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Old Jan 07, 2025, 05:39 PM
saivi saivi is offline
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Member Since: May 2018
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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I'm going through a lot right now and I really feel like I need to get this all off my chest but don't have anyone to talk to at the moment. My aunt has been struggling with substance misuse to the point where she's not acting like herself anymore and it's really been stressing everyone in the family out, especially my parents, who have been taking turns looking after her since she hasn't been able to function on her own recently (this all started the day after Christmas). Normally I depend a lot on my family for social support since I moved not too long ago and haven't made any close friends in the area. I have a therapist but she's not available this week. I've been juggling this with finding out that my cat has worms, trying to figure out how to take care of that and keep the house clean and take care of vet bills.

Along with all of this, I am also working as a therapist. I haven't gotten many clients yet and have struggled to make ends meet because of this. In the past, I have gotten plenty of advanced notice before getting a client but this past week I got one and the only notification I got about it was in my email (which I forgot to check). I ended up missing the appointment, which I feel absolutely terrible about. About a month ago, I applied for another job to supplement my income and found out recently that I will be having the orientation for that other job tomorrow. The client whose appointment I missed reached out to the job I currently have to reschedule for tomorrow, and I had to tell them that tomorrow is the only time Wednesday would not work for me. Now my boss is (understandably) upset with me and says she wishes she had given that client to my coworker. I don't even know what to do anymore. I feel like I have so much on my plate and nobody who can help me. I've already been struggling with depression and ADHD and now I feel like I can barely even think through all the panic. I feel so drained and hopeless.