Hi and Good morning @greenpea and @Adge @Doglover @Angels333 @Maggie @Zoe7 @eudemonism @cutiepiekitty @Owlunar @Appleblossom @Shaz51
and anyone else here this morning. Thanks for all the mentions. It helps me stay in the loop so to speak. I'm just catching up on the last 2 day's of posts. Hoping today is going well or at least a bit better for all here.
@greenpea I hope your son is more settled today and you can rest a bit and prepare for tomorrow's psych appointment.
@Adge I hear you about being ranted at. It's difficult when someone's doing a job in your house because if you're anything like me you can't just go into a different room, and want to be nearby to make sure they don't do anything they shouldn't in your home. Perhaps stick your nose in a book and tell them you need to read it (white lie about having a study deadline or such) or maybe put earplugs in or headphones on and listen to some music. Just suggestions, I know it's difficult. Glad to hear your psychologist says you are more stable.
I'm doing EMDR with mine too but we don't do it every session - like yesterday she said I was 'flooded' already (had a panic attack on the way there) and the risk is that I'd get even more flooded (triggered) by doing an EMDR because that focuses on past trauma events. But there's always plenty of current stuff to work through too. Especially after a trigger event. The outcome of yesterday was realizing that even tho' I had a flight response it was in a 'good' way - I took evasive action before the person acting out got too close to me. It still took me almost an hour to calm down afterwards. And then I was exhausted for the rest of the day. She explained that it's not just mental but a very physical biochemical process the body goes through at such times.
@Doglover thankyou so much for your heartfelt response 2 days ago. Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner - I have busy days Tues and Wed and don't get on here for long if at all. I hear you about not wanting to try new meds anymore due to undesired effects, but can't say much about it. For me I know that my mental health has to come first and so if I start a new med I just have to accept that some side effects are possible during the adjustment period which can be up to around 6 weeks. But I also find other remedies like one I take for chronic constipation caused by one of the meds I'm on which keeps me more stable mentally than I've been for years. It's a b*+@# having to choose mental over physical health but something I have realized over years that is just something I have to live with to avoid mania and psychosis in particular. Re: diet - I wonder if you've heard of the 'low fodmap' diet - my adult child has heaps of sensitivities and it's working really well for them. It's a bit unusual in that there are some foods in every food group that can be eaten so you don't miss out on particular nutrients. Might be worth googling it if you're interested.
Hope you're all taking good care of yourselves. xx Eth
Reaching out here is a good thing though - so do that as much as you need if it helps you Eude 
