Yesterday...

The reason there was no post yesterday is that my mind was occupied with my upcoming vacation. It has always been a bit overwhelming to prepare for travel, yet I am usually fine once we are at our destination. Part of that is, if I forgot something there is nothing I can do about it then. So as long as I have my medications, everything else can be purchased if needed. Therefor I will keep breathing and make sure my meds are the first thing to get packed and I have two separate supplies in case one item is misplaced. 

Also, yesterday morning I had an interview with the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation. This was to figure out what my next step in the process of being retrained for a new job or vocation. In the upcoming month I will be taking a three day vocational assessment. I am not sure what all the testing will be, but it will allow trained professionals to evaluate my cognitive, motor, and personality skills to see what jobs I am best at within the perimeters of my disability. Many of you are aware that I have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which limits my abilities to handle stressful situations and can be triggered without warning. A trigger can cause me to panic and shut down. In the past I was able to handle situations, including waiting on someone who had abused me in my youth only to take three days off work to regain my composer. It has become more and more difficult to contain my composer when around persons that trigger a memory or being in a crowd when I don't know who I might see and feel like I am unable to get away.

So this retraining will help me to find a job that has minimal in person people contact, yet utilizes my many skills. It will be interesting to hear about my testing. I have taken personality vocational test, but none that took three days of testing. I will be sure to share with you the results and the next step in our plan to get me back to work.

Have a Blessed Day, Namaste