My Mental Health Journey Through an Intensive Outpatient Program – Part 24

I really don’t feel like writing this today. I’m tired and have a definite lack of energy (there is a difference). But, after 23 installments, I feel like I’ve committed. I have an obligation to keep posting. So, I’m going to use one of my tools, opposite action, and power through. We had a different…

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My Mental Health Journey Through an Intensive Outpatient Program – Part 21

We started IOP a little differently today. Instead of just diving into the check-ins, we did a mindfulness exercise. The clinician put some music on. I didn’t recognize it. I think it was Indian. Then, we closed our eyes and just listened. If any thoughts came into our heads, we let them pass and stayed…

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My Mental Health Journey Through an Intensive Outpatient Program – Part 17

I overslept again this morning. I was still the first person at the IOP. In fact, I was about fifteen minutes early. That’s just because I’m preternaturally on time. I still had to rush which I hate doing. My check-in was good. I mostly talked about my weekend, which wasn’t good. I had a migraine…

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My Mental Health Journey Through an Intensive Outpatient Program – Part 16

Week three of the IOP is done. In theory, I’m halfway there. Today got off to a rocky start. I overslept again, and I was feeling anxious again. Maybe some rest over the weekend can fix both problems. I don’t really remember today’s check-in. I think it was fairly thorough. And I think I talked…

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