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I Wanna be a Poster Child For Mental Health & Wellness
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jun 23, 2022 | Replies (22)Comment receiving replies
@gingerw Hello...my first inclination is to reply, "Fine. And you?"
It's taken me years to "get" that the asker of "How are you?" usually doesn't expect a dissertation. In this case, I believe your question is sincere. I guess I'm going to do some gnatting. You can Swat away at me...lol...because today I'm not going anywhere.
I was a wreck. I woke up to the trolls invading my territory. (This is where someone who doesn't know me might conclude that I'm delusional...smh--figurative language has gotten me into trouble. So has sarcasm--another story.))
I was distressed because I've been giving them this power over me. Why?
I responded to @acoblin and the mantra suggestions..
My therapist called for our appointment. I had already sent her screenshots of the posts. I wanted to offer her a timeline. I wanted her to be objective:
•the original post on the police department's Facebook group--a police report of a fatality, one driver, one motorcycle, one tree
•my question regarding a longitudinal study "Suicide by Tree"
•subsequent negative comments
We talked about cyber stalking because of the immediacy of their attack.
My therapist and I talked about mantras. For years, mine have been, "This too shall pass" & "To thine ownself be true." [the word predictor: owns elf...I see the humor.]
Bottom line, no dissertation. I'm better. We talked about my initial instinct of being wary when I met them. I didn't want to be subjective.
We talked about good vs evil.
We talked about kindred spirits.
I received positive affirmation regarding my projects.
In a short period of time, we discussed quite a bit. She was curious about Mayo Clinic Connect. I managed to squeak in a brief tutorial. As I was reading her my "discussion starters," I noticed 2 things:
• 7/11 will be my one year anniversary with Mayo...paper, right?
• I saw gaps in time, up to 3 months of inactivity
We closed emphasizing the importance of kindred spirits.
This was followed by a phone call from "My favorite daughter-in-law."
She says: "I'm her only daughter-in-law " and then
I say: "Yes, you are. Can you imagine if you weren't my favorite?" Bahhh-rum-pahhh.....
And then I checked my email.
Ginger, I'm feeling better. Thank you for asking. ☮️
Kindred spirits.
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@audriana Shirley, waking to trolls can be off-putting, no doubt. Trolls come in many forms, too, don't they? Kinda like a chameleon or shapeshifter, often blending in to the scenery enough to make you doubt yourself if you are really seeing them.
Getting balanced with your appointment with therapy can be a challenge, but it sounds like you rose to the occasion, and bloomed [okay, bad puns but you understand my drift]. And kudos for you to talk about Mayo Clinic Connect to your therapist! It costs nothing to take a look at our forum here. Which always makes me wonder: just how many do read our posts, never join in commenting, but find it all makes a difference in their life?
Thank you for seeing that I am nothing but sincere when asking how you, or anyone else, is doing. I like to think that being present here helps so many of us, whether we know it or not.
Kindred spirits, indeed.
Ginger