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^ just make sure you get two of the same sex, or you're going to end up with a lot more than two!
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^ Yes, because we all know what they breed like......
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I've had a really bad period over the last 2-3 months, felt really beaten up by my mind and things got real dark. I think I'm coming out of the other side now, but I find it unsettling. I mean, the last couple of months I have been intensely anxious and it was all encompassing, it dominated my every waking moment, I almost forgot what it felt like to not feel that way, that's how intense it was. But now it feels weird (and good) that it's lifting and I'm hesitant to believe I might actially be turning a corner from the episode, waking up in the morning and not feeling anxious feels shocking to me, like I'm still scanning my mind for danger just in case there is a worry that I've missed. My brain can't even let me enjoy coming out of this crisis without making doubt whether it's real and warranted.
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^ this happens to me too. I go through weeks of general anxiety and it's one repetitive worry/thought that is always there and it's like I can't escape it ever. I fall asleep so easily because it's wiped me out from being all consuming in the day. Then wake up at 5am when it's had enough rest to begin a new day of being forever there. It's so hard to go about every day life because it's always there. And it doesn't matter if you talk to people about it, it doesn't want to leave.
Then, like you, I wake up one day and at some point in the day I notice that it's gone. It's like a parasite that drops off one day and you think, "where did it go?" but you don't know where it's gone so you don't know when it will come back. General anxiety with repetitive/obsessive OCD thoughts are the worst combination. Like drinking orange juice after just after you've brushed your teeth. Glad you're coming out of that cycle. It's exhausting and it's stressful. |
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Thinking about dressing up as a dog and paying someone to take me for a one way visit to the vets.
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How to use a Victorian picture rail. Going to hang some album covers pictures on my newly painted walls to break up the greyness. My 'new' flat has Victorian picture rails so I may as well use them as they were designed.
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How to leave the house this weekend.
I mean I know how to leave the house ("as I found it") but where to go and what to do. I know I need to get outside for my own sanity, but I can't believe that I find it so difficult to even imagine finding something that even holds my attention for a short time. Maybe I need to just disconnect from everything. I really struggle to keep myself entertained, amused or even distracted. It's like everything is just unfulfilling. The main problem is the loneliness of it all, it drains the purpose out of everything. But being with people or around people is not the solution, and doesn't help. I don't even know what I need, but I need something to make life bearable right now. |
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^ I never know this either... when I got my car I started compiling a list of places to visit for a walk around that I hadn't been able to get to before, but every time it comes to it I look through and just can't be bothered. One big old house with some fields and trees around it is the same as any other. Walking around them I always wonder how it's supposed to be interesting and enjoyable, and if everyone else there is getting something out of it or also thinking about why they bothered going (and decided simply because it's "something to do"). I don't even where there is to go or what there is to do besides that, everything just seems boring.
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I'm the opposite and find it difficult to be at home. I just want to go out and be doing things because otherwise I get ants in my pants or find something to get down about. A lot of the time it's who you're with. I can go to the most boring of places (on paper) with my sister and we'll have a good time because we just do. When I go to places on my own I still have a okay-ish time and quite often random strangers start chatting to me, which I don't really like haha because it feels really awkward and I don't know if they want me to have a long one with them or just that brief momentary exchange. But yeah, having someone you can enjoy the moment with is key. I'd be lost without my sister.
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^ You may have missed your calling as a motivational speaker, TDP.
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^^ you and I could experience the same thing and experience it differently. personality and temperament comes into play as well. I find excitement and joy in little things. I like new experiences and learning new things. Maybe sitting low on the intellectual scale helps . (I mean me, not you!) I feel like I constantly need to be stimulated.
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^ is the meet up a regular thing? It might help to keep going and building up familiarity. It could be that you haven't spoken to the person there that might be the one to make you feel at ease and help you to unlock. I always feel like I'm locked and not many people have the key to open me. I'm not sure if that makes sense or just sounds unintentionally kinky.
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^ and ^^
I've gotta say that you two are amongst the most engaging people on here with a wicked sense of humour and dry wit. Biscuits I reckon you're right about the unlocking, sometimes it's about finding people on the same wavelength and I guess the more people you meet the more likely that is to happen. Easier said than done though, it's the sort of thing I should really be pushing myself for as well. |
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^ that's a really sweet thing to say. You're very easy to talk to and interact with .
yeah, it's tricky, tricky. SA |
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Probably best to keep that one as just a thought. I love Aeros, can't stand it with toothpaste! (mint).
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I've never tried adding Aero (or any chocolate) to hot milk. I'll have to try that. I have rather a soft spot for Green & Blacks hot chocolate though...
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My bank account. £75 for 3 months reduced price gym access. And £127 at the vets.
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Thanks. They really are.
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How much a private dentist might cost. I have a sore tooth and no dentists here are taking on NHS patients
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^ you can call 111 and they can help find an nhs dentist to see you for treatment, or use the online website: https://111.nhs.uk/
Click get medical help -> dental help It should then show you where you can get an nhs emergency appointment. |
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I moved nearly 5 years ago and I still haven't registered with a dentist. A cavity's opened up in one of my teeth and I'm wondering whether I'll take the initiative and get it seen to, or do what I did last time and try to ignore it until an abscess forms
There's a dentist nearby with an NHS sign, but there's no way they're taking on anyone new, right? I could ask, but, you know, phones and stuff |
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^^ Thanks biscuits. I might try ringing though the last time I did so (pre covid) they gave me the number for a supposdly NHS dentist when I phoned they would see me as an emergency but only as private patient. So the info dentistry wise isn't always accurate .
The NHS web page has either 'the dentist has provided no up to date info' or 'is not taking new patients'. I can if desperate go to the emergency out of hours clinics in Worthing/Crawley/Chichester but I'm still going to need a regular dentist. I did see a number you can phone if you cannot secure a dentist (think it was something to do with healthwatch) but can't recall where I saw it Will have to investigate online Quote:
Local f/b groups are saying there is a dentist in Crawley (which is pretty far for me but I can get a direct train to the town centre) taking new patients. And one in Cranleigh (Surrey). Which is about a 30/40 min drive. Sad times. |
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^^ Aww Merritt. Yeah I hate phoning too and keep putting it off.
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