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Hi prettygreeneyes I'm so pleased your meds seem to be working for you. A barge sounds so cool I've got a fear of water too but mines I panic I'm going to drop things in like my keys, phone, purse ect a bit weird I no lol. But well done you that's fab and carverys are delicious you can't beat one on a Sunday. Enjoy the rest of your night :-)
Thank you....they help me sleep as well :) it's a bit windy today and it was a bit wobbly on there but I managed it and I managed a cup of tea as well! It was surprisingly cosy once I'd got over my irrational fear!!
I'm just about to pick my children up from their nanas ready for bath and bed and a super chill out night tonight for me :) hope you enjoy rest of your night as well :)
Thanks yeah there's supposed to be a storm coming tonight which I'm freaking over a little lol (there's always something though lol). I'm just looking forward to a full week without school runs lol. Simple things :-)
Hi Hannah and prettygreeneyes! Happy 12th Anniversary to you and your hubby, Hannah!!! How lovely to wake up to a beautiful bunch of flowers!! And glad you're looking forward to your meal out with all the parents from your son's footie team!
Really glad your new medication is helping you, prettygreeneyes. I am actually thinking about asking my psychiatrist about Remeron (mirtazapine) since it's something I haven't tried and I need to switch to something more effective. Let us know how you are doing on it!
My positive today is that we are away with my Mum in the mountains. We have a house quite high up in a big mountain range and about 5 years ago - when my anxiety became really bad again - it started to get harder and harder for me to come here. The house is a long way from home (5 hour drive) and it's very remote (though we do have a (slow!) internet connection thankfully!!!). Anyhow, the nearest vet is at least 1.5 hour's drive away and I REALLY worry about something happening to our dogs and not being able to get veterinary care. The nearest hospital is also a long way away and that worries me too. So anyhow, it's become very difficult for me to come to this house now because my anxiety and panic tend to go through the roof and I've had some very nasty panic attacks here - not to mention actual emergencies with the dogs involving driving for miles in the middle of the night to the closest vet.
But my hubby loves coming up here and my Mum enjoys it too. So anyhow, even though I really didn't want to come, I'm here now and although my anxiety is higher, I'm doing ok. We're going home again tomorrow so it's only 2 nights. It feels good to be pushing myself to do something that makes other people happy (hubby and my Mum).
I'm so pleased your there and I'm sure you will have an amazing time and everything will be perfect. And perhaps when this trip goes as well as it will, it will be better when you have future trips there. It sounds amazing I bet the scenery is beautiful :-)
I hope you get a med that works for you soon and at least you have an idea of what you want to try now.
Thanks for the well wishes its been lovely today I've felt well and truly loved and I'm now going to bed a happy bunny lol.
I hope you enjoy the rest of your time there and I'm pleased your mum and hubby are having a nice time too. I'm sure seeing them happy there will bring you pleasure too. :-)
Thank you so much, Hannah! It is definitely nice to see my hubby and my Mum happy. It is a really beautiful spot. I wish I could feel happier about being here, but at least I am here!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by petrified
Thanks so much again! xxxxx
Well I guess we survived the storm we were supposed to have although near me it hasn't been bad at all!! My positive today Is taking kids to their friends house where they played and had dinner whilst us mums have a chat......it was nice because this mum is from the new school since we moved villages so she knows nothing about my past or what I've been through so she doesn't tip toe around me :)
Back home now to the smell of stew cooking slowly all day! One of my favourite things about colder darker nights is comfort food!!
Hope everyone has had a lovely day :)
Glad you did not get hit by a storm and that you had a nice evening, prettygreeneyes!
My positive today is that I got through a couple of days in the mountains ok and I didn't have any major panic attacks and, despite some heightened anxiety, things went ok. We are heading home today (Yay!!!!) It's a long drive and it started snowing here last night so I'm keen to get going. Really wish I could enjoy things more instead of always worrying, but I'm glad I pushed myself to come up here and didn't just stay home. Also, my hubby, my Mum and the doggies had a wonderful time, which was nice to see!
Sending positive vibes to all!
I have been busy cleaning, selling stuff, and down sizing for a move, quite some time away. I have also been trying to learn poetry in that time and today following exercises in a book I purchased ... wrote what looks like my first Iambic Peom. Going to make that post now.
I made my kids a yummy healthy lunch!
Hi everyone
Truevoiceinc your lunch sounded fab
Prettygreeneyes, yeah I survived the much anticipated storm also, my area barely had wind here lol. I'm pleased you had a lovely chat with the new mum from the school, it's lovely to just be normal with someone that hardly knows you for a little bit. I also love winter food you can't beat stews and broths with crusty bread lol.
Dave, you sound really busy at the min. I'm pleased your finding your positives :-)
Joanna, I'm so pleased your trip went well and that your hubby, mum and dogs had a fab time. Next time I'm sure you will enjoy it as much as they did. I don't envy you the snow though, it's nice for a day or two then I've usually had enough. Hope you all had a safe journey home and are feeling a little more relaxed now :-)
Well my positives are yesterday I had a lovely meal with my husband and son and my sons football team and there parents. It was to raise money to take them all to a tournament next year. We raised £181 last night. So I'm happy about that. I also had a lovely chat with my husband.
Today's positives are I made it to the metro centre with my son, his best friend and my two nieces. I managed 2 hours shopping and actually enjoyed myself trying on silly hats and things with the kids.
I hope everyone is enjoying their day today and things are positive for you all :-)
Well done everyone!! Really glad you had a fun day out with your son and his friends, Hannah! And well done for raising all that money!
My positive today is that I gave my Mum a big hug and told her how much I love her and we had a good talk about some "deeper" stuff. She is leaving on Thursday. I will really miss her!!
Ah that's fab Joanna, I'm sure she's going to miss you whole lot too. But perhaps that chat was something you both really needed. It's lovely getting a hug from your parents no matter how old you get. I still love a cuddle from my dad. Hope you both enjoy your last few days together.
Sending you loads of hugs (((((((( )))))))))
Hannah xxxxx
Thank you, Hannah!! xxxxxxxxxQuote:
Originally Posted by petrified
This is a very good idea Dave :)
Today I got my the result of my mid term assignment at the university.
I got an A- I try so hard to be very happy. but I feel utterly guilty. I wrote my paper three hours before the deadline, my writing anxiety went crazy! I did not even sleep following 24 hours after the hand in.I feel like I should have failed some of my classmates did. If I told them what I did, dunno they would resent me, or simply not believe me. not even sure what I did. I'm sorry I'm rambling now.
It is what it is I got an A- and thats a good thing.
ok.
Best,
Angie
Well done angie that's amazing. You've no reason to feel guilty about anything wether it took you ten hours or ten minutes. It's your achievement be proud :-)
Hi everyone well I've been feeling really rubbish today and down in the dumps but managed to get out of the house and take my son to northumberlandia. I kinda feel guilty with it being the school holidays and I can't really be bothered to go anywhere but we had a fab day there and it was a lovely walk. I will put a picture on as its a fantastic place to visit. My nine year olds favourite spot of course was perched upon the boobs lol
Congratulations on that A, Angie!!!!! I totally agree with Hannah (petrified) that it doesn't matter if you didn't write the paper until late. What matters is that you got it done and you got an A. Well done!!
Wow! Hannah!! I had never heard of Northumberlandia! How cool is that??? That looks really amazing!! Thanks for sharing that awesome pic. Really glad you had a good day out there. On the boobs!! LOL!!! :) I love photos and it's really nice to see bits of other people's lives! I'll try and dig out a pic of one of my dog walks!
PS: Thanks again for this thread, Dave!!
Thanks Joanna, we've been a few times its fab and its free so even better haha. It's a fab walk but very long or a run in my sons case as he likes to run everywhere lol. Yeah we should definitely post pics if possible it would be great to get that little insight. As they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Hope everyone is having a good day :-)
Today I read a book.
It was about a stray cat who does nightly battle to protect his adopted family.
finding pleasure in the small things heh.
Wow Hannah
Northumberlandia looks pretty! I'm happy you had a good day after all! :)
more picture posting sounds great. I'll bore you with my life in cold, windy Denmark.
Have a nice day.
Hi angie I love reading too I find it a great escape from the stresses of life. Your book sounded lovely. Thanks for your kind words and yeah it's fab and a good day out. Denmark sounds lovely I've never been so look forward to pics :-)
Well my positives today- I've actually been a little happier today yey lol :-)
My son was at dancing three hours this morning so I managed to catch up on some much needed housework, which is difficult during the school holidays hehe. We then spent an afternoon carving pumpkins then tonight I kept him off football training to take him trick or treating in a costume he made himself. He was a zombie school boy (it was surprisingly good). So now I'm just trying to warm up and getting cuddles to help from my hubby :-).
Hope everyone is enjoying their Halloween.
Joanna I hope your mum returning home isn't to troublesome for you and I hope she has a safe journey :-)
My hubby had to be most creative lol :-)
Thank You Angie.
Wow, love those carved pumpkins, Hannah! They are really cool!!!! So glad you felt good today and had fun with your son trick or treating!......................... Glad you found a good book to read, Angie. I love reading........................................... .................................................. ............................................ Hope you're having a good day, Dave!............................................. .................................................. .................................................. ................................. Well I took my Mum to the airport tonight and that was very sad. Lots of tears, mainly from me. I did have another good heart to heart with my Mum at the airport though. I was probably as honest with her about my anxiety and depression issues as I've ever been and she was very supportive and encouraged me to get more help (eg, try a different medication, perhaps consider HRT etc). So I came away feeling motivated to work on my issues. That was my positive today!
I carved pumpkins today. :) and talked with some of the elderly folk at my mom's work. (My mom's an occupational therapist at a skilled nursing facility)
Started cleaning the front shed ... touch wood.
Good going, Olive and Dave!
I was productive at work today and that felt good. I help my husband in his business, doing the accounting and the website. I'm not always very disciplined about focusing on work, and that makes me feel bad. But today my positive was that I got some work done!
Sending good thoughts to all!
Hi everyone I'm pleased everyone is keeping busy and finding the positives.
My positive from today is I watched my sons football match, survived the parents meeting and got my son to his dancing on time. I'm feeling exhausted but so pleased I got everything done with no panic and little sleep last night. Plus my sons back to school tomorrow after a week up so I can catch up on my much needed house work.
Hope everyone's having a good day :-)
I did my sons project homework with him before school tomorrow.
That's great jessy :-)
Well done for doing all those things, Hannah! What kind of dancing does your son do?
Good going, Jessy!
I had a good day yesterday. My mood was good all day and I just felt like a regular person! I didn't do anything special, just normal stuff, went to the Farmer's Market with hubby and then on for a lovely dog walk and then just pottered around at home doing some cleaning. It just felt so good to feel normal for a change! No anxiety and no depression and no feeling ill. That's all I want really!!!!!
Sending good thoughts to all!
That's fantastic Joanna I'm so pleased you had such a great day! It's lovely when days come along like that. The market sounds lovely :-)
My son is in a street cheer crew and they have competitions coming up 3 weeks today. They are currently uk national champions and we are travelling to Manchester then so they can hopefully regain their title of champs. Very stressful times as the week after he has to re audition for the crew again :-/. But I'm sure he will be fine he's a fab little dancer and they are all boys in his crew so he loves it even more. Sorry for rambling just a very proud mammy lol. Thanks for asking :-)
Thanks, Hannah! The dancing your son does sounds really cool! I've never actually heard of street cheer so I did a quick google search. Awesome that your son's crew are the UK national champions!!! Good luck for the Manchester competition!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by petrified
Thank you :-)
I'm happy to read your posts, makes me smile.
I have had a couple of bad days. teaching teenagers when you dont feel like meeting people is awful :S I got by though.
Today I cleaned my apartment then took a walk to the ranger sation and patted their cows they had a sign proudly stateing that they were "Scottish Highland Cattle"
I'll put pics up tomorrow :)
I met two of my friends, one of them I did not see for 9 years, we hit again like there was not time between:)) I had fabulous time:)
That is great, Angie and Dahlia! Can't wait to see the pics of the cute cows, Angie!
Today I did quite a bit of housework (which really needed doing!!) and I went on a couple of nice hikes with the dogs and had a good chat with my Mum on Skype.
Today I received an early Xmas pressie! My hubby commissioned an artist friend of his to make a small life-like woolen "doll" of one our dogs. And today it arrived in the mail! I absolutely love it! Here's a pic of the doll and then a pic of our actual doggie! It's a really good likeness. Now I want to have our other 3 dogs done too!
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managed to get the kitchen out of the way early in the morning and take picture of multiple possessions to pay our bills. Takes a lot of effort doing up sales. Almost have reduced ourselves to MUCH LESS ... and it feels GOOD!
edit ... just did some more cleaning up in the shed and almosssssssssst finished.
Tailspin, I am genuinely happy at your pleasurable experience upon receiving your present. My mention of my goals and my current rut may see me rather bent out of shape. I meant no disrespect ... The pressure of getting things in order for a huge move across a long distance and the means at our disposal has my house in more tension than I would like to admit. Having said that though, I am being optimistic with all the things I have to get done, and how it's getting my off the computer more and more. The part about reducing so much waste and making a few dollars doing it ... is both rewarding and the felling of getting around without such a load of "things" ... is really refreshing. :)
.... amongst the tension ... I'm just finding myself at the moment. ...
Wishing you well tailspin
Dave.
Tailspin it is fantastic. I love it.
Like Ponder said when people get older they do not want to collect anything anymore. I love books but on my shelf are only the ones, they teach something. The novels I take from library. I am getting rid of staff then i collect even more clatter. I started a new hobby which hopefully can be joined with making a few bucks. :)) Computer is taking time too.... :))
Yesterday I made the best antiwrinkle lotion I ever had. Success. I would never afford that kind of lotion bought in store. I would be 50 ml close to a hundred dollar :)) I am happy about it. Of course I got like 150 ml of that.
I've not been on for a while had a little blip last week.....anyway I'm back and more positive than ever......I saw a spiritualist Saturday who is amazing (I've seen her before she has a lovely little shop dedicated to all things spiritual) she did me a positive reading, told me things only I'd know......it was fantastic. Then yesterday I did a course on making bath bombs! It was lovely learning all about essential oils, it's an 8 week course and we are doing soaps next week. I think it might turn into a little part time venture.
Hoping everyone else has been ok and still finding the positive in things :)