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Do or Do Not

This has really been in my mind the past few days.  "Do or Do Not.  There is no try".  EXACTLY.  I can either take my pills or I can't, there is no "I will try to take my pills"  I will or will not go to therapy, there is no try.  See how that changes the way you think of things?  I love it.

So was sitting there listening to them giving advice to the Alcoholics that are graduating from the program and they were saying that they need to go to 90 meetings in 90 days, which got me to thinking....man I wished there were meetings for Mental people LOL, for Bipolar people.....and I did a google search and found some, that even have local chapters.  Heres the links for anyone who is looking:
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Your_Local_NAMI&Template=/CustomSource/AffiliateFinder.cfm
or this one:
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=peer_landing
to find local chapters.  I am excited to have found this as I would love to participate.  I also got borrowed another idea from the alcoholics......having a sponsor so to speak, someone that either calls me or I call them EVERY day even when I am doing good, because it makes it that much easier to pick up the phone when I am doing bad......and I want to thank my sister Jen for agreeing to do that.  It has been helpful to me.

I am so grateful for my sister Jen, she came out to stay with me and I got to see my 'bebe'.....Strider.  He is my sisters finished AKC Champion standard poodle.  Jen also works as a full time groomer, so she came to stay with me at night after she got off work.  My husband asked my sister to stay with me for a few days on Sunday night after my attempt.  He thought it would be good for me to be able to have someone else to talk to.  It was great, she was very helpful and I really appreciate her coming out to stay with me.  I was a mess I am sure of it.  She made me feel a lot better and didn't pass any judgements for my chaotic mess of a house.  I think she is about the only one who has ever seen it in this condition besides my hubby and I think my BIL has seen it bad....but not this bad.

Things are definitely getting better.  Today while I was having an upset stomach (tossed my cookies) and was extremely tired (pretty sure it's the Abilify causing this) he was in the kitchen working on cleaning our walk in pantry (that was stacked so high with crap you couldn't even walk in there period).  I woke up and went in and helped him.  I feel so relieved, so not stressed out about things.  We are trying to find out tortilla press and aren't having very good luck, I did have some anxiety about it last night because it made me feel really bad that the house is a mess so we can't find it, however Rob is/was totally cool with it and doesn't seem to be bothered at all by it, he said we'll find it, lets just take it one day at a time and don't stress.  He was not upset........phew.  It is going to take a while for me to get back to not feeling like crap about the house etc, and we are making progress day by day, it feels good to have Rob helping me.  He also fixed our dishwasher....which is another thing that has been adding to my stress/drama, having to do the dishes by hand.....I hate doing dishes by hand.

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  1. DeAnneAugust 18, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    I have great memories of working at the clinic with you and Jen--both of you have always been willing to help others in any way you are able. I am so glad you are there for each other. It is wonderful that your hubby is so understanding and that his boss has allowed him to stay home and be with you through this.

    BTW--I am extra grateful that my house is just temporal and won't be with me at the final judgement--it would be a witness against me!! I am also available if you want to chat. 661-368-2297

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