I got such satisfaction of forcing on my ex-husband not only all his crappy furniture but every goddamn sentimental thing from our marriage. Motherfucker, you can throw out the wedding album, art by friends, all of our photos, any jewelry you gave me (next to none: he was a terrible gift giver and had essentially ignor…

What happens now is we genuinely prepare for Roe to be overturned and make plans accordingly. What sucks is this is going to impact the economically disadvantaged the most: they will have less access to preventative measures and will have less resources to get to another state should they need an abortion. It’s…

You forgot a bit - “The people who witness it.”

Tort-ing it up!

Yes, but who gets to determine intent? A jury of one’s peers (or, you know, the finder of fact, whatever). One can present evidence of intent and it may be found sufficient to support the claim, but it is not in and of itself determinative. So I wouldn’t call it rewriting the legal code at all to say that a claim of in…

Ugh. The “it wasn’t my intention” response. Why won’t it die? Intention may inform, but it can never fully define an act. Rather, the act (or words) define the act. And who gets to do that defining? The people on the receiving end of that act. The people who are affected by it. The people who witness it. Because words…

Barbaric use of scissors:

I think we all got lazy / lulled into think that because rights were gained that would mean they’d stay. People had to fight HARD to gain these rights. Each and every one of them could be taken away. It’s now on us to fight hard to regain the ground we lost and keep what little we still have. Or, you know, just be…

Precisely.

I get that seeing a woman struggle so much is worthy of pity and sympathy, but I feel the thing to remember here is how rough a go of it Britney has had. Yes, she’s had incredible success and resulting privilege, but she’s also been put to work since she was a child, has been sexualized and objectified and had her…

You mean:

So much great advice here. Thanks! I have never considered other forms of writing (flowcharts FTW!) as a potential means of journaling. Will give that a shot.

Thank you! It’s strange to watch my classmates compete for the most stressful litigation clinics this weekend and feel utterly removed from/uninterested in even trying to go out for those. I want to do good work and get as much practice, but holy hell am I ready for some shift in stress post-1L!

You’re not the first person in recent days to mention EMDR. In fact, it was recommended to me rather recently - a friend just gave me a contact a few days back. Will definitely follow up on it!

Phew. Honestly, just hearing from people who get it is a big help. My friends are incredibly caring, but stating “you are amazing! just stop hating yourself!” honestly leaves me feeling worse than better. So, knowing there are others out there (who hate journaling too) lifts some of the isolation.

I haven’t written fiction since I was a kid! Might be a good way to blow off steam. I remember loving it.

Thank you. That means a lot to hear.

My therapist is definitely in the psychodynamic camp. It was a conscious choice on my part as I’d been hiding behind CBT “fixes” to avoid really confessing/addressing deeper shit. So in that respect it’s been helpful. But then it leads to moments like this where I’m just stuck.

Thanks so much. I know sharing this kind of stuff isn’t easy but hearing from others who have gone through it is helpful. I kind of hate to admit it but you’re so right about stepping out; it might alleviate some of the immediate pain therapy digs up, but the problems are still gonna be there lurking. They don’t go…

First off - if you are having any issues with your therapist you should bring it up! It can be awkward AF but it they’re in any way good at their job they’ll hear you out and address if. If they do anything but then they’ve just identified themselves as not your therapist!