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jrnSenior Contributor
Good morning everyone
Just a little bitnof encouragement.
If you are reading this younare still here.
Even when you are feeling good or ok.
It's alright to know that sometimes you won't.
As long as you are still here, you still exist. That is awesome.
Have a good day, or just a day. Everyone of them counts.
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GezzaPSenior Contributor
@Rovja I’m going to try to stop smoking on Friday. I’m taking [edited by moderator] tablets that block the nicotine receptors in the brain so you’re only fighting the habit not the addiction. They also block the high you get when you smoke. I have been smoking for decades. Wish me luck. I’ll need it as I’m not sleeping and I’m hypomanic. I have bipolar I.
Hope you’re well this morning.
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Ru-beeModerator
Good morning @Rovja
It sounds as though that man had a big impact on your, despite not having met him many times. It's interesting how people who we only meet fleetingly can have such an impact on us.
Just a quick note that we have removed his name, in line with our community guidelines around anonymity
Hey @GezzaP how's your morning going so far?
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GezzaPSenior Contributor
I’m ok @Ru-bee . Woke up early again and still hypomanic.
Had a friend come around to set me up for Spanish lessons online. I need to keep it up as I don’t get much opportunity to use it. My cat is bilingual but never answers me lol. I’m about 70 percent fluent. Was nice to see my friend. Had a late lunch after he left.
Thinking of going for another walk this afternoon after I contact my gardener/cleaner and take some painkillers for my back, neck and headaches.
How are you?
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Ru-beeModerator
Wow 70% fluent is extremely impressive @GezzaP! How long have you been learning Spanish?
I took a few Spanish lessons years ago from a friend who was a Spanish tutor, but I didn't stick with it. Same with German, even though half of my family is German and my aunt is a German teacher. The language in English I know the most of it probably Japanese as I studied it all through primary and high school but that is still really limited 😅
Going for an afternoon walk sounds nice if you can make it work! I think I'm going to be doing some washing this afternoon (on my lunch break) as I just got a new washing machine and I'm keen to put it through its paces! Also it'll get me outside in the fresh air to hang it all out
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GezzaPSenior Contributor
I think I’ve been learning Spanish for almost 20 years. @Ru-bee I had to learn to read and speak it for my PhD. I have been to Spanish America at least 10 times. I also had a Mexican family stay in my home for nearly 6 months and as the youngest boy did not speak English we only spoke Spanish in the house which was really good for my Spanish. I use my Spanish occasionally. Bought a book of stories in Spanish to read.
Went for a short walk. Now sitting with a heat pack on my neck (it helps my headache). Bought a copy of Organic Gardener magazine to read and ordered some seeds this morning.
Will have to do back exercises again after a break.
Phone appt with psychiatrist tomorrow and with psychologist on Thursday. Really need to get a full night’s sleep and get out of my hypomania.
How are you?
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