Okay…For those who are new to the blog….What does all my shorthand mean?
dh: dear husband
ds: dear son
AT: art therapist, infrequently art therapy (when I feel too lazy to type it out)
PNP: psychiatric nurse practitioner
Nutritionist: self explanatory
PP: primary physician, also referred to as doctor
Team Heidi: usually refers to my outpatient providers; the AT, my PNP, my doctor and the Nutritionist. Can also include my yoga instructor, but I haven’t gone to yoga since February. Also can refer to additional support people like dh, friends, etc.
YI: yoga instructor
FML: fuck my life
ED: eating disorder
L, Donna, J, SS, Pixie, Blossom: friends
Biebs, Glitter H: friends from residential treatment
Heidi: me
Big Dog/Little Dog: my dogs
Hilltop: The treatment facility in the mid-west where I did residential treatment, am in the partial hospitalization program and then will go to the intensive outpatient program
Hilltop Team Heidi: my treatment team at Hilltop
- Residential:
- Mac: dietician
- Meg: my therapist
- Dr. Psychiatrist/Psychiatrist: self-explanatory
- Anxiety Therapist: self-explanatory
- Partial Hospitalization Program:
- Kyla: my therapist
- Dr. Psychiatrist/Psychiatrist: self-explanatory
- Anxiety Therapist: self-explnatory
- Dietitian: self-explanatory
- Callie: Direct Care/Intern with whom I have really connected