Hi Mark
I can't think of any good hobbies that you can do without
spending money but there are lots of games and things you
can play on the computer, there are also many groups like
this one where people help one another with problems with
computers, software, all sorts of things, if you have a look
around on yahoo or google groups you may find something
which interests you.
Regards
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-----Original Message-----
From: epilepsy@yahoogroup
[mailto:epilepsy@yahoogroup
Sent: 03 November 2009 13:29
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup
Subject: [epilepsy] No $ ideas
Mark,
Have you talked to your counselor about your scratching and
bleeding?
Have you tried writing or making up poems? You have a good
command of the English language.
Write about your childhood. Do you have brothers and
sisters? Neices and nephews?
Last year my daughter from Boston said they would like to
hear about my childhood, or what we did when my 3 girls were
little. It took a lot more time than to go get a gift card
but It sure took me back 60 -70 years.
I was the oldest of 4 children. My mother died when I was
11. I went to 4 different high schools, etc.
Those are just some ideas that don't cost money until you
print them. Have you ever written to a magazine or a
newspaper?
It is a lot easier to write on the computer,. I can't read
my own writing.
If you don't have good memories of your childhood-- use your
imagination of where you would like to go and what you would
like to see.
Millie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Benell" <thebakist@yahoo.
<mailto:thebakist%
To: <epilepsy@yahoogroup
<mailto:epilepsy%
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] Scratching and Bleeding
Thanks for responding, Terry. Maybe (probably) I have a
negative attitude because when I think of implementing your
suggestions, I think of reasons I CAN'T do them.
Going for walks - there are no sidewalks here and the ground
drops off about
4 feet right at the edge of the road.
Start a new hobby - can you suggest one that doesn't involve
spending money?
My Dad set me up with a money manager before he passed away
4 months ago. I was in debt about $10,000. I now have a
credit balance of about $1,000, but I'd have to ask the
money manager for the cash. Can you suggest some hobbies
that don't involve a large outlay of cash? Years and years
ago, (OH, GOD, I'M OLD!) my grandmother got me into stamp
collecting. I haven't looked at the collection in about 30
years. It's probably worth some money now. Maybe, I could
find a way to sell it.
As far as volunteer work goes, I have no transportation. I
can't ask my Mom.
She's 81 years old and still getting over my Dad's death.
I just don't know what I CAN do to make myself feel better.
I had never thought of self-mutilation until about 3 weeks
ago, and when I did it, I couldn't believe how much better I
felt, but I know there has to be a better way.
I AM getting counselling, but have had only a few sessions
with my current counsellor. (Are there 2 "l"'s in
"counsellor"
seeing one since 1979. The last one I had fired me!
I went to my regularly scheduled appointment, and when I
arrived home, there was a letter saying that I was becoming
"belligerent and combative" and that he didn't want to see
me anymore.
Well, my mind (such as it is) is wandering now so I'll say
G'night.
Mark
(When life hands you lemons, throw them at someone who
p***es you off!)
____________
From: Terry Martin <trm0818@yahoo.
<mailto:trm0818%
To: "epilepsy@yahoogroup
<mailto:epilepsy%
<epilepsy@yahoogroup
<mailto:epilepsy%
Sent: Sun, November 1, 2009 11:48:38 PM
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] Scratching and Bleeding
Hi Mark,
I do think that some counseling is in order. When a person
is a danger to him/herself or others, it is time to take
action. Many people resort to inflicting physical pain upon
themselves in order to forget or lessen the impact of the
emotional pain that they are feeling. Some people find that
they become addicted to self mutilation during times of
emotional distress.
Set some small goals for yourself (driving doesn't count).
Go for walks, start a new hobby, do some volunteer work,
etc. You will feel better if you stop thinking about what
you can't do and start thinking of what you can do!
Take care.
Terry
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 1, 2009, at 3:36 PM, "thebakist" <thebakist@yahoo.
com> wrote:
I've gotten so frustrated since I found out that my driving
suspension would
last at least another 4 months (if not forever), that I've
turned my body
into a scratching post. The scratches are mostly on my hands
(hey, I can't
use them for driving) and my arms, but I have plenty more
skin to scratch to
the point of infection and scarring. It's gottne to the
point where I feel
proud to have started an area bleeding.
Does anyone think that this warrants a visit to a doctor?
Mark
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