Natz
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Post by Natz on Nov 9, 2003 7:40:48 GMT -5
Thats the problem because i don't want to be a social worker necessarily i just want a career where i can help people in whatever area.
At the moment what is frustrating me is that i need suggestions in what degrees could help me to help people.
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Post by hermoine on Nov 9, 2003 7:44:24 GMT -5
Well, every job you might choose, will help people you know. Now some do their job with the aim of helping people,and others with the aim of making a profit. Let's start from here. What subjects interest you most?
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Natz
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Post by Natz on Nov 9, 2003 8:01:18 GMT -5
The subjects which interest me the most are History(still does even after my experience) English Geography.
There are a few others but since i have just done my A levels it would mean taking another A level which i don't mind doing.
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Post by Calantha on Nov 9, 2003 9:12:54 GMT -5
Natz, just a few careers I'm ran into that deal with helping people, I don't know if any of them interest you... A teacher in one of your given subject areas or a younger school teacher in which case, I don't know if they have it but you could major in education/child education, ect
You could work at, manage, run, whatever a children's center...for that you could major in a lot of things, including phsycology if that would interest you.
If you wanted to go down a more relgisious path you could attend a seminary.
You could get involved with the government or something like that.
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Post by MagPie on Nov 22, 2003 21:32:48 GMT -5
Yes, I was also going to suggest psychology...but I'm a bit biased on that one b/c that's what I do. And I dont know what exactly the requirements are for you, but here, it's a LONG road. I'm actually quite fed up with finishing my degree. Not to deter you, though. Just something to think about.
I was also going to suggest teaching. It's pretty easy to see the difference you make in a kid's life that way, and you get a whole new group of kids every year! Plus, it's a lot shorter to do in terms of school.
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Natz
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Post by Natz on Nov 23, 2003 5:33:14 GMT -5
Help I'm quite worried because recently even though i have supplements my body has started to reject the vegetarian diet quite badly my hair has started thinning and i'm not sure what i should do.
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Post by Nie on Nov 23, 2003 19:21:06 GMT -5
Natz, it sounds like you need more protein in your diet.
Do you eat lots of lentils? And if you eat eggs do you eat plenty of them? Maybe you should introduce fish and other seafoods into your diet for a while to get your protein levels back up.
I know that being vegetarian is a moral thing for you, but taking care of yourself is more important. If you really think you aren't doing very well health wise you should go see a doctor to get better advice on your diet.
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Post by potterknowitall on Nov 23, 2003 22:02:59 GMT -5
Go Natz - Save cows, eat cheese ;D
*ahem* You were kinda vague on the details though, Natz. How long have you been eating vegetarian, how much meat was in your diet before, what else makes you think that your body is "rejecting the diet" and what sort of supplements have you been taking? If the reason you've been losing hair is your diet ((could be other things like stress, or a bad shampoo)) then I have to agree that Lirael is on the money. You could also just get protien supplements, if the pills you're taking right now don't give you enough.
Reason why I stumbled into here... I'm having a mini-issue right now that I'm hoping someone could... confirm, I suppose, the best route. More or less, I'm worried about someone whom I'm not exactally friends with, but can empathize with enough to want to help. I found something private ((a web journal)) accidently and, had I known it belonged to someone I knew, I wouldn't have read it but I didn't connect until I read a few entries and by then I was worried about the person enough to read on. Problem is, I really think this person should talk to someone ((like a counsellor)) and I've been in somewhat similar circumstances so I know it would help said person. But, to tell the person that I found it would be embarassing for him/her, and to give advice isn't necessarily my place. Should I just hope that using the journal a good enough outlet for the person and that she/he talks to someone? Or make them lose the private ranting-space, but give some needed advice?
*note: I'm not trying to pretend I'm an expert with the food stuff, but I was heavy in rowing and other sports at my old school and had lots of issues with my diet. My coach had a background in nutrition and I had to speak with her a lot about what I ate because the only meat I can eat is chicken. I know enough to give educated advice*
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Post by En on Nov 23, 2003 23:35:58 GMT -5
I found something private ((a web journal)) accidently and, had I known it belonged to someone I knew, I wouldn't have read it but I didn't connect until I read a few entries and by then I was worried about the person enough to read on. Problem is, I really think this person should talk to someone ((like a counsellor)) and I've been in somewhat similar circumstances so I know it would help said person. But, to tell the person that I found it would be embarassing for him/her, and to give advice isn't necessarily my place. Should I just hope that using the journal a good enough outlet for the person and that she/he talks to someone? Or make them lose the private ranting-space, but give some needed advice?
Mm... do you know anyone who knows this person better and could drop hints for you?
Or, do you see this person around often enough that you could say you kind of got the feeling they needed to talk to a counselor?
Or... mm... what makes you sure the person isn't doing the crying-out-for-help thing with the journal? I mean maybe you know s/he really doesn't want it found, so that's fine, but sometimes when people blog about a problem, it's because they really do want responses. I'm guilty of that
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Post by potterknowitall on Nov 23, 2003 23:52:32 GMT -5
There is someone I could get to talk to the person, but because the journal is private ((i.e. it was mentioned in entries that said person is glad no one they knows have it)), it would be doubly bad of me to have read it and shown it to someone else I don't talk to him/her on much of a friendly basis anymore (though I used to) so I have no sneaky way to bring it up.
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Post by Nie on Nov 24, 2003 0:00:59 GMT -5
Hmmm... well, it being a journal and all, is there some way of leaving an annonymous comment/reply to this person's entries? Most online blogs have that feature and you can leave a friendly post giving some gentle advice and perhaps even say that if they wish to talk to you about it, you'll give them some sort of contact details, but that you will leave them be if that's what they wish. that way you don't have to be someone who knows them. You can be a concerned stranger who stumbled across the journal while you were bored and lookng for random journals to read.
I've doen this before for someone and it ended up helping them. So if that's possible, it might be worth a go.
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Post by En on Nov 24, 2003 0:02:50 GMT -5
Yeah, good idea Liri... or you could send one of us if we're strangers, in case the person can read IP's or something?
Muh. Nobody's ever surprised when I know about stuff, but I really work at that pseudo-omnipotent image, you know... (*is so full of it tonight it's not even funny*)
You couldn't... uh... suggest to your mutual friend that you've noticed this person is acting depressed or whatever (being uberquiet or something), and ask what's up and if the mutual friend could say something?
Meh... you could always... well, I can't really think of much without knowing who you mean. But, I'm guessing it's someone I don't know, right? So... I'm sneaky but I'm not creative sneaky.
It does seem a bit weird that a person would blog but not want anyone to know. Why put the stuff online then?
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Post by potterknowitall on Nov 24, 2003 0:15:20 GMT -5
My original plan was to do the notes idea, but they aren't turned on. And, while I would go through the friend, there are sticky reasons why I can't and... I so suck at being vague but still getting the point across I suppose I'm just going to have to take the akward route and just talk to the person straight up. Bah humbug.
Just because it's on the net, doesn't mean you want people to read it. I have my own diary whose address I haven't given to anyone. Sometimes its just easier to get your thoughts out faster when you're typing, or if you've got a nosy (but computer-inept) family, it feels safer than a book-journal. *shrugs*
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Post by Nie on Nov 24, 2003 2:00:22 GMT -5
Yeah, I have a blog like that too where I just post stuff that I want out of my head when it's mess so I've written it somewhere and can forget about it then come back to later to think over properly. That way I can deal with the thoughts I was thinking when I'm ready without thinking about them all day and letting them cloud my other thoughts over.
Good luck with helping this person, and if you want any help with wording stuff and all that I'm here to help.
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Post by Natz on Feb 4, 2004 5:11:07 GMT -5
Help
I am starting to feel guitly about coming back from university because i didn't like it even though i am going to a different uni this september i'm worried if i don't go back to the one i was at i will feel a failure for the rest of my life. Another aspect making me guilty is the fact that my dad sold his minerals so that we could go to uni. I'm beggining to wish i stayed there now.
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