Cross what you have done/true.

Appearance

• I have/had piercings besides the ears.
• I want piercings besides the ears.
• I have a scar.
• I tan easily.
• I wish my hair was a different color.
• I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
• I have/want a tattoo.
• I can be self-conscious about my appearance.
• I have/had braces
• I have more than two piercings. 

Embarrassment

• Disney movies still make me cry 
• I’ve laughed so hard I’ve cried.
• I’ve glued my hand to something.
• I’ve laughed until some kind of beverage came out of my nose
• I’ve had my pants rip in public.
• I’ve touched something sharp/hot/etc to see if it would hurt.

Health

• I’ve gotten stitches.
• I’ve broken or dislocated a bone.
• I’ve had my tonsils removed.
• I’ve had my wisdom teeth removed.
• I’ve had chicken pox

Travel

• I’ve been to Florida.
• Driven/ridden over 200 kilometres in one day.
• I’ve been on a plane
• I’ve been to California.
• I’ve been to Asia.
• I’ve been to Niagara Falls.
• I’ve been to Vanuatu or the Mystery Islands.
• I’ve been to the Caribbean.
• I’ve been to Europe.

Experiences

• I’ve gotten lost in my city.
• I’ve seen a shooting star.
• I’ve wished on a shooting star.
• I’ve seen a meteor shower.

• I’ve gone out in public in my pajamas.
• I’ve pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
• I’ve slapped someone.
• I’ve kissed someone underwater.
• I’ve chugged something.
• I’ve crashed a car.
• I’ve been skiing.
• I’ve auditioned for something.
• I’ve been on stage
• I’ve been in a musical.
• I’ve caught a snowflake on my tongue.
• I’ve sat on a rooftop at night.
• I’ve pranked someone.
• I’ve ridden in a taxi.

Honesty / Crime

• I’ve been threatened to be arrested.
• I’ve broken a law.
• I’ve done something I promised someone I wouldn’t.
• I’ve done something I promised myself I wouldn’t.
• I’ve snuck out.
• I’ve lied about my whereabouts.
• I’ve cheated while playing a game.
• I’ve been in a fist fight.

Death

• I’m afraid of dying.
• I hate funerals.
• I’ve seen someone/something die.
• Someone close to me has attempted/committed suicide.
• I have attempted suicide.
• I’ve thought about suicide before.
• I’ve written a eulogy for myself.

Materialism

• I own over 5 rap CD’s.
• I’m obsessed with anime/manga.
• I collected comic books.
• I own a lot of makeup.
• I own something from Pac Sun.
• I own something from The Gap.
• I own something I got on E-Bay.
• I own something from Abercrombie.
• I thrive on compliments.
• I thrive on hate.

Random

• I can sing low key.
• I’ve stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.
• I open up to others easily.
• I watch the news occasionally or always.
• I don’t like to kill bugs.
• I sing in the shower
• I’m a morning person.
• I’m a sports fanatic.
• I twirl my hair.
• I care about grammar.
• I love to spam friends.
• I’ve copied more than 30 CD’s in a day.
• I bake well.
• My favourite colour is either white, yellow, pink, blue, red, black, purple, or orange.
• I would wear pajamas to school.
• I like Martha Stewart.
• I laugh at my own jokes.
• I eat fast food weekly.
• I’ve not turned something in and still got an A in a certain class.
• I can’t sleep if there’s a spider in the room.
• I’m really ticklish.
• I like white chocolate.
• I bite/used to bite my nails.
• I’m good at remembering names.
• I’m good at remembering dates.
• I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.

People

• ..used to ask if I was anorexic/bulimic.
• ..called me fat.
• ..have said I’m skinny.
• ..have said I’m ugly.
• ..have said I’m pretty.
• ..have spread rumors about me.
• ..force me to eat.
• ..say I eat too much.
• ..say I eat too little.

Eating

• I’ve lost weight
• I’ve gained weight.
• I’m at my thinnest.
• I’m at my biggest.
• I’ve lost weight and kept it off.
• I’ve lost weight, but gained it back.
• My weight affects my mood.
• I diet

• I’m vegan/vegetarian.
• I exercise.
• I’ve fainted from exhaustion.

Family

• I’ve sworn at my parents.
• I’ve planned to run away from home before.
• I’ve run away from home.
• I have a sibling less than one year old.
• I want kids in the future.
• I’ve had kids.
• I’ve lost a child.

Relationships

• I’m engaged.
• I’m married.
• I’m single. 
• I’ve gone on a blind date.
• I have/had a friend with benefits.
• I miss someone right now.
• I have a fear of abandonment.
• I’ve gotten divorced.
• I’ve had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back probably.
• Someone has/had feelings for me when I didn’t have them back.
• I’ve told someone I loved them when I didn’t.
• I’ve told someone I didn’t love them when I did.

• I’m a cuddler.
• I’ve been kissed in the rain.
• I’ve hugged a stranger.
• I’ve kissed a stranger.

Bad times

• I regularly drink.
• I can’t swallow pills
• I’ve been diagnosed with depression at some point
• I can swallow numerous pills at a time without difficulty
• I have/had anxiety problems.
• I shut others out when I’m upset.
• I don’t have anyone to talk to when I’m upset about something personal.
•  have taken/take anti-depressants.
• I’ve slept an entire day before.
• I’ve plotted revenge.

(Source: fallamyfly, via blueeyeddork)

I think the easiest way to describe my job is ‘taking the nutters off everyone else’s hands.’

I came back to the office from seeing patients and went to start on the files on my desk… When I heard the voice.

The voice belonged to a particularly manic and egocentric woman with severe paranoia. I’ve spoken… Well heard her a few times and would recognize it anywhere. She fire calls as if to have a conversation regarding patient care but ends up ranting about irrelevant events in her own life (much of which I’m skeptical about) and then abruptly ends it with ‘Okay-well-I-have-to-go-BYE.’

My manager gave me a wide-eyed look when she saw me come in. The woman had her sitting in her office talking the entire time I was on the floors.

‘Kim! I know we have that two o’clock meeting. Give me five minutes?’ *wink*

‘Okay, no problem. I’ll be right back.’

It was five past two already and there never was a meeting. This woman just wouldn’t leave. In fact, when I came back in five minutes later, she was still trying to get my manager to have tea with her.

I’ve been advised by my Healers to write down my issues because I tend to push them out of my mind before I can relay it to them. They’ll keep coming up. I need to remember what they are and tackle it before it becomes a problem.

The trouble with Pensieves is that they can only show what happens physically. I need to heal mentally. Flashing thoughts can’t be seen in a Pensieve.

My grandmother gave me a leather journal as part of her Christmas gift.

Looks like I’ll be putting it to better use than I had imagined.

i’ve found peer to peer couseling and group counseling to be very helpful..maybe even more than one on one therapy…i would recommend it!

Why not try it and see? If its not for you then you’re not a quitter, it just means that particular type of therapy isn’t the right one :)

Responses?

Thank you for the advice! It means a lot to me. I think I’m going to try it. It’s worth a shot.

Should I join group? As in group therapy. As in… at my mental health facility. So far, I’ve declined. Mostly because I’m busy. But I’m able to work it into my schedule now. So my question is… Should I do it? I don’t want to jump into it and then quit. Should I commit to this?

I’ve been doing well with one-on-one sessions with my doctors for almost two years. Now I’ve come to a point where the progress has slowed and I know how to cope, I’m just not doing it as well anymore. Maybe I’m tired of it. Maybe it’d help to talk to others, maybe not. I don’t know. I’ve never tried before.

I’ve been in and out my whole life and never have I participated in group. It’s been recommended to me once again and I’m now considering.

Try something new or push myself harder?

Opinions?

I have cochlear damage. Therefore, I can’t hear that well. I can hear things like anyone else can, but at lower volume and sometimes it’s like there’s a wall between the source and my ears. On a bad day, sounds are muffled. On a good day, I miss a few words every now and then. Most of the time, I either figure out what’s been said or hear something so different I know I’ve misheard.

It’s not a secret, but it’s not obvious either. There’s nothing that can really be done and even amplifying sound doesn’t always work. That’s the thing with the cochlea. When damage is done, louder isn’t better. It’s just loud. I still can’t understand it. That’s not to say volume is never the problem. I’m better off reading lips and gestures than deciphering a whisper.

But my only complaint is when someone doesn’t understand. If I ask you to repeat something, it isn’t to be annoying. It’s because I honestly didn’t hear what you said. I’m not an attention starved four year old.

I have one co-worker that seemingly doesn’t believe me.

What I hear her say: I ….s … if… het… a……. ha!

Me: Sorry, what was that?

Her: You heard me!

Every. Single. Time.

No, I didn’t fucking hear you. Hence the request to repeat yourself. What I heard was not comprehensible to me and therefore I require it said again. I don’t get a kick out of it, it’s just as annoying to me as it is to others.

She acts like I’m ignoring her. If that were the case, I’d pretend I didn’t know you’d said anything at all. Idiot. Not give you a chance to keep talking.

When I tell her that, no, I truly didn’t hear what she said, she has the same response: ‘Yes you did!’

Okay, well. If that’s logical to you, I don’t see a point in continuing this conversation. At least I have an excuse for not being able to understand what’s been said.