Back in therapy
They said to call them if I noted the signs of the anxiety starting to heads towards a depressive episode.I am ruminating a lot more about my past, my health, my fears about asshole Trump. I am getting sleep but about 2 hours less than normal.
I'm still interested in listening to audio books and taking care of my pets, but not much of anything else keeps my attention, and I don't even enjoy my Writer's Group anymore.
So I figured now was a good time to reach back out for help before I get down any further. I met my new therapist today, and I liked her. I really didn't care for my last one. She was too dismissive of why I feel there's legitimate need for concern based on my knowledge as a historian, and acting like I was just listening to too much news spin. This new one didn't do that. She said that has to be frustrating having someone talk down to you about an opinion you've formed based on historical patterns, by saying you've just bought into media hype. She also said it wasn't acknowledging my being triggered by talk of of Christian Nationalism because of what I went through in Catholic School.
So she is actually willing to let me express my feelings and my fears with out judging me for it, and helping me cope without being dismissive of my intelligence & concerns.
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of that. It's an amazing clusterfuck how we got to where we are with these religions. People way underestimate how bad it could get. They have all demonstrated that nothing about their religions prevents them from being barbaric, even if they have behaved somewhat better in recent history.
I've seen a therapist and feel lucky that my anti-depressant Celexa works well for me. It does piss me off that I can never drink though while using it. I didn't drink very often but love to on occasion. 
