I’ve identified a pattern in my mental health coping strategies: often I push until I can’t, and then I need an extended rest at the end of which I’m restored back to a very low but functional equilibrium. But I need a major reset.
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So I’ve made the difficult decision to talk to my therapist and my HR department about taking a short term leave, 2-4 weeks, for intensive therapy and psychiatric intervention.
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I have come so far in the past year, but constantly working on the deep internals of my own psychology is draining and exhausting and painful in ways that it didn’t used to be (when I wasn’t able to figure out how to make any progress)
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But this is honestly true:https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1097253365820637186?s=21 …
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And so I’m cautiously optimistic that I’m on the verge of pushing through some serious life-long confusion. I’m so lucky to have the support system, between Spectrum Services here in NYC, and an employer that wants me to focus on me, and a partner who loves me even at my lowest.
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Hey, that’s brave, and wise. Good luck.
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