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Old Jul 02, 2023, 12:18 PM
Soupe du jour Soupe du jour is offline
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I feel so far behind here.

@Sunflower123, I hope you feel better soon. I always admire how you make such good efforts for self-care in the midst of various struggles. I should try to do even a fraction of that.

@Rosi700, actually it is BetterHelp that I've signed up with. We'll see how I like it. The therapist already contacted me today (on a Sunday). I think I need a couple days to really ease into it before scheduling a video session. He said he specializes in PCT (Person-Centered Therapy) and ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy). I was unfamiliar with both, but after a short read up on them it may possibly be helpful. Especially the PCT.

I was relieved that my sister contacted me this morning wanting to text chat about just "sisterly stuff", after not talking for a week. It turned out to be quite nice. We wrote nothing about the inheritance stuff. For months, it was so focused on that and our brother and father's sicknesses and deaths. We chatted for a good 1 1/2 hours.

A little bit ago, a policeman rang our bell. Hubby went out there and talked to him about the complaint we submitted...about the criminal outfit that stole the "deposit" we paid for some roof work. He said that we should go to a local police station and more fully describe the crime. They want me to come as a witness, since I was there when the original job request was arranged. Hubby didn't tell them that I don't speak much Czech. I guess they'll find out. Obviously I didn't understand most of what the criminal guy said, but I do know the situation and did see the guy. It was really strange. The guy we talked to seemed to have major breathing problems. Hubby said he was clearly Czech. We almost wondered if he would pass out. Real breathing problems? Or near panic attack? I recall seeing a man waiting for him in a car outside our gate. The name of the person on the account we wired the deposit to was not a Czech name.
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Dx: Bipolar type 1

Psych Medications:
* Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg
* Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg
* Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 500 mg

I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia.

Last edited by Soupe du jour; Jul 02, 2023 at 12:38 PM.
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