There is room for everybody on Couch 72

RTS - I can't speak for granite... but I think she was just asking why one would get told to post elsewhere and the other not.

But seriously....
lets just call it over.
I over-reacted by taking up another's offense. Something I tend to have a problem with instead of letting them speak for themselves.
My brother's used to call me Dartagnan for the same reason.

Wikid, I am on strong antibiotics for the whooping cough and it is really messing with my digestive system. I tried some probiotics and it seems to have made it worse, in terms o now it is sides of the system reacting badly. Sorry if that is TMI. Any healthy suggestions for settling things down?

truly ready (hugs) exactly what wiki said . i was just curious .nothing to do with your posts .

MKAC - do the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce and toast) (white rice).
Drink a ton of water.
Did you get the good probiotics? The pricey ones in the refrigerator of the hfs?

Also, a little imodium ad never hurts.

A bit manic, in fact.

What is a "backwards hug"? In my country, we hug forwards.

MKAC - I am not Wikid - but when I have had pneumonia (more than once) and had some super antibiotics - I did brown rice with some kefir or plain yogurt and regular black tea. If you don't like kefir or yogurt - not so good, but it was the thing that did not send my system over the edge.

Do you get blueberries? We drink bilberry (which is related to the American blueberry) soup to help with digestive problems.

Can I ask you guys something? I guess it's quite personal so I understand if you don't feel like answering. Anyway, how has your problems/mental illness/whatever you call it affected your relationship with your boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife? Trying to figure things out.

For me, going to see a therapist was not particularly related to my relationship with my partner - so I would say it really hasn't affected it at all.

My wife has stood by me for nearly thirty years. Mind you, her birth family is at least as crazy as me!

Maybe she thought I was normal...

Thanks for the replies. Going to see a therapist has nothing to do with my relationship with my boyfriend either but I feel like for example my depression has changed things.

Just a note- even though I am very religious, I don't force my beliefs down everyones throat.

It actually has gotten pretty rough. I've been married 13 years. As the years have gone, I haven't been able to be the "rock" of our family like I was so we've gotten into some pretty good arguments lately. Basically I'm not able to support my wife like I used to because I've got my own mental problems and need a soft spot to land myself. But she's not capable of providing that soft spot.

So we've been seeing a therapist together for a while, working on our communication and we both got our med dosages doubled. We're doing better, but have work to do.

My illness has pretty much destroyed my wonderful marriage - for me. H doesn't know anything about it, of course.

MKAC - I usually agree with sd, but dairy can really mess things up with antibiotics. Kefir is pretty good, (as long as it's organic w/live cultures) but most yogurts and stuff don't have the right combo...I like megadophilus.
Also..fermented veggies are good, or a good glass of Kombucha. I make my own, but Synergy puts out some yummy flavors. (again, that would be at the HFS)

Mast...we use bilberry here for eye issues, Urinary tract infections, chronic fatigue, gout and some other things, but I've never heard it used for digestion per say. Very cool, I'm going to have to check into that, thanks.

Neutrino - my H has always been supportive, although I did kind of keep him at bay for a while. I always thought my stuff was too crazy for him, but once I did let him in things changed for the better. Of course, it just turned out that way, and I realize a lot of partners aren't cut out for support.

I agree you need the real stuff with the yogurt or kefir. I make mine, but it can be found if you check the labels.

fermented veggies nothing sounds good about that .and i cant imagine the gas lol

Long time couch lurker but not visitor here - just wanted to mention that this couch must be rather large to fit all of us at once. Like a mega couch...

...That would be the Aspie in me talking.

Anyway...salutations!

Maybe we need a couch on the Aspie forum?

There isn't enough activity on there to warrant a couch.

yea, I am daring so it's a 2-thread day! lol

Granite--just want to point out (as you seem to be ok with!) that i think when you see/feel the negativity going on, you automatically include yourself and how you feel about yourself in it and i think it hurts you. Like there is/was one mini-thing giong on between Hankster/Wiki, and somehow you generalized it to where you can't say anything for fear of a double standard. To me, that perpetuates more negativity, which, who needs that?! I think this sounds confusing, I can't quite word it the way I am thinking it in my head. Basically, do what YOU want, not out of fear of anyone else's "maybe' reactions.
If there was a *handclap* emoticon, I would totally put that there! This is along the same lines of what I was trying to say to Granite.
Well, i've never been in a serious relationship (with the possible exception of my boyfriend in HS, which was 16 years ago) and avoid them at all costs..so i think it must effect that somehow. I've been completely single for 10 years, and not even close to dating, or going on dates.

sorry i seem to have let people down here

You haven't let me down.