Tippy, I'm glad you got in touch with your therapist. She seems like a good one. I also appreciate the hell out of you and want you to be safe.
Oh, no, oh, no! Spontaneous poetic exclamations. Lord, spare me college boys in love.
Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'
Spike's Bitches 49: As usual, I'm here to help you, and I... are you naked under there?
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 - Sep 06, 2017 11:49:50 am PDT #1722 of 8213
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
EpicTangent - Sep 06, 2017 12:07:33 pm PDT #1723 of 8213
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I'm so glad you have a plan, Steph. Please take care of you as best you can. (FYI, I'm wearing the blue polka dotted t-shirt with matching Chucks and thinking of you).
Dana - Sep 06, 2017 12:12:10 pm PDT #1724 of 8213
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm glad your therapist could help.
Steph L. - Sep 06, 2017 12:16:43 pm PDT #1725 of 8213
I look more rad than Lutheranism
The Ativan has definitely dialed down the distress. I think I'm good until therapy tomorrow morning.
Dana - Sep 06, 2017 12:18:01 pm PDT #1726 of 8213
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Hooray for pharmaceuticals.
Sparky1 - Sep 06, 2017 12:20:03 pm PDT #1727 of 8213
Librarian Warlord
Good to hear, Steph. I'm glad you reached out here, and to your therapist. Both are okay, always.
EpicTangent - Sep 06, 2017 12:21:20 pm PDT #1728 of 8213
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Better living through Chemistry, Yay!
askye - Sep 06, 2017 12:28:59 pm PDT #1729 of 8213
Thrive to spite them
Glad the Ativan is working
Steph L. - Sep 06, 2017 12:32:00 pm PDT #1730 of 8213
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I mean, I don't feel bouncy and perky, or even particularly chill, but the hyperventilating and sobbing is over, and that's good enough for right now.
I definitely need to talk to Awesome Doctor about restarting antidepressants (I posted about this on a FB filter earlier), but my endo/colonoscopy is Monday, and it's a known thing that GI issues can affect mental health because 90%-95% of your serotonin is made in/hangs out in the GI tract. But if your GI tract is jacked up, it stands to reason that it's going to affect your serotonin and therefore your mental health. And my GI tract is hella jacked up.
I'd like to wait until after the endo/colonoscopy to see what treatment I need for my stomach, and how well it works, before I restart antidepressants, because starting 2 things at the same time makes it hard to tell which thing is working.
I mean, at this point, I wouldn't be able to see Awesome Doctor until next week anyway, so I'm just formulating a plan. Hopefully my therapist can help me with that plan so I can get through the next week and see how everything shakes out with my Very Bad No Good Stupid Expensive Stomach and then see about antidepressants.
askye - Sep 06, 2017 12:37:06 pm PDT #1731 of 8213
Thrive to spite them
Sounds like good planning Teppy. I hope that the GI medicine will start helping you right away.