looking for DBT in nyc
09 Sep 2009 Leave a Comment
in depression, new york Tags: boston, columbia, cornell, DBT, harvard, new york city, therapist, therapy
i started searching for a new DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) groups in the area. queens/long island groups were not working out, either full or don’t take insurance. so i started looking up groups in the city. it’s great that columbia and cornell have their medical schools here.
it’s strange. i would think there would be more availability of groups and therapists and all in the ny area than in boston area. after all, isn’t this woody allen’s city of many clients who want therapy and too few therapists?
surprisingly harvard has more affiliation with schools all around boston area more than columbia and cornell have in ny area it seems like. i didn’t know how good i had it when i was in the boston area. still, i am glad there’s at least columbia and cornell affliated hospitals and programs in reasonable closeness to where i live.
swine flu?
09 Sep 2009 Leave a Comment
in personal Tags: bonjuk, cold, porridge, swine flu, symptoms
today is wednesday. i have been sick since sunday. i definitely have a cold or a flu of some kind. i looked up swine flu symptoms yesterday. and boy do the symptoms sound non specific or what? only thing i could tell is that if you have swine flu you have a high fever and cough a lot. don’t most flu or cold symptoms consist of the same?
i don’t think i’m dying or anything. i started out coughing a lot. i mean a lot. it would hurt so much to cough. then second day i was mostly just congested. really congested. then i started feeling really tired and weak. today, the fourth day of being sick, i noticed i have muscle aches like i worked out for hours or something.
anyway, i guess swine flu is so much a concern because some people die from it. but as for what makes it noticeably different from other kinds of flu or colds, i could not tell.
best part about being sick? my bf “brought” me porridge from bonjuk. well, he came over, picked me up and we went to go pick it up together. 
anyway, it was nice not being all by myself when i was feeling so sick.
