Recent content by squireparty

Something that is abundantly clear to me is that I am not able to wait tables at the moment. That level of stress combined with an utter lack of control of so many variables I'd be facing - no thanks. Dealing with guest complaints over trivial matters and moving at that pace - no can do...

I like your idea here....may just do this!

Good for you! I often find dealing with the government overall intimidating and stressful. Good for you for calling and finding out how to file and appeal. I don't find this trivial at all. Congrats!

Although I am absolutely exhausted right now, today I stood up for myself and I liked who I am for a brief period of time and for me that's just remarkable. Without going into lots of detail, someone who I told could have a refridgerator, free of charge, from a rental unit behind the house I...

Thank You, everyone.

Hi everyone. I have not been here for some time and returned a few days ago to chat. I realized something - people here get it, people here understand. Today has been a really difficult day for me and I'm glad it's coming to an end and that this site exists. I have been reading through the...

Basically it's something I picked up from family. My father had some mental health issues and was not able to work a traditional go work for someone else kind of job but was able to bring in money via self employment and a lot of relatives looked down on him for not working an office job or a...

I have been away from this forum for some time. For a while I had what I considered some progress - but as so often happens, something will sneak up on me and knock me back down and I wonder if the progress was just wishful thinking or an illusion to begin with? What is bringing me down right...

Well I have no link or website but some good news. My good news (!!!! I'm really excited sometimes about it for brief periods of time!!!!) is that I am going back to school at a community college for three semesters to get a certificate in web design and development. What I do with it remains...

Something I am figuring out is that lack of sleep really triggers me. Even if I can avoid being triggered, I feel horrible and not up to dealing with people once a certain lack of sleep line has been crossed. Duh. This may seem obvious to others but it has taken me time to figure this one...

I hear you. I come from a background of waiting tables for years - lots of stress, lots of drama, everyone very easily replaceable and rarely any thanks. I stuck with it through the boom as I was making very good money for awhile and during that time I was not as easily replaced. That sure...

This is something I am struggling with right now. I have had to slow down and accommodate the realities of PTSD into my life. This means taking better care of myself, moving slower, placing my health above what other people think of me, or wanting/buying nice things. I have had to make...

Today I was on Facebook and I was chatting with someone who used to wait tables with me at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. I found out that a manager that I didn't like (this was mutual) was fired for some reason and they needed people for the end of the season, at least to bus tables. I...

I am so ambivalent on this subject, about going back to school with my PTSD. I have found a program at a community college that is actually affordable and I do have interest in and it could lead to self employment - all my criteria have been met there so far. The program is in Web Design and...