Far and Away

@Zoe7

Good to give yourself time off to gather yourself and grieve.

Glad your electrician came. I have same thing, outstanding front securtiy light, but my electrician has not phoned again. Maybe Covid restrictions slowing things down.

Take good care

very tired my sisters @Faith-and-Hope , @Zoe7

over the last week

mr shaz has had some sunspots cut out

have done all the paperwork for centrelink

this morning we were at centrelink

home now and mr shaz has gone to bed

have a leaking washing machine

the specialist has sent me back to the dietician

one of our doctors who has treated the 3 of us -- calls me "The Boss" now

The amount of stress and pressure you have been/are under could very well be affecting your sleep Hon - I know it does for me. You have also been working very late at night for a long time so your body clock may be changing a little. Hopefully once all the nasty legals are over and you have more time in the day for you it will all even out again. In the meantime look after yourself @Faith-and-Hope - work when you can, sleep when you can and treat yourself when you can

GP, chemist, grocery shopping and drop off to school all done. I have some extra meds to help me with sleep for a few days so hopefully that will work and I can go back to school on Monday. I treated myself to some mini apple danishes so will have them then sleep for a little while myself.

I do worry about you and your baby dragons - they have enough to deal with without s2bx playing games, being nasty and vindictive and dragging them into it all. They will need to sift through it all themselves though unfortunately and deal with whatever comes in their own ways. That must be so very hard for you to watch though and I really feel for you but you can only do what you can do and as usual be there to pick up the pieces afterwards

At least Nelly lets you pat her (on her terms of course lol) ...and she is a companion for you so however the affection comes it is a bonus 😺 She is very lucky to have you

@Appleblossom I hope your electrician has phoned you today and you can get your light fixed too. I was exceptionally surprised at the promtness and efficiency of the service I contacted. They were the second one - still haven't heard from the first one which was my preference (won't be recommending them to anyone ).

You take good care too Apple - you have been dealing with a lot too so allow yourself some 'me' time too

Haha @Shaz51 I can see you as 'the boss' - but in a good way. You juggle so much and deal with it amazingly well - you look after yourself too though my sister

you take care of you too my sister @Zoe7

having a big trouble with telstra now , hope that is fixed soon xxx

having a coffee now trying hard to chill out , stomach feels yuk and a headache

going to give Cat and Toby and nelly a virtual hug @Faith-and-Hope

smoky morning tomorrow --- hope i can have a cuddle from him tooo

Oh @Shaz51 I hope your tummy and headache settle soon - and you get your telstra issue sorted. About to close my eyes for a while - very tired my sister. Will have Toby snuggles and hope to fall asleep quickly. You can get your fur baby cuddles from Smoky tomorrow

Hugs @Faith-and-Hope you are doing it tough. Feel for you lots. Hugs 🤗❤️
hi @Zoe7 @Shaz51 thinking of you both ❤️❤️

That's the sort of damage NPD does to a family @Zoe7 @BlueBay @Shaz51 @Appleblossom ..... unfortunately.

All the other possible conditions I had been looking at are actually closely related to NPD in their presentation / symptoms ..... and while there is still no diagnosis, if it is not NPD, then it has certainly left no boxes unticked on the checklist of behaviours, including the systematic destruction of relationships through the NPD cycle of enchantment-devaluation-discard.

I saw it in operation amongst others of his family members, (it often exists in a whole family network) but he masqueraded very well behind his workaholism until our business was sold ..... and addictions are usually present, which explains the e.d. behaviours and tracking / surveillance / need to control everything and everyone, amongst other things, that broke out after that.

I need to get as free of him as I can, but he took emotional "hostages" before he left ......

These are dark days, but I will be far and away from them one day, and living life on my own terms.

@Faith-and-Hope @Zoe7 @Former-Member @BlueBay

Being quiet today.

Electrician did not show, but Handyman did. Hooray. WIthout phone call but now the gap and weird situation with gap back window door is fixed kinda.

B&W for you Zoe but creative anyway.

That day cannot come quick enough for you @Faith-and-Hope Those years of abuse, lies and control will be behind you one day Hon and whilst there will be a lot of rebuilding to do for all of you there is no doubt in my mind that it will be a better life for you to come. One of the positives to come out of this kind of situation is that you know your own strength and can face anything life presents you as a result. Of course no-one wishes that any of this had happened for you but everyday we see how much you continue to cope with and the wonderfully amazing person you are. Do not ever stop being you - your mother would be so proud

@Appleblossom I love black and white images - I think they have an elegance about them and a depth we can read through them without colour getting in the way.

Glad your handyman turned up but a bugger about that electrician - wish I could send mine your way - they really did a great job and in record time 👍

@Faith-and-Hope sending you strength❤🧡💛💚💙💜