Night Shift

Hi @Shaz51 @BlueBay @Decadian sending you all warm wishes 🙂

I have a feeling not --- i agree @Decadian, he had a lot of things that he can`t cope with

Hello @BlueBay, have been thinking of you today xx

Hi everyone, not up to speed with all the messages, but wanted to answer the callouts I've received...

@eth, great to get a callout from you. I too really really miss our chats. I'm going okay, though I'm still having a lot of dressing gown days lately, which means not leaving the flat very much. Mood is okay though so I'm not really complaining. Creative stuff going well. Have been working on two vids since last we chatted. How has it been taking an offline rest? Would be interesting to know your perspective on offline versus online in relation to your mental wellbeing.

@PeppiPatty, that Joan Armitrading link you sent didn't work. It's easy to share videos here yourself though. You just copy the link from the address bar at YouTube and paste it into the message here. Then it appears at the bottom of your message. Good to hear your son is well enough now to move out from living with you.

Sending hugs to all who want one.

Hi @Mazarita Glad to hear your creative stuff is going well. I haven't been doing much at all here. Reading again which is peaceful, nice to be concentrating again. My off-line time hasn't really changed much except that I do get back to sleep faster at night.

@MazaritaSorry my posting was interrupted by a phone call. The biggest challenge lately has been that the psychiatrist wanted to put me back on anti-depressants with my other meds. I've had so many adverse reactions to different anti-deps over the years that I really didn't want to do it. I spent days before my next appointment with him being anxious about how he would respond when I told him. The problem is that they have triggered mania in the past, including psychosis a couple of times, and even he had said there was a chance of that with the new one. When I told him I didn't feel ok about the risk he accepted that and just told me to keep working with the psychologist for the anxiety and depression and see him if things got worse. So I see her on Tuesday and don't have another appointment booked with the psychiatrist.

Has less time in the forums changed anything for you? Or have I missed posts in the days I've not been here. How are your legs and feet going?

Hi @Former-Member I'm still floating around if you want to chat.

Hi @Former-Member I get anxious before my appointments too and try to plan what I want to say but lately I've found it harder to do that, so I just tell myself to be myself and be honest about what is happening.

Hi @Shaz51,

I'm sorry to hear how difficult things are with your health and your husbands too. I think it must be so hard to be carer for you both, especially when it seems that it would be good for you to be cared for more too😔💐

Hi @Former-Member

I'm really glad you've spent time with your son 😊 but sorry that it's that that treacherous part of the week for you too with your pending appointment.

Hi @eth,

Lovely to see you😊I'm really pleased that the psychiatrist was understanding of your situation💜 I really hope that working with the psychologist helps sort out some of the anxiety issues.

Hi @Decadian,

Hoping you are travelling ok and still in goods spirits from your time away😊

Hi @Former-Member,

it sounds like your daughter is very talented too. I would have loved my kids to be more into music but sport was their main thing but 3 of them did try an instrument.

im pretty sure I've forgotten people, sorry if I have💐

Thinking of you all and sending hugs💜😊

PS my day has been ok, now just to scrape through the night