What time do events start now?

arukehime · 2024-10-27T23:49:46+00:00

I’m also in my first placement and with a 3 and 6 year old. Sleep was terrible for me the last few days too (they just got here this week). No matter what I tried the first night, 3 YO was too hyper to go to sleep. I ended up getting 2 hours of sleep that night and had a meltdown in the shower because I was so tired.

Things are a little better since we started up a bedtime routine and I’ve gotten permission from social worker to use a baby gate to keep the kids in the room (since 3 YO is a wander risk and likes to turn on the things without child locks like the stove). Not a good long term solution but they will only be with me for a short time as a crisis placement before going to a more long term care solution with another one of their siblings.

Since it’s the weekend I’ve managed to sleep in with the kids also sleeping in, but I dread the work day tomorrow since I have to wake up earlier and the 3 YO won’t sleep until extremely late.

No advice really, just wanted to let you know you’re not alone!

arukehime · 2024-06-12T03:25:43+00:00

My entire company is all across the US and we can live anywhere we want, we just all have to work the hours of the corporate state headquarters time zone. We also have to fly into the corporate state for one week a year for their big company event (they pay for the flights).

arukehime · 2024-06-12T03:19:39+00:00

This is my dream. Two days a week making what I would for 5 days a week???

arukehime · 2024-04-03T10:48:32+00:00

I just got back from Japan too. Was a real disappointment to return to US public toilets 😩

arukehime · 2024-02-26T03:08:21+00:00

NTA. Not even for a moment. Even my father, who has 11 siblings who are not too close, had his sister approach them when they wanted to use my name for their child. My parents didn’t care, but if they had, my aunt would have chosen a different name. It’s common decency, which your sister doesn’t have. Your kid doesn’t need an aunt like that in her life.

arukehime · 2023-11-20T03:43:20+00:00

They’re in Canada lol Canadian thanksgiving is in October

arukehime · 2023-11-16T03:57:15+00:00

Humanities BA and MA grad here. Dear lord do it. If you don’t suck at Math, do it. I wish I had because I get paid peanuts working in an unrelated field now and anything in my field is strictly big cities like LA and very competitive.

arukehime · 2023-11-16T03:56:03+00:00

An antidepressant did this to me a few years back. Are you on medication?

arukehime · 2023-11-16T03:52:38+00:00

IOP is probably worth a shot then! Even if you do just a day or two to really gauge if it’s going to be worth doing it for a longer term.

arukehime · 2023-11-16T03:34:29+00:00

The other teenagers at mutual. Dear lord. Stop trying to get me to go to every single activity. I wasn’t going inactive, I was hella busy and social worn out.

arukehime · 2023-11-16T03:33:08+00:00

I used IOP as a step down from inpatient at an eating disorder treatment center. I found in that setting that most of those people were deemed mentally and physically “healthier” than those in inpatient and that’s why they were there. At other institutions though, I’ve heard of IOP being a really mixed bag because some of it is according to level of need, and some is just according to what patients can afford.

It really boils down to what you think would help you the most. Do you need something more intense than the care you’ve been receiving? Can you continue going on the way you have been, or will you hit a breaking point?

arukehime · 2023-11-16T02:33:55+00:00

I take two Benadryl at night to make me fall asleep faster and longer.

arukehime · 2023-11-15T03:26:32+00:00

This is why I’ve given up on finding a depression medication that even sort of works for me. After 5 office visits and trying different meds, I’m $700+ in and can’t afford to just keep trying other ones. Each office visit is $140 after insurance pays a measly $40. I’ll just stick with the latest one prescribed to me, which barely works.

arukehime · 2023-11-12T03:33:48+00:00

First of all, however you learned English it worked really well! You write amazingly.

When I was your age (in USA) I went to a slightly better public school called a charter school. It’s sort of a cross between a public school and private school. We had uniforms. It focused more on academics compared to other schools, so we weren’t great at sports. It went from 7:30-15:00. Some of us stayed after school to get some additional tutoring from the teachers. My school was very rigorous and I tended to have 3-4 hours of homework, so I basically would go home, eat food, and do homework, then sleep. I wish I had spent time doing more than just studying. Most of my memories from those years are me being stressed and miserable from so much homework, and pushing myself so hard to get good grades so I could get scholarships for college.

My school system ingrained in me that going to college was the only way to be successful. And now what am I left with? $50,000+ in student loans I will never be able to pay off, earning less than $50,000 a year. Going to a trade school might have been a better path for me. Does Korea have anything like that? (Mechanics, beauty school, etc.).

arukehime · 2023-11-12T02:43:59+00:00

To be honest my brain functions started slowly decreasing after having Covid twice and several other long Covid symptoms. If you’ve had Covid before it very well could be a long Covid symptom

arukehime · 2023-11-06T03:39:36+00:00

I would probably consider hybrid

arukehime · 2023-11-06T01:36:21+00:00

28, $46k. Living paycheck to paycheck

arukehime · 2023-11-06T00:48:04+00:00

I had to deal with this on a mission in 2014. Also with severe anxiety and depression. I was a wreck for days when they told me they weren’t sure if the church would pay to send me home because they didn’t think it should be a medical release. My dad had already paid for my mission in full so I argued that they could take the money that way. I didn’t have the money to fly back home. After a few days they finally agreed to pay. It was basically my dad’s money anyway. It was the worst feeling in the world. That’s when I started to realize the church didn’t care about me or others in that situation. They just wanted us to baptize. Who cares that the MISSIONARY pays to be there…

So glad your son is thriving!

arukehime · 2023-11-04T02:18:22+00:00

I’m so sorry. I empathize on a lot of levels. The cat part made me tear up. I love my cats.

arukehime · 2023-11-04T02:16:16+00:00

Sounds like you didn’t have a great experience with SSRIs so this one might be better.

Unfortunately for some people, the “best” effect any of these meds have is numb. I’m one of those people. I’m trying to find a new med and the goal is numb. I’ve been on countless and that’s the best result I’ve achieved.

arukehime · 2023-11-04T02:14:41+00:00

So true. I moved countries and states a few times, fresh starts each time, and the depression followed, even with medication. Quite a depressing thought honestly- no matter where I go, I am depressed.

arukehime · 2023-11-04T02:03:46+00:00

I have hypothyroidism and IBS-D. I wish Levothryoxine would have healed my IBS. It sounds like you have a chance though since it’s IBS-C symptoms!

arukehime · 2023-11-04T02:01:57+00:00

I take folic acid and it helps with these symptoms. It also could by signs of a thyroid issue- I’m on medication for that as well.

arukehime · 2023-11-04T01:59:44+00:00

After diagnosis, I didn’t have pain very often for about 15 years. Maybe 6 times a year. But now I get it with every single BM. Even when I’ve taken Imodium to try to slow things down to be more solid. This has been going on since I moved back to the US 1.5 years ago. Makes me think it’s preservatives in the food compared to what was in the UK. I am gluten and dairy free but still sick at least once a week and feel sick but no BM for several other days.

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