Idle Thoughts
Hello, my name is Liz. I went to a dorm high school and am going to a college away from home. I do love the fact that during the summer I don't need to stress about homework, but I do not have any of my current friends who live within my city. Even when I am with my friends, I struggle to find the energy to talk about my hardships. I need to open up to keep from facing all of my problems on my own, especially since I have 5 mental health diagnoses and a mother whose mental illnesses cause me even more stress, but I have no idea how to start. I am also trying to get more work hours so that I do not have too much down time which has often left me to horrendous thoughts about myself, but I also worry that my stress might become too much for me to handle. Any advice?
@anxietygirl01
Hello Liz. Have you considered or do you have a therapist or school counselor that you are able to open up with to start out with to set aside time and schedule meetings with? Is this an option or something that might help navigate some of this for you at first? It sounds like you are actively thinking about strategies and ways to stay ahead of the stress, which really shows strength and foresight on your part. Do you think having a scheduled meeting time with someone like that at first might help navigate some of these feelings and situations, while also ensure you setting time aside to handle them? Are there other things that might help stay in front of some of this, perhaps scheduling self-care days and things that help take care of you and help you destress?
Take care 
@FlourishingDimensions Thanks for responding. I do have a counselor that I've opened up to so much compared to other counselors in the past. The problem is that he is going to a new place that my insurance wouldn't cover. So, I need to somehow find someone new to connect with which is stressful. Any advise on transitioning to new therapists?
@anxietygirl01 Hi there. Good to hear from you. How are things going today? I can understand that would be stressful to go through. Would you mind if I ask a few things to better understand? How were things going with your therapist? Was this your first experience with one?
@FlourishingDimensions Hey. Today was rough in all honesty. My mother has a delusional disorder along with other mental illnesses. The past two weeks, she has been acting out worse. So, I hardly ever get to open up to my family. My current therapist is my fourth one that I've had. He is the first one that I felt comfortable being honest with. That's why this is making me more anxious because I've had therapists that I have not been able to connect to.