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Mar 29, 2020 at 10:45 AM
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Yeah my wife has my pills. Lowering my dose of risperdal has helped. I am trying to nap to pass the time. Also doing some work I should have done last week. |
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Mar 29, 2020 at 11:08 AM
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 What is your plan with your therapist situation? Are you thinking about switching from your current T to this new one, or are you planning on keeping both? If you can afford it, I wonder if it may be beneficial to keep both Ts for a while because of your situation. Plus, you will always get two different perspectives and probably lots of advice/support since it's typically difficult to see the same therapist multiple times a week. I think you said your current T wants to do "support therapy," which may still be helpful. Then your other T can do a different kind of therapy. |
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Mar 29, 2020 at 12:31 PM
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Had a guy on my nice little quiet bike ride early this morning call me an ******e (socially inappropriate term for a human backside) as he blew through a red light for zero reason. Long story short, for some reason today, it just was not okay. Caught up to him. He refused to clarify his remarks for me, but did call me a psycho. I told him, after watching him blow through 8 stoplights with no helmet and no taillight--both required by law, that he was the reason people hate cyclists. That he had no right to be verbally abusing citizens out of for a nice pleasant morning ride. He called me a psycho again. Then, I told him what I really thought. Colorful language was employed, I do believe.
He blew through another dangerous intersection and I let him go. Took me 3 miles to calm down. I decided to make the most of my last 15 miles and greeted every single cyclist and runner with a cheerful "Good Morning!" Every last one replied happily and in a cheerful tone. And I felt better. Mean people suck. __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield |
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Mar 29, 2020 at 02:34 PM
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Right now I am just trying out the new one to see what it is like. I used to see mine twice a week but had to stop when I changed jobs. So once a week has been hard. Not sure if I will keep both it might get too confusing. The new one is more of a trauma therapist so that could be good. I have never directly focused on my trauma. |
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Mar 29, 2020 at 02:36 PM
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Sorry your bike ride was ruined by that jerk. People are idiots. That is why I avoid most of them. Even after a double shot energy drink this morning I still took a nap. Haven’t down that in days because I have been too restless. |
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Mar 29, 2020 at 02:49 PM
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I hope the trauma therapist proves helpful for you. Sorry things haven't been ideal.
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Mar 29, 2020 at 02:59 PM
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I'm sorry to hear that reducing to once a week has been so hard for you. I know how frustrating it can be when work gets in the way. I have run into similar issues with work and it's beyond frustrating.  I hope this trauma therapist can help you out. I'm just concerned that you may get triggered and am wondering if this therapist allows you to call her outside of appts? If you don't know, definitely ask her about it. Some people on this forum have had a very difficult time with trauma and needed extra time to talk to their therapist. I'm not discouraging you from seeing a trauma therapist, however. I think you should do it if you think you're ready and I think it may also help you a lot. But definitely ask about out of session contact. 
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Mar 29, 2020 at 04:43 PM
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Yeah out of session contact is important to me. I tend to process after session and like to send those thoughts to the therapist before I forget. Also if I am trigger it helps to calm me down.
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Mar 29, 2020 at 06:15 PM
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Just told my T that I have an appointment with the trauma therapist. She said she thinks it is a good idea to see a trauma specialist and that her goal is just for me to feel better.
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Mar 29, 2020 at 06:21 PM
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Mar 29, 2020 at 06:39 PM
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Mar 30, 2020 at 07:51 AM
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Maybe during your first appt, you can come up with an action plan? I personally think it's good to come up with an action plan *before* you delve into the PTSD discussions. You do not want to get triggered your first appt and then not have an action plan to deal with it. I realize that an action plan may take up the bulk of your session, if not the entire session itself, but I think a lot of people wished they had an action plan in place. My cousin has PTSD from being a paratrooper in Afghanistan, and before he did any kind of discussions with his pdoc, he came up with an action plan because he is the kind of person to get triggered easily and needed to have steps he could take to avoid doing anything impulsive. Just my opinion, though. |
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Mar 30, 2020 at 11:08 AM
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All good ideas. I just hope to have a productive discussion and get a feel for her. I am nervous and excited at the same time.
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Mar 30, 2020 at 11:19 AM
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Mar 30, 2020 at 01:40 PM
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New T seems nice. Says trauma work will be hard but she thinks I need it. Says I can’t see her and my other T so I have to end things with my current one. That is going to be hard. She allows out of session calls, texts or emails. So that is good. She sounds like she would be more responsive than my current T. I am sad to leave my current T even though I have known for awhile that it needed to be done.
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Mar 30, 2020 at 02:46 PM
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Sorry that you have to prematurely cut ties with your current therapist. It is always difficult to leave a mental health professional after we've had so many sessions with them. For a lot of us, there were lots of tears, anger, depression, etc. involved, and our therapists have managed to make us feel better despite everything going on in our lives at that time. It really is like losing a good friend.
The good news is that your new therapist allows out of session contact. I think that should make the transition MUCH smoother. However, if your original therapist allows it, you should ask for a closing session to finish the last chapter before you move on to your new therapist. Sometimes finishing with loose ends can be difficult to cope with. |
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Mar 30, 2020 at 03:12 PM
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I just wish we could finish in person. It won’t feel satisfying to say goodbye over video. I see her Wednesday.
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Mar 30, 2020 at 03:25 PM
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I hope your video chat helps, even if it only helps a little bit. I know it's not the same as saying good-bye in person though. Will she allow you to keep in contact with her? Have you asked that? Or is she completely cutting ties? I know that some people keep in contact with their old T's for various reasons. |
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Mar 30, 2020 at 08:04 PM
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She might allow 1 email a year with no promise she will write back. |
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