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Blueberrybook · Dec 29, 2024, 02:43 PM

I am still very anxious even though the dreaded family/extended family Christmas is behind. It went okay yesterday. They had gifts only for the kids (my daughter's cousins). The adults had a stupid white elephant thing, and I ended up with this stupid mini LED lamp that randomly turns itself on all the time (when it is not supposed to; there is an on/off switch). Those batteries will be dead in a day. Oh, and a travel first aid kit. I guess how often I injure myself, I should put that thing in my car or my purse (not much room in the purse though).

Still having high anxiety despite taking the 2 25 mg Seroquel. I guess I can try the prn hydroxyzine, but it just makes me feel sleepy and doesn't really do much for anxiety. Maybe I can take an extra 25 mg Seroquel? After all, the pdoc initially wanted to increase the Seroquel by 100 mg but I talked him down to 50 mg.

I'm a bit irritable and having some problems with overspending. I need to get control over that. Maybe a tad hypo, God knows, but it's been a very hard month for me. I always stress from mid-November to New Year's Day.

I did sketch some today which I've started a sketch thread in the creative arts section should anyone care to look. That helped a bit with the anxiety, but it's getting worse again. Had lunch, watched an episode of Call the Midwife on Hoopla which is a library app you can run off your smart TV. My county library doesn't belong to it, but the library in the next town over does, and I have a library card from them. All you need is a library card an a PIN and you can check out videos from a pretty good selection. My local county library has an app that lets you do similarly but you can only watch the video on a smartphone or tablet.