Posted by Willow on August 1, 2001, at 21:41:59
In reply to Re: Losing friends because of sharing too much » dreamer, posted by Kingfish on August 1, 2001, at 20:13:58
Kingfish
I use my psych as a sounding board for complaints regarding my syndrome. This helps me feel like I'm not dumping on friends. Unless it is something they've experienced I find talking to myself sometimes more helpful. But then sometimes an acquaintance will mention something like a family member suffering with depression (or anything similar) and I'll want to open up. All I'll say is imagine yourself without your mind, it is who you are. That's why this board is so good. Where else can I say I drive on the wrong side of the street sober?
I made a mistake at work the other week. Must have had a good weekend or spent too much time up in the clouds, and as a result I forgot to take my effexor. Monday morning they call me in for noon. I feel like I'm stoned and hungover for the first time all wrapped up together. Pretty crappy! Manage to get myself there and boss says something screwed up so I don't have to work. I reply that that's good because "I've messed up with the dosages of my meds and am really out of wack!" Wished I could have taken it back. Next time I'm at work I inquire if the air conditioning is on because it is so muggy in there. A co-worker replies that it could be the medication I'm on.
Okay here comes a spouse nag, sometimes when I go off on a tangent he'll ask when my next psych appointment is.
And totally off topic, my mom wonders why if we got one man on the moon why don't we put them all there???
Emotionally I have a problem with not being the person before all this happened. So keeping it out of relationships helps me.
Rambling Willow
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