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Default Jul 05, 2020 at 11:09 AM
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Welcome to the couch, old and new! A place to hang out - sometimes you get immediate feedback, sometimes you don't.

Shouting, "Cool Whip" tends to bring others out from between the cushions if you're feeling lonely.

This is a chatty thread. All are welcome. We're kind of psychologically oriented, sometimes. We try to be supportive. At times we discuss what that means.

It’s a place to plop down on the couch when you come home from work or wherever, or wake up in the middle of the night, or check in at lunch, rant a bit or not, and be among friends.

We advise you not to drink or drug and text your therapist ("T") - we speak from experience.

Sometimes the thread moves fast and you might get overlooked; sometimes it moves slowly and all you hear are crickets. Sometimes you get hugged or thanked pages later. So if it's a bigger question, you might want to start a new thread.

Grab a cushion, a spot on the floor, or an armchair in the corner and make yourselves comfy.

Name: Based on the current audiobook I'm listening to : Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix .

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Thanks for the new couch!

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I cancelled my upcoming sessions with R before his break. I just feel exhausted and don't want to go.

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Thanks for the new couch, Cake.

I couldn't think of anything fancy to do with the number 217. OoTP is my second favourite Harry Potter book.

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I cancelled my upcoming sessions with R before his break. I just feel exhausted and don't want to go.

I'm sorry you feel exhausted. Breaks can be good, and doing what you need to do for you is also good.
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And yes thanks for the new couch!!

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Just had our weekly family zoom call. it was fun, my one sister usually only shows her forehead for some reason and she was late today, so before she got on we all adjusted our cameras so only our foreheads were showing. we laughed about it for 15 minutes before she finally came on and she was all "VERY FUNNY" haha!!
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Solo camping setup

Couch 217: The Order of the Phoenix couch
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Nice photo...solo camping sounds divine. Enjoy!

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Hey new couch! Last day of the long weekend and I haven't done anything productive. Feel blah and exhausted and have zero motivation. Hopefully a good night's sleep will help. Hope you all are well!
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Son and girlfriend just left a little bit ago. The restaurant they did pickup at was closed yesterday oops, so we did dinner tonite instead. It was so great to see them, and sit and talk over dinner! We ate out on the patio and sat on opposite sides so we could stay safely apart yet still be able to talk. It was really fun. I miss my boy so much!! That was just the medicine my soul needed.
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Lololol I was contemplating emailing my T because I’m really suicidal. Instead I check my email and he’s just told me he needs to reschedule our appointment tomorrow because he has a scheduling conflict. I can’t meet at the other time he offered because i have a work meeting at that time.
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That is a pain, Summertime. How important is this work meeting? Are you able to take sick leave, just this once?
It sounds as if it's really important that you touch base with your T at the moment.

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I'm sorry you feel exhausted. Breaks can be good, and doing what you need to do for you is also good.
I emailed asking for my session back-think he expected it from me anyway.


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Lololol I was contemplating emailing my T because I’m really suicidal. Instead I check my email and he’s just told me he needs to reschedule our appointment tomorrow because he has a scheduling conflict. I can’t meet at the other time he offered because i have a work meeting at that time.


Can you ask him for a call today instead?

Do you have a crisis plan in place?

Are you safe now?

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Lololol I was contemplating emailing my T because I’m really suicidal. Instead I check my email and he’s just told me he needs to reschedule our appointment tomorrow because he has a scheduling conflict. I can’t meet at the other time he offered because i have a work meeting at that time.

Hugs. Could you say it's urgent? Maybe he could find a slot for you. Or as suggested, could you take a sick day? Hugs...
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Thanks for the new couch, Cake.

I couldn't think of anything fancy to do with the number 217. OoTP is my second favourite Harry Potter book.
What's your number one?

Book 2 is my fave- I can still remember being 10 and reading it for the first time and actually feeling afraid when I read Hagrid say "the chamber of secrets has been opened. I was also reading alone at night..

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I’m taking new cat to the vet in a bit. She’s developed these dark spots on her iris and I’m not sure when they started (pictures suggest August 2019). She also has something off with her cornea, I think. I’ve always wondered if she was kind of nearsighted.

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Just registered for my fall class, Psych Research Methods. It's being offered virtually which is the only reason I can take it - the first time it's been offered as an evening class since I started back to school, but it's being taught from Nogales which is too far south of here for me to drive to 2 nights a week and still be working coherently at 6am the next morning!
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Hi all, thanks for the new couch. I had a good weekend except I was feeling cranky yesterday, and I did not like all the illegal fireworks going off. All the bangs were causing me to panic. I am not feeling that well though. I've been dealing with some self destructive thoughts for two days and the images my thoughts show me are definitely destructive so I cannot give into them. I bought three shirts, two pairs of leggings, and a dress from a friend of mine that sells luluroe or whatever it is. I'm not manic and I can afford it but I basically buy stuff to help her out. *shakes head* life was simpler before I had Facebook, which I needed when COVID hit in order to take my Sunday morning Bible Class. Ugh. I want to cry. I'm dealing with too much stuff. Today the boss said we might have to go back to working three days a week only. I'm not ready for that. The time off is fine but the pay is not fine. Sigh. I hope we don't have to do that. HUGS all, Kit

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