Night Shift

You could try a cup of tea if you have facilities there to make one @BlueBay . Sometimes that will settle a stomach ache, especially if it's spasms.

You could also soak a face washer in hot water and hold it to your stomach for a little while and see if that helps.

If it continues @BlueBay the 24 hour health advice line number is 1800 022 222. They may have some good advice for you.

@eth, cool that it's your birthday tomorrow! At least starting the day with a medical appointment is starting the day looking after yourself. Glad you have a couple of friendly social get togethers to look forward later with friends. Keeping my fingers crossed that your symptoms abate overnight.

I'm off to bed now. Managed not to nap today so hoping I'll sleep better. Nite all 🙂

Goodnight @eth. Sleep well ❤️

Hello everyone.

I had difficulty and wasted a lot of time trying to edit a post that may have confused people. Then I had a lot fo social stuff to do. Writing group, Shakespeare reading, dinner dance and then choir today.

I am like you @Mazarita I need time a lot of reflection time with social stuff. Too bad if its over think .. its necessary for me .. but I am good. Boundaries are established with the problematic American lady. She has qualities and her link with my son means it is simply my duty to manage her and my feelings, but not swallow them. They were part of my poem that I read on Friday to the group ... and in my tone socially ... she realises she has stood on my toes ... she cant change .. too old ... but I am learning to be tough ... with tough ole broads.. and she knows ...

Yes I also value all those smiles with strangers .. and I frequently give random smiles.

Hi @Faith-and-Hope and @eth and @Faith-and-Hope and Si

More great train conversations and the sense that my energy and social confidence has changed a lot. I can chat and be happy with a wide range of people and am feeling that I no longer have huge storm clouds following behind me ... obvious to all ... even though I thought I had put the past behind me.

Anyway more and more I am integrating it and distinguishing the people with whom I share I what.

Night, night, @eth. 🙂

Hi @Appleblossom, great to see you after some days. You sound busy with lots of interesting activities, positive feelings of strength and boundaries with your interractions and time out in between to process it all. Good stuff!

My self esteem rockets up and down like a yoyo .. but I mentally I know I am on the a good path. My boy was away for the weekend and is going away next weekend .. so it feels good for him too.

You have come a long way in the last few months too.

@Appleblossom, great to hear your son is doing well and that he is getting out for weekends away. Seems like might those times might be nice break times for you too. Being off the green for almost six weeks has given a boost to my confidence, partly through the elimination of the heavy shame I was feeling. Trip down south was therapeutic in other ways aside from this too. Just trying to keep up the gains now without spinning too far into hypermania.