I'm so glad you got a doctor who listens to you, Hil.

The doctor also suggested two medications that she might try for me, depending on what my blood test and x-ray results look like and how I do with the hand therapy person she's sending me to, and she printed out the names of the medications and gave them to me so that I could research them. I don't think any doctor has ever done that before.

Hello anxiety attack.

I was running late today, couldn't find my keys, there was frost on the car I had to scrape off anduring then the low tire pressure light came on.

I was headed to work and my Inner Critic started in on me and it was doing OK countering it and then..I just couldn't and came home and now I'm having to counter it but at least I'm not at work or driving.

I'm going to call out and try not to feel like a failure.

If the weather recently turned cold, that could account for the low tire pressure. The cold makes the gas contract, lessening the pressure. There's probably not a leak or anything. Just stop by a Jiffy Lube or something and ask them to top off your tires. They probably won't even charge you.

There is a place mom goes to that is good and cheap. Although not always fast.

I had yhr same indicator a month or so ago and I went to a different place that said my tires were low and need rotating.

Rationally I know it's probably nothing major. But my Inner Critic is using this to rerun You Are an Irresponsible Failure Let me Berate You. With the special bonus of You're Going to Have an Anxiety Attack at work and Everyone will Laugh.

I called work and it turns out someone got their schedule wrong and showed up so the assistant manager thought we'd switched schedules.

If you have Discount Tire in your area, they'll check pressure and fill tires for free.

Well you got a reprieve at work. Now you can put more energy into taking care of yourself and your car. and tomorrow can be a fresh new day.

Your Inner Critic needs to be the one with the low pressure warning.

Pretty much any service station will do the tire pressure thing for free. This is because it happens to everyone and is just part of car-having. It's not a sign of Irresponsible Failure.

I love my garage, I can pull up and say "Can somebody check the air in my tires?" and someone will pull out the air hose and professional pressure gauge and top it off. I know I could do it, but the bending and squatting and hoping my cheap tire gauge is accurate are more annoying and painful than I want to deal with.

I went and had it checked the tires were just low enough to have the sensor go iff. Which is annoying but on the other hand despite being anxious anfor upset it wasn't the same level as it has been in the past.

I also know the sensor will go off at something basic.