Posted by bozeman on March 27, 2003, at 0:45:05
In reply to Thanks bozey!, posted by kara lynne on March 26, 2003, at 0:35:40
Rock rose . . . barely remember that, can't remember exactly what it's for. . . . but Bach flower remedies in general are good stuff. (I know, I laughed at the idea too, until I used them. Then I quietly shut up and *kept* using them, because they work. Check a well-stocked health food store, they should have it.) I use Bach "rescue remedy" on the "boys" when they have traumatic experiences (like the rare bath, or going to the vet, etc.) and it *really* helps them, especially Zorro, the smartest and most independent and emotional one.
One of my famous-like-lightning subject changes:
I'll be 40 sooner than I want to remember. :-( Still time but not much of it. Especially since I didn't want to either a) marry in haste, or b) have children in haste. Want to make sure, sure *sure* the guy is for real and will be a good father, you know? Other wise I'm better off with Ginjoint's and fayeroe's idea of the sperm bank. LOL
I'm taking Lexapro and lithium, and adrenal and thyroid hormones (both were circling the porcelain basin.) Lexapro was good, but my "independence" didn't come back until about a week after I added the lithium.
Jury's still out on boyfriend, but I honestly don't have my hopes up. I think this is just "death throes." As soon as I am well from this pneumonia thing I will be back on the prowl and he can just get jealous if he wants to, it won't do him any good. BTW I could NEVER have had such a clear, healthy attitude about this before the Lexapro + lithium. I'd have crumbled and taken him back at the first move in my direction. But I didn't, and didn't give him any indication that I was willing to settle for less than I already told him. Not an ultimatum, just I'm going to have the choice to have a family. I won't let him (or any man, for that matter) take that away from me. I care for him a great deal, and that's made this doubly hard, but I'm very pleased that I'm thinking clearly enough to separate the emotion from the reality (never been able to do that successfully, not for the longest time, anyway.)
Hope everything works out for you to leave you in a better place than you imagined. And no, it's not silly at all to ask for prayers for your kitty girl. Even if animals *don't* have souls, God surely put them here to soothe ours (and DON"T get me going on that, I have a really hard time looking into Zorro's eyes and believing he doesn't have a soul, I guess I'll find out one day, huh? and until then I don't want to argue about it.) She's your family, and worthy of love and compassion just like you.
The Bach remedies really help with the moving trauma, too. And, believe it or not, I know it sounds silly but don't laugh, there's an animal chiropractor here who did wonders with the nervous dog of a friend of mine. Like the flower remedies, even if it sounds crazy, who can argue with success?
Be good to yourself, girl. Talk more soon. Must sleep now.
bozeman
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