[Abyss]

Satan, on 18 September 2013 - 11:34 AM, said:

I DON'T WANNA WORK!!

Granted. You're fired.


...oh, wait, wrong thread....

[HiddenOne]

Abyss, on 18 September 2013 - 02:48 PM, said:

Satan, on 18 September 2013 - 11:34 AM, said:

I DON'T WANNA WORK!!

Granted. You're fired.


...oh, wait, wrong thread....

you love to fire people, don't you


I think I have a dead end job. I read a strange work of pseudo-philosophy that states the only reason to work in a job you hate is that it is moving you toward your actual goal, and I don't think this is the case, as I have been here a number of years and there is no higher position to attain.

[Satan]

HiddenOne, on 18 September 2013 - 02:54 PM, said:

Abyss, on 18 September 2013 - 02:48 PM, said:

Satan, on 18 September 2013 - 11:34 AM, said:

I DON'T WANNA WORK!!

Granted. You're fired.


...oh, wait, wrong thread....

you love to fire people, don't you


I think I have a dead end job. I read a strange work of pseudo-philosophy that states the only reason to work in a job you hate is that it is moving you toward your actual goal, and I don't think this is the case, as I have been here a number of years and there is no higher position to attain.

There are good possibilities for a career where I work and my position is considered, all told, to be fairly low in the system. Trouble is, I don't think I want to have a career here. Further up is basically the same work but with marginally better pay. I need to get out, but I have no idea what I really want to do and this is safe and the pay is good.

[amphibian]

So toast yer balls fer a while yet on the cozy fires of yer current minor hell, Satan.

[Ain't_It_Just_]

The person I'm seeing is having a nasty case of insomnia, it's been going for 3 weeks now. I think it might be a symptom of her anxiety, which is also quite frequent with her. Anyone have any advice? Besides going to a doctor-I realise anything else is a long shot, but she's not well off at the moment and probably couldn't afford it. She's also not interested in trying sleeping pills so yeah, looking for anything at this point in time.

[Abyss]

HiddenOne, on 18 September 2013 - 02:54 PM, said:

Abyss, on 18 September 2013 - 02:48 PM, said:

Satan, on 18 September 2013 - 11:34 AM, said:

I DON'T WANNA WORK!!

Granted. You're fired.


...oh, wait, wrong thread....

you love to fire people, don't you

I don't know what you mean.

Ain, on 19 September 2013 - 02:01 PM, said:

The person I'm seeing is having a nasty case of insomnia, it's been going for 3 weeks now. I think it might be a symptom of her anxiety, which is also quite frequent with her. Anyone have any advice? ...

Sex to the point of exhaustion usually works.

[amphibian]

Ain, on 19 September 2013 - 02:01 PM, said:

The person I'm seeing is having a nasty case of insomnia, it's been going for 3 weeks now. I think it might be a symptom of her anxiety, which is also quite frequent with her. Anyone have any advice? Besides going to a doctor-I realise anything else is a long shot, but she's not well off at the moment and probably couldn't afford it. She's also not interested in trying sleeping pills so yeah, looking for anything at this point in time.

You two are probably both students. Students get great deals on or free counseling through their schools. Go talk to your school's counseling office and see what can happen.

Now quit trying to fix people on your own. It usually doesn't work and takes a more experienced hand to boot.

[Grief]

amphibian, on 19 September 2013 - 04:08 PM, said:

Ain, on 19 September 2013 - 02:01 PM, said:

The person I'm seeing is having a nasty case of insomnia, it's been going for 3 weeks now. I think it might be a symptom of her anxiety, which is also quite frequent with her. Anyone have any advice? Besides going to a doctor-I realise anything else is a long shot, but she's not well off at the moment and probably couldn't afford it. She's also not interested in trying sleeping pills so yeah, looking for anything at this point in time.

You two are probably both students. Students get great deals on or free counseling through their schools. Go talk to your school's counseling office and see what can happen.

Now quit trying to fix people on your own. It usually doesn't work and takes a more experienced hand to boot.

This is good advice. See if wherever you are offers anything. It's not something that you want to be dealing with alone if you don't have to (obviously don't involve others without her knowing though).

If you're talking to her about it, make sure she knows you're trying to understand and help and that if she thinks what you're saying is missing the point then she should tell you, but it's just difficult for someone not in that exact situation to know what it feels like. There's a lot of misunderstanding about things like anxiety and it can so easily make things worse - good communication is pretty key (which includes knowing there's a time and place and not making people feel pressured etc).

Seems pretty obvious written down, but I've seen people fuck this up so much compared to people getting it right.

You might also want to check out Amph's advice about counseling in regards to yourself. They can help you know how best to be supportive. As well as that, stuff like this can be really taxing on the supportive people like yourself, and it can be hard to find people to talk to about that aspect of things. It gives you someone to talk to who will really understand that, and it can save a lot of stress and exhaustion.

Hope everything works out for her and for you

Oh, and you should ignore Abyss' advice, but that's a given

[Ain't_It_Just_]

Thanks everyone I'll talk to the counselling people at uni and see if they can't fix something up.

[Mrs Savagely Wishy Washy]

I can't stop bursting out into fits of violent tear-inducing laughter because of that cat pic up-thread so I suppose that makes me happy right now....


..... but it's the wrong thread!

This post has been edited by Mrs Savagely Wishy Washy: 20 September 2013 - 12:19 PM

[Abyss]

Abyss, on 19 September 2013 - 02:29 PM, said:

HiddenOne, on 18 September 2013 - 02:54 PM, said:

Abyss, on 18 September 2013 - 02:48 PM, said:

Satan, on 18 September 2013 - 11:34 AM, said:

I DON'T WANNA WORK!!

Granted. You're fired.


...oh, wait, wrong thread....

you love to fire people, don't you

I don't know what you mean.

Ain, on 19 September 2013 - 02:01 PM, said:

The person I'm seeing is having a nasty case of insomnia, it's been going for 3 weeks now. I think it might be a symptom of her anxiety, which is also quite frequent with her. Anyone have any advice? ...

Sex to the point of exhaustion usually works.

amphibian, on 19 September 2013 - 04:08 PM, said:

You two are probably both students. Students get great deals on or free counseling through their schools. Go talk to your school's counseling office and see what can happen.

Now quit trying to fix people on your own. It usually doesn't work and takes a more experienced hand to boot.

Grief, on 19 September 2013 - 04:43 PM, said:

This is good advice....
Oh, and you should ignore Abyss' advice, but that's a given

It was more of a recreational suggestion than actual advice.

Ain, on 20 September 2013 - 12:48 AM, said:

Thanks everyone I'll talk to the counselling people at uni and see if they can't fix something up.

Mrs Savagely Wishy Washy, on 20 September 2013 - 12:19 PM, said:

I can't stop bursting out into fits of violent tear-inducing laughter because of that cat pic up-thread so I suppose that makes me happy right now....
..... but it's the wrong thread!

See? See!!! I'm a therapeutic GENIUS!

...or something.

[Gothos]

What's messing with my groove is what's happening right now at Eastlands... just so terrible

[Tiste Simeon]

Gothos, on 22 September 2013 - 04:26 PM, said:

What's messing with my groove is what's happening right now at Eastlands... just so terrible

Yeah... Just don't want to talk about it...

[worry]

Is Eastlands the name of that mall in Nairobi?

[Wolfy]

Found out my Poppy has both Lung Cancer and Asbestosis

[Studlock]

In these few weeks I have grown to intensely dislike psychology and how it represents the human experience. I think I'll stick to cultural anthropology and statistics.

This post has been edited by Studlock: 23 September 2013 - 04:31 AM

[amphibian]

Wolfy, on 23 September 2013 - 12:30 AM, said:

Found out my Poppy has both Lung Cancer and Asbestosis

Well, that is truly tough to hear about, much less deal with. Best wishes for your family and for your father.

Maybe it's time to start checking off things on the bucket list with him?

[Satan]

Studlock, on 23 September 2013 - 03:28 AM, said:

In these few weeks I have grown to intensely dislike psychology and how it represents the human experience. I think I'll stick to cultural anthropology and statistics.

You know that's like saying that you dislike jazz and want to go exclusive with rock'n'roll? Both are tremendously big categories, with often overlapping elements.

worry, on 22 September 2013 - 09:23 PM, said:

Is Eastlands the name of that mall in Nairobi?

I wanted to do a gag on City terrorising ManU, but even I am not that morally deprived.

Haha! Just kidding. The joke is woeful, though, so I'll still pass.

This post has been edited by Satan: 23 September 2013 - 07:28 AM

[worry]

Yikes, I always forget that soccer exists. The mall is actually called Westgate, so that's what must have stuck me.

[Tiste Simeon]

worry, on 23 September 2013 - 08:10 AM, said:

Yikes, I always forget that soccer exists. The mall is actually called Westgate, so that's what must have stuck me.

Yeah, in context Utd getting beat by City isn't actually so bad. But still. It hurts!!