Posted by tarabara on December 18, 2005, at 17:37:58
In reply to Re: could we have bios?, posted by Deneb on December 18, 2005, at 17:13:16
i was reading some stuff that dr. bob wrote and it reminded me of something. something that he brought up was how powerful it is to connect with someone that you feel understands you and whom you can talk about things that you don't feel you can talk to anybody else in your life about, besides maybe your T or your pdoc. however, i should point out that a lot of discussion here is how to talk to your T and your pdoc about issues, symptoms and feelings.
ok, i know, long winded. i'll try to get to a point.
i know i would benefit a ton from group counseling and have thought about it and have even talked to my therapist about it. one big road block is that my mental health services come from the university where i am a grad student and i've been teaching a very popular 100 level course to undergrads for 3 years now and have had close to 600 students so far. i've already run into students while waiting for my appointments w/ my therapist which already makes me feel a little uncomfortable. do i really want to go to a sexual abuse meeting, or a substance abuse meeting, or an eating disorder meeting, or a "let's talk about my mental illness" meeting? i'm sure others have their reasons too.
every few weeks i get reports from students about where i have been sighted, such as a reggae concert (gasp) and bars, etc. i live in a small college town and my students lurk around every corner and deliver my pizza.
i have diverse and intelligent friends but i can honestly say that i have never been able to talk and/or ask questions like i do on this website. whatever can foster a closeness and make this easier for people would be great. i think the idea of bios is a great way to get to know each other and a great way to express one's self creatively or maybe just to vent about what a long, strange trip it's been!!
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