I am at a slight risk for diabeties

I work long hours and probably am not eating enough at work. I need to put more canteen money in my daily spending plan.

I have worked a whole week of work and a little extra on Friday.

I have worked a whole week in my office job except for Thursday when I went to see a psychologist to talk about conflict resolution and some stress from volunteering as a first responder. I feel good now on Friday and I started on Friday to work longer days to get an extra day off next week using flex time.

I chaired a self help meeting tonight

My self help group had it's annual general meeting tonight. I chaired the meeting of about 50 people.

Friends, networks, high school, work.

I have a handful of Internet friends on an e-mail list and a few other mental health lists including some academic lists with professor and grad student friends I may meet in real life at conferences and may be share a meal or conversation, some real life friends and former coworkers, I mostly talk to now via facebook. Some friends from the punk scene I talk to daily on facebook swapping cat photos etc., but only get together in real life every few years. I also have sort of friends at work in that my boss says, everyone at work likes me. That’s mostly because in my high knowledge job, I have the correct base education to know how the work should be done often. Now I have to learn management which I don’t have a textbook education in. I don’t really *have* to learn management as I am happy and content where I am on the career ladder and improving my own performance.

Then there are my 12 step and other self-help friends in real life. They are the ones I laugh about being crazy with. We all laugh together. They don’t go online so much or as much and I don’t really facebook them. It’s good too because self-help has high levels of anonymity and confidentiality so does not sit well with the Internet.

As a kid family friends were important now they have faded.

Some high school friends remain and we even strengthen our bonds and I probably meet them the most in real life outside of my daily work interactions.

Yes, I am healthier having work buddies to see every day. Really we need a social life to be well. Medication alone doesn’t cut it enough.

Then again, there are all those crazies who don’t have appropriate boundaries in friendship. It’s bit rude to say that and for some of us any friend is better than where we are now.

Alcoholics rave of “all my friends”. Some of us talk about having no friends. I would have said, that too, until I wrote all the above.

Day 45 of no new borrowing

I have not entered a new loan in 45 days now. This is one aspect of recovery I am working on. I don't intend today to borrow money. It is a day off work and weekends are commonly when I borrow.

I am on holidays and having a good day.

Today is a day off work for me. In fact, I am taking the whole week off work. I am just packing to go visit my parent who is retired in the country.

E-mail support working well.

I sent a few e-mails yesterday describing present problems and courses of action I am taking to solve these problems. Even if I only got well wishes back I find this all supportive in keeping on track to workable solutions.