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Posted by tina on August 22, 2000, at 14:43:32
Hi Mark, I posted on psychosocial babble before seeing your response to my other post on the regular board. I was without my computer all day yesterday. I was under the impression that I would be without it for a week or more but there wasn't that much wrong with it and I got it back within a day. Very happy to have it back.
10pm to 6am. Geez, I couldn't handle that. I need my sleep as you've probably read in my posts. I'm not sure 6am to 2 pm is much better but at least you can sleep at night, right??
I'm sorry Atlanta is searing hot right now. I've seen the forecasts on the weather channel. Yuck. I hate heat. It's been pretty chilly up here lately. Nice during the day but pretty cold over night. I happen to like the cold so I'm not complaining.
I hope increasing the Effexor dose helps. I know someone on Effexor and it's been a miracle pill for her, i hope it comes to be the same for you.
I think you're smart about rescheduling the career counselling appt. You'll need to relax a bit when you get home. Don't try to do it all at once, you'll wear yourself out. Take care of YOU.
I have a dog too and she's my sanity sometimes. She's also my INsanity sometimes too. She's an american pointer xbreed and her name is Jane. We got her from the pound so we just decided to call her Jane Doe. Stupid but it was all we could come up with at the time and she's used to it now anyway. Had her for 3 years now.
I'm doing ok. The addition of lithium to my cocktail seems to have calmed me down a lot. I still get terrible depression episodes but I think that's more a therapy issue than a med issue. Got a new psych, seen her twice and I like her. She's very good at getting to the heart of things.
Thanks for writing back. I was wondering how you were. You can just ignore that post on psychosocial babble, it's just a repeat of the previous one asking how you are. Sorry about that.
I really hope the Effexor helps and you feel better soon. Maybe not working the night shift will help a bit too.
If I don't talk to you before, have a safe trip home and I wish you a relaxing time before "life" rears it's head again.
Keep in touch mark,
I'm thinkin' of you
Tina
Posted by mark on August 25, 2000, at 12:01:38
In reply to Re:Sticking my nose in but mark how r u doin'?, posted by tina on August 22, 2000, at 14:43:32
Hey Tina,
I'm doing pretty good. I'm heading to the airport this afternoon to go home. I dread dealing with the airport, but I am soooo ready to get
back home. I miss all my babies. And it will be nice to get back to some sort of routine and to exercise. When I first got here I would
walk at least an hour every day for exercise. But then I moved from the hotel to a corporate apartment and haven't done anything for the
past week. I hate to exercise, but I can really tell when I don't. I feel like a big blob with no energy.I have a job interview on wednesday. I think it must be sort of a weeding-out interview because I asked the HR person how long the interview
would last and she said a half-hour. I'm used to interviews lasting 3-4 hours. So we'll see how I do in round 1. It sounds like a neat job
working for the county. I'd have to take a big pay cut, but it would be worth it. As long as I can pay the bills and put some money away
I'm a happy camper. All I spend my extra money on is crap I don't need and usually don't want after I get it. Keep me in your thought/prayers
on this one.So the lith is calming you down huh? So no more foot-to-the-floor-head-out-the-window car episodes for you. I still chuckle when I think about
that. I'm glad the new psych is working out for you. I went to one a couple of times after the doc put me on the Effexor. I think she was the
3rd or 4th one I've gone to for depression. And it's the same thing every time. After a couple of sessions they're like, well you can come back
if you want to. But there really doesn't seem to be anything wrong blahblahblah. I wish they would just tell me I'm nuts and put me away. Three
meals a day, a nice padded room and all the Thorazine I can handle. Count me in! Oddly enough my brother was a security guard in a mental hospital
when I was in high school (the hospital was right next to the high school. Coincedence? I don't think so.) and I would go and visit him from time
to time. Sometimes I would hang out in the lounge and talk to the patients. I'd sit on the couch and pretty soon someone would wander over and
start talking to me like we were long lost friends. It was the coolest thing.Guess I better close up shop and head to the airport. Have a great weekend and pet your doggie for me. :-)
Mark
Posted by tina on August 25, 2000, at 14:01:27
In reply to Re:Sticking my nose in but mark how r u doin'? » tina, posted by mark on August 25, 2000, at 12:01:38
>Hi Mark:
Glad you are getting to go home finally. I'm sure everything will feel much better in your familiar surroundings.
I know what you mean about the exercise thing. i hate it too but I really feel it when I don't do it. I've really been on an exercise binge lately and I'm getting very tired. Oh well, gotta get in shape. It's time..
I wish you the best of luck on your job interview of course. I would take a pay cut in exchange for peace of mind too. I think if that's what you need to do, you should do it. Working for the country sounds like it has a lot of security too. I hope you get it. I'll be thinking of ya.
I'm off the lithium now. My new psych says she doesn't know why I was taking it in the first place so I give it up willingly. It was making me nauseous and giving me headaches anyway. Still on the AD's and Benzo and doing very well. I am on a high right now. I keep wondering when the other shoe is going to drop. This good feeling can't possibly last right?? A girl can hope though right?I have to say I laughed when you mentioned hanging out at a mental hospital talking to the patients. I don't know if you meant it to be funny but i did laugh. i hope you don't have a need to return to taht environment anytime soon.
I wish you a smooth flight and a safe trip home.
Thanks for keeping in touch.
Hugs
Tina
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> I'm doing pretty good. I'm heading to the airport this afternoon to go home. I dread dealing with the airport, but I am soooo ready to get
> back home. I miss all my babies. And it will be nice to get back to some sort of routine and to exercise. When I first got here I would
> walk at least an hour every day for exercise. But then I moved from the hotel to a corporate apartment and haven't done anything for the
> past week. I hate to exercise, but I can really tell when I don't. I feel like a big blob with no energy.
>
> I have a job interview on wednesday. I think it must be sort of a weeding-out interview because I asked the HR person how long the interview
> would last and she said a half-hour. I'm used to interviews lasting 3-4 hours. So we'll see how I do in round 1. It sounds like a neat job
> working for the county. I'd have to take a big pay cut, but it would be worth it. As long as I can pay the bills and put some money away
> I'm a happy camper. All I spend my extra money on is crap I don't need and usually don't want after I get it. Keep me in your thought/prayers
> on this one.
>
> So the lith is calming you down huh? So no more foot-to-the-floor-head-out-the-window car episodes for you. I still chuckle when I think about
> that. I'm glad the new psych is working out for you. I went to one a couple of times after the doc put me on the Effexor. I think she was the
> 3rd or 4th one I've gone to for depression. And it's the same thing every time. After a couple of sessions they're like, well you can come back
> if you want to. But there really doesn't seem to be anything wrong blahblahblah. I wish they would just tell me I'm nuts and put me away. Three
> meals a day, a nice padded room and all the Thorazine I can handle. Count me in! Oddly enough my brother was a security guard in a mental hospital
> when I was in high school (the hospital was right next to the high school. Coincedence? I don't think so.) and I would go and visit him from time
> to time. Sometimes I would hang out in the lounge and talk to the patients. I'd sit on the couch and pretty soon someone would wander over and
> start talking to me like we were long lost friends. It was the coolest thing.
>
> Guess I better close up shop and head to the airport. Have a great weekend and pet your doggie for me. :-)
>
> Mark
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