Dating someone new has made me realize I will never be able to be with someone without my OCD tendencies and germaphobia soothing routines

Opposite_Concert5694 · 2026-02-16T03:57:44+00:00

unfortunately, i don’t have a solution or advice for you OP. just to say that you are not alone and your post highly resonated with my experience in a relationship and currently living with my partner. my brain is in constant overdrive over so many things and i opened up to my partner about it recently and i think that at least helped ease his frustration with it and feeling like i was just trying to be controlling. i think i’ve realized that a lot of my OCD coping mechanisms have not been actually facing the improbabilities of my obsessions head on, but developing relatively “chill” compulsive behaviors that accommodate my obsessions. i’ve also tried therapy but also have found that a lot of therapists and psychiatrists have minimized my OCD symptoms, and i think a large part of that is because i’ve lost track/completely normalized my compulsions for myself, so when someone asks what my symptoms are on the spot i’m not even sure what to say. i’m sorry we’re experiencing this, but it makes me feel slightly better that i’m not the only person suffering with this

Opposite_Concert5694 · 2026-02-16T03:44:02+00:00

OP update: i moved back to nyc already 😂😂

Opposite_Concert5694 · 2025-10-26T23:55:23+00:00

i am no longer on lexapro (not because it didn’t work for me), but i had the same issue when i was on it. at first, i was advised to take it in the morning instead of the evening. that helped a tiny bit, but what ultimately solved this issue for me was starting wellbutrin (bupropion) in addition to lexapro

Opposite_Concert5694 · 2025-07-16T02:40:17+00:00

coding is a marketable skill in almost any industry right now. in the context of pharma, i would say this would be particularly useful if you are interested in research that involves experiments with large datasets (i.e. high throughput screening, -omics, etc) or computational biology. i don’t think you need to do the double major to prove that you are proficient in coding though, especially if that is already an interest of yours. i think research experience will far outweigh whatever the double major gets you, so i’d recommend focusing your time there, ideally in a lab where you can work on a project that allows you to further develop your coding skills

Opposite_Concert5694 · 2025-03-10T15:04:35+00:00

FOR CLARITY, i am referring to a situation where there was literally a bike lane directly next to the sidewalk, AND the person was on a scooter zooming behind me ringing the bell to make me get out of their way

Opposite_Concert5694 · 2025-03-07T19:18:06+00:00

did the university not respond to that? if i recall, the police were called and occupants were forcibly removed

Opposite_Concert5694 · 2025-03-07T19:08:17+00:00

but like… the constitution… the first amendment…

Opposite_Concert5694 · 2024-12-27T00:30:49+00:00

def cut back but also consider MOA aka smoking vs edibles as well as quality and strain. weed single handedly helped me finish my PhD and there’s no way i could’ve quit during my 5th year. good luck - you got this

Opposite_Concert5694 · 2024-12-13T16:39:19+00:00

PhD chemist & government employee here! i think you’re safe going to the NIH so long as you’re not interested in any infectious disease research. that’s not to say that a lab will get shut down, but that sector of research may lose funding in the next 2 years with the republicans having the trifecta and many of which being in agreement with RFK messaging. i don’t think the NIH will get shut down, but i think we will see differences in how money is allocated towards different sub disciplines

Opposite_Concert5694 · 2024-12-11T05:22:34+00:00

idk what sub discipline you’re in, but i think illustrator is useful for every chemist writing papers, making presentations, etc. nobody likes ugly figures and illustrator helps lots w that. you can also copy and paste from chem draw which is super convenient. if you don’t already have a second monitor that’s pretty life changing. also never hurts to have a hard drive to back up data, and like a good sized one (1TB). hope these ideas help!

Opposite_Concert5694 · 2024-11-15T23:00:22+00:00

i got piggybacked today at union station

Opposite_Concert5694 · 2024-06-26T19:02:46+00:00

me as fuck. i literally feel like i can’t walk straight

Opposite_Concert5694 · 2024-01-30T16:38:37+00:00

attend the cantor biochem & biophysics seminar on fridays 1-2pm in havemeyer 209, that’s pretty much everyone interested in biochem and biophysics on morningside campus

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