• StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I love my psychologist, she’s so good. Shame I only have one more session before I have to wait til next year (or if I get a job, I can pay out of pocket lol).

    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      I have two medicare sessions left and I’ve been postponing and postponing them because even with a decent job, I’ll be fucked paying for the rest completely out of pocket haha. Really wish there were more pathways to access at least 15 sessions a year at the MHCP rebate for diagnosed chronic complex MH issues… not just those with eating disorders who somehow get 40 (!!!) rebated psychological treatment services every 12 months as long as they’re billed under eating disorder-related services… (not to take anything away from people with EDs but damn there are some other conditions too that could really benefit from even short-term access to increased sessions esp with acute flareups).

      • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        I can’t recall the exact details anymore but a few years ago my GP got me onto a chronic health care plan (long term depression) that got me a few more psych rebates and a few sessions with a exercise physiologist (to help with strategies for movement). Might be worth asking about especially if you have additional health things?

      • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        Eating disorders get it because they’re genuinely lethal if left untreated. Anorexia has the highest death rate of any psychological condition. By a lot.

        There are some…especially pressing reasons to make treatment consistently available for that

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    washing machine sounds like it’s dying

    it’s 6 months out of warranty 😠 it’s a $700 machine, so not the cheapest but obviously not in the good tier

    might be better value to just a buy new or near new speed queen than pay many hundreds to get a technician out

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Melbcat has been crying loudly so I took her to the vet… there wasn’t enough urine to take so her meds have been upped and she’s due for a follow up test.

    I eventually got her to come to bed and cuddle but she did a little spew on the sheets. It’s blotted up and covered with a towel for now. I’ve finally got her to settle down a bit so everything can be properly washed later.

  • bacon@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

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  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Oh, and Jaycar is selling an RPi copy pretty cheap at the moment, the Rock 4C. I’ve been looking at these sorts of things for a while and decided to finally get one. It will really just be another computer around but at least it’s not as big as a laptop.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    One assignment is done. It makes me bury myself in a hole knowing that my work is terrible and someone’s going to read it, but at least it’s done. Time to do the rest of the assignments.

    I will vow to never procrastinate again after this. I know to start assignments when I get them but I don’t do it. Next time, I shall.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      Just do them and if you have time go over them a bit.

      you can do this and we’re all real proud of you 😘

    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      We are in the same headspace of simultaneous relief and shame! (Well, except that I’m thankfully doing this for hopefully the last time in my life)

      If you find yourself procrastinating next time, my advice is try not to beat yourself up about it (easier said than done but it does lighten up with age) - the grief we give ourselves about procrastinating, and the punitive measures, shame, etc… often just make it a lot worse than it already is.

      Don’t lose sight of the fact that you have ethics, and a commitment to quality (easy to forget the sheer number of people out there who are genuinely fine with stuff they KNOW is bad because they have no respect for what they are doing).

      I’m making less and less sense with my sentences in this damn thing the longer I keep on at it tonight, but it must go tonight… I’m going to add a note to my supervisor along the lines of “I’m sorry if this is completely incoherent gibberish, I’m not sure how conscious I am right now”

      • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        Wow, how bittersweet is that, doing this for the last time in your life! Good luck with the rest of your work tonight, and hopefully you get a good rest in!

        I’ve got a year and a half left but it feels like I’m going to end up doing more ~~ continuing to torture myself.~~

        • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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          2 months ago

          Oh I’ll tell you now… it’s about 97% sweet and 3% bitter - I cannot be more relieved that I won’t be doing any further academic study after this. I think I need years of therapy to recover from this last assault and re-opening of old wounds plus heaps of new grief bahahaha.

          I’ve FINALLY managed to send through a draft that ain’t gonna get published anywhere but at least is in complete sentences! Time to sleep before going to work. Hope you manage to get a good night’s sleep too!

          • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
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            2 months ago

            You two are doing amazing. And take it from a life long procrastinator - it never really changes you just gotta try to let go of the shame. Some people need time for thoughts to digest before they can spew them out at the last moment.

            One of my favourite sayings is ‘if something is worth doing it’s worth doing poorly’. Running a dishwasher that’s half new and half stuff you haven’t unloaded, it’s fine. Better to get something out and assessed even if it’s not perfect. It’s a hell of a lot better then it would be if it were not done. Nothing will ever match the idea in your head, but it probably doesn’t need to. Big hugs

  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I’m not a scented candle person but if there’s one out there that smells like a good shiraz I would burn the shit out of that.

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    @[email protected] has got to me. I’ve been struggling with this cold - no appetite and no brain power to even cook the most basic beans and rice. Put in a supermarket order for a couple of Green Goddess salads and Dari’s soups (I find they are pretty close to being real food) and a few tins of tuna. I hate doing that when there’s food in the pantry but I have been skipping meals and that’s not going get me better

      • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I think so. I often get a tub of it from Colesworth for lunch, heat it up in the microwave at work, stir in a small tin of tuna and dribble on the dressing. It’s a nice veg-rich lunch that is cheap, quick and tasty.

      • PeelerSheila @aussie.zoneOP
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        2 months ago

        It is, IMO. I frequently vary it by adding more crunchy things, finely shredded cabbage, nuts and seeds, a chopped pink lady apple, some lettuce leaves or more spinach, some small dried fruit pieces or any combination of those things. It’s my lunchtime staple ATM.

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I went to a guy’s business that’s looking for some marketing support today. He wasn’t there but it worked out well. I asked for him and one of his employees called him and put me on the phone, that proves I showed up and was there.

    He said to come back at 7:30 tomorrow morning to talk, I bet he thinks I won’t show up. I’ve been looking for a bit of extra side work like this for a couple of years now, I had some stuff going on before the boys were born and that fell away, I haven’t been able to find anything since.

    I feel like I’m going to get something because this sort of side work always comes in twos for me. I’ve been talking to some other potential leads and one of them will probably come through at the same time.

      • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        It will be a good bit of side money I can put to use. It’s down the road from my normal job, and I can apply everything I’ve learned there to help this guy out.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    My lovely colleagues dropped by campus with an age-relevant cake and moral-boosting morning tea. It’s definitely helped because i had hoped to be celebrating today but what’s a few days here and there when you’re an adult. Plus, the headache is gone and I’m pumping out insightful observations with ease, albeit without references at this point. Highway to the Paper Zone!

    That said, every time I’m writing things like “Regardless, the results suggest that …” I feel tempted to add “(but does it though?)” on at the end. Reminder to self: this is a 25 point research project, not a real thesis, it ain’t gotta be so rigorous