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Posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 14:10:38
In reply to re: yesac? Lil Jimi? Where are you?, posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 13:12:31
hi hi kara lynne!
it's now nearly 2 PM cdt here and it is ONLY 84!
last friday we set a record for August of 110.> Oh how delightful! What welcoming responses!
>
> I have no idea what I'm hijacking either, I just wanted to sit at your table.
>
> Thunderstorms...mmmmm. That sounds nice. It's a comfortable low of about 101 here. Positively inhuman.
>
> I'm off for my second therapy session. It's a little nervewracking, but I hope it actually gets me somewhere. I been down so long and stuck too deep...
>
> I guess I have an innate distrust of psychotherapy due to some past experiences. But it's been a long time and I'm giving it another go.
>
> Are you guys in therapy?
>
>you are Very popular here!
you deserve welcoming responses ... at least!i haven't had any therapy ... ... ... yet.
vandy made a great post (i need to tell vandy i feel that) about therapy, on the lex thread today (yesterday?) ... something about 'therapy is like an umbrella ... ' ?
i have been using pBab as my pDoc (!)
... (And Now For The FIRST Time I Am Using This Abbreviation!!)
... ... ... _LOL_!!AND I Am Laughing !! Ack ! HA HA HA!!
Oh, oh, i think i pulled a muscle! ... i'm not in shape for that ... sorry (Not Really!!) HA!
Kara, good dang luck with your ol' shrinky-pie!
(and tell us all about how it goes! please?)And
Do you tell a pdoc about posting a pBabble ?
actually, i mean,
Does One tell one's pDoc (Pduck?) about posting about one's mental health issues here or anywhere?welcome!
~ jim
Posted by yesac on August 12, 2003, at 15:08:04
In reply to re: yesac? Lil Jimi? Where are you? » kara lynne, posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 14:10:38
In the name of jumping in...!
cdt, cdt..... central ?? time - can't think what it is
> you are Very popular here!
> you deserve welcoming responses ... at least!I think that everyone deserves welcoming responses. If someone doesn't have that, then they probably shouldn't respond at all. But then of course there's the issue of a person not getting any responses, and does that mean no one cares? or that no one has a welcoming response? probably not... but it's always a concern.
> i haven't had any therapy ... ... ... yet.
Wow. You are lucky that meds can do it all for you. I was in therapy long before really trying meds. And I was hesitant about therapy, and even more hesitant about meds. Now I don't really care. I just want SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK!!!!! But - you don't have a therapist or a psychiatrist? Just your GP/PCP/family doctor/internist/any-other-name-they-are-called?
> i have been using pBab as my pDoc (!)
> ... (And Now For The FIRST Time I Am Using This Abbreviation!!)I've never used the abbreviation that you speak of. I just don't like it. It's just not for me.
> Oh, oh, i think i pulled a muscle! ... i'm not in shape for that ... sorry (Not Really!!) HA!
Nothing like a good laugh. You're adding years to your life! Well, seconds anyway. But those seconds can really add up over the course of a lifetime. I wonder if it's true....
> Do you tell a pdoc about posting a pBabble ?
> actually, i mean,
> Does One tell one's pDoc about posting about one's mental health issues here or anywhere?I don't. Or at least, I haven't. I think if I ever did, it would be kind of vague, I wouldn't give the name of the website or anything.
Oh, I have a headache. It just started. I've felt a little "off" all day, actually. Hmmm.
Posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 16:07:34
In reply to The above post wasn't for me but..., posted by yesac on August 12, 2003, at 15:08:04
hi yesac!
> In the name of jumping in...!
>i feel like every post is for everybody here at the pSocial ... or anywhere else in pBab land ...
and
.. .... as IF kl would mind?> cdt, cdt..... central ?? time - can't think what it is
hah! ... "Daylight"
(as opposed to "Standard")>
> > you are Very popular here!
> > you deserve welcoming responses ... at least!
>
> I think that everyone deserves welcoming responses.
>absolutely! ... ... what would we want to do? ... wreck somebody's mood? ... ... i don't Think so ... ...
>
If someone doesn't have that, then they probably shouldn't respond at all. But then of course there's the issue of a person not getting any responses, and does that mean no one cares? or that no one has a welcoming response? probably not... but it's always a concern.
>this posting life can be such a freaky thing because we can get hung up on our posters' response/non-response
... ... better to let the posts go out ... ...
... ... and just let the good vibes come back if they want to ... ...> > i haven't had any therapy ... ... ... yet.
>
> Wow. You are lucky that meds can do it all for you.
>i wouldn't know about "all" ... .. ... though, i am blessed that i'm getting by pretty swell-like here.
>
I was in therapy long before really trying meds. And I was hesitant about therapy, and even more hesitant about meds. Now I don't really care. I just want SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK!!!!!
>that i can understand ... ... we have friends here who will help us figure it out.
> But - you don't have a therapist or a psychiatrist? Just your GP/PCP/family doctor/internist/any-other-name-they-are-called?
>only my gp ... ... the 1st time she saw me to give me a physical ... ... (i was being a good sport and told her that my wife thought i might be depressed) ... ... my gp, "mousumi chanda-kim, md" prescribed 10 mg of lexapro ... ... that was march 6 .... .... march 7 i was hunting online and found pBab ... been here ever since ... ... doc chanda-kim has seen me twice since march 6 ... ... now i can go up to 15 mg any time i want to ... (???? ??)
i'm lucky that that's all i've spent on mental health issues in my whole 52 1/2 years!
> > i have been using pBab as my pDoc (!)
> > ... (And Now For The FIRST Time I Am Using This Abbreviation!!)
>
> I've never used the abbreviation that you speak of. I just don't like it. It's just not for me.
>well, it is a very "lots of looniness" thing for me ... the abbreviation
... but, realy ... using pBabble as a pdoc is ... ... hysterical ... ... and funny! ... ... if not genuinely delusional ... ACK! <<more laughter>>> > Oh, oh, i think i pulled a muscle! ... i'm not in shape for that ... sorry (Not Really!!) HA!
>
> Nothing like a good laugh. You're adding years to your life! Well, seconds anyway. But those seconds can really add up over the course of a lifetime. I wonder if it's true....
>i figure that the beneficial endorphins, hormones, neurotransmitters we get from laughing probably make it the best medicine ... and if we are laughing the right amount, would they have us take meds ? ... but not laughing TOO much ... (!!)
> > Do you tell a pdoc about posting a pBabble ?
> > actually, i mean,
> > Does One tell one's pDoc about posting about one's mental health issues here or anywhere?
>
> I don't. Or at least, I haven't. I think if I ever did, it would be kind of vague, I wouldn't give the name of the website or anything.
>
> Oh, I have a headache. It just started. I've felt a little "off" all day, actually. Hmmm.
>
>i slept a lot last night and i feel better for it .. .. .. also i have been trying to push water and i think i'm almost hydrated now .. .. .. drink more water ... tastes good! ... ... this is what i'm crediting with fewer headaches for me ...
What do you like to take for headaches? ... i use ibuprofen.
take it easy,
~ jim
Posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 16:09:55
In reply to re: yesac? Lil Jimi? Where are you?, posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 13:12:31
Posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 16:34:26
In reply to re: yesac? Lil Jimi? Where are you? » kara lynne, posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 14:10:38
hi!
i wrote this:
> vandy made a great post (i need to tell vandy i feel that) about therapy, on the lex thread today (yesterday?) ... something about 'therapy is like an umbrella ... ' ?
>i went and found vandy's post ... ... it's at http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030807/msgs/250131.html
i still need to post to vandy how much i liked this ... guess i'd better do it now or i'll forget .
b-b-b-bye!
~ jim
Posted by yesac on August 12, 2003, at 16:51:34
In reply to where'd our hijacker go? {wink, wink!} (nm) » kara lynne, posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 16:09:55
Posted by yesac on August 12, 2003, at 17:09:45
In reply to re: The above post wasn't for me, posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 16:07:34
> > cdt, cdt..... central ?? time - can't think what it is
>
> hah! ... "Daylight"
> (as opposed to "Standard")Just have to be different, huh? You Centralers!
> this posting life can be such a freaky thing because we can get hung up on our posters' response/non-response
> ... ... better to let the posts go out ... ...
> ... ... and just let the good vibes come back if they want to ... ...How very Buddhistish, or something.
> only my gp ... ... the 1st time she saw me to give me a physical ... ... (i was being a good sport and told her that my wife thought i might be depressed) ... ... my gp, "mousumi chanda-kim, md" prescribed 10 mg of lexapro
Wow, that's quite a name. Typical presentation, actually - "my wife thinks I might be depressed" - a lot of people don't actually come out and say it directly. So... if you don't mind me asking, why DID your wife think you might be depressed?
> i figure that the beneficial endorphins, hormones, neurotransmitters we get from laughing probably make it the best medicine ... and if we are laughing the right amount, would they have us take meds ? ... but not laughing TOO much ... (!!)Laughing too much might be indicative of needing meds. Or, I guess it could just be one of those annoying people who laugh all the damn time and it really gets on your nerves. Or laugh inappropriately at things that really aren't funny. I don't know about not laughing enough. I think that many people laugh quite a bit but are really depressed too. Like me. I think I laugh a normal amount. I find humor in many situations - or should we say, I find many situations just so ridiculous that they seem almost humorous.
> i slept a lot last night and i feel better for it .. .. .. also i have been trying to push water and i think i'm almost hydrated now .. .. .. drink more water ... tastes good! ... ... this is what i'm crediting with fewer headaches for me ...I usually drink a lot of water. I think maybe it does help because I don't get headaches much.
> What do you like to take for headaches? ... i use ibuprofen.
I used to take ibuprofen at the first hint of a headache. But then I thought I was overusing it. So I really cut back. Now, I usually try to go for a little while without taking anything. Then if it doesn't get better, I take whatever. Acetaminifen would be my first choice, but I'll take ibuprofen or aspirin.
Posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 17:25:44
In reply to She had to go to therapy, I believe (nm), posted by yesac on August 12, 2003, at 16:51:34
oh, yeah ... i remember now.
i for(Lexapro)got ... ... (i don't really think it's the lex) ... ...
THANKS!!! yesac!
~ jim
Posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 18:34:38
In reply to re: She had to go to therapy, I believe » yesac, posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 17:25:44
And so happy to find you guys here. And the above post (f you were referring to mine) was for either or both of you.
I wish meds worked for me. I've been trying over 10 years now. Surely they will come up with something soon....
Meanwhile, I'm not so sure about this therapy. It was the kind of confrontive in your face thing today--where he played back my patterns with dramatic intensity as if that would do anything but shame me. Then he said my issues with men would lead me to distrust him--leaving me severely psychobabbled.
I'm not sure that kind of thing is good for me--right now I'm trying to get over my ex rejecting me for those parts I reject in myself. I am not a denier; my therapist doesn't have to worry about that. I don't need to dwell even more dramatically on my failings.
If leaving me in tears was the goal, he succeeded. He even seemed to be backpedaling for the rest of the session as if he were unsure of how he'd dealt with me--but maybe that's just my imagination. I'll go back next week with renewed wits (!) and try to tell him, maybe give it another chance.
Anyway, it really was nice to come home and find you guys here. I hope you're back and posting soon.
What shall we order?
Posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 18:49:19
In reply to re: The above post wasn't for me » lil' jimi, posted by yesac on August 12, 2003, at 17:09:45
> Just have to be different, huh? You Centralers!
>oh, yes
... ... "<to tune a song i can't place> Austin, Texas, she's my home!"
... ... <oh, i remember!
... (sur-lexapro-prise!)>
... "Dirty Water", at the end of a chorus, it goes something like, "but i love that dirty water ... oh, boston, you're my home" , i think
... ... "Frustrated women! Have to in by twelve o'clock." ... ... just an old song i used to know .. not really that good a song ... but fun> > this posting life can be such a freaky thing because we can get hung up on our posters' response/non-response
> > ... ... better to let the posts go out ... ...
> > ... ... and just let the good vibes come back if they want to ... ...
>
> How very Buddhistish, or something.rolling With the punches
... kinda buddhistic-ish-esque... never let 'em see you sweat !
... less buddh-whatever>
> > only my gp ... ... the 1st time she saw me to give me a physical ... ... (i was being a good sport and told her that my wife thought i might be depressed) ... ... my gp, "mousumi chanda-kim, md" prescribed 10 mg of lexapro
>
> Wow, that's quite a name. Typical presentation, actually - "my wife thinks I might be depressed" - a lot of people don't actually come out and say it directly. So... if you don't mind me asking, why DID your wife think you might be depressed?
>her mister fun Jim was getting surly or surlier ... ... and getting less and less .. ... .. motivated ... less follow-through ... way less productive .. ... .. fussier about it all ... .... less buddhistic .... .... i'm still not overwhelmed by the evidence ...
... but i was a tad on the dour side ...
.. ... .. i had some spiritual issues that were overtaking me, to my benefit ... i was all set to join my fav flavor of buddhism called nyingmapa ... ... culmination of decades of things i was/am slowly working on spiritually ... the nyingma dharma master was coming to town ... he's a big deal and coming here was an unexpecterd and very rare event, so i was up for it ... ...... ... day before lama pema norbu was to arrive ... both of my parents died in an auto accident ...
and i had to go to florida ... ... my relation to nyingmapa remains unresolved ...
... anyway, i think sylvia saw a cumulative deteriortation ... ... i might have been on a bummer ... ... also because my dad was my best friend ... ... and it is weird that there would be this seeming conflict with my spiritual aspirations.> > i figure that the beneficial endorphins, hormones, neurotransmitters we get from laughing probably make it the best medicine ... and if we are laughing the right amount, would they have us take meds ? ... but not laughing TOO much ... (!!)
>
> Laughing too much might be indicative of needing meds. Or, I guess it could just be one of those annoying people who laugh all the damn time and it really gets on your nerves. Or laugh inappropriately at things that really aren't funny. I don't know about not laughing enough. I think that many people laugh quite a bit but are really depressed too. Like me. I think I laugh a normal amount. I find humor in many situations - or should we say, I find many situations just so ridiculous that they seem almost humorous.
>aye, you got me ... again
... ... i laugh sometimes out of nervous tension
... ... and we don't want that "inappropriate affect" label either
... ... ... it is the absurity of life that makes me laugh the most ... like the absurdity of using our pBab for a therapist ... absurd> > i slept a lot last night and i feel better for it .. .. .. also i have been trying to push water and i think i'm almost hydrated now .. .. .. drink more water ... tastes good! ... ... this is what i'm crediting with fewer headaches for me ...
>
> I usually drink a lot of water. I think maybe it does help because I don't get headaches much.
>
> > What do you like to take for headaches? ... i use ibuprofen.
>
> I used to take ibuprofen at the first hint of a headache. But then I thought I was overusing it. So I really cut back. Now, I usually try to go for a little while without taking anything. Then if it doesn't get better, I take whatever. Acetaminifen would be my first choice, but I'll take ibuprofen or aspirin.i abuse ibuprofen like a fiend ... ... i take it like a supplement 600 to 800 mg a day most days ... ... i still have good liver function ... ... should i be more concerned, you think ?
~ jim
Posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 19:07:26
In reply to re: The above past life wasn't for me » yesac, posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 18:49:19
I'm always saying I'm in the wrong life--or that surely I've had better lifetimes.
Jimi, I just wanted to say I'm so sorry about your parents--I would imagine that's a hard blow no matter how Buddhist you are. What timing--it sure seems like it means something, but who knows what?
I'm sure you will pick up your spiritual journey however you need to do it.Did you say you're doing well on Lexapro? I've started taking little bits of it again trying to tolerate it.
Posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 19:19:30
In reply to Back from therapy!, posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 18:34:38
hi kara lynnne!
you're back from "Therapy":
> And so happy to find you guys here. And the above post (f you were referring to mine) was for either or both of you.
>
> I wish meds worked for me. I've been trying over 10 years now. Surely they will come up with something soon....
>
> Meanwhile, I'm not so sure about this therapy. It was the kind of confrontive in your face thing today--where he played back my patterns with dramatic intensity as if that would do anything but shame me. Then he said my issues with men would lead me to distrust him--leaving me severely psychobabbled.
>
> I'm not sure that kind of thing is good for me--right now I'm trying to get over my ex rejecting me for those parts I reject in myself. I am not a denier; my therapist doesn't have to worry about that. I don't need to dwell even more dramatically on my failings.
>
> If leaving me in tears was the goal, he succeeded. He even seemed to be backpedaling for the rest of the session as if he were unsure of how he'd dealt with me--but maybe that's just my imagination. I'll go back next week with renewed wits (!) and try to tell him, maybe give it another chance.
>i love getting the inside on this therapy stuff here, but i must say, i do Not like your therapist ... ... at all ... ... ... glad you're handling it as well as you are .... way to go there.
... (and he calls that "Therapy" ?)> Anyway, it really was nice to come home and find you guys here. I hope you're back and posting soon.
>it's a little after 7 austin time ... .. ... i got off from work about 5 ... ... i and our 4 3/4 year old are here eating our pizza, watching cartoon network ... ...
> What shall we order?
Order? ... What menu may we use ? ... ... i'm a big tipper!
~ jim again
Posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 19:27:04
In reply to re: Back from therapy! » kara lynne, posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 19:19:30
This time warp thing sure is a trip.
Four and 3/4 year old? How sweet is that!
I'm not sure at all that I'm going to continue with this 'therapy' the more I think about it. I think pizza would have worked far better.
Meanwhile I have an earache and I decided to wait until after hours to have it start really hurting. Should be a fun night.
What kind of work do you do?
What brand of child do you have? (M, F, neither)
Posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 19:33:56
In reply to re: The above past life wasn't for me, posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 19:07:26
> I'm always saying I'm in the wrong life--or that surely I've had better lifetimes.
>
> Jimi, I just wanted to say I'm so sorry about your parents--I would imagine that's a hard blow no matter how Buddhist you are. What timing--it sure seems like it means something, but who knows what?
>that is exactly the big deal for me .... the "who knows what" part there ... ... almost zen-like weird ...
dad was 83 and mom was a week short of 82 ... ... 2 weeks from their 59th wedding anniversary ... ... my sibs and i had tried to prepare because we could see the inevitablity .... .... could never have expected what happened though
... ... thanks for your kind thoughts sweetie!> I'm sure you will pick up your spiritual journey however you need to do it.
>
> Did you say you're doing well on Lexapro? I've started taking little bits of it again trying to tolerate it.i could be the poster child for lexapro ... ... they should use me in commercials .... .... i am lucky to just stumble into something that works for me ... ... lllluuuucccckkkyyyyyy!
~ jim
Posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 19:37:18
In reply to re: The above past life wasn't for me » kara lynne, posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 19:33:56
You *are* lucky!
Gee. You must have done something right in a past life, or something.
Posted by Dinah on August 12, 2003, at 20:33:55
In reply to Back from therapy!, posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 18:34:38
ICK!!!
I've heard of that kind of therapy, but the closest I came to it was with a confrontation from the pdoc from heck. And I fired him from my car on the way home.
I hear it works well for many people though. I just don't like people confronting me head on.
Posted by zenhussy on August 12, 2003, at 20:35:17
In reply to re: The above past life wasn't for me » yesac, posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 18:49:19
i abuse ibuprofen like a fiend ... ... i take it like a supplement 600 to 800 mg a day most days ... ... i still have good liver function ... ... should i be more concerned, you think ?
~ jim
Yes. You should be concerned.
zenhussy
Posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 20:39:19
In reply to Life Toons, posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 19:27:04
> This time warp thing sure is a trip.
>
> Four and 3/4 year old? How sweet is that!
>it is excellent because there could be no greater blessing.
> I'm not sure at all that I'm going to continue with this 'therapy' the more I think about it. I think pizza would have worked far better.
>have you got options/alternatives for therapists?
> Meanwhile I have an earache and I decided to wait until after hours to have it start really hurting. Should be a fun night.
>as a parent, who has fought the ear-infection fight ... (this is a near epidemic among our little ones nowadays, due to antibiotic overuse) ... and as one who has had a earache from our small hero ... ... let me recommend something ...
... at 800 mg, ibuprofen (motrin) provides good anti-inflammatory effects ... ... as adults we shouldn't get earaches because our eustachian tubes should be big enough to breathe and drain ... which should prevent infections from being able to become entrenched ... ... when one does get going in there, they will cause inflammation and the swelling closes off the drainage and breathing and causes the pain ... ... ... therefore the ibuprofen will relieve the pain and decrease the swelling ... ... ... took about 40 minutes from real pain to no pain when i took 800mg ... ... i'd recommend taking 800mg every 4 hours until the pain does not return ... .... ... just my suggestion ...... ... this is a more serious problem for kids because their tubes are too small, at least until they're 5 or so ... ...
> What kind of work do you do?
electronic repair maintenance technician and multimedia operator type stuff
>
> What brand of child do you have? (M, F, neither)our ever-larger super hero (we used to be able to call him our "Tiny Hero" ... no more) is Robert Santiago and, oh, my goodness is he ever a b-o-y ! ... .. ... and great fun too ... ...
(_how can i be depressed?_), he asks himself ... ... ...
~ jimdaddy
Posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 22:30:58
In reply to Re: Back from therapy! » kara lynne, posted by Dinah on August 12, 2003, at 20:33:55
I don't think it did anything for me. I went in there talking about feeling desperate, and not wanting to call my ex from that state. He asked me what I was feeling desperate about, as my ex really filled little need for me, and went on about my waiting for prince charming to come rescue me.
That did little with helping me through feelings of desperation, whether it was true or not.
I don't see how that kind of feedback is supposed to be uselful. I think I will use our last session to speak my piece about it--I think...
Posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 22:39:33
In reply to re: Life Toons » kara lynne, posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 20:39:19
No greater blessing, indeed. How beautiful, Robert Santiago.
I do have one other name of a therapist, who is supposed to be the 'golden standard', but very traditional. I might try him. I guess I might have to investigate further.
Now I am going to go in search of Ibuprofen!! I don't want to spend the evening inflamed. Thanks for all that info---it feels like an inflamed bump, or something--not deep in, but deeper than I can see to try to treat it with Hydrogen Peroxide and antibiotic ointment. I've been trying all kinds of mirror tricks, but it's too deep. In the meantime I did a terrible thing and tried to lance it by feel because it was throbbing and causing me so much pain. Ok, not a very intelligent thing to do.
Time to hit the ibu.
yesac???????
Posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 23:13:43
In reply to re: The above past life wasn't for me, posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 19:37:18
hi kara lynne,
> You *are* lucky!
... and grateful.
>
> Gee. You must have done something right in a past life, or something.i could hope
... ... then there's that weird deal with my folks and lama pema norbu though ... ...
.... .... perhaps a strange form of reciprocity
... ... and if this amounts to karma-in-action, then i am going to feel much more paranoid
... ... .... know what i mean?but getting to have drugs that work is a blessing i would not dismiss ... ... i am grateful
and a bit ashamed at my good fortune here, in the face of the huge stressors that have piled on you:
your ex ... ... a former boyfriend? ;
you had to move, albeit for the better;
your drugs aren't doing it for you ....
are there more for this list?then look at me:
all i got to worry about is should i do 10 mg or bump up to 15 mg of lexapro?
. .. .. .. poor meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! BAH!oh yeah, and how's your earache doing?
~ jim
Posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 23:26:36
In reply to re: ibuprofen as a supplement? » lil' jimi, posted by zenhussy on August 12, 2003, at 20:35:17
hi zenhussy,
> i abuse ibuprofen like a fiend ... ... i take it like a supplement 600 to 800 mg a day most days ... ... i still have good liver function ... ... should i be more concerned, you think ?
>
> ~ jim
>
> Yes. You should be concerned.
>
> zenhussy
okay, i'm concerned ... ... how concerned should i be ?... my liver functions good
... my kidney function is good
... no occult blood, no ulcersi would be worried if i'm compromising my lexapro's effectiveness or something ... ...
... is there something else you could alert me to ...
... please?thank you,
~ jim
Posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 23:41:33
In reply to Re: Back from therapy! Dinah, posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 22:30:58
hi kara lynne,
> I don't think it did anything for me. I went in there talking about feeling desperate, and not wanting to call my ex from that state. He asked me what I was feeling desperate about, as my ex really filled little need for me, and went on about my waiting for prince charming to come rescue me.
>
> That did little with helping me through feelings of desperation, whether it was true or not.
>
> I don't see how that kind of feedback is supposed to be uselful. I think I will use our last session to speak my piece about it--I think...as if i, who has not had therapy, would know, but how is that beneficial to you when he invalidates your feelings of desparation by trivializing your interaction/relationship with your ex?
i mean even if therapy-guy feels his input is insightful and analytical, how is that value to be conveyed if offered in the form of an argument ... ... or, more accurately i think ... in the form of a put down ?
how are his suggestions different from being demeaned for having your feelings?i think you should, IF you feel like it, ask him about it ... ... or blow him off ...
TAKE CARE !!!
~ jim
Posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 23:57:20
In reply to lil Jimi Lexapro, posted by kara lynne on August 12, 2003, at 22:39:33
hi again kara lynne,
> No greater blessing, indeed. How beautiful, Robert Santiago.
>that was sylvia's choice and i got to endorse what the good woman who went through labor had every right to get to choose
> I do have one other name of a therapist, who is supposed to be the 'golden standard', but very traditional. I might try him. I guess I might have to investigate further.
>just to keep your options open anyway.
> Now I am going to go in search of Ibuprofen!! I don't want to spend the evening inflamed. Thanks for all that info---it feels like an inflamed bump, or something--not deep in, but deeper than I can see to try to treat it with Hydrogen Peroxide and antibiotic ointment. I've been trying all kinds of mirror tricks, but it's too deep. In the meantime I did a terrible thing and tried to lance it by feel because it was throbbing and causing me so much pain. Ok, not a very intelligent thing to do.
>
> Time to hit the ibu.
>... we don't want to be trying to lance into our eustachian tube ... of course
... ... now where you've hurt yourself will need the hydrogen peroxide ... ...> yesac???????
yeah! ... ... YESAC !!
~ jim
Posted by kara lynne on August 13, 2003, at 1:20:55
In reply to re: lil Jimi Lexapro » kara lynne, posted by lil' jimi on August 12, 2003, at 23:57:20
No, no lancing our eustachian tube, surely. But how about *just* before our eustachian tube (only kidding, I thought it was much more superficial, but now it's gotten out of hand. I might have to see the doc tomorrow...)
Well you're right, even if you haven't had therapy. I don't think that being demeaned in any way, even if it's in the name of 'confronting' is a good idea. Besides as I've said, I'm not one much for denying my reality, or being dishonest (maybe that confrontive style is more appropriate under those circumstances). I need to be thinking of reasons why I *shouldn't* be punishing myself.
I was off watching the Osbourne's season finale, for lack of anything better to do or the energy to do it with. It was very very mean, but at least it turned out ok in the end.
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