tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post6567609882300793458..comments2023-11-03T08:13:04.072-04:00Comments on anabegins: Birthday weekend and other updatesAnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-67190369017723628962014-10-13T15:02:02.668-04:002014-10-13T15:02:02.668-04:00Happy belated birthday!
I admire your relentness ...Happy belated birthday! <br />I admire your relentness quest to improve yourself, and your life. You inspired me to start another language course, and reach out to new people I've met recently. Thank you. :-) Minahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148000699685037451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-82378051690098745132014-10-09T02:12:28.384-04:002014-10-09T02:12:28.384-04:00I think it's even more disheartening than just...I think it's even more disheartening than just burning time - it's emotionally tiring to lay out all your "stuff" to a person, and then realize it's not working and have to start all over again.<br /><br />I wonder if some therapists are better than others at doing what Ana's did - sort of doing an intro/this is how it works kind of thing up front before really digging into the talking.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212690454989568626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-8926936272653044262014-10-08T10:59:07.909-04:002014-10-08T10:59:07.909-04:00I found my good therapist in graduate school throu...I found my good therapist in graduate school through the bad therapist. And I found the bad therapist because she worked at the school and was free. The bad therapist had no end point, the good therapist did (because she did CBT, which tends to have an endpoint-- it is very similar to taking Bradley classes for childbirth, but more focused on all anxiety and not just relaxing during labor).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-40652441885525504082014-10-08T10:07:10.754-04:002014-10-08T10:07:10.754-04:00That does sound like a really good therapist. I f...That does sound like a really good therapist. I found mine through Psychology Today's website, and I like her a lot. But the one thing I would change (I hesitate to call it a criticism) is that we never really set a goal or an end point. As things are generally going well and I'm generally feeling pretty happy, we just meet less often. I don't want to completely give it up (what if there was a crisis? Aaaaahhh!), but I wondering if having set an end point would help. It's not bothering me a whole lot, especially since I know meeting with her is so helpful. Just something I think about soemtimes.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335915683875653154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-73281902952549036002014-10-07T11:40:40.724-04:002014-10-07T11:40:40.724-04:00I was actually really impressed with how this ther...I was actually really impressed with how this therapist used our first meeting to really lay out her strategy and to find out what I wanted to get out of the sessions (i.e. a clear cut end point). We were able to discuss during that first hour how we envisioned this going, with an opportunity for me to tell her at the end whether this seemed like a fit for me. Fortunately, it was, if not, I'd only have been out one hour (and I still had a stack of other referrals to go through if this one didn't work out)<br />I also decided to get recommendations from my primary doctor who I completely trust, rather than my first method of just combing the insurance website and picking someone at random. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-71041591957504659352014-10-07T11:35:13.502-04:002014-10-07T11:35:13.502-04:00It seems like there should be a more efficient sys...It seems like there should be a more efficient system for finding a good therapist match. If someone is seeking one because various other things in life aren't going as well as they could, having one more thing that doesn't work (thus burning time) would be incredibly frustrating. I'm not sure what the answer is. I heard of one start-up a few years ago that was having therapists record a short video about themselves and their approaches. At least if you found someone incredibly grating, you'd figure that out before making an appointment. I'm not sure what happened to that company. Laura Vanderkamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385504652419979583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-67953234283380018482014-10-07T10:31:12.761-04:002014-10-07T10:31:12.761-04:00Yes, I'm going to try re-introduction next wee...Yes, I'm going to try re-introduction next week. There is a specific schedule for reintroducing each category of FODMAPS (a small amount, every other day for a week, and careful monitoring of symptoms)<br />Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-84027203051971680092014-10-07T06:09:04.830-04:002014-10-07T06:09:04.830-04:001) I am really glad the FODMAPS thing is helping. ...1) I am really glad the FODMAPS thing is helping. It sounds tough though so hopefully you can reinvite some of those fruits/veg back. The no gluten thing/no grains thing I always thought would be hard but at least for me it is much MUCH easier than I expected.<br /><br />2) You know I have the same blog/email concerns! <br /><br />3) I am proud of both of you for BOTH seeking out therapists. That is awesome. And in many ways probably good to have you seeing your own separate ones instead of both together. Will definitely look forward to hearing about your experiences with this. I don't feel like I am in a space where I need one now but I definitely have been in places before where it would have been helpful and I just was never proactive enough to do it.sarah (SHU)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09785177204149427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-59733803003188322692014-10-06T18:56:28.581-04:002014-10-06T18:56:28.581-04:00I need to make use of this strategy.I need to make use of this strategy.gwinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840990153103781272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-20073257696365345032014-10-06T15:23:27.431-04:002014-10-06T15:23:27.431-04:00I may have to upgrade you to "leechblocked ex...I may have to upgrade you to "leechblocked except during scheduled break times" which is where the blogs I compulsively check end up. (So far you haven't been updating frequently enough to force that, but the quality is there.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-35701329108181856522014-10-06T14:29:08.209-04:002014-10-06T14:29:08.209-04:00Yes, leechblock is really good for completely bloc...Yes, leechblock is really good for completely blocking certain blogs that make me feel icky but that I can't just look away from. Glad to know I am not on that list!Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-3499476036403504302014-10-06T14:17:10.204-04:002014-10-06T14:17:10.204-04:00Sounds promising!
I've been increasing my use...Sounds promising!<br /><br />I've been increasing my use of leechblock-- completely blocking blogs that just make me annoyed/angry/upset/self-righteous, etc. I sometimes forget that I can do that.<br /><br />I need to work on my social media time too. Like right now, my lunch break ended 16 min ago so I shouldn't be reading your blog! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com