Tag: therapy
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Who Am I?
So much of writing involves mindset. I think everyone has this idea in their heads that authors simply get an idea, write it down, and put it out in the world. But mindset gets in the way at every step. Yesterday’s coaching session revealed a lot of self-doubt. I’m constantly looking for validation from others…
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Wellness Wednesday – 10/2/2024
It’s been a while since I last did a Wellness Wednesday post, so I thought I’d give a bit of an update. I’ve been on Zoloft (Sertraline) for a year and a half. I visit with the prescribing psychiatrist virtually every 3 months for a new refill. I haven’t seen a therapist in over a…
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Lonely
I’ve been feeling lonely the last few days. I can’t give a specific reason, really. I’ve actually been with people a lot this week. Friday night we went to dinner at the home of a family from church, Sunday was church, Confirmation class, and a women’s luncheon. Yesterday I had my water aerobics class. I’ve…
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Coping (or trying)
It’s been 12 days since the death of my best friend. It hurts and I’m lonely. My daughter is struggling and I feel like I can’t help her because I can barely help me. Keeping busy helps, but at the same time I would rather just sleep and I can’t focus on anything substantial. I’ve spent an obscene amount…
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Lost
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I feel lost. I keep going through the motions, but I don’t feel like I’m getting anywhere, nor do I even know where I want to go. Kim’s memorial was yesterday. It was difficult, but I made it through my eulogy without falling apart (I saved that for before and after). I guess all those years of theatre…
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Fiction Friday (11/10/23)
I’ve written on my story 9 days in a row. I haven’t written a LOT each day, but at least I’ve written something. I was planning to write this morning between dropping the kids off at school and going to water aerobics, but for some reason I’m just not feeling it. I think maybe my…
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Wellness Wednesday (10/18/2023)
It’s Wednesday again! Time to check in with myself. Monday I had an appointment with the doctor that prescribes my Zoloft. I told her that I really feel like the medicine is helping a lot. I explained that several difficult things have happened the last few months, but I’ve handled them pretty well. I pointed…
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Wellness Wednesday (9/13/2023)
It felt good to get back to writing yesterday. Not only did I get some blog writing in, but I also wrote what started as a memory, but mostly became a reflection on why I love theatre and books so much. I might post it to my writer blog at some point, but it seems…
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Clearing the fog (9/12/2023)
Last week did not go the way I had planned… Tuesday my son stumbled in the door after school looking miserable. I asked him what was wrong and he said he had been feeling awful most of the day. I asked him why he didn’t go to the nurse and he said he didn’t know…
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Wellness Wednesday (8/30/2023)
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Therapy day! Well, writing therapy, I mean. At least until my therapist comes back from maternity leave or I decide to find someone new. I actually took my daughter to her first therapy appointment yesterday. She didn’t tell me anything about the session, but I think it ultimately went well. She didn’t seem to be…