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Hey, 
I've had a session with my psych today. It was definitely interesting, but it was not what I thought we were going to discuss. 
I have an appointment with my psychiatrist at 4 pm. 

Fun day of appointments lol. I planted a rhubarb crown and some strawberry seeds before I left, so I look forward to them growing soon. 

I'm not feeling that great. Would anyone be around for a chat? 

I'm safe after the appointment, so I will go home and cook dinner. I'm not sure what to cook yet. 

I'll call KHL if necessary. I'm sorry if I'm being annoying or needy. 

Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 17-07-2024 03:38 PM

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Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 11-08-2024 08:44 PM

Hey, 
Is anyone around to chat?

 
 
Scarlet_Locust
Scarlet_LocustPosted 12-08-2024 09:32 PM

Hey @Red_Flamingo ! How are you going today? 

 
 
 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 13-08-2024 03:46 PM

Hi,

Sorry I didn't reply yesterday I was in asleep. I got up at 5:20 for work. 

It was my first shift pretty easy I already have good kitchen skills so it shouldn't be to much of an issue. 

My hips are a bit sore so I might put the heat pack on them to see if that helps. 

Mentally I’ll see how I go this afternoon/tonight. 

How are you? 

 

 
 
 
 
Scarlet_Locust
Scarlet_LocustPosted 13-08-2024 05:29 PM

I'm so glad that your first day went ok, that's so exciting! Being on your feet all day at work definitely does lead to aches and pains though 😂. Do the people that you're working with seem nice?

 

I'm ok! I've had a busy start to the week with uni but am so tired that all I really want to do is take a nap. I'll have to see how I go later this evening haha.

 
 
 
 
 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 13-08-2024 05:48 PM

Yeah, it was good. 

I have a sacroiliac joint sprain, so my hips hurt a lot more than normal. 

yeah, they are all right. I did find it hard to understand some of their jokes. I'm not sure if that's related to the neurodivergent stuff. 

Fair enough can you have a nap? 

What are you doing tonight?

 

 
 
 
 
 
Scarlet_Locust
Scarlet_LocustPosted 13-08-2024 09:16 PM

Ouch, that sounds really sore, I hope the heat pack helps a bit! 💛

 

Re your coworkers and the jokes, I always feel like it's so awkward starting in a new workplace and having to form new connections with a group of people who already know eachother. I feel like the first couple days are always especially diffcult for me socially, and i'm neurotypical. I have heard that lots of neurodivergent people relate to that specific kind of feeling too though. 

 

I did end up having a twenty minute or so nap, and i'm feeling much more energised now haha. I think i'm gonna try read a journal article for uni and then settle down with some TV.

 

How are you feeling tonight?

 
 
 
 
 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 14-08-2024 08:48 AM

Yeah it helped a little.
Oh it wasn't awkward at all. It was easy talking to them. They are all much older than me. I might be more hesitant if they were my age. 
It being difficult or not getting jokes? 
That's good. I hope you had a good night sorry I didn't reply last night I was asleep. 
I was very tired hahaha. 
What are you up to today? I kind of slept in so I've missed my 8:30 lecture. Oh well I have a lot of study to do so I will do that. 

 
 
 
 
 
Scarlet_Locust
Scarlet_LocustPosted 15-08-2024 11:36 AM

I totally agree I find it much easier to chat with coworkers who are older than me too. It's almost like it just takes the pressure off finding common ground because your at such different life stages.

 

I hope your week is going well so far! How are you feeling/what are you up to today? I'm putting in a study day at the library so hopefully I can get through some of the stuff I need to do for uni haha.

 
 
 
 
 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 15-08-2024 11:41 AM

Yeah it is nice. 
Eh not 100% still thinking over what happened with my psych yesterday. I made a post about it if you haven't seen it. No pressure. 
I've just had two classes and going to a short appointment for a clinical trial I'm participating in. Then going home and have lunch and get ready to see the older person I visit. 
I hope your study goes well. 

 
 
 
 
 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 21-08-2024 03:22 PM

Hey,

How are you going?

 
 
 
 
 
Scarlet_Locust
Scarlet_LocustPosted 21-08-2024 07:04 PM

Hi @Red_Flamingo !

 

I've had a crazy busy week with uni deadlines + work + health stuff 😟. I'm going to try to take a bit of time to chill and look after myself tonight though! Probs gonna spend some quality time in front of the TV tonight.

 

How're you going and how's your week been so far? 

 
 
 
 
 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 21-08-2024 07:20 PM

Hi, 

Ah, okay, I hope things are okay. 

Work has been okay, but today was awful with my psych. I posted about it elsewhere. 

I'm still pretty upset over it. I don't know what to think. 

I'm safe, I'm watching tv too. I'll call khl if I need to. 

 
 
 
 
 
Scarlet_Locust
Scarlet_LocustPosted 21-08-2024 07:29 PM

I'm so sorry to hear that you had a rough time at your psych appt today, and that you're feeling pretty upset. I think it's really understandable that you're feeling emotional about it all - therapy is really vulnerable and it takes a lot of time and work to get to a place where you feel comfortable with your psych. Please try to  be gentle with yourself tonight 💛.

 

Glad to hear that you're safe and watching some tv. What are you watching? Have you had dinner yet too?

 
 
 
 
 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 21-08-2024 07:36 PM

It's not that I don't feel comfortable with him. He upset me last week regarding the session frequency, and today, we continued the conversation, or, more so, he pressed the matter about doing fortnightly as I've become too dependent on him if we do weekly when we don't need to. I don't like the idea of any of it. 

I'm watching greys anatomy. Yeah I made honey sesame chicken with rice and broccolini. 

You? 

 
 
 
 
 
Scarlet_Locust
Scarlet_LocustPosted 22-08-2024 11:34 AM

Yeah that all makes a lot of sense. Do you think he understands how you're feeling about all of the stuff re session frequency, and why you'd really like to continue on with weekly? I'm so sorry your feeling this way about it all ðŸ’›

 

Your dinner last night sounds delicious!! Honey chicken is the best. I love Grey's Anatomy so much, i've been meaning to start a rewatch for the last year or so haha. Which season are up to at the moment?

 

What are you up to and how are you feeling today? 

 
 
 
 
 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 22-08-2024 11:47 AM

Hey,

He seemed to but still thinks fortnightly, or I'll become dependent. Maybe I need to give him some clear goals to work on. 

Yeah, it was alright. I'm up to season 11. 

I've been crying on and off this morning. I have a biochem lab at 1:30. I really couldn't be bothered going, but I have to. 

I'm just such a mess this morning. 

I wrote a bit about it in the psych thread and another one. 

I just don't know what to do. I have so many thoughts going through my head. 

I'm safe, I'm just get ready for uni and watching some tv. KHL if I need it. 

 
 
 
 
 
Scarlet_Locust
Scarlet_LocustPosted 22-08-2024 12:11 PM

Ugh i'm so sorry It's such horrible feeling when you can't stop thinking about something that's really upsetting you. I've been feeling that a bit over the past couple weeks and it can be really distressing and feel really debilitating 💜. Sometimes it really helps me to feel a little better if I can just distract myself with something really mundane which is completely unrelated. Sometimes I like to watch a youtube video essay about silly pop-culture drama or something. Just something else I can really focus on to get my attention off whatever's upsetting me.

 

I hope your lab a little later goes well, is it on anything interesting?

 

We're all here for you 🌹

 
 
 
 
 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 22-08-2024 12:16 PM

Thank you, it's so hard. I'm debating whether I should email him or not. 

I've been watching TV, but then I start to think about it, and then I start to cry. 

Yeah, I hope it will go okay. It's on the purification of egg white proteins. 

I don't know how I can wait until Wednesday when I see him next. 

 
 
 
 
 
Scarlet_Locust
Scarlet_LocustPosted 22-08-2024 01:46 PM

It's so hard. It sounds like you're doing a great job looking after yourself though given how you're feeling today 💜.

 

It might be really helpful for you to write an email out, even if you decide not to send it in the end. Sometimes I do that when i'm in a tough spot with someone and I have lots of feelings about something that's happened. Often I don't send it in the end but sometimes it's a great way to just get everything out and start to process.

 

Your lab sounds cool though. Personally i'm not a fan of egg whites and def prefer the yolks lol but that's interesting how you get to see how parts of foods interact and break down.

 

Hope your afternoon goes ok.

 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 23-07-2024 08:22 PM

Hey, 

Is anyone around to chat? 

 
 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 24-07-2024 03:09 PM

Hey,

How is everyone? 

Would anyone be up for a chat? 

I had a session with my psychologist, and it was good overall. I'm just still feeling pretty depressed. 

I'm safe KHL if I need to. I'm just going to Big W to get a few things. 

 
 
 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 24-07-2024 09:19 PM

Is anyone around for a chat?

 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 22-07-2024 02:01 PM

Hi, 

Would anyone be around for a chat?

I'm still feeling pretty flat today. I hope Wednesday hurries up so I can see my psych. 

I have got a job now, so that is good. 

I'm safe. I am looking over some uni stuff for next week. I'll call KHL if I need to. 

 
 
Red_Flamingo
Red_FlamingoPosted 22-07-2024 06:10 PM

Is anyone around for a chat?

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