I had given up on online journals recently. However, my new therapist suggested having a journal of some sort to write down goals, expectations, criteria, etc... so I had to find somewhere nuetral. Somewhere I didn't already have an old journal laying around. This led me here. I'll try not to make this one a bitch-fest and do nothing but complain, but I can't promise. Anyway, here's a starter.

 

Short-term goals:

Get over him and move on. Maybe even start dating again.

Understand my core issues and how to work with them and/or change the ones that need to be.

Get enrolled in school again so that I can at least finish a certification, if not a degree.

Find a job so that in a year or so I can get my own place.

STAY IN THERAPY THIS TIME. I have a real bad habit of checking out as soon as I feel improvement. Just because it's improvement, it doesn't mean I have to bail.

 

I'm considering doing both weekly groups that she leads. Mondays and Wednesdays. I think I'd benefit from them. Not only that, I may even make some friends. Friends that won't abuse me the way a lot of my most recent relationships have. I think I'll try Wednesday's out (since I won't be able to make today's). If that goes well, I may try next Monday's as well. Maybe it'll keep me motivated in treatment. We'll see.

 

This is my starting point. Just in time for the new year, let's see if I can reinvent and establish myself for a change. And let's make this stick.