Posted by wendy b. on January 2, 2003, at 22:08:35
In reply to Re: goings-on in the produce aisle » wendy b., posted by Miller on January 2, 2003, at 8:43:46
> Thanks for you encouraging words. Today is the day I will have to 'fess up to my shrink. I am already feeling the migraine coming on.
I hope that went well - what happened? The migraine? Did you manage to keep that at bay?
> He (my shrink) probably has heard worse. However, I dread the look on his face when I tell him. (I am envisioning him rolling his eyes in disgust.)
Shrinks are trained to NOT roll eyes in disgust. If they do that on the test, they don't pass...
Seriously, you will not disgust him. He might be concerned, but making judgements on your 'moral fibre' is not his job (that's reserved for family members...), and he will know how to deal with the issue in a constructive way.
> It seems in the last couple of weeks I have made decisions that surprise even myself. After 20-plus years I have started smoking pot again. What gives? Yikes!!Again, dear Miller, you are not shooting heroin, so take it easy on yourself. OK? Pot makes some people mellow out, relieves their anxiety. I personally have a paradoxical reaction to it, which, in my case, is good; it hypes me up, gives me motivation to do things, especially housework, or repetitive tasks. Since one of the symptoms of my depression-bipolar illness is apathy ('what's the use in doing ANYthing?'), and since I always feel rotten about how little housework I manage to get done (as though this were an indication of MY moral fibre), I really enjoy a good smoke whenever I can get it. So, no harm done unless you're selling it on the playground... The fact that pot is still illegal makes my blood boil, but that's another conversation.
Anyway, my best to you,
Wendy
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