I am feeling a bit better now.

Well, I suppose so, Gem, seeing who you are and all that. Now don't forget your drugs again, missie!

Hugs, Katherine (giving a huge sigh of relief!)

So now you've been told off...lol....you miss them again and I'm sure Katherine will have you standing in the corner with your back to us all...so be warned...

Seriously though Gems, we understand and hate it that you have these attacks I used to get anxiety attacks bad when my children were little. As to sleep catch up when and where you can, if you feel tiried go to bed and lie down, we will all be quiet whilst you sleep and tiptoe around the messages so as not to disturb you.

Glad you are feeling a little bit better now though....

:o) Thank you! And I promise not to forget the medications again!

:o) Thank you Cher, I appreciate *all* you've done for me lately! Including the private conversations. No fears... if I do it again, I'll stand myself in the corner! hehehe

Matthew is forever having a few choice words with me for forgetting my medications. I got into the habit whenever we were going to the city, I would take a small bag with my medications in it... that way if I *had* forgotten to take them, I had them with me.... if I had taken them and we were away longer than we expected, I had them with me to take my next batch. Gonna have to tie the bloody things around my neck next if I don't start remembering to take them while I'm home alone. Then I really *will* rattle when I walk, won't I? LOL

Gem

Actually, I am feeling a bit tired right now and it's only 6:20 PM... likely the medication that calms me down. So I think I will put on my pajamas and snuggle on the sofa under my friendshipghan :o) and relax tonight. I don't want to sleep this early because it could mess up my night sleep, but if I do doze off for a half hour or so, it won't be so bad. I may grab a little something light to eat before having a rest though... I haven't eaten all day either. *sigh* I know, I know.... I have to take better care of myself.

I likely won't be back on at all tonight... going to rest and will likely go to bed fairly early.

Gemini no need to worry about telling us your problems - we are here to help at all times and our prayers remain with you too ,and I am glad that you are feeling a bit better - and *do* take that medication. I know I try and not take any and that is not a good idea ! God bless Gwen

We forgive you. But that's because we love you.

Hugs, Katherine

I will, yannow!

Katherine

Gem: Don't be hard on yourself. We understand how much you have to cope with. I know how hard it is to deal with a chronic illness and not have any family nearby. And to top it off, I'm sure that you're missing Mathew more than you realise. Do you have any church nearby that can sign you up for a *buddy system*? Please know that we're here for you, but it may be helpful to have someone that can actually come over to check on you and help you with things such as moving the table (that you shouldn't have done and I know you've been told by us all). Check around and see if there might be a buddy system nearby. Marie and the cats

Fibromyalgia and other chronic pain problems are often accompanied by depression. I've had to deal with chronic pain so long that I finally figured out the doctors who were supposed to be helping me really didn't care enough to bother, and then they start accusing you of being at fault for your pain (the language I got was that I had failed 9 different pain medications, not that they had failed me). I've even been told that my depression CAUSED my pain. It doesn't.

Hang in there. You're getting a lot of support. from the members of this group. As kind a person as you are, I'm sure you've got people near you that support you as well. If you lived near me, I'd even pop in once in a while. Might even bring a ball of yarn and a dirty joke, who knows?

Mmmmn you could make a unique necklace like that couldnt you? lol

hugz......Cher >>>>>>>snip>>>>>>>>>>>>

Oh my goodness Gem.....you must eat regularily if only something light, oh I can see one of us on here is gonna have to move nearer you and get you sorted out...lol Cher

Oh she is Soooooo naughty isn't she Katherine?

Cheers....Cher

I haven't been to church in such a long time (not that I don't believe.... my beliefs are very strong) it would likely fall down around me if I went near it now.... remember my story of the plaster falling from the ceiling when I went to Midnight Mass with an old boyfriend who hadn't been in a long time. hehehe Besides, this town is so small everyone knows everyone else's business, and I tend to be a private person in real life. It's different on here... you are my friends, and besides none of you really know me in real life.

I'll be okay... honest.

By the way, in case anyone is wondering why I am up at 4:35AM. I did go lay on the sofa with my afghan to watch Wrestling (which I was taping.... the friend Matthew is staying with doesn't have satellite, cable or even an antenna to watch regular TV so he doesn't get to see Wrestling while there), and because it was a bit chilly here I stupidly turned the furnace on HIGH (like we normally do to take the chill out of the air for a few minutes and then turn it right off). I missed the last 15 minutes of the show because I fell asleep when it got so warm... and woke up about a half hour ago. I turned the furnace off, but it's taking it's time to cool down before the fans will stop running... and I can't get back to sleep now. *sigh*

Chances are I will be tired enough in about a half hour or so, so I'll head off to bed then.

Gem

hehehe Uh huh... I can see myself becoming one of those people my Mom used to go look after who would forget to eat when they were alone. It's not funny, I know.... I do eat when I *feel* hungry.... just sometimes I don't feel that hungry, or I've maybe had too much water (I have to, to keep from dehydrating and ending up in the hospital from that again) when I think about that and therefore am filled up from that so I don't feel hungry. I really have to find a happy medium for all of this.

I could set alarm clocks to remind me "Take your medicine", "Eat your lunch", "Have another glass of water". Jeesh not only would that drive me crazy, but the dogs would go a little nuts with all the ringing too. LOL

See, when Matthew is here I don't have to worry about not eating... he starts moaning about what time it is and that we haven't eaten yet... and goes rummaging through the fridge and cupboards. Then I'm like.... Oh yeah, I guess it's time to eat now. :o)

Gem

Uh huh.... I wonder what the police would think of my necklace that holds "drugs". I could get myself into a lot of trouble. LOL

Gem

Aww, thank you, that is very kind.... and I've always liked a good joke! ;o)

Gem

You could buy a wee oven times:) You could clip that to yourself too

There you go... so with my pills hanging around my neck and the oven timer clipped to me, I would be rattling and ringing. LOL

Gem

- I do have a wind-up oven timer (but it only goes for 60 minutes, you have to keep resetting it) that I could set near the kitchen door, but that would get annoying after a while... jumping up to reset it and who's to say I would remember how many times I had reset it. :o/ I need one of those watches with a beeping alarm on them.. but I really don't like them. Boy, I'm hard to get along with sometimes. LOL