As an answer to the perennial "How are you doing?" queries I'll note that David had an instance of "emotional dysregulation" last night.
That's the safety valve doing it's job.
It's plugged in and lit up in the living room!
<3
We didn't have sex, if that's what you mean. That's all I do now, not have sex.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
aurelia - Aug 23, 2023 12:45:01 pm PDT #24313 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Dana - Aug 23, 2023 12:49:55 pm PDT #24314 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I cannot honestly imagine being as graceful, eloquent, and loving in such a painful situation as you have been, David.
erikaj - Aug 23, 2023 12:54:12 pm PDT #24315 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
You wouldn't be human if you didn't, Hec. I get upset over far less than all of that(Although there are, you know, real things, too. But I can't quite pull off being enough of an OG Greta Tunberg to pull off a contention that the climate crisis is what breaks my heart *every day*, but it is often in the mix. )
Amy - Aug 23, 2023 1:15:32 pm PDT #24316 of 30000
Because books.
I stayed home sick today after breaking down at work yesterday. Suddenly a mental health day didn't seem like a luxury. My coping today has been making a video appt with the doctor about my cough and head, sleeping a LOT, and setting up with a new therapist for an appt on Friday, because I really need someone to talk to.
(I tried a few months ago with a very sweet older gentleman, but he worked for 40 years at the VA dealing with anxiety et al in PTSD veterans, and all he really did was give me breathing tips. Which is not so much helpful with depression, it turns out.)
::loves everyone in this bar::
sj - Aug 23, 2023 1:19:45 pm PDT #24317 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Amy, I’m sorry. Good luck finding a new therapist.
Laura - Aug 23, 2023 1:21:06 pm PDT #24318 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Amy, a mental health day isn't a luxury. I hope the appointment Friday is a help.
Amy - Aug 23, 2023 1:23:06 pm PDT #24319 of 30000
Because books.
Thanks, sj. The breakdown was as much physical as emotional (and also triggered by trying to do three jobs at once, which I have to do every Tuesday and Thursday, and I'm not sure how much longer I can hack it. I mean, I'm supposed to run the front desk, answer the phone, check patients in, work them up for the doctor -- which means prelim questions and running two machines -- make charts for the next day, and scan in charts from that day).
And I'm sick, so brain and body sort of joined hands and staged a sit-in with crying.
aurelia - Aug 23, 2023 1:33:07 pm PDT #24320 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Oh, Amy. That's a lot.
I know the heat is much worse elsewhere, but I would just like to note that a "feels like" of 109° with no AC is not ideal.
-t - Aug 23, 2023 1:35:57 pm PDT #24321 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That is a lot, Amy!
Yikes, aurelia! Be careful, maybe go to a library or something?
Atropa - Aug 23, 2023 1:37:52 pm PDT #24322 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Strix, what you posted was lovely and far more eloquent than I could be right now. Thank you.
(Words of all sorts are failing me today, which is bad as I have Manager Nonsense to take care of.)
Hec, you have earned the right to say fuck as many times as you feel the need to.
Oh G-D have you. When I was dealing with stuff around my Mom's passing, I would go out in the yard, smash things with a hammer, and cry a lot.