Am Not Coping

Hi @Owlunar 👋💕

Thanks for some feedback on your day @Zoe7 .... I picked it up when I was out and about earlier and Liked it .....

Hoping you’re resting up now.

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Hello to anybody else who is here at the moment.

Hoping you’re having a good sleep @Zoe7

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@Owlunar I can see this will be a long journey ahead and whatever path I take it will have to be the right path for me otherwise there is no point. Thank you for your time explaining a bit to me I really appreciate it.

Thanks @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope @Owlunar

After today I am pretty sure it is broken - it has already turned a nice shade of black and the pain radiates out into my foot. I can't touch it as that increases the pain. Someone touched it today at my DBT group and I neary screamed. I have a gp appointmet Friday so trying to make it until then - she is booked up tomorrow.

I have had a couple of hours rest - sleeping on and off and feel completely drained now. I think it will need to be another night of taking meds early and trying to sleep. My sleep has been all over the place again over the last week so it is important for me to try to get that back under control - hopefully then the nightmares can decrease as well.

How has everyone else's day been?

Awww @Zoe7 .... sounds like you did a really good job of that toe ..... matches my black knee this week, although that’s on the mend now .....

I have 1 x no. 2 son up and submitting stuff ..... 🎉🎉🎉

That is great news @Faith-and-Hope S2 is doing it ...yea

Sorry to hear you hurt your knees but glad it is nothing more than some scrapes and bruising - I know there is nothing that can be done for a broken toe so I am just trying to get through it right now - if it isn't broken then I have still done a very good job of bruising it. The psychiatrist asked why I had thongs on today until she saw my toe and I explained that I couldn't get socks or shoes on as it hurt too much - she laughed at that - she really does some strange things sometimes

I spoke in group today - more than I ever have. I challenged something the pdoc said and told her I disagreed with her - she confuses many of us when she tries to give examples - and most of the time we cannot relate to them in any way and that further confuses us. She again laughed at me when I had finished a questionnaire earlier than others and tried to joke about it asking did I 'guess' responses - I was very assertive and told her I didn't think that was appropriate - she apologised but I still don't think she got how hurtful and inappropriate some of her words are. She was very unfair to another member also and I spoke to the other member and re-assured her that what she had to say was not only valid but the response from the pdoc was very unfair - I hope that helped her feel more settled within the group.

Wtg @Zoe7 .... ❣️

It sounds like you’re finding your feet with the group itself, which is great, drespite the difficulties and disappointments, and it also sounds like you just made a difference to someone else’s life ..... 💐💕

I have broken my second toe before, right through, but the bones didn’t separate, they stayed nicely in place and re-fused. I couldn’t walk on it though, for quite some time. Not fun at all Hon. Wishing you a speedy recovery .....

Thanks Hon - it does feel a little differently now - there are still those members that talk too much but say little - one of them was asked by the psych today to give a quick response because we were running out of time and that helped. I think the psych deliberately chose her to go last for that reason - she often talks for so long that we run out of time for everyone else. I do feel more comfortable with a couple of members - one who gave me her number today - was very unexpected but nice as well and the other has already connected with me on fb - I have chatted with her a couple of times.

Such great news about S2 getting himself moving @Faith-and-Hope - that must be such a relief for you and also must help you look forward to tomorrow in the knowledge that he is doing it on his own and you can relax a little.

I am finding walking difficult and not being able to wear anything on that foot means thongs in the cold weather - lucky I don't feel the cold so much through my feet (and the heater is warming my place nicely atm lol

So glad you have made a couple of connections @Zoe7 ..... 🤗💕

Can you cut the toes out of an old pair of socks, so you have the rest of your foot covered when you’re wearing the thongs ?

Funny you should suggest that @Faith-and-Hope because I had a clean out of my socks a couple of weeks ago lol. I currently have the doona draped over my foot like a little tent - being careful when Toby is close by also. He loves to snuggle by my feet either on the floor or on the couch and anywhere the doona is....