Hello, couch. I have been thinking about my mental health a lot today, and I realized that this is a resource I still have. I figured I’d update. I was in-patient again for a week at the beginning of November. It was a not terrible experience this time: I was in a different hospital that had its stuff together.

Anyway, my insurance company seems to be frustrated at footing the bill again for IP, so they’ve hooked me up with a local company which does intensive in home therapy. So between that and regular T, I’m currently doing therapy for 10 hours a week. It feels a bit like overkill but my house is cleaner than it has been in a while and I’m not ideating as much as I was before IP this time.

Job still sucks, marriage sucks too, but I’m focusing on me right now, and it feels kind of nice. Overindulgent perhaps, but nice.

Currently planning on quitting my teaching career, becoming a QMHP and going back to school for my MSW. Not tomorrow or anything; I’ve got to get some things lined up first.

I hope you’re all doing well, especially as the holidays can be a hard time for so many of us.