Night Shift

I can understand your frustration, @Faith-and-Hope. I too think diversity is the way to go. We are all streamlined into such packages these days, designed like factory cogs for the work force in lots of ways. That's part of what I meant about mental illness often being a negative reflection on the society we live in. If I go too much further along these lines of discussion, I get too political, which I've basically sworn off these days except for in my private mind mostly. It also reminds me of something I saw years ago about IQ tests and aboriginal children. How some didn't do well mainly because the way the tests are designed is geared towards white man values. How can you succeed in a test that doesn't take into account any of your strengths?

Wow @Faith-and-Hope it's great to see your passion for this. I'm with you all the way. I have a teaching qualification but haven't taught in over 20 years ( junior primary) I couldn't do it now. There are so many demands and expectations and so much exploring and playing has gone.

@Former-Member, I can understand your reluctance about telling your Phams worker too. I think it is really up to us how much we disclose to anyone. Perhaps you can just mention your Borderline diagnosis and leave it at that. The Phams worker is there to help you with social engagement and your desire to get into volunteering. They may not need to know all the other details unless you develop a very strong level of trust as time goes by and decide to share when you are ready. That's my two cents on it, for what it's worth.

Yeah @Former-Member, they're supposed to be baby dragons, not well-programmed robots !!

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Thanks @Mazarita. I'll take your two cents👍

I also think society places expectations that kids will be all rounders too. Very few kids can be this but there is so much pressure for them to learn music and play sport and do dram and art and languages. It's not realistic

Sounds like a good idea to me @Former-Member. I think sharing ought to be a natural extension of feeling safe , and comfortable to do so. I think you will recognise if and when you are ready to divulge anything more than you have, and even then, it might just naturally leak out in bits and pieces of its own accord as you become more comfortable about it all yourself .....

So good to hear that you are finding a comfort level with a therapist, and I love the concept of parking the diagnosis on a separate chair for now .....

Big hugs

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Might try for sleep now .....

G'night 😘

Hmmm, @Former-Member, @Faith-and-Hope, sleeping all day, could hardly move myself around the flat or even write on the computer and now I've got the mental energy happening. I probably should try to wind down though and get into bed again. Knowing me I'll probably be back in a few hours. Then again, I might sleep through a whole night like I did on one occasion recently. That would be nice for a change. I'd love it if I had this energy in the morning. I could do the washing then and get some domestics done, as I keep wanting to do day after day. Nightie night for now and wish me luck!

Thanks @Faith-and-Hope and @Mazarita for the free therapy. It's greatly appreciated. I'm ready to head off too

i hope you both sleep well 💜😊