Hi Lisa Marie. Wow, so it sounds like you had a strange January. At
least it is now over. I just don't like January because it is the
month after December when there's so much going on, and then January
comes and it is dark out, snowing all the time, bitter cold. And I
just can't take the cold. But now that it is warming up a bit, I am
happy.

That sucks about your leg. I hope it heals very quickly. So you have
experience in counseling troubled teens? That is what I wanted to
do, but I put it on hold. Maybe someday, I will go back to school
for that. I think it's good that you try to help out other people.
Especially since you must understand them.

Hey, I totally understand therapists making a complete mess of your
life. Same happened here. Now I am with a good therapist. So you are
not seeing a pdoc at all? Are you taking meds at all? I know I
couldn't live without my meds.

Talk soon,
Tara Michelle



--- In borderlinecreativity@yahoogroups.com, Lisa Marie Kuhn
<lisa@b...> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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