Better

Date: 23 September 2009 16:08:48

I'm feeling generally much better, and have had a couple of productive days getting urgent admin done and making sure I get out of the house every day (lunch with a friend yesterday which was nice). Today I went to see a therapist to talk about possibilities; she was really nice but can't take me on at the moment as she doesn't have a vacancy. However she might help me find another therapist, possibly doing CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for those who aren't in on the acronyms).

It was a bit painful telling my story; I didn't really intend to tell her so much but she kept asking questions, and as they were perceptive rather than intrusive ones, I didn't mind. But it made me realize that if I am going to visit more than one therapist for a 'tryout', I may have to tell it several times, and I don't really like this idea. Perhaps I am less compulsively confessional than I used to be.

Meanwhile the saga of Genius Brat's new girlfriend carries on (have I already mentioned GB's new girlfriend? It's only been since last week). She's in the year below him at school and seems like a nice girl, and also seems eager to see him at every available moment. It's very sweet. She came to dinner the other night, and he is going to her folks for dinner tomorrow; now he's mysteriously left the house saying only 'I'm going out' (is that acceptable at fifteen? I am discovering we're in a whole new ball game now). She's been off school sick (as he was yesterday) so perhaps he has gone to minister to her on her bed of sickness. Hm, maybe that doesn't sound so good - how can I rephrase it?

Sadly, her family are moving to Oxford in the near future. I suppose he will just have to discover the lost art of writing letters. OTOH there is Skype, and MSN, and email and Facebook ....I keep forgetting how easy it is to keep in touch these days.