Monthly Livestream Part 2!!

Q17. 01.16 - I’ve always been more on the introverted side and now that the world is starting to open back up, I feel like I’m crossing over into some social anxiety. Is there anything I can do to make it stop or at least calm it down? Q18. 05.22 - Although having my ups and downs, I feel like I’ve been doing quite ok the last couple of weeks. Sometimes I wonder though, if I’m actually doing good or whether my definition of feeling well is just very low. All my symptoms are still there, but for now they don’t seem to overwhelm me for weeks and months on end. I realize that this is good thing and I’m definitely doing better but I don’t trust the feeling and I’m not sure if I can really say that I’m OK. My therapist is currently on vacation and left me with the homework of redoing some assessment tests, since we haven’t done them in quite some time. When doing them the first time, in one of our first sessions, she mentioned that she likes to repeat them every so often just to assess how we are doing and show the process we are making. There’s the tug of war in my head again between the thought that I’m just making things up to stay in therapy and the reasoning that this is valid. Q19. 12.39 - I was just wanting to get your opinion on the process here in New Zealand for victims of sexual trauma to get funding for counselling. Q20.18.20 - My dietitian is pushing for a week of IP care. My therapist is not pushing for IP but occasionally will ask if I think I’m ready for that higher level of care. What does the world do with someone in my place who can’t eat but still has AN? Q21.23.20 - I’m starting to get to the deep part in therapy and starting to open up which is great but I’m started to reallllyyy puffer fish. Advice on how to prevent myself from running away? Q22. 28.01 - I agree with you about me tending to be inclusive rather than just me. (Cue the Superspy Kati Tiktok ) Alongside having solution focused therapy I have asked for a referral to see psychiatrist to check in with how I am as I have been struggling with feeling down at home as well as more frequent dysregulation, irritable moods or ust spaced out as there has been a lot to process and go through this past year as well as just getting through each week. Often this is happens 1-3 days before my period I need to be honest with myself so I’ll say it I am worried about BPD or Bipolar or simililar as a misdiagnosis. I identify more with CPTSD but again that could be my perception /interpretation. Q23. 32.48 - I have PTSD with anxiety and depression issues due to various traumas, both older and more recent. During the last year there’s been several times that I’ve received medical care and been given a lot of different types of pain medication…all prescribed or given during legit medical care. I’m not a drug user and never have been, but I have found myself really enjoying the “high” I get off being on these drugs. I’m super embarrassed to admit this for many reasons and not sure what exactly this all means. Can you help me understand what’s all really going on here and why I can’t stop thinking about it? Or wanting to do it? How do I stop this from becoming a problem?? Q24. 35.55 - Don’t know if you have ever answered this kind of question but wondering, when working with a client, are there certain exercises, questionnaires or publicly available assessments that you get your clients to do to assist with getting to know them or their background? Or are there ones you would recommend to help clients when working with a new therapist. Any tips on how to ask for these kind of assessment tools when starting out without sounding like you want to be a guinea pig test case or attention seeker? Should a client just wait for a therapist to do their own assessment? Q25. 38.40 - My question for you is how do I leave my current therapy in a health way, I know my attachment issues are triggered due to me knowing I am leaving and I don't want to leave this in a bad place. I was also wondering whether there is a way to get my current therapist to give my new therapist my life story so I don't have to go through my history and problems again, not sure if this is a thing but just wondering. Q26.43.39 - I feel very stuck. I only have 2-4 weeks left of res treatment but I feel mentally worse off than ever. I have no idea how I’m expected to do this on my own. Am I doing something wrong? How do I get unstuck? How can I do this on my own and keep myself safe without the 24/7 containment of res? Q27. 48.00 - I wanted to ask what a person could do to find purpose and meaning in their life when they don't even want to live anymore. Q28. 52.00 - I've just graduated and I'm wondering should I volunteer first (given I can't choose what I wan't (rural area) to do unless I set up an online business and I am NOT ready to do that!)? I haven't any actual counselling experience outside of practice within my course so... volunteering might be less pressure? Q29. 56.00 - I was just wondering if you have ever had any private clinics with fibromyalgia or know anyone who does have it and if you know any tools that can help through out the day long term or short term… or just anything you have noticed has helped someone with fibromyalgia. And also what is the experience like for you to help someone navigate through it?

Katie K