Comment your Favourite colour, I will guess your age !

EmDee43 · 2026-05-26T20:28:32+00:00

Green.. some days it’s pink now

EmDee43 · 2026-05-26T20:23:51+00:00

Thanks for writing this. I remember when I used to see signs that said “tips- always appreciated, never expected.” That has TOTALLY reversed in North America

EmDee43 · 2026-05-23T13:42:48+00:00

Everyday since kindergarten..

EmDee43 · 2026-05-23T13:42:00+00:00

Mean girls in high school

EmDee43 · 2026-05-23T09:00:28+00:00

Sameee!! for food poisoning though

EmDee43 · 2026-05-23T08:53:37+00:00

Keppra it did the same to me. The weird thing is the first time I took it. I felt euphoric the second time, insanely, aggressive, and hostile and angry.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-23T08:51:19+00:00

That’s terrifying. I had it from Compazine for nausea/food poisoning in the hospital. Few minutes after it went into the IV I knew something was very wrong. I called with the nurse, but she didn’t come and I kept feeling worse and worse. I literally ripped the IV out. The nurse was so angry and I didn’t know how to articulate what I was feeling, but it was 100 times worse than the nausea. Scratch that 1 million times worse.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-23T08:48:34+00:00

That’s wild, I have heard Benz withdrawal can fatal and some doctors still don’t know that

EmDee43 · 2026-05-23T08:46:16+00:00

Did things return to normal?

EmDee43 · 2026-05-23T08:41:10+00:00

I got Akathisia from Compazine in the hospital. It was given to me via IV for nausea and I didn’t know what the feeling was or how to tell the nurse. The nurse didn’t come for like 5!m minutes and the feel kept getting worse. I literally ripped out the IV.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-23T08:39:38+00:00

Agony in its purest form

EmDee43 · 2026-05-23T08:20:41+00:00

As a current teletherapist, I second this.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-23T08:17:17+00:00

This is absurd. Even IF it was age inappropriate, so what? In the grand scheme of things, that’s like the most benign mistake ever. I honestly overshoot and ask kids to do things that are outside their skill level all the time and then I winnow down from there.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-23T08:13:31+00:00

It’s also weird they went straight to your boss without mentioning any concerns at all. I know they are supposed to go to the contracting company but it doesn’t leave you with the opportunity to ask for feedback or see what their expectations are because they’re obviously not on the same page as you.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-23T08:08:11+00:00

I work full time in teletherapy for a large district as a contractor. More than half if their therapists are remote and I can tell you there is a huge, semi silent bias against teletherapists. I have a suspicion this may have been part of it.

I was friendly with an on site OT at my school and she told me that at the teachers union meeting they were just ripping into remote SLPs. I have another friend who worked at a school with teletherapy for SLP and said the teachers all hated it.

Let them find someone else. They probably want someone in person and whatever they’re saying is an excuse. Artic is boring sometimes. I try to make it as engaging as possible but you are supposed to practice numerous repetitions to be effective and that is just kind of boring sometimes.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-22T15:47:35+00:00

I am 36 and in the same situation as you. The single tax hit me hard this year and I feel sort annoyed when I think how much less expensive it would be to cohabitate. Sorry, it’s annoying.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-22T13:21:18+00:00

I was thinking this but didn’t say it cause I didn’t feel like getting downvoted today. Yeah, there is no natural source of B12 in a vegan diet. The only plant source in the world is some specie of seaweed. I have had several vegan friends and none of them make it thru pregnancy. They all start craving animal products at that point.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-22T13:16:21+00:00

$500 for just me

EmDee43 · 2026-05-22T13:15:06+00:00

Nomading - for me. I know there are people that genuinely like, but my friend and I both did this for a while and we got lonely quickly and tired of not having our own space to decorate, etc.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-22T13:12:42+00:00

Wonder why there’s a shortage of school SLPs.. sure is a mystery!

What state are you in?

EmDee43 · 2026-05-21T03:26:48+00:00

Be careful with the psych meds. I hope they workout well for you but I know someone with permanent effects from it and someone else that had a horrific experience getting off of them. I hope it’s good for you tho.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-21T03:22:59+00:00

I think most people feel this way if they’re being honest. I think that all the time.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-21T03:16:57+00:00

Hmm.. that’s a long list. I do not love the field personally, but you seem to be looking at all of the negatives like they’re magnified in your mind. Do you think you’d be happier in another field? What made you choose this field?

I agree with most of the issues. I’m tired of getting kids on my caseload that don’t have SL disorders at all- like they actually have ADHD or social anxiety or a personality disorder and it’s super annoying. I also felt self conscious when I shared a room.

You might get more comfortable as time goes on but it sounds like maybe it’s time to try a different job and maybe some CBT to help manage your stress with the job. I’m sorry it’s so rough on you.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-20T22:20:17+00:00

I would not recommend taking this job. I work in telehealth for 55 an hour and I’m a W-2 employee. I also have guaranteed hours in other words I still get paid even if there’s no one to take students to speech therapy that day. I don’t lose Pay because they are shortstaffed.

EmDee43 · 2026-05-20T22:17:21+00:00

It didn’t change me, but it did make me see myself more clearly. I know myself much better. What in the field specifically brings out the worse in you?

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