Sadly, not really. She's an extern. (They all are; it's the community center on campus for students and that's how they keep it inexpensive.) And she's who's available at the time I can go. :-P I mean, this was literally my second session with her and the first was just filling out intake forms. So, this was really more like my first session with her. So, I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt, but I AM going to set her straight about a few things before we start my next appointment. Namely:
1) If I tell you a thing is a problem, DON'T TELL ME IT ISN'T. THAT IS NOT HELPFUL. 2) If you don't know the answer, "I don't know" or "I can't help you with that" is an acceptable answer. I will stop pushing. But DON'T MAKE SHIT UP. I CAN TELL WHEN YOU DO. I'M A TEACHER.
But, yeah. My biggest issue is this: if the core of my school related stress IS linked to my (suspected) ADHD, then who do I go to for help with that? A psychiatrist is going to want to put me on drugs and I don't want that. And there are no special ed teachers for doctoral programs. And the disabilities office on campus is just going to talk about accommodations that I don't need. So who do I go to? UGH.
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1) If I tell you a thing is a problem, DON'T TELL ME IT ISN'T. THAT IS NOT HELPFUL.
2) If you don't know the answer, "I don't know" or "I can't help you with that" is an acceptable answer. I will stop pushing. But DON'T MAKE SHIT UP. I CAN TELL WHEN YOU DO. I'M A TEACHER.
But, yeah. My biggest issue is this: if the core of my school related stress IS linked to my (suspected) ADHD, then who do I go to for help with that? A psychiatrist is going to want to put me on drugs and I don't want that. And there are no special ed teachers for doctoral programs. And the disabilities office on campus is just going to talk about accommodations that I don't need. So who do I go to? UGH.