Huh, found a therapist already. She seems perfect. Now to check with insurance to see if they'll reimburse, put together a proposal for spending the fees upfront with Hubby, and to address that horrific knot in my stomach that came up when I realized that "Yes, there is someone who would be willing to listen to me." It doesn't help that I looked at the nice lady's picture on her webpage and felt something snarl "Huh, she's just a baby, what does she know?"
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Connie Neil - Sep 08, 2010 11:49:57 am PDT #1768 of 30000
brillig
Daisy Jane - Sep 08, 2010 11:50:32 am PDT #1769 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
All of those would be excellent news to have, but no. (Gods how I wish the JGL one were though! Possibly also the killing someone with my pinky.)
Connie Neil - Sep 08, 2010 11:54:23 am PDT #1770 of 30000
brillig
What does it say about my mental health when I say to myself "Sessions with a therapist or a netbook? Which would I rather have?" Happier brain space or a new gadget? It is a ponder. Possibly because I expect a netbook to work better out of the box than my mind.
NoiseDesign - Sep 08, 2010 11:57:34 am PDT #1771 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
Apparently annemergency procedure happened this morning and messed up the day.
Spidra Webster - Sep 08, 2010 11:57:41 am PDT #1772 of 30000
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Connie, I think a lot of people would struggle with that. Because when you buy a gadget, you know exactly what you're getting. And the chances it's DOA are small. Finding a therapist one clicks with and one's own progress while in therapy are variable and thus not a "I hand over this much $ and you give me this much mental health" kind of exchange.
Steph L. - Sep 08, 2010 11:58:48 am PDT #1773 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Connie, I think a lot of people would struggle with that. Because when you buy a gadget, you know exactly what you're getting. And the chances it's DOA are small. Finding a therapist one clicks with and one's own progress while in therapy are variable and thus not a "I hand over this much $ and you give me this much mental health" kind of exchange.
Plus, netbook? Instant gratification. Therapy? Not so much.
However, therapy is SO worth it in the long run.
Spidra Webster - Sep 08, 2010 11:58:50 am PDT #1774 of 30000
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
I hope they get things fixed up quickly, ND.
Spidra Webster - Sep 08, 2010 12:01:36 pm PDT #1775 of 30000
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Speaking of therapy, I may need to find a low-cost therapist soon if I can't afford to get out of here. Practically my first interaction with my mom this morning was something angry and dismissive. This coupled with feeling pretty invisible in the various fora in which I participate has got me about this close to a meltdown moment. Only, when you're broke and carless, your options for going somewhere to get away from it all are pretty seriously curtailed.
Shir - Sep 08, 2010 12:02:55 pm PDT #1776 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Connie, welcome to commodity fetishism. You're not crazy, you're just responding very well to economy. < /Marxist>
ND, I hope they'll unmess the mess soon.
Daisy Jane - Sep 08, 2010 12:03:17 pm PDT #1777 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
That sucks, Spidra, I'm sorry.