I got out to my mental health drop-in in-person and it was good to see everyone. I only had an hour there tho, because of my dog's schedule. But it was still good to take a break from my problems, tho i wound up mostly listening to other people's problems. But that's still an improvement! It was nice to be supportive and interested and positive and engaged.

@June08:

I'm sorry to hear you are facing a future of struggling with SI. I've so enjoyed hearing about what a caring teacher you are and how you have real affection for your students. (Note that i realize Crazy Hitch is in a different situation, working in a rowdy public school, while June is in a private school, where working conditions are better.) You also seem to have a lot of energy and enjoy staying busy and have a matter-of-fact attitude to the trials of living with your roommate. I struggle with SI and acted on it many times in my early thirties when life fell apart. It just made life harder so i would encourage you to dig deep when those thoughts strike and not do anything to make things worse. I saw a guy on the bus once with the most compelling tattoo on his inner left forearm and i've always remembered it. In elegant script, it said, "This too shall pass."