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When the therapist is away....

OhanaSystemSenior Contributor09 Mar 2018, 5:24 pm AEDT

When the therapist is away....

I'm bad at honesty, when said honesty means admitting I'm not travelling great. I rely on my therapist to recognise the signs that things might be taking a turn for the worse, but she's just gone on six weeks leave. I saw my back up guy today, and he's great and i specifically requested him, but like, I suck at saying I might need help. SO I saw him today and I wanted to say some things but I couldn't. So I didn't say much -- it wasn't a session, I was getting my depot needle -- and I treid to indicate that maybe "everything's fine" might be an overstatement, but he missed it entirely. Now I have to wait until next Friday to talk to him.

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Annabelle4Senior Contributor10 Mar 2018, 5:28 pm AEDT

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Wrong thinking @frog. Journaling is just as important for basic self care as anything else is. It’s the way you approach things in life that tell whether you’ll succeed at something or not!

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frogSenior Contributor10 Mar 2018, 6:19 pm AEDT

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Excuse me @Annabelle4 you’re labelling my choice wrong thinking??? Not your place to judge. Ill advised at best since you know zip about me or my life. This is the first such comment I’ve had on the Forum and it’s not welcome.

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Unknown userMember10 Mar 2018, 6:43 pm AEDT

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HI @frog , i think im a little like you, i find it easier to type things out for some reason than speak. I often find out more about what is happening with me internally when i start to write a post on here or my psychologist but then cant hit the post button anyway. Journalling sounds like a good idea but it also feels lonely to me too?
Hi @Annabelle4 , i wasnt sure what you were meaning when you wrote wrong thinking, as frog was saying that journalling is good.

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Annabelle4Senior Contributor10 Mar 2018, 7:18 pm AEDT

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Sorry guys. I wasn’t trying to be rude. Big apology to you, @frog. I think I wasn’t meant for online forums as well as real people.

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frogSenior Contributor10 Mar 2018, 7:53 pm AEDT

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It's ok @Annabelle4 I shouldn't have snapped. I'd love to fit so much more into my life, including journalling, but between work and kids there isn't much room for me. I have been working on eeking out self-care time for the last 4 years, and it's hard. So I got defensive. Please don't give up on the forum. That would be really sad. There's a lot to be gained here. I wish you well with your writing. Peace.

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Annabelle4Senior Contributor10 Mar 2018, 8:19 pm AEDT

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You were right to snap, @frog. I was completely out of line. Still, I think I’ll buzz off from now on.

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