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Not Coping

Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

Not Coping

Hey everyone how are you all?

@RiverSeal @Shaz51 @NatureLover @tyme @Former-Member @Eve7 @Former-Member @amber22 @Jynx @FloatingFeather

I'm not doing great at all today. I'm feeling down. I also keep beating myself up for everything and feel like I'm just failing. I need a break from everything. It's getting so hard that I don't know how to keep going anymore especially since I can't talk to anyone around me as they are leaving me or don't understand.

Hope you don’t mind me reaching out I just really need a chat and though I could come on here and vent and talk for a bit.

Thank you

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Hey @tyme

How has your day been?

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creative_writerSenior Contributor

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@PizzaMondo, I’m in front of the fan right now, trying to stay cool. I had lots of water, including coconut water with added salt, and I’ll be having dinner soon to get more salt into my body. I couldn’t get myself to cook some fish, so I’ll be eating whatever my parents made 🙂.

@Birdofparadise8 I don’t think the heat is helping. I may also have a genetic predisposition for low BP. When my grandmas were young they both had low BP, now I think they have high BP issues. I hope it gets under control, I’ll see another GP mid of this month, good GPs get booked out.

@outlander, yeah it’s frustrating. I wish I understood this issue before, because it may have been contributing to migraines all along and I didn’t know. I’m getting more blood tests done tomorrow as well, this fatigue is crippling. They say exercise for fatigue, but I feel like I’m moving mountains by even getting out of bed, I don’t even know where to start. I was up on my feet yesterday, and I’m so damn exhausted now. Everything shouldn’t be so exhausting

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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oh im hearing you @creative_writer the fatigue is actually shocking. i use to have adhd symptoms and now ive gone from not being able to stop moving to struggling to get out of bed. i could sleep for years and i think i would still be tired. its getting worse. i wake up and i cant even move it takes me so long and im in pain as well when i sleep so i must be tossing and turning or something or the muscular aches that come with it.
yes ive also been told to exercise in small amount but severaltimes a day. that a massive ask to do!

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tymeModerator

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It's hot today @Birdofparadise8 🙂 I went in the pool today - mainly to clean it further lol. I find t hard to use the pool when I see a leaf or something in it. At least the kids had a cleaner pool to use in the arvo. They are still in the pool.

Having a pool takes so much time when you transition from winter to summer. The first few cleans are always the hardest, then it gets easier.

Hope your day has been okay.

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PizzaMondoSenior Contributor

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Okay... firstly @outlander - sounds like you've had a chock-a-block day! You've been on the go, got so much done!

So congrats first on handing your assignment in - bet that feels like a relief!

As for now.. time standing still at work and even more so due to your pain levels - I'm sorry that you've got to experience that. Am I right in presuming you're a fan of the colder months a bit more?

What can you do for yourself to manage/reduce your pain levels when at work?

P.S. Curious to know what you've been watching on Netflix.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Ah okay @creative_writer

I hope it will work out for you okay.

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PizzaMondoSenior Contributor

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Fantastic, I love coconut water - but lately I've been obsessed with the purple Hydralyte... sweet and healthy (haha!)

@creative_writer That's OK you couldn't get around to cooking fish tonight, perhaps tomorrow - I am glad you're able to still fill your belly with something yummy that your parents have prepared 🙂 Enjoy!

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Is the pool at your place or somewhere else if you have to clean it?

Yeah, um, it's been interesting I guess @tyme

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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it doesnt really matter the season but i do prefer colder @PizzaMondo the cold flares my pain conditions up. the heat flares up a condition called POTS up. so either way i dont win with the weather. cooler is much easier to manage though

no i cant take anything stronger when im at work because i work with people but i have otc meds that i take while im here that keep me more sane and not cranky.

im watching more disney-criminal minds and malcom in the middle more lately

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tymeModerator

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My pool @Birdofparadise8 . I wouldn't be cleaning other people's pools lol.

"Interesting" sounds interesting. Hope you are okay.

Hope you feel better soon @outlander - is there anything you can do to help with the pain?

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