Litsy

Don't Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks | Reid Phd Wilson

Anybody else just happily going along and then realize it‘s Saturday and you forgot you have a bazillion book discussions on Sunday and you haven‘t touched those books? Oops. In my defense, this week was completely upended with kiddo‘s schedule so I lost track of the days, I was sick early in the week, and it‘s just been a tough time for me mentally.

Here‘s a cat picture for your trouble. #catsofLitsy #DannyBoy

SRWCF The cat picture makes it all worth while. There's a creature who knows how to enjoy life! 2y

Singout I hear you! 2y

TheBookHippie We‘ve had influenza and moving my daughter into her new house 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2y

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Cinfhen

Dr. Zhivago | Boris Pasternak

#DecemberChill #DrZ I may be in over my head 🥺🤭

BarbaraBB

DGRachel That's a lovely copy, though. The book is on my TBR, but my track record with Russian authors is not so good. 😂 2y

Cinfhen It is a nice copy @DGRachel print is clean and a good size!!! Very important when a book is over 600 pages!!!!!! #PanicAttack 2y

TrishB 😂😂 not started yet! 2y

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BarbaraBB Are you enjoying it?! 2y

KarenUK 600! 😱 I‘m scared! #pagecountphobiaisreal !! 2y

vlwelser I'm about 1/3rd of the way in and I find myself confused a lot of the time. Like pick a character name and stick with it already! 2y

Cinfhen I‘m only through the intro and I‘m already put off by the book @BarbaraBB I‘m beginning to think this was a BAD IDEA @KarenUK @TrishB @vlwelser @TheKidUpstairs @Simona and im pretty sure it was my suggestion 😬🤫😥😐 2y

TrishB 😂😂 at least you can bail first! 2y

TrishB I‘ve started reading it, 🤔 2y

TrishB Not got a clue what‘s going on. (edited) 2y

Cinfhen Hahah @TrishB you‘re not alone!!! 2y

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athorne

Nail's Crossing: A Novel | Kris Lackey

#booksandbooze Doing some reading of this #arc while sipping Amaretto and Coke. Also low key having a #panicattack and having to cancel plans.

I want to thank all of my amazing #littens for their comments on the image I posted of myself earlier. You guys are the best. I was on prednisone tapers for the better part of a year so #selflove is a struggle. Thank you guys.

WarpedSweetness Panic attacks suck!! :-/ I've been having them on and off for the past two weeks and been missing work. I'm so sorry you're dealing with them too. :-( 7y

LeeRHarry Take care 💕 7y

athorne @WarpedSweetness They do! I'm actually filing disability because between my depression, anxiety, ulcerative colitis, and messed up back finding an agreeable job is impossible. I don't even know if one exists! 7y

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athorne @LeeRHarry Thank you! 💜 (edited) 7y

CatLass007 Good luck filing disability! It will take several months but you must persevere. I suggest hiring an attorney. Most will charge you a percentage of your disability backpay. 7y

athorne @CatLass007 Definitely! Mom doesn't really see why an attorney won't take the case, considering the several combined reasons. I can't even stay awake most days for more than four hours. My good days are few and far between, and when my meds are being adjusted like they are now I quite literally go bonkers. She had to send me to my Dad's, because she couldn't handle me and didn't want me admitted again with so many doctors appointments coming up. 7y

CatLass007 Please keep me posted about how it goes. I lost my job due to my disability (of course, they came up with another, bogus reason). But my former employer has a pattern of dismissing people with disabilities. Illegal, I know, but they always managed to cover it up. What state are you in, if you don‘t mind my asking? FYI, I did eventually get unemployment and, later, disability. (edited) 7y

WarpedSweetness @TheGhastlyGrimoire My Dad has ulcerative colitis and it was no joke. Finding a job when you have medical issues can be so hard. The job I have now has been very understanding and willing to work with me, which is a welcome change from my other jobs. I definitely second the lawyer for disability! It will make it much easier to get. 7y

athorne @CatLass007 @WarpedSweetness Litsy is one of the few places I feel comfortable talking about these sort of things, which I'm grateful for! My mother blames herself for my being diagnosed, but she wasn't diagnosed until I was already in my 20s. I am unfortunate to be in Arkansas, so my age works against me but I don't go down without a fight. Disabilities are why at will employment states are such bullshit! 7y

athorne @CatLass007 @WarpedSweetness I don't foresee any job being okay with how often I need to go to the restroom for extended periods of time, either. :( I'm in remission, as in there is no inflammation presently, but I still go more than six times per day. Sometimes in as little as four hours. Books, Litsy, and my site are how I cope. 7y

CatLass007 Ditto to your comment about at will employment states (Tennessee resident, here, but West Virginia native). 7y

WarpedSweetness Ugh, I agree about at-will employment states. It is awful. We also need better protections in place for those of us with medical issues while at job. That's awful about the peeing a lot. I go alot too due to my medications, but still not as much as you, @TheGhastlyGrimoire . My father and family wouldn't believe that I have mental health issues. They kept telling me I was just "faking it". -_- 7y

athorne @WarpedSweetness I've been there. I was told my mental issues were "in my head." Ironic choice of words, right?! I began showing symptoms of UC back in 2009, but much of my family and significant others dismissed it as my being a hypochondriac. Now they feel a shit ton of guilt because there's an explanation for it all. I don't know what I'd do without my gingerbrats. They may be judgmental assholes, but at least they ain't fake! 7y

athorne @CatLass007 You're close! I'll have to let you know if I go to TN anytime soon! 7y

CatLass007 I‘m in East Tennessee, on the opposite side of the part of the state near Arkansas. But still, closer than other folks. 7y

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TrishB

Wrath | John Gwynne

Possibly my favourite #bigbooks #riotgrams
@bookriot
@minkyb @Cinfhen a few pages here 😀

Ms_T You could build a house with those. 7y

TrishB @Ms_T I know loads of people find them off-putting, I find them comforting 😀 though carrying them round does give me shoulder ache! 7y

Ms_T @TrishB Ha! 7y

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Yeah_I_Read 😍😍😍 7y

TrishB @akc2ngel me too 💜 7y

Cinfhen OMG!!! #anotherHighAlert @minkyb #BigBookMonitor 7y

minkyb There are no words @Cinfhen @TrishB OR maybe too many words 🤣 7y

Lissa00 @TrishB @akc2ngel Me too! I keep meaning to reread it. 7y

TrishB @Cinfhen @minkyb 😂😂 7y

TrishB @Lissa00 it definitely deserves a re-read soon! 7y

Andrew65 @akc2ngel @trishB @Lissa00 Sunne in Splendour ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ (edited) 7y

Andrew65 @Cinfhen Somebody ensure they calm Cinfhen down with the size of these tomes. 7y

Cinfhen 😂😂😂 @minkyb @TrishB 7y

Andrew65 @minkyb 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 7y

Cinfhen Thank you @Andrew65 I'm having a mini #PanicAttack 7y

Andrew65 @Cinfhen Thought you might be! 🙄 7y

Celeste57 I agree with 3 of those 4! Have yet to read Sunne in Splendour, though. 7y

TrishB @Celeste57 it's amazing 👍 7y

RadicalReader @TrishB no better sight than giant books so comforting and make an excellent paperweight! 7y

TrishB @RadicalReader exactly 😀 7y

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