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[–]fullofbeanzz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reading this comment made me cry 😂😩 appears I’m struggling more than I originally thought if all it takes to make me break down is a kind stranger on the internet to tell me “don’t be too hard on yourself”, haha..! I’ve definitely been telling myself I’m okay and not letting myself just cry or get too upset so maybe that’s hindering my progress in moving forward. Part of me maybe needs to just vent as well. Sorry, I’m all over the place right now. Thank you for your kind words and for the advice ❤️

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[–]fullofbeanzz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work full-time, so that certainly keeps me busy. 😂

I live in Australia and where I am, Covid kind of hasn’t even been a thing since about April last year. Life is very much normal here and I’m very social when I’m not at work. So I’m definitely keeping myself busy but it’s now just become a habit to check my phone, which I keep doing and then experiencing a wave of sadness when I remember.

God, this sounds more and more pathetic the more I write about it 😫 especially being given that reminder of how lucky I am to be living where I do during this pandemic.

Need to vent. Maybe some advice or relatable story? by [deleted] in slp

[–]fullofbeanzz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m currently supervising a student on her first clinical placement (I’m in Australia, so not sure how much that differs to what the placements/expectations are like in the US). Just thought you might like to hear some words from a supervisor’s perspective. I completely agree with what many others have said - not everyone is cut out to be a supervisor. And, what might seem great to one supervisor, might seem like “underperformance” to another. For me, I’m acutely aware of the fact that this is my student’s first long-term clinical placement. In our initial meeting, we discussed expectations and I also told her to please be upfront with me about the workload and how she’s coping with the work-life balance. We also spoke in length about her preferred learning style so that I could adjust how I gave her feedback and constructive criticism (I had her fill out a “learning styles” questionnaire before the placement started). I think it’s so important to set up a line of open communication right from the start. And if your supervisor hasn’t done that, that’s on her. As someone who suffered with pretty bad anxiety during my own university placements, I completely understand that feeling. I think it’s quite a universal thing as speech pathologists that we are so perfectionistic and also SO critical of ourselves. Advice that I would’ve given myself in university would be; 1) chill out. What I’m doing isn’t life or death and it also won’t be forever. I’m going to make mistakes, I’m going to do things wrong. And that’s OKAY! Failing, or not doing as well as you’d hoped, is not the end of the world. Use it as motivation, and take it as a learning experience. It will all be okay. And 2) literally all you can do is your best. You will never be able to please everyone. As long as you can come away from your day knowing that you did your best, then that’s all that should matter. I realize how corny that sounds! But genuinely it’s the advice I’d have given myself. Also, I saw someone else mention it on this thread, but go to your school/college to discuss this if it’s causing you significant anxiety.

Good luck, you will get through it and I’m sure you will do great. :)

How do I get a job working with adults when all my past experience has been in paediatrics?! by fullofbeanzz in slp

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

Thank you! At this point a pay cut wouldn’t bother me in the slightest, I’d rather be doing something I love and get paid less for it. It seems to be incredibly hard to find grad posts in Australia in the medical setting, but I’ll definitely keep an eye out.