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What's Bothering You?

ive been having insomnia and its hard for me to sleep, and when i do its hard to wake up on a good time so i wake up late
 
Today wasn't a bad day itself, but I've been stressed despite my best today and now my legs are hurting which will probably keep me up for a while.
 
One of my friends is going through a breakup and I feel terrible despite it having nothing to do with me. I feel better than I did before, but last night I was so anxious that I couldn’t sit still. Today the critical voices in my head that sound like real people kept saying things like “they find you creepy,” and “you’re a bad friend to them.” I’ve had voices of people in my criticizing me since the bullying in high school, but they’re bothering me more than usual. I have to remind myself things like “if they found you creepy they wouldn’t talk to you,” in order to feel better. At least talking to my family about it lifted some of the weight off my shoulders.

This isn’t the first time this has happened either. In the past my friends would tell me they feel bad and not only would I feel horrendous for them, but I also had those voices saying those same negative beliefs. I wish I knew a solution to prevent this from happening.

Has anyone else here felt this way when a friend shared something sad that happened in their life?
 
I'm glad my domestic mail/customs finally decided onto releasing that package now eventually, but also the fact that I had to send in proof at least thrice that I paid the invoice (the correct invoice itself and proof the amount was deducted from my bank account) is so stupid. Like I asked for a correct invoice cause I noticed it was faulty from start. Jesus.
 
Why do I like putting myself throu unnecessary stress?

I FINALLY put in my final notice at work, and I gave them a month's notice so they would have some time to hire a new person, AND IF THAT PERSON ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD ENGLISH, I could train them a bit before I leave.

But now that I'm back at work, I'm reminded how much I dislike it and kinda wished I did just put in a two weeks like a normal person, instead of a month. My only saving grace is that once my time is up, I won't be looking for a new job until January. I'm not going to put myself throu the holiday stress, untrained, and no one having time to train me because of the holiday rush, which will only stress me more.

Also I say actually understood English cause my boss has hired two people who only speak Spanish, a language she doesn't speak. At all. Call me crazy but I don't think it's very smart to hire someone that you have to rely on others to communicate to. Also, my Spanish SUCKS so I can't train them. Not like they are getting trained by the ones who can speak Spanish anyway.
 
i hate chemistry.. so much. i got another bad grade on a test and i already have a 83 which is a C+

on the test two of the questions didn’t even make sense. my teacher claims that a change in state of matter is a physical change when i put chemical. also that “digesting food” is a chemical change when i had put “solid dry ice turning into gas.” what the hell?! a change in state of matter is a rearrangement of molecules there for IT IS a chemical change, and for the second question either answer could work imo, the dry ice is turning into a new state. i can’t with this class anymore, i hate it. i also don’t know why we need to have a freaking test every week, these teachers jump to the next lesson too fast, i actually need time to absorb the information. i don’t even know how im in an advanced chemistry class in the first place.
 
I’m stupid and I’d rather not mention my relationship anymore anyway.

What’s really upsetting me is thinking about what I miss and confusion over what’s just killing me versus what’s healthier for me to give up on. Brings to mind a little phrase: is this it? There has to be more than this in life.

I used to have so much hope and wanted to do so much. It’s just meek now. I don’t know what else to run with and I’m stuck being lonely.
 
Okay this is stupid but kinda bothering me, is it "too friendly" to address your emails with "hi there"?

According to my boss, it is too friendly. But like, isn't that the whole point of building relationships with your clients?? To be friendly with them and form good relations?? I'm confused 😐
 
My rabbit decided to stop eating, probably cause he started antibiotics and it gives him a tummy ache. I fed him this mushy stuff called critical care so hopefully those rabbit bowels start moving along soon. Random side note but on his bottle of antibiotics it was like "this rabbit will not longer be edible if u give them this antibiotics" and I thought it was kinda weird. Sorry son, you're no longer edible
The product is likely also sold in other countries. Rabbit meat is considered as normal as eating chicken in some areas. e.g. I don't think I've been to a single restaurant in Malta that doesn't have it on the menu.

Okay this is stupid but kinda bothering me, is it "too friendly" to address your emails with "hi there"?

According to my boss, it is too friendly. But like, isn't that the whole point of building relationships with your clients?? To be friendly with them and form good relations?? I'm confused 😐
It is too informal for a professional email. As a general rule, you should begin professional emails with "Dear [name]". It sounds dated and pretentious but it's considered professional email etiquette.

If you or your clients work in academia or certain STEM fields, always use "Dear [title] [surname]", e.g. Dear Dr. Smith. Only ever switch to their first name or a nickname once they've signed their email with it. You might reply, "Hi Debbie" after that - but only in that email chain. Next time you email them about something new you would revert back to "Dear Dr. Smith". If these are colleagues within your immediate team or it is a small company, you'll likely find they're okay with dropping titles - but there are of course some people who will get offended when you do. It's usually easy to figure out from what you are being CC'd into what the unspoken etiquette rules are between coworkers are in your workplace.
 
Okay this is stupid but kinda bothering me, is it "too friendly" to address your emails with "hi there"?

According to my boss, it is too friendly. But like, isn't that the whole point of building relationships with your clients?? To be friendly with them and form good relations?? I'm confused 😐
I'd say "hi there" might be too friendly (unless they also do it from start) but I usually write "Hi [ first name]" in mine (I don't really have contact with title-surname people and we're 'kinda' informal as long as you don't go "trolololo hey john" or something lol). I can even use "hello" in some and they don't care.

But yeah if you're a more formal place or yeah writing someone first time "Dear Jenny" or something would be more appropriate, yes. Also unless you actually are a professor or something most titles here are rather dropped.
 
the digital copy of my 3ds animal crossing game isn't working :( i never bothered buying the digital copy and i don't know where to get a new physical copy from either if it comes to that.
 
Okay this is stupid but kinda bothering me, is it "too friendly" to address your emails with "hi there"?

According to my boss, it is too friendly. But like, isn't that the whole point of building relationships with your clients?? To be friendly with them and form good relations?? I'm confused 😐
Depending on what your profession is and how well you know the people you are addressing, it can come off of as unprofessional. I'd go with Dear ___ like Chris said or Hi/Hello. I think I've started an email with one of those, but never as informal as hi/hey there.

Why do I like putting myself throu unnecessary stress?

I FINALLY put in my final notice at work, and I gave them a month's notice so they would have some time to hire a new person
Two weeks is the norm and a lot of people aren't even doing that anymore. Take it from someone that has seen it happen enough. You're only wasting your time if this isn't the place you want to work anymore. They're just going to use you for every day of that month and aren't going to use that time effectively to find a replacement.

I've given a few places two weeks and even given them people who showed interest and were very qualified for the job. They just screwed around until the last second and on one instance forgot that it was my final week. It's not worth the headache. Unless this company has management that has their act together or treats you well, it's only going to get worst because they know you're leaving and will try to pile more crap on you. I'd only stay if you don't want to burn bridges, but if this job has nothing to do with your future career, it's not worth the headaches.
 
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