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- I've been grieving since my close friend Deb died during this coronavirus pandemic March 13. She was only 2 years older than me (I'm 61) and went really quickly, so it was a shock to lose her. I posted here about losing her and got lots of great...
- After yesterday's virtual service using Zoom, I went into start my work week teaching online without a break, but then things went bad related to school today, too. My best buddy at school was orphaned as a kid and therefore raised by his aunt. ...
- As of last night at 8 p.m. I'm in a state under curfew. I don't take to curfews well there's a history why. I was arrested under curfew in that past. It's not about work, I don't mind working from home. I worked all weekend picking and...
- I just got news from my 1st best friend Danny that my 2nd best friend Deb died.Danny, Deb, and I got our doctorates together in 1988. We've stayed in touch ever since. Later, when I was a program director at a university, I hired Deb full time...
- Thanks to all of you who encouraged me on that DS PTSD thread I started to come on this trip from the US to Mexico again over Spring Break. What with having fainted and gotten a concussion that put me in the hospital overnight the week before the...
- My PTSD hypervigilance is such that I can't discern what to do. I'm thinking over whether to fly out on Sunday to Mexico for Spring Break or not because of the coronavirus outbreak. Do you think I should risk it and go or should I stay home and...
- I fell at home during the night, knocked myself out, and gashed my forehead. I've been walking without a cane this year after having to use one for 8 years because of nerve damage in my legs from kidney damage I got taking Seroquel for PTSD. I...
- To recap my story, my grandfather faked disability to retire early, so I'm motivated to do all I can to retire without claiming disability, even though I have a legitimate case what with my PTSD and chronic kidney disease. Instead, I'm trying to...
- Last night's wrap up in my gratitude journal entry read, "I am grateful for a day teaching online without having to go in to school to work because working from home online via computer has meant I was out of reach of the abuse there." Now here...
- In 2016 I stuck my neck out to see if "coming out" about being in PTSD recovery was acceptable enough now to fight the stigma. In any tenure process for a teacher, one third of the case you're supposed to make for yourself is community service. ...
- The Bangles' song "Manic Monday" is playing in my head as I get up this Wednesday morning to face another one of my hump days today in my work week's schedule. I have to work a 12 hour day today, teaching my community college nursing students...
- After 39 years of PTSD management being a teacher with flashbacks in front of classrooms of students, I'm 17 months away from retiring to a quieter life. I'm so happy to have made it that close and still be able to work, but it's getting harder...
- 1-21-20Just checking in with my fellow CL's to see if there's a slowdown happening on other boards. It seems to be the case with my DS PTSD board where I'm CL. Could be just a seasonal post-holidays thing, I guess. What's it like for you all...
- This happened just 30 minutes ago. I was driving on the interstate on my way to a routine eye doctor's appointment near where I live when suddenly a pickup truck right in front of me jerked left at 65 mph from the right lane we were both in single...
- It's my 39th year as a teacher now (counting full time , and then part time while I was a full time hospital chaplain) and I retire in 18 months. In this last stretch I'm noticing more and more computer tech skills are being expected of me. I...