Couch 234: Ready, Set, Go!

wow.... dwayne hickman and bob saget....


dobie gillis was slightly before my time but I used to watch it in reruns and thought it was great. Wasn't Tuesday Weld on that show too?

I hope you enjoy your mini-vaca WFS and find it restful. Reading and watching the rain on the ocean sounds lovely.

I got off work yesterday at 5pm and was in bed by 5:15pm. Aside from a couple nature-calls during the night, I slept til my alarm went off at 5:15 am. 4 more 10 hour days til I get a day off again. I'm too old for this crap

And oh yeah, first thing I did after I got in bed, I grabbed my notebook & pen off the nightstand and finished writing the letter to myself that I wanted L to write. Didn't even have to think about it at all... it just flowed right out. Then I put my notebook back and must have fallen right asleep because I don't remember even trying to.

Just woke up to a car on fire across our apartment's parking lot... That was scary. The ash was falling on our car, and you could hear the tires popping. A neighbor said that the driver got out safely. Still...scary stuff.

Oh no!! I'm glad the driver got out safely. That is scary!

My kid is sick. Her doctor can't squeeze her in until tomorrow. I can't go to work without her negative test results and of course I'm not going to send her to school. We are vaccinated but I'm the only one who had a booster and I just got it Friday. I'm hoping for a mild illness and that she recovers soon.

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Hugs, Stressed. I hope she feels better quickly and that you stay well.

Also sending hugs, Stressed. Hope she gets a negative test and feels better soon.

Thanks Art and LT. What is it about sharing my troubles with the couch that makes me feel better immediately?

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It makes me feel better sharing too.

Same! There's something about taking the thoughts out of my head and sharing them somewhere that helps me. (Also why I find therapy to be so helpful.)

I find it comforting that on here usually somebody has an understanding response or at the very least you get some hugs and know people read what you said. Not like with people I know one on one that either worry right away, nor make you feel guilty for sharing difficult stuff. Much of the forum is about that anyways.

Regarding Info, atat, I have always had difficulties really understanding her as a character. All that I really know is that you're not too fond of her and that she's often less than useful. If that's the case, I can fully see why you'd want to either switch therapists or not see one at all, besides Visa maybe. Or maybe somebody who deals with hearing disabilities more often, though I'll bet you looked into that before most probably.

Aunt Becky, not aunt betty.

Gotta watch that misinformation!

Or straight out deny your feelings.

See: My mother.

I agree. If I'm struggling, just seeing that someone has clicked the "hug" button can help (or "thanks" if they're on Tapatalk). Like, "OK, someone read this." Because it's worldwide, plus people keep different schedules, there's generally *someone* on here at any given time.

Mine too.

@@ I'm a little late to the party.


I have always had a little fascination with and affection for Info, though only through what you have told us here. Although I have never pictured her being particularly helpful, just sort of stumbling through something and calling it therapy which you have to pay for. I had a T kind of like that, though who did not wear as fascinating of clothing who I kept around for about 2 years because it was "better than nothing" but then I looked back at all the money I spent and all the time and I just couldn't do it one second longer. I didn't even have a closure session with her. I just texted her and was like, bye. I'm not saying you should do that with Info. Just putting in my two cents for what it's worth. I know she must be helpful at something or else you wouldn't keep her around. I do think it will be interesting to see how she handles this situation about canceling on you mid-sentence. I can't believe she just expects you to forgive and forget. Although I sort of can, because it's Info. I don't know what I am saying. I am just commiserating with you. I hope whatever you decide is the best move for you!

I was still trying to figure out who "Aunt Betty" was.

I have a session with Julieanne tonight. Finally. It's been since mid-December. I set up the Zoom for her this morning and I Zelle-d her my copay. Then I texted her letting her know I did these things. She thanked me especially for the Zoom help.


I'm having moderate SH urges. I haven't acted on any of them. They are just there. Bothering me. I can see myself giving in, and then kicking myself for giving in. So stuff to talk about tonight with her. She's going to want to know what triggered it. Only I don't know. I hate that question because I don't know. I never know. I'm just stuck dealing with it.


She says I am "psychologically minded." Hm. I don't think so. I think I've just been around the therapy block a few times and know the lingo.


I really just want her to be able to take away the pain I am in, but I know she can't. So it feels rather hopeless.

Hugs and healing energies your way, Kit.

Lunch break is almost over... just enough time left to go make another big cup of iced tea. Then 5 more hours of work with one break shoved in there somewhere.

One of the things I like about posts and contributors here is that responses are invariably in support of the client with a healthy dose of encouraging accountability of the therapist and acknowledging the limitations of therapists (and often the therapy process itself). It feels more real than discussions on Reddit for example where I read a lot of adoration of therapists and pedestal placing. This is one of the things which has helped me about posting here, although this is specifically about problems I have had in my therapy. I don't think I tend to post about my personal life really.