Thanks for your input. It's good to hear both sides. I wish you all the best, and hope you find your way all the same.

Haha! That story is one hell of a wild ride. The only reason I believe it is because you mentioned Oregon.

I have no idea if I should be laughing at this, so I suppose I will. I'm sorry for your loss.

Honestly I've almost tried to find a therapist many times. Now I feel that it's really something I need right now.

I'm glad it worked out for you. Thanks for the encouragement!

Thank you for your suggestion and encouragement!

Somewhat related, Lemmy users really do seem friendly, and I am enjoying posting for once instead of just lurking!

Thank you for such a thorough response!

I'm glad you mentioned a couple different methods therapists might use. I didn't think of looking for traits that could be categorized, and I agree that I would probably also benefit more from CBT type therapy where I have some tool to implement daily.

I didn't think about religion as a factor. I am not religious and I do feel it would be unhelpful to add that into the discussion as it might complicate an already long list of thoughts I have. That is a great suggestion.

All these specifics are really helping me form a picture of what types of therapists may be available.

Thank you so much for your help!

I feel I am an open book, and happy to spill everything to someone I am relatively comfortable with. I am a huge over thinker and almost feel like I will have too much to share.

I will look into CBT with my insurance and see if it's available. It might be worth checking out at least.

Thanks for the encouragement! I am really good at evaluating myself and making changes, but I feel I am reaching a point where I need an outside opinion on what to do next.

Also, thanks for being specific about how many sessions it might take. That helps me wrap my mind around things.

Thanks for the book suggestions! I will check them out.

I forgot to mention that I also have sleep problems from PTSD. Sounds like we can relate on more than a couple things.

For some reason I can't click on your image link. Can you post it in the comments?

I actually added olive oil around the edges. I'm trying to get better at plating. It tasted good, but maybe overkill!

I checked, and both the browser and local ones are the same version. Maybe future versions will fix the problem. Thanks for your help!

This is probably the first show I have ever watched a second time immediately after the first watch.

I loved 'Forks' and seeing Ritchie grow.

I loved the visuals of all the fancy dishes throughout S2 and it made me look at cooking differently. It makes me want to create something incredible. I can't get the image of the dessert in Copenhagen that tasted like a 'Minty Snickers Bar' out of my head.

The last episode was so stressful with Carmy's predicament, but I kinda loved it. But the last scene with Claire stressed me out so much. It was good writing, but I can't wait for it to be resolved one way or another!