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Twisted -self care

CatcakesSenior Contributor15 Dec 2017, 11:12 am AEDT

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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CatcakesSenior Contributor07 Feb 2018, 9:16 pm AEDT

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Thanks @Phoenix_Rising, I feel very honoured to have a visit from you 😊
I’ve had my kids for dinner ( they tasted yummy)
So I’m sorry I could answer you til now.
I haven’t managed to fix my notifications yet because I have trouble reading instructions then carrying out those instructions.....
I’m not stupid but I can’t do it... so ... yeah
I cracked it with my psychologist and told her that if she couldn’t understand how the beeping was unacceptable I wouldn’t come back 😣
I’m very stressed at the moment and I have always noted that I’m intolerant to noise at times like this ( yes, and I had five kids in nine years).
I’m worried about my partner’s health, nothing to do but wait....

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CatcakesSenior Contributor09 Feb 2018, 5:29 pm AEDT

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I’m feeling increasingly irritable for several reasons.
I have finally managed to get an outpatients appointment for my partner who is experiencing worrying symptoms. Two doctors have said he needs urgent investigation, the appointment..... 4 weeks time.
The other reason I’m upset is that I haven’t been able to resolve the stand off between my psychologist and I regarding the reversing truck loud beeping during session.
I just can’t tolerate it 😣

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CatcakesSenior Contributor09 Feb 2018, 6:02 pm AEDT

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor09 Feb 2018, 7:32 pm AEDT

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Hearing you @Catcakes ...... 🙁

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor10 Feb 2018, 5:39 pm AEDT

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Missing you @Catcakes .... 💜

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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor10 Feb 2018, 9:20 pm AEDT

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Good evening @Catcakes,

I hope you have had an ok or better-than-ok day. That must be super stressful having to wait 4 weeks for your partner's appointment.

The situation with your psychologist sounds tricky. I guess she can't really relocate her office or stop the trucks reversing. If it happens again, I wonder if you could use it as an opportunity to practice your distress tolerance skills? If you're going to get super giant overwhelming angry feelings somewhere, your psychologist's office seems like a pretty good place to get them.

Thank you for dropping by the ocean last night. I thought it was very thoughtful that you asked if I needed something. When I am flooded, I don't talk much - you might have noticed. What that looks like in real life is a lot of rocking and making weird noises. The thing I find most helpful when I'm like that, is just knowing that there are people there, riding the wave with me. Thank you for caring about me.