Oops. As usual…failure on my part.
I’m actually feeling up to writing a little bit, yay! There are some long stories involved, but for now, I’m just going to run down the litany of changes in my life over the past 2-ish months.
1. Took a medical leave from law school because passing was impossible with how far behind I was and I really don’t know what I want to do…
2. Looking for a full-time psychology job to try to determine if that is what I want to pursue. Since I only have a Bachelor’s degree, my job options are limited to Mental Health Technician (glorified baby-sitter) or entry level research tech. I’ve applied for about 10 of those positions around town. I’ve had 2 interviews, but no job offers.
3. I broke up with the Doc. Honestly, of all the people I’ve dated or even had a crush on, I liked him the best. I clicked with him on a different level. I’m not sure how to describe it. I broke it off because he couldn’t accept my limits. For example, he didn’t want to use safe words.
4. I’ve had lots of suicidal ideation and I’m still struggling with basic things on most days, but despite threats, no hospital yet.
5. My family is disappointed and angry because I’m ruining my life, I want to fail, I can do so much better, I’m just a personality-disordered mess, etc.
6. I’m still giving dating a shot. Since breaking it off with the Doc, I’ve had 2 dates. I skipped one (with a plausible lie because I was freaking out too much). They were with different men. The one I didn’t skip was fine. (Given #4, I find even 1 date is miraculous)
7. I’m making a concerted effort to rekindle friendships and familial relationships that I’ve damaged through isolating
8. I told my mom about IT and… her reaction was surprising and I wish I hadn’t told her. She wasn’t angry and she didn’t blame me, but she won’t let it go.
Related articles
- Child abuse and mental disorders in Canada (crofsblogs.typepad.com)
- Child Abuse Linked to Certain Mental Disorders (medindia.net)
- Religion As A Suicide Protective Factor: Part I (brainposts.blogspot.com)
- Suicide Ideation of Individuals in Online Social Networks (plosone.org)
- Ideation (halfstrange.wordpress.com)
- Suicide (neurotic-dating.com)
- Suicidal Ideation (neyoxhan.wordpress.com)