Waiting, Calling, and the Weekend
I’m glad to see this week finally wrapping up. In our house, we’ve worked extra hard for this weekend to come. I like Fridays because […]
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Blood, Appointments, and Fear
The appointment yesterday went alright. It was totally exhausting, mainly because of the time of day that it was scheduled (so I’d already worked a […]
Making a Symptom List for Visiting a Doctor
I’m ready for my appointment with the integrative medicine doctor this afternoon. Although I’m dreading the inevitable lab work, which I hear takes place during […]
The Art of Friendship
I miss having a close girlfriend. I’ve had some great friends in my life, but I haven’t been very successful at maintaining friendships with females, […]
Another Step
It’s been a year since my first blog post, “The First Step”, on processingproblems.com. I remember feeling the competing emotions of fear and relief when hitting […]
Saying “I Love You”
Another Friday! This one was a little easier to earn, the two-day spring weather hiatus was a welcome break from the winter doldrums. I can’t […]
Struggling to Keep My Cool
Therapy was awful yesterday. I so infrequently identify my feelings as “anger,” but I definitely felt my blood boiling at the session. We were discussing […]
When Therapy is Counterproductive
Despite my strong desire to completely stop therapy sessions with my therapist, I have one more session scheduled this week. She wanted to give me […]
Too Sick to Write
I love writing because it helps me work through my thoughts, gain understanding, and express myself more fluently than any other communicative or emotive medium. […]