Hi Samantha:
I am glad you like my posts. I believe that if I find something that works
for me, I like to share. I see me as an "information person". My only
problem is I send too much stuff sometime, as I feel it is important.
I send my teacher information all the time, that she files away when
she needs it. I belong to many good newsletters that I find lots of
interesting information and I love to google search.
.I think that is why I have a passion for my career. I
work with 14-21 yr old special needs students, and I just love it, as they
give you love unconditionally.
Also, I get to see them "grow up" from Grade 9 to when they are 21.
The best is their "big dinner & dance grad" which all our educational
assistants attend in our class. When they graduate the students are so
excited, they finally get to call us by their first names. When they
come to visit us, which many do,quite often, they have a twinkle
in their eye when they say our first name.
I have always been a caretaker and I love to keep people
informed. It is so nice that you say, keep posting, and not, you are
posting too much. Here I am accepted, and I can't tell you how much
that means to me. I love to type, and sometimes the creative juices
just flow, and to me you are listening, and that feels good. Thanks.
This weekend I am going to start writing out some
thought records on my distortions. I can discuss them with my therapist
in our sessions.
Doing these records are very important, and finally they are making sense to me.
As I said before, thought distortions previously frightened me, I would have
nothing to do with them. Now that I am really working this program, I see how it changes
your way of thinking. Sometimes it is just how you perceive the situation, or what
you are thinking, and CBT can help us do that.
I quite often say to my students "If you don't understand, there is always another way,
there is no such thing as it will not work. I think I have found another way, instead
of using our cities crisis services, as I would rather be home and working on my
recovery with all of you. Have a good weekend everyone Windsy
