Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.

You are not imagining it and you are not being difficult. Document it and take the document in.

Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.

Test one thing at a time. It feels slower and it is the only way to learn anything.

Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point. Six weeks in on pharmacy work and it lines up.

It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.

Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you. Mild sedation was my main issue with kratom too.