World Mental Health Day 2021 (October 10th)
TRIGGER WARNING: Mild discussion of self-harm and suicide is included within this post. ~*~*~*~*~ Hi, friends. I know it's been a while since I've posted in here. As you can imagine, therapy's kept me pretty busy this past month. I've shifted from PHP to IOP, so instead of attending 5 days a week I only have to go for 3 (Mon., Wed., Thurs.). I do like that schedule much better, because it's helpful to have Tues. and Fri. off during the week to decompress a little bit. Learning all of the information they give us - and processing it with our own experiences to understand them better - can be absolutely exHAUSTING! But let me tell you, it's been SO. WORTH. IT! Also, I wanted to give you all a heads up regarding my posting schedule. Initially, I'd intended to post 2x per week. Aaand after going through my therapy sessions, starting a new medication (more on that later!), and chasing down my doctors to submit paperwork to extend my time off work past next W...