Couch 176: The happy cake couch

BCM—I have yet to be able to make it through more than 10 minutes of Downton Abbey, so you’re three episodes up on me.

Does that apply to “authenticity” in therapy too?

That may depend on if that applies to the t, or just the client...

The woman used to say that sort of thing to me from time to time. My reaction was more - how on earth would you know what kind of teacher I am? And since it is just not possible for you to know - stop doing this manipulative sort of ****.

In my opinion neither is usually authentic in therapy. Both are role playing, perhaps unconsciously, but even so.

But I also don’t think they have to be authentic for therapy to serve the client.

I also did not make it through the first episode of DA. I used to watch the maggie smith clips on youtube because she is so fun to watch deliver great lines. But I did not watch the actual show.

You can put tape around a part of the rings them to keep them on in the meantime. That way you don't have to have the crisis of them falling off and getting lost. They also make these things to keep rings from falling off:
Amazon.com: Ring Size Adjuster for Loose Rings - Jewelry Guard, Spacer, Sizer, Fitter - 12 Pack, 2 Sizes - Spiral Silicone Tightener Set with Polishing Cloth: Arts, Crafts & Sewing

Ok asking your MOTHER to help move the dead body of a foreign diplomat from your bed where he dishonoured tou is just too much for me to take, i cant help laughing. Please CE Una say it gets better

It doesn't get better! I stopped watching somewhere after this episode. A teastement to youth, sense and sensibility, Mr Selfridges you might like.

thanks... yeah i was looking at some of those things but i'm gonna check into getting them resized first.... for the time being i'm wearing them on a different finger where they stay on lol

I'm just feeling sorry for myself right now. My morning anxiety is peaking, I wake up with a racing heart. It's not even 7am yet and I've already thrown up. Worst case scenario if I don't pass this week I can go straight to the practical next week. I feel like i'm not try hard enough. I want R. I want R.

Why not wait to resize until you are where you want to be with losing weight? With the tape method - it is cheap and easy and then you only have to resize once.
But maybe they can resize a few times with ease without it compromising the integrity of the metal. I don't know.

This made me laugh

Works for me!

That was a hilite for me quite the stunner!

Like graduate school!

On resizing rings, all I know is I had to have my wedding ring resized down—the guy told me it’s easier to resize down than up because it’s easier to remove than add metal.

Lemoncake, if it cheers you up, I am now hooked on Dark thanks to you.

I have watched it probably 5 times thru. It has high points and low points, but i found it altogether totally engaging. Maybe the music hypnotized me.

The two retired therapists had different ideas about me trying again that they both offered recently without me asking them - the first said she did not think I should not try therapy again and the second said she thought I could do fine with a skilled, smart, and compassionate one (her exact words).
I just shake my head at the whole thing.

Wouldn’t everyone do well with a skilled, smart, and compassionate therapist?

I’ve been told I need one whom I can respect intellectually but have an emotional connection with.

The first one kept telling me my defenses were too strong for therapy to work. But of course, the first one also constantly told me she found me challenging to work with and the second one did not find me so - that could have something to do with it.

I think if i engage my suspension of disbelief and watch it as a mind numbing exercise i may enjoy it more but for the time being it amuses me which is what i need at the moment.

I'm having wine, apparently. Reading your post, I've suddenly realized that I forgot to eat dinner. And lunch.

I am canning spaghetti sauce, which calls for wine, so I had to open a bottle and I've refilled my glass a couple times. I should probably eat something and put the wine away. More wine than I usually drink on an empty stomach + boiling water and glass jars may not be the best mix.

I go into multiple elementary classrooms in different schools and districts, and it really varies according to teacher and tech comfort level, tech support/savvy schoolwide, tech initiatives across districts. I really see the whole spectrum, from almost completely digital to staying pretty low tech.

Not really chalkboards, usually, though. Dry erase and markers is most common.

Cant believe i spent today basically sittin gon my bed watching Downton Abbey, sprayed some weeds, set up my bookcase and became a grass mother ( the seeds i sowed which i thought had all been eaten by the ants and birds sprouted) Best Sunday in a long time.

Maybe that's why I keep going back. To continue avoiding my life. There is truth in humor no?

Oh insomnia thou art not my friend.