I'm going back to face to face therapy from next week - which is huge considering I started DBT via telehealth six months ago and have gotten nearly halfway through the 12 months online. We've just started the interpersonal effectiveness module in our group, and I'd been saying that I'd kinda like to learn social skills in person. But, unfortunately it's not looking like the group is going bac k to face to face til next module, until after Easter. I think that's because a lot of the group are having huge anxiety about going back. I have anxiety, but I need to go back to face to face at SOME point so I can remember how to people in person. It's hard knowing a lot of people on Twitter and such who have so many worries still about Covid, and trying to balance my own risk levels pragmatically, and to try to find the right balance for me.
So I was given the option, and my therapist kinda first offered to stay on telehealth but I'm the one that that said i want in person. So I'm going to find out the train times, the buses, the light rail, get my walking shoes on to walk up the hill to James Fletcher and head into town next Monday.
There's no guarantee how long it'll be back in person anyway, with worries about a new wave coming at Winter...
I brought up diet and exercise in session today, partly because I was feeling good after having a few walks this week and wanting to continue with that, and also because I've been feeling blegh too many mornings lately. I'm going to do a meds review either with my GP or the registrar through MHSUS and hopefully lower my seroquel dose so it still helps me at night at with agitation but not leave me smashed/hungover in the morning. I've been taking it for a decade now, and I'd love to cut back especially given it's impact on other health issues like metabolism and liver... but we'll see. So I've made a GP time for April since it's so hard, and I'll talk to my care coordinator at the substance use service this week, gotta arrange a review with HER to plan coming off Antabuse. Want to start using all my new fangled DBT skills to manage my mental health more, if I can. I'll take meds if I need but I want to have a look at them. Oh and I need to tell her my DSP was granted! And thank her for talking to them so many times for me :)
Just waiting on my Centrelink to switch over from JobSeeker to DSP too. A little impatiently, I want it sorted heh before they change their minds on me :p Also keen for backpay...