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Creating OWN Contingency plan for therapy Windsy


14 years ago 0 11214 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Sounds like you have a lot of goals and that's great!
 
From a lot of your posts it seems to me that you really value personal relationships and may even be a bit of a people pleaser.  With that, I know what happened with your counselor must have been very difficult for you.  I am so impressed by how quickly you are bouncing back and taking control of the situation.  You must be very empowered to know that you can change the course of your life! 
 
We are always here to listen just keep posting!
 
 
Ashley, Health Educator
14 years ago 0 72 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Ashley:
 
It feels so great to be proactive and responsible for my own mental health recovery.
I decided to do my own contingency plan when I went to a health centre in my
area, the nurse gave me this idea. When I set my mind to do something, I do it.
 
I have finished my plan, but now I am working on the different resources in my
city, and different resources on the internet.  I am an information gathering person
letting people know all good information I find.  Now Windsy is using her own
information, as I had the resources just NO TIME to look at it all.  Very over
whelming but I will try to take it step by step, moment by moment.
 
Today I am contacting people to see if they can present for our educational
assistants personal development days.  I was supposed to go to a conference
on Friday, but I couldn't, now this is the next best thing.  I am determined to
have all info ready for my vp when I return.  I want him to be impressed
with Windsy, not feel sorry & not trust Windsy.
 
Tonight I am going to my group at that agency, and I left a phone msg for my
former counselor.  I told her, that I researched possible alternatives to my
therapy and I am on 3-6 month waiting lists etc....I said "I have a plan for
me until end of 2009 and when my pdoc away in 2010. I will be hesitant
and unsure in going, but I know I will be okay, I have my pdoc's support
and other people do care.
 
 If she calls back fine, and if she doesn't that is okay too.  I think
 the couselor felt really bad how this all turned out, but maybe in
 the near future they will do it  differently for their clients next
 time.  Unfortunately, it was me, and I have to live with what happened. 
 
I do know something definitely, if I did NOT have that therapy
appointment on Oct 19,2009 I WOULD be at work today.
My school would NOT know I struggle with a mental illness.
Thanks for listening....
 
Take Care
14 years ago 0 11214 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
This is great windsy!
 
I love how you are being so positive and productive.  You are really working hard at this! What made you come to this realization? How does it feel being proactive?
 


Ashley, Health Educator
14 years ago 0 72 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Everyone:
 
I hope all educators & members are feeling  great.  Members & Educators I
have decided I am NOT going to feel sorry for me, on what occurred last
week. I am creating MY own plan what to do for therapy until the end of the
year.I need a back up plan in place, which I really wished that other agency
had in place before they stopped my indiv therapy.
 
I am going to change that very bad experience with positive thoughts, that
I have learnt from this site.  I have started MY own backup plan until the
end of the year.  I have put myself on 3 waiting lists in our city.  The wait
lists are about 3-6 months. I created a sheet to use in case my coping
skills are not productive and I need emergency numbers. 
 
 I now have hope that there are people to help me, I just have to be patient
and I will get to recovery soon.  I am now ready after all those years.....
I will be open to receive help from others such as this site, and I plan to
continue on Module 3 for CBT.
 
This way I hope to be ready by Jan 2010, b/c my pdoc going away to
South Africa until May.  This may be a blessing in disguise, in some sort
of way.  If I did not CRASH & BURN, the pdoc would have referred me
back to my family dr.  However, he is arranging a pdoc to check my meds
etc....I also have 4 appointments until the end of the year, b/c I arranged
them thru email with pdoc.
 
He worked on self-regulation last week, and it worked to calm me down.
My pdoc is very happy that I am doing the hard work and being proactive.
I am learning ALOT about Mental Wellness, and there is overload but I
am limiting it to services in my city. As my pdoc says, you can teach the
entire courses on mental health & wellness, and he is right. 
 
Take care everyone...As I see it I can take it 2 ways:  be NEGATIVE or
PROACTIVE, I choose the latter.  I feel much stronger as I have a goal
set and I am determined to accomplish that goal in steps.
 
Windsy

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