29-03-2018 04:40 PM
29-03-2018 04:40 PM
ohhh nooo @Former-Member you were multi-tasking just like me , you will have to go to @Phoenix_Rising DBT lessons like me
29-03-2018 04:43 PM
29-03-2018 04:43 PM
@Former-Member big big big scared. I thought I'd done something else wrong and you weren't going to Forum Land or email talk to me anymore. Big scared. Super giant scared. My body hurts from the big scared feelings but I can see that you are here. Super big thank you for checking in.
29-03-2018 04:50 PM
29-03-2018 04:50 PM
I hear that @Phoenix_Rising.
Yes I am here and watching this space for now.
Any ideas of what you can do to help support yourself with these feelings now?
29-03-2018 04:57 PM
29-03-2018 04:57 PM
@Catcakes This was the first time I've ever called TTT. Given that the only words I could get out to the receptionist were "talk TTT" and I hung up after she said TTT has gone home for the day, they won't even know it was me.
The rule with TTT is that I can email once a week. She is flexible though and I get the sense that if there was an extreme crisis, she would respond to a second email. The other week she phoned me for the first time because we had to talk through what she was going to do about the fact that someone from a particular mental health service had thought it appropriate to contact her to see if I'd appeared at my appointment, rather than cont*ct me directly to check if I was still alive. It was a bit funny, given that we had discussed in our appointment that I would respond if anyone bothered to check on me and thus she and I didn't need to talk about what she should do if someone contacted her. It never occurred to either of us that they would contact her before trying me!
I wouldn't cope with a no-contact-between-sessions therapist. I really don't understand how that is supposed to work. I guess because TTT is so attachment-focused, she super gets that need for contact. It's also why she made the squiggles for me to play with and drew me a picture of a turtle. These act as what are called transition objects - i.e. as a way of keeping a bit of her with me.
Look how fast my words came back after @Former-Member appeared! That is the difference between flooded terrified lizard brain turtle and feeling-safe-again turtle.
Super big thank you for caring about me @Catcakes. I'm sorry I'm in more of a taking than a giving state at the moment.
29-03-2018 05:02 PM - edited 29-03-2018 05:14 PM
29-03-2018 05:02 PM - edited 29-03-2018 05:14 PM
I feel a trillion times calmer now @Former-Member. I was so so so scared you had gone more away.
Do you want to see something super cool? I've been wanting to show you. How cool is this! I think @OhanaSystem and @CheerBear might like it too. I think @CheerBear should definitely share this with the LF...maybe while they are all on a long car ride together!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzb5Acl-n70&t=18s
29-03-2018 05:09 PM
29-03-2018 05:09 PM
Loved it @Phoenix_Rising - and you know I loooove giraffes
29-03-2018 05:18 PM
29-03-2018 05:18 PM
29-03-2018 05:27 PM
29-03-2018 05:27 PM
thank you little turtle @Phoenix_Rising for tagging me so we could watch that too. we are having a really tough time and it helped to brighten our day a little
29-03-2018 05:31 PM
29-03-2018 05:31 PM
29-03-2018 05:45 PM
29-03-2018 05:45 PM
A singing version!
I'm glad you are feeling calmer and are connecting with others too.
Take Care @Phoenix_Rising
Happy Easter All 🙂
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