1) Cats heal. Get a catnip plant and he'll make you laugh too. How do you stroke him from a distance? Stretch arm strong arms? So sorry about your dogs.Two things I want to say before I think about doing some chores.
1) @Tangerine Cat every time I see your name on here I have a wry smile. I’ve got a tangerine catthat visits me twice a day now and although I know he’s a feral, we are building up a nice friendship. He allows me to stroke him from a distance but won’t come in yet. He is really helping me after losing both of my dogs. I don’t even/or didn’t think I did, like bloody cats.
2) HRT…. Well I have made a right song and dance about HRT. Didn’t want to go down another pharmaceutical route as I try my hardest to stick to supplements etc. BUT… my menopause was just dragging me down. Hot flushes, aches, pains, bloating but the actual worse one of all is the brain fog. I’ve actually wondered if I’d got dementia and I still do as my memory, clarity, understanding and organisational skills have just gone. It really is horrid. So I’m giving it another go. I haven’t seen any improvement yet. The only side effect is really painful boobs, very similar to pre-menstrual or when breast feeding. Not nice at all we I’ll just try for a few months and see.
my theory on why this is aliens:This post on Facebook got me. People are so thick.
I believe they have released such information to stop stories being sold. It’s better coming from the police/family, than a spiteful newspaper.I don't care. They're the police, the law inforcers, if someone was trying to force their hand they should have been dealt with. The police have gone rogue and tabloid. Not their role.
Love this, well saidI‘m sorry but I do think you should stop trying to sell yourself as an adult mental health expert, it’s concerning, especially with some of the comments and accusations you’ve made on these threads. It’s also not about scaremongering it‘s about being honest. If anything you’re trying to belittle menopause concerns saying it’s rare symptoms are severe, making it more difficult for women to speak out. Many women suffer from insomnia/sleep deprivation, that in itself is severe for many, as it makes it difficult to function. As for ‘menopause specialists’ lucky you if you’ve managed to find one, the reality is it’s not as easy as you imply and I’m a little surprised in your line of work you don’t know that. I have had to do a lot of research myself (much science based) online and with the help of a male GP to find a better way through the menopause as I was told to avoid HRT, which thankfully has made a big difference but I was really struggling to cope.
Edit And it’s important for women to know even if their symptoms are severe they can be much improved.
It was a lovely comment.Thank you Della, you know what I actually deleted the comment about a minute after I posted it because I thought people would say how dare you think they'll be ok so I'm glad you took it in the spirit it was intended X
Bang out of order.my theory on why this is aliens:
the aliens shot down over the US all disappeared, means they have some sort of power that interacts with water
Nicola and her dog love water and she disappeared near water, so it can only mean that she’s an alien or been abducted by aliens
The family don’t want to tell us this because the government and police stopped them. They know!!! Open your eyes!!!
Super alien powers obviously obviouslyBang out of order.
The DOG WAS DRRRRRRYYYYY!
Took the words right out my mouth!!Mark Williams-Thomas.
https://giphy.com/KEM3W3PN4LNoaMSaBySuper alien powers obviously obviously
I think a lot of people grow up to realise that their parents did their best. There’s obviously exceptions to that, but I think once you understand mental illness, addiction, generational trauma, depression, you understand that they did the best that they could, given the circumstances and as long as you were made to feel loved and cared for, then you will realise why they did certain things.Thank you Della, you know what I actually deleted the comment about a minute after I posted it because I thought people would say how dare you think they'll be ok so I'm glad you took it in the spirit it was intended X
The sleep deprivation for me was the worst, I would spend all day literally dreading going back to bed and not sleeping. Looking back I should have asked for help a lot sooner!O/T
Your post could have been written by me, except that I’m not on HRT.
Insomnia is so debilitating. I just want to sleep but I’m wide awake.
The fear of dementia is awful. The brain fog is so real.
I’ve lost count of the times I’ve been mid sentence and forgotten what I was saying. It’s embarrassing.
Even posting on here, I can sometimes lose track of what I was posting about and have to delete it unfinished.
That said compared to many, my peri menopause isn’t too bad. I’m not having mood swings and hot flushes are few and far between. Flooding isn’t much fun and my headaches/migraines have notched up a gear and take me out for a couple of days at a time.
Sorry to hear about your mum. I think someone said earlier that as women hit peri, many are dealing with caring for ageing parents too. It’s a double whammy.
We also need a menopause insomnia thread because at 3am there’s not many Tattlers about!
Oh my daysmy theory on why this is aliens:
the aliens shot down over the US all disappeared, means they have some sort of power that interacts with water
Nicola and her dog love water and she disappeared near water, so it can only mean that she’s an alien or been abducted by aliens
The family don’t want to tell us this because the government and police stopped them. They know!!! Open your eyes!!!
Mave, I luv you.Blah blah blah.
Glad to see Lancs police have referred themselves.
Total joke. We've been chatting about the misogyny within the police, they've even apologised this week and now this. fuck the police.
Himself. Cunt. Wasn't it said it was he that suggested short man with big solar gun to Paul in the first place?Who got mark williams thomas involved?
I work nights and I'm seriously looking to change that because that and the symptoms I'm currently experiencing are meaning I'm running on empty.The sleep deprivation for me was the worst, I would spend all day literally dreading going back to bed and not sleeping. Looking back I should have asked for help a lot sooner!
Don't suffer in silence get help it is out there
Which river is that then I wonder? @Fairysteps11 There are loads of lakes in the wider area too, I didn't realise how wet and flat the geography was there. So many mud flats on the coast.I can’t even get my head around the last day or so and the police!! I really don’t know what their thinking is by allowing the public to know this really personal information. My mum is suffering horrifically with menopause at 59 and has done for years that to be honest I have gotten really irritated with her. This has really made me think differently!
Regarding the fairysteps user she stated and I don’t think anyone has picked up on it that there was 2 rivers near there and one went straight to the sea and they have lost several people to that river. Have they even checked that if they think the phone etc is a decoy?
Just a thought.
I’ve found this thread really comforting and enlightening thank you all for sharing your stories X
Maybe the dog WAS wet but the aliens blew him dry as they whisked his Mum away.Super alien powers obviously obviously
Sorry for being thick but couldn’t the police have told him to fuck off?Mave, I luv you.
Himself. Cunt. Wasn't it said it was he that suggested short man with big solar gun to Paul in the first place?
Wassock - Cantankerous - Mark what-a-twat - my little swan - words/terms I want to commit to my ongoing parlance
It might not be that rare, it could be that it's misdiagnosed.I see the media is scaremongering with the menopause now. Having worked in adult mental health services for my entire career, yes we do see people with menopausal symptoms but it's rare that these are very severe. This is going to lead to mass hysteria and fear amongst some women. Services have developed menopause-specific pathways, trained and appointed menopause specialists and created menopause groups. There is help out there. Nicola's menopause may be a aggrevating factor but we don't know if she had other predisposing difficulties.
It's not fair putting the fear of God into women. Yes it may be difficult, it may not. Let's not assume this case is typical.
There must be some way they can gag him.Sorry for being thick but couldn’t the police have told him to fuck off?
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