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Best wishes to you on your recovery journey! I envy those who can go into ED recovery. Orthorexia is a decades long 24/7/365 situation for me. Right now, I am in a very restrictive mode of disordered eating. Hmmm...maybe I shouldn’t have put this here.

Sounds very familiar as regards my situation. Some days, I feel desperate to move and just say, “Chuck it all and take the risk.” But, having weighed the pros and cons, the potential risks terrify me so much. Damned if I do and damned if I don’t.

Found out about his suicide via internet. When we were together, one time he mentioned that if he were to kill himself he would do it with a heroin overdose. I honestly thought he was joking at the time. He was doing good work that was getting him some positive notoriety. But at some...

Asked you to call back the next day????? Wow. What a bunch of twits.

Can’t take it anymore. I’m not her babysitter. I’ve got a plan to gradually phase things out. I’m seeing my T this week and will discuss matters in depth. Seven-year friendship. Things have built up over the past year or so that are red flags. Stick a fork in me, I’m done! In seven...

Kewl. Well, does it help to view the situation as one which wasn’t created overnight, or even a month, a year,...etc.?

Sorry to hear that. Yeah, there are tough parts, esp. when dealing with items that bring up lotsa memories...lol. One thing I did with stuff that felt overwhelming at the time was put it in “the sentiment room.” Had a big box in there to put small stuff. That helped me keep going. Ended up...

I appreciate everyone’s comments on this thread. I tried some self-care stuff...meditation and hot bath. Tried talking to myself as if I were a best friend giving myself some advice. Finally concluded that a) There is no emergency (yay!) and b) I am likely just depressed. Decided...

Well, feel free to laugh. Seriously. Cutting used to work so well for me. Tried to do it a few months ago. Couldn’t make myself. Sounds like such a sad thing, doesn’t it? LOL. Boo-hoo....can’t cut yourself? Poor me! Well, I lost my nerve. Actually afraid of doing permanent and...

Geez! Sorry you got such a crap response from the so-called crisis line. Sounds about as helpful - or maybe even worse than - as calling a suicide crisis line and getting nothing but the standard recording message of “If you are suicidal, call 911 and go to your nearest emergency room.”

I used the KonMari Method with two KonMari books I got on the cheap online. Followed them to the letter. I thoroughly enjoyed the process and I feel it has created lots of positive change in my life. Just my two. Best of luck on your journey!

It is infuriating that this garbage keeps happening. I think it best that I not write everything that I would like to say on the matter here. Forum rules probably have limits on use of profanity, etc. I will, however, dare to say that my opinions on persons who drive “trucks of peace” are not...

I second that “WOW!”

Quite interesting topic. I wish I could just pack up and leave at any time. There’s nothing wrong with my current situation. I just hate feeling stuck. I used to love moving in my youth. Always being able to either make a fresh start or escape drama and bad situations, crappy people, etc...

Glad to hear you are feeling a bit better! So sorry you had that negative experience with that other med. I hope the new med works out much better for you.

I think you were doing society a favor! I do not think you are evil/bad/wrong for providing a review. The T - who got paid for her services - takes a risk with every client she sees. I would hope that she understands that she will have unhappy clients at times. Period. Does she...

Ah, yes.....don’t you just love people who Never quite made that clean break from an ex? Joy. LOL. I’ve cut out so many people over the last few years I can count all of my friends on less than one hand! One set of solutions I am going to force myself to try is to go to social events...

Rational Recovery: The New Cure For Substance Addiction Author: Jack Trimpey Teaches AVRT (addictive voice recognition technique)

Yes. I think the T is out of bounds. Sounds like your review was reasonable and honest. You have a right to an opinion about the services you received. Heck, you were the one paying for the therapy, I presume. T should have better coping skills than this and shouldn’t be contacting you, esp...

Sounds to me like she is out of bounds....definitely OUT OF BOUNDS and IMO should rein herself in. Good on you and shame on her!

Thanks! Best to you!

I did something wonderful for myself yesterday. I was able to adopt a rescue dog, and she is awesome. Found her through a rescue network and picked her up yesterday. I am so grateful and happy to have this new buddy. She seems so happy....her mood brightens mine. My pdoc said I can bring...

Coffee Freshly made coffee from freshly ground beans Bitter, strong coffee first thing when I wake up and a cup of coffee before bed to tide me over through the night Coffee Does this mean I am addicted to “the pot”? :woot:

Yup. I’ve found there’s nothing like the news to inculcate a good panic attack! LOL.....true for me, anyway. It sort of helps me to remind myself that there is probably little to nothing I can actually do about - say - global politics and which countries decide to do what. At least, I don’t...

LOL....but life wouldn’t be the same without a good, reliable, combustible lemon around! ;)