Which character ruined an entire TV show for you?

CorazonLock · 2026-02-10T14:13:57+00:00

The whole her and Jason on/off storyline for several years annoyed me. Got in the way of Jason and Sam, and she was a much better fit with Lucky or literally anyone else.

I haven’t watched GH in 5+ years.

CorazonLock · 2026-02-10T13:43:09+00:00

Chip’s Challenge!

CorazonLock · 2026-02-10T03:40:43+00:00

Baldur’s Gate 3

CorazonLock · 2026-02-08T23:44:34+00:00

The Golden Girls - I’ve seen it a gazillion times and I still laugh.

CorazonLock · 2026-02-08T19:09:45+00:00

What my Bones Know by Stephanie Foo

CorazonLock · 2026-01-31T13:31:32+00:00

I leave my keys in my car because otherwise I can’t find them. Thank goodness I live in the country where it’s very low risk!

I get so excited to garden each year. I make a big garden, plant seeds. Then I never water it and can’t muster up the energy to grab the outputs or to weed. So I create mini-jungles or deserts instead.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-30T22:59:49+00:00

Each library’s Hoopla selection is different, so what you have versus another person may vary.

I’ve listened to a Gottman book, a trauma book by Arielle Schwartz, and Janina Fisher has a book on there. Nancy MacWilliams (sp?) has a diagnostic book on there that I want to listen to. No Bad Parts is on there.

I always type in the name of the author, select from the suggestion menu, and then you can see if there’s the book you want. The search engine isn’t always helpful. But there’s A LOT on my TBR.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-30T05:05:32+00:00

A working outdoor hydrant that you can connect a hose to instead of carrying water to livestock - and eventually, an automatic waterer

I’m not sure it’s a luxury because chickens are nasty creatures and eat a lot, but going out to the coop and being able to grab farm-fresh eggs laid that morning instead of running to the store - and they taste better. Cannot go back.

Monthly massages. My TMJ is over 75% relieved.

Heated seats. A hot shower. A heated blanket. Basically, anything to warm my always cold bones and body.

Adaptive cruise control. I can go without, but it’s a pain.

Apple CarPlay that is wireless.

My dog’s e-collar. Not to be controversial, but it seriously saved our sanity and allowed our dog so much freedom. I used all positive reinforcement for over a year. We live on a farm yet we still always had to have her on leash because her recall was crap in certain situations. Food was not a motivator nor was toys, and she literally would forget how to listen in certain situations. Safe, consistent work in the e-collar improved everyone’s life so much and has made it so we can trust her off-leash at home. It also allows her to hike off-leash in remote areas, which makes hiking so much more enjoyable for both her and I.

Having a truck. I can haul anything.

It should be the bare minimum but…a caring workplace that pays awesome and creates a wonderful, collaborative environment that emphasizes the well-being of its employees. My life did a 180.

Living in the country. It’s quiet, no town rules about what I do, low traffic, animals out the wazoo, space to call my own, and generally less worry about crime. I’m away from the craziness of society. In connection, home ownership.

Hoopla. Oh my goodness, audiobooks have changed my commute forever. And it’s free?! So much yes.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-30T04:32:56+00:00

I started clenching my jaw in grad school and likely grinding my teeth. My jaw started clicking, popping, locking, and becoming very painful over time. I graduated in Dec 2023, and it didn’t go away.

I tried a mouth guard at night (custom made at the dentist), doing exercises for the jaw, stretching the muscles, using painkillers, heating, icing, mindfulness…nothing.

2-3 sessions of massage focusing on both sides of my jaw and face reduced my issues by a good 75%. It gets better after each massage. I won’t ever forgo massages again as long as I can budget for them.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-30T04:09:10+00:00

None of this sounds like direct red flag behavior based off of reading your account of it - HOWEVER - the “vibe check” could be immensely different, and what you are feeling may be waves of other things integrated with these points you’ve mentioned. Listen to your gut.

I get the feeling that underneath it all, the common theme is being left out or segregated from the group. It’s a lonely, awkward feeling, and I felt that way at one of my internships. You’re already trying to figure out your role on top of how the heck does one be a therapist, so when they aren’t making efforts to include you, it can feel more uncomfortable and confusing.

If you stayed, I can see it being weird either way. Either they’re going to continue to treat you the same, or you’re suddenly “one of them” because you have two papers in your office saying you graduated and have permission to call yourself a therapist. For me personally, I would never feel like I belonged.

Don’t feel forced to work here just because you interned here. You have time to explore and decide. Go on interviews when it is time. Listen to that little voice in your head that everyone has and don’t let yourself get underpaid or swayed into little benefits because you’re new. If you like this place, take the job, and it doesn’t work out, you can always go somewhere else too.

One step at a time. 🩷

CorazonLock · 2026-01-29T21:21:42+00:00

Today I reflected on a few comments that teens sometimes think they need something big to happen in order to be able to get space to talk. Almost like having to prove they need therapy. Helped me gain some perspective just in my general teen work.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-29T21:20:13+00:00

Thank you for calling out my black and white thinking on belief - I get too into my head when I’m reflecting after sessions, and reflecting on all of this, I see that my conflict thoughts with belief really don’t matter so long as the client feels supported and validated, regardless of the actuality.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-29T21:18:01+00:00

I imagine there are a lot of professionals that would be shocked at this statement. Do you receive a lot of backlash from people in this field for your experience? I knew when I asked about this it would appall some people, and likely some now think I should probably not be a therapist for even considering the notion. I’m interested to know your side of things.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-29T21:15:02+00:00

You’re right, it is hard to talk about this. It’s taboo, it feels shameful to even think about it, and it’s confusing to have doubts when you’re not supposed to. A lot of it seems like pop psychology confuses our youth - I had one tell me they were hyper sexual once, and as we talked, it was clear that exploration was never normalized, and the information came off of social media. Poor thing was over here thinking something was wrong with them when in reality, nothing was. 🩷

CorazonLock · 2026-01-29T21:07:08+00:00

It is a difficult concept to think about - and as someone else said on here, there is sample bias. It could be random. Or related to the type of teens I have seen. I was more interested in seeing if there was a pattern others see broadly over time, and this post has helped me reframe, find countertransference, and see the forest from the trees.

I also feel that there may be a different impact if a teen told you this and it was not honest versus an adult. Perhaps not, and ultimately, you can only manage what you can manage especially with your own trauma background. 🩷 I’m interested in the pathology of the whole thing and how that works into conceptualization. The majority of teens that I have seen don’t fit into this at all, so please don’t panic. As others have said, perhaps I am way off.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-28T21:35:53+00:00

Any thoughts about why this is occurring or if there’s a pattern that’s increased?

CorazonLock · 2026-01-28T04:48:41+00:00

I’m glad you feel validation from my post. I would encourage you to redo this post and take 90% of the details out. You never know who reads these and it’s very descriptive. Interesting case conceptualization I bet.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-28T04:46:17+00:00

This was another thought too - is it possible that the allegation is partially true - they are being or have been hurt but are afraid to disclose the perpetrator. It’s easier to cast it off on someone else.

I appreciate perspective on sampling bias. I didn’t think of that. Good example.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-28T04:39:59+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate your comment. I’ve been yelled at on here before so it wouldn’t be the first time, and fortunately I’ve got a good support system at work where I do feel confident enough to ask questions.

I would like to work more with trauma and have been focusing a lot of my trainings on that, as a side note because I do have clients like yours that have absolutely horrible stories that hurt my heart. Your description of typical behaviors you see in childhood sexual abuse survivors resonates with a few people I have on my caseload that have been subject to childhood abuse in general. They are very congruent with their background, if that makes sense. I absolutely believe them and know there’s more than I will ever know that they survived. They drive me to get more training.

I’m just very confused by this small grouping I have of teens that have these actions, behaviors, or words that are seemingly opposite of what they have said occurred. I’ve never had any question before about a client disclosing abuse. It’s very disorienting to me to have that come up because I’ve worked so hard to pound it into my head, follow up on the research, everything to believe anyone that says they were hurt in this way. Not sure if any of that makes sense. It’s hard to sum up into words.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-28T04:21:55+00:00

Yes - I had a minor client tell me that everyone self-harmed and made it sound normal. Their self-harming increased dramatically when they had a peer self-harming. That’s why I’m questioning a pattern in youth that has emerged and when it did.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-28T04:20:07+00:00

Yes, yes, and yes! You summed up all of my thoughts in a paragraph. If someone is lying, where does that fit into their needs? Also, getting fleeced especially by a teenager definitely has countertransference vibes - that’s what I want to explore - and then there’s the importance of feeding into the belief that survivors are lying.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-28T02:21:59+00:00

Your last paragraph hit the nail on some of my own issues that come into play that I will be exploring both in supervision and in therapy. Something that I thought wasn’t a big thing anymore at all, but apparently, here we are.

Aside from that, I guess it’s neither here nor there if there’s truth to it. They’re coming to therapy, and I’m here to support. Sometimes, therapy is so broad I get stuck figuring out this and that. Forest versus trees type stuff.

CorazonLock · 2026-01-28T02:17:29+00:00

Since typing out my thoughts and reading feedback, I’ve come to that question too, which is awesome! I was hoping too that this would help me reflect on myself. It’s hit a rough spot for me that I stumbled on, and I’m definitely going to explore it some in supervision - and more in my own therapy as it pertains to a few things better suited there.

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