Essbee is on her way up

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Positive vibes coming you way and NO MORE APOLOGIES from you Essbee.

Have a good day today.

oh god, what a nightmare essbee. don't feel like I have any constructive advice to offer on dealing with a whirlwind but didn't want to ignore you.

in general I find that ups are followed by downs -grumpy old me isn't very keen on really uppy ups coz I know what's going to follow them! i think like anything, a few bad days are a few bad days, but when it turns to weeks is time to start looking at adjusting some treatment

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just tread water the next fews days, then you're away on holiday, and other adults will be around, which will make things easier

Sorry you had such a bad day, essbee. Please try not to let it get you down. So many things are getting better for you. Look back and see how far you've travelled down that road towards happiness. It's going to appear round a corner really soon, I promise

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essbee - if you are going away, why bother tidying? It may all seem a lot more manageable when you return in a better frame of mind.

I know they are not the easiest people in the world to ask for help from, but is there anyway you could take ds over to your parents for an hour or so?

And get off Mumsnet now, and go and gather up every single piece of dirty washing, get the kids to throw it down the stairs and you put it in front of your washing machine. Then put the first load on, and then you can come back and talk to us.

That's excellent advice. My ds is playing up in a very minor way at the moment but I know how utterly draining it is. I've been feeling exhausted by it and I only have about a twentieth of what you have to cope with. Big hugs; tomorrow is another day.

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Esbee

Do some surface tidying if it makes you feel better, but don't tire yourself out.

It only needs doing again, so said DH last week, he had a week off and I made the laundry basket his job for the week, he has finally realised that it is never empty, and that you have to keep on top of it or go naked and that is not a pretty thought.

I saw you posting on Saturday night essbee!

Do you think you could clean say the hallway and living room before you go - really clean just those 2 rooms so that they look wonderful when you come back? I find that having one room perfect (coffee table sparkling, cushions plumped) and the rest of the house messy (well as messy as I ever allow my anal retentive self to get) makes me feel far better than if everywhere is sort of OK.

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Hello, essbee! Glad to "see" you.

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hope you had a lovely Blackpool break... (enjoy a cream tea or two?!!)

Have some rest, and take a step at a time.

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Hi! Hope your journey goes well tomorrow. When are you back?

Essbee glad the trip to blackpool went well....now enjoy your weekend away.....catch up soon.....hows things going with getting support for ds??????

For those who might worry - essbee is off for a week's hol today and my DD is going with her! I expect she was too busy and tired to post any more last night.

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Ahhhh thats great, really pleased you are feeling sooooo great

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Hi essbee, I'm pleased things are improving for you. The social worker might be one working with a mental health team, and is coming to see how you're doing and if there's any help you need.

Probably wants to check you're keeping your house clean and tidy