I can’t cope

[Captain24]

Some sounds do trigger me @Jynx. Noise in general gets to me. Constant beeping gets to me and OMG the seatbelt thing! I’ve plugged the seat belt in the back of the car in so they don’t go off. My work bag sometimes sets them off and sometimes Pix does! Hot rage feeling describes it well!!!! 

I just feel a lot right now. A lot for me and a lot for you having to listen. I’m trying to have some dinner but I’m not hungry. If I don’t eat though I will get sick from my meds. So frustrating. It’s like everything is going wrong and frustratingly so. I feel it all bubbling up inside. 

[tyme]

Aloha @Captain24 !

How was work? Have you showered and everything? Or have you only just come back?

[Captain24]

Hey @tyme 

I’ve just had dinner. It’s taking me a long time to unwind. Maybe a shower will help. Didn’t think of that. 

How are you feeling? Did you get sick? What did you do on Friday? I’m keen to know when you couldn’t tell me!!! 

Ive been thinking of you, whether you got sick or not and could enjoy Friday. 

[tyme]

I wasn't feeling the best, and the kids weren't the best either.  In the end, the little firecracker was so sick, she couldn't go so she stayed home and grandparents looked after her.

We went to see Tarzan the musical! It was amazing. The two kids who went, loved it. I wanted to go for my birthday, but because we couldn't get front row seats, we had to wait for a later show to get premium seats. So yeah... 4 days late, but it was so so so good. https://tarzanstagemusical.com.au/ It finished tonight.

I was bored in the beginning, and I didn't really like the costumes, but after the intermission, it was spectacular! @Captain24 

[Jynx]

@Captain24 yeah same re the back seatbelts ahaha. I swear, I dunno how I survived before I had noise cancelling headphones ay. 

I feel you on the med/food balancing game. I sometimes end up nauseous from not eating, other times I can't stop snacking to try to find some dopamine. Can be a real challenge - and takes time to get a feel for, so try not to be too hard on yourself about it all 💜

[Captain24]

I’m sorry you got sick again @tyme. That must have been horrible but I’m glad most of you were well enough to go. I’m glad you enjoyed it in the end. I was like that with wicked. The costumes were spectacular but it took me a little while to get into it. I saw it in Melbourne many years ago. Maybe 15 or more!! I saw Billy Elliot while we were there too. I actually knew one of the kids in it. 

Are the outlaws back? 

[Captain24]

T/W Mentions ED

I don’t have any @Jynx. Maybe I need to look into some. 

The new meds I’m in for sleeping after coming off that other one make me physically sick if I don’t eat. The new sleep on is for adhd I didn’t know that until I googled that’s when I found it needed to be taken with food not an hour or two after it. 

Im struggling to eat on the stimulants which I see as a good thing but my dietitian doesn’t. She has warned me that it’ll affect my ED. Right now I don’t care.

I still feel really agitated and poor pix is annoying me, I do love her dearly though. 

[tyme]

I saw Billy Elliot years and years ago! I watched it in Sydney. I never watched Wicked though. 

We all love musicals here. Because I take the kids, I have to wait for kid-friendly ones before I book them. My nephew was so cute. When Tarzan kissed Jane, he covered his eyes. It was a bit cute. 

The in laws have been here for a while. They are leaving soon. Don't know when though. @Captain24 Between living in Melb and Sydney, they travel back and forth between their sons. 

The grandma has gastro at the moment. So yeah.... it sure is going around!!! 

I don't think this household has been THAT sick ever. One or two might get a cold, but for everyone to get gastro is gross.

I'm waiting for the next kido-friendly musical to come out.

[Captain24]

I like musicals but they are just so hard to get too. @tyme They are 4 hours away and I can’t do day trips through Sydney. It’s too much and I can’t walk around if a night on my own. I’m too scared of the big city

Kid friendly ones would be hard sometimes. They aren’t all like that. I would love to see Chicago. I’ve stopped looking at what’s playing as I get disappointed that I just can’t do it. I don’t have any friends that I want to go with. All one wants to do is drink and the other just wants to shop in places that I can’t afford to walk into and I hate shopping! 

I didn’t know that they were back. How long have they been there? 

[Jynx]

Honestly @Captain24 had a similar challenge with the ADHD meds and how they can affect appetite. It does take some time to get used to that, and be able to work around it. And getting used to 'mastication', a word which literally just describes the act of chewing, but I jokingly use it to refer to moments where I know I gotta eat but my meds don't like that 🤣 - so I just masticate!

Aww lil Pix, just doesn't choose her moments does she? I hope she settles soon 🤞