Riding a wave

[Shaz51]

I am here for you too @Phoenix_Rising 

and @Former-Member is here too

[CheerBear]

Yep, I have found my way here even without notifications @Phoenix_Rising 🙂

Crossing fingers notifications are back soon! 

Goodnight Phoenix_Rising 🙂

[Former-Member]

Im watching over the ocean @Phoenix_Rising

[Phoenix_Rising]

I am super glad you checked in Rockpool, but I'm also concerned for you that you are still at work this late. I super hope the computer glitch isn't stopping whatever magic thing happens to get the non-SANE moderators to take over from you.

[CheerBear]

Good morning @Phoenix_Rising 🙂

I am sitting at the desk quickly while the LF are waiting for school time and I had an idea.

Maybe I should post the overview post while the gremlin glitch/nutella notification issue is being resolved (as you said, the tagging thing probably needs to be working in order to tag topic Tuesday people). That way it's there for if/when people join in. I can put it up later today if so.

Also, I am wondering whether it could be an idea for us to both work through different schedules, that way we can cover two different skill sets (there may be some crossover). It might get confusing but it may also add something extra too. I don't know but would be keen to hear your thoughts. I've bookmarked schedule 4 (p114 I think) as another one I like the look of as it jumps quickly into DT skills which I'm interested in.

Better get back to the morning thing, but I'll be around later 🙂

[Phoenix_Rising]

Good morning @CheerBear  I super love that I could come to the ocean and find you here even though the gremlins seem to be eating notifications again.

Yep, I think that is a good idea to post your overview given we don't quite know when notifications will be happening. I have the invitation post here ready to go, whenever NikNik manages to...er...de-gremlin the system.

I'm not sure about working to different schedules. That might super muddle my brain - not to mention the table of contents that I'm keeping track of for the first page of the thread.  However, I super don't mind what schedule we follow. From the super quick look I've had, the difference between the schedule on p. 110 and p. 114 is that the one on p. 110 covers the mindfulness stuff first up as a distinct module and then keeps re-visiting it, whereas the one on p. 114 incorporates the mindfulness stuff in with the other modules. I am a bazillion percent totally ok with doing the one on p. 114. What do you think???

[CheerBear]

I think it's great to see how well everyone (in general) seems to be coping with the whole foruming in the dark thing @Phoenix_Rising 🙂

I can see how the two schedules thing could get confusing for sure. Decision making is not my strong point and I'm more than happy for you to choose what schedule (following a schedule is how we are planning on doing the do DBT thing yeah?). Just to throw another idea though (sorry haha!) Schedule 5 looks pretty great too with one big positive being the very detailed ER component and the core mindfulness covered at the start.

Really, I have no idea what way to go. I'm like a CheerBear in a lolly shop with it all and will very happily go with whatever 🙂

[Phoenix_Rising]

@CheerBear Yep I am trying to hold the image of a black out in Forum Land being a fun rather than a scarily isolating adventure. I am super glad that I always know where to find you and you always know where to find me, even in the dark. I have just come on here for a few minutes as a reward for surviving some serious face-palming. One of the reasons it takes me so long to mark is because I honestly think some of these answers deserve a zero, but I don't feel like I can give zero, so I stare at it for ages trying to find SOMETHING I can give a mark to.

Anyway, so it sounds like we have agreed to stick to one schedule...but we have no idea which schedule. And you are saying you don't mind and I am saying I don't mind. Um...

I love that earlier today you wanted to do schedule 4 because it jumps straight into DT, and now you want to do schedule 5, which doesn't get to DT until week 10 of a 14 week program.

I'll check back later to see what further thoughts you might have had. If all else fails, we can put them all in a hat and draw one out.

[CheerBear]

I just spent an awesome 10 minutes googling all the fun we can have with glowsticks and fibre optic wands while we are waiting for the lights to go back on here @Phoenix_Rising. I was trying to find something to give you while we ride it out, but I couldn't choose which one 😉 haha.

Haha re a zero (but not!). Are points for trying a thing in academic essays?! 😛

[Phoenix_Rising]

It sure does feel funny being out here on the ocean with no notifications happening. However, I know I'm not really as alone as I feel right now.

Hi CheerBear! See, I know you will appear, and even if you don't, I still know you are here. Giggle - I think I do actually give marks for trying, CheerBear.  I didn't make much progress today, but hopefully tomorrow will be better. I really can't decide if some of these answers are funny or just plain scary!  

I have some super exciting news. I saw my turtle whisperer today and she told me that my GP had emailed her to say that therapist-take-thirteen is happy to have a phone conversation with me. Apparently the plan is that we are going to try to arrange for me to speak to therapist-take-thirteen from my GP's office. I'm really not at all sure how the heck we are going to find a time that works for both of them, but I guess I'll find out. The fact that therapist-take-thirteen is mindful of how tricky the situation is, gives me hope that she may be a good match. How super awesome amazing would it be if I connect with her like I do with my turtle whisperer. She is in private practice so if we are a good match, she should hopefully be able to commit to seeing me long term (which is the sticking point with my turtle whisperer). Oh please please PLEASE let us be a good match. 

It's weird...in the thinking bit of my brain I am excited about this development, but I can't actually FEEL excited. I think my brain has finally been so fried from my therapist shopping adventures, that it is beyond feeling any hope at all when it comes to this stuff. 

I hope you and the LF have had a good day, CheerBear. My day has been tricky, but I am hopeful that tomorrow will be better. Yay for not living on Venus!

I saw your DBT post, although I haven't had a chance to read it properly yet. Have you had any further thoughts about which schedule you want to follow? 

Ok, well I am ready to snuggle into my shell for the night. I know someone will wander by to let me know they are watching the ocean, I just know it! 

Good night Forum Land.