Posted by alexandra_k on December 12, 2004, at 15:12:32
In reply to Re: Residential Treatment, posted by vwoolf on December 12, 2004, at 14:17:19
Isn't that book great!!! I love it, but it triggers a lot of stuff in me. It is written as a novel but it is clearly based very heavily on her life experiences. I think that the institutions were even based on real places, but I am not sure whether they still exist.
What do I want out of treatment?
I want to be a healthy happy human being.
I want to stop missing time
I want the voices to go away
I want to work out why I keep going round and round in the same self-depreciating circles.
I want to be able to have a healthy relationship
I don't want to have to worry about spinning out emotionally anymore.The list goes on.
The notion is that I will start my PhD in September 2005, or possibly January 2006. It will take me probably between 3-6 years. I want that to go without a hitch. I will be going overseas (somewhere) to do it. US, or Australia, or Canada. I am not too sure what kind of help I will be able to afford overseas. Depends on how good student services is at the institution I end up in I suppose. But I don't think any student health service is geared for someone like me.I need to get as well as I can before I go
So I can cope with a new country
And lots of work pressures.Thats rather a lot to ask for 7 or 8 months, however...
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