[Nammu]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

I am sooo sorry that you got sick Id rather do anything than throw up.

Are you drinking lots of fluids?

I concluded last night the weakness was from not getting enough water. Lack of fluids was exactly the problem. But still my body can’t handle 0 sleep any more. I think my body is older than my actual age. I think the years without sleep aged me.

[Nammu]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

Well for months and months I have had a recurring thought that I am going to fall.. Well Thursday My husband and I went to go early vote. There are about 16-18 steps, Very steep going into the courthouse. Well I always hold on to railing in a death grip. I was on 4th step from the bottom on my way down and Boom down I went

Banged up everywhere but I am forever grateful I didnt break anything

Hugs to anyone in need

Ooo I’m glad you didn’t break anything too. You don’t need that on top of everything else.

[*Beth*]

~Christina What a crap thing to have happen! Great that nothing's broken, still, falling is such a shock to the mind and body. I'm sending healing vibes.

[*Beth*]

Blue_Bird Your hair color is beautiful! Lovely shade of red, wow.

[*Beth*]

Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25

That’s exactly it. These people aren’t evil. They are ill. Now that’s not to say there aren’t evil people out there, or that every violent act should be blamed on mental illness, or that every mentally ill person is violent. But these people in the documentary were not of sound mind when they committed their crimes. When they are medicated properly, they are very kind people, and often very sorry for their crimes. They will have to live with the guilt forever.

The one thing in the second one though is the flippant attitude of the staff. It reminded me of the staff at the state hospital who made fun of the schizophrenic girl for hearing voices. When she became agitated they would say “whatever, spirit girl” and laugh. Now THEY are the evil ones. The staff at the unit in France were much more compassionate.

I had the same take. The French staff seemed so much more compassionate with the patients, and also seemed to work well with each other as a team.

[Fuzzybear]

@Blue Bird

[Soupe du jour]

Originally Posted by Blue_Bird

Dyed my hair red today. It came out a tad uneven but not too bad considering I had to do it myself and I haven't had practice with dyeing my hair in a long time. I'm already making plans for future hair color lol. I think in February I'll get my hair professionally bleached so I can use some of the other colors like Enchanted Forest (a deep green color) and Purple Haze. As BethRags suggested I bought some Manic Panic Vampire Red dye to brighten up this permanent garnier nutrisse red dye once it starts fading.

I only got 4 hours 6 minutes of sleep last night according to my fitbit. Had a massive panic attack earlier that lasted hours. I took my klonopin though, and relaxed with one of my favorite videogames and am feeling better.

I'm charging my kindle so I can get some ebooks from my library. I still have some requests I'm gonna need to pick up in person next week. I'm glad I still have access to the library throughout all this craziness. Books are wonderful.

My sister got the 2 forms I needed for my apartment recertification thing so she'll drop them off tomorrow. Then I can give them to the property manager Monday. That's a relief. I was worried they wouldn't come in time.

Attached is a pic of my new hair color. Anyway, I hope everyone has a good weekend and prayers to anyone struggling

I love your new hair color! It's uniquely beautiful. A little different shade than the usual. Soft romantic type color.

[Fuzzybear]

Originally Posted by BethRags

One of the docs, the French one, is "Unit for Difficult Patients." The other (Canadian) is "Out of Mind, Out of Sight."

I have Amazon Prime, so they are free for me. I don't know if there's a fee without Amazon Prime.

Thanks for the reminder, I want to look at these

[Fuzzybear]

Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25

That’s exactly it. These people aren’t evil. They are ill. Now that’s not to say there aren’t evil people out there, or that every violent act should be blamed on mental illness, or that every mentally ill person is violent. But these people in the documentary were not of sound mind when they committed their crimes. When they are medicated properly, they are very kind people, and often very sorry for their crimes. They will have to live with the guilt forever.

The one thing in the second one though is the flippant attitude of the staff. It reminded me of the staff at the state hospital who made fun of the schizophrenic girl for hearing voices. When she became agitated they would say “whatever, spirit girl” and laugh. Now THEY are the evil ones. The staff at the unit in France were much more compassionate.

Thanks for this post, it's a very important issue.

The flippant attitude of some staff saddens me I agree that THEY are the evil ones.

It's interesting that they are so much more compassionate at the unit in France.

I'm hopeful that, very slowly, the world is becoming more enlightened regarding mental illness and treating everyone with compassion and respect.


ETA a little known fact about me. I was a student nurse once. I decided it was the ''wrong career'' for me. I found some of the senior staff on the first ward I was on to be.. unkind. The student nurses in my intake year were all kind and gentle (unlike some at the school I had attended as a cub)

[Soupe du jour]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

Well for months and months I have had a recurring thought that I am going to fall.. Well Thursday My husband and I went to go early vote. There are about 16-18 steps, Very steep going into the courthouse. Well I always hold on to railing in a death grip. I was on 4th step from the bottom on my way down and Boom down I went

Banged up everywhere but I am forever grateful I didnt break anything

Hugs to anyone in need

It's great to read of people voting. I sent mine through the mail a while ago. I'm pretty sure it should be fine within my state.

I'm sorry to read of your fall. I've become a bit scared of stairs, too. I had a bad fall a little over a month ago during my vacation (and went for an xray). I had a bad fall down my stairs at home, a few days ago (and went for an xray).

It sounds like you didn't get that badly hurt. I'm glad to read that. Stairs certainly hold the potential of causing severe injury. My right foot is just horrible looking. It is not as swollen today, but the bruising appearance worsens, and new bruises show up. My foot looks like one that would be in a medical student's textbook. I won't gross anyone out by posting pictures. I overdid it today. Tomorrow I'll be better. I bought a special medical boot for it. Part of my problem is that I have a high pain threshold. If Hubby hurt his foot as I have, he'd probably be in bed 24/7. Plus, I've been on the manic end, lately. That seems to increase my pain threshold even more.

[Sunflower123]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

Well for months and months I have had a recurring thought that I am going to fall.. Well Thursday My husband and I went to go early vote. There are about 16-18 steps, Very steep going into the courthouse. Well I always hold on to railing in a death grip. I was on 4th step from the bottom on my way down and Boom down I went

Banged up everywhere but I am forever grateful I didnt break anything

Hugs to anyone in need

I’m so glad you didn’t break anything. I’ve noticed over the past year that my balance is off and I’ve almost fallen several times. I wonder if it’s an age thing.

Sending gentle hugs.

[Sunflower123]

Originally Posted by Blue_Bird

Dyed my hair red today. It came out a tad uneven but not too bad considering I had to do it myself and I haven't had practice with dyeing my hair in a long time. I'm already making plans for future hair color lol. I think in February I'll get my hair professionally bleached so I can use some of the other colors like Enchanted Forest (a deep green color) and Purple Haze. As BethRags suggested I bought some Manic Panic Vampire Red dye to brighten up this permanent garnier nutrisse red dye once it starts fading.

I only got 4 hours 6 minutes of sleep last night according to my fitbit. Had a massive panic attack earlier that lasted hours. I took my klonopin though, and relaxed with one of my favorite videogames and am feeling better.

I'm charging my kindle so I can get some ebooks from my library. I still have some requests I'm gonna need to pick up in person next week. I'm glad I still have access to the library throughout all this craziness. Books are wonderful.

My sister got the 2 forms I needed for my apartment recertification thing so she'll drop them off tomorrow. Then I can give them to the property manager Monday. That's a relief. I was worried they wouldn't come in time.

Attached is a pic of my new hair color. Anyway, I hope everyone has a good weekend and prayers to anyone struggling

Your hair turned out amazing! So pretty.

[Sunflower123]

Originally Posted by Daonnachd

The fire brigades jumped on it quickly. Numerous trucks and planes got in on the action so it was 100% contained before midnight last night. We didn't have to evacuate, but wow did that leave me exhausted.

I’ll bet you were exhausted! I’m glad you didn’t have to evacuate.

[Sunflower123]

Originally Posted by Soupe du jour

Daladico, I actually did bake something, afterall, and feel more upbeat. I'm glad your post inspired that thought.

Almond Olive Oil Cake (a little cracked on top, but that doesn't matter)

Your Almond Olive Oil Cake looks delicious!

[Sunflower123]

Originally Posted by Soupe du jour

It's great to read of people voting. I sent mine through the mail a while ago. I'm pretty sure it should be fine within my state.

I'm sorry to read of your fall. I've become a bit scared of stairs, too. I had a bad fall a little over a month ago during my vacation (and went for an xray). I had a bad fall down my stairs at home, a few days ago (and went for an xray).

It sounds like you didn't get that badly hurt. I'm glad to read that. Stairs certainly hold the potential of severe injury. My right foot is just horrible looking. It is not as swollen today, but the bruising appearance worsens, and new bruises show up. My foot looks like one that would be in a medical student's textbook. I won't gross anyone out by posting pictures. I overdid it today. Tomorrow I'll be better. I bought a special medical boot for it. Part of my problem is that I have a high pain threshold. If Hubby hurt his foot as I have, he'd probably be in bed 24/7. Plus, I've been on the manic end, lately. That seems to increase my pain threshold even more.

I’m sorry you hurt your foot. I hope it heals quickly.

[Soupe du jour]

Jennifer, thanks for the well wishes. I certainly need it to heal quickly, because I have so much to do.

bpcyclist, my sweet psychiatrist got back to me, even on a Saturday. I must say he gave me a bit of lecture in his email response, mostly about my therapist and using coping tools. He increased my base Seroquel XR again, and told me to keep using prn IR.

I am also very concerned about how mentally ill people are treated in the criminal justice system. I've read and written a little bit on this topic in the past.

[bpcyclist]

Originally Posted by Soupe du jour

I emailed him early early this morning. He says he now responds quicker to emails. He is not usually a weekend worker, but is pretty quick during the work week. I'll hear from him. I'll just keep popping the PRNs, as needed. He's OK with that up to 150 mg extra, but does want to hear from me when I start needing PRNs more than a day or two.

Yay! Thanks!

[bpcyclist]

Originally Posted by Sapien

Finally got my new inhaler. I think it’s a different one from the last one I had so I hope it works as well if not better.

I’m doing very well in terms of mental health so next week I’m going to ask to decrease my Seroquel slowly as low as I can go. It’s givingn me high cholesterol and causing weight gain as well as making me super duper tired. I don’t need to be on 2 APs.

super happy for you. Stay the course.

[bpcyclist]

Originally Posted by Soupe du jour

It's great to read of people voting. I sent mine through the mail a while ago. I'm pretty sure it should be fine within my state.

I'm sorry to read of your fall. I've become a bit scared of stairs, too. I had a bad fall a little over a month ago during my vacation (and went for an xray). I had a bad fall down my stairs at home, a few days ago (and went for an xray).

It sounds like you didn't get that badly hurt. I'm glad to read that. Stairs certainly hold the potential of causing severe injury. My right foot is just horrible looking. It is not as swollen today, but the bruising appearance worsens, and new bruises show up. My foot looks like one that would be in a medical student's textbook. I won't gross anyone out by posting pictures. I overdid it today. Tomorrow I'll be better. I bought a special medical boot for it. Part of my problem is that I have a high pain threshold. If Hubby hurt his foot as I have, he'd probably be in bed 24/7. Plus, I've been on the manic end, lately. That seems to increase my pain threshold even more.

Ice maybe?

[bpcyclist]

Originally Posted by Soupe du jour

Jennifer, thanks for the well wishes. I certainly need it to heal quickly, because I have so much to do.

bpcyclist, my sweet psychiatrist got back to me, even on a Saturday. I must say he gave me a bit of lecture in his email response, mostly about my therapist and using coping tools. He increased my base Seroquel XR again, and told me to keep using prn IR.

I am also very concerned about how mentally ill people are treated in the criminal justice system. I've read and written a little bit on this topic in the past.

Okay. Good. Hope things quiet down soon. Here for you.

[Fuzzybear]

Papa bear had a bad dream. I hate it when he suffers because of me.

[Daonnachd]

Originally Posted by Fuzzybear

Papa bear had a bad dream. I hate it when he suffers because of me.

Don't blame yourself. His having a bad dream is not in any way caused by you.

[Daonnachd]

Some of you may remember I have a rescued greyhound who used to race. He loves to run so when I had him out this evening we were running. Well, he pulled me right off my feet. Fortunately, I have a lot of experience with falls having raced bicycles in my younger days. Without letting go of the leash I did a perfect shoulder roll. The thought that flashed through my mind as I went down was, "Oh, no, I'm going to tear a hole in the knee of my new jeans." Luckily, I didn't.

[Moose72]

Originally Posted by Daonnachd

Some of you may remember I have a rescued greyhound who used to race. He loves to run so when I had him out this evening we were running. Well, he pulled me right off my feet. Fortunately, I have a lot of experience with falls having raced bicycles in my younger days. Without letting go of the leash I did a perfect shoulder roll. The thought that flashed through my mind as I went down was, "Oh, no, I'm going to tear a hole in the knee of my new jeans." Luckily, I didn't.

I'm jealous! i want a retired greyhound. I also can do the forward rolls from having taken judo.

[bpcyclist]

Originally Posted by Daonnachd

Some of you may remember I have a rescued greyhound who used to race. He loves to run so when I had him out this evening we were running. Well, he pulled me right off my feet. Fortunately, I have a lot of experience with falls having raced bicycles in my younger days. Without letting go of the leash I did a perfect shoulder roll. The thought that flashed through my mind as I went down was, "Oh, no, I'm going to tear a hole in the knee of my new jeans." Luckily, I didn't.

Good job, D. Putting your skills to use.