Posted by Sabina on July 17, 2003, at 20:00:40
In reply to a little late, but... » Sabina, posted by yesac on July 16, 2003, at 12:04:28
last night i wasn't thinking clearly enough to post or even lurk here at all. friends were out. finally at 1am i rang the crisis line and got a message about how everyone was busy already! then i left a sobbing, pathetic message on therapist's voicemail and called back the helpline about fifteen minutes later. the topic call was mentioned in the * "footnote" here, if you're interested:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20030713/msgs/242877.html
anyhoo, i got the gist of their brief soon enough. they're obviously not professionals with malpractice insurance, so can't legally dispense actual advice, etc. and as such literally function as human grand canyons. that is, i said that i'm receiving mixed messages from my husband about my treatment and then they echo, what i hear you saying is that you're receiving mixed messages from your husband about your treatment. ummmm....yeah, I just *said* that, didn't i? truth be told, i didn't mind. it actually got to be a bit of a laugh just saying things to hear them come on back. i talked for about ten minutes and i do think it was good to hear myself talk about the particular emerging issue that was keeping me awake; and what she was repeating back to me didn't sound irrational, so i felt better about my position in the matter of aforementioned mixed messages. i stopped crying after the call and straightened up a bit, took a xanax, and went to sleep. i don't really plan to make use of their services again. i think i'll just record myself talking about what i'm feeling and then play it back and see how it sounds! of course, i am very glad that the service is in place to help people who are in crisis, suicidal, etc.
poster:Sabina
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