My Mosaic

[Bow]

She doesn’t get up to too much mischief @tyme  plays, crafts, draws, reads

i wish she would not spend as much time in there. 

I think both @tyme  anxious cause of things that have happened… and anxious about doing the hard work and knowing that I usually crash afterwards.

[tyme]

It sort of reminds me of my MBT treatment. It was hard hard work, and it was this hard work that eventually paid off. 

What I kept telling myself is that change is hard. If I want change, then I have to put in the effort. 

However, you also need to monitor things yourself. If you need a break, it's better you do instead of crashing and burning. @Bow 

As for your daughter, I guess that unless there's something more interesting outside her room, she'll stay in her own room. Your D sounds pretty chill though.

[Bow]

Yeah @tyme  thats why I have been so committed to this schema group. I know it’s hard work and I wanna put in the effort. I’ve missed one week myself cause I was sick…. It has been cancelled a heap of other times too cause the other 2 weren’t there and soooo many weeks where it has been just me and one other person. We have 3 weeks left. 
Some weeks I really don’t have the capacity to do it. And I really need a break. But I push myself. 

[tyme]

Good on you @Bow 

With mine, I feel that it wasn't until about 6 months after therapy that I realised I actually changed. The discharge was hard, but it gave me the chance to practice the skills i'd learnt and stop leaning on people for support. 

Do you feel things have changed since you started schema?

I find the therapy so interesting

[Bow]

I think things have definitely changed @tyme  i have learnt so much. And I think with some ongoing intense individual therapy continuing on with schema therapy and going deeper back to where about of these schemas and modes started for me will be important. 

the last few weeks we have been focusing on the inner critic. Tomorrow we will start focusing on the healthy adult to finish things up. 

[tyme]

That sounds incredible @Bow . So if there a set number of lessons/sessions? If they cancelled a week/s, does it mean you all miss out or that the group goes on for longer?

With MBT, we have both individual and group concurrently. So therapy was twice a week. One for group and one for individual. Is yours like that too?

[Snowie]

Hi @Bow 

I hope your schema group went ok hon.

Sending lots of 💗💗

[rav3n]

hey @Snowie @Bow how's both your Monday going? 😊

@Bow just saw the final polymer flowers product - they look so beautiful!! have you ever been to one of those sip & paint type of sessions before? i think there's also clay versions of it too. 

[Bow]

I’m not in a good way today. 

My SW was back today after having all of last week off sick. She called early this morning and asked if she could come out for a home visit, which was fine. 
She came out, we did all our usual check ins and had a bit of a chat and then she said she had some news. Shes taking a manager position. Effective immediately. I’ve lost my amazing SW, had the rug pulled out from under me. I am devastated. Feels just like losing my psychologist all over again but worse. I held it together for a bit but then the tears hit me and I’ve been crying on and off all day, including again now. 

[Ru-bee]

Hey @Bow how did your bunting making go?

That is really hard news to hear, it sounds as though they were a really lovely support. Did they let you know what happens from here in terms of finding another SW?