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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 20940" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I've had a couple of times when I had been extremely stressed by a series of problems over a number of months - when I just felt I wasn't coping at all. Times when I wanted to lock myself in my room and not answer the door, the phone - nothing. The first time I got through it by giving myself a strict routine. I followed it, day in and day out, until I plucked up the nerve to begin making some changes. I'd even been ordering & eating the same sandwich from the staff canteen every day for a year and eating it at my desk.</p><p></p><p>The next time I had problems like this - I began having flashbacks of the fires we'd been caught in. I'd be cooking and the heat from the stove would trigger images of the fires. It was all connected to difficult child 3's traumatic birth and I knew I had to get help.</p><p></p><p>I can't take most medications but I got through with counselling. The psychiatrist wanted me on medications but I coped. </p><p></p><p>I strongly urge you to get help - talk to your dr first, if you feel you can. She knows you better than most, after all. But do it now. Today. Get help set in motion.</p><p></p><p>I found I didn't need a lot of help once things got going. With some vital initial help, I was soon able to carry on from there. But I definitely needed the help to begin with, it was like a big ball of knotted string and I couldn't find the end of it. Once I had help the ball began to unravel and I was able to work it through until the tangle was gone.</p><p></p><p>At one stage a few years later my doctor ordered me into hospital for some tests and a chance to rest. A bit late, mate! I was there for three weeks, after which time my doctor finally realised I didn't need that rest after all.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 20940, member: 1991"] I've had a couple of times when I had been extremely stressed by a series of problems over a number of months - when I just felt I wasn't coping at all. Times when I wanted to lock myself in my room and not answer the door, the phone - nothing. The first time I got through it by giving myself a strict routine. I followed it, day in and day out, until I plucked up the nerve to begin making some changes. I'd even been ordering & eating the same sandwich from the staff canteen every day for a year and eating it at my desk. The next time I had problems like this - I began having flashbacks of the fires we'd been caught in. I'd be cooking and the heat from the stove would trigger images of the fires. It was all connected to difficult child 3's traumatic birth and I knew I had to get help. I can't take most medications but I got through with counselling. The psychiatrist wanted me on medications but I coped. I strongly urge you to get help - talk to your dr first, if you feel you can. She knows you better than most, after all. But do it now. Today. Get help set in motion. I found I didn't need a lot of help once things got going. With some vital initial help, I was soon able to carry on from there. But I definitely needed the help to begin with, it was like a big ball of knotted string and I couldn't find the end of it. Once I had help the ball began to unravel and I was able to work it through until the tangle was gone. At one stage a few years later my doctor ordered me into hospital for some tests and a chance to rest. A bit late, mate! I was there for three weeks, after which time my doctor finally realised I didn't need that rest after all. Marg [/QUOTE]
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