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UH,
Uh, yeah, if I could spare you the 28 days I spent in jail for "verbal harassment" of my upstairs neighbors for their complete disrespect of my wanting to sleep or using the parking space directly in front of my door, I would definitely do that. Also, the meltdown that cost me my friendship with my roommate and her 19 year old daughter. I would definitely spare you that.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 22, 2004 at 2:25 PM
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Ohhh yeah, I feel you on all of those already. ESPECIALLY the girlfriends and boyfriends of roommates. Christ. And again, don't feel like you're telling me how to run my life. The best thing we can do is learn from those who came before us, and so any lessons I might learn through you and other people would be beneficial to me =)
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on November 22, 2004 at 2:20 PM
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Thanks, UH, part of my point, is to go easy on yourself, by having such high expectations of performance, blah blah, you get my drift, so I'll shut up and let you manage your own life.
My experience is that roommates may seem like friends but they come with a HUGE amount of baggage that sometimes you're not even aware of until you or they are gone. Now, I just am SO grateful for silence, lack of the running commentary, girlfriends and boyfriends of roomates and their crap.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 22, 2004 at 2:15 PM
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Mary
I knew that you were wishing me well, and my annoyance was with myself more than you =). I do need to change, I do need to rearange my life, I just have to work myself up to do. And by all means, sermons are always welcome here =)
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on November 22, 2004 at 2:10 PM
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Okay, end of sermon,
but like Tapsel, I really am wishing you well. I understand the desire to keep things "normal" I really do, but acknowledging that you only have so much energy is a reality.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 22, 2004 at 2:07 PM
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Tapsel
Thanks =) Thank you for wishing me well, and fear not. I'm no stranger to medication, I've been on some stuff that really whacked me out before, so I'm keeping a watchful eye out for problems. Thanks again for your concern =)
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on November 22, 2004 at 2:03 PM
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Le Sigh
I know have to scale things back Mary, it just seems so hard to do it. Another reason why the me of 5 years ago would be the me of today down. I've never been the type of person to let that fear stop me, but lately I seemed to have developed a new sense of "I can't do that" syndrome. Oy! Time to change
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on November 22, 2004 at 2:02 PM
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Hacker - mary-x is giving you some good advice there. I've been reading
your posts and wishing you well. Hope the medicine works for you. Be sure and watch for side effects listed on the medicine packaging and pay attention to any instruction for taking it.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 22, 2004 at 1:59 PM
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Hacker,
It sounds like you may have too much on your plate right now, I used to manage a house in a college district, had the bills in my name, etc., so I know what's involved. Take a look and see if you want to scale back, because with all you've got going on at work, and home, you've got to take care of you first. It's not optional.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 22, 2004 at 1:44 PM
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Mary,
I probably would benefit from a different living arrangement, in fact I'd be better off with a different type of life all together. The only problem is that this is the life I have made for myself so far. I work 45 hours or so a week, manage all of the financial crud at the house, and spend my free time doing what I do at work, programming. I seem to have gotten myself into a routine, haven't I? God if the me from 5 years ago met the me today, he'd so kick my ass.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on November 22, 2004 at 1:29 PM
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Unidentified Hacker
Your honesty is the best thing you have going for, and the courage it takes to face facts and deal. As far as diagnosis goes, who cares? Does it make a bit of difference? I mean, I would never advise you not to take medication, but drugs are not the Holy Grail of health.
Is it possible for you to move to a place that's safer for you? Having people around that don't understand and don't support what you're going through could make it tough: you may have extreme sensitivity to noise, affecting your ability to sleep, 20-something guys who want to party probably just don't get it, and it could create friction for you, maybe you need a quieter place to live?
posted by
Blanche.
on November 22, 2004 at 1:04 PM
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