Great visit with Dr. Awesomesauce this morning. I’ve been more depressed than I wanted to admit, but an hour with him and I feel better. As always, he gave me some food for thought and encouraged me to look beyond the immediate situation, which is hard to do when I have a metaphorical brick wall inContinue reading “A Port In The Storm”
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Shifting Gears
OK. I’ve taken a couple of days off from posting and I feel refreshed. A good friend of mine took me to task the other night for overthinking and being too self-involved, and as much as it hurt (me? overthink? I would never…..haha) I had to admit she was right. As a result, I’ve beenContinue reading “Shifting Gears”
A Disturbance In The Force
I think all the stress in my life is finally starting to get to me. For the past two days I’ve been itchy, squirrelly, and having some difficulty finding a place for myself. Nothing feels right; I’ve been trying to write this post all damn day and I’m not even sure if it’s going to make sense. Nevertheless, I’mContinue reading “A Disturbance In The Force”
High Anxiety: Chapter 2
Today is a better day. I didn’t take any Ativan last night, but I went to bed at the normal time and slept well. I had a talk with my son yesterday, and it’s looking like Will and I won’t have to live out of the car after all. Needless to say, this is an enormous relief. It’s not theContinue reading “High Anxiety: Chapter 2”
Tumbling Down
I had The Talk with Will late last night. I’ve done nothing but stew and plot and plan for the past week or so, and I figured I’d better let him in on my thought processes. He’s been watching me like a hawk and asking if I’ve taken my meds, which I know means he’s worriedContinue reading “Tumbling Down”
Moody Blues
One of the things I like to do occasionally is pull out the mood charts I’ve kept over the past two years and compare them. This makes me appreciate how far I’ve come since I started keeping records, and is a great reminder of why I take all these medications that make me slow andContinue reading “Moody Blues”
“Serious” Mental Illness
…….as opposed to what, exactly? Mental illness that’s just for fun? I see this term bandied about a lot in the press and on the psychological websites I visit, and I wonder sometimes exactly what it’s supposed to mean. Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the various psychotic disorders are the ones most frequently included in thisContinue reading ““Serious” Mental Illness”
Into The Night
Feeling a little off today. I was awake too far into the night last night, even though I was in bed, and today I’m kind of restless and spacey. I keep telling myself that NOTHING is going to be solved by worrying about it at one in the morning, but obviously I’m not listening or I’d stopContinue reading “Into The Night”
High Anxiety
Well, it’s not really THAT high, but it’s getting there. The past few nights, I’ve been lying awake staring at the ceiling till well past midnight, my brain awash in zillions of thoughts that have no beginning and no end. It’s nothing pathological, just a reaction to the fact that the stress in my life isContinue reading “High Anxiety”
The Job Search Conundrum
I’ve got a job interview Friday morning with a nursing facility that needs a resident care manager. This is a position I’ve held before—in fact, it was at that same building, many years ago—and it involves oversight of the care provided to one’s assigned residents and coordination of the services they need. It’s not a badContinue reading “The Job Search Conundrum”
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