@Jayneinpain 

Hello Jayne

On Tuesday, you spoke positively about your interaction with the police and one officer in particular. I hope that the work that you have put into the preparation of statements and documents accomplishes what you wish to achieve. It is also good to know that being able to present your case has given you a renewed feeling of life being worthwhile and the desire to seek new opportunities.

It appears that feeling more healthy now than you did six years ago has also contributed to the desire to push forward to new goals. Are you addressing your health issues in an holistic direction? Your comments seem to indicate so. I like the comment:

“I am no longer going to listen to their doom and gloom. I am trying to enjoy my life for whatever time I have left.”

I do understand that we are fortunate with technology allowing us different alternatives in terms of how we access support. Telephone helplines, 1:1 text chat, group therapy, forums, such as this one, etc, and being offered by different organisations. Different “horses for different courses” applies to our use of any particular resource. I, like you, find that the forum environment suits me very well. And I agree there is a big difference between corresponding with another person who, while possibly having different experiences to our own, can still understand the feelings associated with our respective experiences, rather than what can sometimes seem like “textbook knowledge”. I have been fortunate in having received good counselling advice. I believe the theoretical and practical compliment each other and act as a measure, each for the other.

My week has been fairly full, dinner with friends on Tuesday night, Wednesday, a 2 hour drive, each way, for medical and optician appointments with a bit of other shopping included.

Thursday, a singing session, in the morning, at the local residential aged care centre and helping a friend with some mechanical work in the afternoon. And here I am today.

I hope your week has been pleasant and productive, in particular, with respect to accommodation and work.

With Best Wishes

HenryX