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I can say that I am insane here. Please the goddess I am insane.. This is the day I can admit it. I am insane.
Darn, both a friend who is a doctor and a friend who is bi-polar have told me I need to see a doctor about my mania. Guess I need to make that appointment
Good luck with the appointment, gilshalos!
Maybe they’ll figure out a way to help smooth down the bumps and shallow out the lows for you…
Hi gilshalos
Don’t know if you’ve seen this. You might find it interesting/helpful. Good luck with the appointment.
I’ve been unipolar depressive for 20-odd years. Just this last year I’ve been showing signs of mania. Did I say, Damn ? Cos Damn!
Recounts…uh…40 odd years unipolar
Hi WHTM! Fairly new listener, first time caller here. I just wanted to come to a safe space to vent a little about the fact that I got dumped some 90 minutes ago, apparently for being “too charming”. I mean, the lady in question was well within her rights to end the relationship, but I’m still a little flummoxed. 🙁
I’m a 33 year-old cis (though not het) male from the distinctly northern country of Finland. I love reading new posts on here and playing strategy games.
*sits back down*
In preparation for my move next Saturday, I started throwing out stuff. I finally tossed some old clothes that haven’t fit since ten years ago during my ed days. I’m having some mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, I’m proud to have accepted that my body is what it is. I know I’m not going to be a size small without starving myself and I’m not going to that anymore. When I moved into this place 5 years ago, I wasn’t ready yet.
On the other hand, I’m sad and ashamed that my skinny clothes don’t fit and never will. I feel weak and fat and like I should have the fortitude to starve myself and like a bad person that I’m not motivated to anymore.
And welcome Monzach! Sorry I didn’t see your post earlier. Click on the scented candle to the right for a welcome package.
Seconding Monzach’s welcome!
Also, I’m going to be conspicuously absent from the 15th to the 26th of this month. I’m going out of state to visit family (if I hadn’t mentioned this previously. My memory’s kind of shit. >.>)
I have three days off after a full set of shifts! They let me and my partner run the box by ourselves for the most part this week, as opposed to last week when we had a paramedic or a EMT-3 riding with us.
It’s been fun. Most of our calls are pretty straightforward, and we haven’t had anything too ridiculous yet.
Probably we’ll start having a rider again in a week or two so I can start having patient check offs scored as part of the precept thing, but for now they’re just a little understaffed. Also, when I shift to driving, my partner will definitely want the rider: he literally just got his cert for EMT three months ago.
It’s really, really bizarre being the experienced one on scene. Super bizzare.
I’m going to brag a little here. The Empire state building has 102 floors. Thus far today, I have climbed and equivalent number of stairs. Tomorrow I’m shooting for the world’s tallest building.
Been stable the past 4 days. Slightly manic today. Doc appointment is June 2nd (drawbacks of having a good, popular doctor)
There is a news story about adding an iron item to boiling food/water to combat anaemia. I’m pondering adapting it cos..I have a history with anaemia. It relates to my eating issues, but about 7 years back I was admitted to hospital with the most extreme case of anaemia the hospital (in a city) had ever seen. The nurse didn’t even want me on her ward. Then the IV line popped out and my blood literally fountained from my arm. I couldn’t get the call button to work, but another patient called the nurses. They stopped the bleeding, cleaned me up, decided not to call a doc. A bit later, the IV in my other arm popped…same result.
adapting/adopting
@gilshalos – I’ve heard of Japanese recipes where they add an iron nail to black soybeans to help them retain color. And I’ve read that cooking on cast iron gives you a little extra dose of iron, too, since some of it leeches out of the cookware into your food. I’ve never come across adding iron objects to boiling water or other simmered dishes, though. I’m intrigued by that idea, too. Both my little guy and I tend to be slightly low on iron, and supplements suck. Probably wouldn’t hurt for any of us to give it a try.
I’ve also noticed that when I donate blood I tend to fill up the bag fairly quickly (I’ve amazed a couple of phlebotomists in my time). I’ve never connected that to my iron issues. You’ve taught me something today!
Tonight, pulled pork with a sweet bbq sauce.
Speaking of health issues. My husband got the ultimatum from his M.D. earlier last week. His cholesterol is elevated, he’s forty pounds over target weight – oh, and the diabetes. That’s new. He needs to modify his diet and activity levels, or he’ll need medication for it. Along with the thyroid replacement meds and gout meds. Since both our sons are at risk for developing diabetes themselves, it’s time for me to change how I feed them. More whole grains, legumes, leafy greens and lean proteins, less white flour, sugar and saturated fats.
My husband is a pastry chef. This is like the lead guitarist of a hair metal band developing migraines. He can still MAKE the stuff, but eating it is out. I’m still a bit disconcerted – I’ve got AIDS and I’m the healthy one in the family? Who’s writing this stuff? I mentioned to husband that the gym he’s joined is a brisk twenty minute walk away (each way), which I walk routinely. He could walk there, work out, and walk home. “And then die,” he replied tartly. I don’t drive, so walking considerable distances is something I’m used to. For him, walking is how he gets to the car. I’m thinking that might need to change.
Sorry to hear that, Robert. I know that it is going to be an adjust for him. My husband has diabetes and a whole host of other health problems too. I’m switching us to a low-salt, balanced-carbohydrate, heart-healthy diet. It has been slow transition, but it is starting to have an effect. Good luck.
On another note, I am so excited I just have to tell someone. My oldest child’s legal name change decree came in the mail yesterday, and last week his therapist agreed that he has gender dysphoria and is now going to hook him up with a doctor so he can start T treatments and the surgery eventually. This has been such a long road for him so far, and I am on cloud nine that my baby (well, he is grown but you know) is taking the first steps to become the person he truly is. The smile on his face yesterday was priceless.
Myriad, that IS great news! How fortunate he is to have such a supportive parent. Best of luck with the new diet. Lucky how ‘eating like a diabetic’ is actually good for people who aren’t, too.
@Robert
Yeah, I’ve noticed I have a little more sustained energy since eating a more diabetic diet. We are easing into eating it more consistently, but some days it is just too tiring to cook.
Thank you. I feel fortunate to have him as a son. 🙂
Congrats to your son and you, Myriad! 😀
I’ve had a lot of shit going on, but I’ve been away for a while. : Don’t want to spam.
@LBT
I’m glad that your back! You have been missed. I hope everything is okay. If not, hugs if you want them.
Thanks, I’m pretty happy about it.
Good to see you anyway, LBT.
Everything’s okay. I made a new comic about the incest in our family, which has been selling well, but also brought some family backlash. The memory work is still ongoing, and I’ve been getting trolled, which is why I’m back here. At least here, we MOCK the trolls.