About all I had to say in our family therapy session tonight is that I’m tired of talking. I’m tired of serious conversations. I’m tired of planning projects. I’m tired of processing, interpreting, mirroring—all of it. I’m just tired. The…
Quiet Monday
I’m snuggled up in the bed with a woozy shadowkatt and a sleeping Shelley. Shelley sleeps even more than most cats now, which probably isn’t that unusual for a cat who’ll be 16 in a few weeks. The girl woke…
On Therapy, Again
The most screwed-up people I’ve ever encountered have also been those with the greatest aversion to the very idea of therapy. One, in fact, has a phobia of mental health professionals—for herself and for her children. That doesn’t mean that…
Damn
I just sat through an episode of Young Hercules. The best thing I can say about it is that it only lasted 30 minutes. One of the best ways to know that I’m sick: I’m watching TV. As in, pretty…
Today’s Measure of Success
I’ve kept ginger ale and saltines down for almost an hour! Yeah, well, that may not seem like much to you. But my day began with visitation from last night’s dinner and got worse from there. I couldn’t keep plain…
Therapy – What It Is, What It Isn’t, What It Means to Do It
In another journal, someone reacted to a suggestion that he seek therapy as if that were a terrible insult. It was obvious that he didn’t and wouldn’t consider that suggestion seriously. Therapy’s for crazy/unstable people I’ve certainly heard “you need…
Opinions Sought: Glucose Monitors
I’m going back on glucophage to manage polycystic ovarian syndrome. I’ve been on it in the past with good results. Now, though, possible interactions with other medications mean that I’ll have to monitor my glucose levels. Having never done that,…
Mental Literacy, Anyone?
The topic of mental literacy came up in comments on veryty‘s journal recently. Mental literacy refers to knowing how your brain works, specifically how you learn and how to learn. I’m reading The Mind Map Book: How to Use Radiant…
Ask Anyway
I just got a bill in the mail from a radiologist, wanting me to pay $29 for him reading a CT scan on my ankle last month. The bill claimed that I owe them $29. Now, my insurance co-pay is…
Oooohhh, Good Drugs!
Yes, I’m much better now. I managed to convince the pain management clinic that I’m not a junkie who took all her pills early, so I got a new RX for MS Contin and Robaxin. I figure it’ll take me…