I was supposed to see Dr B on the 6th of Feb, but for one reason or another it got cancelled and now I won’t see him until March. By the time I do see him, it will have been about 6 months since my last appointment. It’s pretty unacceptable, but when you only have […]
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Protected: What a week!
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Update Time
So, it has been about 6 months since I last posted and a lot has happened in those 6 months. I will put these as a bullet list and expand on them if necessary.
- I started Uni
- I quit my job
- I had a mental breakdown
I guess not as much as I thought. I will expand on each of them
Uni
The Past Week
So, the past week and a bit has been up and down – thankfully mostly up.
Last Monday (28 Jun), I had to go to a tribunal for my claim for DLA. I was so anxious the whole time I was there. I went in and was asked all sorts of questions about my condition. I felt like I was on trial for some heinous crime. I was in
Chapter 3 – Adaptive & Problematic Avoidance
The next exercise has asked me to focus on situations that I have avoided and whether they have been adaptive or problematic for me.
A couple of situations come to mind.
Psychologist Visit – Number 2
So, I had my 2nd psychologist visit yesterday (Friday 14 May).
It turned out to be another good visit – which has surprised me as I wasn’t sure whether these visits would be any
Chapter 2: Comparison Time
So, this is the final activity in chapter 2.
The activity has asked that I look over both weeks of mood monitoring and compare them to see if my mood was any better or
Behavioural Changes: The Comparison Chart
So, I have completed the full 7 days on the comparison mood chart. I will post the links to the chart here and in the next post I will start the comparison and see if
Behavioural Changes: An update
So, I am working through the next exercise in the book – and it still has 3 days to run.
I am just posting a quick update on how things are going. I am
Behavioural Changes
So, the next exercise in the book requires me to look at the mood chart for the week that I monitored it and also the times that I have posted before. I have to decide