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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 1952859" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>My last shrink told me about a contract with housing in another city, so I could get out of a bad situation quite fast.... The contract had a very specific name I'd never heard before, so it was all new to me, nothing I could've conjured up by myself. Then when my then boyfriend (now husband) was there, he said I made the whole thing up, he'd never offered any such thing, I was a liar and whatnot. That was the last lie that ******* told, because that was my very last session. (One of many lies and promises previous to that). I blew up right then and there, told him to go f himself and walked out fuming and yelling. It takes a lot for me to blow my top, because I'm scared of my own shadow, but that's the last time I asked a mental health "professional" for help. That was in 2005. So I completely get where you're coming from! I know private care is better in the Netherlands than our NHS equivalent, but I can't afford private sessions, even if I wanted to. I'm at a point in life where I've just accepted the way things are: I do what I can. Sometimes, that's all you can do. </p><p></p><p>Cat cafe's are absolutely wonderful. I frequent one in Almere, where I've sortof gotten to know the owner because I donated during the crowdfunder phase, and she uses my pics for her social media and flyers. (She knows I have a little trouble dealing with people, and that helps when being social with her... She doesn't push for anything. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ) And I've made it my mission to visit as many cat cafe's around the Netherlands as is do-able. Usually combined with a walking tour of old cities. Photo-ops and my favourite pasttimes/locations/animals combined. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Luckily, my husband loves old cities, photography and cats as much as I do. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> I don't know about the UK, but a lot of cafe's work with volunteers here... Just a thought. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 1952859, member: 401801"] My last shrink told me about a contract with housing in another city, so I could get out of a bad situation quite fast.... The contract had a very specific name I'd never heard before, so it was all new to me, nothing I could've conjured up by myself. Then when my then boyfriend (now husband) was there, he said I made the whole thing up, he'd never offered any such thing, I was a liar and whatnot. That was the last lie that ******* told, because that was my very last session. (One of many lies and promises previous to that). I blew up right then and there, told him to go f himself and walked out fuming and yelling. It takes a lot for me to blow my top, because I'm scared of my own shadow, but that's the last time I asked a mental health "professional" for help. That was in 2005. So I completely get where you're coming from! I know private care is better in the Netherlands than our NHS equivalent, but I can't afford private sessions, even if I wanted to. I'm at a point in life where I've just accepted the way things are: I do what I can. Sometimes, that's all you can do. Cat cafe's are absolutely wonderful. I frequent one in Almere, where I've sortof gotten to know the owner because I donated during the crowdfunder phase, and she uses my pics for her social media and flyers. (She knows I have a little trouble dealing with people, and that helps when being social with her... She doesn't push for anything. :) ) And I've made it my mission to visit as many cat cafe's around the Netherlands as is do-able. Usually combined with a walking tour of old cities. Photo-ops and my favourite pasttimes/locations/animals combined. ;) Luckily, my husband loves old cities, photography and cats as much as I do. ;) I don't know about the UK, but a lot of cafe's work with volunteers here... Just a thought. :) Jo [/QUOTE]
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