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yeah, i know

i would say that is accurate

First I just want to say, in my opinion, the best counselors have counselors. There is such a thing as a healthy healer. So, hate what you are doing, you have choices. The thing is when you look at your chosen professions there are a great amount of similarities. As a prostitute, you are forced to deal with some pretty messed up people, and I’m sure you have to listen to a good number of pity stories before you can make any money; “my wife just doesn’t understand me anymore”… that sort of thing. So if you don’t like working in mental healthy I’d say you’d have to leave both and try a third… have you thought about going back to school to learn a trade? Radiology Tech is a really good field right now.

I think its time for you to reinvent yourself !
A new job,new city,new people.It will be a little scarey but overall liberating and you should do it !

OK, Brandy, you did some things that humiliated you because you were desperate.

Forgive yourself.

Realize, too, that counselors and therapists have a hard job. In fact, psychiatrists have a high suicide rate. Why? The stress of trying to solve everyone else’s problems takes a toll.

You’re not a bad person, Brandy. See . . . no one is judging you. We just want you to have the best.

First of all, I think you need a NEW boyfriend . . . one who is supportive and who is NOT a cheater. I think this is exacerbating everything else.

If you feel at peace with yourself, the apartment and job won’t seem so bad. You know you will one day have better living quarters and a better job.

So, take it easy on yourself. Do some things to make yourself feel better . . . perhaps dumping this boyfriend is one of them!

Excellent replies, thanks- i sortof thought everyone would make fun of me here.
Thanks Jame- yeah- i know i need to dump the BF, it’s just harder than it sounds.
I also knew i would burn out in mental health, but i thought my career would last more than 10 years, oh well. as for a new BF, maybe-

bzsmith- i like your zeal, i don’t know that i have enough courage to do it though.

Richard cor- thanks i was thinking about an allied health career, in Radiologic nursing, funny you say that :) it’s just weird to be mking decisions right now, i don’t trust myself very much.

i thought it was too…hehe

TRUST yourself. You can map your own way to your future! We all must!

You’ll do all right! ;-)

well… that sounds like a pretty good choice to me. I would definitely work wonders for your self esteem, which Chev pointed out has probably take quite a beating by now. Chev said it very well…. forgive yourself, and move forward into the future. We all make choices. And here’s the deal, each choice will either move you more into the future, or it will keep you stuck in the past. Time stands still for no one.

What does SWF stand for?

I thought it meant single white female… although I have no idea what the Sponsor ad link is referring to.

But she have a boyfriend O_o… smh

Brandy, ten years is a long time to be listening to other people’s problems!

I had two good friends a long time ago who got out of the mental health field. Their reason: “terminal turkey syndrome,” i.e., people who just wanted to talk about their problems, but never DO anything about them. One of these friends really went off the deep end with booze . . . ruined his career, and his life. As a matter of fact, he went to prostitutes even though he had a beautiful and loving wife. The other, a woman, got married and we just lost touch with each other.

Anyway, don’t be afraid to make a career change. Think about what pleases YOU. It’s time you looked after YOU for a change, kid! ;-)

Thanks- seriously.
new Career, New Boyfriend…. yeah- i can do that.
again thank you
Happy Holidays :)

You’re welcome!

Now have a very Merry Christmas!!!

so what does SWF mean…..

:P I’m not FAT !

boo to you