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From: "borderlinechild" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
To: <borderlinecreativity@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Borderline Creativity] Let's get this group back together.


> Hi! Happy New Year to you too, and to this group. Also, I'd like to
> welcome dharma_depth to our group. Hope you find this group helpful.

Welcome "dharma_depth"!!!

> Lisa Marie, I totally hear you about the whole job hunting chore.
> I'm doing the same thing myself, and I'm scared. I've been working
> part-time for so many years, but now it's time to find a full-time
> job. So what kind of job are you looking for? You said you are good
> with children and teens. That's a really popular field to get into.

I am looking for work as a youth leader, teacher/tutor or counselor (or all
of the above ;)
My credentials are in counseling, and I have years of experience leading
youth groups
and teaching children. My experience is primarily with helping troubled
teens.

But.... my job hunt is slowed down because...

My ACL (ligament in knee) is destroyed and my right leg is in a cast :( And
I have an appt.
with the ortho-surgeon on Feb 17... My next creative project may just be
decorating two and
a half feet of so of plaster...

> So how did your workshop go with your friend?

It was great! We had a lot of fun. And I managed to leave with lots of
goodies w.o spending a
ridiculous amount of money :) :)

> My holidays were fine. But I got too drunk on New Year's eve. I
> shouldn't even be drinking! Now it's January, and I hate January. I
> just hope it goes by quickly.

Sometimes it is fun to have a few too many ;)

Well, January passed. It's a hard month for me too - because of some
triggering "anniversary" dates.
Not sure why its tough for you, but I am glad we made it through!

> So you said you are at a stopping point in your therapy right now.
> Are you not in any kind of therapy at the moment? I was in a few of
> those day treatment programs too. They were very helpful, instead of
> going into the hospital. I just hope I never get that bad again that
> I have to go to the hospital.

Nope, no pdoc, no therapist :( The psych resident I was seeing at the
hospital ended her rotation...
and the therapist I was seeing made a real mess in my life by called
Children's Aid on me and now I am under
investigation to determine if I am mentally well enough to care for my
children (this came out of a session during
which I talked about feeling unsafe with MY husband, who was mistreating ME
and now I am being accused of
mistreating my children!? What the heck kind of system is that? :'( )

The hospital here bites. Sigh. Besides, the psychiatrist on the ward says
Borderlines don't respond to inpatient
treatment and very very rarely admits a BPD. I think it's BS. They throw
the line "there is nothign we can do to
stop you [from commiting suicide] if you are serious enough to do it" (yeah
that's encouraging! - not)

> Take care for now. Talk soon.
>
> Love,
> Tara Michelle
>
Apologies for my late reply... like I mentioned above January was tough. I
did see my share of the ER last month.
It was actually nice to be there for a real leg injury that I didn't self
inflict for a change and actually be treated like a
human being deserving of respect...

Talk to you soon, luv LMK