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Author Topic: Things that made you sad today thread.  (Read 8471781 times)

scriver

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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113325 on: June 11, 2018, 02:07:44 pm »

It would be dangerous advice if he had an alternative or if he wanted to, say, become an unlicensed doctor

You're just trying to protect your own job security
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113326 on: June 11, 2018, 02:26:39 pm »

That too
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113327 on: June 11, 2018, 02:35:16 pm »

Sometimes, when you're trapped between multiple bad options, your only solution is to take a third path. Get a little creative in how you approach things.

Writing: I write fan fiction. Makes the subject matter easy. Or easier, at least. While you can't charge for it, what you can do is set up a Patreon which lets people donate in order to support your work. If you don't want to write fan fiction but can't come up with your own subject matter, take writing prompts from other people(you can get paid to do this, I hear?) or throw dice on a list of random words.

Money: You would be amazed at how much money you can make by walking dogs. Walk a dog for an hour, take 10 dollars for it. The thing is, you can walk multiple dogs at once. If you can walk 4 dogs at once, that's 40 dollars an hour. This is broken.

I don't have the money for classes and textbooks.  They'd probably learn quickly I'm just a worthless fraud anyway.  Just like my previous jobs.

I just want to give up.
Part of how you live your life is influenced by how you see yourself. If you think you're a worthless fraud, you might end up acting like one. So don't. Consider the good things about yourself. Don't give up. If you have to, try self-hypnosis or other mind shenanigans to restructure your thinking.

Therapy: If your mental state is problematic, therapy would definitely be helpful, but if money makes that an issue... but like I said, you can get creative. The essence of therapy is talking to someone trustworthy. Find a priest, maybe. Even if you're not religious I imagine a good priest would still be quite willing to talk to you. I'm also sure that many of us on Bay 12 would also be willing to talk to you in private, though this may be a little iffier.

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This is incredibly dangerous advice.  Humans are notoriously full of shit, and when trying to learn a new subject without the guidance of a credentialed expert in the field to guide you away from seductive bullshit and to call you out on your own shit, you're very likely to fall victim to any of the numerous cognitive biases that we all have to wrestle with when trying to make sense of the world.
Trying to learn completely by yourself can be tricky, yes. Which is why you find hobbyist groups, free online courses(Coursera, anyone?) and the like to help you out.

Overall: Don't give up. If you have an issue that the standard approach won't fix, find an unusual approach. Get creative in facing your obstacles. If something doesn't work, ask how else can you fix this? While circumstances may impact you, ultimately you are the greatest factor of your life.

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Give it a shot. A lot of how much we consider stuff worth can be adjusted. Perception of an object, for starters, can be adjusted(take better photos). A little cleaning and whatnot can also help drive something up. Flipping can work.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113328 on: June 11, 2018, 04:09:28 pm »

This is incredibly dangerous advice.  Humans are notoriously full of shit, and when trying to learn a new subject without the guidance of a credentialed expert in the field to guide you away from seductive bullshit and to call you out on your own shit, you're very likely to fall victim to any of the numerous cognitive biases that we all have to wrestle with when trying to make sense of the world.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113329 on: June 12, 2018, 02:15:11 am »

Things that worry me, not sad mind you, just... general nervousness:  so I have an offer in a private practice with a significamt wage increase, but I'd really like to get more information to make sure I'm not missing out  info...
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113330 on: June 12, 2018, 02:39:10 am »

Two of my friends have gone missing together around a week ago and seeing as they both had a rather have problem with depression I have a niggling feeling they might not quite be fine.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113331 on: June 12, 2018, 06:44:01 am »

I went to doctor and all lab analysis done point to early onset of rheumatism. Kinda shatters the personal view of myself I had about being healthy as a horse, you know, considering the worst I had in my life was sprained ankle.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113332 on: June 12, 2018, 11:52:27 am »

Waluigi is an assist trophy again.....

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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113333 on: June 12, 2018, 12:42:49 pm »

Waluigi is an assist trophy again.....
But they added Ridley, and he's a big deal
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113335 on: June 12, 2018, 08:25:46 pm »

Ever hit command Q when you've got a shit ton of tabs open? Happen's way too often.

In Chrome at least, if you go into history it'll say "23 tabs" or something like that, and give you the option to open them back up. Your browser most likely had the same thing.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113336 on: June 12, 2018, 11:53:34 pm »

I learned earlier tonight that my aunt died. It had been a few years since id seen her.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113337 on: June 13, 2018, 12:21:46 pm »

Aw, sorry to hear that. My condolences.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113338 on: June 13, 2018, 02:45:57 pm »

Condolences Eric
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #113339 on: June 13, 2018, 02:47:34 pm »

I am happy and sad.

Happy because my toddler graduated from his OT visits. He's met all of his goals and they don't have anything more to teach him. I'm sad because he got very upset that he wouldn't be able to see his therapist anymore and cried when she left our home for the last time. He misses her very much.
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