Why won't people take this seriously?
I am at the point where I don't care if , after this is over, I have to move in w/mom temporarily and drive 3 hours a day round trip to work I just need to be in an different enviornment
Don't you have an elsewhere to be?
Cordelia ,'Lessons'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
askye - Mar 29, 2020 7:30:19 am PDT #18882 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
sj - Mar 29, 2020 7:31:52 am PDT #18883 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
That sound wise, askye. Take care of yourself as best you can in the meantime.
sj - Mar 29, 2020 7:37:12 am PDT #18884 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
And my aunt was yelling at my mother to still have a big Easter dinner because she was told you can still see "your tribe".
askye - Mar 29, 2020 7:41:05 am PDT #18885 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
I emailed my therapist the other day to thank him for all his help and let him know how well I'm doing. In one reply he said that this is causing massive trauma on a social scale as well as with in families and he recommended this book The Obstacle is the WAy
It's 1.99 for the ebook right now. I don't know if it will help anyone or even me but it might help some.
And it's not an ebook but I've found The Dialectical Behavior Skills Workbook to be really helpful. [link]
Jesse - Mar 29, 2020 7:53:27 am PDT #18886 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
And my aunt was yelling at my mother to still have a big Easter dinner because she was told you can still see "your tribe".
ARGH
Sophia Brooks - Mar 29, 2020 8:13:15 am PDT #18887 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Askye that sounds so stressful!
Consuela - Mar 29, 2020 8:13:18 am PDT #18888 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Argh indeed. Have a Zoom Easter!
JZ, I'm glad to hear your dad is holding on.
I went for a run in the woods this morning: it was raining and early and I only saw a few people for the first half hour, but a bunch more after that. We were all cautious, but I have decided I'm not running any narrow trails anymore, just ones with enough room for that 6 feet.
It was a very slow run and when I got home I couldn't do all my regular bodywork exercises. Possibly because I spent all day yesterday on the futon, reading. Gotta keep moving as much as I can, I think.
Zenkitty - Mar 29, 2020 8:36:30 am PDT #18889 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Just made my last COBRA payment. I'm glad not to have to deal with that expense anymore. Giddily made a large credit card payment and immediately regretted it but what the heck, it has to get paid sometime. Also found $31 tucked away in an old wallet, thanks last-year-me.
Had a long conversation with my sister this morning about wills and trusts. Ultimately reassuring to have our affairs squared away, but still rough.
I'm trying to calm down and focus on my freelance assignment, I'm behind schedule, I've got a meeting Tuesday with the manager and I want to be able to tell him I'm back on track, and it's just not happening.
How come I don't have post-it notes? How can I be expected to edit without little post-it notes? What am I, a barbarian?
Zenkitty - Mar 29, 2020 8:51:32 am PDT #18890 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Okay, I found the post-its. Geez, calm down.
Theodosia - Mar 29, 2020 9:00:59 am PDT #18891 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
For some people I suspect the trauma response is a kind of reverse-hypochondria, just wanting to really REALLY believe this is some kind of made-up shit that isn't real and isn't going to affect you.
I've been going masked out there, and I know it doesn't make me invincible, but as long as I'm not breathing in as much possible virus and hand-washing and not-face-touching I can pretend at least a little that I'll be OK. It's really mostly that I don't carry it on to vulnerable others that worries me.