tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040522381539824498.post6851220728293272625..comments2020-01-03T21:48:22.036-08:00Comments on One Out of Six: AnxietyONE OUT OF SIXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421288589029666217noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040522381539824498.post-18912424204128324312010-02-07T04:32:22.923-08:002010-02-07T04:32:22.923-08:00I'm so sorry for the stress in your life. I s...I'm so sorry for the stress in your life. I share some of the same things in my background which makes it especially challenging to know how to lead a healthy life. One thing I truly believe in is counseling in order to learn those things, those coping skills, those tools to deal with family, that I never learned before. I also believe in space. As much as I've needed from the original crazies, I've taken. For my own health and sanity. Take care of you first. That isn't selfish. It's survival. And as they say, you can't give from emptiness. Peace and wisdom to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040522381539824498.post-64468727077552729682010-02-02T18:32:32.962-08:002010-02-02T18:32:32.962-08:00Ahh A.. there's always more material for our r...Ahh A.. there's always more material for our roadshow. If only I had 5 weeks to tell you about the crazies I call siblings and nephews (ya know... one with autism, one with aspbergers is just the start of it).. anyway.. I agree. Things don't happen for a "reason". If that were true, then children wouldn't die of cancer of at the hands of child abusers. Really.. can someone find a reason for that? No.. I think not. Instead, I'll just give you a virtual hug and say sometimes... life isn't fair and can really blow. Now lets get drunk. <br /><br />Hugs as always.. JenJen & Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214014795120241646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040522381539824498.post-64572855984836449632010-01-30T18:33:40.596-08:002010-01-30T18:33:40.596-08:00Family...sometimes great, but most of the time not...Family...sometimes great, but most of the time not. Your family sounds a lot like DH's. I am sorry you are going through such a hard time, and I really hope you and J are able to sort through everything. Just take it one day at a time.Nico's and Natalee's Proud Parentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918848770683651362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040522381539824498.post-78387139622735852182010-01-29T12:09:26.379-08:002010-01-29T12:09:26.379-08:00hon, I wish I had magic words, but I don't. Bu...hon, I wish I had magic words, but I don't. But I do want to recognize something - You See All This. People who are inept (?) at solving problems, moving on, etc. ... they don't see it. You GET the whole picture. You KNOW what you need or want to do. <br />Although that and $1 won't buy you a cup of coffee... at least you have insight. <br />I hope you know how truely valuable that is. <br /><br />My thoughts are always with'cha. <br />much lurve, <br />DeeDubDavezwife/Traciehttp://www.davidandtracie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040522381539824498.post-34687991150944000752010-01-28T18:59:35.909-08:002010-01-28T18:59:35.909-08:00Thank you Megan Elise. I really mean that - thank...Thank you Megan Elise. I really mean that - thank you for thinking it for me. (And I will bounce out of this sad sack place, at some point. I'm just a little less spry than I used to be - so it takes longer.)ONE OUT OF SIXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421288589029666217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040522381539824498.post-522012852682555452010-01-28T18:47:39.293-08:002010-01-28T18:47:39.293-08:00I really have no idea what you are going through i...I really have no idea what you are going through in your marriage but I know how bad it sucks feeling like it is NEVER going to get better and feeling all alone. I will pray for you and your family and while you have given up on "everything gets better," I'm still young and naive and so I'll think it for you.Megan Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467795882270200900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040522381539824498.post-83558984236650224692010-01-28T15:40:32.209-08:002010-01-28T15:40:32.209-08:00Wow!
Sometimes there's no fix to these types o...Wow!<br />Sometimes there's no fix to these types of situations: just doing your best to get through them one day at a time.<br />I have no advice for you. Just hugs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07514112506585567144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040522381539824498.post-34831810978512108882010-01-28T15:33:57.358-08:002010-01-28T15:33:57.358-08:00Leah .. any insight/advice .. I'm open! One p...Leah .. any insight/advice .. I'm open! One problem is my sister's own depression/lethargy - she's just not a go-getter, take charge type of person. And even when you lay out it out for her "here's what you need to do - x then y then z" .. no guarantees it will actually get done. But if you have any advice you're comfortable sharing - let me know!<br /><br />One small "blessing" - my nephew's paranoia is such that he is really afraid of dying. So suicide attempts are one thing we don't have to worry about with him. But there are plenty of other things to worry about. Ugh.ONE OUT OF SIXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421288589029666217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040522381539824498.post-47276224016649622842010-01-28T15:00:07.207-08:002010-01-28T15:00:07.207-08:00Oh wow! Your sister has my son!!!! My 21 year old ...Oh wow! Your sister has my son!!!! My 21 year old has paranoid schizophrenia. He just moved back home a couple months ago. He happens to be "well" at the time being. But that can change literally overnight. He's been 'well" for several months, so I'm waiting, because the change is coming soon. I can feel it. Like your nephew, my son refuses meds and any type of treatment. He attempted suicide for the 3rd time last spring. The first time he was only 16, and thought a bottle of Tylenol would kill him. Instead it only made him violently ill, and with some damage to his liver. 6 weeks later he tried again, but I walked in on him. Last spring he was quite high on a couple different drugs. His attempt to overdose. At some point he slashed his arms to the bone...12 times on one arm, and 15 on the other. To THE BONE!!! Afterward he passed out. Somehow he didn't bleed to death. Somehow, what is estimated at 5-6 hours later, he woke up in a pool of blood, a bit more coherent, and freaked out. He called 911. I was in bed, at home, when the hospital called me. "How soon can you be here? He's lost a lot of blood!"<br /><br />That attempt was one of those very odd blessings in disguise. we'd spent the previous 5 years trying to get him committed for treatment. This attempt got him a 6 months court order psychiatric stay, and court ordered meds. <br /><br />He's fully recovered from the incident. But he still has Paranoid Schizophrenia. It's never going to go away. And when he starts turning the corner to "sick" again, he'll be very dangerous. <br /><br />There ARE things your sister can do. I've done them all. None of them are easy, all of them cause different stress, but they do help keep the rest of the family safe.Leah Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326240393099112570noreply@blogger.com