My dog (2d guide) is going to retire in about 3 years. Did anyone ever just keep their dog into their old age and use their cane and then just get another dog after the retired dog passes??? Looking for advice on this…..I eventually do want to get another guide but I’d like to after my current dog passes & I just rely on my cane skills until then.
I’m an LPC Associate early in my career, and I’m struggling with a lot of discouragement about the counseling profession and wondering if others feel this too.
Lately I’ve been feeling increasingly jaded about where licensed counselors fit in the larger mental health landscape. It feels like the field has become so saturated and fragmented counselors, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners. I find myself questioning where professional counselors actually “sit” anymore and how we’re valued.
Historically, I could make sense of different roles: therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists had distinct training paths and scopes, even with overlap. But now it feels like there are so many disciplines providing therapy and competing in the same spaces, while counselors (especially associates and even fully licensed LPCs) are often fighting for low wages, limited reimbursement, heavy caseloads, and constant pressure to prove our worth.
I think what’s getting to me is not just salary concerns, though that’s part of it. It’s a deeper fear that counselors are undervalued or don’t have a clearly respected professional identity. Sometimes it feels like we’re asked to do emotionally demanding, highly skilled work while being treated as interchangeable or easily replaceable.
I notice social workers often have broader systems-level presence and advocacy power, psychologists often hold prestige and assessment niches, psychiatrists/NPs have medical authority, and I find myself wondering: where does that leave counselors? What is our unique place, and why does it sometimes feel so hard to articulate or defend?
Some days I worry I picked the wrong profession, which is hard to admit because I care deeply about this work and I’ve barely begun my career.
Do other counselors feel this way? Especially newer LPCs/associates? How do you make sense of our role, and have you found ways to feel grounded or hopeful about the profession again?
Hi! I’m 27F and I live in a 1 bed apartment with my guide dog. I’ve been cleaning since I was little but lately I’m starting to struggle with managing an entire apartment. Y’all I literally cried in frustration cleaning my bathroom still didn’t get the damn thing entirely clean!!!
I’m looking for practical advice, especially from anyone with low vision, disabilities, or people who’ve figured out simple systems that actually work. I’m partially blind and lately I feel like I’m starting to overthink everything about cleaning. I second guess whether things are actually clean, worry I’m missing stuff I can’t see well, and sometimes a basic chore turns into this exhausting frustrating ordeal. Influencer cleaning absolutely doesn’t work I got sucked into the spin brushes craze and I honestly HATE THAT THING!!!!
I can clean, but it takes more energy because I rely a lot on touch and routine. If something feels grimy I notice it, but visually checking details can be hard. Bathrooms are especially difficult. I’m 4’11”, don’t have a handheld shower sprayer, and cleaning tub walls/tile is a pain. I tried one of those electric spin scrubbers everyone raves about and honestly hated it!!
I’m trying to move away from “big exhausting deep cleans” and more toward a simple system I can maintain, because right now I think I’m overthinking everything.
Questions:
How do you keep a whole apartment reasonably clean without spending all weekend cleaning?
Any low-vision-friendly cleaning systems or routines?
Easy Tools that have genuinely helped (microfiber mops?)
Best way to keep a bathtub/shower clean with minimal scrubbing?
Do you clean by schedule, by room, or a little every day?
How do you know “good enough” is good enough and stop overthinking it?
I’d especially love advice that is simple, affordable, and realistic. I’m not trying to buy 15 specialty products or chase perfection. I just want my home to feel clean and manageable. I feel like I’m falling at this!
Honestly even reassurance or hearing how others approach this would help!
Hi! I’m 27F and I live in a 1 bed apartment with my guide dog. I’ve been cleaning since I was little but lately I’m starting to struggle with managing an entire apartment.
I’m looking for practical advice, especially from anyone with low vision, disabilities, or people who’ve figured out simple systems that actually work. I’m partially blind and lately I feel like I’m starting to overthink everything about cleaning. I second guess whether things are actually clean, worry I’m missing stuff I can’t see well, and sometimes a basic chore turns into this exhausting frustrating ordeal. Influencer cleaning absolutely doesn’t work I got sucked into the spin brushes craze and I honestly HATE THAT THING!!!!
I can clean, but it takes more energy because I rely a lot on touch and routine. If something feels grimy I notice it, but visually checking details can be hard. Bathrooms are especially difficult. I’m 4’11”, don’t have a handheld shower sprayer, and cleaning tub walls/tile is a pain. I tried one of those electric spin scrubbers everyone raves about and honestly hated it!!
I’m trying to move away from “big exhausting deep cleans” and more toward a simple system I can maintain, because right now I think I’m overthinking everything.
Questions:
How do you keep a whole apartment reasonably clean without spending all weekend cleaning?
Any low-vision-friendly cleaning systems or routines?
Easy Tools that have genuinely helped (microfiber mops?)
Best way to keep a bathtub/shower clean with minimal scrubbing?
Do you clean by schedule, by room, or a little every day?
How do you know “good enough” is good enough and stop overthinking it?
I’d especially love advice that is simple, affordable, and realistic. I’m not trying to buy 15 specialty products or chase perfection. I just want my home to feel clean and manageable. I feel like I’m falling at this!
Honestly even reassurance or hearing how others approach this would help!