Lived Experience Forum

[Shaz51]

hello @Healandlove , @PeppyPatti , @PinkFlamingo , @creative_writer , @TAB , @SmilingGecko 

[lavenderhaze]

That looks so good @Shaz51 

Good morning 🙂

[Shaz51]

Good afternoon @lavenderhaze 🙂

Having a coffee ☕️ before going to get a flu injection 

How is your day going 

Wet here 

[lavenderhaze]

It's a lovely day here ☀️ 

My day has been going well, thank you!

Do you get a bit sick after getting the flu shot? @Shaz51 

[Shaz51]

No , which is good because the specialist wants me to have the flu injection for my kidney disease @lavenderhaze 

How about you ? 

[lavenderhaze]

Oh got it. Are you scared of needles? @Shaz51 

I don't usually get flu shots, but I did get a bit sick after the COVID vaccines, nothing too bad haha

[Shaz51]

No not scared of needles @lavenderhaze which is good because I am on insulin injections twice a day 😁😇

[Glisten]

@creative_writer  If only students got paid for the practicum part of their degree.

There is a predicted +13% raise in demand for lived experience clinical psychologists, but no one can afford not being paid while doing 12 months (?) prac placement.

Nurses are dropping out of degrees for the same reason.

G

[creative_writer]

Hi @Shaz51 I hope today has been kind to you 💖

I agree that placement students should get paid @Glisten. I wish there were more lived experience therapists. It can make a huge difference for someone to really understand. Like my psych is good at what she does, but I don’t think she understands what it is like to live with complex mental health issues

[Glisten]

@Shaz51  How is your pincushion self doing today?

You going to get your flu jab?

G