Oh, darling, I know this is going to be so hard. Give yourself permission to do whatever you need to right now. We are here for you.
Question: Will hiding in a cavern with stockpiled chocolate goods be any part of this plan?
Xander ,'Get It Done'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
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Liese S. - Feb 13, 2012 7:15:10 pm PST #7267 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Maria - Feb 13, 2012 7:23:25 pm PST #7268 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I'm at my parents in PA. And I don't want to take anything. This would be the first time and I'm afraid of a reaction or fucked up dreams.
DCJensen - Feb 13, 2012 7:23:58 pm PST #7269 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.
{{{{Maria}}}}
DavidS - Feb 13, 2012 7:26:42 pm PST #7270 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And I don't want to take anything.
Three Ibuprofen, or Benadryl would help you sleep and wouldn't cause any crazy reactions.
Oh, you need rest.
JenP - Feb 13, 2012 7:27:42 pm PST #7271 of 30001
Oh, Maria, I'm so sorry. And everything Liese said.
Liese S. - Feb 13, 2012 7:28:21 pm PST #7272 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I'm glad you're with your folks. You don't have to take anything if you don't want to. Rest may come scarce for a while, but your body will sleep when it needs to.
I know those final moments can be so awful, especially when it's such a shock. Eventually you'll be able to have the better memories override, but right now you'll have this to go through.
You don't have to do anything but be shocked right now. (And while I'm at it, you are allowed to have negative emotions too. You are allowed to be angry and upset as well as grieving.) You can get through this.
Cass - Feb 13, 2012 7:29:07 pm PST #7273 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I don't know how to do this myself.
Let your parents be with you and either a drink or a Xanax / Ativan / Valium / any of the anxiety drugs (if that's available) if you think that might help let you fall asleep. You do need rest. But sometimes sleep is hard to grasp.
DavidS - Feb 13, 2012 7:29:41 pm PST #7274 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You don't have to do anything but be shocked right now. You can get through this.
This is true. One minute at a time if you have to. You don't have to look any further ahead then getting through the next minute. Just breathe.
-t - Feb 13, 2012 7:30:25 pm PST #7275 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
(((((Maria))))))
It's okay not to sleep, honey. I wish I could be there with you now.
billytea - Feb 13, 2012 7:32:54 pm PST #7276 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I'm so sorry, Maria.