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Re: A long rave

Hi @eth! Good to see you! What has you up at this time?

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Yayyyy @Mazarita   The chance of chatting with you my friend.  That and nearly 7 hrs sleep in 3 naps - better than average.

How are things going for you?

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Awww, hugs, @eth. Really glad to see you here tonight too. ox

Great to hear you are better rested than usual. Me about the same as has been happening lately. 

Things are going mostly well with me really, except for it being an extended period now of very little sleep. I feel exhausted when not actively engaged at the computer, and often find myself waking up with a jolt from tiny involuntary naps in the armchair. Quite a number of times I've woken up with my phone-tablet still in my hand, in the middle of a game of spider solitaire. That game is something I use to wind myself down from other computer stuff. I've blinked and gone to sleep on quite a number of occasions doing it lately!

Saw my psychologist yesterday, a great session, my psychiatrist not long ago, and my GP on Monday. Feeling well supported in my semi-mania.

I've been reading what you've been doing and planning in posts you have tagged me in. I was really pleased especially to read that you are upping your activities as you are becoming more accustomed to the higher level of engagement with the world.

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Oh well @Mazarita  I guess micro-naps are better than no naps at all.  I've had periods in my life where that was all I got too, I would zone out completely even sitting up with something in my hands e.g. b-ng!! And then wake with a start but manage not to drop or spill anything.   Maybe you could think of them as power naps, like yogis have.  Do you ever lie down and just do some breathing with your eyes shut?  Sometimes it works for me.  A sleep specialist once told me that doing that is almost as good for us as actually sleeping.  Glad to hear you're feeling well supported by your care team at this time.

I will be adding bridge lessons on Monday morning and a 2nd tai chi class on Friday afternoons to my weekly routine.  So I'll only have Sunday and Thursday at home all day.  I want to keep Thurs free as it's the day after psychology and I want to be able to process stuff as it percolates after seeing her.  And Sunday will be a time to do something with family or gardening or whatever.

Psychologist has been cancelled by her for today so I have 5 1/2 hrs to do something with my support worker.  Might go explore an area that's said to be a women's place traditionally a bit south of here.  Might go to the hypermarket as I like to call it and look for a couple of things I want before that.  Might try to catch a Shebah cab again (haven't done it for about 2 months or more).  

Are you getting out at all?

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@Mazarita   Quite disappointed about the psychologist cancelling this week as I've had a couple of really tricky things happening since I last saw her.  You might have seen where I'd read an article that really brought up a lot of stuff, putting it in a new light that was scary.

That and increasing anxiety about when the fam  here goes o/s for a month in mid April.  It's starting to look like sil's bro might be staying at her mum's house next door and that's a really mixed bag for me.  He's just detoxed from booze and val*&m and who knows what else (after being caught high-range dui and a court case) down south and would possibly come here to get his life together again.  I've heard too many stories about him playing up.  On the other hand he would look after the house next door instead of me.

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Exploring the womens place today sounds like it would be wonderful, @eth. Hope that's something that happens. Second water tai chi class seems like a great idea, as you are liking it so much. Cool that the bridge lessons are something that have continued in your step by step plans. Makes sense to have a day off after the intensity of psych sessions, and weekend day with family is lovely. Only having one day per week completely to yourself is quite a difference to where you were not that long ago. Wonderful that your progress has been so steady and continues to advance in the same balanced way.

I'm not doing any meditation activities, but am breathing deeply when I think of it. If I lie down at all I fall asleep. Having no problems with that at the moment! Staying asleep is another matter. I'm finding my drive to create and work on related projects to be an unstoppable force at the moment. I'm not quite sane enough really to do things like meditation and wouldn't be able to maintain the focus on it before my mind flew away and I was up again at the computer.

Yes, I am getting out, though I'm often going several days without doing that. The main thing that's been getting me into the shower and out of the flat is appointments for medical and psych matters. There's been quite a few of them lately and it's felt good to be out in the world for them too.

But tomorrow I'm making another bus trip to the country town where my recent-ish friends live. We are creative collaborators too and have projects to discuss further and do things for. This will be my second trip to visit them on the bus. I love that little town too and am very much looking forward to the visit. They are people who are barely into computing, so aside from the creative stuff we will be working on, there will be heaps of just regular life stuff too, a good respite for me, I'm hoping. Woman Happy

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I don't even call it meditation @Mazarita  I just lie there, often counting my breath in to 4 out to 4....  but it sounds like maybe you are able to get some sleep here and there and that you're quite enjoying this period of productivity anyway.  

Your trip to the country sounds like it well may be a really lovely time.  You seem more adventurous these days.

Not sure how much longer I'll last here as I do want to get a bit more sleep if I can.

Really glad we caught up this morning.

Keep on keeping on girl!!

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I'm not sure I did read about the article you read, @eth. Understand your hesitations about family being away for a month, and sil's bro possibly staying next door. If that happens, it will be good to have him looking after the house. Hope that however it goes, it works out well for you. 

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I put a link to the article in a conversation with CB a few pages back @Mazarita .  It's called 'hidden bruises' and is about possible brain consequences of something that's happened to me twice.  Really rattled me.  I need to discuss it with my psychologist.  I wasn't sure about sharing it but decided to in the end.

 

Heading back to bed now.  Have a good day lovely xx

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Sending good wishes for patience and calm while waiting to talk to your psych about it, @eth. Wonderful to chat this morning. Sleep well and wake refreshed. ox

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