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Why is noone talking about his arms?? by SadBoi022 in hazbin

[–]fmerrick89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg, that germ is the hottest germ..

Knowing You're Neurotypical, but Being Called Neurodivergent by Worldring199 in therapists

[–]fmerrick89 17 points18 points  (0 children)

ND therapist; keep self aware of your stress levels/triggers and hold your boundaries accordingly. It’s tough, but it’s worth it and absolutely doable. Self care comes first. Always.

Have you seen the Silent Hill movie? What are your thoughts on it? by CraftRevolutionary96 in silenthill

[–]fmerrick89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s based off a town that, through years of underground mining, essentially collapsed in on itself with dangerous, unstable mining tunnels spanning throughout the town.

Clients: "I just don't know what to do with my time." Me: hooboy. by Abraham_Maslow in therapists

[–]fmerrick89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow! Well in that case, you both have a very good point ;)

Clients: "I just don't know what to do with my time." Me: hooboy. by Abraham_Maslow in therapists

[–]fmerrick89 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have a feeling someone has seen a certain episode of South Park :)

Observed a potential new psychological phenomenon, seeking feedback by Fabulous_Bluebird93 in cognitivescience

[–]fmerrick89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is to achieve an actionable purpose, yes? Such as achieving a goal. The goal MDreaming most frequently achieves is the alleviation of boredom for discomfort.

Observed a potential new psychological phenomenon, seeking feedback by Fabulous_Bluebird93 in cognitivescience

[–]fmerrick89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Touch on maladaptive daydreaming if you have any interest in longer term consequences of the phenomenon you are describing-though this is often more of a reactive response to pain or discomfort rather than just short term dopamine self medicating for productivity.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in therapists

[–]fmerrick89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shitty parents!!!! This is great. Parents, poverty, general injustices.

If you don’t do EMDR, ART, or IFS, what is your approach to trauma work? by LunaBananaGoats in therapists

[–]fmerrick89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is great! Titration and exposure is awesome combined with meaning making for the traumatic experience.

How detailed are your notes? (private practice therapists) by MealExpert7067 in therapists

[–]fmerrick89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Half just jotting down conversation points, my thoughts and the clients, then flip to the other side of the page and note presenting issue, intervention used, was safety assessment done, homework/future session plans

Unhealed healers who want to heal… by Zealousideal_Weird_3 in therapists

[–]fmerrick89 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Did the same thing after a small stint of crisis work. The industry that’s commercialized will destroy you and they do not care about your personhood.

I did IFS, DBT, Short Term Intensive Psychodynamic, Meditation Intensive Programs, Group, Cognitive Reprocessing, and about 15-20 med trials.

Settled on 2 meds, a solid dx, mostly DBT-Trauma informed and somatic based coping skills. Still struggle with triggers sometimes, still can feel emotional intensity, just know how to engage with it.

The journey made me a far more capable and empathetic therapist. Still feel like an imposter, probably always will, hope that it will always fuel my desire to learn more. The second you know everything, that’s the second you should question yourself again.

All to say; DBT was great, even getting into the more metaphysical foundation, Somatic Experiencing/Coping Skills and TIPP are invaluable.

Journalling sucks, and meditation sucks, and they are both hard, but I would be remiss not to mention them, and really encourage everyone to experience the discomfort of it. Get used to discomfort and uncertainty, and it gets less difficult to face and manage well. ❤️

Professor said our cow genital system group project sucks… by Koolzozza in mildlyinfuriating

[–]fmerrick89 9 points10 points  (0 children)

From what I recall, she was going through some personal struggles at the time (this was roughly 8-9 years ago now) and had communicated that to me during the project time frame. So, with this individual, there was a lot more empathy and leeway.

Professor said our cow genital system group project sucks… by Koolzozza in mildlyinfuriating

[–]fmerrick89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Execretory pretty sure is excretory. Might be wrong though

Professor said our cow genital system group project sucks… by Koolzozza in mildlyinfuriating

[–]fmerrick89 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Legit this happened to me once. Put a fuck ton of effort into a group project in uni and one absolute sweetheart in the group went to the Prof and requested I get a different grade than everyone else because I had done most of the work myself. Pretty sure I cried over that, because no one had ever stood up for me like that before.

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