Posted by baseball55 on July 22, 2014, at 20:15:05
In reply to Re: Not thinking right, posted by Partlycloudy on July 22, 2014, at 12:07:25
Sleep well. So you've looked at the costs and benefits and found that you get enough to stay. For me, it wasn't enough. I felt like we were roommates. If we had been roommates, that would have been okay, but we were supposed to be a couple, caring for and giving to one another. And that was lacking. Not okay for me.
> > He works hard at understanding my mental illness and my limitations. The only source of family support for me. And yes, financial security. He can be genuinely affectionate if I make enough noises and remind him to act more outwardly.
> > But he doesn't believe in therapy. Keeps waiting for the combination of pills that will make me more like I used to be; and that person is long gone.
> > This is hard.
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> More sleep will help me think straight and be my assertive self. I am going to keep quiet until my mind has some more order to it. 4 hours of sleep a night is making me ultra sensitive, unable to concentrate, and quick to pick an argument with. My Ambien CR has just been put back to where it started - 12.5mg. Thank goodness for an understanding family doctor, who sees the bigger picture when I am unable to.
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