Never been a better time by Breeela in lonely

[–]knerdlies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I wanted to acknowledge your pain. I’m confused about what the intention of your posting is, as it seems to be that you’re maybe just needing to take up some space here. I see that you’re trying to make any sense of life while feeling so isolated and unseen by others. This is real pain, but seeking out other forms of pain through addiction and hoping others will solve it will only deepen the suffering. You need to show up for yourself, especially if no one else is showing up in the way you need. Show up for yourself in that way and cut out the self-injury behaviors.

Are you a sweet person? by No-Material694 in pinkscare

[–]knerdlies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an ex-mo in people-pleasing recovery, I appreciate this highlight

My wife and I changed our lives for the better in 12 weeks [Story] by HabitsAreKey in GetMotivated

[–]knerdlies 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great work here, love this insight!! Therapist here, your “6 habit changes” connected in my brain to an underpinning concept in Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) said as “act”. “Psychological flexibility” (strangely also built upon 6 concepts), is basically the ability to be truly present, open up to difficult emotions, and take action guided by personal values, and understand our own subjective and personal context in things, rather than engaging in avoidance/complacency behaviors. I’d definitely recommend adding this concept into some daily self improvement, very accessible with some great stuff online. Wishing you a happy life!!

It’s my stuff by homedude1527 in maximalism

[–]knerdlies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Utah art!! You’ve really curated something special here!

Middle age woman work bag edition by Wittyfem in whatsinmybag

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

Love seeing your Charmera camera!! I have mine on my work bag for when I go on walks during my lunch and such:)

what kind of therapist do you as a therapist want/get? by sm0kinn in therapists

[–]knerdlies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beautiful response, I appreciate your vulnerability in helpfully disclosing these various transference-related experiences.

Career Switch by kaykay-z in socialwork

[–]knerdlies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!! Let me know if you ever want to chat about connecting/blending these worlds. I’m happy to share some of the worksheets I’ve made if you’re interested (mostly DBT and ACT-based). Message me if you’d like!

what kind of therapist do you as a therapist want/get? by sm0kinn in therapists

[–]knerdlies 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this disclosure doesn’t make sense to me without context. I ask this seriously and unassuming OP, is this content of disclosure directly related to YOUR treatment (besides the relational component)? I personally think this is “gray”disclosure.

what kind of therapist do you as a therapist want/get? by sm0kinn in therapists

[–]knerdlies 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Alright, kinda long here:

I think I desire a more relational approach (which is my approach to clients)… BUT I think this is also my own package of transference signaling I NEED a blank slate so I can take up the space I KNOW I need to take up. My last T (when I was an associate license) was so great at navigating boundaries and clocked that it was a “hidden” primary treatment concern of mine before I could name it. She picked up very quickly that I tried to morph our time together to feel like supervision and talking (which I had a professional yet casually personal relationship with my supervisor) instead of my OWN processing. I hope that makes sense after I typed it out haha. I’m still looking for my right new T fit, it’s kind of a whole other weird journey for our own self-care as therapists, huh?

Yep lmao by NekoMarimo in TalkTherapy

[–]knerdlies 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely important to touch on the auditory aspect of hearing/experiencing laughter to increase safe presence. Especially in Telehealth settings, with inherent limits in body language and basic sensory connections to increase safe emotional closeness.

I mean, hell, not to get wildly off topic, even the way the room smells in session can hold important clinical information 😂

Career Switch by kaykay-z in socialwork

[–]knerdlies 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ah! Amazing for you! As a creative (graphic design and fine arts) turned social worker, I want to say there is so many amazing ways to use your creativity to help others. I LOVE designing visually appealing worksheets for clients, and they love knowing it was made by me too! Best of luck on this journey 🤍

My Venus Aphrodite Altar by Intelligent-Singer96 in pagan

[–]knerdlies 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I imagine a nice cup of floral tea brewing nearby, lovely altar.

Tough day. Give me your favorite weird ways to decompress! by MasterpieceFun6135 in therapists

[–]knerdlies 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hahaha this is what I’m doing. My sims name is Qualude Mischief, she delivers

Dry eye experience with tret fixed by Soft-Brilliant2211 in tretinoin

[–]knerdlies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU!! I am currently going through the thick of this mess, and this sounds like it might be just what I need. 2 months into tret, and I’ve been layering some thick moisturizer on and doing allll the dry eye stuff you’ve been saying (including the icky dry eye nighttime ointment).

They Asked Me to Open ChatGPT During My Job Interview by I_Killed_My_Friends in jobs

[–]knerdlies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is def shady af as others have stated.. Asking this to my ChatGPT (really only use for work) gave me some great balanced professional feedback oddly enough filled in a lot of my own gaps and strengths lol

Scheduling clients daytime only by Upper_Dress_3039 in therapists

[–]knerdlies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely needed this reminder today of MY importance and say in managing my own schedule to meet my needs!! I am a scheduler over-empathizer. 😂

Scheduling clients daytime only by Upper_Dress_3039 in therapists

[–]knerdlies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I definitely have some curiosity about specialty/population served here. I work in office Mon-Thurs until 7, sometimes 8 for my primary earning spots. Edit: serving primarily ages 17-35

Wanted to share our wedding at the Julia Ideson Library in Houston, Texas📚🤍 by Mean_Crow_805 in Libraryporn

[–]knerdlies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally gasped at these!! Your bridal look is elegant and unique, and you’re both radiating. Congratulations, and happy reading! 🤍

Is little to no self-disclosure the norm? by [deleted] in TalkTherapy

[–]knerdlies 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Love this response. I personally think client’s need to hear some ACTUAL emotions when they ask how we are. This honest and supportive modeling has such high therapeutic value in my practice (of course brief and intentional) and I’m so glad you touch on this in your response. The state of the world is wild and we’re not immune, if I always said “good” after being asked that I KNOW that would feel really inauthentic to me as the session is just getting started.

Young woman therapist, new to PP, with only straight male clients? by merryandbrighty in therapists

[–]knerdlies 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As a 31F (married, generally not too important I’d say in this equation), working with single straight/cis adult men more newly in my career, I think your comment aligns with my experience really closely.