@MuddyBoots When that kind of assessment is done they always go for the lower number so it looks worse than it probably actually is. You are probably borderline on some 3s but if there's a question of where to go it's always going to be the lower number. It's just the way that kind of assessment is done. It's what I had to do when I was working. The good part was always reviewing it later with the patients and sharing that they'd jumped from a 2 to a 4 or whatever.

Don't worry too much about it. I remembered being so upset when I read a report my therapist did that said had an unkempt appearance. I was seeing him after work, in scrubs, and I have wildly curly hair. It wasn't my best look and not my fault but he prioritized that over the times he saw me in casual street clothes with my hair somewhat contained because I hadn't been sweating all day.