The effects of TX on emotional responses

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Agua Girl - 12 Aug 2004 16:23 GMT

First off... I am not going to apologize for my obvious
joy in debating...or even arguing. I would like to say
it's because of the meds but the truth is I always loved
a good debate. It gets the brain cells going. Helps that
I rarely if ever take anything that happens on the net
personally. So...reader beware :-)

I do want to ask what tricks anyone has for the
lack of incentive. I know it's fatigue and it's normal
and I am already on an anti-D but the thing is...I
don't really feel all that exhausted or fatigued. I just
don't feel like getting anything done. I know I don't
have to. If the house is dirty for the next 12 weeks so
be it. I just wondered if there is a little trick anyone
else has learned to give them incentive...get them
moving. Think it might even help me sleep better if
I could just accomplish one more thing each day.

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Hepautornagic - 12 Aug 2004 18:57 GMT

>I do want to ask what tricks anyone has for the
>lack of incentive. I know it's fatigue and it's normal
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>else has learned to give them incentive...get them
>moving.

I always have a load of kids in and out of the house all summer, (when we are
home) closing the door behind them, as many times as they come in and out is
good excercise. The house gets messed up B===D!!! One really loses incentive
and energy fast with all the caos! Between cooking 3 squares, dishes and
picking up just the stuff left on the hardwoods that will injure my feet is
enough to exhaust me. So, I call a maid service... then get all paranoid
they're going to think the place is a write off, so I start going nuts cleaning
before they get here. What helps me get through it, is great music (I use a
discman so I don't here the disputes the kids have) ... and when they come a
runnin to tattle, I just sing my lungs out...they tire of that game quick! Then
I get the kids involved by making it a contest for them. IE, whoever does the
bathroom gets the jellybeans, whoever does the toyroom gets the marshmellows,
whoever...da da da da da! The maid service gets here and does the floors, which
is a great help and isn't to big of an expense!

When it's way overwhelming, and I just can't face it, I call my best friend and
tell her, I NEED YOUR HELP!

Kim

Kim

Think it might even help me sleep better if

>I could just accomplish one more thing each day.

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Waterspider - 14 Aug 2004 21:07 GMT

> First off... I am not going to apologize for my obvious
> joy in debating...or even arguing. I would like to say
> it's because of the meds but the truth is I always loved
> a good debate. It gets the brain cells going. Helps that
> I rarely if ever take anything that happens on the net
> personally. So...reader beware :-)

Hm, now I understand why I like you... we have a bit in common.

> I do want to ask what tricks anyone has for the
> lack of incentive. I know it's fatigue and it's normal
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> moving. Think it might even help me sleep better if
> I could just accomplish one more thing each day.

Don't worry about what you're not accomplishing in your day-to-day routines,
you're putting one huge amount of your energy and motivation into tx and
that's way more important than good housekeeping. You're doing this to get
healthy, and there are some compromises like piled up laundry, dirty dishes,
whatever. If you can arrange it, have someone come in to clean. Eat fresh,
raw fruits and vegetables and have cold cereal for breakfast, supplement
this with a high-protein drink. Minimal prep time, minimal dirty dishes.
Spend your days playing solitaire if that's all you feel up to. Write a
journal. Surf the net. Stay in bed. Watch t.v. endlessly.

You're undertaking a huge battle here, and you don't need to lay a guilt
trip on yourself if you feel like Susie Homemaker.

Waterspider

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