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[marta_bee]

I'm seriously considering getting back into therapy, which I haven't done in years. Probably I'll hold off until after the new year for financial/insurance reasons but after that, between supporting the Kid and just generally feeling like my country is sliding away from what I recognize (and yes, I do see that feeling's probably more extreme in my head than what it's really like objectively!), I feel like I need some help getting things back in control.

It does seem a bit stupid to go into therapy for losing an election! I'm telling myself it's the cause but not necessarily the whole situation.

Thanksgiving was fine. Did the family dinner and stayed overnight with my grandma, then came back and cuddled the cat. I did an Angel Tree card for a low-income kid asking for HP collectibles and some books and warm-weather clothes, which was nice. Also bought some pants off Old Navy for myself while they were on sale. I watched Knives Out, which amuses me it feels like a Thanksgiving movie what with the family drama and the homicide and all. But it really does. Also some old "Call the Midwife" episodes.

Also, for any fellow Sherlock Holmes fans, Holmestice has started posting their winter exchange entries. Do check it out.

I do hope all my fellow Americans had a nice weekend!

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[independence1776]

I don't think it's stupid! It's not the election itself; it's everything that the loss means. (And I know you said something similar, but maybe it helps to hear it from someone else.)

[marta_bee]

It does help to hear someone else say that out loud! It sometimes feels like I'm overreacting and not moving on like I should, but this is legitimately hard stuff. It doesn't mean I don't need to find a way to not have it dominate my whole life (who wants that?), but there's actually a reason this is so difficult for me, and that's probably worth remembering.