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It's going to take some sort of deep digging, and to stop panicking over what is not and start accepting what is. Stress induced physical and mental problems are real, and stress is created when reality doesn't square with expectations. Adjust your expectations.

@ Zephyrus
"lowered expectations means fewer disapointments"
[sorry i can't remember who i'm quoting here]
just stop expecting your life to be good and you'll stop being surprized when your life turns out to be crap every day
it will help with the stress
 
The expectations I've set have made me accomplish extraordinary things academically. My problem is that they don't refuel my self-esteem and optimism to the degree that they ought. I refuse to set the bar lower.

Also, it's been a week so far on the Wellbutrin and so far things have significantly improved. It seems I'm on the mend at last. My memory has been improving, thinking clearer, and motivation greater. It works more subtly than stimulants, and without the anxiety. A shame I didn't try this stuff at the outset.
 
I hate looking for rooms to rent. No hotels do monthly rates anymore. stupid.

iirc, you're living north of the mason-dixon-line and east of the Mississippi river

if you come down to "the bible belt" you'll still find tons of hotels that do monthly rates
 
iirc, you're living north of the mason-dixon-line and east of the Mississippi river

if you come down to "the bible belt" you'll still find tons of hotels that do monthly rates

Hotels here do monthly rates but they're always fucking 800, 900, 1000+ and that's just not worth it. I have a nice apartment pegged for 550 utilities included, sharing with one other person my age, on Federal Hill in Providence RI. Honestly for Federal Hill the place looks wicked nice.

honestly though if I could get a nice hotel room for under 700 I would do that.
 
Yeah, there are exactly 2 things I'm comfortable expelling through my urethra. Everything else should find a different exit.
 
Dear lord, Zeph, the mere thought of passing a stone makes me wince in agony. You hardcore motherfucker.

Not bad. I thought it was just gonna be a bunch of farting noises.
Lmao, why's that? Thank you though. I'm pleased with how it turned out.
 
Hotels here do monthly rates but they're always fucking 800, 900, 1000+ and that's just not worth it. I have a nice apartment pegged for 550 utilities included, sharing with one other person my age, on Federal Hill in Providence RI. Honestly for Federal Hill the place looks wicked nice.

honestly though if I could get a nice hotel room for under 700 I would do that.

there's hotels down here that will do a monthly rate of aprox $500

you'll have to pay extra for an extra person, though, and these hotels have multiple sizes in the rooms where the larger room will cost more than the smaller one