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Month: April 2023

Social Connection is Great

Posted on April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 by theapostateturtle
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Well. Today started out pretty rough. It’s hard to work effectively with kids when you’re constantly being pulled out of the moment by suicidal ideation. It wasn’t like extreme, just enough to be annoying. And things that I would usually be able to ignore were suddenly triggering for me. For example, one little girl had…

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Sharing so my therapist can see

Posted on April 23, 2023April 23, 2023 by theapostateturtle
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The day treatment program I was in is now defunct, but we sort of have a group chat still, just most people left. I suspect it’s because I talked about my job too much. Anyway, I tried posting in the group chat today and didn’t get much in the way of responses, but I’m sharing…

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A Sad, Rainy Sunday

Posted on April 23, 2023April 23, 2023 by theapostateturtle
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I’d been meaning to update this blog for a while, but life has been exhausting. Then last night I called the hospital where I was inpatient for over a year. I asked about a specific nurse who had always been amazing to me, only to find out she had gotten a new job. I think…

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Responding to 10 Questions for Atheists

Posted on April 8, 2023April 8, 2023 by theapostateturtle
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In this video, The Skep✓ responds to Trinity Radio’s video, which is available here: I watched this video and wanted to make my own responses because I felt like The Skep✓ didn’t really do a great job of answering them. I usually like his content but in my opinion, this video wasn’t his best work….

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It’s Not Always a Matter of Trying Harder

Posted on April 2, 2023April 2, 2023 by theapostateturtle
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I’m so frustrated. People have this perception that having a trauma disorder is about remembering painful things that happened and being upset about them. I’m always being told that I’m an adult and I shouldn’t let the past affect me. But it’s unfair and people who say that don’t realize how privileged they are not…

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