Type what you're thinking about right now (11)

[Percy]

Is there a sheep shortage we don't know about?

[Ronnie_Pickering]

funny you say that...Counting sheep last night before going to sleep and there were a few missing. So there could well be.

[Professor Willow]

Whether to start an acid reflux thread?

[Ronnie_Pickering]

yeah but there will come a point that every time you think the thread will have gone down, it will come back up again

[Dougella]

^^ It's something that's very common amongst people with anxiety it seems.

[Professor Willow]

Originally Posted by affluenza

yeah but there will come a point that every time you think the thread will have gone down, it will come back up again

Lol
I'm very used to that unfortunately.

Originally Posted by Dougella

^^ It's something that's very common amongst people with anxiety it seems.

It does seem to have a link to stress in many people.

[Indigo_]

Originally Posted by Professor Willow

I hope your partner is lucky and doesn't have to wait too long.
Surgery has been mentioned to me, specifically the Nissen Fundoplication which sounds like a torturous procedure and as I can't even get through an endoscopy I don't think surgery is an option for me.

He's been waiting years sadly. He can't even lie down to sleep.

I'm not sure of the name of the surgery he is waiting for but fundoplication does sound familiar. It is key hole surgery with possible same day discharge.

[Amara 94]

On the latest Eastenders episode there was a guy. I think he is meant to be autistic. They made him socially awkward but a good musician. It made me think in the uk there is still some progress to be made with autism awareness. I felt like the character was unaware of his social awkwardness but in real life I think it goes both ways. An autistic character might try to mask their social awkwardness. I think you can’t portray autism through just one character as the condition is diverse.

But then there is a kid in the show who has autism.

[Percy]

Glad to hear they're including an autistic character

[Amara 94]

They have an autistic child but the man I’m speaking about was never called autistic but was socially awkward and spoke in a particular way.

[Ronnie_Pickering]

why do I have no milk

[Professor Willow]

Why do doctors find it so difficult to accept a suggestion from a patient about what might be causing their symptoms?
It's as if something can't exist unless they thought of it.

[Amara 94]

You know how there is constant talk of pretty privilege and how people are more friendlier to you if you look good. I see the same thing with intelligence or athleticism. It’s just that the other things are less visible in a way.

[Dougella]

^^ It's a kind of ego that comes with the job I think, they are supposed to be the ones that diagnose and treat the patient. If the patient suggests what might be wrong they then feel like their job has been undermined! It's the same with not listening to or believing a patient, but listening more if a patient brings someone with them who backs up what they're saying *sigh*

[biscuits]

Originally Posted by affluenza

why do I have no milk

Because you're not pregnant.

[Ronnie_Pickering]

Originally Posted by biscuits

Because you're not pregnant.

aha I know what I'm doing wrong now.

[Dougella]

^^ Actually the best kind of doctor is one who says "I don't know what's going on with you so I'm going to refer you to someone who will."

[Mellie]

I'm thinking I can't face seeing the crisis team tomorrow. They r trying their best but the psychatristeont put me on anti depressants even tho they keep going on about it but they are willing to changee my depot injection as that wasn't helping. I said they can't help me , they keep saying they want to help.

[Dougella]

^ Maybe changing your depot injection would be a good thing?

[Tembo]

I think one of the reasons I like music from the 70s/80s is that many of the artists look very awkward and unsure of themselves in the music videos and live performances. I find that endearing and relatable. It seems a bit different now, generally speaking. My perception could be completely wrong, but that’s how it looks to me.

[Percy]

Originally Posted by Mellie

I'm thinking I can't face seeing the crisis team tomorrow. They r trying their best but the psychatristeont put me on anti depressants even tho they keep going on about it but they are willing to changee my depot injection as that wasn't helping. I said they can't help me , they keep saying they want to help.

I used to be on depot injections but they recently took me off.

[Amara 94]

It's hard to hold down a job without getting depressed. The jobs I do are not overly hard for me but the social interactions are. And it's so frustrating.

[anewyear]

Did you start the barbering course? Sorry if you've updated on it and I missed it

[Professor Willow]

I need to get myself back to work.
I haven't worked for 3 weeks now and for a few months before that I was only doing odd days here and there, I haven't managed a full week since the summer.

I know the longer I leave it the harder it will be however I still feel very 'fragile'.

[Rocket Spud]

Bloody xmas. I'm very much looking forward to Boxing day evening when all social commitments are fulfilled, done and dusted, and i'm back home looking forward to some proper time off.

Everything's such a ****ing struggle. Life shouldn't be this way. I long for the day where i'm in a position where i get to choose my struggles. Lol, that ain't happening.

[Amara 94]

You are good enough

[Amara 94]

Originally Posted by anewyear

Did you start the barbering course? Sorry if you've updated on it and I missed it

No, I actually withdrew from it

[edbander]

mr steve barclay...how about hospitals protecting staff and nurses

[edbander]

Originally Posted by Mellie

I'm thinking I can't face seeing the crisis team tomorrow. They r trying their best but the psychatristeont put me on anti depressants even tho they keep going on about it but they are willing to changee my depot injection as that wasn't helping. I said they can't help me , they keep saying they want to help.

do you know where this depot names comes from...Im sure its just a name they think to make it sound technical etc

[Ronnie_Pickering]

lost an hour reading the express. how embarassing.