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VERY glad to hear it helped.. sometimes just an outsider can see things that might be helpful.
PLEASE let us know how all of your family is doing!! (you've been in my prayers)
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When I tell people about this forum.. I say it's a support group.. and it really is. As much information is here (and there is a ton!).. ECF is also a major source of support for us "vapers".
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Much love and hugs to you all - I admire your strength and courage to get through each day. I wanted to add a positive note here so here goes 
Last week I was down for the count - depression and anxiety are so hightened during the holidays. I volunteer at 2 animal shelters 2 days a week and that is always the time I look forward to. Finally forced myself out of bed Friday to go clean cages and cuddle cats - and I felt sooo much better. Made me realize that the time of grieving was over - it was time to adopt another cat. Went to the main shelter yesterday and Sweet Pea (see avatar) came home with me last night. I prayed about it before I left - asked that if this were the right thing, that God lead me to the right kitty. Well when I got there it was amazing! Most of the cages were empty! So many cats had been adopted in the last few days (over 80!) - I'd never seen it like this. Good news for the cats, but so few cats left... Then I looked up and saw her. She hadn't made it into the system yet - she was a recent return to the shelter after a failed adoption. Apparently the family had 3 small boys and she was hiding all the time - just not a good fit, they needed a more gregarious cat. She's perfect for me though - I live a very quiet lifestyle, and she seems to be loving it here! Very affectionate and sweet - I'm so happy with her. I may be in <3 When I woke up this morning I got out of bed, made coffee, and started my day - no 'the world is going to end' feeling. I am so blessed!
Ok, I know this was way wordy and I rambled - but I wanted to share some *good* stuff, so there it is.
Blessings, good wishes, warmth and big hugs to all!
Last week I was down for the count - depression and anxiety are so hightened during the holidays. I volunteer at 2 animal shelters 2 days a week and that is always the time I look forward to. Finally forced myself out of bed Friday to go clean cages and cuddle cats - and I felt sooo much better. Made me realize that the time of grieving was over - it was time to adopt another cat. Went to the main shelter yesterday and Sweet Pea (see avatar) came home with me last night. I prayed about it before I left - asked that if this were the right thing, that God lead me to the right kitty. Well when I got there it was amazing! Most of the cages were empty! So many cats had been adopted in the last few days (over 80!) - I'd never seen it like this. Good news for the cats, but so few cats left... Then I looked up and saw her. She hadn't made it into the system yet - she was a recent return to the shelter after a failed adoption. Apparently the family had 3 small boys and she was hiding all the time - just not a good fit, they needed a more gregarious cat. She's perfect for me though - I live a very quiet lifestyle, and she seems to be loving it here! Very affectionate and sweet - I'm so happy with her. I may be in <3 When I woke up this morning I got out of bed, made coffee, and started my day - no 'the world is going to end' feeling. I am so blessed!Ok, I know this was way wordy and I rambled - but I wanted to share some *good* stuff, so there it is.
Blessings, good wishes, warmth and big hugs to all!
My dearest Bahnie, I wholeheartedly agree with what you said above. I would like to add to that some of my experience in life. The people that have helped me the most in life have been the people that have told me what I needed and not wanted to hear.
For example, 2-3 weeks ago I was on my way to work and out of no where my car quit on the Highway, it blew the headgasket. This car was at the time our only running vehicle. I had to walk home, and once home called someone within my "support" group. Wanna know what I was told? "That will give you something to worry about until you have a real problem". The nerve of him! I'm broke, now without a car to finish the job that was going to help that situation! "Got a phone doncha?". "got friends that'll give you a ride back and forth right?", "so what's the problem boB?".
When that happened I had choices. First and my absolute favorite .....whine, complain, ....., and moan about it. Second and something that happens eventually rather I intend for it to or not. Accept the fact that none of the above is going to help that situation. Third I can take the situation accept the fact that it is what it is and use it as motivation.
What exactly makes his life YouTube - No Arms No Legs No Worries better than mine today? Only one thing, and it's the big and often times elusive thing called perspective!
For example, 2-3 weeks ago I was on my way to work and out of no where my car quit on the Highway, it blew the headgasket. This car was at the time our only running vehicle. I had to walk home, and once home called someone within my "support" group. Wanna know what I was told? "That will give you something to worry about until you have a real problem". The nerve of him! I'm broke, now without a car to finish the job that was going to help that situation! "Got a phone doncha?". "got friends that'll give you a ride back and forth right?", "so what's the problem boB?".
When that happened I had choices. First and my absolute favorite .....whine, complain, ....., and moan about it. Second and something that happens eventually rather I intend for it to or not. Accept the fact that none of the above is going to help that situation. Third I can take the situation accept the fact that it is what it is and use it as motivation.
What exactly makes his life YouTube - No Arms No Legs No Worries better than mine today? Only one thing, and it's the big and often times elusive thing called perspective!
Much love and hugs to you all - I admire your strength and courage to get through each day. I wanted to add a positive note here so here goes
Ok, I know this was way wordy and I rambled - but I wanted to share some *good* stuff, so there it is.
Blessings, good wishes, warmth and big hugs to all!
I am so happy for you Krista and to your wonderful kitty who found the right home. My dogs are my therapy, my big guy is a Akita/Lab mix about 60 lbs and thinks he is a lap dog and always knows when my anxiety has got the best of me and doesn't leave my side. Even if I am on the computer, he will lay at my feet. My husband calls my chihuahua my service dog because if I hold her and pet her I can get through things that I may not be able to do. They are both rescue dogs and I think it is great therapy for you to work at a shelter. I wish I was physically able to do that, it would do me good. Love that kitty with all you have and he will get you through the rough times.
Lisa I've wondered for awhile - are you the cutie with the chimp? Have you actually had one as a pet? It's such a cute picture
Dogs can be such wonderful companions, I'm so happy you have your fur-kids. If I could I'd have bunches of dogs and cats. Give them a hug and a sloppy kiss for me!I am fortunate - I may have my physical issues but I can still get around ok. It's my head that keeps me from life :/
I hope there is some way I could PIF the warmth and caring I've found here - It's such a supportive group. I feel "a part of" at times, and that's priceless!
Yes it is me holding the chimp but he is not mine, he was at a fair and very well trained and paid to get a pic taken with him. I collect stuffed monkeys and even have one as a tattoo. So to hold a real one was a dream come true and after the picture,he turned around and hugged me. My husband says he wishes he had a picture of my face then.
My dogs are wonderful and love them to pieces. When my anxiety gets so bad that I want to crawl out of my skin, I curl up on the couch and get my face licked off and I pet them and hold them for all I am worth. They work better then my valium. I hope your new kitty does the same for you.
My dogs are wonderful and love them to pieces. When my anxiety gets so bad that I want to crawl out of my skin, I curl up on the couch and get my face licked off and I pet them and hold them for all I am worth. They work better then my valium. I hope your new kitty does the same for you.
Hey boB, you are right. I was in Church on Thanksgiving. Shaking the Pastors hand on the way out the door, he looked at me and said, "You have been blessed." My husband and I on the way home were talking and I told him with all the problems right now, we have been blessed with wonderful kids, wonderful grandsons and a warm home, good food, etc. The health problems will be fixable, life will go on. It is how we look at it...PERSPECTIVE. No pity party for me anymore. Life is good because the Lord loves me and so does my family, that is all that really counts to me.
The Church is installing a new Nativity Scene and asking for donations. The next day, I went into the Narthex and found the box for donations for the Nativity and I put in a check for an amount to buy Joseph or Mary (don't know which, it is for the church to decide). On it I wrote Anonymously please (now you all know..lol). All from one statement, "You have been blessed." Just thought I'd share.
My husband and I volunteer in a homeless shelter during the winter months, serving food, washing clothes and comforters, etc. Anyone who feels sorry for themselves, work in a shelter. I have tears all the way home every time.
Just hang in there everyone. Things do get better!
The Church is installing a new Nativity Scene and asking for donations. The next day, I went into the Narthex and found the box for donations for the Nativity and I put in a check for an amount to buy Joseph or Mary (don't know which, it is for the church to decide). On it I wrote Anonymously please (now you all know..lol). All from one statement, "You have been blessed." Just thought I'd share.
My husband and I volunteer in a homeless shelter during the winter months, serving food, washing clothes and comforters, etc. Anyone who feels sorry for themselves, work in a shelter. I have tears all the way home every time.
Just hang in there everyone. Things do get better!
may as well toss mine in.
I have cubital tunnel in both arms ( carprol in the elbow) from working as a cashier. I had surgery on 1 but it made it so much worse I never had the other done. It makes my whole arm shoot with shocks of pain and numbness. even a touch can be painful sometimes.
I hurt my back working at a nursing home about 8 years ago. it really blew up after having my last baby. now I have to be carefull and not overdo it or I can barely walk for a few days. I hate taking pain meds on a regular basis so I deal with it during the day and my best friend at night is a heating pad.
I sprained my ankle last year and it still hasn't healed. usually it's not to painful unless I do something like driving with it. Then this past summer I tore my right shoulder up. The weather lately has caused it to ache.
And worst of all migraines. I have had them all my life but this last couple of years has been really bad. I have been on a couple of preventative meds and a plethora of imitrex type meds that are worthless if you wake up with a full blown migraine. Iv'e only had a couple of painkillers but I get imune so quickly they have been worthless. I will be seeing my neurologist this week to see if I can get a couple pain meds to swap between for when the imitrex type stuff fails. I have also spent the last few mo trying to cut out everything that is considered most common triggers. cutting down on caffine, cigarettes, nicotine level in ecigs ect. I just made a dumb realization that most of the light bulbs in my house are energy saving floresents. I just never thought of them as floresents but they are so have to swap them all out this week.
I have cubital tunnel in both arms ( carprol in the elbow) from working as a cashier. I had surgery on 1 but it made it so much worse I never had the other done. It makes my whole arm shoot with shocks of pain and numbness. even a touch can be painful sometimes.
I hurt my back working at a nursing home about 8 years ago. it really blew up after having my last baby. now I have to be carefull and not overdo it or I can barely walk for a few days. I hate taking pain meds on a regular basis so I deal with it during the day and my best friend at night is a heating pad.
I sprained my ankle last year and it still hasn't healed. usually it's not to painful unless I do something like driving with it. Then this past summer I tore my right shoulder up. The weather lately has caused it to ache.
And worst of all migraines. I have had them all my life but this last couple of years has been really bad. I have been on a couple of preventative meds and a plethora of imitrex type meds that are worthless if you wake up with a full blown migraine. Iv'e only had a couple of painkillers but I get imune so quickly they have been worthless. I will be seeing my neurologist this week to see if I can get a couple pain meds to swap between for when the imitrex type stuff fails. I have also spent the last few mo trying to cut out everything that is considered most common triggers. cutting down on caffine, cigarettes, nicotine level in ecigs ect. I just made a dumb realization that most of the light bulbs in my house are energy saving floresents
. I just never thought of them as floresents but they are so have to swap them all out this week.
may as well toss mine in.
And worst of all migraines. I have had them all my life but this last couple of years has been really bad. I have been on a couple of preventative meds and a plethora of imitrex type meds that are worthless if you wake up with a full blown migraine. Iv'e only had a couple of painkillers but I get imune so quickly they have been worthless. I will be seeing my neurologist this week to see if I can get a couple pain meds to swap between for when the imitrex type stuff fails. I have also spent the last few mo trying to cut out everything that is considered most common triggers. cutting down on caffine, cigarettes, nicotine level in ecigs ect. I just made a dumb realization that most of the light bulbs in my house are energy saving floresents
Hi Snaps... I can relate to the migraines.. I get them too.. the "monthly" ones and the "weather front" ones.. can't do anything about.. but I have discovered a lot of my triggers.. thought I'd throw these out there (just a few tips) in the hopes that it may help. (I've spent many a day curled up in my closet with an ice pack on my head... crying in pain)
Too much sleep
too little sleep
getting overheated while sleeping (I turn it very cold at night)
Flurescents (as you have already discovered!)
Donuts
Chocolate
Stress
Processed meat
All of these things I can take in moderation (a little bit.. for instance.. I can eat ONE donut) but any more.. and it bringing on a migraine. I've also found that Midrin does wonders for me. It's hard to find.. but it's MY wonder drug.
Anyway.. best of luck.. Migraines are HORRENDOUS!!!
Oh, atsirk, that is the cutest kitty! Animals are always awesome. They love you unconditionally. I have 4 cats and they are my babies.
So true! It got rid of my anxiety, but ya, felt like it got rid of a lot of other emotions, too. I'm a pretty sensitive person and usually have a good cry at least every couple of months, but since I've been on it, I think I've only cried a couple of times. Actually, the only real heavy emotion that I had was anger. It was weird.
On the other hand, I'm following a schedule to get off Zoloft, and this week it's taking 25mg every other day and today is my first day without it. I did feel a little weird earlier, like I had vertigo or something. And to add to that, I hurt my knee running yesterday, so I'm sitting here icing it. Fun, fun!
So true! It got rid of my anxiety, but ya, felt like it got rid of a lot of other emotions, too. I'm a pretty sensitive person and usually have a good cry at least every couple of months, but since I've been on it, I think I've only cried a couple of times. Actually, the only real heavy emotion that I had was anger. It was weird.
On the other hand, I'm following a schedule to get off Zoloft, and this week it's taking 25mg every other day and today is my first day without it. I did feel a little weird earlier, like I had vertigo or something. And to add to that, I hurt my knee running yesterday, so I'm sitting here icing it. Fun, fun!
Everyone I know who has taken Zoloft (including myself) that have quit taking it, have had that vertigo experience. I can tell you this, I'm so glad to be off that stuff and it was worth the side effects coming off of it!
Yeah, the vertigo has been getting worse every day. Plus now I'm getting chills & then sweating profusely. Seriously can't wait till this crap is out of my system.
I love how on antidepressants, they say "SSRIs are thought to reduce serotonin absorption in the synapse", like they don't even know how they work, really.
I think that's true, they don't know how they work. I've been on SRRIs for over a decade. I do feel better now than when I started - less moody, more easily able to smile, etc. - I'm not sure if that's because of the meds or just older and mellower lol. I don't have any serious side effects, so I'm not having a problem with them - but any time I've run out for a couple days my head goes totally wonky - woozy - dizzy. I have wanted to get off them a few times but the withdrawl has kept me coming back. Spoken like an addict, of course. I was taking benzos (klonopin, xanax, valium) for several years as well, and it was a true downward spiral. Hardest drug I've ever gotten off of (and I've run the gamut) - the withdrawl lasted 6 months and was life-threatening during the first couple months. Never want to go through that again. Could barely function, and had to stay with family for 4 months. My doc is now wanting me to add effexor to my list of scrips. I don't think I'm going to go there.
In happier news - Thanks to all for the warm wishes - the new kitteh is the light of my life. We've bonded very tightly in such a short time. It's amazing how much love and comfort pets bring into our lives. I just had to delete 3 lines of randomness she typed for me. She hasn't told me her name yet. So far she's been 'Sweet Baby Girl', "Sweet Pea', 'My Precious' and any number of foolish baby-talk names. Ack.
Glad you're having fun with your kitty! And she's typing already, what a prodigy!
I love it when they snuggle up with me at night. Yeah, I got prescribed a couple different benzos, too. One was a small dose of Lorazepam for any sudden panic attacks and another was a sleep aid. I can't remember what the name was, but I took it a couple of times and I straight passed out and didn't know where I was and couldn't hardly walk up the stairs to go to bed. So I've been taking melatonin instead and it works alright for calming me down at night. Definitely couldn't imagine the withdrawal from those, though. I feel for you.
it was prozac for me.....only took it for 9 weeks....had dreams with blood in them, anyones blood would do really.
I'm so thankful it was only 9 weeks. I actually cut myself. SOOO unlike me~!
I'm so thankful it was only 9 weeks. I actually cut myself. SOOO unlike me~!
Yikes, I have been on Paxil for over 10 years. Every time I want to get off them or have run out for a day or two, I get what I call "Brain Zaps". Dizzy plus the feeling of an electric current running through my head. As was mentioned before, I don't know if it is all these years on the drug or just good old aging and mellowing. I would like to get off of this med just to see if it is an age related thing. Times like this I ask myself "why did I ever let a doctor talk me into starting this?". Then I remember. Oh well.
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