More changes. Yay.

"People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar." ~ Tich Nhat Hanh

 

Change.  It isn't something I do well.  It doesn't matter if it's a good change, or a bad change.  If it's change, I don't like it.

Tomorrow is my last day in my intensive outpatient program.  It's great.  I've been there 6 weeks and it's time to move on.  However, I'm comfortable there.  I know the people, the clinicians, the prescriber.  I now have to move to a new place.  Get used to new people, a new therapist, a new prescriber.  I'll adjust, but it will take time, as it did when I transitioned from the hospital into the outpatient program.

Fortunately, I have more skills to cope with change now than I did a couple of years ago.  Even more than a couple of weeks ago.

Even though it's something I don't do well, change is all around us.  People change, situations change, jobs change, seasons change.  With change all around, learning to deal with it is probably one of the most valuable things I've learned over the past couple of months.  Time to put it to use again!