today, i had a weird thought in my head. i was sitting here and wondered if others feel the way that i do about talking to hear verbally what is going on in your head mentally.
sometimes i feel a need to call my people and talk out my feelings and emotions that i am having at the time. i need to be able to interact with others verbally so that i can know what i am thinking in my own head. i do not have family here in Kentucky so i do not have the luxury to interact with others on the same level that others do when they are in close proximity to their families and can just go visit them. i have a best friend here but he is very busy with his career and has an extreme amount of responsibility dealing with that. i am very proud of him by the way. he made it to a vice president position at his company. that reason keeps our contact somewhat limited. i have Jackson here to talk to but i am sure he is tired of hearing about my "human" issues. if i do not have a treat or toy in my hand he is not trying to hear what i am saying. i don't blame him. i am cutting into his "turbo through the house" time. i still love him anyway with his selfish butt. LOL
talking is my way of receiving "free" therapy. when i go to a therapist, it is the same as talking to one of my friends who "actually" listens to what i am saying and is giving constructive feedback. each time i go to a therapist's appointment that is another $20 out of my pocket. if i had 2 therapy appointments plus a physician's appointment in 1 week that is $60 out of my pocket and if i have to do this for a couple of weeks at a time, that could lead to $120 to $180 a month in appointments and this does not include my medications which adds up to another $100+ monthly. even with insurance, this is somewhat expensive. this eventually becomes more frustrating for even the medications and the therapy to remedy.
i try to blog my feelings but i do not get the same instant feedback that i get when i am at an appointment and i am putting my feelings on the table. when i say i am "putting my feelings on the table", i am not bitching or complaining about anything. i am just saying out loud what is going on with me mentally. we all have a bunch of jumbled up thoughts going through our heads from time to time. the difference is, some of us analyze those thoughts and find constructive ways to deal with what is going on in our heads. others decide to become the subject of evening news stories by taking drastic actions that will affect them for the rest of their lives and possibly the rest of others lives also. they are the reason we have the stories of people killing people, people taking their aggressions out on others, etc.
i used to joke that i was crazy for thinking this way and needing therapy. i now realize that i am far from crazy. i see news stories daily of example of the weaknesses of the human mind. i realize that we all can become mentally fragile at any time. what i want to do is keep lessening my own mental weakness so that i can stay intelligent, productive and a vital part of society for many years to come.
if you want to contact me, my information is as follows:
name: you can call me monte
location: louisville, kentucky, USA
best time to call: after 7 pm EST monday through friday and anytime during the weekend
phone number: 502-553-8999 cell, that is because home phones are so last decade. LOL
i look forward to hearing from you. if i do not answer, i am very good at placing a return call. it is rude to me for a person not to return a call and i try not to be rude. take care of yourself and until we talk.
monte