It’s very important when you’re writing stuff to show your therapist that you catch yourself in the moment when it’s at its worst, that way they can accurately understand how you’re being affected and how you feel in the moment and all of that.
I think that’s the most frustrating part. I can stand back and look at it and not feel that way when I’m more lucid, but then when I’m not so much, it’s like the frightening stuff above.
Definitely. Everything is different in the light of morning. You’ll even look back with some shame (which is natural, but not necessary) and may even downplay it unintentionally, which means that the therapist isn’t getting the full picture, so having a record of “you at your worst” is often very helpful.
Also, maybe you should get into writing movie reviews? Your posts in the review thread are always interesting and well-written with what seems like a decent amount of insight. Just a random thought.
Hell, I’ve wanted to do that for years! Hell, it’s something my family have all repeatedly. I hope I’m not being arrogant when I say that I can do it pretty well. But every asshole with a blog wants to now, and every pro I’ve asked has to me that it’s not the kind of thing I’m likely to get paid for nowadays.
Well definitely doing it as a hobby can’t be a bad idea. There has to be some way to make it work. I don’t think it’s arrogant at all, you have the eye for reviews in my opinion.
Those pros are probably just afraid you’ll take their job. ;D