Roll Call ~ TGIF 12/16/22
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manladdvm
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Mornin' gents.
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Fun hunt with girls yesterday morning now that 2022 trialing season is over. They had fun and wanted to do more, but after 90 minutes I was pretty fatigued. I suck. I did traipse about 4 miles over hill and dale during that time, but still, I suck.
Due for my Skyrizi injection today. It generally causes fatigue for a day or two post injection. No exercise necessary.
Good at least one station posted a photo, Steve. The real story is how you and Connie have dealt with such a horrible tragedy and tirelessly keep getting the message out about drunk driving.
Getting a wintry mix right now. It is creating a sloppy mess.
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Good morning gentlemen.
Good luck with the injection, Lee.
I find myself battling with depression. This has been going on for some months now, and I am only now admitting it to myself. Maybe the short, dark days of winter have brought things to a head. I know I should seek some sort of help for this but haven't decided what to do. In the meantime, I am pretty miserable and fear I will transmit that to those I love. We've shared our challenges, here, for a long time, so I am opening up a little in hope that I will provide a small portion of relief.0 -
Morning, gents.
Windy, blustery, cold rain today. No snow here, but VT, NH and western MA getting up to a foot.
Our piano class (5 of us) will meet next week at a student's home, where she has a nice grand piano, as the Sr. Center doesn't want cookie crumbs on their new carpet--we're bringing goodies. The teacher asked us to each pick a Christmas song and practice it; last night I started, and then wrote my own song to some chords I've been playing with for awhile, including lyrics that sort of even rhyme. First time I've written any music. Hope they don't throw rotten tomatoes.
Got out for a walk yesterday, Will try today if I don't blow away between here and the car. If I hang around too long, don't get out for a hike now and then, and find daily family challenges difficult, winter can get pretty miserable for me as well.0 -
Dave, thank you for sharing you concern about depression. Really sorry to hear you are struggling. I know very little about diagnosing and treating depression, but I feel like you are a pretty logical guy and if you think you are depressed then you probably are and the sooner you deal with it the better. Obviously there are meds and support groups. Have you contacted anyone at the VA?0
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Good Afternoon,
Steve, news may use snippets of Connie's talk to fill in over weekend
I used to get depressed over holidays till I realized Father died right before Thanksgiving and mother died mid-December, since I realized that I've been fine. Best help for depression is knowing why
You are in luck Mike, tomatoes are out of season; no, I sure you will be an excellent job.
Cool here, getting colder over weekend, well below freezing toward end of next week; at least no frozen precipitation predicted.0 -
Good Evening
Long travel day for us heading out to Racine to see my mom. 3 hour sleep due to nerve pain from running around yesterday. Up at 2:00am and out the door at 3:15 to head to SFO fro a 5:30 flight. I ended up on Norco by Denver and just took a 2nd one. I knew it was a risk. But mom hits 97 in March and so you never know. Using MTBC food wise.
Yesterday I was very productive. Finally fixed the water leak in the refrigerator the old fashioned way: a trip to the hardware store and pieced something together.0 -
Dave
I appreciate your transparency about depression. I am a big fan of keeping this stuff "in the light" and not keeping it hidden. I am also a big proponent of seeking help with it. It is amazing what it does to have someone to work it through with you in a safe and caring environment. When my pain issues started to get serious I went into a pretty good funk. I would have good stretches but always drift back. This is when I my weight back on. I finally took advantage of my work insurance and got some free counseling via phone. In 8 weeks we had a aha moment and realized I was really struggling with the end of my career due to this and finding a retirement devoid of much of the things I looked forward to doing once I escaped corporate America. i still remember the exercise she had me do that brought it to light. It was like the sun came out. A couple weeks later I was done, except for the weight. I encourage you to see what the VA offers. It is easy to blame on the Holiday Blahs etc, but if it is recurring I would encourage you to check it out. My more than two cents.0 -
Good evening!
I just realized that I had not checked in today. I started the day busy and it never slowed down.
Dave, I have struggled with depression and with anxiety. I take meds for both. I have also have a counseling session every three weeks since our children were killed. I go through ups and downs. Counseling is best. Meds are OK if additional help is needed. In an ideal situation, there would be counseling and the aid of something like Yoga, meditation, or outdoor therapy to assist. I do my counseling over the internet. My counselor used to be in Kansas City, but now she is in Iowa. We lose nothing over the internet that we had in person. I would be more than happy and honored if I could assist you at all. If you are more comfortable reaching out privately through messenger or even phone call, just let me know! I sometimes recommend talking with a church pastor, but honestly, that can be difficult because of existing relationships. If you reach for counseling, it is better to go through the VA, or a physician's recommendation. I got lucky with my counselor. She is awesome. I tend to reach for food when I am depressed or anxious. This is a key reason that I am on a roller coaster with my weight. Up down up down. We are working on that right now. I will include you in prayer.0
