Am Not Coping

Hello @Zoe7,

That's great you are taking it easy on the couch if you are feeling tired form your medication.

I'm around this afternoon to run through that Safety Plan with you if you would like, or you are welome to fill out some of it on your own, did you get much filled in with your GP at all?

Lunar 🙂

@Former-Member She helped me with some of the warning signs that she can see. These are harder for me to see when I am really tired and struggling. Still don't feel like talking so maybe I can connect through Helpline Chat! Is that ok?

Oh that's great you did that with her and you have some of the warning signs on there already as like you said, they are hard to see when you are feeling tired. Helpline chat is completely fine, I'll email you now about that

Lunar 🙂

Hi @Zoe7

Thanks Zoe - Iike being me - it took a long time to find myself but when I did I found this was a good thing

I hope you can get to your paints today - I play the piano - although it's hot and horrible here today I decided to playing it for a few minutes - and it felt good

About headaches - all sorts of herb teas can help - I grow my own herbs and it just occurred to me that eating fresh salads with the herbs in my garden - which right now have been rinsed and are crisping up in my fridge - ah yes - I think eating them and maybe they help with headaches - I think I get eyestrain

And a cold pack under your head can work too - I like to lie down and daydream with the cold pack

Anyway - whatever you try - I hope that headache takes a hike

Dec

@Owlunar

I need to get an area set up just for painting. I've been wanting to sort out my spare room to set it up for a few things like that for a while but just haven't had the energy. There is even more stuff to sort out now I'm not at work because I had to pick up some of my things to store at home - mainly because I didn;t want them damaged while I was not there! It's going to take a bit of time and effort and at the moment it's just too overwhelming to start.

I think I mentioned somewhere else that I played the organ when I was younger but haven't done for a long time now. I do want to at least get a small keyboard to start again but no money just yet so that will have to wait. I bet you are wonderful on the piano - seems to be a few really great musicians around the forum - have to start up a virtual band!!!!

I haven't been able to close my eyes or lay down over the last few days with my headaches because everything starts spinning and I feel sick. Both you and @Faith-and-Hope have mentioned some herbal teas so I will definitely try these and see if it helps. My headache is not too bad at the moment - anxiety and stress certainly make it worse.

How are you dealing with the heat?

How is everything else for you today?

Yes @Zoe7

I do know what you mean - I am knocked out by the heat at times - lately a lot - and as much as I want to go shopping for new clothes I haven't got around to it - I do not like trying on clothes in the fitting room and those are trick mirrors I am sure - I hate them - really -

But eventually I will go and get them - I seem to do things when I absolutely need to -

About the piano - I was pretty good but I left my piano behind years ago - it was very old and needed a lot of expensive repairs and I got a quote to move it to my upstairs flat when we sold the family home for property settlement - too expensive - and that was in 1990 and it was a long time before I bought the keyboard

So I can play by ear - but reading the music - which I can do - and playing - which I can do - but playing and sight-reading is a skill I have lost but I am working on - it's easier to play by ear and easy to invent melodies with appropriate harmony -

When marriages break down other things get lost too - I was happy enough with a separation - but glad enough to move on when the time came - I have not regretted separating - my ex wanted to get divorced to remarry - which made me laugh out loud on the phone when he told me.

I actually like his 2nd wife - but after the second time she and I got together to chat he must have decided not to let us see each other - that was years ago - I don't miss him

I know it's different for different people - but for me - the house and some of the things there and the piano was a small price to pay for the freedom of my life since - 26 years -

I hope you can get your art work set out - I know it's hard - I have my keyboard on the table in the spare room - I could use the table for some many things but the keyboard is the best

Yes - it's hot today - I am going to see my doctor today - and I have had someone to do my housework and someone else did my shopping - I didn't go - luckily I had enough cash

I hope your headache settles - if I use dried herbs for a headache I prefer mint - I have one growing - I think it's thyme - I eat that raw - it seems to make me feel better in many ways - it's best to eat in in a salad though

You can buy fresh herbs at the supermarket - I am always growing them and I need to get more from time to time but it's amazing that they can go to see and regrow -

All the best today

Dec