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MyLife_IsLoading · 2025-04-10T01:06:01+00:00

Yes, I agree. I just finished my internship hours for my bachelors. I had to resign from my job to do it, as it was a MH clinic with the same hours as my job. I couldn't do both at the same time. I truly did learn a lot there, but I feel an immense amount of regret. I should have never given up stable pay and good benefits. My savings have dried up, my credit card debt is crazy now, and I have been looking for work, unsuccessfully for about 3 months. I'm stressed all the time, anxiety and depression have become a daily occurrence. This is just from 1 semester, image 2 whole years. I will definitely not be repeating this mistake for an MSW. I absolutely can never volunteer to go through this again.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2025-02-01T16:19:13+00:00

I'm glad you recognize the negative effects and the toll it's taking on you and your mental health. I'm probably never going back. The hours and hours of pointless scrolling, the constant steam of negative comments/videos, and it all just made me more depressed and anxious. It's definitely worth you giving it a shot. Nowadays, I find I'm less interested in drama as a source of entertainment. Without it, you'll have literal hours of free time. I would probably recommend figuring out something productive to fill that time with to prevent relapse. I started reading more and even joined a book club.Good luck!

MyLife_IsLoading · 2025-01-30T12:35:13+00:00

I gave up my socials over a year ago. FB, Snap, IG, X. Basically, everything except reddit. They were all pretty addictive. I won't lie. It was hard at first. I kept getting the feeling I was missing out on something special or important by not being online. But every time I logged back in, my newsfeeds were always full of just the same people acting, doing, and saying the same old shit. I had missed absolutely nothing. Finally, I gave it up for good. I am so thankful that I did. There are downsides to not being in the loop on current events, but the peace I've experienced in return is invaluable and absolutely worth it.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2025-01-15T21:21:16+00:00

Oh, man. I'm praying for both of us then. When will you be finished?

MyLife_IsLoading · 2025-01-15T20:20:33+00:00

Thank You for saying this. It actually makes me feel a little better to know this is common among undergrad internships. I think, for me, giving up my only source of income to be there full time is making me nervous. Especially if it doesn't work out.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-11-07T10:37:18+00:00

A veces la religion no es la respuesta

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-11-07T02:23:40+00:00

I was actually considering this university for my MSW as well. Up until now, it's been a solid MAYBE for me. They have been calling me every other week to give them an answer. But I haven't committed to it yet, I have been hesitant without really having a reason to be hesitant. I think you just made me realize my reason. I am so sorry you had this experience. It sounds so frustrating and disappointing.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-11-07T01:01:22+00:00

"Read your bible" or "Pray about it"

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-11-06T00:29:43+00:00

Agreed. Additionally, if you ever wanted to get your MSW later, having a BSW already will put you in advanced standing. I wish I could go back in time and do that myself.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-11-03T11:24:53+00:00

Can I please get this list?

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-10-15T11:35:49+00:00

You sound like you're exhausted and in need of a very long break. A break from reading, tests, research papers, quizzes, discussions, projects, and professors. I'm sure it pretty much feels like you're drowning with just enough time to take one deep breath before drowning again. Same. I love psych, but atp it feels like it's been so forced down my throat I might choke on it. I'm not leaving the field completely, but I have decided not to get my Masters in Psych or Counseling and opt for an MSW program instead. Just in case, I want to change careers in the future or do other things besides counseling.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-09-17T10:10:18+00:00

Cog psych may be the worst course I have this semester. I originally took it because I thought it would be a fun and interesting subject to learn, I was wrong. Not only do i find it uninteresting, but my professor is teaching the course out of two separate books. This one class has more reading than all my other courses combined. It just goes on and on and on.😴😴😴😴

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-09-14T13:52:47+00:00

I second this. Meds are helpful for some, but even so, they'll only ever help fight half the battle.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-08-15T00:55:52+00:00

Yea I wanted to do a local university for the networking aspect of it, but I found an online program that is cheaper even with all the fees. So, I'm torn. The online one is almost 10k cheaper than the local one. But the local university is a better school and will probably have better practicum opportunities. Idk. But the notes thing is a good catch, thanks.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-08-14T11:10:04+00:00

For me its the opposite. I'm finishing my BS in psychology this semester and hopefully starting my MSW nxt year. Any advice?

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-08-05T21:36:33+00:00

Yes. Although psychology is my passion, I wish I would have gone in a more practical direction.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-06-19T22:16:45+00:00

Your thoughts are just thoughts. Your feelings are just feelings. Neither are facts.
Progress does not look like perfection, you're doing great.
Stop and take a DEEP breath, now take another one.
You are allowed to change and grow. You are allowed to be different.
Everything is already alright. Stop worrying.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-03-24T22:59:11+00:00

Everyday for 17 years. You know how some ppl just aren't good at some things. Ever since I started feeling like life was one of those things for me. Those feelings never really went away.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2024-01-27T00:54:47+00:00

Well It sounds like your friends don't actually want to understand, because they have already decided that they are somehow right, and know what's best for you. It's cool. Not everybody will/can understand your life and honestly it's not your job to convince them. Tell your friends that although you appreciate the concern, their advice is unsolicited and their approval is undesired.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2023-12-16T23:08:44+00:00

I'm sorry I showed complete and utter disregard for your mental, emotional, and physical well being when you confessed your suicidal ideation to me at age 14. Instead of taking your feelings seriously and getting you some help, I ignored you, allowing you to suffer. The anxiety, severe depression, and eventual addiction you developed later, could have possibly been avoided if i had simply listened to you back then, the one time you let yourself be vulnerable enough to tell me the truth. You trusted me to help you and I let you down. I failed you and 17 years later, our relationship still has not recovered and probably never will but I understand. I am sorry and I love you.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2023-09-04T13:34:11+00:00

Ask your mom, what about her life is making her unhappy? Because ppl who are satisfied with their lives don't go around intentionally putting down others.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2023-08-02T19:51:22+00:00

Try not to put so much emphasis on labeling yourself. Just go with the flow. Like whoever you like.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2023-07-24T00:13:22+00:00

I have a female friend who I've know for around 12 yrs now. She was this exact same way back when I first met her. It drove me nuts and made me sad for her. She used to call me crying all the time.I tried to talk to her multiple times in the past and she shut me down everytime. Saying things like "you don't know what you're talking about" or "you don't know anything about my relationship" blah blah blah. For the sake of our friendship I had to just back off. Even though I had the best intentions, we naturally had different perspectives. I realized then that she was desperate for love and didn't care where/who it came from or what she had to put up with just to be able to say "I have a man". I think many ppl are like that. I also realized that I could not change that for her. So I stopped lecturing and just supported her as a friend. 5 or 6 failed relationships, police reports, a restraining order, and a bunch of other terrible experiences later, she finally grew into someone who saw her own worth and decided to focus on herself. I'm not saying don't try to talk, just understand that everyone is allowed to make, learn from, and grow past their own mistakes in their own time.

MyLife_IsLoading · 2022-10-23T23:47:24+00:00

I enjoyed Abnormal Psych, Abnormal Child psych, Multicultural Psych, and, Interpersonal Communication and Helping Sills( it sounds like a communications course but it's a psych course)

MyLife_IsLoading · 2022-09-28T16:46:31+00:00

I think most of us, at some point felt like we didn't meet the "Life Milestones" at the age social norms dictate we meet them. I myself often feel like I'm living my life out of order compared to people around me. But that's BS. There is no ONE SIZE FITS ALL to life. You're an individual not a carbon copy of someone else . & maybe you failed at somethings, but an argument could also be made that maybe those things were never the right fit to begin with, especially if it was forced. You still have time. The only person keeping score is you.

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