I'm not feeling particularly depressed or insane, but my sister who despises blogging recently hinted that perhaps I'd be a bit more sane if I started blogging again. In the same conversation, she suggested that therapy might be an option or maybe a caretaker's support group. I guess she thinks I have an issue. Perhaps she has a point. I could use an outlet. I could use a thought-comber, something to untangle the nasty, painful knots of thought I've got. Obviously I've used the blog as a therapist before--I have a whole slew of past posts under "blogging is cheaper than therapy." Therapy is expensive and blogging's cheaper than almost everything.
I did go to the caretaker's support group with the yvil-sister a few weeks ago and I don't think going with her is going to be particularly supportive. There was one other person there, another care-giving daughter, about twenty years older than us. The poor woman hardly got a word in edgewise as we pumped the social worker for info and opinions. The social worker (in self-defense I think) gave us a few books which are proving helpful.
I've been walking with a friend, one of the smartest, kindest women I've hung out with in a long time. That's been therapeutic, physically and mentally. (I've been taking a new medicine for rheumatoid arthritis which has enabled me to exercise for the first time in years. Guess that's a subject for a different post though.)
Don't have time to fiddle and edit the post. But that's the news and I guess I'll try blogging again to see if my sister feels better.
I'm a big fan of therapy. You could ask your bishop about it for LDS Family Services, if you were really interested. I love having someone to just listen to me and not interrupt!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if blogging will make YOU feel better, but it will make ME feel better to read it!
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of therapy too. Private therapy by therapists being paid by me. I'm not sure what my issue is with LDS Family Services, but I think it's similar to the issue I have with county health. Privacy. It just seems like the therapist's first loyalty is to their employer. Besides I'm getting a lot out of watching Monk reruns.
ReplyDeleteAh, Mindylu, I love you!
ReplyDeleteWhen I went through a huge life-changing upheaval, Catholic Charities in Florida provided free one-on-one counseling for me. (And I'm definitely not Catholic.)Don't even know if they do anything like that locally, but thought I'd throw it out there. Kristina is so right: "love having someone to just listen to me and not interrupt"!
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