Recent content by Lifetraveller

Hey BDAR, I really relate to working in a place where colleagues are "stepping on everyone to move up the corporate ladder". Yuck! I'm about to start work at a non-profit. I'm nevertheless worrying about the hierarchical structure of it. I was burned badly by a supervisor and higher ups in a...

I chose my screen name more because life is like a journey. I do like to travel but I don't often have the money to do so. Tough story you have... You're getting help though. Yes, it seems impossible sometimes, emphasis on the 'seems'. Yes, it sucks. You're getting help, you're writing...

Hey TTMF, I empathize with your situation. What I find helpful is doing it as baby steps and letting the things that can happen naturally do so. I am ready when I am ready. Looking at making schooling moves as stress, decisions, 'need to', potential failure, 'have to' and 'a long way to go'...

Hey Painted Dreams, I can get stressed out inexplicably. Case in point: Last night I'm watching the 2012 movie version of "Anna Karenina". Something about how she gets shunned by her social circle stressed me out, had me feeling anxious about myself. More generally, and something I'm currently...

Hey Dana, Sometimes I find for me that release comes like the calm after a storm, or as though my brain chemistry got shook up in a good way. Sometimes it happens after a good sleep where I have had a beautiful dream, usually about strong attraction, love, or how things might have been...

Of course I'm writing this without knowing the therapists credentials and membership in a regulatory body. Maybe these are all in place. I went on the Meet Up site and searched for "group therapy" and "psychotherapy". The only person who came up indicated that he was a licensed social worker...

Hey Eve, I have never been in group therapy. I think I used the word recourse incorrectly. I meant to point out that if a participant has a problem with the Meet Up therapist or another participant, how will it be dealt with in a way that's satisfactory to the participant with the problem...

Hey Watundah, My comment is not based on personal experience but rather on intuitive wariness. I'll cut right to the chase. What happens if you get triggered or re-traumatized in that group? What happens if any one of the participants does? What recourse do you have? I think you *all*...

Hey Ruby Heart, I just have to say that although you may feel useless, when I read what you write I can see that you are certainly not useless. The very fact that you're trying to get the best for the both of you in the situation means that you are not useless. If I were in your shoes, I...

Hey Jedi Jackie, I'm really glad you liked our feedback. You write: is telling your story, is healing, worth it to you, knowing you may have to take a risk in ending your current relationships? THAT'S what I can't figure out. How do you know when it's right? I would say that you won't know...