Hi again

Just popped in; nice to see there are a few new faces!
Hope everyone is more or less doing fine - I know we cannot expect to be bouncing out of our skin all the time. Well, I hope from next week things are quieter @ work and I can contribute a bit. But work has been more than chaotic, which has naturally affected my moods and has had me swinging up and down like a yo-yo. I'm tired in all aspects of the word - but felt I needed to check in here!

It's good to see you sugahorse. Glad to see you are hanging in there despite the chaos. I hope things calm down for you and can find some time to relax and breathe.

Glad you popped in, sugahorse . hope things go a little more smoothly and we'll be here when every thing calms down.

Thanks everyone - really missing my daily dose of PC!

Having a torrid time at the moment with my buyer not pulling her weight, and my manager asking for ridiculous amounts of work. I feel working 9 solid hours is far as I can go before having technically sold my soul. I am finding it very beneficial to see my horse when i can.
Tuesday was a bit of a meltdown day for me, and I ended up in tears after finally getting into bed with my boyfriend and being able to "relax" and letting all the pent up emotions loose.
Hoing to get through a fair bit of work today (Public Holiday here tomorrow) and then that next week is a bit easier

good to see you again...
hope meds get themselves working and that your work settles down.
I haven't been round much either - a bit of a mania and then a little rebound plus huge amounts of pressure with the dreaded thesis!!!!

Catch u round

Yes - I agree: It's that dratted rebound after a few above average days. YOu begin to dread the above average days purely because of what follows.

Great to see you again, sugahorse. I hope you are able to get through your work, so you can relax! You deserve it.

Hi suga... good to hear you are getting some time with your horse and you have a soft place to land in the arms of your man to unwind and relax. Keep the balance with work and play. It will serve you well. Putting limits on work and boundaries around those limits is very wise. Burnout can get you and once it does it is a long road back.

I too have been MIA around here for a while. Adjusting to the fact that I am now a member of med land is taking its toll on my psyche. I am still searching for some peace about it. Even though I have been feeling more level lately I struggle to give the meds any credit. I have been in this space before without the meds but now that I am on meds it just complicates things. The lose of control irritates and confuses me. It pushes me into my head and separates me from life. Anyways.... enough of my junk. This is your thread after all. lol.

Glad you are holding strong and doing well for the most part. Take good care.

Thanks everyone

Sanity - how on earth does one manage to enforce work-related boundaries? We get steamrolled. Even though we are supposed to work 8 - 5 with 1 hour lunch, I hardly EVER (maybe once every 2 weeks) take my lunch break, and rarely leave before 5:30. And no, we don't get paid overtime.
It's assumed we take ownership of our departments and will put in as much work as it requires.