I am sad to say after a long time sober a combination of the depression/self-medication/depression/self-medication downward spiral I am back at square one.

I have been accepted to a PHP (partial hospitalization programme) because obviously in the last couple of months what I/We with a therapist wasn't working.

 

This will involve me going to the hospital at 8 every morning, doing a day programme, going home at 4. Recent relapse has been so severe I've been hospitalised twice, once with a blood alcohol level of 0.600 compared to driving limit of 0.08!

 

I need this to work, I will appreciate any support.

Thank you

Latest update:

Still going for PHP (6 hours a day) treatment but should be going to IOP (3 hours a day soon)

My insurance, through my ex job, has approved my short term disability (STD they call it  ) so that takes pressure off financially. Also, because it was initiated before I was terminated, I get the full 3 months if necessary 

I have been taking legal advice and it does look like the school have acted against employment law, having offered me time off, unpaid, in January, if and when needed, then did what they did.

 

All in all I'm doing well, need to be patient as there are still days when it's hard or I meet my triggers but overall it's at least a curve trending upwards.

 

Again I than you all for your support.

 

We are all MBT.

Glad to hear you're making progress mbt, keep it up

We are all MBT.

 

Glad to hear you're making progress mbt, keep it up

 

Agree with both of the above.

Keep it going MBT

How are you getting on MBT?

Ended up doing 28 days in residential treatment, just got out on Monday. so far so good......

Well done, MB. As I'm sure you have been told fuckloads, one day at a time, my friend. 

Keep it up mate 

How's the progress MBT?

Well still sober, started a new teaching job on Monday.

I’ll reach 60 days clean tomorrow.

 

Thanks for the support

That's awesome news, MBT! You looking forward to getting back to work?

Glad to hear it, MBT. 

Thanks?

Been a good first week, if a bit of a culture shock at the school “network’s” training, very ‘murcan da da da at times ??

Sad news, my brother in Thurso died yesterday

My condolences, min, MBT.

Echo Tyrants sentiments, MBT. You able to head home for it?

No, I’ll not be home for it.

Combination of time, cost and possibly triggering/threat to my recovery.

Your brother has died and you won't go and pay your respects ?

 

Self-pity central you min.

 

I've never understood the notion that you have to go a specific location at a specific time in order to "pay respects" (whatever the fuck that means). You clearly think it matters. Or you were just being a dick. Either way, I find it strange.

It's not strange when a poster behaves consistently, in this case acting deliberately to offend or be controversial. He may not have posted for a while but leopards don't change their overcoats. You may describe it as being a dick. I may consider it sick.

I'm not much of a one for funerals.

 

Each to their own of course, how you cope with death is and should be an individual thing.

 

Didn't have a funeral for my mother and I have no intention of having one for myself.

 

Indeed if I'm wrong and there is "another place" how could I face my Ma if I had a funeral and she didn't.

 

Somebody blabbing a heap of s'hite about someone they never met up at the crem doesn't do it for me.

I'm not much of a one for funerals.

 

Each to their own of course, how you cope with death is and should be an individual thing.

 

Didn't have a funeral for my mother and I have no intention of having one for myself.

 

Indeed if I'm wrong and there is "another place" how could I face my Ma if I had a funeral and she didn't.

 

Somebody blabbing a heap of s'hite about someone they never met up at the crem doesn't do it for me.

 

I honestly didn't realise that was an option. What do they do with you? Sea? Landfill? I'm of the opinion that it's not my decision. If others would prefer to remember me via a funeral then that's up to them. Fit if yer kids want a big pairty to dance around yer corpse?

I honestly didn't realise that was an option. What do they do with you? Sea? Landfill? I'm of the opinion that it's not my decision. If others would prefer to remember me via a funeral then that's up to them. Fit if yer kids want a big pairty to dance around yer corpse?

 

  If youre at deaths door soon,aim for the 5th Nov,with a funeral pyre/Fawkes night for the kids.Be selfish not to.

It's the fact he's more concerned about a family member passing and how it would affect himself.

 

He didn't rank his levels of concern in his posts. Just responded to a direct question.

I honestly didn't realise that was an option. What do they do with you? Sea? Landfill? I'm of the opinion that it's not my decision. If others would prefer to remember me via a funeral then that's up to them. Fit if yer kids want a big pairty to dance around yer corpse?

 

 

Still disposed of as per normal.

 

In my Mothers case the crem at Crathes.

 

Which entailed me desperately trying and failing to follow the hearse ( a souped up job) out the North Deeside Road.

 

Every bloody red light..........

 

She would have liked that.

Travelling from Chicago to the North of Scotland is also expensive.

 

Folk can pay their respects in many ways.

 

I've always asked to be sent off Nordic style. Apparently it's frowned upon though.