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Please forgive me if you've already addressed this -- I am having concentration issues today, but wanted to reply to your thread -- Do you see a therapist?
It can be challenging to sort out multi-layered issues; yet, it is possible.
I hope you find an avenue which helps you to feel okay about asking questions and okay about sorting through things.
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Thank you very much for that, Wild Coyote. Means a lot. I have been seeing a therapist (this is my 7th or 8th, can't remember), but can no longer due to money issues and the therapy generally started to become unhelpful. If I ever get SSI, I'm torn on whether I should see her again or not. At first she was a great therapist.
Yes, I hope I can find that avenue too. They're a little better about answering questions over on these forums, especially as this thread demonstrates - they're nicer over here by and large - but it's not always without judgment.
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Your title grabbed my attention (Not in a negative way). I’ll just say I’m here and listening and am not a fan of judgemental A holes. (Feel free to not acknowledge this post, I’m here trying to stay alive also )
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I thank you for that fuzzybear. The sentiment is mutual.
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A detailed question will tend to reduce the proportion of readers who've shared the same experience & therefore feel that they have something to contribute. There's also the factor that readers are likely dealing with their own issues & may find themselves overwhelmed by questions that are complex. Doesn't make the question any less valid, but is likely to reduce the number of folks who feel that they can directly relate.& provide insight for it.
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Right, and I've certainly guessed the same. It's just that my inability to be concise regularly is holding me back. One person referred to it, on another thread as a "huge sprawling block of self pity." (they're not THAT much nicer over here) There's really not another way that I can write without undergoing some massive overhaul. I'm having to tackle what feels like a labyrinth of information. I'm not sure how I can compromise less--it always makes me angry when someone comments on the one thing that I did not preemptively mention in my post, so I double on that to prevent such things happening.
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I agree that people are generally selfish and think of themselves. I'm one of them. I'd also like to think that I could care about someone I can't picture, or know, and only read words on a page and try to guess what kind of help that person needs.
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I'm not sure where I explicitly said I thought people are generally selfish and think of themselves, but that is indeed something I'd say. Maybe you read another post of mine?
You see, and that makes ME
cautious when you state "I'm one of them".
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Can you accept help? Can you please ask one of the questions you have, directly, so someone, if not myself, can answer it?
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Sure, absolutely. But bear in mind I might ask questions about your assertion. And this is not to be mean, or because I'm arguing. Some poster last night was mad at me playing skeptic and wrote this off as eschewing advice. I, like with everything, want to make sure it's logical and reasonable. It is not biting the hand that feeds you.
Well here's some I had the other day: And some added questions unrelated to this: are we allowed to post a limited number of threads on this forum? I find that I am often bursting with questions psychologically-related. But I don't want to exceed so many questions so as to annoy; I'd consolidate all of my questions into one thread but I'm afraid that it would be overlooked more because of that. Does anyone know of a forum or site where psychologists/professionals in the field of mental health actually frequent the forum (I'm well aware of sites like Quora, but you're limited in your characters on that site.)? Are there other psychology forums where posters respond more readily and abundantly? Where can I ask generalized questions (in which forum I mean to say) that may lead to debate, where it isn't forbidden?
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I've just re-watched a movie someone reminded me of a while ago when I struggled with my own demons. Moonstruck, it's an oldie, but I think it is good. Have as best a night as possible.
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Yes I know it well. "You have such a head for knowing!"