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[FiveNotions]

OMG, Carleeta, the image of you all gussied up, riding up to the wedding on a ski-lift and losing a shoe ... I am laughing out loud!

I'm a Brzghoff type ... much happier and safer feeling out in the woods/wilderness. The winter I spent living alone, with just a black lab mix, in my ex-husbands West Virginia cabin was the most wonderful experience I've ever had (I'd just left him, and he said I could use the cabin... thinking I'd be miserable ... hahahah, fooled him) ... we did get winds almost 100 mph ... and snow so deep I had to hike up and down the mountain a mile and a half to get to my car parked at the bottom. From there I drove to a commuter train station, and rode the hour into DC ... husband refused to pay for heating the place to a livable temp, just enuf to keep the pipes from freezing, so I used the fireplace to heat and cook on ... took ice cold showers, lugged food up in my back pack ... ah, good memories!

[Violetta]

Your ladies post has encouraged and impressed me. I am impressived with your courage and your willing to do al it takes to be free from this toxic drug. I know when I start weaning myself off next week it will be days of up's and down's. I feel so hopeful knowing I can do this by all of you being here. Thank you all for being so brave and giving courage to know We all can do this!

[FiveNotions]

ooh, Violetta, I just noticed your avatar ... what a gorgeous kitty!

You're going to do just fine coming off this stuff ... because you've thought it through, have prepared, and have support from your husband and his family. And, now you've got us, too!

Bead counting will give you a lot of control over any symptoms you may feel, rather than letting them control you. You can adjust the rate any time / way you want ..

Speaking of which, when you get a chance, would you stop by the "bead counting -- how to do it" thread and tell us what your starting plan is? And then, maybe report in over there as you make any adjustments.

Did that thread give you a sense of how to do it? I'm not much help on the counting, as I quit cold turkey. (didn't have a choice, lost insurance, but man, it is not the way to go... )

[Carleeta]

Violetta, glad you found this thread. I started this awhile back to show how many things we do complete during a day which is positive. Even if it's just brushing your teeth and going back to bed...this thread is helpful and we vent and actually find positive things through our cymbalta withdrawal. Feed free to come anytime and shoot something positive in your day.

[Carleeta]

I'm positively going to get my flu shot today. This means for the rest of the day I positively will be shaking my arm to move the fluid around...lol lol lol...Although, it's the best thing to do when receiving a flu shot...it helps to move the vaccine around and flowing away from the site of injection. This helps to eleviate some pain the next day...

[brzghoff]

i have a good positive today. i was very busy and productive. we are preparing our house for another set of tenants  while we met them when they checked out the house, they actually live eight hours away and won't move in until after we're gone. as a result, many of the things we review with tenants - specifics about house maintenance etc we couldn't do in person this time. today i finished up a .pdf document complete with instructions, pictures and even you tube links to videos we produced showing how to handle certain maintenance. it was time consuming and tedious but fun. i am rather proud of myself. 

[Carleeta]

Succesfully, and positively received my flu shoot,,, lol lol lol...my cousin and her husband any myself went together. Then I crazily enough went grocery shopping with them afterwords. I was in pain earlier and this Certainly didn't help, in fact I tend to feel a bit worse. Seems like the joint injection, and epidural injection were not successful. I'm going to give it another week and then if this pain doesn't clear up I may have to ask for something, not sure what I'll ask for, although I'll see what might work well for me....either way, the flu shot is out of the way. ..lol lol lol....Thank god for that.....yipeeeeee

[gail]

Brz, so good to hear your positives! Fun and proud, nice words to hear.

[Carleeta]

i have a good positive today. i was very busy and productive. we are preparing our house here in NC for another set of tenants before returning to FL. while we met them when they checked out the house, they actually live eight hours away and won't move in until after we're gone. as a result, many of the things we review with tenants - specifics about house maintenance etc we couldn't do in person this time. today i finished up a .pdf document complete with instructions, pictures and even you tube links to videos we produced showing how to handle certain maintenance. it was time consuming and tedious but fun. i am rather proud of myself.

brzghoff, wonderful, this seems time consuming and a bit stressful, although I'm not saying this applies to you...lol lol lol....I guess it was applying to me...lol lol lol....I have only experienced renting out my home just once and it caused me more headaches than I planned for. Many of my friends enjoy renting their homes and condos. I admire them as I admire you. What I have been wanting to ask you is how you are doing? I remember you had some concerns with leaving and being away from some safe surroundings. It sounds like you might be doing ok....I hope you are....

[TryinginFL]

Great positives Carleeta and brz!!  You are both doing great today!

 

My positive is that I was able to pick up my RX's at the Dr.'s office and get them to the Pharmacy!  I will get them tomorrow on my way to church.

 

Also had a slight negative - stopped by the Chevrolet dealer to get an estimate on my bumper from the recent episode before the flooding (omg - will all this crap ever stop?) -  $831 !!!   As usual, a dealer wants to replace everything.  Will try a body shop next week! THAT is a positive - no dealership!!

[brzghoff]

thanks carleeta and gail!

 

yes it took time and required constant proofreading. its a challenge that i am up to and enjoy. it was literally like writing a technical manual. we have owned several rental properties for years. stressful yes, but its a good healthy thing for me to be managing it right now. 

 

carleeta - thanks for aksing about how i am doing. i was very concerned just prior to leaving for this trip. i was able to get my doc to call in a 'scrip to my pharmacy up here. my therapist, if i needed to, is a phone call away. but i've managed not to have to call! it was touch and go with the anxiety up here but for the past several days its been really good. i do take one .1 mg clonidine at night more for heloing me sleep. i don't take nay during the day, however, i don't think its working as well as it did as a sleep aid. that's still a big prob for me. getting to sleep. once i do i stay asleep, but it can take hours sometimes. 

 

the best thing for anxiety is doing the hard work of practicing the cognitive skills i've learned. there is no magic wand to deal with it. just practice practice practice. i've gotten to the point where i have no problems with doing normal everyday things. 

[brzghoff]

Great positives Carleeta and brz!!  You are both doing great today!

 

My positive is that I was able to pick up my RX's at the Dr.'s office and get them to the Pharmacy!  I will get them tomorrow on my way to church.

 

Also had a slight negative - stopped by the Chevrolet dealer to get an estimate on my bumper from the recent episode before the flooding (omg - will all this crap ever stop?) -  $831 !!!   As usual, a dealer wants to replace everything.  Will try a body shop next week! THAT is a positive - no dealership!!

 

 

 

 

regarding the  bumper, if no warranty is involved then the auto body shop is definitely the way to go. dealerships almost always charge top dollar. 

[Carleeta]

Tryinginfl, my goodness, yes I understand, if it's not one thing it's another. Now it's time to get that bumper looked at. Guess you might have to stay with the Chevrolet dealer. Unless of course you personally know the owner of a body shop. It's so hard to find reputable people these days.. the costs are just as outrageous. One thing at a time.

I'll pray this all works out for you...

Yipeeeeee on getting the rx and getting it to the pharmacy....Great job today!

[Carleeta]

Brzghoff, glad to hear you are managing well while away from home. Sometimes we fear the uncertainty unnecessarily.

Lol lol lol....just noticed you suggested for tryinginfl to get to the body shop and I suggested the dealership. .lol lol guess she should just get the two estimates and see which one will be more beneficial to her lol lol lol

[Carleeta]

9:25 pm.....it's getting to be that time again....I'm positively looking forward to trying to get a good night's sleep tonight...lol lol lol....I always look forward to rest...lol lol....my day has been productive in spite of pain and high anxiety....yipeeeeee

[TryinginFL]

Hoping I can get a good nite's sleep as well!  Last nite was like none...

 

Nite Nite, Carleeta!!

[Carleeta]

Nighty night...TryinginFL. ...

[TryinginFL]

WOOT !!!     YAAAAY !!!    BRAVO !!!

 

This is one of the best positives I have had while being on this forum!!!

 

For the first time in over 9 months, I had a good nite's sleep !!!  With the exception of a short time to let dogs out at 7am (not even 10 minutes) I actually SLEPT for 10 1/2 hours!

 

I can't remember when I have felt so human, so rested !!

 

Have a great day all!

[ShadyLady]

That is awesome, TIF;) everything is brighter and hope floats when I have a good night's sleep. So happy for you! Embrace the day and do not overdo!!

[Carleeta]

Tryinginfl, yipeeeeee, you had a very good night's sleep...so wonderful.

I have to say, I had a decent nights sleep also, when I finally feel asleep......yipeeeeee

They say the longer you sleep, you grow an inch. Well I guess the shorter I sleep comes with age and I get a bit shorter....lol lol

[Carleeta]

That is awesome, TIF;) everything is brighter and hope floats when I have a good night's sleep. So happy for you! Embrace the day and do not overdo!!

oh CymSilk, I love the 'hope floats' phrase. Nicely done...

[FiveNotions]

my positive for the day .... a new use for old crapalta pills / bottles ...

 

Ages ago, in my first months of recovery, I remember posting what I had done with my last remaining bottle of crapalta ... the generic poison that nearly put me into the psychotic episode ... I'd super-glued the bottle cap to the bottle, and put a huge white label on it, marked in huge red letters ... POISON ... and put it right up front on my spice shelf in the kitchen ... where I'd see it the moment I opened the cabinet ... and be always reminded ...of what NOT to do ...

 

well, this morning I opened the cabinet, saw the familiar little warning bottle ... reached for something, and knocked it off the shelf ...

 

it rolled across the floor, making a rattling sound ... and both my cats went absolutely bonkers ... thought it was a new toy, and began batting it all around the apartment on the wood floor ... they finally lost it waay under a bookcase ...

 

after I stopped laughing / peeing my pants, I crawled around down there and retrieved it ... I've now got it tied to a long piece of string, which is attached to my coffee table .... the cats have spent the past 2 hours beating up that bottle and chasing it around like it was a barn rat ...

 

they've finally worn themselves out ... and have it "safely cornered" between them on the floor, where they're sound asleep...

 

[Carleeta]

FiveNotions, ha ha ha ha...what a positive way to pay cymbalta back...ha ha ha..your felines are pushing the them, knocking them, and rolling them. Much to what cymbalta deserves.....

What a tremendous idea to remind yourself of this poison. ..absolutely positive.......yipeeeeee

[Carleeta]

9:54 pm....positively exhausted...lol lol....Had quite a bit of reading to complete. Done! Too much knowledge to remember for testing tonight....Once I receive a good night's sleep, I'll wake refreshed and ready for testing...lol lol....I'm hoping anyway...lol lol.....nite all!

[TryinginFL]

To echo Carleeta, I'm positively exhausted!

 

I have been absent this afternoon as I have been trying to get my house back together after my flood...

 

I didn't realize how much I had done until I sat down and started to hurt  -  Wow!!

 

I must say that I have done a good 85% of the work, and am sure I will finish in a day or two - the rest I can mostly do sitting down.  I'm happy to have missed all that math - gave me a headache to read about it!!

 

Tonite I will watch a movie and try to relax - have a good one everyone!

 

Liz

[Carleeta]

Tryinginfl, my goodness, all that cleanup aline. I'm sure you are achy. Yes settle down for the evening with a nice good movie. I'm done reading, testing, and reading again...lol lol....looking for a good movie myself....

Have a wonderful evening. ...

[Carleeta]

I'm positively happy my son's flights were on time and he arrived safely to his destination. I'll shoot out a text to him tomorrow and check on him. A mother's job is positively never done, and I thank God everyday for the gifted family I have....

[brzghoff]

my positive for the day .... a new use for old crapalta pills / bottles ...

 

 

 ... and both my cats went absolutely bonkers ... thought it was a new toy, and began batting it all around the apartment on the wood floor ... they finally lost it waay under a bookcase ...

 

after I stopped laughing / peeing my pants, I crawled around down there and retrieved it ... I've now got it tied to a long piece of string, which is attached to my coffee table .... the cats have spent the past 2 hours beating up that bottle and chasing it around like it was a barn rat ...

 

they've finally worn themselves out ... and have it "safely cornered" between them on the floor, where they're sound asleep...

 

 

 

i think we need a special thread about "creative things to do with unused cymbalta caps"

[Carleeta]

Need I say today was definitely positive. Went into the lab at 7:30 pm for an 8 am lecture. Infectious control doctor and the state were there to brief us on all new information on the ebola disease and what protocols procedures have just been implimentated. I was positively on top of my game today. I asked a few important questions, as did other techs, and stressed my suggestions on how to avoid overworked employees. ...yipeeeeee They liked my suggestions...lol lol lol...I can do this from home...yipeeeeee,

[FiveNotions]

My positive for the day ... laughing hysterically at another "cat antic" ... my cat "Pumpkin" is a tiny (runt of the litter) tortie, nine 11 years old. I keep a glass of water beside me on the end table where I sit on the sofa to use my laptop and read ...
 
apparently, even though she has her own bowl full of lovely fresh water on the floor by her food dish, she's decided she'd rather drink out of my glass.
 
I just came back to the sofa after a trip to the kitchen to make myself tea. What did I find? Pumpkin, with her whole head shoved down into my almost empty glass of water, drinking it ... she heard me coming, and looked up ... and the glass stayed on her head ... I had to extract her from it ....