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Posted by Penny on January 20, 2004, at 10:27:25
That stands for "Thank Goodness I Have Therapy Today!!!"
I don't know what my problem was this weekend, y'all, but after several weeks of feeling 'okay' or 'pretty good', Sunday and Monday I felt pretty down. Monday was the worst. I just couldn't get myself together. I found the old hopeless thoughts coming back.
Mind you, I met with my pdoc on Friday night and informed him that everything was fine, and decided to see him again in 2 weeks instead of 1. Now I wonder if that was the right thing to do. Could I be doing this to myself? I was thinking about what happens when I start feeling better - my visits to my pdoc go down in frequency (though he's still there for me if I need him). I start working on other issues in therapy. And so on. Am I sabotaging my own well-being???
I feel so frustrated. Stressed. Worse than I have in several weeks. And I had planned to go to therapy today and start working on some of this 'other stuff', but now I'm afraid I'll go in there today and just talk about the same ol' same ol'.
Thoughts, anyone? I'm not certain there's even a clear question...sorry!
P
Posted by Dinah on January 20, 2004, at 13:23:35
In reply to TGIHTT!!!, posted by Penny on January 20, 2004, at 10:27:25
Makes sense to me. It's what I feel when I think of reducing my therapy frequency. I feel better, so I think I need to go less often. But I know that going twice a week helps keep me on even keel. So if I cut down the frequency, I'll need to increase it again. And this has been proven true when he's on vacation.
So, if you can afford it, I'd keep up with what's keeping you stable, at least for a fair period of time. Then you can slowly try to change. Keeping up with your health is as important as trying to fix it when it's down.
But I also try to change gears to more exploratory stuff when I'm feeling better. Otherwise I get bored. (Gasp!! - Heresy!!)
Posted by Poet on January 20, 2004, at 13:25:43
In reply to TGIHTT!!!, posted by Penny on January 20, 2004, at 10:27:25
Hi Penny,
I'm a pro at sabotaging my own well being. Last week my therapist hinted that it's time we got back to my childhood stuff. Deep down I know that burying it won't work, and I need to let go of it, but I just put a another layer of mental concrete over it and ignored her hints.
I hope it goes well for you today.
Poet
Posted by Penny on January 20, 2004, at 13:38:22
In reply to TGIHTT!!!, posted by Penny on January 20, 2004, at 10:27:25
Thanks to both of you.
I'm feeling my paranoia about my job, etc., come back as I type - really feeling like I could freak out. Perhaps I do need a minor med tweak, I dunno. Perhaps it's something else.
I may email my pdoc and see what he thinks.
And see what my T thinks tonight. I hate feeling like this.
P
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