tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post4086302699338688925..comments2023-08-09T03:21:13.354-05:00Comments on Letters from Gehenna: The World on a Slant: Sufficiently Advanced Coping Mechanisms Are Indistinguishable From SanityDw3t-Hthrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584245136407694660noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-20438304049172907782007-10-13T21:06:00.000-05:002007-10-13T21:06:00.000-05:00Ooof. Starting therapy sucks. BEING in therapy suc...Ooof. Starting therapy sucks. BEING in therapy sucks. But there's no way around it sometimes, and you can find some cool stuff inside yourself if you dare look. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-24825990148980677472007-10-13T15:40:00.000-05:002007-10-13T15:40:00.000-05:00peace and strength on your journey, darlin'.good l...peace and strength on your journey, darlin'.<BR/><BR/>good luck at the doc's.antiprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675693687192822141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-24611498441327112792007-10-11T15:46:00.000-05:002007-10-11T15:46:00.000-05:00(((kisses and hugs))) Know that you are in my pray...<I>(((kisses and hugs)))</I> Know that you are in my prayers and goodvibes. I honestly think you need a loving and understandable elder, not simply a doctor; but then, as our communities have dwindled (result of advanced rapacious industrial capitalism), we no longer have that dotty aunt around, who would always let you cry your eyes out and then feed you sandwiches. So, the doctors took over that gig. (As Barbara Ehrenreich wrote, we <I>now </I>see that what the women were historically doing was actual DOCTORING!: When it is assigned a dollar value and men elect to do it.) <BR/><BR/>In short, wish I could be there to give hugs and herbal tea! ((hugs))<BR/><BR/>In your case, really a matter of <I>"too much too soon"</I>--as the New York Dolls famously said! ;) Some people can careen through lifestyle and relationship changes seemlessly and actually gain energy from it--and some of us get snagged up in all kinds of ways. The trick is to get our hearts and minds; bodies and souls, working TOGETHER, not against each other! <BR/><BR/>~*~ <BR/><BR/>And BTW, don't forget this one: This, too, shall pass.Daisy Deadheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17993200276152025235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-74503884367756988042007-10-10T02:19:00.000-05:002007-10-10T02:19:00.000-05:00I was also going to suggest the idea of communicat...I was also going to suggest the idea of communicating on paper; there have been a number of times that I've found it useful for giving my counselor an infodump of what's going on with me. (The thing about talking with a counselor is that it takes a lot of time, and goes into things deeply. It's hard to cover a vast scope of things in an hour-long session.)<BR/><BR/>Another thing you could do is make a collection of blog entries and bring those to leave with her. You've said quite a bit of things here, and some other places, already.<BR/><BR/>--BrooksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-31085942961452008532007-10-09T17:04:00.000-05:002007-10-09T17:04:00.000-05:00I wish you all the luck in the world. It's hard - ...I wish you all the luck in the world. It's hard - it's damn hard, both the suffering and any potential possible attempt at curing any of it.<BR/><BR/>*hug* If you need someone to talk with about it, do look me up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-3115936489141015092007-10-09T15:59:00.000-05:002007-10-09T15:59:00.000-05:00I don't know where the shrink is, but drop me a li...I don't know where the shrink is, but drop me a line if it would be convenient for you to stage from Yorq.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you're getting help, and glad that you've got a good recommendation. *hugs*<BR/><BR/><I>So I have this appointment. And I'm rehearsing in my head what I need to say, trying to build it up into enough of a rehearsed speech or something that I won't do what I've done in the past with shrinks, pull up the protective shell, not say anything important.</I><BR/><BR/>You could rehearse it onto paper - you're a very good writer. <BR/><BR/>If it might help, you could even bring a printout with you, and use it to communicate if you found yourself unable to articulate things to your satisfaction, or if the conversation ends up not covering things you want to make sure to convey.<BR/><BR/>--DarkerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com