busy

I have way too many networking sites I belong to. I really don't have the time to update them all that often, but I'm going to try to do better. I'm going to try to set aside Fridays to be online and do all this.

I had an endometrial ablazion on Tuesday. I also have found out I have gall stones, an inflamed gall bladder and a 9 cm mass in my liver. I am in so much pain then got me on Percosets for the weekend. I consult with a surgeon on Monday in Springfield to see about getting the gall bladder removed and an exploratory done on the mass in the liver.

School at University of Phoenix, NW Arkansas campus has been stressful. I am trying to get my Bachelors of Psychology but for the first two years it's going to be a lot of core bull courses. Not fun. I have taken a five week hiatus because of my physical ailments at this time, so I don't have to worry about that for a while. I am thinking about switching to online courses, but I don't know for sure.

That's about all that is going on with me right now. As I said I will try to update more often.

Going better

Even though I was called last night and told that my brother's wife's father passed away last night, I am doing okay now. I am feeling things again and the world doesn't seem so bleak.

I still believe that the world is going to heck in a hand basket, but I want to stick around to see just which disaster, natural or man-made, destroys us.

Hopefully it won't happen until after I'm gone and the economy will get better before then.

I am currently taking a course through the University of Phoenix NW Arkansas to get my Bachelor of Psychology. Even though I am already 42 years old, I plan to go for my Doctorate so that I can become a therapist. I think that having someone on the other side of the desk that can say "been there, done that" will help a great many sufferers.



On to me.



I have been on this side of the desk in the mental health field for over 20 years. My diagnoses range from Manic-Depressive/Bi-Polar Disorder, to Schitzo-Effective Disorder, to Dissassociative Identity Disorder/Split-Personality Disorder. I also suffer from several minor disorders, though they might not seem minor to some, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from being sexually abused as a child, to Self-Mutilation and Suicidal Tendencies.



I have been going through a rough time as of late with school pressure and other things going on in my life, not the least of which is the economic times.


I can't go to just anyone with these things. I need someone to talk to that can understand and relate and say "been there, done that, got the papers to prove it".



I don't want to go to the professionals because I refuse to go into the hospital on a locked unit again. I don't want to call any of my family and worry them as they live so far away and have plenty of problems of their own.

testing out

I have decided to try to test out of some of my courses. I can test out of up to 18 hours, and that would save me a few months.

All about me

My real name is Kim but I go by Kristi. That's a long story that I don't want to get into right now.

I was born and raised in and around the suburbs of Detroit, MI. I have also lived all over Michigan including the Upper Peninsula and traveled with a carnival around Wisconsin. I spent three years living in small towns around New Jersey just across the bridge from Philadelphia. I currently live in Cassville, MO, with my boyfriend Bob. I moved here from NJ in May 2009.

I have wanted to be a counselor for as long as I can remember, so I decided to pursue that dream and take Psychology here at U of P. I have been involved in the Mental Health system for over 20 years and believe I could help people from the other side of the desk. I would like to specialize in Personality Disorders, specifically Dissassociative Identity Disorder, more commonly known as Multiple Personality Disorder.

I am very excited and scared all at once. I have great support in Bob, but I don't know too many other people here. I plan on leaning heavily on the facilitators of U of P. I'm going to need a lot of help as I've been out of school for almost 25 years. I was going to try to test out of some classes, but I really think I would benefit better by taking all the courses. Four years sounds like a long time. Anything could happen between now and then. I'm hoping nothing life shattering will happen that will make me have to leave school.

I look forward to meeting everyone. I have plenty of time and internet access at home, so I think I would be a valuable asset to any Learning Team.