Kirstin 80 'No group is worth joining if everyone is welcome' (Jim Grimsley) Kirstin I hope you don't mind a few questions, Did you manage to get of, or reduce your meds. What is your diet like? also...
Hi! answers4me2 I've been on seroquel 300 mg for two years and I like the effect it has on enabling me to fall asleep but I have gained a stone in the last year and although I stopped smoking cigs I...
Hi Rakkma Have just gone a month giving up added sugar buiscuits cakes etc and I feel a lot better. I've had a long history of using sugar foods for comfort and used to enjoy a sugar rush, but I...
Was just watching a show on television about real life for the workers in a hotel.At one point in the show the hotel was over run the boiler had broken down and theyn had to call a member of staff to...
Just had procedure done. Thanks for all support I wasn,t asleep but nicely mellow. Just cramp like sensations and a clean bill of health!...
Hi LaineG I live in Glasgow Scotland so I'm getting colonoscopy here. I have some paperwork from the hospital, they dont say that you will be unconcious but slightly drowsy and relaxed, I don't feel...
Thanks Red_34 this has put my mind at rest...
Hi haven't posted here before, I've to get a colonoscopy at the hospital next week and am wondering what to expect they are going to give analgesia and sedation can anyone tell me is this procedure...
Thanks Karen I'd always thought that as well, the dentist won't pull a tooth that's infected - she pulled it anyway guess she knows what she's doing! Anyway taking a day off to chill tommorow that...
Thanks for support, Getting by and Myself.... Went to dentist turned out she had to extract that tooth as well because of infection but I'm glad I went just a scale and polish now and I will get a...
Hi I don't often post but thought I would chime in today (got the dentist at 4pm) and am keeping busy. I've had a dental phobia for years but recently went back thanks to the help of some valium.To...
Thanks Cilly Just got back from dentist they are going to make me up a partial denture so it's all good!...
Spring passes and one remembers ones innocence, Summer passes and one remembers ones exuberance' Autumn passes and one remembers ones reverance, Winter passes and one remembers ones perserverance"...
today, some relief that I have been to the dentist and had a tooth extracted. I have a phobia of the dentist, my son has as well, he's 24 I've to get two of my front teeth out plus a filling and get...
because of abuse in my relationships I could not at one point bond with my toddler son and felt that I was ruining his life.I went through great anguish but although emotionally I was unable to reach...
Park, I see you have a two year old, thinking back a lot of years to when my son was that age I practiced the Montossori method with him. It is mindfullness in action. You have to really concentrate...
why not buy a pill box. I bought one, it only cost a pound and it saves a lot of hassle i used to get muddled up as well, now I just sort my medication out once per week and it's all clearly marked....
Hi Pitmom, sorry things have been rough I used to smoke a lot as well, managed to switch to E cigs it took a lot of attempts but been of the cigs eight months now and feel much better health wise....
:cool: Hi! I usually go out walking every day but have hurt my ankle. Decided to buy myself a new swimming costume and hit the pool instead. Just wondered when did you last treat yourself to...
I think my anxiety is a bit less now I'm older. I realize I'm not going to be here for ever and appreciate things more. "My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty she's...
i liked that Happy Turtle- If laughter is the best medicine let's OD together! (M.P Clutton)...
I also journal I bought a pedometer and record my steps for the day. Yesterday did 15492 which is roughly 7 miles. The need to document my insanity is an affliction I have not yet cured myself of....
steak mushrooms and fries -yummy!...
sorry! I should have added thanks for your interest AngelLisa-Its appriciated....
Thanks for the response Hibee and best wishes for your return to work. Think my favourite job ever was working as an usherette at the Pavillion Theatre in Glasgow -got to wear flamboyant costume and...
Not good, lost a few jobs myself due to anxiety problems. You must miss that creative outlet your business brought (not to mention the money worries) hope you can find something else soon. If Plan A...
Lovely to hear about the kids Scaredycat! Best wishes for the recital in May!...
thats a great track record mysweetpanda longest period I was in employment was ten years in a large department store in Glasgow since then all my jobs have been shorter duration. I cleaned houses as...
Hi all! Just wondered what was your last job (paid work) and what did you do - highs and lows and if your not working any plans to return?...
"We're all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding" (Rudyard Kipling)...
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom (Solen Kierkegaard) A day at a time? not feeling to great myself just now (anxiety) but perhaps take a nip over to the depression forum to remind myself of what...
yeah How about a what makes you feel good thread(keep it clean) A-Z I could start A- Aroma (getting high on a Hyacinth, I've got several in the house just now)...
Spelt site wrong and wanted to put a smile at the end heres one now! :smilewinkgrin:...
I'm new here fenice, and I don't know if your allowed to plug books. but what seems to be working just now for me is "The depression cure" by Dr Steve IIardi. He covers strategies for fighting...
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment (Buddha) :smilewinkgrin:...
fenice, Hope things are looking a bit brighter for you today :-)...
I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains (Anne Frank)...
If you think you are to small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito (Dalai Lama)...
I'm almost your age, 53. Life isn't lived in a lump of time and I don't think anyone's "happy" all the time, but I believe it is possible to capture "happiness" in the moment.One of my most happy...
'Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference' (just liked this by Robert Frost and wanted to share it) Have a good day!...
.Thank you all so much for the warm welcome.It's cold in Scotland just now, the days are short but I try to time my walks so that I'm also getting a good hit of sunlight, goodbye S.A.D? and oh! my...
Hi, I'm new here, have suffered anxiety/depression for most of my adult life (I'm 50ish) Recently I started walking average 2 hours per day and I must say it seems to be having a very positive effect...