I’ve been depressed for two years and recently I’ve been able to feel more like myself and who I was before my depression. My girlfriend broke up with me during this period and it caused a lot of pain. I woke up today and it felt like we were still together. I know we’re not, but emotionally it feels like we are because I’m back in the same mental space before we broke up. Now I’m just sad because now I’ve snapped out of my depression but my entire life is different. Does this make sense?

Apartment gym and pool have opened back up ! Finally!!!

Some of my friends babies’ look alcohol syndromy af.

Trainer I met on ig said he'd help me virtually with training and meals for $1800 over 12 months. Worth it or I'm better off with a Nike+ / Peloton kind of app?

Building gym doesn't allow a personal trainer.

Has anyone ever tried a running coach? Did it help your times?

Seattle here. I had a 18 month stint of sobriety about 6 years ago. Fell off and now I'm slippin once again. I know being a dry drunk does not work for me. Glad this group is here. Time to re-make friends with Bill.

Is anybody using WACOM CINTIQ Pro 24"? I am contemplating getting one but wondering if I will be able to use a mouse/tablet along with it. I heavily use InDesign and wonder if I can use a mouse/tablet when I need to without unplugging it. Thanks in advance!

Anyone try ADHD coaching? Have any recommendations?

I've been with my gf for almost 6 months now. For context she's still in grad school (we have a 2 year age gap) and I'm struggling to feel physically attracted to her. I have a good job, decent amounts of stress, I like to work out, spend time with friends, and am very outgoing. She's super sweet, kind, sensitive, and brilliant. I find her attractive but I find the fact that she's always up in my business and available to me unattractive. She also just got an amazing job in another state (1/2)

I drink to survive.

Ever since the start of the pandemic, my admittedly limited social skills have deteriorated even further. I'm a little worried that I'll soon only be able to communicate through the form of text.

Women- if your husband says he fantizes about xyz actresses and models- how would you feel?

Struggling with eating disorder thoughts now that busy season has started and there’s SO much food around all the time. I’m so anxious. Does anyone have any advice?

As a young married couple, my wife and I find it difficult to make friends. Either we befriend single young people or similar couples who are older/farther along in life. Any one else have this issue?

I’m finding that more and more people don’t care about what happens with her family after they die have you been observing this trend as well?

Are there any well-off suburbs around Chicago where there's a significant amount of black or mixed race people? Significant meaning 40-50%+. I've seen a lot of nice black suburbs in southern and eastern cities but less in the midwest. In an interracial relationship and want to get an idea if there are any suburbs where our kids would feel represented or if we'll need to move down south for that.

The way we get comforted after being sad matures with age, How do you like to be comforted when you’re sad or upset after 30s & 40s? Talk to the person you love? Alcohol? Alone time? Podcast? Yoga?

Does the health insurance provided by Oracle covers parents as well?

Hi fishes,
Wanted to know if we have medical insurance and if so the limit and the dependents list.. I'm joining soon and am not sure of this

Thanks

Well my work gym just added Peloton and I just got my Peloton last month. I really love it so far. Not sure if I should return it now that my work gym has it? Also, I don’t plan to be with my work after summer hopefully. So maybe I should just suspend my subscription for now?

I think ours is the only profession where telling the gf/wife that you might be home by 5, is more likely to mean 5am than 5pm

Lady 🐠 when you refresh you wardrobe how much do you typically buy per season?

Has anyone received any scholarships (especially at Stern) as a GSAP scholar? If another school provided scholarships, is it worth negotiating?

I had given Accenture interview on 5th March and on the same day got an email that I cleared the round then salary discussion also happened. But then they didn't release the offer. In the portal status went to " owing to business reasons we foresee some delay in processing your candidature". Also then after multiple followups got an update from HR that they don't have any requirements for the position. Now it's been more than a month what should I do ? Any suggestions would definitely help.

R is a real programming language ಠಗಠ

Howz Information Security engineer profile in Wells Fargo?

Hi All,

Can you like my post so that I can use the this platform?

Thanks in advance!!

The more cool you try to act, the more boring you’ll inevitably be

What's a good heel height for work?

Has anyone gotten a particularly low OG GMAT CAT score then beat that score by 50+ on test day? My last three CATs were 710, 700, and 650 (today) 😭 Don’t know what happened to see such a steep drop. I have the real test in a few days and am looking for stories of encouragement.

What's with the saturation of self help/ productivity books on social media (reddit, Instagram etc.) ? Not saying I don't mind reading them, but I see this quite a bit. Know a few people who consciously only read non fiction instead. Just thinking aloud over here. Would like to hear what you guys think ?

Went on a first date a few days and got slammed after with work so didn’t reach out. She didn’t reach out either but I’m interested in another date, too much time passed to test the waters?

Hey, does anyone know how many likes it takes before you can dm people?

To ZSers who got onsite: How to get onsite opportunities as BTSA?

What are some of the Studio Works that we can do?

Hey Guys,

How to raise VOC with client

TIA

What type of implications would the interview committee consider when bumping up a L5 candidate to an L6 hire instead and how often does this happen?

Hi Guys,

Can you help me enable DM

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Any stories of what happened AFTER you had to back out of some work because you were getting overwhelmed with what’s on your plate? I had to tell a partner I couldn’t help him with a training after initially agreeing because I was worn thin between two different deals. I’m fairly new to the firm so am a little concerned this is going to affect me reputationally, but figured it was better than blowing a client-related deadline. Fwiw he was nice about it and his training I think went fine.

Performance review recently, good performer and all is going well. Up for promotion. Then my project MD emails me saying we should connect and I go into tailspin thinking I’m in trouble. Logically, am I getting fired? And why is this exactly where my mind goes?

My anxiety and low self esteem have been bad. So bad I’m starting to second guess myself, talk fast during meetings, procrastinating and getting sidetracked easily. Even my memory has been bad. This is now creeping into my work and making anxious thoughts worse. There are emails I should’ve sent since Monday and I didn’t. I’ve been people pleasing.Saying I’ll do what people want to hear, nd falling short.I’m also a manager and I can feel my inability to lead.I’ll look into medicine. Just a vent

Need some support. My boyfriend’s father died on the day we were supposed to fly to Las Vegas and go on a 4-day roadtrip for our first Valentine’s Day together. We cancelled all our plans, I helped him arrange logistics so he can fly back to Belgium the next day. It hurts me so much to see him grieve. I am left in CA, give him his space and talk to him when he calls and I make sure that I don’t show that I feel sad that he is both physically and emotionally distant

Does any feel like they suppress their own positive thoughts? Like there’s a very positive development in my life that I am happy about but every time I think of how great it is, there’s a voice that tells me to stop and curb my excitement- for the fear that I will somehow jinx it or that something bad may happen. I can’t just be happy without it being accompanied by worry that I might lose something in return. Can anyone relate?

When anxious, time seems to speed up which makes one perceive time constraints when tackling tasks.

When not anxious, an hour feels like eternity and sufficient time to knock out tasks.

What are your techniques to slow down time?

Mine is to meditate, pop a klonopin, and write in a journal. This 30 minute routine quiets the mind and removes distractions.

I have been recommended Cipralex 10 mg daily by my therapist. Has anyone tried it? Just wanted to know if it helps. Extremely hesitant about getting on meds

Any one have a hard time dealing with conflict? And shut down or feel like your spiraling? I’m finding myself in this situation and I try working out, eating healthyish, sleeping early, reading, shopping, but nothing feels stable.

Put in PTO to recharge from a bad project. Manager threw me under the bus to SM claiming I didn’t provide her a coverage plan. Going into PTO feeling like shit.

I’m in our consulting arm. And I just got placed on a project that wants me to travel onsite for a discovery workshop 2 weeks from now. It’s making me incredibly nervous because I’ve never had to travel for work before! I’ve always been on local projects in past consulting jobs and my most recent job was in industry, where it was in the same city as me. I feel so nervous, having to fly alone, and be in a new city alone, which I’ve also never done. In addition, having to engage with clients..cont

What “self help” books are you guys reading? I just read Untamed by Glennon Doyle and wow, I want to start from the beginning again, but feel like I should read something else. Would love any suggestions.

My firm is virtual - all work done remotely in home office unless on client site. Haven’t traveled since mid October. It’s driving me nuts. What do you recommend doing?

Has anyone resolved their depression whilst also working in consulting? Is that possible or is it too much and taking time off is absolutely necessary?

What do you do to pull yourself out when you’re spiraling down? Today is one of those days when I just can’t get myself to do anything at all

I'm "funemployed" right now as I wrapped up my last job on Friday and my new job starts August 1st. This is the first time since college that my fight or flight hasn't had a strangle hold on me

Moved to Houston a year ago for work and to be closer to my SO. Now I’m lonely and depressed because I can’t find friends I’m in tune with but no one listens to you till you’re dead so writing this as evidence that I said something. So that no one will come and say “why didn’t she speak up”. I did and no one cared.

Currently in therapy every week at lunch because that’s all my therapist had available. It’s been fine when we’re work from home, but what would you say you have every week while in the office?

I'm curious, has anyone ever called the suicide prevention numbers? What was your experience?

Do you ever feel like you are wasting your youth?
Most of my friends my age (23) seem to be living so casually and enjoying their lives doing so. Here I am working 55hrs a week with so much responsibilities on my shoulders.
Maybe I started the corporate world too soon.

Did you regret working so hard in your early career?