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We’re in September. Into Autumn days when the Earth is jewelled, with silk inside the chestnut shells . Into term, into teaching. As my English colleagues lament the end of Induction week, I am well into the throes of teaching, … Continue reading
Posted in disability, mental health, mental illness, reasoning, work
Tagged assertiveness, avoidant personality disorder, avpd, heterosexism, LGBT, mcintosh, privilege
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Neverending Knot
My mother got me a season ticket to the local zoo for my birthday this year. It is one of the best presents ever. I love hanging out there. Only the addition of some pachyderms would make it better. The … Continue reading
Posted in faith, mental health, mental illness, reasoning, work
Tagged animal therapy, anxiety, avoidant personality disorder, avpd, borderline personality disorder, bpd, emotionally unstable personality disorder, eupd, fear, meltdown, panic, self acceptance, self-esteem, self-harm, social anxiety, therapeutic community, zoo
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Identifying the Imposter
Christmas is slowly approaching in Scotland. I say slowly, because in spite of the chill air that has been around for months, time still ticks past perceptibly. Once, in my previous home, it raced by. Now, no amount of rhythm … Continue reading
Posted in mental health, mental illness, reasoning, work
Tagged borderline personality disorder, bottom line, bpd, drowning man, emotionally unstable personality disorder, eupd, psychotherapy, rules for living, self acceptance, self-esteem, self-worth, sense of self, therapeutic community, therapy ending
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Am I OK?
Proprioception is one of the senses you probably didn’t learn about at school. The ability, without looking or touching, to know the whereabouts in space of different parts of your body. My ‘proprioception is a wee bit skewed but generally … Continue reading
Posted in character, disability, forgiveness, mental health, mental illness, reasoning, work
Tagged avoidant personality disorder, avpd, borderline personality disorder, bpd, emotionally unstable personality disorder, eupd, existence, group therapy, leaving therapy, ok coralle, proprioception, therapeutic community, therapy ending
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Pencils welcome, too
Your sense of humour seeps out, like in your pencil case remarked one of the therapists, a couple of weeks ago. Arriving for my first day at my desk this week, my line manager; Ha! Love the pencil case 😀 … Continue reading
Posted in mental health, mental illness, reasoning, trust
Tagged avoidant personality disorder, avpd, bpd, emotional engagement, emotional stability, emotional validation, emotionally unstable personality disorder, eupd, group therapy, leaving therapy, therapeutic community, therapy ending
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Silver and sunlight
Maybe I am still in a state of post-Taizé calm. Taizé was everything I love about Taizé this year. Maybe the theme, “eat your bread with joy” seeped in more deeply than I imagined it had. For the first time, … Continue reading
Posted in church, disability, faith, mental illness, plans, reasoning, trust, work
Tagged avoidant personality disorder, avpd, borderline personality disorder, bpd, emotionally unstable personality disorder, eupd, group therapy, new job, Taize, therapeutic community, therapy ending, trust in God
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On Painting the Invisible: Review of Vicky Beeching’s *Undivided*
You should listen to some Vicky Beeching songs. Her lyrics are inclusive. So the chaplain said, four years or more ago now. Thus began my first foray into her world. I was sick and tired of shallow, single-lined worship songs … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, church, faith, reasoning
Tagged Bible, book review, Christianity, guilt, harper collins, homosexuality, shame, undivided, vicky beeching, wholeness
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Life Lessons
Progress Review, Q. 1: What life lessons have you learnt from your time in the Therapeutic Community, or in life more generally? I pause for a moment. But only for a moment, because I know the thing that is most … Continue reading
Posted in mental health, mental illness, reasoning, work
Tagged avoidant personality disorder, avpd, borderline personality disorder, bpd, DBT, emotional validation, emotionally unstable personality disorder, eupd, group therapy, radical acceptance, responsibility without blame, therapeutic community
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Belonging and Becoming 