sunshinesoul

it was a few hours before they announced it otherwise i would have thought it was for the pope 1000%

i live in a very densely populated suburb and i don't believe i've heard any in previous years either so i honestly think it was just a conservative 'Murica Hell Yeah thing. or for 420. or honestly could be both

i’m not super familiar with services in the UK but i know that things like this aren’t an uncommon occurrence there. i hope that all of this becomes more manageable for you soon and that you’re eventually pain free. if you have the ability to do small exercises at home there’s a ton of online resources for ones that would benefit the achilles/whatever would work for you the most that might be helpful in between those physiotherapy appointments.

one of the therapists i saw this year mentioned their faith to me in the middle of a session (without any indication of it on their website or any time before) in an attempt to provide comfort with something i was dealing with and i immediately noped out lol. it’s surprisingly hard to find a therapist in my area that’s not christian counseling or otherwise faith-based. only vaguely related, but i once came across a page for a therapist who was only accepting new clients with family in/ties to israel

from the general vibes/light conversations about events i’ve had with them, all the therapists ive had in the past generally skewed liberal at worst with social/political issues. definitely not on the hard left, but not “wahh-illegals-in-my-country” xenophobic fascist aligned either, so hearing something like this was a first for me. it shocked me that someone in that line of work could have such a lack of empathy for other human beings. i’m just glad i know about it now so i can see someone else and not waste my time.

i see a psychiatrist for medication management once a month but i find more frequent talks with a therapist helpful too, but this definitely was a last-session convo and i don’t plan on going back to this therapist at all lol. thank you for the link to ndtherapists, i already went through the list for my area and plan on reaching out to someone new from there so hopefully it works out !! i agree with your sentiment about the paywalls. i am incredibly thankful to be on a “good” insurance right now that makes things manageable and accessible but i previously had issues with insurance in the past for non-psychiatric matters and it was kind of a nightmare.

i havent used any substance i have issues with since january! having a bit of a tough time in regards to mental health but i am proud of myself for not slipping back into old habits. trying to keep it up.

i think right now my goal is to consistently get outside more often. the weather is getting nicer so it’s a good excuse. i have chronic pain issues so it won’t be anything too crazy like a 10 mile hike but i went for two short walks in the past week and it was sort of meditative and calming in a way.

would like to be added to the roll call!

i’m so sorry that all of this has been so hard on you. healing from this type of stuff is so excruciatingly slow and being trapped inside is absolutely a nightmare scenario. i hope that, at least, the time at home has been beneficial to your healing process with the surgery. taking care of yourself right now is the highest priority.

if you haven’t tried already and if you have the means and funds to do so, a physical therapy program might be able to help you build strength/alleviate pain. if it’s too much for right now its definitely something to consider in the future. if you’re unable to drive or walk to public transport and if you live in the US, i know that it isn’t too uncommon for PT places to arrange transport to/from the program for you using insurance or medicaid if you have it (i would see this at the one i went to but didn’t need it myself so i unfortunately don’t have personal experience in trying to arrange it all.)

chronic achilles injuries are so awful — my right one is severely fucked beyond belief and i’m in the beginning stages of issues with my left (probably from like 10 years of uneven weight distribution falling on my left leg all the time.) i feel like it’s something super overlooked/seldom spoken about in the greater spectrum of mobility issues and i never hear other people talking about it. it sucks and you aren’t alone. please try to hang in there.

sableye is literally me i love to eat rocks and skitter around in dark caves

agreed i tried it once and it was not that good or worth it at all. i could make better salads at home for probably 1/3 the cost. i guess convenience is what draws people to it?