Aries, Well, I haven't minded 49 TOO much, if you don't count the hot flashes, teenagers, mother-in-laws breaking their hips, and the running to the bathroom every ten minutes! I'm sympathetic with...
Julie, Hugs to you and much understanding on your health anxieties. I have certainly been where you are. I'll get focused on one symptom and just be positive something is wrong and then a few weeks...
Hi everyone...I really love this thread as you can vent in here and not feel weird. I have a lot of health anxiety and have gotten a lot of comfort from reading all of your stories. I have a general...
My doc also told me once I had an enlarged uterus. He sent me for an ultrasound which showed nothing. Of course I was nervous. The next year he mentioned it again. I reminded him that he had sent me...
I think work relationships are hard because that line gets so blurred. Of course you should be compassionate and concerned about her loss, but it's inappropriate for her to be telling you "you don't...
Serafena, I don't know about your relationship with your husband but this concerns me a little bit. I know that he wanted to go and see his parents for the holidays, but did he actually tell you that...
Tyno, I really like your answer. That is the one good thing about the job of substitute teaching. When I don't feel well, I can just go click "unavailable" on the computer. Now I don't like to do...
Your reply doesn't anger me in the slightest. I'm trying hard to think of how best to respond. Something that really struck me was this: "Going further, there is a threshold that when too much is put...
Hang in there Gemini. I have kids your age and they are a total pain in the butt. I love them a lot but they are totally self centered and as needy as toddlers! I have a lot of sympathy for you. Can...
I like your writing. That sounds like me when I feel like am going down and want to give up and let the depression eat me. Except you are more optimistic that the storm will break. Good writing! :)...
I think the leg tapping could be a sign of agitation or stress or anxiety. Possibly mania. I'm no expert on mania as I am generally depressed. For years I never realized I was bipolar. I thought I...
You don't say how old you are, but I'm assuming you are fairly mature due to your having a granddaughter. I'm 49 and have bipolar. I have made a lot of sacrifices to stay with my family and husband....
Keep talking to her and encouraging her to take her meds. Her children need a healthy mother. I think Lamictal is a great med. I have never taken Paxil but it may work very well for your daughter....
I am bipolar and my cycles have certainly never been 50/50. I am much more on the depressive side. But I do definitely have my manias. My therapist said if you think of "normal" as a straight line...
Thanks shebsy. I wish I did have someone to do the cooking. It's not just the housework. The kids are draining too. Although they are teens (and one 20) they still need so much attention. I have to...