With the Covid Vaccine now available to qualifying individuals, including those in the health care profession who are considered front-line essential workers, many TI therapists, directors and graduates are taking the opportunity to do their part to help build self protection from the virus and to help stop its spread.
That said, we would like to share two personal stories from the TI “family” who have recently received the vaccine. We hope their sharing, including doubts, concerns, success and relief, will be interesting and information to others in the field and beyond who are considering (or will soon be) taking the vaccine.
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As I thought about my journey as a psychoanalyst, musical performer and writer, so many things came to mind that it felt quite overwhelming to condense this into such a small space. After all so much that is central to my life is entwined despite containing very differently defined aspects of myself and the roles that I play. For some, many of these things may come more easily but for me it has been a lifelong struggle to allow myself to travel this journey because of my upbringing and experience.
Why do seniors commit suicide? That was the topic of a recent workshop I attended. They don’t attempt it more often, but their “completion rate” is much higher. “Completion” being the brave new world term for ‘success’ in suicide. Adolescents attempt 50 times/death, seniors 7 times/death. The senior statistics break down to 3/1 for men who tend to use guns or hanging and about 10/1 for women who tend to use pills.
Which brings me to the subject of retirement.