Couch 67 - Keep calm, carry on, and have a cup of tea.

Then i get bored of driving. It sux.

I told my xT in my last session about having those feelings of getting in the car and keep driving to disappear... he asked why I don't and I said my younger son who is 11... I said in 11 years I get my freedom... he said to leave your H? and I said something like that but I really meant to just disappear...leave...be gone...

but I know these feelings will pass... eventually

Don't be so sure about that, I'm 30 and still depend on my parents a great deal.

Hey Healed. Sorry I didn't get here sooner. I was taking a nap and just saw the PM.

With the exception of one hospital stay, all of my hospitalizations have been at least one week. The average is usually around 10 days. The longest was 3 weeks, but that was only once and my condition was more than awful.

In most of my cases, I admitted myself because I either didn't feel safe or had actually attempted suicide. One admission was for mania. More recently, perhaps the last three years, my admissions were very proactive. I knew I was unwell and went in before I reached the entirely impulsive, dangerous point. My pdoc was supportive (and encouraged) of my admissions. He happens to be the administrator of the mental health unit at the hospital and I've never had any trouble being accepted for admission.

While making the decision to go into the hospital is never an easy one, I have never regretted making that decision. I was in a safe environment where my pdoc could more rapidly make medication changes. I was in a place where all the pressure of real life was gone, able to rest and just focus on helping myself. I've found that the world manages to go on without me. My husband is a big boy and can manage the kids. My work can get a sub for me and my students won't be left unsupervised in my classroom.

If you need to go in, there is no shame in that, and as long as the hospital you go to has a solid program, you should be feeling better by the time you are discharged. Let me know if you have any questions. I'll check back on this thread, or feel free to PM me.

Did anyone else read this article? what did you think?

5 Steps to Cure His Lack of Appreciation Once and for All | NLP Discoveries

Afternoon couch.

What a day already. I got a call from J last night asking if I could sit with K today from 9-5. I told her I had somewhere to be at 4:30, so she asked if I could sit with her till 4. Now I will go straight from K to C. Yes I could have said no to J, but I wanted the money. It's been an interesting day. K already puked all over herself and a little while later pooped all over herself. Yuck, the smell of puke and poop makes me gag. I can handle the sight and smell of blood, but I have a weak stomach when it comes to puke or poop. Lucky me. I could kill J for giving K a laxative. Yes she hadn't pooped in 9 days, which is not good, but laxatives make it come out whenever and all over. Hopefully C won't poop his pants today. I don't know that I could handle that after what K had done today.

Will come back and offer support to those who are struggling later. Just wanted to check in.

Later.

Healed - I am sorry for what you are going through right now. I actually have the same question that you asked about going to the hospital. I have really been worrying myself the last few days and I don't know how to get to a better place mentally. I also don't have insurance right now so I feel like I am left without any options. I know that it is a scary thing to think about doing, but as Chris said there is no shame in it, and it most probably put you in a much better place.

Hey Ike...you missed the closing of Couch 66... hope you are doing well.

MUE... hope you are hanging in there...

Murray... haven't seen you around lately hoping you will check in..

Thanks for sharing, Chris.. I appreciate the openness. I will pm you if I have questions.

I read the article about victims and rescuers this morning. Have been struggling with string SH impulses since. I have managed not to, so far. But after all, what difference does it make.

We are here Mast, talk to us... it does matter, you matter.

Mastodon, I'm sorry to hear you're having a hard time and I agree with CC Bloom: you matter. I hope you're ok and I hope you know we're here for you.

Thank you... and don't worry, I'm safe. Just being my victim self. I'm on the bus on my way home, and will hopefully be in bed in about 45 minutes' time. (Just so you know why my post is brief - I'm typing on my phone and won't log in when I get home.)

Well I hope you sleep well Mast and tomorrow will be a better day for you.

With C right now. The minute I got here he wanted to go to Michaels. His mom was still home and said she needed things from there, so I took C and got them for her. Then we get home, he eats supper, then he wants to go to Walmart. I would rather take him somewhere than let him sit in front of the TV, so we went out again. When we came home he asked to take a bath, so I helped him take one. And now we are chilling on the couch and his mom should be home in about 30 minutes.

So easy after the K eww today.

Ok, I better pay attention to C since he will actually interact with me unlike K. I will hop on and catch up and offer support when I get home.

I hope everyone is having a good evening.

I am making myself a comfort food meal. Meatloaf,and tomato green beans with mashed potatoes and then I'm gonna settle down for a long winters nap. I also have some beets leftover from the juice fest, what can I do with those?

hello

Hello granite

Hey Granite

Hi Granite! Hi couch!
I've been distracted by talk of meatloaf. Add mac and cheese and I'm there.

OMg we had pizza THERE too! No to the craft fAir, but we hit the anime store in the garage!
My kids are 23, 26 and 35...still waiting until they are old enough for me to disPpear.
Skin on, roast in 400 degree oven with a tiny bit of water, garlic and s&p for 30 min or till soft. They slide right out of the skins when roasted .


Healed - I find partial programs more helpful.

Surprisingly, beets can be used for desserts

Baking With Beets: Five Surprisingly Delicious Recipes | The Kitchn

Wiki...how was your ugly sweater party?

Has anyone every brought anything in to therapy? YT told me I could bring in crayon and coloring book if I wanted to ....but now it just seems such a juvenile thing to do even though I find it very relaxing and destressing...

one more idea cc- Our Best Beet Recipes | Eating Well

it's making me hungry and I don't like beets!