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I love where I live; I had never considered how much the environment means when dealing with mental health issues however, 2 1/2 years ago, I moved to Florida for a job, and the climate and access to water/beaches have made a huge improvement to my daily mental health. Unfortunately, the metro...

I recently started with a new med provider, the last one was creepy, only did telehealth and the minute I told him that I didn't want a student in session with him he changed the view field of his camera so I could no longer see the entire room which made me think he didn't have the student...

I live in the US and sat down this weekend to file my taxes for 2023. 🤬😭 TLDR: Someone at work screwed up and now I owe a fortune in taxes for last year.

I haven't been here in a while, I have been fortunate to be doing well in my day-to-day life but the past month has been challenging. Oct. 30th was my last session with the therapist that I had been working with for 5 years. I didn't want to stop seeing them, however, in the last year, I moved...

I don't know where to post this because it could have gone under a lot of different forums so mods move if necessary In January I was displaced (fancy way for saying terminated) from my job and have been underemployed since. I have been actively seeking a job in my field and have hoped to...

My T is returning from paternity leave next week and though he told me I could reach out to him while he was gone I have respected his leave. The thing is I have not done well while he has been on leave. I have lost a significant amount of weight (relapsed my eating disorder), barely gotten...

I know that complaining about the US healthcare system is sort of the standard these days but I am so tired of dealing with my current insurance company I am tired of beating my head against the wall. Between an incompetent pharmacy (part of a major chain) that messes up prescriptions, tells me...

I am laying here awake in the middle of the night because I am having these horrible stabbing pains and cramping in the vaginal and what would be uterine areas. Bad enough that they woke me up an hour and a half ago and my pain meds haven’t relieved the pain. Unfortunately, right before I went...

So in a few hours I am having repair surgery for a failed surgery from roughly 15 years ago that was necessary because I was so dysregulated and body dysmorphic as a result of my SA that I convinced my doctors to remove what I considered to be the cause of all my problems the very part of me...

So, I have found this place located near me that is similar to the "rage room" that was one of the therapy sessions at the River Oaks when I was inpatient. It is a safe environment (PPE required) supervised by individuals trained in first aid, with specific types of items that you are allowed...

So, I reached a point last weekend having spent two days in bed and reaching the end of nearly a month of serious on-going SI that I should probably speak to my Pdoc about modifying my medications. Not sure how but something has to change for the better. I started calling on Monday and got a...

My PCP referred me to a dietitian and we met today and she wants me to try intermittent fasting. For me eating is an issue, Food was heavily controlled when I was growing up as my brother/abuser had issues with control and was a type 1 diabetic from the age of 8. Since he would not control his...

I am having a really rough week and I reached out to my T to see if he had any openings and would be available for an additional session. This is not something I do often and in nearly 3 years of working together have done so less than a handful of times. I understand that he didn't have an...

My T want to try CPT again, have never completed formal CPT, I have done modified versions with this T in the past but am considering trying this again. The thing is he wants me to sign two different treatment contracts. One is the standard that comes from the CPT treatment guide, the second...

Okay short story, I became friends with/casually dated a guy starting in the fall of 2019. When COVID hit due to both of our jobs as essential workers and both dealing with large populations of at risk individuals we agreed not to see each other duing the lockdowns. Well, lockdowns ended and...

I know that sounds stupid but I don't know how else to describe it. I didn't sleep well last night and all day today I have just felt as though I am on the verge of tears/crying. I won't say I don't know why, my life is an absolute mess. I hate my new job, I am stuck at my dad's with no...

There is a detail related to one of my traumas that is for me so humiliating/embarrassing/shameful that I have never been able to bring up. Because of that, other thoughts, distortions, actions and feelings that are connected do not get brought up in therapy because I don’t know how to talk...

I am interested in applying for a position in Human Resources with a local law enforcement agency. It is a bit of a career shift but focusing on a particular area but I have been working in local government agencies for the past 15 years. One of the requirements for post-offer, pre-employment...

After nearly three years I finally told my therapist the details of one of my assaults that I have never spoken to anyone about in the past (including my past therapists), I just haven't been able to say anything more than, I was gang-raped to any therapist/P-doc in the past. Now, I am...

My dream job was offered to me last week but would require I take a substantial cut in pay at least initially. I am trying to figure out what I am willing to do without/sacrifice for this chance at a dream I had basically given up on. So the question is what would you be willing to sacrifice...

So it has been a particularly difficult last seven days and last night was just about all I could take and very close to moving forward with ending things. Last Tuesday (not yesterday) the board for the organization I manage blindsided me by adding a last-minute item to their meeting agenda and...

Okay, I am struggling today as I scheduled and completed 4 medical appointments and find myself in two very different and very perplexing situations thanks to the way health care is "managed" for lack of a better word in this country. One of my appointments was for a cervical interlaminar...

I am struggling right now. Which all things considered is unusual as I am usually coming out of my worst struggles by this point in the year. I am questioning whether it is prudent to continue therapy when I can recognize a singular issue that can't be resolved. My T and I have done really...

I don't know if the issue is pandemic related as we have been meeting virtually only since my state lockdown again in November which was the third time in 2020 that we were required to return to virtual sessions due to the pandemic. The thing is I don't feel a connection, I struggle to identify...

one of my maintenance meds otherwise known as my migraine rescue meds have been extremely difficult to get for the past 6 months due to supply chain disruptions (manufacturers words not mine). I am currently 45 days past my last refill so 15 days without the meds and I was told by the...