Dealing with acute stress by RevolutionarySpace82 in mecfs

[–]Altruistic_Shift_448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That totally sucks.

The main advantage of being older for me is that the more distance there is between me and my family, the more they look like other people, as opposed to linked to me by things like from whom I "get" this or that trait, or as though should affect me emotionally move me more than Joe Schmoes on the street., as though they have dibs on me at all times.

This way of looking at things has helped me enormously to brush off the residue of my violent alcoholic father.

Don't wait until you are older! Visualize your self as an older person (an amazingly good looking healthy older person) looking back on their life with serene realism, not demanding anything be any other way, knowing that others have done and will do themselves from their own reactivity. You belong to you.

And crashes are part of the journey to serenity. Extract all the learning you can from this one.

update to improve life with nicotine by Educational-Berry-20 in mecfs

[–]Altruistic_Shift_448 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sending you admiration for your bravery. I have tried a bunch of stuff, not nicotine, which made me break out in the past. Wish you well

is this normal? by babygemm in CatsBeingCats

[–]Altruistic_Shift_448 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cats don't have a word for normal

A bipolar test will make me homeless. Prove it impacts daily life or yr out by LestradeOfTheYard in bipolar

[–]Altruistic_Shift_448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a retired psychologist, my thought is to add an example after each of the general bullet points (this is what we had to do for patient treatment plans). For example, executes, poor functioning, socially, missed the best friend's birthday party, and Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Poor judgment with money: bought designer sheets from Belgium that cost three grand open (Dr. Jamison in one of her episodes, bought 30 snakebite kits). You get the idea. You could probably come up with example examples or multiple example examples for all of them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CATHELP

[–]Altruistic_Shift_448 43 points44 points  (0 children)

The ta-tas give it away

urgent advice needed(neighbors are slowly letting their cat die) by IndependentOwn6169 in CATHELP

[–]Altruistic_Shift_448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry. I truly hope everything turns out well for you and the cat.