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Findingreason · Apr 25, 2018 at 07:58 PM

Start chatting!!!....or sleeping. One of the two.

newtus · Apr 25, 2018 at 07:59 PM

Burning incense

ofthevalley · Apr 25, 2018 at 08:13 PM

Thank you.
I have nothing to chat about and I can’t sleep yet. I’m going to need a third option

Apr 25, 2018 at 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ofthevalley

I have nothing to chat about and I can’t sleep yet. I’m going to need a third option

Me too! I have to be up in 6 hours to go to my creativity class. I'm hoping it's not a waste of time like last week's was. I resented being sat in a class on 45mins sleep for no good reason :/

*Willow*

cogladaid · Apr 25, 2018 at 08:27 PM

Possible trigger:

I drank hand sanitizer today in my craziness. I’m fine but... Jesus, that was unsmart and nasty.

08:57 PM

Never mind...

*Willow*

Apr 25, 2018 at 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cogladaid

Possible trigger:

I drank hand sanitizer today in my craziness. I’m fine but... Jesus, that was unsmart and nasty.

Alcoholics used to do that on the wards with the alcohol gel when they couldn't leave the ward... Not a great idea, but they never died or anything...

I'm curious though, at the time, how did you think the hand sanitiser or turmeric would help??

*Willow*

ofthevalley · Apr 25, 2018 at 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cogladaid

Possible trigger:

I drank hand sanitizer today in my craziness. I’m fine but... Jesus, that was unsmart and nasty.

sorry you had such a bad day. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

newtus · Apr 25, 2018 at 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by WeepingWillow23

Has anyone here found IRL peer support workers helpful??

Obviously, I've heard a lot here about the useless ones. I've met a couple myself IRL who were completely useless too. It puts me off doing it, to be honest. I mean, I've done it in the past, in my parent's city, but that was in social care rather than in healthcare, and I kept my experiences on the DL so it was kinda more support work than 'peer'. Well, the NHS in my city does a peer support worker course, and I keep umm-ing and ahh-ing about whether to bother even thinking about doing it...... I don't really want to do it though.

To be clear, I'm not saying that peer support isn't a useful and important aspect of the treatment team AT ALL. But I was talking to my friend tonight who is returning to medicine after a break due to physical ill-health, and that's what I really want. To go back to medicine. And so peer support feels like a pretty poor third choice (psychology was my second choice, and that didn't work out either), especially since I never hear stories about peers who are really good at their jobs... :/

Idk...

*Willow*

My pss helps. (Peer support specialist). We just work on life skills. Like how how to do banking, cooking, job stuff, etc stuff like that.

Apr 25, 2018 at 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by newtus

My pss helps. (Peer support specialist). We just work on life skills. Like how how to do banking, cooking, job stuff, etc stuff like that.

That's interesting because you complained a lot about how she doesn't listen and allows her own issues/judgements etc to cloud her responses to you. At least that was my impression of your work together...is that wrong then??

ETA: Actually, haven't you had more than one?? Maybe I'm thinking of a previous one??

*Willow*

cogladaid · Apr 25, 2018 at 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by WeepingWillow23

Alcoholics used to do that on the wards with the alcohol gel when they couldn't leave the ward... Not a great idea, but they never died or anything...

I'm curious though, at the time, how did you think the hand sanitiser or turmeric would help??

*Willow*

Idk I guess I had the bottle by my desk and it said it killed 99% of germs and I thought it’ll cleanse my insides.

Turmeric idk I guess I googled and some people say that turmeric can help with skin mites so I figured hey maybe they’re onto something.

#psychoticlogic

Apr 25, 2018 at 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by cogladaid

Turmeric idk I guess I googled and some people say that turmeric can help with skin mites so I figured hey maybe they’re onto something.

Interesting, I've never heard that before. Is it meant to be ingested, or applied topically??

But Dr Google really isn't a good idea at times like these. There's all sorts of bad advice out there. And information that can lead to all kinds of health hysteria. Sometimes, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing...

*Willow*

Findingreason · Apr 25, 2018 at 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by WeepingWillow23

Interesting, I've never heard that before. Is it meant to be ingested, or applied topically??

But Dr Google really isn't a good idea at times like these. There's all sorts of bad advice out there. And information that can lead to all kinds of health hysteria. Sometimes, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing...

*Willow*

Yup...having just enough knowledge can be a dangerous thing...In my computer experience I've seen multiple examples of that... (no worries SP! you've sounded thorough in your studies!

) and it sometimes almost cost them hardware. I don't even wanna imagine medical...

ofthevalley · Apr 25, 2018 at 09:15 PM

Told my husband I’m going to bed at 10:30 with or without him. I’ve been ready for hours.
Keep your fingers crossed for me tomorrow. The dog tends to wander down back for a while and I only have about 30 minutes to get it done and back home for my kids. Ick cleaning a second kitty litter box.
I was talking about cutting my hours and my husband said he was too

. I then reminded him that I do all the cooking, cleaning, child care, animal care, wifely duties on a daily basis so I’m good at 20 and hopefully I’ll get back to that. It’s funny he would even say anything because he is 100% against me working. He tells me to quit all the time. He was just teasing me But it pissed me off a bit. He apologized and I didn’t make his dinner plate

cogladaid · Apr 25, 2018 at 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by WeepingWillow23

Interesting, I've never heard that before. Is it meant to be ingested, or applied topically??

But Dr Google really isn't a good idea at times like these. There's all sorts of bad advice out there. And information that can lead to all kinds of health hysteria. Sometimes, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing...

*Willow*

I think they meant topically but I was thinking internally because I wasn’t thinking straight.

Google isn’t a good idea, that’s for sure. But again, hey I wasn’t thinking straight.

Sometimes psychotic · Apr 25, 2018 at 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by cogladaid

Possible trigger:

I drank hand sanitizer today in my craziness. I’m fine but... Jesus, that was unsmart and nasty.

How are the meds going, are you getting enough calories for it to work?

ofthevalley · Apr 25, 2018 at 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cogladaid

I think they meant topically but I was thinking internally because I wasn’t thinking straight.

Google isn’t a good idea, that’s for sure. But again, hey I wasn’t thinking straight.

We’ve all done ill advised things. I’m just glad you are okay. Stay away from the sanitizer!

ofthevalley · Apr 25, 2018 at 09:27 PM

Sweet. 10:30. Night folks.

cogladaid · Apr 25, 2018 at 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic

How are the meds going, are you getting enough calories for it to work?

Yeah I take it with dinner which is for sure more than 350 calories. I don’t know what’s going on. I’m sure I took it last night like 100% positive.

I’ve been so up and down lately must have just been some breakthrough. Even on good days I sometimes feel a little off like I’m walking a fine line of delusional and not.

I don’t really want to go up anymore on the Latuda or even switch it but idk. I’ll have to see what my doctor says next week.

cogladaid · Apr 25, 2018 at 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ofthevalley

We’ve all done ill advised things. I’m just glad you are okay. Stay away from the sanitizer!

I can add it to my crazy list. Mouthwash, cough syrup, ketamine, and now hand sanitizer!

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