CatcakesSenior Contributor
Twisted -self care
Every morning I drive east into the sun.
At traffic lights I put sunscreen on the backs of my hands.
This morning I realised that this is self care,
Very rare for me.
I need to do more of this....
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Twisted -self care
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
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It’s probably my pickled brain misinterpreting things @Catcakes ..... I have just overdone it with coffee ice cream .... might still be here at 3am .... lol .....
Have got everything crossed for you that it’s something simple and easily treatable.
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CatcakesSenior Contributor
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Thanks @Faith-and-Hope.
The waiting game is always hard when your dealing with the unknown in health.
I’m just going to have to work hard at distress tolerance.
The waiting game is always hard when your dealing with the unknown in health.
I’m just going to have to work hard at distress tolerance.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
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That’s what page I am on now @Catcakes ..... now that mr f&h’s behaviour has settled down.
It’s pre-emotive too ..... I don’t know whether he is going to suffer a health crisis, or whether he can go on like this for a very long time yet ..... 🙁
Yes .... whether this is a post viral fatigue or stress catching up on me it amounts to the same thing .... you have to look after your own health as a priority as much as you can.
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CatcakesSenior Contributor
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It kind of feels like I look after 8 people’s health ( physical/emotional)
@ Faith-and-Hope 😔
@ Faith-and-Hope 😔
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
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I hear you @Catcakes .....
😔
Hi @Bubbles3 .... wasn’t ignoring you ..... 👋
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CatcakesSenior Contributor
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Don’t spread yourself too thin @Faith-and-Hope 😯
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CatcakesSenior Contributor
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Hi @Bubbles3. 👩🎤👋🏼
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CatcakesSenior Contributor
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Under a bit of stress at the moment with my partner’s health issues, waiting for outpatients appoints, worries about investigations and outcomes.
So I drive for an hour to my psych appointment thinking I might get a few things off my chest.
Right next to my psychologist’s room is an unloading Bay for a supermarket and the loud beeping of the reversing trucks can be annoying and distracting.
Today is went on and on constantly interrupting my train of thought and my speech until in the end I felt angry and gave up ...😡
So I drive for an hour to my psych appointment thinking I might get a few things off my chest.
Right next to my psychologist’s room is an unloading Bay for a supermarket and the loud beeping of the reversing trucks can be annoying and distracting.
Today is went on and on constantly interrupting my train of thought and my speech until in the end I felt angry and gave up ...😡
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
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Awwww @Catcakes ...... that was rough ...... it would make most people angry. It’s such a horrible, demanding sound.
Hugs 💜
Hugs 💜
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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor
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Hi @Catcakes,
I'm finally in the headspace to take a little wander around Forum Land, so I thought I would wander over here to visit you. 
I read over there --> that you were drowning in some notifications. Have you managed to sort that out? When I first landed in Forum Land, I nearly drowned in emails. I turned off email notifications entirely, and I only get notifications on the website/app if someone tags me or "likes" one of my posts. This does mean that sometimes I can seem to drop out of conversations because I either haven't been tagged at all, or the tag hasn't worked due to mis-spelling or something like that. However, I simply couldn't cope with getting notified every time someone replies to a post or posts on a thread I've posted on or anything like that. Hopefully someone has been able to help you fix the issue, otherwise let me know and I will see if I can explain how to do it.
It super sucks that your session with your psychologist was interrupted by noisy trucks today. 
That would definitely super bug me too! TTT's office is directly opposite the train line and during one of our sessions a very loud freight train with about a trillion carriages went past. It destroyed my train of thought (yes, my train of thought was destroyed by a train! ) so I can very much relate to what you are saying.
It sounds like you are under a lot of stress at the moment with your partner's health issues. I super hope you are able to get some answers there soon. It is so super hard waiting for appointments and worrying about outcomes.
