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04-12-2006, 06:48 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: U.S.A. Kansas
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Startle sucks no doubt! I had a frog in my car one bouncing all over, I stopped up traffic at the school drop off line as I bailed, been there! I came back home reading Toad and Frog stories to little one and two of my cats got in a tangle... I lost it. I hate everyone laughing too. Calmed enough to keep reading, but it took a bit.
Got flowers and apology for earlier, not over it, takes me a while... All I was was an ass thinking where are daisies... Did not say it though, little one did have fun pulling mums and carnations out of the vase to put behind her dad's ears.
Tired but got a nap, nice no nightmares this time, about to head in again. I am worn out. |
04-12-2006, 10:02 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: charles town, wv (usa)
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thanks for the hugs, cass! i'm not afraid of frogs, but i think one in the shower, especially fallling on me would send me up the wall, too. prob. even some of the guys would be screaming like a schoolgirl on that one, even without ptsd! |
05-12-2006, 12:02 AM
|  | Administrative Editor PTSD | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Me... recovering being worn out. My little fella caleb went into hospital a week ago as he got the chicken pox also, thus kerrie went with him obviously. Anyway, I hadn't raised this until now, as I didn't really have the ability to cope with everything already... hence why I have not been around much the past week.
Anyway, the little fella is fine now, back home and doing well. Life is getting back to normal, and now I just need a little more rest to feel funky once again. I am basically just run down, exhausted and mentally drained... so a little rest will fix me up once again and keep me going.
Looking forward to Christmas now, and catching up with family, and sneaky me.... having time to get some work done from my long list of "things to do". |
05-12-2006, 05:43 AM
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Take care, Anthony. I'm glad Caleb is back home!
I've been a bit off today. But I've things to do, so keeping busy. I need to get these two paintings done, but I'm having trouble keeping at it. Where did my motivation go? |
05-12-2006, 10:17 AM
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i'm so sorry caleb was ill. chicken pox can be really hard on tiny ones. Glad he's ok. take care of yourself, and kerrie. she has been through a real emotioal strain with a sick baby. a little tlc would be good for both of you.
cathy |
05-12-2006, 03:09 PM
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Hugs to anthony. Hope everyone gets over the chicky pops and sheer exsaustion (I know that is spelt wrong I just don't give a rats ass today) |
05-12-2006, 03:17 PM
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Today well, between crying shaking and not being able to breath, I'm fine.
Home alone, anyone would think without him here I'd be okay. Hell no. Feel worse more panicky knowing he will be back.
hopefully I can get functionably calm by the time everyone else gets back. Last thing need today is for them to tell me to stop putting it on.
They don't get and refuse to talk anout it. They refuse to read any info I give them. It's like it really is all in my head.
Mother dearest told me yesterday that she didn't care what I did anymore. She told me to keep cutting cos she stopped caring. That hurt so bad.
Got to hang washing up but I am terrified to go outside. Depending on what time she gets home from work, I might get her over here. Maybe if she can realise I'm not crazy she might understand. |
05-12-2006, 11:27 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tampa, Florida
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My last few days have been spent as tour guide to my mom and step-dad around town. It's helped me be to distracted from worrying about my laid-up hubby and it's distracted me from myself. It's actually been nice.
When everything came up with my husband's medical stuff, they were going to delay the trip until January. But I told her to get her butt down here for some moral support...I needed it. I found out that my husband called and left a message for my mom thanking her and my step-dad for coming out to give me something to do other than worry about him. But don't say anything...it's a secret and I'm not supposed to know he did something that nice for me.
What a sweetie!  |
06-12-2006, 10:11 AM
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Anthony I hope Kerri Anne and bub start feeling better soon gee she is having a rough trot. Give her my best wishes please. And Anthony I hope you start to feel better soon to take it easy:)
Jen |
06-12-2006, 11:15 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland, US
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Feel worn thin. Just tired. The kind of tired that sleep doesn't seem to reach. Got to sleep the other night by listening to a soothing rain cd after seeing someone talk about listening to soothing stuff before bed.
Job is going well. Up for a promotion in the late winter/spring... even though I have been there for 6 wks. I feel good about that. Working on having more confidence in myself and not dwelling on the past as to prevent myself from feeling " " in the present.
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