Good stuff, I guess...

[averygoodun42]

First, thank you for all your hugs. I appreciate them, and they did help. (And a side note: yes, I really do know that going on anti-depressants does not equal failure, but it is something I really, really want to avoid, seeing as my Sjugrens (dry mouth) was made ten times worse by the last drug I was on, resulting in lots of cavities and other nastiness. Being off of it has help enormously in that regard.)

Second, I'm glad I chose not to go to the beach with a bunch of church friends yesterday.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/22/new.hampshire.jellyfish.attack/

Yes, that was the beach, and yes, they were there (and some were quoted in various articles/clips). And I had been thinking about us going. (They all agree it was blown WAY out of proportion. It's not like it was a box jellyfish or anything!) We, however, went to a nearby private 'pond' with a different church friend. No jellyfish in fresh water. Heck, not even a fish was seen (though I'm sure there are a few fish in there). Also, it was warm water, rather than frigid Atlantic water. :-)

Another good thing? I'm pretty sure my depressive moods lately are due to PMDD. I'm not sure how good that news is, but it's better than actually being depressed for real. Er, rather, it's better to be seriously depressed only one week out of four.

I will be looking into how to mitigate the symptoms and the stress and all that. I already have some ideas, like I'm seriously thinking of taking a cue from the Muslims and praying five times a day. Last night's prayer group not only revived my hope but also relaxed me to the point of drowsiness. That plus more exercise (I was shaking after swimming piteously little in the pond) and faithfully taking all my supplements should help a lot.

Another good thing is that I actually feel up to doing something today. I have plans to finally (finally) start prepping the canvas for the mural. Though first I need to go get the canvas. And a roller cover and clean bin for the gesso...

Oh, and this is probably related to the fact that it's only 81 today so far. Even though it barely rained last night (boo!), the wind did blow in some cooler, drier air, and that helps SO much.

I need to move away from here. But until that can happen, I'll try to make things better. Thank you for your patience with me. I know it wears thin at times, and I completely understand. My patience is running rather thin with me as well. ;-)

*hugs back*

Comments

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

I didn't see your last post. I'm sorry you've been feeling so bad. *hugs*

[mundungus42.livejournal.com]

*smooch* Good things all, especially not getting stung by a jellyfish. We took Giovanni to the beach once and he was thankfully uninterested in the dead jellies that had washed up. A stung pup would not be happy. I'm glad you're feeling a bit better and that the end is in sight (at least for this cycle). Much much love to you!

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

Whoooa, one jellyfish caused all that commotion and pain? Huh. I guess I'm used to thinking of a jellyfish as being, hmm, about the size of a fist or a bit bigger. The big ones I think of as men of war even though that's not accurate. Weird. I remember once we were heading to a beach in Florida and were turned away because there was a whole herd of jellyfish (what's the collective noun? A sting of jellyfish?), hundreds of them, that had gotten caught by the tide and were just off shore. It was kind of awesome looking even if we didn't get to swim.

Being seriously depressed one week out of four is definitely better than all four but still sucky! Hope you can find something to help with that.

(and given your limitless patience with me, the least I can do is reciprocate. *hugs* Besides, you're awesome)