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Nicki Berens's avatar

I appreciate this post. I feel like a broken record talking about this, but here goes. I used to be extremely motivated and very good at keeping my house clean. Well, in 2020, I started working full time overnights at an emergency hospital for animals, while also going through vet tech school full time. I graduated with a 3.8 GPA, and I was ready to have my life back. Well, that hasn't gone as planned. It's been two years since I graduated, and I can't seem to get back to my normal level of functioning. I've worked day shift at a day practice for almost a year now. I needed to get off nights, and out of emergency medicine. My house is a disaster, and I have little to no motivation to tackle the messes everywhere. I do laundry, put dishes in the dishwasher, take care of cat litter, and take out the trash. That's the extent of the housework I do. It's embarrassing. I don't like having people over because of it. I'm in therapy, but I can't seem to get to the bottom of this issue.

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Marilyn Graham Werden's avatar

This is by far the best written, highest quality mental health-oriented newsletter I have ever seen. Your style is so un-presupposing and seemingly effortless, which I am sure it is not. Thank you. I appreciate it so much, as others obviously do too.

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