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Old May 13, 2019, 10:26 AM
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Welcome to the couch, old and new! A place to hang out - sometimes you get immediate feedback, sometimes you don't.

Shouting, "Cool Whip" tends to bring others out from between the cushions if you're feeling lonely.

This is a chatty thread. All are welcome. We're kind of psychologically oriented, sometimes. We try to be supportive. At times we discuss what that means.

It’s a place to plop down on the couch when you come home from work or wherever, or wake up in the middle of the night, or check in at lunch, rant a bit or not, and be among friends.

We advise you not to drink or drug and text your therapist ("T") - we speak from experience.

A cinnamon roll is a sweet roll served commonly in Northern Europe and North America. Its main ingredients are flour, cinnamon, sugar, and butter, which provide a robust and sweet flavor.

Sometimes the thread moves fast and you might get overlooked; sometimes it moves slowly and all you hear are crickets. Sometimes you get hugged or thanked pages later. So if it's a bigger question, you might want to start a new thread.

Grab a cushion, a spot on the floor, or an armchair in the corner and make yourselves comfy!
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Old May 13, 2019, 10:31 AM
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Ooh chickpeas yes! I want to make those chickpea pancake things that were in a dish I got at a restaurant awhile back...

Found this recipe:

Jumbo Chickpea Pancake – A High Protein, Filling Vegan Breakfast or Lunch! — Oh She Glows
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Old May 13, 2019, 10:38 AM
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A cinnamon roll is a sweet roll served commonly in Northern Europe and North America. Its main ingredients are flour, cinnamon, sugar, and butter, which provide a robust and sweet flavor.
What, the Couch isn’t gluten-free?
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Old May 13, 2019, 10:50 AM
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What, the Couch isn’t gluten-free?
I was gonna go for: sugar cookie martini but thought that might be a trigger for someone.

But never fear- grandma's just done a bakin'

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Best Gluten free Cinnamon Buns
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Old May 13, 2019, 10:55 AM
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Thank you!! I may need to go buy the ingredients today! Couch 196: Cinnamon Swirls
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Old May 13, 2019, 11:22 AM
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AND thanks for the new couch!!!
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Old May 13, 2019, 11:27 AM
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I am feeling so happy today I can't stop smiling. I am feeling so much better again today, and I love the way my dreams went last night, the 2nd one came through for me in stunning clarity.
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Old May 13, 2019, 12:10 PM
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Old May 13, 2019, 12:11 PM
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Old May 13, 2019, 12:11 PM
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Old May 13, 2019, 12:17 PM
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Speaking of chickpeas, this chickpea quinoa spinach salad thingy is my new favorite thing. It helps that I get the fancy Bulgarian feta from the cheese department. And maybe I add a little more than 2 oz... @WarmFuzzySocks, maybe something you would like too?

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Old May 13, 2019, 12:22 PM
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Hi everyone. I successfully managed my parents absence this weekend. It got hard but I did it. I feel good about that. The desire to SH is still pretty strong. It didn't help that someone at work this morning pointed out some accidental injuries I have to my hand and we had to have this in depth conversation about how I got them. I'm getting a headache and not really wanting to be at work, but being a grown up and staying at work anyway. HUGS to anyone who wants one. Kit
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Old May 13, 2019, 01:16 PM
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Random thing I became emotional about in therapy today: my love of music. Started crying. Not sure what that was all about. Maybe partly his seeming uncertainty about what the purpose of playing song (on my phone) for him in session would be? But then he clarified that he wanted to make sure I knew what I wanted out of it. Like if I expected him to react a certain way, then if he didn’t, would I feel disappointed? He also wanted me to print lyrics of song to give him while he listens. And he wasn’t sure if I’d be staring at him while he listened, and I said I could close my eyes, and we joked about my standing in the corner. Need to debate about whether to share a song (or part of one) next session...
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Old May 13, 2019, 01:38 PM
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They don't like the tables turned, huh? They can stare at us all they want, but it gets weird all of a sudden when they think they're going to be stared at.
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Old May 13, 2019, 01:58 PM
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They don't like the tables turned, huh? They can stare at us all they want, but it gets weird all of a sudden when they think they're going to be stared at.
Yes! I sort of want to play music for him and just stare at him now... sometimes I want to point out the anxiety tells he’s showing (or maybe he’s just mirroring me?) like “you’re playing with your hands.” Or last session, with his wedding ring...
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Old May 13, 2019, 02:09 PM
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Yes! I sort of want to play music for him and just stare at him now... sometimes I want to point out the anxiety tells he’s showing (or maybe he’s just mirroring me?) like “you’re playing with your hands.” Or last session, with his wedding ring...
Please do! I thought it was odd that he asked you that. I don't particularly like being watched either, but I don't think it would occur to me to ask someone if they were going to stare at me while listening to music.
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Old May 13, 2019, 02:23 PM
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Boss told me today that I should write shorter code. Then wanted to talk to me about something I'd written. Told him I'd need to clean it up a bit first. Spent 20 minutes making it nice and short. He walks in, tells me it's not well readable like this and to change everything back to the original. Like, I can do either, but don't tell me I don't do something well and then tell me to do that right away -.-
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Old May 13, 2019, 02:42 PM
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Ack. I’m starting to feel nervous about seeing my parents. I haven’t been to my parents’ home for nearly two years now. And I’ve just told my therapist about some of the weirder aspects of our relationship so I’m feeling all raw and ashamed and simultaneously like I have betrayed my parents by telling him. Furthermore, I’m afraid of what will happen if I lose my grip on stability while I’m home with them. Ack.
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Old May 13, 2019, 03:02 PM
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I watch T all the time when he is looking at something symbolic I have handed him or I have said something. I have even warned him which anxious quirk he will demonstrate... he just laughs lovingly at me.
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Old May 13, 2019, 03:06 PM
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Please do! I thought it was odd that he asked you that. I don't particularly like being watched either, but I don't think it would occur to me to ask someone if they were going to stare at me while listening to music.

Yeah, I don't know what that was all about... I mean, I'm not expecting him to be like, "Wow, that song changed my life!" As I said to him, it's part of my inner world that I want to share with him. It's a different way of being vulnerable. I wish he could just be like "OK, let's give it a try." I know he's trying to be careful and is wary of letting me down, but...I mean, part of it is just wanting to give him a sort of point of reference when I mention a particular band. It's not like I'm talking about the Beatles or the Stones. Here is what The National sound like. If it was art or, say, a poem, I could just show him. And yeah, I could give him a lyric sheet. But it's not the same as hearing it all together. Even if he gets nothing out of it, I want to be like, "Here, this means something to me." I imagine he doesn't fully understand other stuff I talk about either.
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Old May 13, 2019, 03:07 PM
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They don't like the tables turned, huh? They can stare at us all they want, but it gets weird all of a sudden when they think they're going to be stared at.
Yep... I remember this one time L said "you're trying to read me, aren't you" and I was like yeah but it's impossible...
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Old May 13, 2019, 03:11 PM
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If you go to an international grocery - chick pea flour is also called gram flour (NOT graham flour which is something else entirely) and besan
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Old May 13, 2019, 03:18 PM
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I imagine he doesn't fully understand other stuff I talk about either.
Hey LT....former T as fabulous as she was, often told me she didn't really understand what I was talking about. I would try and explain things a different way and same result. That is a very frustrating feeling. HUGS Kit
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Old May 13, 2019, 03:19 PM
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I've been hearing from God a lot recently. At least I think I am hearing from God. It could be hallucinations. I'm not entirely sure. I doubt T would know. I'm debating telling her this Saturday when I see her.
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Old May 13, 2019, 03:20 PM
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My feelings aren't tasty tonight...they're frustrating and confusing. Surely there's some rule against feeling sad/angry on your birthday?
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