Awesome therapist

I consider myself so lucky to have such an awesome therapist.
He's been my therapist since 2008 and we have worked through a lot of stuff.
He's always there supporting me and letting me know my recovery is important to him,but he does all this without being creapy about it.
I will be starting DBT soon but let them know I don't wanna stop seeing my therapist while I do. In fact, I think he should be in comunication with my DBT people and have already signed a medical reliese.
I really think it's important for BPD people to find a therapist who works as well with them as mine does with me.
So any who, how are all of my lovely buddies today?
Yes that means you Moomin, Miss Ali, and MrTwisted.
and all the rest I'd like to get to know better

That's brilliant that you've got yourself a good therapist. Sadly, not all of us are that fortunate, and tbh I've pretty much given up on being involved with the mental health service in this country, and just focus on getting better by myself (haha not too sure if that's a good idea - I'll keep you posted on how that's going) but yes, I hope everyone else is as fortunate in getting just as awesome a therapist as yours!
As for how I am, I've been completely lazy today, because I woke up with a stonking hangover. Went to a mate's 25th and drank far too much. Ended up with a row with the hubby when I got home. Moomin+alcohol=not a good mix

moomin wrote:That's brilliant that you've got yourself a good therapist. Sadly, not all of us are that fortunate, and tbh I've pretty much given up on being involved with the mental health service in this country, and just focus on getting better by myself (haha not too sure if that's a good idea - I'll keep you posted on how that's going) but yes, I hope everyone else is as fortunate in getting just as awesome a therapist as yours!
As for how I am, I've been completely lazy today, because I woke up with a stonking hangover. Went to a mate's 25th and drank far too much. Ended up with a row with the hubby when I got home. Moomin+alcohol=not a good mix

Uh oh. I empathize with the whole hangover post fight with the hubby. Me andalcohol generally aren't that good of a mix. because when I drink, I really drink a lot. It might be only twice a year, but I'llbe extremely trashed those two times.
for the hangover, I recond a certain green smokible substance. Tiz great with the nausia and feeling crappy. Once you've done that pop a few Advil with something small like a piece of toast and you should be good to go. Hair of the dog does not work! Again, I repete DOES NOT. lol
if you do not have access to or don't believe in indulging in the above mentioned, some peppermint or ginger tea with the above mentioned toast and pain reliever such as Advil or Tylenol should work great.

Went to a mate's 25th and drank far too much. Ended up with a row with the hubby when I got home. Moomin+alcohol=not a good mix

You should of just drank some synthahol.........or spent some time on the holodeck.

What about a sonic shower?


May the force be with you.


LOL

I don't see the huge issue with drinking, I like to do it once a month or so. I imagine it's as a lot of people with BPD have trouble handling it in numerous ways? I mostly quit telling people with BPD about any drunken event --private or public-- I've held as they immediately assume I was, or am, self-destructing, self-harming or some shite. It's like, no, I drank, or am drinking, it isn't any big deal -- to me, at least. Personally, I'm really not the type to have 'dramas' like that, for lack of a better word.

Anyway, Guinan always keeps a small stash of the 'real stuff' under the counter, you just have to know to ask. She gave me a whole bottle of Suarian Brandy from under there once. To me drinking synthohol makes as much sense as drinking decaffeinated coffee, why bother? For that matter, I'll take a Raktajino over a Human-blend coffee any day.

This is also why I tend to frequent Quarks whenever I'm in port on DS9 rather than the boring replomat; there I can at least get a good scotch. I have an arrangement with Quark: he doesn't water down my drinks, and I pay a bit extra for them and also don't tell all of his costumers that the drinks are watered.

-- Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:02 am --

Oh, and I'm glad you've found such great support MartianRobotGirl.

I've been without it for so long that I also gave up on it. More like, I forgot about it. I don't even think about it anymore, I just work very hard on it all on my own. In fact, I've never really had it. They wouldn't give it to me when I did want it, and my parents couldn't afford to pay it out of pocket. I was at the age when my Dads HMO no longer covered me.

Personally, I'd rather spend money on a billion other things first as I am very skeptical of its effectiveness for me personally, and I don't have a load of money to throw around at the moment. Now if something free or part of the national health scheme comes along, I may well jump right on that. No way am I paying for anything though... no one should have to, anyway...

Apocallcaps wrote:I don't see the huge issue with drinking, I like to do it once a month or so. I imagine it's as a lot of people with BPD have trouble handling it in numerous ways? I mostly quit telling people with BPD about any drunken event --private or public-- I've held as they immediately assume I was, or am, self-destructing, self-harming or some shite. It's like, no, I drank, or am drinking, it isn't any big deal -- to me, at least. Personally, I'm really not the type to have 'dramas' like that, for lack of a better word.

I don't have a huge 'issue' with drinking. I have a merry time, but hubby gets worried (probably with reason from past experience) and then he tries to stop me from drinking some more, and I get really angry that he tries to control me. But I'm a hell of a lot better than I was before - once I tried to claw his eyes out from the back seat while he was driving on the motorway. I can't even remember why I did it tbh. But he gets worried when I do drink, poor soul lol. These days I get really loud, make a complete spectacle of myself, get maudlin and then fall asleep!

-- Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:01 pm --

MartianRobotGirl wrote:Uh oh. I empathize with the whole hangover post fight with the hubby. Me andalcohol generally aren't that good of a mix. because when I drink, I really drink a lot. It might be only twice a year, but I'llbe extremely trashed those two times.
for the hangover, I recond a certain green smokible substance. Tiz great with the nausia and feeling crappy. Once you've done that pop a few Advil with something small like a piece of toast and you should be good to go. Hair of the dog does not work! Again, I repete DOES NOT. lol
if you do not have access to or don't believe in indulging in the above mentioned, some peppermint or ginger tea with the above mentioned toast and pain reliever such as Advil or Tylenol should work great.

Hahaha! I have to admit I've never tried hair of the dog. I just popped some painkillers and was a huge pain to everyone most of the day. Why shouldn't people suffer when I'm suffering!

moomin wrote:I don't have a huge 'issue' with drinking. I have a merry time, but hubby gets worried (probably with reason from past experience) and then he tries to stop me from drinking some more, and I get really angry that he tries to control me.

And so you should.

I actually wasn't referring to you; I was speaking in generality. If anything, you were an exclusion. It was very obvious that you don't share the attitude of which I was speaking.

Personally, I always stay very cool while drinking -- that's just my style. I do say ridiculous things though, although I do so deliberately to f--- with people, amuse my own self, or both. Overall, I start messing with people and intentionally confusing them -- but it's all in good fun. In the later stages, I do start singing and eventually begin dancing like an idiot; although all the while I maintain my cool.

Oh, and I comment on absolutely everything. What I have to say about things is always surprisingly coherent, though. I often wake up to people wanting to talk more about all the supposed interesting observations and ideas I had the other night, you know, the ones I only vaguely recall at best. I mostly play along.

@Moomin
lol! yes! Everyone should most deffinatly suffer when you're suffering.
Synthohol = piss. All the BlehLehLeh with none of the fun. No thank you.

Anyway, Guinan always keeps a small stash of the 'real stuff' under the counter, you just have to know to ask. She gave me a whole bottle of Suarian Brandy from under there once. To me drinking synthohol makes as much sense as drinking decaffeinated coffee, why bother? For that matter, I'll take a Raktajino over a Human-blend coffee any day.

This is also why I tend to frequent Quarks whenever I'm in port on DS9 rather than the boring replomat; there I can at least get a good scotch. I have an arrangement with Quark: he doesn't water down my drinks, and I pay a bit extra for them and also don't tell all of his costumers that the drinks are watered.

LOL


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