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tayfonay

@tayfonay@beige.party

Clinical psychologist & academic refugee. Former underpaid Associate Professor. Mom of 2. GenXennial? Navigating the great enshittification.

Things I like: cycling, hiking, beaches, Vonnegut, people who aren't shitty, owls, Jackie Chan movies, IPAs, the color orange, It’s Always Sunny, Norway, dark chocolate, John Mulaney, octopuses.

#teamOrca
#LRRR2024

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Psychiatrist all good, he has concluded that my rapid mood shifts a few weeks ago are best explained as mixed affective state (as opposed to something “more pervasive” like personality disorder, a label I would have vigorously rejected). He told me he is leaving, he’s a locum and they’ve filled the permanent post. Yet another new doctor to get to know sigh Ooh, also he’s letting me try melatonin for sleep! No ones ever been willing to prescribe it for me, and you can’t buy it OTC in the UK

tayfonay,
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@purplepadma unsolicited tip on the melatonin. At least in the US, the dosing on it is way higher than the body naturally releases every night. So after taking it every day for a week or 2, people find it stops working. If that happens, taking a break and re-starting can be helpful.

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The warm fuzziness of a good sleep has worn off and I’m back to anxiety about psychiatrist appointment and the job/PhD situation. Tom is so against me interviewing for jobs, but my friends (including those working in academia) and life coach think I should keep my options wide open. So I think I’ll do the job interview this afternoon, I probably won’t get it anyway and interview experience is always useful. I’ll worry about whether to take it IF it’s offered! I can still say no thank you, right?

tayfonay, (edited )
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@purplepadma I'm sure you've seen me go on and on about my academic experiences here. I hope they didn't dampen your views on your own PhD. So I'll say this: I've been doing research for 19 years in various roles. Research assistant, post-doctoral fellow, clinical research associate, and finished up at associate professor. At the end of the day, what I loved to do was the science. The rest of the shit in academia is what brings people down. And, at least in the US, academia and corporate america have merged into this 2-headed hydra of absolute bullshit.

In contrast, after I "retired" I took a job with a global research institute and I fucking LOVE it. None of the BS I had at my old position. Well, a little. But manageable. People I've worked with in the past have left academia for industry or other jobs and also say it's a lot better on the other side. I would absolutely do the interview. Like you said, you can always turn it down. I realize you don't have a lot of time to decide on the PhD, which is super stressful. But you can pursue your passions for research without it.

tayfonay, to random
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"Ensure that your new password doesn’t repeat your last 24 passwords."

In this economy?!

RickiTarr, to random
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Would you rather be alone in a Space Ship with Darth Vader or the Queen Alien from Alien?

Please support the your answer if you feel like it.

tayfonay,
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@RickiTarr rumor has it that the scene where the baby alien bursts out of John Hurt's stomach was based on the director's experience with Crohn's disease pain. Well, I have Crohn's disease so I might as well go with the Queen because hey, been there done that. And I don't want to listen to Darth go on and on about the dark side.

Alice, to random
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I feel bad for the kids of today because their music is so terrible when my youth was full of high quality songs such as:

Ass-n-Titties
Buttermilk Biscuits
and
It's Time for the Percolator

tayfonay,
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@Alice The percolator song is genius

tayfonay, to random
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Couldn’t help myself with this one

tayfonay, to random
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Pretty sure we’ve reached peak “scream and fuck”

tayfonay,
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I’m talking about cicadas I don’t know what you’re thinking

StefanThinks, to random
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Welcome to the internet, where people post “unpopular opinions” and then get upset that their opinion is unpopular.

tayfonay,
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@StefanThinks weird

RickiTarr, to random
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is less than 5% of his income, so good job paying less than half of what everyone else does.

tayfonay,
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@RickiTarr Oh. My. I. Feel. So. Badly. For. Him.

TheConversationUS, (edited ) to random
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Today's conviction of Trump won’t end the legal case, which could quickly be appealed and possibly rise to the level of the US Supreme Court.
It's a historic conviction, no doubt.
But practically speaking, the verdict means only that Trump can't possess a firearm – like all other felons.
A felony conviction won’t keep him from running or serving as president.
A law professor explains a few other key points:
https://theconversation.com/trump-found-guilty-5-key-aspects-of-the-trial-explained-by-a-law-professor-231236

tayfonay,
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@thepoliticalcat @TheConversationUS Exactly. STFU and let us have a minute to breathe

tayfonay, to random
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Seems appropriate

tayfonay, to random
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People are outside drinking in the street to celebrate fuckhead's convictions. In case you were wondering how happy some Americans are rn

tayfonay,
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@GrimmReality Cheers my friend 🍻

tayfonay, to random
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Hey, good for you North Korea, sending those poop filled balloons over the border. This is the kind of petty shit I’m here for

tayfonay, to random
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Like coffee, I was once deemed “a bitter invention of satan” by Catholic priests

RickiTarr, to random
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This was a fun one, so let's do it again. What is something you've learned that seems unlikely, even though you know it's true? Here's one I think about a lot:

Sight, while being something something many people are born with, is not an innate ability, but something we learn to do. People who were born blind or were blind for a long time, who get sight, have to learn to see.

tayfonay,
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@RickiTarr The vast majority, like 95%, of serotonin is in your gut not in your brain. The enteric nervous system to be exact.

tayfonay,
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@RickiTarr yup, and why I'm a psychologist who's worked in gastroenterology for almost 2 decades :60fpsparrot:

tayfonay, to random
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Next time a doctor asks me if I have any pelvic floor issues I’m going to tell them about how I had to fart the whole time during karate tonight and kept that bottled up like the champion I am

StefanThinks, to random
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I don't know when parachute pants are going to come back in style, but I’ll be fucking ready!

tayfonay,
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@StefanThinks With Hypercolor shirts

RickiTarr, to random
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Y'ALL BETTER NOT MAKE FUN OF MY JONAS BROTHER'S POPCORN

tayfonay,
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@RickiTarr @the_etrain envisions popped meat

tayfonay,
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@RickiTarr This needs to be consumed with Hanson’s beer MmmHops

tayfonay, to random
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If you need me I’ll be watching The Uncle Roger Show 💀

Alice, to random
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This shrimp cocktail is the worst. It's virtually impossible to drink with a straw.

tayfonay,
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@Alice Dude

tayfonay, to random
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5 squirrels came together in the middle of my street, made some noise, then dispersed in separate directions. The uprising is coming

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