[sittingatwatersedge]

last thread being shut down for size, I thought I'd start a new one

i have never checked into the daily roll call but today seems to be the right day. I am finding every thread so triggering that i cannot seem to give anyone support today and I just wanted to say that I'm sorry about that, I care about you PC friends & wish you well, even if I can't do much more than this right now.

[Nelliecat]

Had a busy weekend with kids and kids clubs, shopping etc. My husband is away til Thursday night and I'm having my usual pre-therapy nerves before tomorrow. Tired and a bit bored, got lots I could do but can't be bothered!

[OneRedRose]

I had a trigger today in waiting room at hospital, suddenly filled with alot of rage, muscles flexing, sweating, complete fight or flight response, really felt like smashing up the chair infront of me, so quickly turned on a nice relaxing song on phone and managed to chill out before I was called in to see eye doctor. scary though, for a second I thought I wouldnt be able to control it.

[sittingatwatersedge]

uh oh!! I just took a closer look at Christina's message that closed the last roll call thread, and I now see that she added that this isn't OK for the Psych forum.
sorry guys. didn't mean to cause any problems.
SAWE

Originally Posted by sittingatwatersedge

uh oh!! I just took a closer look at Christina's message that closed the last roll call thread, and I now see that she added that this isn't OK for the Psych forum.
sorry guys. didn't mean to cause any problems.
SAWE

Yeah, I saw that. I guess this thread will be shut down as well.

I'm really going to miss the 'Daily Roll Call' thread. I think it was helpful to the community on here -- to 'check in' and to get to know each other, see how everyone is doing, and support each other. I know it wasn't always strictly about therapy, (sometimes it was!) but it was about the lives of those who are in therapy... so doesn't that count?

I guess there are good reasons why not, but is there any way moderators could reconsider? Pretty please?!

[OneRedRose]

it is a shame its being stopped, i freaked slightly when I saw it was being stopped I like that their was a thread that we could talk in about our T's or our worries and not feel judged, starting a topic, your calling on input and all focus is on your post and what you have written, but in the daily thread their were so many posts, it took the anxiety away of putting your thoughts out for people to see because it wasnt the only post being focused on

[Elli-Beth]

Sitting in my T's waiting room FREEZING! Seriuously?!?! There's frost already in the mornings and yet no heat?!?! I respect the guy deeply but puh-leeze!

[PleaseHelp]

If we can't have a thread here, is there a place we could have a thread like this? This thread has been helpful. Will miss it if its gone.

[nicoleb2]

I will really miss this thread too because it was a quick place I could go to see how everyone was doing and I could check in. I don't always have time to read a lot of posts so this really helped me.

[Elana05]

Therapy today was completely EXHAUSTING. I literally got home and went to bed.

[rainbow_rose]

Originally Posted by just_some_girl

I know it wasn't always strictly about therapy, (sometimes it was!) but it was about the lives of those who are in therapy... so doesn't that count?

I guess there are good reasons why not, but is there any way moderators could reconsider? Pretty please?!

I don't really utilize this thread, but I agree 100%!

I don't see why this one would be closed anytime soon. It seems to me that the original one was only closed because it hit 100 pages and over 1000 posts. I think that shows that we DO need a thread like this. Obviously, we all needed it, enjoyed it, and still want a place to check in. I think this one will stay in tact until we hit 100 pages or 1000 posts!

Thanks for keeping it going and be sure to keep checking in. I love to see how everyone is doing!

[nicoleb2]

I got to see my therapist today. I bawled the whole time. We talked about the car accident I was in last week, and then how I coped with the anniversary of my mom's death on Friday. Basically, last week was a week from hell.

My T wants me to drive, even if it's just around the block, but it terrifies me. I don't want to drive and end up hurting someone if I pass out again (nobody knows why I passed out).

My husband doesn't want me to drive his truck and keeps commenting how much it costs to run his truck and tells the kids "we can't do that because we don't have my (his) van" He doesn't get how badly I hurt about it already and this hurts even more. I already feel like everything is my fault.

I don't even want to get out of bed anymore.

[Christina86]

Hey folks, **IF** the thread remains on a therapy/psychotherapy topic then you're free to continue. But if it's going to be just a place to chat, then please go to the Social Chat forum. I'm sorry I should have made that more clear. All other rules of the Community Guidelines still apply as well.

Cheers!

[ECHOES]

If we start of join a social group, such as "A Third Place" that also has a private Social Groups Forum, all of which rainbow8 created , we could have a post like this going there, on the private forum.

Or, maybe starting a new Social Group would work.

What do you think?

I guess I never thought of this thread as not being 'psychotherapy related'. I do understand why this may not be seen that way. On the other hand our everyday life and how we handle things is a part of our therapy, isn't it? Not sure about everyone else, but I am working on how to deal with my everyday life. In therapy, this is where I am at. Learning to manage my everyday ups and downs. Posting in this thread helps me to see just where I am at. I often go back and read what I wrote. It helps me to chart my patterns.

In this forum, we are a family. We are a family that all attends therapy. We support one another, cry with one another, worry about each other, rejoice with one another, etc....I do see this as a part of our therapy journey. Our everyday challenges are very much a part of therapy.

Not sure about taking this to another forum. I don't like to go back and forth between forums but maybe some of you do. I hope this one stays here, but I understand if it needs to be moved. I have enjoyed it so much. I would hate to see it go.

[PleaseHelp]

So does this mean all we can talk about is therapy and what we're doing in therapy? I'm a bit confused.

Last week my T told me she was proud of me for making myself get out more and trying to make new friends. Cautioned me on being careful about making new friends. I already knew that. She also told me she was proud of how far I've come and that she can see me going further. (I'm glad she sees it) I also got the courage to talk to her about my DBT group. I feel a bit on edge when one of the group leaders is the one leading the group for that week. My T thinks our personalities might clash. She also thinks that they don't quite understand how I "work." That I'm really good at masking how I'm feeling until I get some place I feel safe and then having mini break downs. She also knows that I'll put up with it for so long b4 I just can't take it anymore and stop going or blow up or both. She did say that she would email them and let them know what was going on. (I don't receive therapy at the same place where my DBT group is held. I'm the only one in the group that receives therapy elsewhere) I'm glad that she's looking out for me and advocating for me, but at the same time really nervous about what could happen. OK I'm rambling.

[skysblue]

Originally Posted by Christina86

Hey folks, **IF** the thread remains on a therapy/psychotherapy topic then you're free to continue. But if it's going to be just a place to chat, then please go to the Social Chat forum. I'm sorry I should have made that more clear. All other rules of the Community Guidelines still apply as well.

Cheers!

Then we should have no problem continuing as it's been going. The people who come to the psychotherapy forum have built a relationship with each other to some degree or another. So, we all have therapy in common.

If you paid attention to the posts you would see that each member is just reaching out to each other with the common bond being therapy. This is not JUST another social thread and this thread does not belong in the social forum. It obviously holds a lot of use for the members following this thread in THIS forum. A community has been built here and to send it off to another 'country' will destroy what it offers now.

Since there is such popular demand that this thread be maintained here on this forum, what possible harm can it cause to just let it be?

The people have spoken...

[lastyearisblank]

I cancelled therapy today because I have a really big project coming up and I don't really want to think too much about therapy right now. But I am keeping my plans with a friend later for today. I find it very very hard to be around people when stressed but I am trying to break that habit because people always talk about "getting support." But I still don't want therapy this week!!!!!!! Luckily she understood. I guess that's pretty different from the other one!

[Nelliecat]

At T today we talked about my 'brick wall' again, my protection against the world, and how hard it is to break through into exploring my emotions. I am STILL no further enlightened. Frustrated.

[kaliope]

If we change the name to something like --Daily Check In-What would you tell your T Today--- then we could get away with the social aspects as well because i tell T what is going on with me socially. Our other option to keep it judgement free is to speak with more feelings about what is going on with our lives...lol.

So I have been feeling powerless over my new baby grandson. He has been stuck in the hospital because his bilirubin count is too high. Poor little guy had to lay with only a diaper under this cool blue light for two days, only coming out for feedings. I was freezing in the room. But i have been cold at the house too. wonder if it is my clonodine making me cold because my daughter and son in law are complaining its to hot. But baby did great overnight and they get to come home today.

My T still has not called me. I feel like i am being punished for wanting to work with pdoc. I dont want to call again but it is getting hard not to. The worry is distracting me from my trip. i feel like T is trying to teach me a lesson. But all this seems like such warped thinking. why would T do such a thing? He is just busy and normally doesnt return calls, thats our thing. Frustrated.

Originally Posted by skysblue

...The people have spoken...

I'm glad that it seems the thread gets to stay - phew!

I'm feeling a little more 'up' than 'down' today. I've been making sure to exercise and eat healthily lately, and I think it really makes a difference to my feeling of wellbeing. A small difference, but it's there.

T tomorrow, and I realise I haven't done my 'homework'... I'm back to being that procrastinating school kid I used to be... I suppose I need to go dig out my notebook and pen, and write that list of positives and negatives about myself. I think I'd rather do algebra!

[FourRedheads]

Hi guys,

I've been lurking quite a bit but haven't felt safe to post. I've spiraled down quite a bit the past couple of weeks. T is gone this week and I am missing her.

Can I ask for hugs today? This is relevant to therapy, because, very long story short I'm under my father's insurance, and today he was suspended from work and is facing likely termination. If his benefits stop, I'm not covered, and I can't see my T anymore, the least of what problems this is going to mean for my family. I'm hopefully getting upset for no reason and before I even know what will actually happen, but I'm really anxious and sad tonight that this is happening. I have a therapy session tomorrow but I'm so worried it will be one of the last ones, I really don't expect he'll be able to work anything out with me and I'll have to stop

[kaliope]

((((amaj910))))

well T finally called and the stupid better quality cell phone i switched to to get better quality pictures of the grandbaby that wouldnt even send the pictures dropped the call, twice. so i didnt get to talk to him! he could talk to me but he couldnt hear me. he told me to call him tomorrow. so i have switched to my daughters old cell phone and hopefully i wont have to wait for days for another call back.

take care everybody!