The Couch - 109: CIX-Reintroduction

If Trump gets elected, the world as we know it...

I recently had a deep tissue massage. Holy god. I'm really ticklish and I LIKE being tickled . I like being touched in general. But this was a special kind of torture. I was either screaming with laughter or screaming with pain through the entire thing. It was INTENSE. I haven't been able to make myself do.it again.

I find what my massage therapist calls reiki massage the most relaxing. Long firm strokes down the limbs down the back etc, supposedly with the energy fields of your body.

Anyway if you aren't into touching I'd avoid deep tissue massage....and that's significant from me. My massage therapist created a special evening appointment slot because I tend to end up laughing so loudly I disturb other patrons....so I really don't mind intense....but the deep tissue...torture is the only word.

I don't know. Maybe if you aren't ticklish you'd like it better. Its very deep kneading and was painful for me when it wasn't tickling... I couldn't take the combination

Hey, Couchites,
Update-
Talked to ENT twice yesterday. The new plan is for me to repeat lab work on Tuesday. If PTT is still high, ENT says she will cancel surgery and refer me to a hematologist.
Everything's on hold.

I just wanted to get the thing over with.

Oh, forgot- the ENT mentioned my cardiologist cleared me for surgery but said I am an "intermediate" cardiac risk. I guess I knew that. Not sure the ENT knew that.

Plus, my washer broke. Have I told you that?
Flood. Another Egyptian plague. I have my high boots and locust netting in place.
Armor up!

I got lucky when my washer recently broke. It didn't flood, it just stopped working.

My son's friend who is really good on guitar, is currently playing mine - I'm thinking to myself omg, MY guitar can sound like THAT?! That kid needs to be giving me lessons.

Art, wow, lucky!

I would have thought I only had a cracked hose- causing the flood....but the drum made a horrible screeching noise as it tried to spin.
I think it's done.

I'll call a repair person as son as I know my schedule. Meanwhile, I'm hoping my DD will let me use her washer/dryer while she's at work Monday.
That would ease my mind.

good luck with getting it fixed pre and hope your DD is agreeable!

Oh Why do I find it so hard to ask for help?
I would appreciate some pocket riders if you can spare the time, please. At my next session in 16 hrs we will most probably be discussing the voices but I have distractor topics just in case.

Pick me!

Bingo!!!

I fully understand the difficulty of talking about that. I will gladly join you.

I realized I don't really have any friends in real life. The only way I talk to people is if I call or text them. I'm quite tired of it. Can't they call me once in a while to see how I'm doing or see if I want to hang out? The only person that calls me is my mom. We go out together, but she's always critical of something when we go out. The last time we went out she was being critical of me buying crystals. She says I spend too much on them. I've spent a whopping $4 on them. Every time we go out it's something. I try to not go out with her much. Nobody else calls and wants to hang out. I guess my only friend is my husband. I'm grateful I have him. The only real person that checks on me is my therapist. I always enjoy her emails between sessions. I emailed her all my frustrations tonight, so hopefully she won't think I'm crazy. haha

I'm sorry you feel that you have no friends at least you have your husband. I have no words of wisdom as I am in the same situation.

It just really sucks. I used to go to fitness meetups, but then I hurt my back so I can't go to them anymore. I really tried to make friends at them, but failed miserably. I even tried to make friends at church, but I haven't gotten anywhere with that. I only really talk to the volunteer coordinator, since I usher and count the offering. Not all the time, and it's always with a diff person, so it's not like I can be like "hey, be my friend." I joined the finance committee too, but I've been sick so I haven't been able to go, and the last time I just totally forgot. I used to be in choir at church too, and I couldn't even make friends in that.

I should just give up on the whole friends thing. I have online friends, maybe I should just be happy with that.

I often wonder if I just attract the wrong people. I can be abit boring and pompous sometimes, I think. You look as though you are trying. Anything outside of churc?

Hey there. Haven't been here in a while. So much has happened. Time to kick back and catch up on all your posts x

NOOOOOOO!!!!!! Not again!

At my gym there are water aerobics classes - do you have access to something like that? Good for the back or at least won't hurt it further. The women in the classes seem quite tight with each other.

Sorry velcro! But we've been good the last few couches!

I was doing water aerobics but my physical therapist limited me to only certain exercises I can do until my back gets better. I went to the lowest impact one and everyone was 50+ yrs old and they didn't really talk to me.

(((Moreta)))
I hear you on the friends thing. I struggle too. I've been doing somewhat better lately, but it feels like it takes supreme effort... My mom is not as critical as yours I think, but she doesn't understand how hard it is for me to connect with people. I was feeling pretty good about myself the other day b/c I picked up the phone when a friend I haven't talked to in a few months called rather than give into the panic and ignore it. When I told my mom I had talked to my friend she criticized me for not calling them myself:/ Argh.

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COOL WHIP!!!
Come out, come out where ever you are!
Hope everyone is doing well. I'm off for a nap. I hope!

I am here hanging around.. watching basketball and doing laundry. Thinking about napping too, though I have to wait until H gets back from grocery shopping.

Watching baseball, attempting to read, and process Thursday session still, dont know if I'll ever figure it out.... Hoping maybe I'll fall asleep.

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Can I say that I am probably irrationally mad that my husband just went to the car wash with my car. This sounds silly, until you here the details.. My car is going to be in the auto body shop starting tomorrow for three days to get most of the front passenger side bumpers and other parts replaced. It will get dirty in the garage I am sure.. but my husband called me disgusting and said how could I send my car to the shop that dirty (winter here means salt all over our cars) . I agreed the perhaps the inside of my car needs to be cleaned out as I live in my car driving two kids back and forth to school, appointments, dance classes, etc.. but I am not going to go super crazy either. And he still did, even after I asked him not to... and that really bothers me.