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Grex Recovery Item 24: Check-in.
Entered by jaklumen on Mon Jul 29 04:41:11 UTC 2002:

This item is devoted to let the cf know how we are doing.  Check in, as 
you may understand from support and recovery groups, is time to report 
on our progress.

I understand speaking directly may be a little nerve-wracking; so I'll 
start.

7 responses total.

#1 of 7 by jaklumen on Mon Jul 29 04:51:03 2002:

I look forward to being tested with a mixture of anxiety and 
frustration.  You may have guessed what my primary substance is: it's 
sex.  I work at it by staying open with loved ones-- much of it thrives 
on secrecy, and hence deception.

Food is still a bit of a problem.  I still eat for comfort, and my 
waistline shows it.

I've managed to limit it to these two-- but I've flirted with cutting, 
alcohol, and drugs.  I've made great strides, I think, especially as I 
have had to move back to my hometown for financial reasons, and very 
close to my parents.

As we speak, however, my relapses have created tension where I live.

#2 of 7 by bhelliom on Tue Aug 20 20:16:33 2002:

This is certain shaping up to be one of the worst summers on record for 
me.  I think that being confronted with what has surely been an issue 
for quite some time has only a little to do with it.  My appetite is 
unmanageable again, or to be more specific, my response to the presence 
of food.  And, as I mentioned in item:21, I dealing with a prescription 
screw-up that is making things worse.

#3 of 7 by jaklumen on Wed Aug 21 09:35:32 2002:

Smile.

Well, I am still putt-putting along.. realizing that I need to see a 
therapist specifically for my addiction issues, and finally getting 
some mental health pros that are responsive.

#4 of 7 by bhelliom on Wed Aug 21 14:26:58 2002:

Good for you, Jon!

I do like my therapist, SC.  I'm wondering if my recent reversal from 
not eating enough to overeating was triggered by anxiety connected to 
her going on vacation.  She gave me names of people I could speak with 
if I needed it, but I didn't think I did.  I'm starting to wonder now 
if I should have met with one of the stand-ins just to take the edge 
off.  Oh well, you live and learn.

#5 of 7 by jaklumen on Thu Aug 22 06:10:58 2002:

Well, my problem is that I *do* need to get connected to a therapist.  
But, my support group is going well-- I have a friend in another member 
who is committed to recovery.  We're trying to figure ways to encourage 
the other person.  We're also planning to attend a conference event 
that should give us some new insight and feedback.

#6 of 7 by bhelliom on Thu Aug 22 14:27:15 2002:

I'll cross my fingers for you in the search for a therapist, Jon!  If 
you're still coming up dry and wish for some assistance, I can ask  the 
friends I know that are psychologists if they know of folks in your 
area from which you can at least begin to get good leads if you don't 
choose any of them as your therapist.

#7 of 7 by jaklumen on Sun Mar 23 05:58:23 2003:

I've got a therapist now and things seem to be going moderately well.  
My health team consists of a med nurse and a psychiatrist as well as a 
family doctor.  My med therapy is really good right now.

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