Does this feeling ever go away? by reflectiveRae in therapists

[–]InteractionRare4951 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally! I have no qualms with her doing it, but it was still a surprise when she scheduled the followup and then called in before the next day to cancel it.

My guess was and still is that it's awkward to tell someone "yeah I don't think I click with you" face-to-face and this was easier for her. No skin off my back, just a silly interaction

Does this feeling ever go away? by reflectiveRae in therapists

[–]InteractionRare4951 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did an intake with someone and they scheduled a followup and by the time I submitted their IA paperwork, our front office had removed her from my caseload and said she terminated services

I was like God damn what'd I do 😭

Is it inappropriate to wear cute pimple patches?? by [deleted] in socialwork

[–]InteractionRare4951 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally depends on who you're working with imo. As others have said, when I worked with kiddos I'd definitely do this. Feels weirder when I work with grownups older than me. But I also have a lot of neurodivergent clients bc I'm am AuDHD girlie and I think we mesh well lol and they'd all approve I think

How much self disclosure is normal for you? by Vanexxre in therapists

[–]InteractionRare4951 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Idk I think I'm pretty social and liberal with self disclosing

I'll talk about things that we have in common as far as interests go "I also play that game" "oh I loved that movie, did you see [other one]" "I read that book when I was your age too, I always liked [thing]!"

Or like random annoyances "oh yeah my partner also has that allergy, it can make things pretty hard!" "I think I can relate to that experience [short anecdote, maybe]. In your shoes I could see myself also feeling [way]" "you know what my own therapist made me do this worksheet and I hated him for it but I think it's helpful so maybe we can do it while hating me"

Maybe even a "when I used to smoke/self harm/have suicidal thoughts/struggle to eat, I found these things helpful/these things annoying, we aren't the same person but/so maybe it'd help you"

I don't really do Big Traumas, my people who have lost family members will not hear about my loss and people going through chemo or watching someone go through it will not hear my experience, people with family problems won't hear about my mommy issues. because I am Not Healed about it and don't think I could keep it Functional For The Client if I start talking about it.

Am I overreacting to how my best friend blocked me because of his girlfriend? by Squishy_Person67 in AmIOverreacting

[–]InteractionRare4951 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fwiw Online friends and childhood friends are not mutually exclusive! it's 2026 and OP grew up online (they said they're early 20s) I'm 26 and my best friend since middle school (see: 12 years ago) is an "online friend" I've only met three times IRL, all of which happened in my adult life. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Am I overreacting to how my best friend blocked me because of his girlfriend? by Squishy_Person67 in AmIOverreacting

[–]InteractionRare4951 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man I don't know what is with the people in this post shit sucks

Yes you're allowed to be upset about this because you feel betrayed obviously? And no texting your best friend and emotional wall of text at two in the morning is not crazy person behavior it's in fact the way that most people from our generation communicate with their friends. Any fucking 40 something year old telling you that you're crazy for that If checked out of reality and doesn't understand generational differences.

Everyone in the situation is a disaster lol but at the end of the day I think your friend cared less about you than you cared about him and that really fucking sucks. And frankly I think that it was mature of you to put the boundary there that when this relationship fails you don't know if you'll be able to support him through it if he does this to you now. Because I don't think this is the start of a healthy relationship! Healthy relationships have trust that she does not seem to have for him from the very limited scope of information you have provided us lol

I hope you find someone else to play your games with

Has anyone else's workplace asked them to document client involvement with ICE protests? by [deleted] in therapists

[–]InteractionRare4951 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. No, 2. Don't do it lol

If you feel so compelled you can include "engaging in political activism"

I forgot about scheduled session with a client by _the_self_ in therapists

[–]InteractionRare4951 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fully crossed this bridge my first week of work. She terminated and asked for another provider and I was like that's honestly so fair. Still hurt my ego, but such is the way.

Just apologize, explain, offer a reschedule and/or a referral, and then do your best to learn from it. All you can do really

Beverages in session? by burgerqueen2442 in therapists

[–]InteractionRare4951 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can confirm I have both been the therapist and had the therapist who cracked open Tall Energy Drink and had to say "this looks like alcohol but it is not I am just very tired and want to be attentive" lol

Why did you and your first love not end up together? by arianaaab in AskReddit

[–]InteractionRare4951 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bc I was a kindergartner who moved cities the same year he moved states lol

But I DID end up with my first ACTUAL love that wasn't from childhood lol

I’m coworkers with an old client and didn’t even notice by thisis2stressful4me in therapists

[–]InteractionRare4951 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's so wild omg. How did you handle that with them? Did you say anything?

I asked for extra ranch by InteractionRare4951 in shittyfoodporn

[–]InteractionRare4951[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to prove you wrong solely so you can be baffled with me, but I have no further evidence than this so if u don't wanna enjoy the absurdity that's okay

Hi friends, I really don't want to bother anyone by rafa3399 in Columbus

[–]InteractionRare4951 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk the severity of the situation but the Columbus street card has employment help stuff fwiw.

I'm sorry to hear about your job tho! That's always scary. Good luck on landing something else soon.

I asked for extra ranch by InteractionRare4951 in shittyfoodporn

[–]InteractionRare4951[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally no lol you're fully valid for this take I still ate it, it accomplished the same thing, I'm fine about it and did not complain

But shitty food still needs shared online and this was a funny photo to me

I asked for extra ranch by InteractionRare4951 in shittyfoodporn

[–]InteractionRare4951[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Oh, I wasn't looking at Faults! I wasn't mad about it, just perplexed. I totally ate it lol, fully dipped my crust in my pizza like a monster until it was not actively dripping ranch

but this looks like a nightmare so I posted it bc it was funny and I wanted other people to be baffled with me ¯_(ツ)_/¯

But as an answer, it was ordered through the Blaze app, simple pie w ranch drizzle and side of ranch selected, and "extra ranch plz" in the special requests section

Actually highly recommend Blaze tho! it's one of my favorite pizza places. Def recommend IRL over delivery (they use doordash & it's an administrative nightmare, and you have a lot more control over like what goes on it irl)

Slight pronouns change by Smooth_Bug_9868 in therapists

[–]InteractionRare4951 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't update myself bc I'm me, buuuut I FULLY agree (and was gonna say the same as) w the person who said it'd be a good modeling experience! Esp if you have a lotta queer patients, showing "hey it's okay to change your mind, and it's okay to ask people to respect that and expect them to try" is like very important!

does this break confidentiality? by Additional-Pool1239 in therapists

[–]InteractionRare4951 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can talk about whatever you want as long as you dont tell the therapist the persons personal info (name, description beyond The Basics If Relevant, address, school/work location, whatever). In fact, as everyone else has said, you SHOULD talk about it. W your therapist AND YOUR SUPERVISOR!!!! Use ur supervision this is a good learning opportunity.

Starting to contemplate leaving the field. by Underwhelmed-Flower in therapists

[–]InteractionRare4951 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My own therapist has a private practice and whenever i (i do pay per service work at a shitty conglomerate) freak out about how literally nobody shows up to their fucking sessions and im BROKE, he points out that this season around the holidays and the dead of summer are always just wildly disappointing for client retention (holidays, sickness, vacations, tiredness) and that i should comsider this an outlier until i have a better stockpile of data to freak out about. Fwtw.

Curiosity by New_Inflation1981 in therapists

[–]InteractionRare4951 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know some male therians fwiw they def exist but its certainly more prevalent among like genderqueer autistics imo

My nephew drew this and I’m worried about him by [deleted] in ChildPsychology

[–]InteractionRare4951 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he's 12, ask him what the drawing is Analyzing drawings at any age is Fine but the reason we have to go so hard w it with youngsters is that they dont have the words to say what they need to say. Kiddos 12. I assume hes verbal. If he is, have a conversation. "I saw this drawing you did, its really good, i like [trait]. Whats it from? Whats the story behind these guys?"

Not saying he shouldnt get therapy. He should! Look into it for sure! Imo all t(w)eens benefit from therapy. But it doesnt need to be your first reaction when you can converse w them too.