Posted by corafree on October 19, 2004, at 18:26:05
In reply to Re: Urge,Plan,Tools - Suicide, posted by alexandra_k on October 17, 2004, at 18:52:14
AK -
Yes invalidation is the worse!
I do need to call my therapist ... she hasn't heard from me since on my way to daughter's delivery! She said 'have a happy time',...boy will she be set back a bit!
I sent an email to Jerry(?) and it reminded me what said to him; remember the times when things changed in a day, things got better, and will.
Jerry, wherever you are on Dr.B, hope I didn't upset you by saying that.
AK - Do you have my illness or a similar one?
> Hi there, it sounds like you are having a hard time of things at the moment. Do you have a clinician that you can talk to - a T or something?
>
> I know that sometimes things can seem hard and that there seems to be little hope that things will improve. I know that when I am in that place the absolute last thing that I want to hear is 'things will get better' as it invalidates my distress. But it is true.
>
> Sometimes all we can do it try to take simple pleasures in the moment, like pets, baths, walks, etc.
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> I do hope that you hang in there and that things get better for you soon.
>
> You are in my thoughts.
>
> a_k9
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