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So, I thought it might be cool to start a thread with things our therapists do that help us. I have seen over a dozen therapists in my life and have finally found one that works for me. who meets me where I am at and who does, in my opinion, more than the average clinician. I'm also at a point...

1. actually slept last night. thank goodness. 2. still had really vivid nightmares. wishing they would go away, but I know it's the EMDR working. 3. EMDR is the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. It's hard to stick with it, but I see it working. Traumatic memories are getting less and...

1. i'm sad 2. i've taken enough pills to knock anyoneeee out... please kick in soon. kthanks. 3. angry af; sad af; depressed af.... does this shit ever end? 4. couldn't do EMDR today cuz i'm just feeling so off... now i regret it and feel like I didn't try hard enough. 5. nightmares can go...

Thank you @Muttly !!!

1. I finally got a job interview that seems promising... it's not in my field so I'm wondering why I paid 50,000 dollars to get my masters degree. but a job is a job... and its M-F, done by 5PM. good stepping stone I guess. praying I get it. I need to get OUT OF THIS TOWN ASAP. 2. ^^...

1. trying to remember baby steps are okay... at least I'm still trying. 2. thankful for my furbabies 3. still super sad and defeated... 4. everything will work out. somehow. in time... i hope 5. hoping and praying tonight will be nightmare free for once.

1) I am dealing with lots of sadness and anxiety lately :( 2) I feel super defeated and hopeless 3) I got to see my mom and sister today, which was very nice. I appreciate them 4) I am literally giving 110% to my recovery, happiness and success right now... but I'm getting nowhere 5) I opened...

1) why am i awake so early? 2) yesterday was really bad. I feel a little more hopeful today. I did just wake up though 3) I have been so angry lately and I hate feeling that way 4) People can really f*cking suck 5) I want food and coffee asap

1) today is shitty. 2) I am in a f*cking boot for my foot. idk how long i have to wear it but i already CANT f*ckING STAND IT. 3) I feel super defeated, worthless, and like a burden to everybody in my life. 4) i haven't been this sad in a while. wishing life would end... no plans and will NOT...

1) today is day 14 w/o weed in my life and I want it tonight more than i have the past two weeks. probably cuz i feel the need to self medicate tonight 2) the sadness is overwhelming 3) i still wanna burn that bitches house down 4) thankful. so f*cking thankful I have the T I do. She is amazing...

1) A child I love very much was ripped out of my life recently.. her mother's doing. I treated the whole family like gold. I'll never understand what happened. It hurts so f*cking much today. She made me so happy and I loved spending time with her. I LOATHE when adults make decisions in their...

1. I'm super duper hungover today. maybe it's the champagneeeee 2. despite feeling like ass, I applied for another job today, paid rent AND got my rejected tax returns fixed 3. I have to drive 4 hours tomorrow, then again on Saturday for EMDR appointments.. f*ckkk 4. I usually love to cook. but...

1. I feel super weird/foggy today... I think I may be getting sick 2. I haven't smoked weed in 10 days! 3. I think it's super f*cking stupid I had to quit, considering weed is my medicine, but oh well... my state will catch up one day and I need a job right now. 4. I may hate my old...

1. i'm feeling a little unhinged today 2. It's so easy to be angry. I'm angry... I guess that's better than balling up on the floor and crying 3. this wind is cray! and the river is rising :O_o: 4. I took my dog to get groomed today and he's happy. that makes me happy 5. my best friend from...

When u go to the doctor and try to explain that EVERYf*ckINGTHING hurts and you can't sleep and u need SOMETHING, ANYTHING, pleeeeeaaaassssseeeee?

1. I'm 1 1/2 days away from my last day at my job - with the biggest bitch of a boss i've ever known. but nobody's counting ;):cautious: 2. I can do anything for 1 1/2 days 3. I am praying and sending lots of good mojo into the universe because I need another job to come through. I interviewed...

1. I turned in my formal letter of resignation today. It was a first for me and it was f*cking awkward. 2. I have no other job lined up. Lots of interviews and options, but there is NO guarantee - Taking a huge leap of faith, praying and giving it to the universe. 3. I feel in in my heart and...

1. reminder to take it one day at a time... usually one hour a time these days. be kind. 2. I applied for 3 jobs today, and two yesterday 3. I will crush my current boss professionally one day - and she'll regret handling herself the way she has. #unprofessionalbitch 4. I believe in the...

1. I loathe my f*cking bitch of a boss. She betrayed me in the cruelest of ways and I still have to show up to work each day. 2. I will find a new job soon. it will happen. it has to happen 3. I hate myself most days.. today's one of those days 4. I am grieving, and grief takes time. and it's a...

1. One meeting and a few emails stands between me and two days of no real obligations to anyone 2. I have EMDR the next two days... bring on the torture! (Okay, so maybe I do have a few obligations to my T) 3. It's absolutely beautiful outside 4. I need more coffee 5. Desperately waiting to get...

EMDR is the hardest thing I've ever done in my life I think I've cried so much my tear ducts literally cannot make anymore tears tonight Panic/ severe Anxiety is my new baseline Thankful I got to take a nice, relaxing bath tonight Thankful for my fur babies

I recently had to come off Xanax (averaged 1mg daily).. different drug but still a benzo. I tried to quit cold turkey and it was disastrous. I called my psychiatrist and they advised me to take 1/2 of what I normally take for a week, then check in. I did that for a week, then wound up cutting...

Here are two of my favorites when I need a pick me up: Young otta be - Des'ree The show goes on - Lupe Fiasco

I'm sorry you're struggling with this. I can relate to a lot of what you said. It's a hard place to be. I'm glad you wrote this thread. I've been struggling with this too... My T has reassured me it's "normal" ... I'm like, "yeah okay, cause it feels really ABNORMAL and like I'm slowly going...

Thank you @Friday - That is a wonderful suggestion. I've never thought of doing that. I have pets, but checking them in to the vet and having them boarded, and checking myself into a hotel would be way less expensive, and more helpful for my well-being, than a hospital. Thankfully since I've...