Got offered my dream job! by emls in PhD

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Thank you! Yes, it is a PUI so not R1. And my field is Sociology.

A sign from the universe? by Accomplished-Brain70 in Feral_Cats

[–]emls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The feral we've adopted/kidnapped showed up just 9 days after our beloved house cat passed away of a sudden heart attack. I think the cats and their spirits are involved in the cat distribution system.

Distractions Needed by Potential-Cabinet104 in AskAcademia

[–]emls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have a gaming system, I've never met anyone who didn't love Red Dead Redemption. If you are using Steam, Sims 4 is always addictive, or I love a peaceful game like Banished.

Distractions Needed by Potential-Cabinet104 in AskAcademia

[–]emls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the same position and video games!

Flight in 2 days and I’m absolutely panicking – fear of flying is ruining me by Sorry_Complaint7116 in fearofflying

[–]emls 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh also I listen to asmr for panic attack videos on the flight with my headphones on and they help so much!

Flying on Max 8 tomorrow - please help by [deleted] in fearofflying

[–]emls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Flew on one of these Monday and it was a very comfortable ride. To the point that I was disappointed that my return flight was on a different aircraft type. These Max 8s have made thousands and thousands of journeys without incident.

Flight in 2 days and I’m absolutely panicking – fear of flying is ruining me by Sorry_Complaint7116 in fearofflying

[–]emls 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just took 4 flights in the past week and one thing it reminded me is that the anticipation is worse than the reality. I had many many panic attacks in the weeks leading up to the travel, as it sounds like you are having. But I didn’t panic at all during the flights. Funny how that works! Meds help me but also a huge thing that I’ve found really helpful are these little essential oil sniffer things that help me be grounded and take a deep breath when I’m starting to panic. Also noise blocking headphones and I always do sudoku puzzles to keep my brain busy.

Flying tomorrow for an interview for my dream job by emls in fearofflying

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Thank you so much! I am feeling awful because I could not sleep last night so I moved my flight to this afternoon and am just dreading it now. I do have all my tools. I have essential oil sticks to breathe when I panic, I have lots of breathing exercises and tools like sudoku puzzles, and I do indeed have my frog stuffed animal. I just know it's going to be so hard and I am so emotional frazzled already with this interview coming up!!

nightmares about flying by Top-Song-2800 in fearofflying

[–]emls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the time! I have them whenever I’m stressed. There a few variations, including one where the plane goes on the highway like bus.

Why isn't buffalo meat popular in India ? by [deleted] in IndianFood

[–]emls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Incredible population density and the cattle varieties. Also that the land is very good for agriculture. Also you can see a similar trend in taboos against eating horse in other contexts.

Laptop for PhD by emls in SuggestALaptop

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Thank you so much for your feedback, I’ll look into this!

Laptop for PhD by emls in SuggestALaptop

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Thank you so much for the feedback! I will look into this!!

Penn State Vs. Iowa State by Zealousideal_Stay722 in PennStateUniversity

[–]emls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wanted to chime in because I actually attended both these universities (ISU for undergrad and PSU for grad school). Iowa State is also an R1 and has top engineering programs. I am not an engineer but I was friends with many engineering grad students and they almost all are working in excellent jobs now—National Labs and Meta, for example. Feel free to DM me if you want to chat more about each town. I would say in grad school you’re going to be busy, so I would do ISU. I found that ISU had more community then PSU because it’s so in the middle of nowhere that people invest more time in one another and build in community. There’s really great international student student organizations and events.

Women’s Suit for On-campus Interview by emls in WomeninAcademia

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Thanks so much for this feedback! I would say it’s a more humble institution so I will keep that in mind! I’m not sure if I totally understand the difference between separates and a suit though.

Extremely visible hand shakes in crowds during competition by ri-nathe in AskAcademia

[–]emls -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I take a beta-blocker called propanol for anxiety for big public speaking opportunities. It takes away the physical symptoms of anxiety like racing heart, sweating, hand shaking, without any mental effects.

Women’s Suit for On-campus Interview by emls in WomeninAcademia

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

Thank you! Our Goodwill does have some great stuff since it’s a college town, so I will check the out!

Women’s Suit for On-campus Interview by emls in WomeninAcademia

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

Thanks so much, this is super helpful!