Night Shift

@Snuchu

@Mazarita has reminded me that a long time in the past I had to wean off the medication I was given after having been wrongly diabnosed with BPD

I was taking two tablets - I forget the dosage - but I dissolved one tablet in a measuring glass and each week took a quarter less - I was helped by my psychologist at the time

And of course I was recording all of this - and I got off this in 8 weeks - or maybe less than that

So the info @Mazarita has given here will really work

And I wish you the best - I guess you would prefer to keep out of hospital - so take it slowly

Decadian

Hi @BlueBay

It seems that you have had a more peaceful time over the long weekend and you would have been to see your doctor on Tuesday

And I hope that went well

It seems to me - from where I stand - your job is rather stressful -

So I will be interested to see how you go when you have had a couple of days back at work -

I don't like platitudes - so I don't give them consciously - but it would be interesting if you could work out what happens at work that causes you this stress - and it could be nothing more complex and irritating that people insist on telling you what the weather is like

As if the last 50 people have told you this

It's just a thought - and I will be thinking of you when you are back at work on Wednesday

Decadian

Some great ideas from @Decadian and @Mazarita. I was impressed with how thorough you both were in your withdrawal processes. The use of professionals like psychiatrist or doctor to monitor the physical withdrawal; psychologist for support and diary recording to log your progress both as a monitoring tool and or a motivational factor are really useful techniques. It is such an individual process withdrawal and can be very difficult and some times unsafe without support from a doctor reviewing the medical risks. It is great to read some great outcomes using a variety of supports in withdrawal that can be passed on to others. Have a great evening.

@comet

I don't imagine your cat would look like this ..... they are such individuals ..... but I imagine you like cats in general so I hope you like this one.

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FYI @Decadian

You could also post your puddy under -

Lived Experience - Enjoying time with others - All Creatires Great and Small

or

Lived Experience - Enjoying time with others - 365 Project

if you want ......

They are two threads you might want to check out.

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Hi @Decadian, @Faith-and-Hope, I've had a couple of hours sleep and awake again. Drinking a sweet mug of liquorice tea and will go back to it before too long. Just thought I'd stop in and say hi. How has your day beeen?

Had highs and lows today @Mazarita

I went to my hairdressing appointment ....... 🔼

Dropped D3 off at a Speech & Drama lesson ........ 🔼

Picked her up again and she took over with D2 ........ 🔼 ....... so I could go out to lunch with a good friend ...... 🔼

D1 started a bit hissy this afternoon ....... 🔽 ..... which turned into a full-blown melt-down-dummy-spit this evening while I was out with D3 for a while ....... ⏬ ...... but then she took D2 with her and went out for dinner ...... ⏫

By that time I was feeling pretty 🌵, but made a lovely pasta dish that D3 and I both liked that D1 can't have (gluten intolerance) and went to bed early to watch TV and relax ....... ❣

No contact from D1 when she came home, and went to bed. She didn't sleep well last night, so this is just par for the course at the moment. They are all taking turns being reactive, so I am going as heavily on the self-care routines as I can manage, and doing very little in terms of anything beyond managing the day.

❤️ Getting a lot of joy from these forums tho ❣

Have you pulled up well after the hydrotherapy today ?