Couch 97: Prime Pyramids

You crack me up. Actually i think what theyre doing is kind of interesting. But not so different than a Kids in the Hall segment. To be playing themselves, 15 years later, 2 months earlier

Classic setup for the kool aid joke.

Cliche is the soul of genre.

He may appreciate the good intentions.
Better luck next time!

That reminds me. I'm thinking of doing a review on Madame T.

I'm sorry I missed it.

Could you say:

"The movie itself really wasn't the point. I was trying to connect with you by doing something together. Is there anything you can think of that we could do together?"

Hey CE! Are you back from vacation or did you just miss us?

I'm up at 4:00 am for no reason so fooling around on the Internet seems the perfect pastime. Hey couch, bye couch!

Hi CE welcome back how was italy? Did your W enjoy it?

I am all disorientated from session today. We looked at another photo and I think I shared too much information esp the minor criminal activity I admitted too. But a part of me says there is worse than that to come so I may as well test the waters.

Thank you, CE.

That peck scott guy and others like him make me so hostile at those guys I can barely contain it.

Indeed. I am very grateful that my T is nothing like him, not in any way. (I didn't read the whole article - it made me too angry.)

I did a review of my one blank slate T about a year ago, once I'd started talking about her w/my new T, I asked for my records and she condescendingly refused.

Writing that review, and I was very fair about it, seemed helpful, gave me a little more.... sense of perspective and putting the experience in its place.

Thank you CE. Yeah, I let her know the particular movie wasn't the main point. We've shared a lot of songs before and that's gone wonderfully 95% of the time. We've also shared poetry and snippets of novels. Also lovely, soothing, inspirational. And we talk about sharing tea occasionally and we share Angel Cards, I sent her a deck that we sometimes pull from.

I had no idea the movie would be watched separately, and I'd forgotten about the culture gap. So.... I've suggested for next time, that we could watch some of the poignant artful animated shorts that have proliferated the last decade or so- if we spent 10 minutes on one of those, we'd still have plenty of time to connect and share our impressions. As I told her, I did want her to enjoy the movie of course, wasn't trying to torture her, but I would have been very happy to hear her negative impressions of it as it happened and talk about it too, because once we did talk about it finally, it triggered for both of us, some meaningful high school memories, new info to share, and that was very worthwhile, except took too long to get there.

I'm not sure what else we could share CE. I miss having an in person T right now. Sometimes... I just really want to share *space.*

But.... I am compromising. I'm getting lots of virtual hugs from her and wrapping up in a shawl sometimes, and then I think I'm going to get a chair massage tonight at the mall, has helped in the past, tried it two or three times now. Used to get table massages monthly for the PTSD but efficacy seemed to be going down and cost was very high.

I am hoping some work we started in therapy will help a bit too, not sure.

But.... to put things on a positive note, and I appreciate the suggestion... I think I will be proactive and ask if she will read to me during our next session. That's probably what seems the most helpful of the current options right now. Oh my gosh, just got inspired! I was telling her about Wrinkle in Time- SHE WOULD LOVE IT. It's one I know, based on everything I know of her, that she would truly enjoy. I've shared quotes with her before-

I could let her read it to me. I've read it probably a dozen times. Oh my gosh, I'm excited, thanks for the inspiration CE.

P.S. I wonder if she will, sigh.

Or I could read her some....

Where is he being discussed? I missed it. What does he do that you hate?

So yesterday my T informed me that she watches the reality show "Naked and Afraid"
I've only seen commercials for it but it looks way stupid..However it was in the context of her telling me that something on the show reminded her of me ( a player refused to kill a tortoise even though everyone on her team was hungry. She said "too bad, so sad. She's defenseless and we aren't killing her" and carried her into the brush so she could escape)...so that was sweet. But still..I can't believe she watches that show..

Here's hoping I do/don't get myself fired today. I can't tell which would be worse, but my company is crumbling and I'm so ready for new work. It's so bad seems that the company is being literally sabotaged. The greed and ineptness of the key players is gosh..... I was looking for a fancy adjective, but I think the one I mean is... normal. Normal, sigh.

“I wish...I wish I were dead...”
“And what use would that be to anyone?”JK Rowling

I am trying hard to keep this in mind. Just because I feel worse than useless doesn't mean my death would be of any use either and it would hurt some people in my life. Selfish of me to indulge my wishes at the expense of causing someone else pain, right?

Yes, please keep that in mind, mkac. It would hurt the people who love you so very much, and nothing could put it right. (That line of reasoning has been the only thing to keep me from serious sui plans, from time to time. It has worked for me, and I so much hope it does for you, too.)

When are you seeing your T?

I love the wrinkle in time books. I think I'll read them again. Been a long time. I hope she'll do it!

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So, are we of the opinion that T dream matters around here??

Last night I dreamt that I had gotten some bad news while I was at some school function that T was at with his family, and I was visibly upset. T came over, and was comforting me, he was patting my back. Then, he took me to his office and we sat with each other and he helped me get grounded.

When I woke up, I wanted to go back to feeling the comforting feeling. Ack!

Evening couch. I am home from CVS, fed, and caught up on the couch. Payday tomorrow.

My schedule for next week will be altered without me knowing how yet. I was asked to work for a co-worker on Monday (my day off) because her daugher was going to have a c-section that afternoon. I agreed. However, I was already at 40 hours that week, so the pharm manager has to take away some of my previously scheduled hours, so I don't go over 40. He hasn't decided which ones yet.

I still need to finish cleaning my bed off. I am off early tomorrow (3:30) and off Saturday and Sunday, so I should have time this weekend.

Hi MKAC - It is over on http://forums.psychcentral.com/psych...2630-love.html

I was out and did not see the question until now - and BJ answered it.