Happy New Year! We are still several hours away!Read More...

Hugs to you, PF! Sorry you are having a rough time. Hang in there! These holiday seasons can be dreadful....almost over and our Ts will be back and life will resume to "normal" very soon!Read More...

JD, I have to agree with the others. When i get in these moods I tell myself that I can only do one thing a day. I then do it and the next day I do the same. baby steps is good. I find if I look at the whole picture it becomes overwelming and then I just want to run. I hope this helps. PGRead More...

MH, It is ok, I really wasn't offended. I actually was more confused than anything. It did make me do some head scratching to try and remember when and where I had said that to you. No harm has been done. I deleted my post as well so don't worry, accidents happen. I am sorry that you are having a rough time right now. Please don't stop posting.Read More...

3 1/2 more days til I see T in session. Is that a light I see at the end of the tunnel???? Or is it another train coming down the tracks?? Hi Moomin, Welcome to the forums. Sorry you are having a hard time while your T is gone! Debbye (((((( )))))) I know its not the same but we all care about you too!!Read More...

I can see why you would be frustrated and upset with T, Lizzygirl. I can see how it would feel a bit like he was dismissing you, rejecting you, not really wanting to help. A different way of looking at it, however, might be that he believes you are strong and intelligent and that you have within you the capacity to overcome any obstacle or challenge. Even though right now you feel dependent on him, he knows that it is actually YOU doing the work in therapy and that is YOU who will carry you...Read More...

DF, I am interested in knowing if this works for you as well. I certainly hope so. Sorry for being so late in responding. I have been jumping around to try to catch up with all the post. But, I do want you to know that I have been thinking about you!!Read More...

Hi BB! It's good to see you around again. You have been missed. Sorry for the canceled session and that you aren't able to access your T as often as feels right for you. (((hugs)))Read More...

Hi Jill Honestly Jill I can't give an answer and doubt anyone can What can I say here but if the meds help stay with them, why put yourself through more pain without them? Well, at 50 (+12) I understand your doubt and your feelings so well - I guess because of returning to therapy (after 35 or so years) I'm **very** slowly, cognitively, trying to come to terms with the fact that, for me, some of these things will not change, and, in some ways also, that's my choice and what I need to learn...Read More...

Yikes, I'm sorry you're sick again! Hopefully the antibiotics will help soon - it's miserable being sick. Get lots of rest! Many hugs to you.Read More...

Hugs Ruby, that is a lot of stuff you have been going through. I remember thinking that my Old P wanted me to kill myself so he wouldn't have to deal with me anymore.....I also felt that I was failing therapy too. I think we put the negative emotions and feelings that we grew up with onto our Ps and think that they are feeling and thinking the negative things that our parents and others in our past did. So if in the past your parents made you feel like a lost cause and a failure then it...Read More...

Hi ((Puppet)) Hi ((Smiley)) Good to hear from you and hope your Christmas was as good as it could be Amazing how many of us have had internet problems over the hols If I was so inclined, I'd swear it was a plot Thankfully I'm not so inclined - just a case of major overload with most providers Keep posting - most of our community will be returning after observing the festivities or observing obligations MorgsRead More...

Hi Marsh, I don't have a lot of time right now, I need to get dinner on but I wanted to reassure you that you described how it was for me to communicate with my little ones. Of course, just because I did that too might not be too reassuring on the sanity front considering the source. But seriously, you're not crazy, you're having reasonable reactions to unreasonable circumstances. The creativity of our minds in preserving our sanity and sense of self is really incredible. This is not a sign...Read More...

OMG!! Didn't I respond to you dear people???!! Dfried, STRM, AG, frosty, Marsh - sheesh, I must have been OFF and GONE!!! Thank you so much for your kind responses!! Love to you all MorgsRead More...

Oh Draggers if it wasn't so awful for you to go through such crap with MIL and FIL it sounds like a very bad sitcom Honestly it does sound like an emotional war zone with land mines everywhere How was the inline skating?? Are you all in one piece?? Hope you're well and happy now without the desperadoes MorgsRead More...

Morgs, you are a darling, so kind and thoughtful. Happy Christmas to you down under x Yes anybody who is alone over Christmas or struggling with family, friends ...many thoughts and much love to you. I seemed to have collected someone elses turkey for sure as it's way bigger than what I ordered ...(H gently reminding me there are only 4 of us eating and did I mix up pounds and kilogrammes when ordering?!!)...so there's plenty for all, once Morg's party has finished. You're all welcome of...Read More...

((((((((((Marsh)))))))))) I am so terribly sorry for your loss, Marsh. I have two girls myself, and it is my worst nightmare that something would happen to them. It is shocking to me that anyone would ever say to a parent to "get over" the loss of a child. Ever. I can't imagine ever "getting over it", and I'm so sorry for the pain and rage that must be evoked every time someone thoughtlessly says such a thing to you. I very much agree with what everyone said, especially this idea that AG...Read More...

That is Awesome to all that have finished their finals!!Read More...

Have a wonderful break Jonesey, will miss your kindness and wisdom. See you soon, starfishRead More...

So sorry UV to hear about your sister and that you are feeling so down and unable to reach out for support here. I'm not sure what happened between you and your T but most everything can be repaired if both sides are willing to try. Sometimes when we need the support most is when we try to run away from it. That just comes from old maladaptive coping skills that really did us no good. The good thing would be to move towards others for comfort and help. It's just so hard because we found out...Read More...

Yes, now i`m in! Thanks shrinklady! Keep trying Starfish- lol, i am glad to hear i am not the only one being such a dummy orientating here on forum...good luck to you!Read More...

Thank you dear froggy, Draggers, STRMS for validating what has always held me back from talking more to others....overwhelming shame and a fear of being misunderstood by others. We very slowly make advances in educating the public about mental health issues, but have a long way to go still it seems and as STRMS says, the stigma still remains. Thank goodness for solid, caring support and understanding here from folk like you Marsh, Oh yes, totally get that. I am so fiercly independent in that...Read More...

Thank you from my heart, JD...I'm having a hard time coming up with stuff to say about my stuff right now, and I just wanted to thank you for now. lots of love, BBRead More...

Thank you Shrinklady for supporting and providing this forum. It has changed my life and helped me get through a handful of dark times where I wnted to give up therapy and was hurting beyong beleif. This forum, this community, has really helped me through my therapy. I have even paased on your articles elsewhere on this site to my T and it has lead to some great and healing conversations. This forum, community, and site has helped me on this journey to heal is more ways than I can possibly...Read More...

Hals - thank you for telling us about your sadness by starting this thread. What a great idea, not to be alone in it! I've been doing lots of crying lately myself so this is very timely for me. As many people have mentioned, the holidays are just really hard on the emotions for so many reasons (and that flippin' song, "Another Auld Lang Syne", always comes on the radio so much this time of year...makes me bawl my eyes out every time). But at the same time, as I'm in therapy longer with a T...Read More...