When COVID hit I had a now or never moment and took the now. I took it a couple times actually. Got me a real career in a new province out of the deal so I figure I ended up for the better. Sometimes the choice is obvious like it was for me and you need to jump on that shit before you never get another chance.
We had a TurboGrafx when I was a kid! We had Shinobi 3 and some game that was supposed to be like Punch Out! But I don't think it actually was called that.
If it was guaranteed to make the world better and not just some empty political promise, I would give up every luxury I could think of. The only thing I wouldn't be willing to sacrifice are lives and human rights. If we needed to live in a tiny home with no internet, never eat out again and sew our clothes so that everyone is equal and has the same rights and comforts, I'm in. It would suck, but we'd survive and learn how to be content in knowing that no one is suffering for our greed anymore.
And personally, I believe while he doesn't actually comprehend what a doctor is, he is aware that you are bringing him to the mean, stabby human and then he feels better and is able to associate the two, just not at our level. Our pets are way smarter than people give them credit for.
At very least I try to be to honest with myself, I'm sure that doesn't always work because I'm human, but as far as I know I am pretty aware of my faults.
But the way I interact with a counselor is not how I interact with anyone else that I come across. The setting is very awkward and I am very bad at communicating how I feel or do things. It would be very inaccurate.
I've been debating whether I want an online service. The privacy issues are a big concern, but so it my and my families mental health. Our only real option here is Telus health and I don't like the idea of it, but I also don't know how far we can go without help. It's a bit of a delicate situation.
Mental health services in my area are severely limited, unfortunately. We literally have a counselor and an emergency psychiatrist that you have to end up in the psych ward to see. I'd do something about my shortcomings if I had options that were not Better Help, trust me. It's pretty shitty being aware of your problems and having no means of fixing them and I certainly wouldn't choose this path.
I went to the local counselor last year and I ready don't like her and do not trust her opinion. It's not a counselor thing in general, but I genuinely don't see how someone with such a limited perspective of my personality could tell me why I cant get people to be my friend or where I'm going wrong when interacting with people. Am I supposed to recall past social interactions so they can critique it based on how I remember it? That doesn't make any sense to me.
I don't see how a counselor is going to give me an objective answer when they only know my perception of things. They don't know how I interact with people in real life, no matter how self aware and honest I try to be.
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It's not the answer, it's how the answer is presented. You cannot give an objective answer to a subjective question and present it as if it is the only clear and logical fact that could have existed in the first place.
I know... There are 10 dental schools in Canada, the odds of getting in to one to have any work done are almost literally like winning the lottery. I'm sure it's not much better in the U.S. plus you have to be lucky enough to live near one. The nearest major city to me is 8 hours away. And typically you have to fit within an income threshold, which we don't as we are a two income household with benefit, albeit benefits that are quite limited.
Aw I was hoping that wouldn't be the answer. Thanks!