The appointment went okay. She's not a big fan of long term antidepressants, but she was a really good listenener, and that should help, I think.
Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.
Anya ,'Showtime'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
sj - Aug 30, 2016 8:42:23 am PDT #26088 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
askye - Aug 30, 2016 9:16:35 am PDT #26089 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
I hope you can find a psychiastrist you trust Zen.
Also sj I hope the therapist works out.
juliana - Aug 30, 2016 9:31:02 am PDT #26090 of 30002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Medical~ma for everyone, and hugs/hairpats/knowing looks for those who want them.
I'm having anxiety over taking Peanut down to the Exploratorium, which is just ridiculous. The walk isn't any longer than the walks we've taken down to the farmers market, the museum itself is kid-friendly by its nature, and she's in good health & spirits. It's just my brain being dumb because we've never been there before. STOP IT, BRAIN.
P.M. Marc - Aug 30, 2016 9:36:34 am PDT #26091 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Did I say -- I honestly can't remember -- his rheumatologist thinks that the intermittent discomfort Tim is having in his chest is not IN his lungs; he thinks it's costochondritis (inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the sternum).
I hope that's what it is. Though I suspect I've got it going on right now (there's nothing else that seems to be causing it and I've been through the medical three ring circus this summer) and it's hella frustrating.
Steph L. - Aug 30, 2016 9:41:19 am PDT #26092 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Though I suspect I've got it going on right now
It seems to be the cartilage version of pleurisy. Like something inside your chest cavity but outside your lungs is all inflamed like crazy and will not un-inflame.
WindSparrow - Aug 30, 2016 9:43:02 am PDT #26093 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Zen, it is absolutely reasonable to "interview and hire" a doctor whenever you have any choice in the matter. So is having a conversation with a doctor about the ways previous treatments and medications effected you (good AND ill), and what side effects you see as deal-breakers together with the expectation that you as a patient be treated as a person who has a brain rather than a subject with a collection of symptoms. Yeah, it would be a pain to have to go through this process again, but your health is worth the effort.
sj, if the new therapist doesn't love long-term anti-depressants, does that mean she is big on concrete skills and coping tools? The last therapist I saw was all into this Rogerian, just get 'em talking, doesn't really go anywhere with it, stuff that was not a good fit for me in the long term and I didn't know how to say it was not working for me. Either way, I hope you are able to work with this one and get what you need from her.
So much ~ma for Tim. May the doctors speedily and accurately learn what is going on with him, and be able to treat it skillfully. For you Steph, and for all here who are under strain, I bring this blessing from the Iona Community:
Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the flowing air to you
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep peace of the shining stars to youThe last line is explicitly religious, so feel free to skip it, but for those to whom it has meaning -
Deep peace of the Son of peace to you
Connie Neil - Aug 30, 2016 9:44:55 am PDT #26094 of 30002
brillig
Gah, medical stuff. I think all the moving shit and sleeping on a crappy bed have fucked up my left hip, but I don't have time for a doctor. I'm looking at a second floor apartment, and I'm hoping stairs won't aggravate things until my body gets used to a new bed and I can rest.
Dana - Aug 30, 2016 10:48:35 am PDT #26095 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I am alternating between periods of being calm and being a stressball. So much to do. And yet not that much to do immediately.
sj - Aug 30, 2016 11:15:18 am PDT #26096 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Dana, we passed on a couple of houses because we didn't want the responsibility of a pool. Good luck finding the perfect place.
sj - Aug 30, 2016 11:42:30 am PDT #26097 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
sj, if the new therapist doesn't love long-term anti-depressants, does that mean she is big on concrete skills and coping tools? The last therapist I saw was all into this Rogerian, just get 'em talking, doesn't really go anywhere with it, stuff that was not a good fit for me in the long term and I didn't know how to say it was not working for me. Either way, I hope you are able to work with this one and get what you need from her.
I'm hoping that will be the case. There was some mention of acupuncture and nutrition and lots of "inspirational" quotes on the wall, but like I said she seemed nice and I need someone to talk to and I think I can with her.