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[erika]

I'm not doing so well right now.

It's not the Bryan thing, surprisingly. I've accepted that, much to my own amazement. Whether he was telling the truth or, like eyelid said, he's just not that into me*, regardless, I need to accept that. Doesn't matter what the reason is, end result is the same and we're not friends, and we're not going to be friends.

Truth is, I've been being unintentionally cranky on another site I frequent and I have irritated at least two people. I don't want to stay away from that site but maybe I should, I'm not sure. It's weird because even though my psychiatrist diagnosed me with borderline traits, they don't show up everywhere. On DW I seem to have no problem being supportive & nice to people (with the exception of one recent comment which I'm still embarrassed over), and yet on this other site I get bitchy at the slightest provocation.

I talked to my therapist about switching therapists to a DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy) specialist and she was ... not supportive. I'm really not sure whether that's her own issue (feeling rejected or feeling surprised or whatever) or whether I am fucking up by switching therapists, but I feel like I need to get better control over my emotions so I don't drive people away unintentionally ANY of the time.** Doing that really bothers me, even if it doesn't happen everywhere or often, it still happens.

DBT and mindfulness seem to be the best tools to achieve that control (or acceptance or whatever) of my emotions—at least I think so, but the problem with mental illness is that you learn your judgment & yr mind are not to be trusted, so who the fuck knows.

I have this constant headache and I seem to have grown immune to the pain medication so my surgery site is aching all the goddamn time. To add insult to injury I'm going to have to start doing my own wound packing in the mornings. I'm not going to go into detail on that because I don't want to trigger anyone but god, it sucks and I wish I could just have the nurse keep coming until I'm healed, but . . . the grant I'm on won't pay for that if I can do it myself.

School started this week and I'm so literally and figuratively exhausted that I already skipped a class. Seriously, first week of school.

My computer's CPU is overheating due to the radiator/coolant (it's liquid cooled) having broken or evaporated or something. It's still under warranty but the part I had to order to fix it was 100 bucks and it's like, seriously. Seriously? Anyway, that means I can't use my computer and I'm actually on my father's right now.

The beginning of next month can't come soon enough. (And I'm late for class so I better stop whining.)

* sorry, eyelid, because of my computer problems I can't log into my LJ acct right now (can't remember the password) so I have to reply in a post
** No, I don't feel that's what happened with Bryan, thank god, or I'd probably still be blaming myself like a mofo.

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[rydra_wong]

I'm sorry things are rough.

DBT and mindfulness seem to be the best tools to achieve that control (or acceptance or whatever) of my emotions

You've mentioned workbooks; any chance you could use those to get started on the DBT and mindfulness, while you work on sorting out the therapist decision and/or finding a DBT program?

I'm really not sure whether that's her own issue (feeling rejected or feeling surprised or whatever)

Here I make grumpy noises about therapists who expect you to deal with their emotions as well as your own. [/myissues]

[erika]

The workbook thing is a really good idea; thank you so much for reminding me of it!