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05/22/2008 20:33
otterlover1234
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 I'm feeling just perfectly awful this week. I'm not even sure why. Work is just chaos and my house could be condemned. My husband, who is usually a dear, has pointed out some of my "many" shortcomings. He brought home a new dog a couple of weeks ago. Sigh. She's really beautiful, a chocolate lab. But she's young and so hyper. I love animals and usually think we can always have more. But she just seems like too much work. I'm working too many hours right now, and would love to cut back. But we need the money. I'm so tired. I just started taking Zyprexa, and it makes me so sleepy. I haven't been taking it much. See the doc next week...my life is just too much work right now. I'm doing really well with my "addictions" which are spending and sleeping too much. But that leaves me wondering what to do when I feel so trapped and tired. Sorry for all the negative, I just feel that so much right now.
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05/22/2008 20:57
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 Hi otter!!! Sounds like you're having a really crappy week.... I know how you feel about the doggie; when Boo was a puppy, there were soooo many days when I just wanted to give her back!!! They really ARE a lot of work when they're young, but the payoff is sooooo worth it. Just think: in about a year, that doggie will be one of the only creatures on earth that you can be entirely yourself with (whether you're laughing, crying, screaming, pacing, foaming at the mouth - WHATEVER) and they will still sit at your feet, worship & love you!!! I don't know about you, but when I scream at Frank, he doesn't speak to me for days!!! When I scream at Boo, she licks my face and nudges my arm so I'm forced to hug her, and that brings such a wonderful feeling over me, that I forget what I was screaming about in the first place!!!

I'm glad the shopping is under control - just keep reminding yourself that you've tackled THAT obstacle, and the others will come in time....

Hang in there toots; I'm in your corner.

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05/22/2008 21:13
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 Dear otterlover, I hear you wonder woman! I too was wonder woman once and slept my life away during the little down time I had. It wasn't much of a life on the inside but looked great to the world from the outside. I too shopped till I dropped, worked three jobs at a busy hospital and raised two wonderful children who are now 24 and 26. It's amazing any of us survived. At least you have been diagnosed and are getting help. I wasn't and spun horribly out of control. There is a happy ending. My family survived and are closer then ever. Once you get the meds adjusted and aren't so tired It'll get better. I have no impulse control so I limit myself to one shopping trip twice a month. I'm on Lamictal and lithium and they seem to control the impulses pretty good. Right now you might wish the kids, husband and dog would disappear but later in life you'll look back on this time as a whirlwind you're so glad you did't miss. Write back and let me know how you're doing.

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