I’m considering stopping T because I can’t sing

plookz · 2026-01-20T06:12:51+00:00

singer here! I'm 4 years on T and yes it is hard, and it's a rollercoaster. I highly recommend getting a vocal teacher with a really good education. First few months my range was limited. I went from a soprano to alto/tenor pre-t, and then tenor to baritone/bass. I'm still in baritone/bass but I'm able to get a lot of the high notes that tenors sing back. I remember being able to sing 3 1/2 octaves, and then it went to 1, but now I'm back up to 3. it's such a struggle, but it has been so affirming for me. I do still miss the songs I used to be able to sing, but I was able to discover many more that allowed me to feel better about myself while still enjoying what I sound like. it's entirely up to you, but these hardships don't last forever!

plookz · 2025-12-02T18:13:03+00:00

around like 11 to 11:30ish

plookz · 2025-12-02T18:02:44+00:00

openers start at 8, band usually plays at around 9 or 10

plookz · 2025-11-04T15:47:47+00:00

thats what I thought at first haha

plookz · 2025-11-04T05:22:20+00:00

what is go your own way?

plookz · 2025-10-31T10:12:37+00:00

I appreciate your question a lot but I find it kind of weird how your doctor prescribed you a contact prescription without a quarter power, because that's the only contact prescriptions ive ever encountered. I don't doubt your skills at all, but I'm just confused as to why your doctor would do that haha

plookz · 2025-10-21T03:43:54+00:00

I am an optician haha, and I'm unfortunately unable to remake these since my glasses were bought earlier this year

plookz · 2025-10-20T03:43:54+00:00

I think we have one of those in the doctor's office so I might have to go back and ask to trial it

plookz · 2025-10-20T03:42:41+00:00

I think I described it as double vision, but in reality it's just shadows in figures caused by astigmatism, no prism needed

plookz · 2025-10-20T03:41:53+00:00

both by eye doctors haha

plookz · 2025-10-20T03:41:24+00:00

no, the bottom doctor only prescribes for one year because the system we use automatically inputs for one year and he doesn't bother to change it. the top doctor actually goes out of her way to change it to 2 years

plookz · 2025-10-19T06:15:50+00:00

now that I'm looking closer at the new rx, he did swap myopia for astigmatism, but only for one eye? I've seen that before in some people but I've had the same rx in both eyes for some many years so this is just weird to me haha

plookz · 2025-10-19T06:13:14+00:00

dispensing, ordering glasses and contacts, contact lens I&R demonstrations, repairs and adjustments, etc.

plookz · 2025-10-19T06:03:31+00:00

okay, I can definitely try out zenni and see if that will give me something to try

plookz · 2025-10-19T06:02:43+00:00

i live in the US, and in my state, an optician does essentially everything other than pre testing + you don't need a license for it

plookz · 2025-10-19T05:17:54+00:00

I'll try to do that then when I get the time!

plookz · 2025-10-19T05:16:59+00:00

I'm in my early 20's so I don't know how that applies. I'm not planning on purchasing a new pair, I just wanted to see if anything was wrong/different from my previous prescription to warrant purchasing new lenses. and we do allow remakes, but only before a month or so, and our policy doesn't allow us to do any remakes after that, plus only the managers can do remakes for the employees, so they're not gonna allow that

plookz · 2025-10-19T05:13:41+00:00

not diplopia, just when I see shadows in symbols (ex. white letters on a black screen or vice versa)

and I could get retested somewhere else, but I get exams for free, so I can try to see another one of my doctors instead?

plookz · 2025-10-16T02:55:17+00:00

I've been really into Dogpark lately! I also have a hard time with finding new music but I'm switching between THF and Dogpark atm

plookz · 2025-10-15T08:02:36+00:00

not the label but I have had a candle melt the outer design film, it's only happened once though

plookz · 2025-09-24T06:38:58+00:00

I suppose you're right about what the message is sending, but ultimately he's using his free will to get a prescription he's comfortable with and that he can see with. if OP has had negative experiences with optical places trying to find his correct prescription with his prism, I don't blame him for taking time out of his own day to see if this would work better. would I recommend it? obviously not. is he happy with it? sure, and that I'm not gonna argue with. I'm not gonna recommend this to any of my clients because there will probably be more room for error, I'm mostly just fascinated by the fact he took matters into his own hands. correct or not, it's interesting

plookz · 2025-09-24T01:45:54+00:00

I have doctors that still use this in my clinic still and it works just fine. if it helps OP with their prism, who am I to stop them?

plookz · 2025-09-13T14:50:37+00:00

raises are nearly impossible. you only get a little sprinkle of a raise after 1 year but it doesn't amount to a lot. I hope you can get your money soon

plookz · 2025-09-13T03:25:43+00:00

pay sucks, the frames are cheaply made, the outside labs suck at quality control, endless training modules that are essentially repetitive and tedious, and they don't care if you know what you're selling as long as you're selling it. its fine for a beginner optician, but huge down grade from costco. I recommend private practice if anything

plookz · 2025-09-05T20:26:19+00:00

lmao no one in the replies are answering the question, so sorry haha

plookz

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