Mental Illness Awareness and Support Thread

[bluecat*dancing]

Let;s see how we go.

[bluecat*dancing]

Still in hospital and still waiting for a bed in a hospital that has a thoracic surgeon. The brain is holding up okay, so far. Hugs to all who need them.

[lloydslights]

Oh what a trying period I have had.  I need a hum drum life.  The regular routines have gone haywire lately.  

New computer.  New (unwanted/unneeded) desk.  Public Holidays.  Increased traffic noise.  Bills.  Family separations.  ......

So... the new desk!!!!!!  Height is wrong for my chair.  I have developed strain and pins/needles in fingers because my sitting height is wrong for typing.  I have to plump 2 pillows on my seat.  I know that I'll have to find money to pay for a chiropractor for my neck.  It is "clicking" badly when I "look around".  But I have to find a comfortable position at this desk first, or the repair will not last.

DD is going great.  The new part time job is not as stressful as her previous one.  She has an understanding boss who has a relative with bi-polar and understands and helps her in decision-making at work.  

And DD believes in the "product' being sold.  Has had a "famous TV personality" customer who was nice and thanked her for her knowledgeable assistance.  

She is coping with her partner having to be away 3 out of 4 weeks.  Is getting into  a routine of medication and exercise and watching the calves (with names) grow.  She won an online competition for scrapbooking and is proud as punch.

Now..... I have an estranged son, who out of the blue, rang me earlier this year.  I have learnt that he has separated from his wife and kids.  I wonder if he had phoned for some advice and I didn't listen to his need.  But I was in shock at his calling in the first place!  Being a mother I should have known he needed help! 

Changed working arrangements at his job, her training for a job after motherhood, his adopted son who is trying to test the boundaries as a teenager have obviously impacted the home front. DS is staying with his father presently and, apparently, is willing to be involved with counselling.  I am so sad for him.  I hope he doesn't feel a failure.  (I'm tearing up now)

Anyway, that's about it from me.  I'm off to DD's for a couple of days.  Give her a chance to help me for a change.  I think I need "mothering" for a while.  

Hugs, strokes and pats to all those out there.  Keep the awareness.

DEB

[2106greencat]

Oh bluecat, so sorry to hear that, hope all is well.

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Deb, you can't be everything to everyone. Its just not possible. Have a lovely time with your DD and I hope that you go home feeling refreshed. Can you buy a new, adjustable, chair for the desk?

Mr Bluecat is still in hospital and was finally operated on last night. Everything went well and he should be home within 5 days.

I'm feeling very tired and have been hit with waves of anxiety but I am enjoying having the house to myself at night. I don't think I'm good with sharing space. I have a couple of feline houseguests for the time being which makes a total of 5 cats with four of them being bengals. I am loving it and feel very much like a crazy cat lady.

I hope that everyone is travelling as well as possible.

[bluecat*dancing]

Still in hospital

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Feeling a bit run down but at least Mr Bluecat has improved a little. My brain is finding it harder and harder  and I feel as if I am on auto pilot. My human houseguests had to make other arrangements and stayed elsewhere. My feline houseguests were able to stay here. this gave me something to look forward to. Having a total of 5 cats here made me feel like a crazy cat lady. I enjoyed it - cats are much easier to be around than people. One of the cats remained and is now a permanent part of the household. He's a handsome boy.

My house looks like a bomb hit it but I'm finding that I have so little energy left to do the housework.

[bluecat*dancing]

Morning all. Popping in before I head off to the hospital. I stayed home yesterday because I was burning out. I had intended to catch up on the housework but that didn't happen. I still feel more than a bit ordinary,  I hope that everyone is okay, BBL

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Back from the hospital.  Its been almost three weeks since Mr Bluecat was admitted and its still ucertain as to when he'll be coming home. I'm finding that my anxiety is gradually getting worse and I am feeling that I have too many demands being put on me. I take the occassional day from going to the hospital when it starts to get too much. I'll be going to two different Courts in a couple of weeks as a support person as well as fitting in a shrink's appointment.

I enjoy coming home and spending time with the menagerie. The latest addition is such a dufus that I spend a lot of time laughing at him. I might start a thread about him.

[lloydslights]

Hi Bluecat (and others popping in)

Good to hear that hubby is on the improve.  Sounds like the cat might suggest a bit of my favourite "touching feeling".  Stroking their fur is therapeutic for both of you

The cat doesn't care about things in the wrong place and a bed not made. 

Let the housework slide at this time.  Anyway, whose standards of living are you trying to meet.  It's your home!  Your nest.  

Travelling to and fro from visiting hubby is tiring.  The worry of his health is tiring.  Relax with the cat.  Enjoy your singledom for a while longer. Solitude is good.

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Anyway, I had a good time at DDs. A  tad cold up in the ranges though.  Fortunately the log splitter had been used recently by the MOTH.  I warmed myself up by splitting kindling in readiness for the nights' frostiness.  There is nothing quite like the warmth of a real fire.  And the flames are entertaining when the power is off!!!!  Blackout.  The good and the bad of country living.

It is unbelievable the change in DD from 6 months ago.  The mix of her altered medication, putting aside some of the worrisome and unwarranted thoughts she had, more understanding by her other half of her illness, and her part time work,  has put a spark back into her window of life.  

Have started reading a favourite author of my father.  Aldous Huxley - After Many A Summer.  Very interesting thoughts from the author via the character, Mr Propter.

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Bluecat, I started this note yesterday, I have just read your latest post,  please,please be entertained by the  menagerie. How about thinking of those  in officialdom you have to deal with, as "cats with character".  

Hugs, pats and strokes to all that require them.  Keeping the awareness.

DEB

[lloydslights]

Charlotte Dawson. ......there is her final interview on TV soon.  Not sure, maybe Channel 7 Sunday.

DEB