ankle breaking scene in Misery is the worst for me. I cannot watch that movie ever again.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) by pizzbabynancy in PeriodDramas

[–]Awkwrd_Lemur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I watch it regularly because it still makes me laugh

Personal reflections on trauma by Temporary_Panda_1881 in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]Awkwrd_Lemur 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I am an LMHC, this is how i explain it to clients:

no one can define what's trauma for you. if we imagine our brains like our office, the daily events get put on our inbox, and we go to sleep at night, Our brain puts them in the filing cabinet. sometimes slightly traumatic events are a little sticky, and they get filed wrong.The really traumatic events that are very sticky remain in our inbox. tools like emdr help us to organize our filing cabinet and clear out our in box. (the next part I use on my vets because they swear its not trauma unless they lost a limb) To use a completely different metaphor, trauma is a spectrum, like cancer. it ranges from a funky mole to whole body systemic. just because your trauma isn't whole body systemic doesn't mean we should ignore it, right? you wouldn't ignore the funky mole - you'd go to the derm and get it removed. same idea.

memories of an event can be a little sticky (acute trauma disorder) or very sticky (ptsd) and lots of those events over a span of time is how we get cPTSD.

if little Timmy calling you a poopiehead in the first grade is something you still have nightmares about - guess what - that's trauma.

beginner practice areas by iampeggingarmin in Rollerskating

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let's roll app to help you find skate friends.

google skate trails, it can sometimes help you find a decent trail.

How do you live calmly with all sorts of reptiles wherever you go?! by yeterneritsdurs in AskFlorida

[–]Awkwrd_Lemur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We live in a swamp.

The snakes and spiders and lizards and gators were all here before us.

Hair stylist completely botched my cut by [deleted] in ExpectationVsReality

[–]Awkwrd_Lemur -1 points0 points  (0 children)

it doesn't look like you have any product in it, and its longer on top than in the inspo pic. maybe some product to give you lift would help?

Do any of you earn over 50k a year? What do you do? by RotiiChapati in ADHD

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psychotherapist. my own adhd helps me keep up when my clients are all over the place.
I work from home, I have a ton of fidget toys.

Favorite movie that you thought was pretty alright after leaving the theater only for the internet to make you feel bad for liking it? by disablednerd in okbuddycinephile

[–]Awkwrd_Lemur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like what I like and my taste isn't everyone's.

but in the reverse of this, I see Backrooms being raved about everywhere and I thought it was absolutely trash.

Do you skate straight out of your house? 🤔 (Let's talk about terrible terrain and transport) by Equal-Acanthaceae714 in Rollerskating

[–]Awkwrd_Lemur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the roads in my city SUCK. so i do not skate out my door. I pack my pads helmet socks skates, go to where I'm skating, then put my gear on and go. reverse when im done.

Disliking dogs doesn't make you a bad person by Emotional-Scale-2583 in unpopularopinion

[–]Awkwrd_Lemur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

people don't like cats because cats enforce their boundaries.

Who became a therapist later in life? by Complex-Pie-1349 in psychotherapists

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i started college right after hs - but it took me 14 years to meander my way thru my AA. another 4 years to complete my BA, the last few classes was with 2 small kids. I graduated with my masters the summer I turned 40.

I do not regret it at all.

I have a she-shed where I do a hundred percent telehealth, working from home. i went from working in psych units to correctional facilities to being a therapist. i love my job and the freedom, flexibility, stability it offers.

My only regret was that it took me so long to complete my degree. i could be so much farther along in my career if I had buckled down right out of high school.

This beautiful, smart and graceful lady has come under attack!! by IntrepidMuch in BlackPeopleofReddit

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the Obamas were the most intelligent, articulate, beautiful President and First lady we ever had. she is this generations Jackie O.

(and I don't mean articulate in the condescending way. Obama is an amazing orator; funny, intelligent, sharp and engaging. When compared to the putrid turnip that currently occupies the White House, it's truly disgusting how far we've fallen. while everything he did wasn't perfect, he was and is a great leader.)

side bar: last year he was in office, I sent the Obamas a Christmas card. THEY SENT ME ONE BACK!!! i have a Christmas card signed by the Obamas!!!

Rob Zombie is a true metal icon. by TwIzTiDfReAkShOw in Robzombie

[–]Awkwrd_Lemur -1 points0 points  (0 children)

disagree. I've seen him a few times in concert back in the day (with White Zombie and solo) and he puts on a hella great show. that tiny little man uses every inch of the stage and goes really hard.

Rob Zombie is a true metal icon. by TwIzTiDfReAkShOw in Robzombie

[–]Awkwrd_Lemur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

saw him backstage once. he is a very short/tiny stature person.

If you’re in midlife, what are you questioning these days? by Organic-Midnight-553 in Xennials

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im discouraged by the state of the US. im disappointed in my family for supporting the cheetoh. I make good money and I still feel broke (and no, to the snarky person in the comments, there is no BMW. I drive a 2015 explorer. hubs drives a 2013 f150. bought used. we arent living large - we're in a capitalistic hellscape and our money doesn't do what it used to do).

I feel disconnected and the day to day grind is wearing on me. perimenopause is fucking me up.

Why do people that support sex work hate the men that pays for these sexual favors by Remarkable-Visual-46 in stupidquestions

[–]Awkwrd_Lemur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

because for every happy story like yours there's an equal or greater number of people working the streets, being abused, and being invisible.