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New Book

Posted on Nov 11th, 2007 by Woman, Interrupted : Survivor Woman, Interrupted

I got a new book the other day at a local pagan shop.  It's called "City Magic: Urban Rituals, Spells and Shamanism" by Christopher Penczak .  I was delighted to find a book by a... More »

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I Think My Ulcer is Back

Posted on Nov 10th, 2007 by Woman, Interrupted : Survivor Woman, Interrupted

I'm so tired of this.  I have 5 out of the 8 symptoms listed here .  No nausea or vomiting yet, and in the last two or three weeks, I think I've gained 10 pounds. ... More »

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Flashbacks

Posted on Oct 22nd, 2007 by Woman, Interrupted : Survivor Woman, Interrupted

That's the only way I can describe this experience.  I'm going to try and name the cars on this train starting with the caboose: Impulse to kill Feelings of blinding rage Thoughts of how my... More »

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Served Its Purpose

Posted on Oct 12th, 2007 by Woman, Interrupted : Survivor Woman, Interrupted

I'm done with the Homeless Shelter .  My HUD came through yesterday so I no longer need transitional housing , and I needed to be homeless to qualify for transitional.  Mom can hold out with... More »

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Pathologizing

Posted on Sep 22nd, 2007 by Woman, Interrupted : Survivor Woman, Interrupted

Oh, dear.  I've been studying up on Asperger's Syndrome for the past week.  It's in relation to a client/friend .  How fascinating it all is!  I've visited websites and listened to podcasts and talked with... More »

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Sick As the Other Dog

Posted on Sep 21st, 2007 by Woman, Interrupted : Survivor Woman, Interrupted

Okay, this is a real danger zone for me.  I've got a cold .  A really bad one.  I'm taking that Zicam stuff, but it's still really bad.  The night before last I asked my... More »

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Lost My Cool: part II

Posted on Sep 8th, 2007 by Woman, Interrupted : Survivor Woman, Interrupted

Well, I'm not sure I'll be able to get it back again.  It may be gone for a while.  That happened to me last year when I moved in with my Mom .  I was... More »

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Lost My Cool

Posted on Sep 5th, 2007 by Woman, Interrupted : Survivor Woman, Interrupted

Dammit!  On the surface, it appears to be about the showers .  But it's not.  Its about human dignity and power and economic Darwinism and Meritocracy.  Again with the Culpability Model .  There was another... More »

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Entitlement: Part 2

Posted on Aug 8th, 2007 by Woman, Interrupted : Survivor Woman, Interrupted

Or not. I tried to talk about my progress with my sense of entitlement yesterday at a meeting .  A meeting that I was running.  But I was stopped.  This is another example of how... More »

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Entitlement

Posted on Aug 4th, 2007 by Woman, Interrupted : Survivor Woman, Interrupted

The night before I went in, Tuesday, I began to see the deep wound I have around entitlement .  The baby that woke up absolutely everyone in the Shelter last night is entitled to our... More »

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