Send 'smooth-sailing' sentiments to Spirit_Healer!

@tyme you know, perspective is really interesting:

My psychiatrist received a letter from my income protection insurer asking her to answer some questions. She said they are framing my capacity to work part time as if to probe 'why I'm not back to full time work yet'. She said to me that she will reframe it back to them as 'it's really good already that I am managing my bipolar and coping with part time work'. Personally, I think the insurer is just trying to be stingy and doesn't want to keep paying me if they can get out of it.

Yum @Spirit_Healer ! One of my fav fruits!

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@Spirit_Healer wrote:

@tyme you know, perspective is really interesting:

My psychiatrist received a letter from my income protection insurer asking her to answer some questions. She said they are framing my capacity to work part time as if to probe 'why I'm not back to full time work yet'. She said to me that she will reframe it back to them as 'it's really good already that I am managing my bipolar and coping with part time work'. Personally, I think the insurer is just trying to be stingy and doesn't want to keep paying me if they can get out of it.

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That's interesting. Is income protection part of private health or super?

@tyme which fruit is your favourite?

My income protection is part of my super. They have a 90 day waiting period and then up to two years of payouts.

hello my friend @Spirit_Healer

thinking of you lots today , how are you going

Thank you for thinking of me @Shaz51 .

I'm preparing to return to work next week, still on reduced hours. My sleep routine is proving difficult at the moment: I felt sleepy during the day yesterday, slept over two hours on and off and then took a long time to fall asleep last night. Right now I feel foggy.

Yesterday evening I went to the only social thing that I did with friends for my whole break, a catch up with church friends. Mum and Dad were home most of these holidays and I felt no motivation to organise anything people outside the family.

I'm still frustrated and making little progress with the dating apps. I decided that if I get too frustrated, that I'll spend less time on it for a day or two until I feel ready again. I haven't matched with anyone the last few days, before that I matched with three people who didn't reply back afterwards. It makes me wonder whether these people are just 'collecting matches' to boost their egos, rather than seeking out partners intentionally. I guess for me, all I need is one good person at the end of the day.

The weather is cooler today, I went outside this morning and look what I found:

What's been happening for you @Shaz51 ? How did you fare in the wild weather recently?

@tyme

love your photos @Spirit_Healer 😍

How did you fare in the wild weather recently? --- all good , lots of rain and flooding around us as the cyclone went past us which was good for us but not good for others down the coastline xx

I've been back a few days from overseas and I'm more tanned than ever by being in Australia. One day at the beach, and 2 days in the pool and I'm dark as @Spirit_Healer

I had such an awesome break that it was hard to get back in to the swing of things.

But we both know how important routine is. You go back next week? Did you get the insurance stuff sorted?

Hey @tyme ,

Great to hear that you've given yourself an amazing time off. Yes, the Australian sun is a scorcher and catches many overseas tourists by surprise!

I agree with you, up until yesterday I wasn't ready to return to work yet, but now I have realised the importance of good routine, and how this is easier achieved with work as part of my schedule.

My psychiatrist has finished her letter to my insurer, emphasising that she thinks we have the balance right in terms of work, treatment and recovery.

Yes, I return to work next week. I'm feeling quietly confident. My psychiatrist said that we will wait until August before considering an increase in work hours - that actually takes the pressure off on my end. Although I've been disappointed at times by my slow increase in hours, I'm now giving myself the grace to have some self-compassion towards my recovery.

Happy Lunar New Year @tyme @Blackcloud @BPDSurvivor !

Best wishes for this Year of the Horse!

Wishing you good health,

May your wishes be fulfilled!