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Posted by TherapyGirl on March 4, 2009, at 21:04:23
I just wanted you to know that I'm thinking of you and hoping you are okay.
((((((Daisy)))))))
Posted by DAisym on March 6, 2009, at 20:21:33
In reply to Daisy, how are you?, posted by TherapyGirl on March 4, 2009, at 21:04:23
Hey - thanks. Sorry I've been absent. Really tough week at work - our Governor wants to cut the budget which hurts kids. I'm spending lots of time telling them why they shouldn't do this. It all stinks.
Therapy is also hard - talking about anger and allowing it into the room. We had a funny moment though -
He said, "why aren't you writing?"
I said, "because all I want to do is write cuss words."
Him: "which ones?"
Me: "pretty much all of them"
Him: "can you make a sentence out of them?"
me: "sure - you mean actually say it to you?"
Him: "yes. Go ahead. Swear."
Me: "well - OK. I'll keep it short - Take your bleeping bleep bleep out of bleep bleep me."
Him: "Great! Right on. Take your..." (he repeated what I said."I stared at him and started to laugh. It just sounded so ridiculous. It felt good but not lady-like at all!
The session was a wet one - anger is hard for me. I want to do something, anything besides be angry.
I hope things are going OK for you still. Even is often better than down or up.
Posted by TherapyGirl on March 6, 2009, at 21:15:30
In reply to Re: Daisy, how are you? » TherapyGirl, posted by DAisym on March 6, 2009, at 20:21:33
I'm glad you had a funny moment, given how hard your week has been.
I'm still up and down regularly. Had a major meltdown Tuesday because I made what I considered to be a super human effort to actually get out of bed and get ready for work and then it took me an hour to get in my car because everything was frozen. I was just beside myself.
But today it was 70 degrees and I talked to the one good healthcare provider again. After 13 years, I'm going to try an antidepressant again. It's a little scary, given what happened to me last time, but I have a family member with similar brain chemistry who has been on this one for a year with a good response. It has a hefty anti-anxiety piece. So I'm going to try it.
I'm still looking for an endocrinologist who will treat me like a person. It's hard to believe how difficult that is. Where do they get the arrogance?
But all in all, today has been better than most in the past 6 weeks. I'll take what I can get.
Glad you made it through, even though things are hard. And keep fighting the budget piece. I love the way you stand up for all the kids (the ones we all once were and the ones you are watching over now).
Posted by DAisym on March 6, 2009, at 22:58:50
In reply to Re: Daisy, how are you? » DAisym, posted by TherapyGirl on March 6, 2009, at 21:15:30
I've had more than my share of endocrinologists - my ex and my oldest son have diabetes. When my oldest son was about 4, the endo gave him a package of shots for being a good boy. sheesh.
I'll be interested to hear how the AD goes. I've been off everything for a while and actually asked this week if perhaps I should go back on. My therapist said he didn't think so - he wanted me to not damp down the anger but instead learn to allow and cope with it. But there are times I can't stand all these mood swings and I feel so out of control.
But I'm writing again. And that is better for me than any medication.
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