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TigerWillow said:
Bahahaha

Train each cat to use a certain litter box?! Please. They are cats. They choose their OWN litter boxes.

At least my five have decided which one is their without my input.
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Pretty much what I told her. If they happen to figure it out on their own, great but good luck telling them to use specific ones.
 
Trilt said:
I volunteered at a clinic that had a doctor that acted that way. I got bitched out for observing or daring to chat for a minute - eventually just scheduled my shifts when one of the other doctors worked, but obviously you can't do that as a worker. Talk to your supervisor if you can and ask what you can do to improve - it's totally possible you'll just be told that the vet can be temperamental and not to take it personally.
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I don't know who to talk to. I could talk to the office manager, but I don't think that would be wise. I keep on having a feeling that I will be getting fired. The senior assistants are very unprofessional. One basically told me that she hated me because I was new .. and that she hated training me 😱 I would understand if I was a bad worker.. but I am not lazy and I picked up the computer system fast....so I have started looking for a new job.
 
The spider is back! It is now in my bedroom and not in my bathroom. I almost stepped on it. I am now avoiding that part of my room.
 
I somehow pulled a muscle or pinched a nerve in my neck/shoulder. I can't move my head down and I can't lift my right arm any higher than the point of my shoulder. It hurt a little bit late yesterday but when I woke up this morning it was worse. Now that I am home from work it seems a little better but I still can't really move my neck/right arm.
 
Ugh. So, I'm sick and tired of not sleeping well. I don't know if it's because it's too hot in my room, my mattress/pillows suck or if it's stress related to all the stuff I have to get done before August rolls around. It pretty much started back in March when I had to decide what I was doing about Glasgow and got better for a little bit but I still can't really think of the last time I slept through the night. I fall asleep quickly but only sleep for like 2 hours and then toss and turn the rest of the night. I feel like I don't fall into any sort of a deep sleep until like 6 or 7 AM and I usually have to get up for work around 7 or 8.

Another rant. My ankle/foot that I sprained back in March is still giving me problems. It's been 2.5+ months and my range of motion is still compromised and things like jump roping or hopping on that foot hurt. Running or anything else isn't really a problem. Granted, I haven't exactly been resting it, so it's probably my fault.
 
orca2011 said:
Ugh. So, I'm sick and tired of not sleeping well. I don't know if it's because it's too hot in my room, my mattress/pillows suck or if it's stress related to all the stuff I have to get done before August rolls around. It pretty much started back in March when I had to decide what I was doing about Glasgow and got better for a little bit but I still can't really think of the last time I slept through the night. I fall asleep quickly but only sleep for like 2 hours and then toss and turn the rest of the night. I feel like I don't fall into any sort of a deep sleep until like 6 or 7 AM and I usually have to get up for work around 7 or 8.
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This is my EXACT sleep pattern. I've been having trouble with it for 4-5 years now. 🙁 Only when I work myself to exhaustion do I sleep through the night. I tried sleep aids but they either aren't strong enough or make me a zombie the next day. They thought I might have sleep apnea but I don't. My Dr. actually thinks it's anxiety now. I'm not a big fan of those kinds of meds though so it is what it is. I totally feel your pain orca. It blows big time.
 
orca2011 said:
Ugh. So, I'm sick and tired of not sleeping well. I don't know if it's because it's too hot in my room, my mattress/pillows suck or if it's stress related to all the stuff I have to get done before August rolls around. It pretty much started back in March when I had to decide what I was doing about Glasgow and got better for a little bit but I still can't really think of the last time I slept through the night. I fall asleep quickly but only sleep for like 2 hours and then toss and turn the rest of the night. I feel like I don't fall into any sort of a deep sleep until like 6 or 7 AM and I usually have to get up for work around 7 or 8.

Another rant. My ankle/foot that I sprained back in March is still giving me problems. It's been 2.5+ months and my range of motion is still compromised and things like jump roping or hopping on that foot hurt. Running or anything else isn't really a problem. Granted, I haven't exactly been resting it, so it's probably my fault.
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Orca, it sounds like we have the same problems! I have not slept a full night in a LONG time. I think my problem is definately stress related. When I spent a night at my mom's house back in January was the last time that I slept well. I think it was because I just let everything go for a night. But now, I am drowning in stress and slept a grand total of 2 hours last night. I tried to get 8 hours, but I just could not fall asleep. And then when I would doze off, I would "wake up" 10 minutes in the middle of a complete thought. It was insane!

I am also having ankle problems. I dislocated my ankle about a year ago and I don't think it healed right. It hurts like crazy when I get out bed in the morning and it will periodically "give out" during the day.
 
Abney said:
This is my EXACT sleep pattern. I've been having trouble with it for 4-5 years now. 🙁 Only when I work myself to exhaustion do I sleep through the night. I tried sleep aids but they either aren't strong enough or make me a zombie the next day. They thought I might have sleep apnea but I don't. My Dr. actually thinks it's anxiety now. I'm not a big fan of those kinds of meds though so it is what it is. I totally feel your pain orca. It blows big time.
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I've kind of been wondering if it's underlying anxiety/depression type thing. I've seen counselors during college twice for two fairly similar reasons and there was talk during my most recent visit (now over 1 yr ago) of me possibly going on meds if I didn't really start turning around in Jan/Feb of that year but I pulled myself out of it. I feel like I'm okay for the most part and that it seems to only be triggered by certain types of situations (at least the depression bit), so I feel like I can handle it most of the time. It's just weird cause I was super stressed throughout college, especially senior year but I slept sooooo well. Although,that could have been because that's all I really wanted to do my first semester since I was angry at everyone and was an excuse for not wanting to be around people.
 
orca2011 said:
I've kind of been wondering if it's underlying anxiety/depression type thing. I've seen counselors during college twice for two fairly similar reasons and there was talk during my most recent visit (now over 1 yr ago) of me possibly going on meds if I didn't really start turning around in Jan/Feb of that year but I pulled myself out of it. I feel like I'm okay for the most part and that it seems to only be triggered by certain types of situations (at least the depression bit), so I feel like I can handle it most of the time. It's just weird cause I was super stressed throughout college, especially senior year but I slept sooooo well. Although,that could have been because that's all I really wanted to do my first semester since I was angry at everyone and was an excuse for not wanting to be around people.
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LOL it's sounding like you and I are very similar. Most of the time during waking hours I don't feel extreme amounts of stress. I feel pretty calm. I'm worried about reapplying but I think I'm handling it pretty alright. And I don't really feel stress when I'm trying to sleep either. I just can not stay asleep for the life of me. He said I'm one of those people that shoves it down? 😕

Edit: I have no issues falling asleep, but I can not stay asleep for anything.
 
Abney said:
LOL it's sounding like you and I are very similar. Most of the time during waking hours I don't feel extreme amounts of stress. I feel pretty calm. I'm worried about reapplying but I think I'm handling it pretty alright. And I don't really feel stress when I'm trying to sleep either. I just can not stay asleep for the life of me. He said I'm one of those people that shoves it down? 😕
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Haha, sounds like me. I consider myself pretty relaxed and I don't get into a lot of arguments because I'm really easy going. But my mom is convinced I'm going to get ulcers because I don't really let me feelings out or anything like that. I think I do, but maybe I don't. It's something I've been working on though. I also don't show others how much I'm stressing out because I feel like I don't realize it half the time...if that makes any sense at all.
 
orca2011 said:
Haha, sounds like me. I consider myself pretty relaxed and I don't get into a lot of arguments because I'm really easy going. But my mom is convinced I'm going to get ulcers because I don't really let me feelings out or anything like that. I think I do, but maybe I don't. It's something I've been working on though. I also don't show others how much I'm stressing out because I feel like I don't realize it half the time...if that makes any sense at all.
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Makes perfect sense to me. I feel the same way. 😳
 
WLDLF!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Just found out the immunology text book I need for next year is the EXACT same text book I had for my immunology class this past semester. But I traded into Amazon a month ago. 🙁
 
orcagirl said:
Just found out the immunology text book I need for next year is the EXACT same text book I had for my immunology class this past semester. But I traded into Amazon a month ago. 🙁
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That sucks. I've kept pretty much all my bio textbooks (not really sure why) but luckily the biochem book that Penn recommends is the one I have. Although I have an older edition since they came out with a new one last year. Don't see any of my other textbooks being useful at any point in vet school.
 
orca2011 said:
That sucks. I've kept pretty much all my bio textbooks (not really sure why) but luckily the biochem book that Penn recommends is the one I have. Although I have an older edition since they came out with a new one last year. Don't see any of my other textbooks being useful at any point in vet school.
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The textbook for biochem is completely useless. Not because it is a bad textbook, just because it is completely superfluous, as are most texts at Penn Vet (with a few exceptions).
I still have mine in the shrink wrap. So if you really want it.... Stop by my house.
 
StartingoverVet said:
The textbook for biochem is completely useless. Not because it is a bad textbook, just because it is completely superfluous, as are most texts at Penn Vet (with a few exceptions).
I still have mine in the shrink wrap. So if you really want it.... Stop by my house.
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Haha. Noted. And I think I'll be okay with my outdated version if I end up needing it. So basically just get books for anatomy??
 
orca2011 said:
Haha. Noted. And I think I'll be okay with my outdated version if I end up needing it. So basically just get books for anatomy??
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I found immunology ones helpful because the course was a mess. I learned more from the book than class. Other than that.. yeah just anatomy (and do NOT buy big miller)
 
StartingoverVet said:
The textbook for biochem is completely useless. Not because it is a bad textbook, just because it is completely superfluous, as are most texts at Penn Vet (with a few exceptions).
I still have mine in the shrink wrap. So if you really want it.... Stop by my house.
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do ya'll even really use textbooks? i swear 99% of us never crack anything open because everything is based on professor notes and when all else fails there is VIN, google, and office hours
 
StartingoverVet said:
I found immunology ones helpful because the course was a mess. I learned more from the book than class. Other than that.. yeah just anatomy (and do NOT buy big miller)
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I'll keep that in mind, especially since anything I remember about immuno is from a course my freshman year...wanted to take it but it wasn't offered my senior year. =(
 
jmo1012 said:
do ya'll even really use textbooks? i swear 99% of us never crack anything open because everything is based on professor notes and when all else fails there is VIN, google, and office hours
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I must be in the 1%, because I almost always use my textbook. lol. It helps me better understand the material.
 
This is Penn-specific but since people are discussing it:

The only books you actually need first year at Penn are the dissection guide and Dyce (some people think Dyce is helpful as a textbook; I didn't, but there are test questions on the diagrams/illustrations so you do need the book for those).

Other first year classes often give you textbook readings but they are not on the test and there is no way you would have time to read them all. It's more like somewhere you can go for more info if you don't understand the lecture and wikipedia has been overtaken by evil robots.

Definitely don't worry about a book for Biochem, because it's more like cell bio + endocrinology + biochem and there wouldn't be one book that would cover everything. Everything you need to know is in lecture.

Many of my classmates said that the immunology book was very helpful. The immuno class last year was kinda disorganized, but I think that was largely because one professor was away for part of the semester and so the lectures were given in a different order than normal.

I do have the immuno textbook in shrink wrap if anyone wants to buy it for cheap... I bought it but never got time to read it!
 
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Tiger369 said:
I must be in the 1%, because I almost always use my textbook. lol. It helps me better understand the material.
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JMO was talking about vet school - the way you are given information is very different than in undergrad. You are learning a little bit about a lot of topics. For example, my Infectious and Metabolic Disease class covered a variety of topics from rabies to milk fever to bartonella to FIV to lepto to glasser's disease to sarcoptes... and it would be really hard to find a single textbook with the appropriate level of detail on all those diseases plus the other 50 I didn't mention. also, so much of what we learn is based on very recent research, unlike basic bio or chem, so textbooks end up out of date very quickly.
 
bunnity said:
This is Penn-specific but since people are discussing it:

The only books you actually need first year at Penn are the dissection guide and Dyce (some people think Dyce is helpful as a textbook; I didn't, but there are test questions on the diagrams/illustrations so you do need the book for those).

Other first year classes often give you textbook readings but they are not on the test and there is no way you would have time to read them all. It's more like somewhere you can go for more info if you don't understand the lecture and wikipedia has been overtaken by evil robots.

Definitely don't worry about a book for Biochem, because it's more like cell bio + endocrinology + biochem and there wouldn't be one book that would cover everything. Everything you need to know is in lecture.

Many of my classmates said that the immunology book was very helpful. The immuno class last year was kinda disorganized, but I think that was largely because one professor was away for part of the semester and so the lectures were given in a different order than normal.

I do have the immuno textbook in shrink wrap if anyone wants to buy it for cheap... I bought it but never got time to read it!
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Totally might take you up on that offer! And thanks for the info!

Sorry about hijacking the thread. 😳
 
need to repeat this to myself:

don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing

:bang:
 
nyanko said:
need to repeat this to myself:

don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing

:bang:
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🙁 I do this to myself too. Usually changing a right to a wrong because I second guess myself. You're smart though! I bet you did well still
 
Abney said:
🙁 I do this to myself too. Usually changing a right to a wrong because I second guess myself. You're smart though! I bet you did well still
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lol it was a 25 question multiple choice exam worth 100% of the grade in the class, i changed 2 to wrong so my wiggle room to pass is what, like missing less than 4 more? hopefully i passed...
 
Well, my dad fell off a ladder at work and fractured his back, one day after my mom sounded worried about the interest she was paying on mine and my brother's credit line when I called her.
🙁
 
nyanko said:
need to repeat this to myself:

don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing
don't change answers on exams if you are not 100% sure you are changing to the right thing

:bang:
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I do the exact same thing too... I hate it!
 
But when you do change it and get it right....the world is an amazing place. 😉👍
Usually breaks around even for me whether I change it or choose not to.
 
Trematode said:
Well, my dad fell off a ladder at work and fractured his back, one day after my mom sounded worried about the interest she was paying on mine and my brother's credit line when I called her.
🙁
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So sorry to hear this Trema 🙁. Hope everything goes ok with your dad.
 
Escalla said:
But when you do change it and get it right....the world is an amazing place. 😉👍
Usually breaks around even for me whether I change it or choose not to.
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Not for me. Almost all of the time my first instinct on a question is right. Only way it turns out to not be the case is if I realize I read or interpreted the question wrong.
 
nyanko said:
Not for me. Almost all of the time my first instinct on a question is right. Only way it turns out to not be the case is if I realize I read or interpreted the question wrong.
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Ditto on this. I have a rule: I only look over the test once after I'm done. That gives me a chance to make sure I didn't misread a question, but not enough time to start talking myself out of the right answer. The longer I look at a question, the more I talk myself out of my first instinct and that ends badly 95% of the time.
 
I'm usually right the first time too. Although I was re-reading a recent test and I realized that I had written "exogenous or exogenous" ... glad I caught that one.
 
Abney said:
👍👍 Good advice
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Thanks you guys I've been boiling and I will fully admit to being ridiculously bitter about not getting in. Which is horrible I know but I'm so frustrated. I'm kinda excited about plan B cause its something I'd never get to do if I didn't do it now. But still I'm not at all where I saw myself at this time.
 
My grandmother died yesterday, and I'm having a really rough time with it. This was her third time battling cancer, and this time, it was just caught way too late. Over a year ago, she was given a grave prognosis. Over 3 months ago, she went into hospice care and was told she had just a few weeks left if that. So I've been ready for this. Everyone has. And in her upper 80's, it was her time to go. The facility she was at had superb palliative care, and apparently she went so peacefully that my dad, aunt, and my grandma's sister-in-law didn't even realize she'd stopped breathing while they took their eyes off her for a few minutes as they were discussing something. For the past 3 months my parents and aunt have been at her bedside pretty much daily, so she was surrounded by loved ones. All of this is very comforting to know, and at this point I think everyone is pretty happy and relieved that she had a very peaceful end.

My grandma's death kind of ended a chapter of tragedy after tragedy on my dad's side of the family. We've had 4 deaths within the past 2 years, where 2 involved members who were young. Since it wasn't a very large family to begin with, there are very few people actually left at this point. For the past 2 years, I've been watching all of this happen as though I was watching a movie. And that's what's bothering me so much. I've had 0 involvement. Out of 10 living relatives (aside from my siblings and my mom), my dad's lost his uncle, cousin, sister-in-law and mother in a very short span of time. And his father's been dead since he was 16. I have not talked to him about any of these. I really have not been there for him at all, because I don't know how. I have not shed a single tear in front of family members (no one has) because I feel this need to hold it together. So I'm very stoic when these topics remotely come up, to the point where I probably seem dismissive. I was not there during any of the critical times. I have not attended any funerals. Neither have my siblings. I think we all live with this guilt wondering, "well, what the hell were we doing?"

A lot of this has to do with the physical distance halfway around the globe, but a huge part has to do with this cultural divide that I don't know what to do with. Japanese families are generally emotionally constipated, and they have many many unspoken boundaries. It's hard to explain, but you just feel them. You don't overtly express your love/affection/emotions about each other to each other. Instead you express it with subtle things throughout daily life. I've wanted so badly to let my grandma know that I love her, even if I only see her a few hours every couple of years and wave to her once in a while on skype when my parents are there. But I couldn't figure out how to do that appropriately without making everyone feel super uncomfortable, including myself. My siblings and I have sent her some messages and pictures and stuff, but that's about it. My siblings and I all know we all care, but that's also kind of done in code. So in essence, we've done next to nothing. I feel tremendously guilty about that. I know I didn't go above and beyond for my grandma. That guilt I can deal with. But it really really hurts thinking if my grandmother wondered if her grandchildren just never cared about her. It's unbearable to wonder if she thought we'd abandoned her. And it's heart-wrenching to know that I have a handful of other relatives in the same boat. As much as I feel like I should do something to change that, I keep finding myself back at square one with no viable ideas. I honestly don't think anything will change. This is just how it is. And it sucks.
 
Minnerbelle said:
My grandmother died yesterday, and I'm having a really rough time with it. This was her third time battling cancer, and this time, it was just caught way too late. Over a year ago, she was given a grave prognosis. Over 3 months ago, she went into hospice care and was told she had just a few weeks left if that. So I've been ready for this. Everyone has. And in her upper 80's, it was her time to go. The facility she was at had superb palliative care, and apparently she went so peacefully that my dad, aunt, and my grandma's sister-in-law didn't even realize she'd stopped breathing while they took their eyes off her for a few minutes as they were discussing something. For the past 3 months my parents and aunt have been at her bedside pretty much daily, so she was surrounded by loved ones. All of this is very comforting to know, and at this point I think everyone is pretty happy and relieved that she had a very peaceful end.

My grandma's death kind of ended a chapter of tragedy after tragedy on my dad's side of the family. We've had 4 deaths within the past 2 years, where 2 involved members who were young. Since it wasn't a very large family to begin with, there are very few people actually left at this point. For the past 2 years, I've been watching all of this happen as though I was watching a movie. And that's what's bothering me so much. I've had 0 involvement. Out of 10 living relatives (aside from my siblings and my mom), my dad's lost his uncle, cousin, sister-in-law and mother in a very short span of time. And his father's been dead since he was 16. I have not talked to him about any of these. I really have not been there for him at all, because I don't know how. I have not shed a single tear in front of family members (no one has) because I feel this need to hold it together. So I'm very stoic when these topics remotely come up, to the point where I probably seem dismissive. I was not there during any of the critical times. I have not attended any funerals. Neither have my siblings. I think we all live with this guilt wondering, "well, what the hell were we doing?"

A lot of this has to do with the physical distance halfway around the globe, but a huge part has to do with this cultural divide that I don't know what to do with. Japanese families are generally emotionally constipated, and they have many many unspoken boundaries. It's hard to explain, but you just feel them. You don't overtly express your love/affection/emotions about each other to each other. Instead you express it with subtle things throughout daily life. I've wanted so badly to let my grandma know that I love her, even if I only see her a few hours every couple of years and wave to her once in a while on skype when my parents are there. But I couldn't figure out how to do that appropriately without making everyone feel super uncomfortable, including myself. My siblings and I have sent her some messages and pictures and stuff, but that's about it. My siblings and I all know we all care, but that's also kind of done in code. So in essence, we've done next to nothing. I feel tremendously guilty about that. I know I didn't go above and beyond for my grandma. That guilt I can deal with. But it really really hurts thinking if my grandmother wondered if her grandchildren just never cared about her. It's unbearable to wonder if she thought we'd abandoned her. And it's heart-wrenching to know that I have a handful of other relatives in the same boat. As much as I feel like I should do something to change that, I keep finding myself back at square one with no viable ideas. I honestly don't think anything will change. This is just how it is. And it sucks.
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So sorry for your loss, Minnerbelle. I'm sure she knew how much you cared for her.
 
Wow, Minnerbelle. That is a lot to be dealing with and I'm sorry you are going through it. I'm sure your grandma knew you cared about her... all grandmas do 😍. What a tough cookie to make it through so many bouts of cancer. At least she is at peace now. Hang in there and maybe talk with your siblings who feel the same way as you so you can at least get your emotions out to someone. Everyone's way of dealing with situations is different, and you can't be upset with yourself for not acting like everyone else would in the situation. Guilt like this will only tear you apart so I hope you are able to find a way to leave it behind. 🙁
 
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