Archive for October, 2007
October 31, 2007 at 9:31 pm
· Filed under Fam, Health, Therapeutic
And care enough to apeak up, it becomes really difficult to get away with things.
I’ve been putting off making ‘the phone call’ because it’s not easy to do. It’s not easy to ask for help and it’s definitely not easy to admit that I don’t know how to handle something.
My P asked me at work today whether I had called yet and of course I had to admit that I hadn’t. I was hedgy about it though and so she gently & expertly responded by saying, “if you wait until tomorrow it will be too easy to put it aside because the week is almost over”. ‘Oh’, was what I thought. Because she was right and she knew exactly what the little cogs were doing upstairs. That’s exactly what I would have said to myself.
I’m glad I can’t get away with things at the times that I might want to in an effort to make it easier on myself in the interim. I made the phone call and got the process started today.
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October 31, 2007 at 3:18 pm
· Filed under Angry, Holidays, Violence
If I hear the Monster Mash one more time today on the radio I will actually poke my eyes out with whatever is handy…most likely a pen.
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October 30, 2007 at 7:51 pm
· Filed under Angry, Governmentish, School, Work
To participate in an online class. Just as it was when I was working in a horrific call center where people felt protected enough by a phone line to say awful things…people in an online class feel protected to do the same. This evening for my Substance Abuse in the Family class I was fortunate enough to have to read the following:
I love my job, but I think relapse is largely the blame of the counselors.
Huh? All we asked this person was what their perception is of the rate of recidivism at the treatment center they work at. That’s it. No one asked about blame. Is this person a recovering alcoholic? Yes they are. And while I certainly am not intentionally wanting to generalize all recovering users that work in the field…there’s a reason why some of them would still like to place blame on anyone but the client.
This was after I had to defend drug courts in my Psych/Law online class against those who feel that it is a prime example of the conflict model of criminal justice…and who also thought that it was simply an easy way for offenders to get plea bargains. My favorite thing in the world is when people talk about things they don’t have a clue about.
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October 30, 2007 at 12:11 pm
· Filed under Daily, Fam, Health, School
Despite how much I enjoy it I do not mean the show.
I mean my call for help. Aimee, I feel that you are correct and it is time for an intervention. I humbly bow at your feet.
Mostly because my plan today is to finish work as early as is humanly possible and then spend the rest of the evening hiding at school.
Maybe we can make a show of it? :)
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October 29, 2007 at 8:53 pm
· Filed under Angry, Death, Health, School, Therapeutic
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