We have one, but had to cancel two weeks ago because I’m sick. She comes monthly currently (every other week when I went to the office) and then I do the in-between.
Until I’ve been symptom free for a bit, she doesn’t want to come in. Reasonably so. I should have covid tested two weeks ago, but just couldn’t face it when I was really sick, and thought it was no big deal because I’m able to isolate. But it’s all dragged on, so it was a mistake not to. Now I don’t know whether I’m getting over the flu or dead-center covid.
No I’m talking about a recent post in the beginner section… much like the 30 year qb one we had. Im on the fence on it. Because it has the hallmark of being a troll post.
Ok… im guilty as charged. Yes I will over extend myself even if certain ones are delusional at times. Even if in the back of my mind I know they are truly fucked and are going to be disappointed after everything is said and done. Yeah… trolls need a steel toed work boot in the ass.
If by that you mean that I couldn’t face bad news, no. I’ve tested once already and it involved almost two hours sitting in the hospital parking lot waiting in my car, then of course having the unpleasant nose rape. I considered what I had a mild flu, so what energy I had was used for clients who seemed acute enough that I didn’t want to cancel them, and napping.
So cost/benefit analysis. Had I known this flu or whatever would last until the end of time, I’d have prioritized differently because of the social cost of being unwell without being able to say “I tested, and I’m negative.”
My understanding of the term “ostrich effect” is that it represents people who want to hide from distressing information, not people who don’t want to do difficult things. So the newly-diagnosed Type II diabetic who feels like it’s too much work to start exercising (“don’t have time,” “makes my knees hurt”) isn’t exhibiting OE, but the Type II who doesn’t exercise and then refuses to return to the doctor for follow-up A1C testing is displaying OE.
And I’m sure your professor is right. But I live in a low case count area and blah blah blah my reasons, but one of them wasn’t avoidance of distressing info. I already knew how sick I was, and (mistakenly) thought labeling it didn’t matter.
I really didn’t mean to come across as accusatory, demeaning or anything like that. My thinking is quite spastic and my impulse control isn’t the best so I often write things without necessarily considering the implications or even finishing the thought for that matter.
Pretty much every post I write ends up being edited at least 2-3 times- thank god for that function
Oh, I wasn’t insulted at all! I was being the schoolmarmish, semantic nightmare I am and making sure you understood the concept. I hope I didn’t insult YOU!
