Arty Kitkat
I drink way to much coffee :/ I'll try cutting this down and see if it helps. I also probably don't drink enough water so I'll have an experiment and try increasing this too.
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One of my work colleagues regularly brings this into work when she's been on holidays. i could sit and eat it all day as its so yummy. I like the rose too and the nutty one is nice too.
Thank you again everyone. I really do appreciate peoples openess and generosity in sharing their experiences. Thats one of the great things about this site 
I've started keeping a kind of mood diary which I used to do and did for ages but this time I've included a rating for my anxiety, appetite, energy levels, sleep the night before etc so I'm wondering if over time that might help me to see if theres a pattern. I think looking into the root cause is very good advise and not something I'd really given much thought too. I'm normally careful not to put products and stuff into the bath as my skin is pretty sensitive but putting something that might soothe my skin might help. I also might start using my good friend Mr Aqueous Cream more after a bath to moisturise my skin
I too have a bit of a control issue although not so much controlling situations or others, its more about controlling myself so maybe I'm kind of feeding the twitching because I can't control it! Who knows but you have all given me some food for thought. My Psychiatrist will probably write about the twitching in his letter to my GP so maybe I should mention it to my GP in case is physical too :/
Thanks everyone - I've wondered if they might be some strange kind of OCD as there is an element of me 'getting things right' about them, especially the rolling my shoulder thing and straightening clothes. They aren't really involuntary but if I don't do them then they're all I can think of, and I invariably end up doing them even when I try really hard not too. They do seem to get worse when I'm stressed or tired. I'm hoping they aren't side affects. My Psychiatrist doesn't think they are as they predate my current meds, they were there when I was taking Prozac and when I was taking nothing. They have got worse over time though. It feels like some of it might be tension as yoga does slightly help and so does having a bath or when I first have a massage. I also tend to think if they were side affects then they would be bad all the time. During the day they are no where near as bad.
I loved the pics
The most important thing when you do take part in a swap is to keep in contact and keep an eye on the thread of the swap you've joined. Its a cool way to see what others are doing and get help if your having difficulties. Also most people are really great if you say your having problems and there will always be someone who can offer advice or make a suggestions. Good luck
I get really hot and sticky most days and it can make me feel really grim. I have a slightly dodgy thyroid but its underactive not overactive so that shouldn't be affecting it. I wear vest tops most days (even in winter) and use a good deodarant. I also shower/bath daily but I always feel like I'm baking. I don't think it is physical but dr is checking me out, it may be a bit of anxiety but either way I'm trying to find some practical ways of feeling a little less like a walking sauna when I'm at work. I have bought a heavy duty deodarant but unfortunately my skin is quite sensitive so it just stings
Any ideas would be very welcome
I suffer with depression and anxiety and have done off and on since I was really small. I have been going through the latest spell about 2 years and while the medication (Venlafaxine & Quetiapine) help with the symptoms there is one thing that nothing really seems to touch - this is that at night I get so figety and restless that I can't sleep. I'm tired and my medication slows my thoughts down and helps keep out the really unhelpful and unpleasant ones but physically I can't keep still. The main things I do are:
roll my shoulders
pick and bite my fingers
rub between my fingers and my the skin on the other side of my elbows and knees
scratch my head or legs
stretch my arms
straighten my clothes (or pjs)
These are driving me potty. I do these things during the day too but they seem to get worse towards the end of the day and sometimes I seem to get caught in a kind of loop where I can't stop myself.
So far I have tried having a hot bath before bed (plenty of soaking too to relax me)
Yoga exercises and stretches before bed
Breathing exercises and meditating
Getting a massage once a month
Anyone had anything similar or have any ideas? I've spoken with the Psychiatrist and side affects have been ruled out. I'm getting a thyroid problem checked out as it is underactive but from what I have read it doesn't fit with an underactive thyroid (its more like an overactive one!).
This is fun - heres me
Age 12? - Climie Fisher, Hue and Cry, Johnny Hates Jazz
Age 14/15 - Bon Jovi, Poison, Tigertailz, Billy Idol, Then Jerico, Vain
Aged 16 - The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, The Damned, Bauhaus, Jesus and Marychain, Manic Street Preachers, Henry Rollins
Aged 18/19 - Back to the Planet, Levellers, Damned, Bauhaus, Compulsion, Jesus & Marychain, Depeche Mode
Aged 21 - Placebo, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, Souxsie & the Banshees, Corpus Delecti, Jesus & Marychain, Pulp, Radiohead, REM, Cranberries, Feline, Depeche Mode
Aged 25 - Offspring, Bauhaus, J&MC, REM, Therapy?, Feline, Placebo, Depeche Mode, Pearl Jam, Eminem
Aged 30 - Placebo, Depeche Mode, Die So Fluid, JJ72, Pearl Jam, Classical, Bauhaus, Jeff Buckley, James Blunt, David Gray
Aged 35 - Placebo, Depeche Mode, Bauhaus, Peter Murphy, Concerto for Constantine, Die So Fluid, Classical
It good for that too. I also enjoy reading others reviews of the books I've read. I read Before I Die last year and, as you can imagine by the title, it didn't have a happy ending. I wept buckets at the end (although it was oddly uplifting too) and it actually made me feel good to read others reviews and see that others were equally affected and bereft at the end.
A lot of the stuff I wrote was very dark. I think I wrote this one when I was about 17 and I was extremely depressed then and I think I was thinking a lot about death and other cheery stuff I also liked putting a bit of dark humour in too. I loved your one about wearing glasses. I've been in that situation so many times that its nice to have a little witty comeback I'll have to search around for some more.
Thank god your okay but its totally understandable that your in shock. She sounds a total idiot and those kind of people drive me mad. I don't even drive but when me and my boyfriend are out you see people taking the stupidest risks just to get where ever they are going quicker. When we had the really heavy snow in the UK we were driving to my bf's parents for the Christmas break and it we were leaving great big gaps between us and the people in front but it made us so angry the amount of people that hopped into the gap so they could get ahead. We have also seen people with their satnavs stuck on there screen so it obscures their view of the road. I don't know if people think they're playing a computer game or what they think they are doing but I definitely can understand your anger at this stupid woman. As Bec said, no call is that important. Also like Laurel said, maybe speak to your doctor if things don't get better with the shock. They can refer you for counselling. Good luck and hope you feel better soon.
I'm Kathakana on this and I really like that I can link it to my blog as well as keep a record of what I've read.
I'm reading a couple at the moment - How to be Idle by Tom Hodgekinson and one by Thomas Hardy, Under the Greenwood Tree.
I used to write loads when I was depressed but as I had a massive great stretch between black clouds I haven't written any for ages. As the black cloud has returned though I should try it again. I found it very freeing and an excellent means of expressing all the nasty shit in my head. heres one from donkeys years ago
My Dear But Fallen Bride
Rainwater sp;ashed and fell onto his gun
Tears rolled down his face, he yelled but could not run
The air cracked, rumbled and echoed round the sky
He knelt beside her figure and his face began to cry
Acid tears swelled and burned into his face
His mind was overflowing with a cold and empty space
He tapped his foot unhinging clods of dirt
The earth shifted and peppered her sodden skirt
Water filled her mouth as he tried his best to hide
The clear but shattered shape of his dear but fallen bride