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[ThatVikRinA22]

My Friends... theres no need to feel down
i said My Friends..Pick yourself off the ground
i said My Friends, cause youre in a new town
theres no need to be unhappy....


Our new thread folks (number 5!!).....i need to dash as im on nights but i will be back!
love to all. xxx

[SnowyMouse]

Good night all.

[TheSilveryPussycat]

Depends what results you get, in the case of self-employment :)

I could get Ex started on a job around the house by attempting it myself. I am actually totally useless at stuff like that, and he would take over... Not saying your DP is like my ExFW - but wondered if this might work on for him ?

[LEMisdisappointed]

CiQ i am feeling your pain, my DP is self employed and is working as a sub contractor just now. Thank God, becaue its giving my head a rest from the uncertainty - it allows me to just let him get on with things, otherwise im constantly nagging, chasing and fretting over things. DP is making noises about going totally alone again - i really don't want him to, trying to put it out of my mind. Silvery that pretty much describes my DP too - hard to get something started and then persisting til its NEARLY finished - drives me scatty! When i was unwell the first time, the "business" was a major contributory factor. It put alot of pressure on me and DP. It does sound like your DP is being thorough though? organising things properly?

I don't know what is wrong with me today - i feel like shit, really bad anxiety, can't keep my EFFING leg still and been taut with DD. She is writing a book (shes 7 and severely dyslexic so having to encourage this as much as a i can - to be fair, I only suggested it this morning on the way to school, she came out of school full of it, and i have been spelling words out for most of the evening ) but i was anxious +++ before I even started it. I am wondering if its because i took the sleeping pills the other night? Does anyone know if citalopram interact with zopiclone. I have a feeling ive double dosed today as well - not major, i was on 40mg before. I feel like i have taken ten steps back. I didnt sleep last night either. Arse biscuits :(

Bobbly? Hows it going?

Vicar - was you in court today? How was it?

Ed - hope you are feeling better.

Love to all xx

[ColouringInQueen]

spc yes am thinking I might try that with the home projects!

Hi lem thanks. Yes v organised and thorough, but what's actually getting done?

Sorry to hear you've had such a tough day. Can't help re: the cital and zoplicone I'm afraid - have you done a search? Helping my DD who's 8 to write a book would be a major challenge and she's not dyslexic. Spelling words all evening - wow.

Aromatherapy bath, book, hot milk?

[EdwiniasRevenge]

Yuck.

Exhausted. Sheer fatigue.
Nauseous.
Forced myself to eat.
I look like shite...I even scared the upvc window salesman away just by opening the door.
Worried.

I've forgotten my meds so jyst sent dtds to go fetch them. Then I will sleep (I'm already in bed)

[EdwiniasRevenge]

Sorry. Hugs to all.

I'm just a bit scared. The list of possible diagnoses have some scary things on it. I didn't have health anxiety...

Dr wasn't overly concerned but nurse was shocked to see the bruises. And so has everyone else thats seen them. I have a few on my leg too. But I think they are probably normal injuries. Nothing like my arms.

[LEMisdisappointed]

I hope you get a good nights sleep Ed - you will get your clotting results tomorrow wont you? I bet you are aneamic, you know, it would explain so much. A positive thing i think - they can do something about it!

[HellesBelles396]

Just managed to look at your photos ed. Poor you! Once in a dream, I banged my head against the wall enough to bruise it. I was dreaming that I was trapped in a fire and trying to break a window with a lamp.

CIQ does dh have a small business advisor? Sending him to a professional might be more helpful to both of you than you having to chase him up all the time

[LEMisdisappointed]

UA, that was really really brave - you will probably feel crap for a bit, but it is a massive step in moving on, well done xx

[ColouringInQueen]

Hi Helles he is seeing a career counsellor with the Richmond fellowship who help people with mental illness get back into the work place and has a good friend who set up a business. I should ask him more about it but cant face it cos of the irritation levels. I might have to resort to writing a letter at this rate!

ua that was really brave, take care yourself today lem is right - there can be a bit of a fallout after..

lem Hope you have a better day today.

ed hope you got some sleep.

I have just done a brisk half hour walk along a canal in nearby town and now treating myself to a coffee. Saw the sun a bit too which was great. Need to do the cleaning when I get home tho!

Hello to everyone else x

[bobblypop]

morning all

lem sorry to hear you're feeling bad. I don't think that citalopram should interact with Zopiclone. If you did take double citalopram though that may account for increased anxiety and poor sleep. I went up to 40mg for a while and felt crap for first few days...anxious++++ and couldnt sleep. Hope you're feleing better today. I have an 8yr old dyslexic dd and doing any writing/reading with her is challenging to say the least!

ciq sounds a difficult situation re your dh and his work. Not the same, but I too spend a lot of time pondeing if it is my mental health problems that lead to me feeling down/stressed/irritated about my marriage or vice versa....

ed hope you got some sleep last night and feel a bit better today. Hope you get some results back to put your mind at rest too.


well, I had a bit of a rubbish day yesterday, no reason really just feeling sooo exhausted and grumpy! I also ate horrendous ammounts of rubbish - which is something that has become increasingly a problem for me lately. Silly really as I know that eating loads of chocolate, biscuits, crisps etc...will just make me feel worse...but I still do it! On the positive side I have cut way down on my alcohol intake which was also getting to be a bit silly. Have only had 3 or 4 glasses of wine in the last week and a half so feeling better about that.

It's my day off paid work today...am meant to be blitzing the house but have woken up totally exhausted again, plus have streaming nose and red itchy eyes from hayfever so feeling sorry for myself. Will motivate myself to do little bits of the most important stuff hopefully, although would really love a nap....

will try and pop back later...
Hope everyone's days go OK

[ColouringInQueen]

Hi bobbly hay fever is rubbish! Thanks for your comments - you've hit the nail on the head. ..

Well done for cutting down on the alcohol. I've been trying to cut down on the rubbish esp sugar - its addictive for me. At the mo I'm letting myself have two smallish treats a day. If I eat healthily and get some exercise the rest of the time I can just stay the same weight. If I want to lose weight I have to go down to one treat like some plain choc at the end of the day. I don't manage many days like that!

I too was supposed to be cleaning the whole house today but have decided that's just not realistic so am just going to do downstairs ... in a mo... we can always compare notes later!

[LEMisdisappointed]

OOOh, i need to clean, still not got off my arse, i keep pushing the time back..........not got much time now :( Feel awful

[SnowyMouse]

You can do it LEM

[ColouringInQueen]

Phew. 2 hours to tidy, dust and clean downstairs (and its not a big house, 2 rooms plus hall - it was grubby). Feeling virtuous and deserving of a cheese toastie

Hi snowy hope you're hanging in there today.

Go on lem just do one room, then sit in it and enjoy!

[TheSilveryPussycat]

LEM just do enough for hygiene. Then if you feel up to it, make it look a bit tidier.

Am being held ransom by me - am staying at Level 1 (dressing gown over nothing) until have completed the accounting task I have to do! Am allowing self coffee, cigs and MN tho.

[LEMisdisappointed]

Colouring - im in the south east too - thinking of kidnapping you to come and do my house! Two hours and i have loaded the washing machine, sort of tidied, gave up, haven't hoovered I'll cook you a cheese toastie - the kitchen was ok because we had takeaway last night My excuse is that my mum was on the phone to me four times, then DP. small panic attack too. dammit ah well, tomorrows another day.

Sorry guys - feel like i let you down after your kind messages

[LEMisdisappointed]

Little brown rescue dog doesn't help! the minute i sit down he jumps on my lap and snuggles - what can i do!!! he is just so lush i could cuddle him all day, ooops, it appears i have today

[hoochymama1]

Hey my lovelies, good to read all your news. LBD sounds lovely, can I take him for a walk around the village green? We could pop in the shop for a doggy treat.

I feel pretty rubbish today , found a collapsed lady,overdose? in a house day before yesterday(anorexic, hoarder, drug addict MH probs, basically one of us) I was due to take her for a ward round and had to take her to resus in the ambulance instead. I coped ok at the time but it has left me feeling rubbish.She is still unconscious. The paramedics had extreme difficulty getting her out of her house due to the hoarding.I held her cold little hand and felt useless

Then dss 1 and 2 up till late on computer games- argh! I felt angry all night after telling them off and didn't sleep much

If I don't sleep I drop like a stone, and everything seems pointless.

Concerned to hear about health worries, DH has MS and he has coped for years, still working full time. But I was convinced I had it too at one time I think it was a way of coping with the worry.

Ooo, lots of kisses and cuddles to all reading , I don't know what I would do without this thread

[hoochymama1]

Poor Ed ,your arm looks sore. x

[ColouringInQueen]

Hi hoochy nice to hear from you tho sorry Your job sounds seriously hard when you're well - can't imagine how you can do it - so well done for that! Yes I know what you mean about sleep - hope you have a better night tonight. Nighttime curfew for computer games?

lem ah not toooooo far maybe (tho you're by coast I think and I am sooo not dog sounds adorable. And you got loads done despite DM 4 calls (that can't have helped your mood either!) I am now completely knackered which is frustrating but there you go... DH home now so kids are his...

[ColouringInQueen]

hoochy - meant to say sorry you're not doing so good today.

[bobblypop]

evening all
lem doggie cuddling is ALWAYS good! and you did achieve some stuff!
hooch I agree your job sounds very demanding. hope you're feleing a bit better soon.

well...I too didn't manage too much on the tidying front! i went to bed for a "short" nap as I felt shocking and ended up sleeping for 2 1/2 hours still I'm hoping it will have helped reduce my levels of irritability a bit!
Did a quick blitz of hall, kitchen and lounge when I got up and then it was school pick up....
Did manage to make a nice cottage pie for tea... and dragged dc out to walk doggies which was nice (except for the fact that where we walk is FULL of VVV long wild grass and it has really set my hayfever off again...sigh...)
Now just ploughing through reading and homework...then cubs for dd3, and I feel an early night with a mug of ovaltine and my book coming on...(see I live a real rock and roll life!)

Im on a course tomorrow and Friday which I am stressing about a bit, but trying not to let the anxiety get the better of me!

[LEMisdisappointed]

Ah, to be fair CiQ the phone calls were over something nice so i wasn't too bothered, just frustated because i had finally got off my backside! A full day tomorrow, going shopping for DD1 bday present with my mum, she is having a good week! and then walking the kids in DDs class up to the big school for a recorder recital (god help my ears!) So its a new day tomorrow - kicking this anxiety to the kerb! grrrr!

hoochy, you are more than welcome to walk the dog, but i have two - they are little buggers but so funny. Sounds like you need a walk to the pub after a really stressful day! Definately a computor game curfew - i find i have to switch the computor off a few hours before bedtime or i wont sleep.

Hugs to Ed

Vicar? hope you are ok, sure you are just busy with work x we are here if you need us

How are you today snowy?

Hugs to Nana, Basset, notsoblonde, UA, helles and anyone ive missed out

Glabella? you good?