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Doctor's appointment today - further proving that I am indeed my father's daughter (and my grandmother's granddaughter - just in case there was any doubt, which there wasn't). I am exhibiting all the classic symptoms of anxiety disorder - I go over and over things in my head so much that I can't sleep and I get headaches and otherwise unnecessary stress. The doctor prescribed me the exact some kind of medication that he prescribed my dad. At first, I thought he'd give me an anti-depressant (that's was the first option he mentioned, at least), but then he said we'd try this other anxiety medication that I take as I need it. It's supposed to help me sleep better, which should take care of all my other problems.
The good news is that I realize that all this stress doesn't make any sense, especially not at 3:00 in the morning. When I wake up, I recognize that there is nothing I can do about anything I'm stressed out about, yet I continue to stress. It's a sign that I don't have depression, so I guess that's why he ruled out the anti-depressant. In any case, I feel better that there's a clinical reason for this mess and that it can be treated. Obviously, it's a genetic thing (Dad has it, Grandma had it, my children - if I ever have them - will likely have it. Oh happy day...) Mom says she doesn't get us because she thinks she ought to be more stressed than the rest of us are, but she can easily relax about things, where Dad and I spaz out over some pretty simple things and take things to extremes. Just add that to the list of things that I'm jealous of my mom over (right after she has a higher metabolism and never gains any weight -_-')
In other news, I stopped by the dentist's office after the doctor and asked if he'd filled the receptionist position I applied for yet. He was in with a patient, but the lady at the front desk said he'd been meaning to call me, so that's good news. He's supposed to be calling me today, so I hope he doesn't forget (my sister that used to work for him said he's a little scatterbrained and forgets stuff).
And my branch president just now called me and asked to meet with me tonight at 7:00 because they're going to extend a calling to me. Don't know what, but I guess we'll find out.
I'm also trying to find out what the hiring requirements are for a school librarian in the State of Utah. I've called several different places looking for that information, but I don't really understand what they're saying. Some states require you to have a teaching certificate, which I do not have. I heard that Utah just requires an MLS plus a state endorsement, which I'll have an MLS when I'm done with my program, but I don't know how to go about getting a state endorsement or what that even is. I don't even know if that's true or not - that's what I'm trying to find out, but no one will give me a satisfying answer *headdesk* I guess I just need to make a bigger pest of myself, which I hate doing. (And now I'm back to my original anxiety problem. I can't win, can I?)
The good news is that I realize that all this stress doesn't make any sense, especially not at 3:00 in the morning. When I wake up, I recognize that there is nothing I can do about anything I'm stressed out about, yet I continue to stress. It's a sign that I don't have depression, so I guess that's why he ruled out the anti-depressant. In any case, I feel better that there's a clinical reason for this mess and that it can be treated. Obviously, it's a genetic thing (Dad has it, Grandma had it, my children - if I ever have them - will likely have it. Oh happy day...) Mom says she doesn't get us because she thinks she ought to be more stressed than the rest of us are, but she can easily relax about things, where Dad and I spaz out over some pretty simple things and take things to extremes. Just add that to the list of things that I'm jealous of my mom over (right after she has a higher metabolism and never gains any weight -_-')
In other news, I stopped by the dentist's office after the doctor and asked if he'd filled the receptionist position I applied for yet. He was in with a patient, but the lady at the front desk said he'd been meaning to call me, so that's good news. He's supposed to be calling me today, so I hope he doesn't forget (my sister that used to work for him said he's a little scatterbrained and forgets stuff).
And my branch president just now called me and asked to meet with me tonight at 7:00 because they're going to extend a calling to me. Don't know what, but I guess we'll find out.
I'm also trying to find out what the hiring requirements are for a school librarian in the State of Utah. I've called several different places looking for that information, but I don't really understand what they're saying. Some states require you to have a teaching certificate, which I do not have. I heard that Utah just requires an MLS plus a state endorsement, which I'll have an MLS when I'm done with my program, but I don't know how to go about getting a state endorsement or what that even is. I don't even know if that's true or not - that's what I'm trying to find out, but no one will give me a satisfying answer *headdesk* I guess I just need to make a bigger pest of myself, which I hate doing. (And now I'm back to my original anxiety problem. I can't win, can I?)
