Couch 194: The Floral Couch

SlumberKitty · Apr 25, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Good morning Couchies, Mom and Dad are coming home today from my sisters! I'm excited. It's amazing how much they do for me. Just having to cook for myself, and take care of all the pets by myself, and clean up everything (Basically adulting) has made me realize how much my parents do for me and I'm so grateful for them. (BTW, they were only gone three days.) I realized that I can do all of these things for myself, which was a good thing, just that it's easier when you have someone helping you. The SH feelings have been strong and intense. Some of what I have been wanting to do would be extreme for me. So I'm glad that option is off the table right now, but something T said is sticking with me...she said, "you can always change your mind..." That was the wrong thing to tell me. Because I made a commitment to not SH. And if I can change my mind, what good was the commitment? HUGS Kit

LostOnTheTrail · Apr 25, 2019 at 11:20 AM

Hi Kit,

You can change your mind, but hopefully because of the commitment, you won't.

Apr 25, 2019 at 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SlumberKitty

Artie

I have an appt with the surgeon Monday morning..... I hope that I don't have to have surgery but if I do, it's ok, I'll be fine. I suppose I was a little shocked at them finding 2 things wrong but I'm ok, an explanation for this level of pain (the shingles) helps a lot. I'm picking up the Percocet but plan to use it only at night. I've had the outbreak longer than 72 hrs so they didn't prescribe for that, too late, just for the pain. I really like this hospital.

SlumberKitty · Apr 25, 2019 at 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by LostOnTheTrail

Hi Kit,

You can change your mind, but hopefully because of the commitment, you won't.

Thanks @LostOnTheTrail. That is what I am hoping too. I don't know why my T would say that. It's like giving me permission, when that's what I'm trying to avoid.

SlumberKitty · Apr 25, 2019 at 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ArtieSwimsOn

I have an appt with the surgeon Monday morning..... I hope that I don't have to have surgery but if I do, it's ok, I'll be fine. I suppose I was a little shocked at them finding 2 things wrong but I'm ok, an explanation for this level of pain (the shingles) helps a lot. I'm picking up the Percocet but plan to use it only at night. I've had the outbreak longer than 72 hrs so they didn't prescribe for that, too late, just for the pain. I really like this hospital.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you. I hope you feel better soon. Shingles are horrible.

Kit

chihirochild · Apr 25, 2019 at 11:54 AM

T says I can’t go home so I’m once again all alone in a movie theater killing time.

LostOnTheTrail · Apr 25, 2019 at 12:26 PM

A while back, somebody posted a poll on fees. I'm trying to find it again, and I can't remember who posted it. Help me, Couch!

unaluna · Apr 25, 2019 at 12:39 PM

Artie, so they are sending you home? Thats goodish news. Not to be TOO nosy, but do the shingles go right or left from the navel? I.e., are they going to interfere with any surgery? Will you be posting the CT? Okay, maybe thats a little too nosy...

love ya!

SlumberKitty · Apr 25, 2019 at 12:44 PM

This is how interesting the weather is here: the owner has the air conditioning on, and it's cold in the office, so I have my space heater on at my desk, in my office.

stopdog · Apr 25, 2019 at 12:47 PM

We are in the monsoon season here. It has rained for the last few days. The park where I walk the dogs every day has giant lakes of standing water all over the fields and ducks are floating around in the middle of the softball fields. There is flooding going on in this state and (as I am near the border) in the next state over.

unaluna · Apr 25, 2019 at 12:59 PM

Polio water!

That should probably be added to the couch dictionary. We also keep historical terminology like that.

Lemoncake · Apr 25, 2019 at 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by LostOnTheTrail

A while back, somebody posted a poll on fees. I'm trying to find it again, and I can't remember who posted it. Help me, Couch!

Probs SD or LT?

Lemoncake · Apr 25, 2019 at 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

Polio water!

That should probably be added to the couch dictionary. We also keep historical terminology like that.

Polio water
ibuprophen
extremeties
Defenestrate
Choco-bomination
Breggsit
punsteroids
SIM cards
sweetcakes
polyamuse something
coucharoonios
Couchketeers.
non-performing hair
Gosling
russian ambassador
junior cat emeritus
ex-MC
Mr T
the woman
ad astra per aspera
Women are allowed to take up space
You got your ibupro- in my fen-phen

Though if this was a dictionary it should be in alphabetical order.....

Lemoncake · Apr 25, 2019 at 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unaluna

Artie, so they are sending you home? Thats goodish news. Not to be TOO nosy, but do the shingles go right or left from the navel? I.e., are they going to interfere with any surgery? Will you be posting the CT? Okay, maybe thats a little too nosy...

love ya!

Definitely good news!

Chiro can read CT's, but it all looks the same to me.

Too nosy?!

Lemoncake · Apr 25, 2019 at 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by chihirochild

T says I can’t go home so I’m once again all alone in a movie theater killing time.

What are you watching?

Can you get BF or a friend to come over?

stopdog · Apr 25, 2019 at 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LostOnTheTrail

A while back, somebody posted a poll on fees. I'm trying to find it again, and I can't remember who posted it. Help me, Couch!

https://forums.psychcentral.com/psyc...l+therapy+cost

https://forums.psychcentral.com/psyc...ll+therapy+fee

https://forums.psychcentral.com/psyc...rapy+insurance

https://forums.psychcentral.com/psyc...rapy+insurance

stopdog · Apr 25, 2019 at 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemoncake

Probs SD or LT?

I doubt it was me. Fees are the thing I am not all that worried about with a therapist. Once one has decided to hand them money to do nothing - I think fees are one of the things that keeps them back and safer to deal with.

chihirochild · Apr 25, 2019 at 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemoncake

What are you watching?

Can you get BF or a friend to come over?

I watched Missing Link, which was pretty meh. Now I’m watching the previews for After.

One of my friends is going to come over after work. I don’t want to drain BF by being all needy all the time :/

MobiusPsyche · Apr 25, 2019 at 02:02 PM

I'm very attached to my T. We finally went down to every-other-week sessions a couple of months ago and I'm doing surprisingly well. I even said today that I can see myself ending therapy with her someday. That is huge for me. We talked a bit about this. I've been handling all the big things like my mother's death, my cancer diagnosis and surgery, and buying/selling a house very well so I'm more confident that I can actually live without her.

LonesomeTonight · Apr 25, 2019 at 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemoncake

Polio water
ibuprophen
extremeties
Defenestrate
Choco-bomination
Breggsit
punsteroids
SIM cards
sweetcakes
polyamuse something
coucharoonios
Couchketeers.
non-performing hair
Gosling
russian ambassador
junior cat emeritus
ex-MC
Mr T
the woman
ad astra per aspera
Women are allowed to take up space
You got your ibupro- in my fen-phen

Though if this was a dictionary it should be in alphabetical order.....

Potential addition: Dr. T?
There are others, just need to think of them

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chihirochild Magnate Member Since Feb 2017 Location: North America Posts: 2,360 7 4,865 hugs given	Apr 25, 2019 at 11:54 AM #546 T says I can’t go home so I’m once again all alone in a movie theater killing time.

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,861 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.4k hugs given	Apr 25, 2019 at 12:39 PM #548 Artie, so they are sending you home? Thats goodish news. Not to be TOO nosy, but do the shingles go right or left from the navel? I.e., are they going to interfere with any surgery? Will you be posting the CT? Okay, maybe thats a little too nosy... love ya!

SlumberKitty Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jul 2018 Location: CA Posts: 27,329 (SuperPoster!) 5 117.7k hugs given	Apr 25, 2019 at 12:44 PM #549 This is how interesting the weather is here: the owner has the air conditioning on, and it's cold in the office, so I have my space heater on at my desk, in my office. __________________ Dum Spiro Spero IC XC NIKA

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,861 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.4k hugs given	Apr 25, 2019 at 12:59 PM #551 Polio water! That should probably be added to the couch dictionary. We also keep historical terminology like that.