https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:51:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-570289 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:46:52 +0000 Anonymous 570289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>BIG HUG- Sorry for your troubles, sounds like you have good support and are on the right track. Your thrifting skills are good cheap therapy too. Hang in there.</p> <p>(That dress will be Killer on you!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-570273 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:34:39 +0000 rachylou 570273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You got it! Good thoughts coming your way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-570226 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:53:57 +0000 Scarlet 570226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sending good vibes to you, Lyn. That does sound very stressful, but it sounds like you also have some great opportunities headed your way. I know this isn't what you mean about yourself, but I definitely shop to maintain mental health. It's really important to me actually. Anyway, I will be thinking of you and crossing my fingers for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-570161 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:52:21 +0000 christy 570161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn, so sorry you are going through such a rough time. Great news about the programs that want you though!! Keeping my fingers crossed for you and sending many, many good vibes your way. I know how exhausting depression can be and hope you are able to find the treatment that makes you feel like wonderful, spunky and adorable YOU. Take care of yourself and, in the meantime, you simply MUST wear that fabulous dress and post pics! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-570114 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:55:26 +0000 cinnamon fern 570114@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope the change of seasons helps a little bit too! I'm not sure how far north you far but even when I lived in Montreal February and March were hard for me, with the lack of daylight.</p> <p>You will be a great shrink. You can get through this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-570067 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:56:33 +0000 Mander 570067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Urgh. Depression sucks. I hope you are more successful at overcoming its effects on your studies than I was! But in the end, when you have finished and started on your career proper, nobody will remember that you took an extra year.</p> <p>Big hugs to you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-570050 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 07:20:13 +0000 CocoLion 570050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry to hear you're under so much stress! The fact that your life is just about work and study means it's not very balanced and that will throw people into depression. I know, I was in that place for a loooong time.</p> <p>But congratulations all the same on being accepted into the program you want, as well as having the 2nd choice eager for you!</p> <p>Hang in there, the world will be a better place because of you. And if you ever feel like you need a change, come to practice in a small town, there you will REALLY be appreciated. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-570026 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:58:24 +0000 Anonymous 570026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn* you don't know me because I have only recently registered but I'm wishing you well. I am not from the US but the tests at my medical school went terribly for me too. It's lovely that you have been accepted into your program of choice and I can tell you have confidence in your ability to pull through. Sending good vibes your way! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-569166 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:57:02 +0000 lynne 569166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sending hugs your way, Lyn. It sounds like you already have insight into your depression which is one huge step forward. I can completely relate to the shopping symptom part. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-569163 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:53:28 +0000 Jem 569163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn, I'm so sorry you are having a hard time. I'm glad you have someone to talk to, to help you understand and deal with your depression and stresses. It seems to be more and more common (or just more people are talking about it). I just wanted to say that I can relate. I also hope that you can get your test issues resolved. It does all work out in the end, but sure is stressful getting there! Anyway, I just wanted you to know that I'll send some prayers your way and I'll be thinking about you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-569125 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:04:03 +0000 Isis 569125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hang in there, Lynn! I really like M's suggestion to do 10 minutes of something that used to bring you joy. Good advice for all of us, actually..... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-569121 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:01:58 +0000 teri 569121@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>just wanted to drop you a :hug:<br /> I couldn't function without my daily dose of Lexapro...................... lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-569090 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:47:29 +0000 Kirti 569090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sending you lots of prayers and good vibes Lyn! Hang in there </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-569066 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:04:06 +0000 Mochi 569066@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Lyn, I myself have been struggling a bit and I am sorry to hear this, but know that we all have your back! I love that beautiful dress. I would suggest that when you're feeling down, you wear that bicycle cardigan..or even look at it in your closet. It's so jaunty and cheerful! Just do what you can--if it's cyclical then try and look forward to the phase that's around the corner. Hugs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-569038 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:31:12 +0000 Aunty 569038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn I am so sorry you are haveing a bad time.<br /> Sending loads of good vibes and warm feelings your way. Hang on in there!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-569032 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:33:14 +0000 stringy 569032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sending many many good vibes to you, in a pants-free way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-568910 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:33:48 +0000 ManidipaM 568910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn, so sorry to hear you're going through a tough time. Sending every healing, confidence-building, calming, focusing, memory-boosting, articulation-activating vibe I can think of your way!</p> <p>Looking at your WIWs, I used to think, 'She looks so smart and confident and upbeat always; must be so put-together in her head as well as in her wardrobe' --- I guess I'm trying to say that you've clearly been dealing with your mind-body vagaries pretty well, to have been such an inspiration! Yes, life's put a few spanners in your works yet again, but the positive I suppose is that you will be out of the 'what-if' woods in a few weeks rather than a few months.</p> <p>I'm also so glad to hear you have medical support through this --- too many of us have struggled too long with this disease on our own, at a time when our brain is *not* our best friend, nor even itself. </p> <p>Don't be hard on yourself when you can't *make* things work out --- I find, from my own experience as well as friends', that those of us prone to depression are often the 'responsible people', who think if something goes wrong it is their fault and even if it is not, it is up to them (their 'responsibility') to make it right somehow. Be wary of that trap. It is clear with your graduation road-blocks, for example, that this is bureaucracy at work and nothing in your control. I DO know how hard it is to relinquish what feels like control when your own mind seems to spin scarily out of control; but try and make the distinction of what you caused, what you do actually control, and what you think you did and think you should be able to control...</p> <p>One last, very simple thought. I'm sure as a medical student who's seeing a medical professional you will already know this --- but I recall on my darker days I often lose sight of this in the fog, and can do with a reminder. So...! Make sure you take time each day, even just 10 minutes, to do ONE thing you *used* to enjoy. It doesn't matter if it active or passive --- if sitting in the sun with a cup of tea is what you used to do, that is still *doing*. It also doesn't matter that you don't feel like it, or didn't seem to enjoy it while depressed. Sometimes the old pleasure pathways require a revision and reawakening. IMPORTANT: Try not to avoid this in this crunch time, with your exams ahead, thinking there will be time later. NOW is when you need it most and it will do your brain some good. This is critical self-care!</p> <p>((((Hugs from a distant stranger who has long admired your focus and verve from afar))) I'd be so proud to have someone as driven and bright as you for my doctor, the more so because I'd be confident you know what struggling towards health feel like! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-568901 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:24:16 +0000 Fruitful 568901@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree that you are going to be an amazing doctor. I wouldn't wish depression on anyone but the fact you acknowledge it and address it tells me you would have a greater compassion and empathy than average, and as a patient, when I find these qualities in a doctor it's gold.</p> <p>And I had to smile at pants-wearing being your indicator I love it and will now regard my own lack of pants-wearing as a sign of health! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-568870 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:37:05 +0000 Kari 568870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn, that is great news that you have two excellent choices for psych programs. Fabulous! Try to hold on to the bright spots to give yourself some buoyancy if you need a boost. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-568865 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:31:46 +0000 fern 568865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I miss "seeing" you around here and I am so sorry to hear about your stress and depression. It can be so hard.<br /> I am excited for you to do your pysch placement, even if you end up postponing - it will be fascinating.<br /> I hope you get a beautiful spring very soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please/page/2#post-568848 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:06:37 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 568848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wishing you all the best Lyn. When you do graduate, it will be all the more pleasing for the hard work and effort you had to put in. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please#post-568842 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:53:27 +0000 lynn 568842@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Prayers and hugs coming right at you! So glad you're not trying to deal with this alone! I know you'll be okay but it's awful while it's going on. Hang on; this too shall pass! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please#post-568826 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:26:56 +0000 Aziraphale 568826@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How frustrating, Lyn! Best of luck with the upcoming exam. I'm sure you'll do well. Take lots of deep breaths. Is there someone, another mini-doc, with whom you can prepare? It might help you relax and see this exam as an opportunity to demonstrate how much you know and understand, rather than just another test to pass or fail. Sometimes that mindset can help.</p> <p>Sending hugs and best wishes,<br /> Elisabeth </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please#post-568816 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:15:05 +0000 annagybe 568816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not a doctor but had a similar thing happen in my program. I was a honors student. We had two practical exams a term that were do or die. If you did not pass with an average passing exam you flunked the course and were held back a year. I flunked a exam badly, and the only thing that saved my was my high score from the earlier exam. But for a few weeks I was completely distraught and thought I would be stuck another year. My instructor knew I was a good student and had complete faith in my skills, I just had one spectacularly bad exam.<br /> I'm pulling for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please#post-568786 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:40:06 +0000 Jjsloane 568786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sending Big happy hugs, the best agnostic prayers and Buddhist good wishes (we are a very blended family here). Hang in there, you are in your prime and seem to have a good head on your shoulders so you can weather any storm. I truly believe all things happen for a reason and you will find something that is meant to be at the end of this all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please#post-568783 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:36:31 +0000 Janet 568783@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aw Lyn, you have a special place in my heart because my BFF is a doctor and went through a lot of the same crap in medical school, residency, etc. I think a lot of people don't realize how hard these years are! </p> <p>The good thing is you're getting help and working through it! You *will* be ok, in fact better than ok! I can tell you have a brilliant future in front of you. Keep it up, and we're here for you! Hugs to you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please#post-568752 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:02:22 +0000 missvee 568752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm so sorry to hear about your struggles. I hope you continue to get all the help you need from your professional colleagues, as well as the love and support of your friends and family. We miss seeing all your great outfits here on YLF. I must admit I had a chuckle when you said you knew you were in trouble when you started wearing trousers - I bet that symptom isn't in many textbooks!! I hope you can stay positive about your situation - life is a road with lots of bumps and twists and all you can do is hang onto the steering wheel and move forward. Take care! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please#post-568750 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:00:57 +0000 goldenpig 568750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn, lots of hugs and major mojo coming your way! Good luck with the exam and I'm sure you'll do fine. I'm sorry that you've been dealing with so much stress and with the depression on top of that. Med school is stressful enough even without depression. You are a strong and smart and caring person and I have no doubt you will be an awesome psychiatrist! Congrats on the great match result and I hope things go well with the exam and that you're feeling better soon! </p> <p>BTW I think it's kind of funny actually that your marker for anhedonia is wearing pants. Keep wearing those fun flippy skirts and dresses--they are so happy looking! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please#post-568737 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:42:53 +0000 dottie 568737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So sorry to hear you are going through this rough patch. I'm sure you will persevere and succeed in all you want to accomplish. Just a bump in the road. You will come out the other side stronger. Virtual hugs going out to you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slightly-ot-mental-health-and-my-wardrobe-and-good-vibes-please#post-568727 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:30:27 +0000 Mona 568727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn,</p> <p>I completely understand the unbearable stress that medical school can cause. My sister who is a doctor went through an episode similar to this when she was in medical school. I am currently doing my accounting designation (I also work full time and have a family to look after) and some days I am so stressed that I dont even want to wash my face in the morning. PLease know that this will pass and you will come out of it stronger, wiser and all the more stylish. Hugs!!!! </p>