Thank you all for your heartfelt replies –

Yes omers a months vacation. Where I work, we have to take so many days vacation time for our own sanity. Being a therapist there’s only so much you can do before the job takes its toll. so we are required to have our own mental health providers and take so many days per year vacation time. I usually save a majority of my vacation days for the summers so that my partner and I can take our time with traveling, visiting family and spending time together. I have 25 days saved up and a few extra sick days that I have decided to use while the weather is fantastically sunny and warm, too hot for lounging around at home in the city, but just right for traveling.

Krazy phoenix and Hunny – thank you for your concern. When I first joined here 2 yrs ago I was coming for myself but I soon learned there were very few if any that were going through what I was – integration of alters, or as some prefer it being called merging and becoming one whole person again. When I didn’t find what I needed I was going to leave and look elsewhere, but when I was ready to leave some asked me to stay. I looked around and saw I wouldn’t get my own needs met here but helping others can turn into helping oneself. So I stayed to offer what I can to others. I am here primarily to help where I can. Though occasionally I do come across someone who happens to be going through something I am at that moment, I know my post integration needs wont be filled here. That’s ok though because I have other options available to me for my own mental health needs. My time here is to lend an ear and give that of my own healing path to others so that they may heal too. Thank you so much for thinking about my needs. It’s a rare thing when a therapist hears someone saying don’t worry about me take care of you. Thank you so much for thinking of me.

Tara thanks, yes my vacation is starting out very nice. We left home shortly after I posted this thread and we are now out of New York City, and making our way upstate to visit relatives and then heading west to Niagara Falls.