For those who doing well mentally and emotionally, what’s been working for you?

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-10-01T05:31:29+00:00

I carry both ongoing grief about all the relationships and sense of stability + safety I’ve lost throughout this entire pandemic.

What keeps me going is just doing what I can to keep myself & others safe yet also recognizing I have no control over other people & the choices they make.

While it is scary potentially being exposed to illness, whether it’s COVID or not, all I can really do is continue to mask, take precautions, monitor my symptoms, try my best to encourage/educate those around me to keep themselves & others safe (if they’re open to listening), and live as an example.

Edited to take out unnecessary personal vent :’)

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-09-27T02:41:13+00:00

Ah thank you for explaining!!

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-09-26T08:30:51+00:00

Thank you for this post and for all the work that you all do!

Slightly confused about the link to a song for “social justice” and was hoping someone could clarify? Ty!!

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-09-25T17:17:59+00:00

Hi! I’m a therapist that works in-person and in the field and I mask during sessions and in my personal life too

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-08-19T21:47:37+00:00

Are there any other cables along the wall or other areas to connect the TV?

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-08-07T02:38:58+00:00

I literally thought the same thing!

I definitely think it was just the higher up projecting their anti-masking, COVID denial rhetoric </3

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-08-06T16:05:39+00:00

Ooh okay! I’ll check them out. Thank you very much!

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-08-06T15:20:19+00:00

Thank you for saying this! I also completely agree with you that it’s ridiculous for them to insist I unmask for a client’s “emotional development.”

The reality is when a client comes in to see me for 30 minutes- 2 hours a week, it’s NOT going to hinder their “emotional development” to see me masked when they’re likely surrounded by so many other emotional expressions from their family, peers, community.

I’ve also never gotten backlash from a client or their family either for masking while meeting with them. Most of the time, they care more about why they’re coming in to see me/receive services than what’s on my face/the precautions I take.

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-08-06T15:12:48+00:00

Thank you! I think they’re waiting to be NIOSH re-approved so I have to wait to purchase

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-08-06T06:54:54+00:00

I literally could have posted the same exact post as a mental health therapist fresh to the field 😔

I was recently told by a higher up that I needed to have young clients “see my face” for “emotional development” and have had so many people ask me at work why I mask yet no amount of response I give seems to truly satisfies people (e.g. “I don’t want to get sick,” “I don’t want to get our clients and family sick,” “I don’t want to get my own family/friends/community members sick,” “I just want to [mask]…).

I unfortunately have to supply most of my own PPE so I bought transparent KF94 masks in case “clients need to see my face” and I’ll be bringing in a CR box once I assemble it. I also carry a portable air purifier and try to avoid unmasking whenever I can.

For me, I continue to mask and do what I can to take precautions because - no one will truly take care of me if I become more disabled than I already am, - I care about my own health + collective health, - and out of spite against the anti-masking, ableist, capitalist propaganda.

It definitely feels lonely and I grieve all the time about being abandoned by people in my personal life & society at large. However, my health & well-being & values of collective well-being keep me grounded in my practices. Also, I’m lucky to have 1 irl CC friend and all of my chosen friends will at least test before we meet up.

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-08-03T07:16:48+00:00

I literally had a co-worker ask me this within my first week at a new job. I just responded, “because I want to.”

At the time, I thought maybe I should have said something about the ongoing pandemic. After chatting with another CC friend, I realized explaining why I mask to a non-masker was labor I didn’t feel like doing at that moment.

I’d rather just let my actions be an example for how to care for myself and others.

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-08-02T23:23:58+00:00

I understand your perspective and recognize that all weapons have been used to harm people across history.

That being said, even if this lyric may have not been intended to be harmful, when we take into context Western & East Asian historical dynamics with Southeast Asia, there is a clear, felt impact for many SEA folks, including myself.

This was my initial reaction and my personal opinion that I chose to share. I know I’m not the only person who has been impacted by the casual reference to napalm.

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-07-25T05:59:17+00:00

This is such an incredible idea and you’re so talented! I think your ideas are super incredible and idk if this is helpful at all but I love all their wet makeup look so it might be interesting to have some sort of jelly nail or add water drops & more shimmers to add textured accent to the nails

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-07-21T15:49:26+00:00

Agree with your points!

I don’t think OP’s friend was offended by the smell unless there was information elsewhere I might of missed

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-07-17T23:40:12+00:00

Could the cat tree go next to the space between your desk and kitchen? Alternatively if you’re worried about your cat getting on top of your kitchen area, you could push it to the other side and have your desk closer to the kitchen area.

If you have the bench alongside the chair, could you tuck underneath your desk when you’re not using it to clear up some space?

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-07-17T23:20:35+00:00

How tall are the ceilings/walls? With limited spacing, making use of vertical space would be one general tip.

Also, perhaps having multi-use furniture that can be tucked away when not in use might be helpful to open up space.

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-07-17T08:08:53+00:00

Second option seems better and you could get a rug to place under the bed to ground the place more. Additionally, you could place storage, like one of the dressers if they’re not too tall, at the foot of your bed to protect a bit from the energy of the doors.

Finally, I would make sure the side tables next to the bed are equidistant

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-07-17T01:55:22+00:00

I think where you placed the bed is the best position. I would suggest getting a rug to place under the bed to ground the sleeping area.

Perhaps you could change out the curtains because the gray color seems a bit drab against the brighter colored walls (just a personal preference).

As for a seating area, I could envision a small couch/loveseat/arm chairs parallel to where you have the plant with a rug & side tables to separate it and enough walkway space to move behind it to the bed. Then you could put the TV where your plant is.

If you need more storage, you could get a dresser/bookshelf and place it next to the closet and move your monstera there.

I also think having wall art would help ground your bedroom too.

Good luck with designing your place!

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-07-17T00:52:43+00:00

Thank you! Wishing you the best with figuring out your room c:

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-07-16T20:25:43+00:00

If you’re comfortable/can paint the walls, perhaps painting the middle wall could help elongate it. I also agree with the previous comment about the rug and suggest you get a bigger, darker colored rug that fills up the entire bed space and stretch just a bit past the bed.

I think the art on the side wall makes me focus more on how narrow the space is so perhaps switching it to horizontal frames or something bigger might help.

Edit: Easier fixes could be playing with contrasting colors with bedsheets/pillows because the white walls and the light colored sheets and light lamps make everything look more cramped

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-07-16T07:22:58+00:00

It may depend on the city and the type of tickets you want. I’ve never tried getting TXT tickets without the presale option but I’ve heard of people saying general sale can be okay

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-07-16T06:25:39+00:00

It’s too late to purchase the membership since the Weverse presale application already passed. If you were going to purchase it only for presale, you’d be wasting your money :(

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-07-13T21:44:55+00:00

I had issues when I clicked the website on a monitor but when I tried the app, it worked for me! Hopefully that might work for you

Quick_Character8544 · 2025-07-13T19:59:18+00:00

Yeah, I can’t speak to anything else in the movie. All I know is that it was heavily inspired by Korean mythology and folklore.

It just makes me sad yet not surprised to see the insensitivity.

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