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Post by busymom on Apr 14, 2020 17:17:06 GMT -5
Oops! Just realized that I've already posted that pic. Oh well, it made me smile twice, so it's still a winner.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2020 17:27:04 GMT -5
You could post it all day long. It made me smile, too. Smiles are in short supply these days.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 14, 2020 17:28:58 GMT -5
Smiles are definitely in short supply and the picture made me smile.
Just saw a photo of my therapist on FB and she's pregnant. What am I going to do when she is on leave? Last time, her patients were on our own until she returned to work.
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Post by ners on Apr 14, 2020 17:30:44 GMT -5
TheOtherMe Maybe with telemedicine she will not be out as long.
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Post by finnime on Apr 14, 2020 17:34:25 GMT -5
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 14, 2020 17:34:37 GMT -5
Another question to ask tomorrow.
The only reason the clinic can afford telemedicine is because the governor has mandated insurance companies reimburse at their full rate. Otherwise, in this state, the reimbursement is 75% of the rate. The clinic can't continue to operate if the governor doesn't extend the reimbursement issue.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 15, 2020 16:26:47 GMT -5
Good session. We are going to meet once a week for a while.
And I was wrong. My therapist is not pregnant. She laughed and said with the mask and the same color of hair, she could see why I thought it was her.
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Post by buystoys on Apr 15, 2020 17:14:22 GMT -5
So happy to hear it went well for you, TheOtherMe.
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Post by buystoys on Apr 17, 2020 11:14:47 GMT -5
I've been struggling the last couple of days and woke up this morning with that black cloud looking over my shoulder. I'm waking up a lot during the night. I can go back to sleep, but I wake up feeling tired. I'm on sleep aids, so I shouldn't be having a problem. I can't use my therapist as she's not on my new insurance. I don't want to get to know a new one by telemedicine, but I'm beginning to think I'm going to have to. DH has offered to be my listening post but it's just not the same. He's good at it but I'm just not certain what is really bugging me. We don't go out much, so staying in place isn't much of a change for us. I think the key is I'm not going to the gym three times a week and I'm not motivated to do tai chi or other exercise videos. I can't bend enough for yoga and a lot of the exercises given on my gym's web site.
Maybe I'm really feeling more out of sorts than depressed. I can't figure it out. Maybe I should take DH up on his offer. I'm hoping that just putting it here will help clarify what I'm feeling.
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Post by finnime on Apr 17, 2020 12:01:12 GMT -5
Maybe you should try all of the above: exercise, talk w your DH, and share here as well as consider establishing a relationship w a new therapist. If it's depression stalking you, these things will help but may not be enough, in which case you also know what you need to do.<br><br>The conditions under which we are all laboring now are bound to affect you. Exercise, whatever the form, is important, but so is talking. Do you have another outlet besides your DH? Friends you can Skype with, or neighbors you can stand 6 feet away from while you enjoy a beverage of your choice? We're here, too.
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Post by buystoys on Apr 17, 2020 14:20:43 GMT -5
I do talk to my BF who also happens to be my neighbor. I've avoided talking to my sister or mom because mom is having a hard time healing from this recent incident and she lives with my sister. Talking to them about being depressed tends to bring us all down. So we're all pretty careful about staying positive and upbeat when we're together. Maybe not the healthiest way to deal with it, but it does help us all stay away from that darker place. I know I need to exercise. Finding the motivation to do that is a struggle. My head knows but my body say no.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 17, 2020 14:58:23 GMT -5
I don't know if it's because I already know my therapist, but I'm finding the tele medicine to be very useful.
For me, it's the only option and I couldn't get though this without it.
You might give it a try.
I hear you on the exercise, but that's the story of my life for at least 30 years and probably isn't going to change.
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Post by finnime on Apr 17, 2020 15:41:58 GMT -5
Franklin the Dog's presence forces me to get an hour walk every day, which is enough to check off that requirement. On days I've been in too bad a condition to do even that I can at least get him around the block, a 10- to 15-minute walk. So it's something. I'm glad you have your BFF close by, buystoys. That can only be good.
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Post by empress of self-improvement on Apr 17, 2020 16:03:18 GMT -5
Good to know I'm not the only one feeling the lack of motivation to exercise. I just want to sit on my ass and read. I've gained back most of what I'd lost in the last year. I am not happy about that but I am also feeling completely apathetic and just don't really seem to care. Maybe if I stop eating an entire giant Symphony bar a day, that might help but eh. I actually want to get a combo service dog/make my fat ass take a walk dog but we need to wait until the cats are gone. One would never come out of hiding and the other would probably eat him.
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Post by buystoys on Apr 17, 2020 17:39:15 GMT -5
Chocolate.... I do well avoiding it in the store, but I want it oh so badly when I'm at home. I can't walk our dog. He walks too fast for me and gives me a hard time about taking him out. He's only good for me if the daddy is in the shower and he really has to go.
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Post by busymom on Apr 18, 2020 7:47:54 GMT -5
Here's a happy puppy. Enjoy the weekend!
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 18, 2020 9:34:19 GMT -5
Thanks for the puppy!
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Post by Works4me on Apr 18, 2020 15:14:30 GMT -5
How do I post a picture? I want to share pix of my little Gizmo. He's only the cutest pupper in the world. lol
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Post by buystoys on Apr 18, 2020 16:07:58 GMT -5
How do I post a picture? I want to share pix of my little Gizmo. He's only the cutest pupper in the world. lol Do you have them loaded on your Facebook page? If so, right click on the picture and copy address. Then come here, click on the third little box from the left (Insert image) and paste the link.
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Post by finnime on Apr 18, 2020 16:08:37 GMT -5
Works4me, 1. Upload your photo to an online album (I use village.photos) 2. Select your picture and copy the url from the online album 3. In the reply for proboards, select the insert image icon (looks like a landscape scene) 4. In the Image Url paste the url you copied in step 2. 5. In alternate text type anything descriptive for someone using a device that doesn't render. That's it. You'll see your picture appear in the reply box.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Apr 18, 2020 16:15:04 GMT -5
I haven't been exercising as much as I should be either. My work hours have been stretching too late, and then my motivation is completely gone. Starting to have problems with my shoulder again, too. It's been so cold here, I haven't been getting out of the house at all. I fini did today, as it was a sunny and balmy 50. That's a vast improvement over snow--in April, which is crazy. I really needed the fresh air/ vitamin D.
All this talk about no motivation to exercise reminds me of an exercise tape I used to use--pilates beginning mat workout. It was so easy and lazy because it was 90% done lying on the floor and actual workout length was only ~15 minutes, but it actually worked for getting back into shape.
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Post by buystoys on Apr 19, 2020 3:38:59 GMT -5
It made me laugh so I thought I'd share.
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Post by toomuchreality on Apr 19, 2020 4:46:20 GMT -5
Hugs to all Hmmm... My group hug doesn't appear to be working correctly, at the moment. GROUP HUG!
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 19, 2020 8:23:27 GMT -5
I can't get the village.photos site to work.
Any other hosting ideas?
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Post by finnime on Apr 19, 2020 11:53:15 GMT -5
TheOtherMe, try Imgbb.com You can upload a photo, store it in an album, then right click on it to copy the address. It will port right into proboard.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 19, 2020 12:33:49 GMT -5
I am not usually down but the last couple of weeks is bad. Motivation to do things is gone. My muscles are weak from winter, now I go nowhere and sit here. I'm not in good shape, having trouble walking, know what I need to do, yet don't do it. I need to vacuum in the basement, I did sweep the steps going down that's it. Hubs wanted me to go down and see what he had done in the basement at the rental, it has small steps and no rail, and I stood there and actually said I can't. This from an active person that tackles anything and everything, it is scaring me.
I am sooooo sorry the docs convinced me to take the damn statins then tried the other shots they said aren't statins. I think it has ruined my life. But like hubs says every drug you touch has dire warnings anymore.
I don't care that the doc said oh we never heard of praluent doing the muscle wasting to a patient, then why have 2 or 3 tested me? It gets better for a bit then comes back. I have read 6 months to a year to get better after getting off statins, the cramping at night at least is better. At 6 months it was, now its like backward. I am having a terrible time getting around. I forced myself to walk to the back of the yard and around the circle drive yesterday. It's not very far. It is scaring me and making me sad. I don't know if it would help if I could get my doc to get me into physical therapy. This is stressing me to no end. I'm losing muscle strength or something. I will have to go up and down to the basement, bearing weight on the right foot and leg only. And it is my bad one. Sometimes the left will let go, I can do everyother foot if I press my hand against the thigh. Without my handrail to our basement hubs put in for me I could not get back up at times and I'm having pain again. My arms are strong because I even have to pull myself up if I get in the bathtub. I need to exercise. I'm trying to get back on the pain pills and gabapentin again with help from miralax and Colace. Have to take some pills to take others, sigh. So yes, I am suffering. Hubs is afraid to do a garden for me, he said he doesn't have time to work in it and doesn't think I am able. We are talking about him building me a high rolling seat that will straddle like a row of beans so I can just sit and lean over to pick them. I just want to do this stuff to be outside. It doesn't matter if I can or not, but I want to stay active. Like today, sure I'm going downstairs and altering some clothes for DD since she has lost weight and I can do that. But I need to move more. Hubs is so good, we are even talking about an elevator to go to the basement, but I don't know. He says do less, but I need to move more.
Ok, I have whined enough. I have overcome a lot in my life and I will do something about this too. I've not letting myself sink into self pity. I just need to have a good cry, get over it and get myself better. It's just age doesn't help with issues like this either. But I need to remember it could be worse.
You guys have real issues with depression and I'm so sorry. I have always been able to pull myself back from the 3 or 4 intense episodes in my life where I thought I would lose it totally. most over my DD some way back when over hubs. But I did. I just kept telling myself, you can be as happy as you want to be. But this is different, this is physical, and I'm afraid won't end well.
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Post by finnime on Apr 19, 2020 13:05:03 GMT -5
countrygirl2, I'm sorry you're having such difficulty physically. It definitely takes a psychological toll, too, to be unable to do what you had planned. Physical therapy sounds like it could be a good way to address your troubles. I'm a strong proponent of taking medications that help, like your pain relievers. And if you daily do some sort of strengthening and flexibility exercises, that will help, too. Working in your garden no matter what is bound to be a bonus, as long as you don't get overwhelmed. One thing I've learned in my battles is that lowering expectations is a good tactic. Take care of yourself and don't beat yourself up.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 19, 2020 13:11:22 GMT -5
I'm not going to beat myself up. Sometimes it just helps me to write down my frustrations, seems if I get it out there and reread it, it helps me somehow. For me its therapeutic. I have always been tough and able to overcome anything, but with age and physical aspects of it anyway, its not like it used to be. I am becoming frustrated as I'm not sure I'm going to be able to come back from this. I am sooooo sorry I ever used that stuff, my health has deteriorated ever since. I told hubs I'm not sure I'm going to be able to come back from this. But I sure have not given up.
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Post by buystoys on Apr 19, 2020 13:35:42 GMT -5
Pat,show yourself the grace you would show a friend in your shoes. I think you sometimes expect quite a bit from your body and it's hard when you just can't do it all any longer.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Apr 19, 2020 14:21:29 GMT -5
I love the puppy and the cat....thanks for an afternoon laugh. Today has been a good day inspite of me making a kingsize mistake on a quilt. At least it's a donation quilt but I dislike having to redo one. Even for donations, I refuse to send one out that I don't believe is my best work.
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