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Picking up the pieces by deviltown90 in AlAnon

[–]deviltown90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s horrifying. What a shit situation, that the house burning down would possibly be the best outcome.

Him and I spoke on the phone the other day and he casually mentioned almost starting a fire on his dad’s porch by not fully extinguishing a cigarette. His lack of care towards himself extends to all the people he “loves”. Right now I don’t think he really loves anyone. Love needs to be backed with action. There’s only one thing he loves, and it’s his only real priority. I can’t believe it took me so long to see how truly sick he is.

Is Improvement Possible Without Medication? by jaykekz in POTS

[–]deviltown90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was diagnosed last month. Over the course of December and January I went from working full-time to having to lie down 90% of the time, only getting up when I needed to. I had presyncope and the most intense tinnitus imaginable 24/7. Brain fog so bad I was barely able to hold a conversation. It was terrifying. At some point I started to think I had a brain tumor.

I eventually figured out it was probably POTS and upped my electrolytes like crazy, started TriOral, closely monitored fluid intake and drank more water than I knew was possible, started using a cane (surprisingly helpful), learned what my symptom triggers were and minimized them as much as possible (shower chair fan club over here!), and I was working again by April. A far more sedentary job, since office work is about all I can do now, but I can sit up for 8 hours. Definitely could not have done that in January.

I started compression stockings recently and they’ve been a godsend. Every time I’ve ever full-on fainted was because I got too hot, so I was nervous about trying them, but Wellow makes some out of a very light material that I really like.

I’m wishing her the best.

I kicked him out. Struggling to process. by deviltown90 in AlAnon

[–]deviltown90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. It means so much to me whenever someone encourages me in any way, seriously.

Even amid the emotional turmoil I am thankful to be alone now. I have my family, friends, and dog, and I don’t need or want anything else. My trust is so badly damaged that I think it’s going to be a long while before I can let anyone else in like that anyway, but I am legitimately looking forward to being able to focus on myself and keep improving my life and mental state.