Hey, all. Sorry for the late reply. Had a little anxiety scare, but I’m good now. I’m so grateful I have a good therapist 🙂 Any-who:

@anita Hey, Anita. Actually, there are positions in psychology where they accept post-baccalaureates, it’s just a matter of finding them and landing one. Yes, most of the solid career positions require a PhD. I have faith though.

@Lara I don’t really like marketing. Yes, I am utilizing the mentors around me to get what I need at this point. Professors, supervisors, and the like. It struck me the other day that it’s best not to do this alone, so you’re right on the money with that. I have faith in myself because there are plenty of psych majors who don’t have the kind of experience under their belt like I do, so I’m trying to stay in a place of gratitude.

@Inky It is common, but for some reason it still doesn’t feel good. I’m the type that loves to be a free spirit and do as I please without the opinion of my parents. having my own space is what I daydream a lot about, but I think it takes me away from the present moment. I’ll have to ask my therapist how I can handle this craving.

@anita

It’s honestly not as simple as that, and it’s a “her” by the way. We’ve been “besties” since high school, and it’s instances from then that I cling on to that make my end of the relationship with her a love/hate one.

She’s not constantly abrasive, but the moments she was I didn’t defend myself adequately, so it’s actually disappoinment in myself for not having my own back.

What she thinks of me or the reason why she thinks she can do certain things, I don’t know and I don’t care, that’s her business. On the account of the example I have you, I honestly can’t just fall off the radar because there’s history. Dealingwith somemeone who you’ve also had good moments with is difficult because there’s the fear of what she’ll think of me when I start standing up to her..
I wonder sometimes… If I had the necessary skills then, would she even be in my life now? Part of me says no….I feel so discompassionate right now, ha ha

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Thanks, Peggy! All the best to you too!

@Anita: Yes, my therapist says my OCD is completely “managed’ at this point. I even gave it a name throughout therapy, I called my OCD “Bob”. She told me to give it a loser name, ha ha. But I’m glad to hear your OCD has been treated well too. Glad you’re still interested in talking, you seem like a very wise person! Feel free to talk to me whenever you want about things also!

Right now, I have another issue. Since I’m a college graduation, the fear of not getting a job has been pressing down on me for quite a while. After graduation, my certainty and confidence in my skills has been severely threatened  (quite normal for lots of graduates) and I’m even embarrassed to say I even resorted to attempting “spiritual” practices like Law of Attraction because it promises your “heart’s desire”. I need to be honest with myself and say uncertainty is a really uncomfortable feeling.

How would you deal with this, Anita? Have you been in this situation before?