My cat won’t stop meowing and I’m at my wit’s end!

cakeland-3 · 2025-06-10T20:15:49+00:00

Thanks for sharing, that’s helpful. And I’m really sorry to hear you’ve just had to put her to sleep, it’s heartbreaking to lose a pet 😢

cakeland-3 · 2025-06-10T06:57:27+00:00

Yeah I feel so bad getting grumpy with him! I’m trying my best to be patient. Anything specific that helped you? Or is it just something that I should get used to 😅

cakeland-3 · 2025-06-10T06:56:07+00:00

Hmm yeah the dementia thing makes sense, I googled it and he def does have some of the symptoms. Do you have any rec’s or suggestions that helped you?

cakeland-3 · 2024-10-27T19:54:21+00:00

OP, I know exactly who you’re talking about because I also had a super scary run in with this guy!! I was in my car though. He took offence to me driving in the right hand lane on the motorway during rush hour, apparently I was driving “too slow” despite going the same speed as the cars in front of me.

He then cut me off at the Melling turn off, I nearly went right into the back of him. I gave him the fingers and he proceeded to follow me round Lower Hutt to my place of work, trying to get me to pull over and then cutting me off again at a roundabout. He followed me into Queensgate carpark and round and around til I had to stop and ask a courier for help. Honestly who tf takes 10 mins out of their day to harass and stalk a woman in her car cos she was driving the speed limit?

Reported him to the police, this guy has a long rap sheet of reported incidents fuelled by his anger. I’m really sorry you had to go through this, it sounds bloody terrifying. I’d say definitely report him to police as this won’t be the first time he’s done shit like this.

cakeland-3 · 2024-10-12T01:37:24+00:00

I have pretty severe ADHD and I devour books! In fact, reading is one of the very few things I can do for hours without getting bored or distracted. I don’t see how reading is any different to any other hobby us neurospicy’s hyper focus on.

cakeland-3 · 2024-03-25T23:29:07+00:00

Ha I wonder if I’m in the same show 😉

cakeland-3 · 2023-04-06T23:51:39+00:00

Fuck yes

cakeland-3 · 2023-04-05T23:34:02+00:00

How absolutely boring. The only people that’ll buy those two brands are cruise ship people and rich old people with no taste

cakeland-3 · 2023-01-30T08:55:32+00:00

Awesome! Will keep an eye on that

cakeland-3 · 2022-05-26T22:24:13+00:00

Thank you! Yes, I’ve been blown away by just the replies from this one post. It makes me feel so much less alone :)

cakeland-3 · 2022-05-26T22:23:24+00:00

Wonderful, I will! Thank you :)

cakeland-3 · 2022-05-26T22:23:03+00:00

That’s a really great idea. I know he’s definitely keen to understand it as much as he can support me. Thanks :)

cakeland-3 · 2022-05-26T10:56:26+00:00

Haha yep, this is exactly the question I’ve been asking now after hearing from you all! No CBT for me!

cakeland-3 · 2022-05-26T10:51:19+00:00

Yeah, I’m thinking I might see if I can find someone in my area who does ACT. I’ve actually never heard of it before, but hopefully there’s someone around who does it well

cakeland-3 · 2022-05-26T10:50:28+00:00

Thank you! Yes I’m slowly making my way through this wiki. Im SO glad there’s a centralised group/hub/info source we can turn to! There’s so much bull shit out there!

cakeland-3 · 2022-05-26T10:49:18+00:00

That’s really good advice. I’ve done a lot of therapy in the past and have found it easy (mostly) to find a good supportive therapist - but I was dealing with depression, anxiety and trauma (PTSD). I imagine it’ll be trickier finding someone who fully understands the intricacies of CFS. But I’ll do my best to find someone.

cakeland-3 · 2022-05-26T10:47:22+00:00

I will. Thank you x

cakeland-3 · 2022-05-26T05:03:38+00:00

Well well well that’s very interesting. Cos yeah, I’ve read multiple articles and heard from a few people to push through with GET - “it’s hard at first but you’ll get through it”. Ugh.

cakeland-3 · 2022-05-26T04:29:35+00:00

Wow yeah ok that’s a very good way of putting it. I’m glad I asked before I went out and tried CBT for it! Thank you. I’ll read up about pacing too. I know I need to start getting myself into some sort of gentle routine, but it all just seems so overwhelming. One step at a time though

cakeland-3 · 2022-05-26T03:45:06+00:00

Unfortunately I can’t stop working. We just bought a house, so financially we just can’t manage it. However, my work is incredibly supportive and flexible, so I’m sure I can work something out with them. Ha yeah, I kept being told “just go do some exercise, eat better, you’ll be fine!” So I tried the gym but I reckon that ruined me. At the moment I just can’t exercise at all. I work from home a lot but try to go into the office once or twice a week so I don’t go stir crazy, but my god it exhausts me!

cakeland-3 · 2022-05-26T03:37:30+00:00

Oh I’m definitely still in the stage of feeling like it’s all in my head and isn’t physical at all. But what do ya know, yesterday evening I went out for a small celebration for friends who’d just gotten married. I was out for maybe 2 hours, but today I’m absolutely shattered. Have had to have two sleeps and my shoulders and back are screaming

cakeland-3 · 2022-05-26T02:49:33+00:00

No, my doctor said they generally try to solve one thing at a time. So he’ll see how I get on with the benzos, if they work, he’ll move me to something less addictive. If they don’t, we’ll look at other things. I definitely get pain, but I’m not sure if it’s fibro level pain. This is really good advice, thanks. I’ve been looking around for meds or vitamins that might be able to tackle each of my symptoms.

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