Couch 228--The Wellness Couch

Daffydungle · May 26, 2021, 06:06 PM

Im sorry Kit Esther was lucky to have someone like you to love her

Mystical_Being · May 26, 2021, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SlumberKitty

Thanks guys for all the consolation about the loss of Esther. I went online and ordered her a little garden stone for the garden to remember her. I put her name "Esther Rose" and the dates of her life "2005-2021" and there is a silhouette of a cat in the middle and paw prints up both sides of the garden stone. It will be nice to go out into the sun and think about how much she loved laying in the sun.

I am very sorry about the loss of your cat. I as well have had a cat cross the rainbow bridge. She will always be with you and will have always been part of your family. Have you heard of cuddle clones? You can have an exact replica of your pet you can hug.

I hope you can find some peace in her love

Mystical_Being · May 26, 2021, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by daisydid

Today has been really rough. Ever since the one therapy session where everything changed, I feel like I’m sensitive to everything. Got triggered by something with my husband this morning, got triggered by something with a friend this afternoon. I’ve been hit and miss with coping. Today is a miss. I just want things to go back to the way they were before Pandora’s Box was opened.

I feel like I could have written this. Try to be gentle with yourself as you are doing difficult work.

NP_Complete · May 26, 2021, 06:32 PM

Kit

ArtieTheSequal · May 26, 2021, 07:15 PM

The pool at the gym has been closed for maintenance since Sunday. Now I have 2 pools that I can't use. Something there is that doesn't want me swimming.

atisketatasket · May 26, 2021, 07:17 PM

So sorry to hear, Kit.

Polibeth · May 26, 2021, 07:46 PM

((Kit))

You did the kindest thing for Esther. I had two kitties that have crossed Rainbow Bridge and it was really hard. Be Kind to yourself.

chihirochild · May 27, 2021, 11:20 AM

I have to present a patient case at my psychoanalytic fellowship tonight and I couldn't find a good one so I'm piecing together a crappy one right now. It's going to be mediocre at best. I'm really dragging my feet.

The good news is that there's no evaluative part of this fellowship so it doesn't matter if it's awful (other than some minor embarrassment to me).

RoxanneToto · May 27, 2021, 11:35 AM

So sorry, slumberkitty! I love the sound of your little memorial for her. Take care of yourself!

atisketatasket · May 27, 2021, 11:39 AM

The Y I’m swimming at this summer was limiting us to 45 minutes in the pool since they’re limiting pool occupancy in the pandemic, now they’ve expanded that to an hour. I might just be able to get my usual 2500 yards in in an hour.

LonesomeTonight · May 27, 2021, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by chihirochild

I have to present a patient case at my psychoanalytic fellowship tonight and I couldn't find a good one so I'm piecing together a crappy one right now. It's going to be mediocre at best. I'm really dragging my feet.

The good news is that there's no evaluative part of this fellowship so it doesn't matter if it's awful (other than some minor embarrassment to me).

I hope it goes well. You have so much on your plate right now with the move--try to go easy on yourself!

stopdog · May 27, 2021, 07:02 PM

I just got (somewhat by accident) the best ginger lemon kombucha that I have tried so far. It is very gingery in a way that most I have tried are not.

unaluna · 07:29 PM

And of course the part played by accident intrigues the most.

Eta - you guys gotta read my bug story in the Coping with emotions story. I actually had an emotion today, and probably did not handle it in the most mature way. I do like my sarcasm. I may have to return in another life to resolve this issue.

https://mysupportforums.org/7077115-post28.html

atisketatasket · May 27, 2021, 07:16 PM

I am trying to think of how one "somewhat by accident" secures an excellent ginger lime kombucha.

I am thinking it fell off the back of a truck.

unaluna · May 27, 2021, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

I am trying to think of how one "somewhat by accident" secures an excellent ginger lime kombucha.

I am thinking it fell off the back of a truck.

You mean off the wagon, dontcha?

LonesomeTonight · May 27, 2021, 07:29 PM

I want to like kombucha. I also want to like kefir. I just...can't. And it's not a general aversion to sour things, just every version I've tried of each of those, I just can't handle. If anyone has suggestions of brands/flavors of kombucha that are more approachable, please share.

atisketatasket · May 27, 2021, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

You mean off the wagon, dontcha?

The wagon coming down the mountainside from the still?

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

I want to like kombucha. I also want to like kefir. I just...can't. And it's not a general aversion to sour things, just every version I've tried of each of those, I just can't handle. If anyone has suggestions of brands/flavors of kombucha that are more approachable, please share.

If you don’t like it and you’ve tried it a lot, why not just be a person who doesn’t like those things?

I mean, look at stopdog. She tried therapy a lot, she didn’t like it, and now she’s a person who doesn’t like therapy. She seems content with that.

chihirochild · May 27, 2021, 07:37 PM

Okay, phew, case presentation went well and more importantly is DONE -- woot!

I like kefir but can't stand kombucha. My roommate loves it so I've tried several varieties and all of them taste like bubbly dirt to me.

unaluna · May 27, 2021, 07:47 PM

How about twig tea - kukicha? Sounds like it's related to kombucha. It's dirt tea without the bubbles, just straight up mud. Actually i do like it. It is made from the branches of bushes. Hopefully tea bushes.

My mind makes an instant correlation between kefir and my second h, so i cannot abide it. He also used to mix together cottage cheese and yogurt.

atisketatasket · May 27, 2021, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

My mind makes an instant correlation between kefir and my second h, so i cannot abide it. He also used to mix together cottage cheese and yogurt.

Grounds for divorce, right there.

stopdog · May 27, 2021, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

And of course the part played by accident intrigues the most.

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

I am trying to think of how one "somewhat by accident" secures an excellent ginger lime kombucha.

I am thinking it fell off the back of a truck.

Oh you two.
I went in with a friend
on a co-op large case of it without knowing the flavors or the brand.

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

I want to like kombucha. I also want to like kefir. I just...can't. And it's not a general aversion to sour things, just every version I've tried of each of those, I just can't handle. If anyone has suggestions of brands/flavors of kombucha that are more approachable, please share.

If you don't like it, you don't like it - it is all a little vinegary. I also like shrub -I like vinegar. I also like kefir a lot. And kimchi. All of the fermented K foods.
Mixology Monday: Classic Blackberry Shrub

unaluna · May 27, 2021, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Grounds for divorce, right there.

I thought so.

Ooh, those shrubs sound yummy. It is giving me ideas for summer drinks with my freeze dried fruit.

LonesomeTonight · May 27, 2021, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

Oh you two.
I went in with a friend
on a co-op large case of it without knowing the flavors or the brand.

If you don't like it, you don't like it - it is all a little vinegary. I also like shrub -I like vinegar. I also like kefir a lot. And kimchi. All of the fermented K foods.
Mixology Monday: Classic Blackberry Shrub

I've also tried shrub and disliked it. Yet, I like kimchi (vegetarian versions) and various pickled vegetables. Maybe I just don't like liquid vinegary things?

LonesomeTonight · May 27, 2021, 09:02 PM

Glad to hear it went well, Chihiro!

ArtieTheSequal · May 27, 2021, 11:24 PM

Hey couchies. Had a rather intense session with L after work today. Normally I would have gone tomorrow, but I had a scheduling conflict come up this morning so I texted asking for an earlier time, and today at 4 was it. It was one of those days where I didn't want to leave and said so. We talked some more about how I was angry with her last week and it was good to talk about it.

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