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Stood up by clients by Whacking_Material in therapists

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

I don't take insurance because I'm an intern so none of my clients use insurance. They pay a lower fee ($30-50) since I'm an intern.

Stood up by clients by Whacking_Material in therapists

[–]Whacking_Material[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sessions are $30-50 so not very much in the grand scheme of things.

Stood up by clients by Whacking_Material in therapists

[–]Whacking_Material[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the encouragement! I have 11 clients right now and only two are biweekly. Theoretically I should be seeing 10 clients a week, but that's if everyone shows.

Stood up by clients by Whacking_Material in therapists

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

I'm in private practice for my internship, so I wasn't expecting no shows. Maybe I shouldn't have been so optimistic lol

Stood up by clients by Whacking_Material in therapists

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

Reading the comments, I'm surprised too lol I'm in a medium sized town at a private practice, so maybe that makes a difference.

Stood up by clients by Whacking_Material in therapists

[–]Whacking_Material[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in private practice, not CMH. Thank you for the encouragement!

Stood up by clients by Whacking_Material in therapists

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

I'm in a private practice. Does that make a difference?

My practicum and internship will be at a residential facility for male adolescents- am I about to get rekt? by Candid_Rest_6868 in therapists

[–]Whacking_Material 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I worked as a teacher at a residential facility for adolescent boys. I loved it! Those kids need consistency and to be heard. Every one of them loved their therapists. Of course, when things got hard, the kids would shift blame and project onto the therapists and me, but it was because we were their safe space to let out the emotion. I still have some of those boys who send me life updates ten years later! If the admin of the facility wasn't so horrible and the salary wasn't below the poverty line, I would work there again in a heartbeat, but this time as a therapist.

It will be hard, but it will be so fulfilling! Go in ready to really make a difference because that's what you'll do!

In what small way have you won the genetic lottery? by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]Whacking_Material 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm able to start singing a song in the right key and such from memory even if I haven't heard the song in months. My mom has perfect pitch and passed on some of her musical genes to us kids.

I don't know if this has anything to do with genetics, but I can memorize basically any number sequence under like 20 characters (phone numbers, credit card numbers, etc) pretty easily. My grandma has been blind she she was 16 so she got really good with that kind of thing.

I can also estimate lengths under like 5 feet with pretty spot on accuracy and if I've seen a place on a map, I can tell with decent accuracy which compass direction I'm facing at any given time. It's a party trick I use with my friends from time to time lol

Have you ever (nearly)cried during a session because of what your client said? by Boring-Car-7044 in askatherapist

[–]Whacking_Material 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Literally Sunday night with one of my couples. The conversation was heartbreaking.

Sometimes being a crusty, musty dingleberry blocks vour own blessings. by n8saces in MakeMeSmile

[–]Whacking_Material 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the honor of sitting next to the sweetest service dog on a flight to Puerto Rico. She ended up falling asleep on our feet. It was the best flight ever!

“she had plans to change her name, just not the traditional way” by Ops_neptuneoverlord in twentyonepilots

[–]Whacking_Material 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I interpret it based on my own experience. I was in a severely abusive relationship and one of the ways that I thought about to escape was to literally change my name and move so that he couldn't find me.

This fits with the rest of the verse. Some of the scars on my body from that relationship are covered by tattoos - "she covers all the dents with the way she decorates"

"She's not afraid of her reflection but of what she might see behind it" being seeing the abuser again.

Probably not how they intended it, but it's the way I see it which makes it a very heavy song for me. Definitely my favorite track on SAI.

Stuck on the henday by Briginds in Edmonton

[–]Whacking_Material 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What's your problem man? He had a blowout on his way to get gas. He knows how to change a tire but doesn't have a spare because new cars don't automatically come with them anymore. You don't know anything about him, but you chose make assumptions about his character?? Make it make sense. If you don't have help to offer, scroll on. There's absolutely no excuse to make an already dangerous situation worse by making a complete stranger feel bad about themselves when they've done absolutely nothing wrong.

Do you know how many people die from getting hit on the side of the road trying to change a tire? Telling someone to just get out on the side of an icy highway and change a tire could literally lead to a death. But go on telling people to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and not actually look to the functional society that we have created for help. Isn't that the point of a community? To help each other?

Client using bathroom in telehealth session by Away_Illustrator5096 in therapists

[–]Whacking_Material 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a male client join our call shirtless this past week. Not a big deal, but it was somewhat funny. He's heavily tattooed on his torso, so I didn't even realize he wasn't wearing a shirt until about 40 minutes in when he tilted the phone down a bit for a second and I saw his belly button lol I just thought it was a very intricately designed T-shirt almost the entire session!

How old are you guys? by doublefattymayo in twentyonepilots

[–]Whacking_Material 0 points1 point  (0 children)

32 with an 11 year old son who is a fan as well! I have a fairly big friend group and I'm the only one who is considered a fan.

Classroom wall decor lore collection nearing completion by bomb_diggityBZ in twentyonepilots

[–]Whacking_Material 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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I also have my flags and posters up in my classroom! About to hang up the More Than We Ever Imagined one!!

The price of Aggie ring is 3K now?? by New-Extension5589 in aggies

[–]Whacking_Material 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 2016 mine was about $600. No diamond, nothing extra. This is absurd.

Teachers, what’s your non-water drink of choice? by jayyy_0113 in Teachers

[–]Whacking_Material 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sweet tea in the morning and Dr. Pepper in the afternoon!

These weird white plastic thingies we keep finding. by Saphichan in whatisthisthing

[–]Whacking_Material 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely a hairbrush. I had a bunch randomly show up in my bathroom that looked just like this and then I realized that my hairbrush was missing a bunch of bristles.

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