Emotional Baggage/Dealing with it

Professor S · 08-29-2011, 09:54 AM

Talk to your adviser at school or the on-campus health professional. Usually they have programs for this at no cost, and professional help is likely the best course of action. If they don't have programs for it, they are accepting a ridiculous amount of liability.

BreakABone · 08-29-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Professor S

Talk to your adviser at school or the on-campus health professional. Usually they have programs for this at no cost, and professional help is likely the best course of action. If they don't have programs for it, they are accepting a ridiculous amount of liability.

Yeah I'll agree with that.

I think the blog will help get the information out, but I think you need to find professional help to work through the problems.

And now just share them to strangers online. Though that also has its benefits.

KillerGremlin · 08-29-2011, 05:15 PM

I am doing my blog through Google's Blogger. For like 10 bucks a year you can buy your own domain on Blogger, but I'm just doing the free thing for now (my blog: http://notanotherbeerreview.blogspot.com/). Wordpress is the other popular one, but I'm not sure how much it costs.

How would you feel seeking campus resources? I know many campuses with Psychology programs have free counseling services built in to help train prospective Grad Students.

Writing is a good way to channel energy into a constructive outlet, but I can't say how therapeutic it is. Look at all the insanely talented musicians and artists; most of them were really messed up. Now look at how many of them OD'ed or killed themselves.

Opening up is a good first step, but you may want to think about doing it in a supportive environment. There are a ton of good LGBT resources out there, so don't think you are alone.

TheSlyMoogle · 08-29-2011, 07:43 PM

Well I actually tried the campus counselor a couple of semesters back, and he just sort of nodded and tapped his pencil a lot after I started talking about me being gay and some of the stuff. Before that he seemed interested. I hate to say it but I believe the word gay automatically meant he didn't care.

I actually reported him to the school, but he's still here. Morehead kinda sucks for that stuff I suppose.

KillerGremlin · 08-29-2011, 08:13 PM

That sounds absolutely shitty. The only other avenue maybe worth exploring is to see if your school has an LGBTQ resources. At my college we had a whole department for LGTBQ and gender and women's studies. This included a safe place designated on campus, resources and referrals, and a place to just hang out. You could get condoms there too. We also had a number of clubs on campus in support of LGBTQ stuff.

Outside of campus, you could always google around for LGBTQ counseling or gay counselors, although I am unfamiliar with that territory....I'm like 96% positive they are out there.

If you can get in touch with one, see if they can get you a few free sessions on or off insurance, or if they have any sliding scales. Some definitely do.

TheSlyMoogle · 08-29-2011, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

That sounds absolutely shitty. The only other avenue maybe worth exploring is to see if your school has an LGBTQ resources. At my college we had a whole department for LGTBQ and gender and women's studies. This included a safe place designated on campus, resources and referrals, and a place to just hang out. You could get condoms there too. We also had a number of clubs on campus in support of LGBTQ stuff.

Outside of campus, you could always google around for LGBTQ counseling or gay counselors, although I am unfamiliar with that territory....I'm like 96% positive they are out there.

If you can get in touch with one, see if they can get you a few free sessions on or off insurance, or if they have any sliding scales. Some definitely do.

Actually we have a gay straight alliance that I started my 2nd year here, and it's still going strong, but for the most part they accomplish nothing other than managing to have one gay party a year (Which so wasn't my idea), and sometimes doing some type of fundraiser for AVOL (AIDS volunteers of Lexington, KY) which the largest donation came from the year I started the fundraiser.

Basically I tried to have talks with them when I started the group, and about the most personal it got was some things I said myself, and a kid who was being abused by his roommate, who we got out of his room by talking to housing and my friend let him stay at her house for a few days until he could move rooms.

If I wanted a support group outside of that I would have to go to lexington which is about an hour away drive time (And about 20 dollars in gas).

So I'm going to try this blog thing for a while.

Combine 017 · 08-29-2011, 08:26 PM

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That sounds absolutely shitty. The only other avenue maybe worth exploring is to see if your school has an LGBTQ resources.

What the hell does the "Q" stand for?

Moogle you should just get yourself a pet, even if its just some stupid beta fish. Maybe get a kitten, kittens are fun. Or move on over to Vancouver and start a restaurant with me.

KillerGremlin · 08-30-2011, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSlyMoogle

Actually we have a gay straight alliance that I started my 2nd year here, and it's still going strong, but for the most part they accomplish nothing other than managing to have one gay party a year (Which so wasn't my idea), and sometimes doing some type of fundraiser for AVOL (AIDS volunteers of Lexington, KY) which the largest donation came from the year I started the fundraiser.

Basically I tried to have talks with them when I started the group, and about the most personal it got was some things I said myself, and a kid who was being abused by his roommate, who we got out of his room by talking to housing and my friend let him stay at her house for a few days until he could move rooms.

If I wanted a support group outside of that I would have to go to lexington which is about an hour away drive time (And about 20 dollars in gas).

So I'm going to try this blog thing for a while.

Your efforts sound noble, and every grassroots organization needs to start somewhere. If you ever leave Kentucky and go to one of the coasts or the more...standing Midwest...you'll have more support than you will probably ever need. But I support your blog and if you feel comfortable sharing it I'm sure folks here would like to read it.

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What the hell does the "Q" stand for?

Moogle you should just get yourself a pet, even if its just some stupid beta fish. Maybe get a kitten, kittens are fun. Or move on over to Vancouver and start a restaurant with me.

The Q stands for "Queer" as it is now being taken back by the community, and can include bisexuals, gay and lesbian, and trans people. It's kind of an open category, and like so many things in soft social sciences, is annoying because it isn't easily defined.