Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Fancychooklady]

One day, hopefully, the fog will lift.  The awful thing is that it doesn't lift without endless fighting, and often that fighting is exhausting, intollerable, and just feels so unfair.

I was very lucky for mine - the first drug I was put on worked, straight away.  I know how rare this is!  I had post partum psychosis, and post partum depression, both of which made my normal mild-baseline depression unbearable (before then, life just sucked at a low level most of the time, which was fine).  But I was lucky - I had a partner who dragged me to doctors, doctors who understood, decent hospitals, brain chemistry that was permeable for the particular drug they happened to try, and people who didn't make me feel like a freak.  My parents lie about ever happening - we're all adults, but they refuse to accept the diagnosis, as I'm 'not one of THOSE people', and that's pretty awful in some ways.

Sometimes, it is still awful, or otherwise depressing, because others don't seem to feel the same way.  And some feel worse!  And it's odd thinking: I'm lucky.

But, eh, I'm lucky.  I had great treatment, and that's rare - it's rare to get a doctor who'll say 'It's easier to fix pill addiction than to treat psychosis on no sleep and no painkillers - take these'.  It's rare to get people who go 'I understand and yeah, it sucks'.  I hope one day you'll get that level of luck too - I didn't really do anything to deserve mine, but I appreciate it.

Same goes to anyone here suffering from any form of distress, ranking it's not really a thing, I think.  We all have the worst we can cope with, and we all cope with it in different ways.  I may not understand precisely what you're going through, but I don't have to, not to hope it'll get better, anyway.

(Also, I fear my version of lashing out is: "F you you Fing F -" *rageball* so I didn't read your comment as lashing out

I guess it depends where you are from, when a horse ' lashes out ' to bite or kick you , it does so without really thinking of the consequences.

 

[Steampunked]

I guess it depends where you are from, when a horse ' lashes out ' to bite or kick you , it does so without really thinking of the consequences.

It has been a few years since I bit someone, probably not that long in the general scheme of things, heh.

 

[satay]

It has been a few years since I bit someone, probably not that long in the general scheme of things, heh.

Totally unrelated but a friend told me agers ago that it is not a good idea for a couple to give up smoking at the same time.. I'm like why not .. She said she bit her hubbys fingers so bad she drew blood cause he wouldn't give her a smoke This friend is the quietest person it's hard to believe.

 

[Steampunked]

Totally unrelated but a friend told me agers ago that it is not a good idea for a couple to give up smoking at the same time.. I'm like why not .. She said she bit her hubbys fingers so bad she drew blood cause he wouldn't give her a smoke This friend is the quietest person it's hard to believe.

Whoa! I believe it, though - I watched my very meek mother go through withdrawl. It's an amazingly awful drug. Sounds like the giving up was REALLY needed! I never started smoking and nearly every week I read a story like this that makes me glad.

 

[cwrite]

Slight change of topic, but why is no one (other than me) freaking out about the approaching category 4 cyclone? It just seems like business as usual tomorrow. Am I missing something? Like it's going to have blown itself out by the time it gets down to Moreton Bay or something. This is my first cyclone and after living in the UK I'm used to everything shutting down when there is a weather event, like a bit of snow. Does anyone here know how long it will last even?

 

[appps]

Slight change of topic, but why is no one (other than me) freaking out about the approaching category 4 cyclone?  It just seems like business as usual tomorrow.  Am I missing something?  Like it's going to have blown itself out by the time it gets down to Moreton Bay or something.  This is my first cyclone and after living in the UK I'm used to everything shutting down when there is a weather event, like a bit of snow.  Does anyone here know how long it will last even?

Was just watching that on the news, half a metre of rain expected in the next 24 hrs yikes!! Glad we are a little further south!

 

[satay]

Slight change of topic, but why is no one (other than me) freaking out about the approaching category 4 cyclone?  It just seems like business as usual tomorrow.  Am I missing something?  Like it's going to have blown itself out by the time it gets down to Moreton Bay or something.  This is my first cyclone and after living in the UK I'm used to everything shutting down when there is a weather event, like a bit of snow.  Does anyone here know how long it will last even?

I am a little concerned more about the winds as I live on 6 acres of gum trees. Nothing I can do about it but. After the floods of 2011 we all know what to expect from rain out this way. They have been releasing water out of wivenhoe all week so it should go ok unless the rain is much heavier than expected.

 

[satay]

Slight change of topic, but why is no one (other than me) freaking out about the approaching category 4 cyclone?  It just seems like business as usual tomorrow.  Am I missing something?  Like it's going to have blown itself out by the time it gets down to Moreton Bay or something.  This is my first cyclone and after living in the UK I'm used to everything shutting down when there is a weather event, like a bit of snow.  Does anyone here know how long it will last even?

Heavy rain til at least Saturday I have heard so far. If your on facebook join Higgins storm chasers site they are the most accurate around for events like this. They warned of 2011 floods when the bom reported nothing.

 

[AussieChics]

Slight change of topic, but why is no one (other than me) freaking out about the approaching category 4 cyclone?  It just seems like business as usual tomorrow.  Am I missing something?  Like it's going to have blown itself out by the time it gets down to Moreton Bay or something.  This is my first cyclone and after living in the UK I'm used to everything shutting down when there is a weather event, like a bit of snow.  Does anyone here know how long it will last even?

go to bundaberg and see the freak out! After 2 big floods you would think they're used to it. Nope! Panic everywhere.

My mum has been told no work tomorrow so she panic shopped for beer since there was no milk left.

 

[cwrite]

Thanks Satay. I'll look them up. At least some place is panicking. I tend to think you prepare better if you are worried. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens. Our camping gear is ready for when the power goes out. I'm trying to convince DH to dismantle the trampoline, but no luck so far. It's the wind that worries me too. Although after the bulldozers there are a few less trees to worry about.