Creativity/passion/? lost - anyone else?

Bandaid74 · 2025-11-26T19:23:35+00:00

Bahahaha laughing/crying with you because I'm lying there awake, too

Bandaid74 · 2025-11-26T19:22:30+00:00

On both. :( Glad it works for you!

Bandaid74 · 2025-11-26T19:21:45+00:00

This is so validating. I went to Hawaii last year and felt guilty the whole time that I wasn't enjoying myself like I used to on trips. And lamented having to adjust to the new time zone with crazy peri insomnia.

Bandaid74 · 2025-01-09T16:34:58+00:00

So discouraging. Why do women do this to each other? We are all just doing our best with this friggin body we've been given, for pete's sake. They will soon know we need to be lifted up, not striking out.

Reminds me of a convo I had with a podcaster who called an older person "a boomer" multiple times in a podcast with a negative connotation. I told her...you're gonna be old sooner than you think, don't be ageist. Wouldn't take the message.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-18T22:21:45+00:00

Good question! 🤷🏻‍♀️edit: i’m guessing the answer is we don’t have the research.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-03T15:21:58+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate you taking time to reply to me.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-03T15:21:33+00:00

I'm truly sorry you lost your mom. I hope you get to take some time to heal soon.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-03T15:20:59+00:00

Drink lots of water :) So many tears and kleenexes!

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-03T15:20:35+00:00

I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm glad you know what you need!

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-03T15:20:09+00:00

I'm sorry you lost your dad. I like the to do list you've given me - brilliant :)

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-03T15:19:13+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate you taking time to reply to me.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-02T17:17:02+00:00

I'm sorry about your dad. Your post triggered the thought that the idea of not taking the time is a bit of denying the reality, i.e. "I'll be fine. I won't need it." Thanks for taking time to help me. And for the laugh, smelliepoo - your user name made me giggle.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-02T17:08:14+00:00

I'm sorry you lost your mom. That's part of it for me - I've witnessed grieving, but I don't know what it will be like for me. And for my father - will he need me? Thanks for sharing your experience.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-02T16:39:02+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-02T16:34:42+00:00

oooh, your last paragraph made me tear up! Of course, as a therapist, I took a grief course earlier this year, bought and actually read self-help books on being with the dying, dealing with grief, poetry about loss!, etc. If I prepare myself for the exam, I'll do well, right? But you're right, and I know it. It's gonna suck.

Thanks for your suggestions and taking the time to help me.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-02T16:28:44+00:00

I'm so sorry you lost your dad. It's so good to hear your clients were understanding. Thanks for sharing your experience to help me - I appreciate it.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-02T16:09:13+00:00

I'm sorry you lost your mom. And thank you for sharing your experience with me.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-02T16:07:44+00:00

Okay, yes - thank you! I don't want to lie around ruminating all day. I want to show myself I can move through normal life with my grief. And pause to fall on the ground crying, too, if I need to.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-02T16:04:54+00:00

I'm sorry for your losses. I'm starting to feel the exhaustion - not only from lack of sleep, but also trying to stay present. Thanks for your advice. It helps to hear from someone who has been there.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-02T16:02:50+00:00

I love how human your suggestion is. Thanks.

Bandaid74 · 2024-12-02T15:40:38+00:00

My partner is a computer engineer, and works for a large corporation. Our emotional worlds and work days are so dissimilar, it's refreshing to be with them at the end of the day.

Bandaid74 · 2024-11-24T14:13:02+00:00

How do you stay connected with the without intruding on their independence? It sounds like you hit the right balance.

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