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I asked him if he accepts Medicare and he said no. There is a mental health agency that has sliding scales, but it is like a slaughter house. Reviving door of therapists because the greater load of clients seen to make up for people who can’t pay anything. I saw someone briefly about having EMDR...

I’m disabled so I have Medicare with a supplement. It looks like I have to change companies as my meds are expensive and I need a plan with low copays. The best company in my state is United Healthcare. My therapist doesn’t accept Medicare, so I’ll have to stop seeing him. Not the preferred way...

I like to watch YouTube videos by Tara Brach. She’s a Buddhist as well as a PHD in psychology. She gives a talk at a August church in Bethesda, Maryland every Wednesday and she presents the struggles of life, explains the physiological and mental processes and then teaches Mudfulness techniques...

Ah, yes @Simply Simon i recall LSD trips that were quite divine. The quote you wrote is lovely. Thanks for sharing.

I lived a life that I often seriously consider faith. As a child, there were never examples of faith at work in my home. In high school, I joined my family’s church youth group (Protestant). I felt to lonely and maligned by my family. Maybe church would help. It didn’t. They kept drumming into...

@FragileGlass i spent many years working as a Radiographer I’m a busy Boston hospital. It just defines absurdity that you are being picked apart like you are. And I suppose the hospital doesn’t want to take any ownership either. I left a job on the spot after I was strangled and left for dead...

The stress is building up again. Waking up at 3:00 and tossing and turning. My anxiety is high, due I guess to the financial blow of my accident. Finally have my car back. It will take a few months to get current on my bills. That’s the main stress. Right there. I can’t possibly work more hours...

I haven’t done any of my bookkeeping for my business this entire year. I think I just got sick of chasing down deductions, and also Karen died and I’ve just lately getting long overdue things done. So I have this rainy day, perfect weather for boring accounting. But I also want to paint an...

Now Annie’s digestive system is not working. She’s going to have one problem after another. She’s been throwing up and liquid stool since yesterday. The Vet gave her a shot for her pain. She couldn’t even palpate Annie’s belly without her crying. I had to wait an hour, then she tried again and...

At the risk of sounding like I’m in a cult, I assure you that I’m not. I have 2 Bachelors degrees, worked in Western medicine for 25 years, now am self employed as an Electrolysis. I am very science oriented and tend toward cynicism when introduced to alternative/wholistic healing practices...

I don’t eat meat. Sorry if that is contrary to your attack on my character. But you asked for advice about getting a puppy. I expressed my opinion, you didn’t like it, fine with me, poor puppy.

Don’t be hard on yourself. Therapists take care of People that are suffering. He has people more severely distressed as you and some that are less, so I wouldn’t let the fact that you need support make you feel unworthy. You are!!! The system seems to be failing you. Let’s shift your attention...

Comparing dogs and People is a false equivalency. When you have had a healthy experience with dogs, then you can make a well informed decision. You have some things to work out regarding love and caring. Too many wonderful dogs, cats and other pets end up in shelters because their owners didn’t...

I have a lot of respect for you!! I used to run and it felt soooo good. Now I can’t due to a knee injury. Keep on keeping on!

@Sophy I experienced the same thing for years. Just not connected to what was happening. Not listening to people discussing things, always forgetting names of people I just met. What turned me around was getting massage and reiki every two weeks. My reiki master told me my souls left me many...

I’ve had dogs my whole life. They are part of my family. I have depression, anxiety and my dog is my salvation. She is small, 12 pounds. She does just fine to take one or two walks a day. Short walks around the neighborhood and after 5:00 on the beach. She goes to work with me. She comforts my...

I see your point. That sucks. What can we do to help you?

The only sure way to know what he’s thinking is to speak to him. I’ve had similar feelings toward my Psychiatrist. I had convinced myself that he didn’t return my calls was his way of getting rid of me. It turned out that his building lost their phone service and they lost all their voicemails...

Football. Winter or summer?

Awesome! To housebreak a puppy, you need to remember his bladder can’t hold very much per and anything that excites him will make him pee. So think ahead. Take him out every hour. This will teach him that pee and poop belong outside. Pick up his water bowl at 6pm and make sure to take him out...

You do sound distressed. To me, the comment from the online therapist was about “first do no harm”. My therapist says that to me when my mind is racing and I can’t slow it down. When I used to cut, sometimes I’d call the sexual assault hotline and talk to the volunteer. I think I understand that...

I am a recovering cutter and alcoholic, so I can identify with the distress you are feeling and struggling not to reach for the tried and true mind changers that are not healthy coping mechanisms. They’re quick at stopping the overflow of stress, but are very dangerous. We all know how deadly...

I am disabled per Social Security. I prefer to be referred to as a woman.

Thanks @ladee i agree that we could use a category for children. Raising my children in a peaceful, validating environment was so important to me. I did struggle, and still worry, with safety for my daughter. She wants to go to Columbia and I said promise me you’ll never leave Joe’s side. As...

A very pleasant visit with my daughter today. I live at the beach and we went down right away and spent the whole day talking. She didn’t insult me or condescend towards me. I wonder if planning her wedding stressed her out so much over the past year has lifted. I got a food delivery from Hello...