I've already asked about that, it isn't an option - it would be if I was a vet as they get private medical insurance in their contract but because I'm not clinical, I don't.

IAPT have already refused me - I'm too complex, and CHMT have offered me some wellbeing workshops such as basket making and gardening (for my 17 years of trauma), or group therapy (I have an anxiety disorder, so not ideal but it also means 5 hours every week during work hours. If I can't do that, I'm clearly coping fine because I have a job.)

I've FINALLY been referred to the primary mental health team and have a phone appointment with them on the 30th, but I'm not holding out much hope after 15 years of rejections of referrals for treatment. I even had a GP say to me "If you made an attempt on your life, we'd know this was impacting you and would put you on a waiting list"

Morning

Morning Cacoethes, how are you getting on?

Hey Beckie, how're things today?

Hi Ahimsa, how are you?

Morning.
I'm just tired.
The main hospital is pretty much a building site so that woke me up around 7am. And will probably not stop until this evening.

How are you guys?

That sucks! Will it be too loud for a nap later?

I'm ok, got my godmother visiting later.

I can't nap. Even if i could, would still be way too loud.

Hope you have a nice time

I'm also quite excited because I'm meant to be getting a parcel today :) a pretty dress

Nice!

I have parcels coming today.
Amazon due soon. The evri stuff has been delivered but apparently to a different ward, according to the staff. They were gonna phone them.

Hi everyone.

That sounds awful with all the noise, Beckie. Can you get some headphones if you don't have them already? I know that's just replacing one noise with another though. I hope it quietens down. I hope you get your parcels ok.

How are you Ahisma?

I hope you enjoy seeing your Godmother, Tamo. New dress sounds exciting!

Hello all. I am expecting a parcel too but it's just cat food.

At least it's something exciting for your cat! How are you doing today, Dawn?

How are you osc?

I hope you get your parcels Cacoethes!

I am feeling mixed is the best way to describe it. A day for music methinks.

Mmm cat food

I hope the music helps insig.

Thanks tamobhuuta.

Ryl bin night tonight. I am waiting for my parcel to come before putting the recycling out. At least I think it's just recycling this week.

I now have my parcels!
I do have headphones. But I've got quite a headache.
I got my parcels!
So I have toiletries and another pair of jeans and a t shirt.
My friend from glow beatz is gonna get some stuff from my house after work today. Apparently her daughter lives like 15 mins away from where I am so she'll come and collect it from her and drop it to me. Won't be until Friday or weekend because work but it's better than not getting them at all!

Oh that's good Beckie.

Yeah. Quite a relief.

When's your parcel due?

I have just had it. So I can do my bins now.

I’m just on my work lunch break so catching up.

Yay for parcels!!

I feel rubbish, I’ve been on 2 walks before work and done a fitness session which just hurt my wrists (they’re super weak) and I got zero endorphins ☹️

Tchuh, unreliable endorphins.

Cool.

Ugh. Stupid brains! Not making the endorphins when they're meant to!

First they said my parcel would be delivered between 8 and 12. Now they're saying before 7.30pm

How annoying. Hate it when they do that

Is it amazon tamobhuuta?

No, Royal Mail.

I hope the music helps you feel better, Dawn. Keep doing the safe things you need to do. Is it windy where you are? It's been wild here. I think my bin is heavy enough to stay standing.

No wonder you've got a headache with everything you've been through Beckie, have you asked for painkillers? I'm glad you got your parcels. It's great that you have someone who can bring you some things from home. You have good people in your life.

Does exercise usually make you feel a bit better Ahisma? I hope the good feelings catch up with you.

Parcel arrivals are getting later and later, no matter who is delivering them I find. I hope your parcel gets to you soon, Tamo.

I'm not having a good day and can't get away from it.

Yes it's windy here Lindsay. I am hoping that I dont lose my blue bag. I put the glass box out but that's too heavy to be blown over. I had very few cardboard this week so I am hoping the fact that I tucked it inside my plastics box is enough to stop it from being blown away.

How often are your recycling boxes get emptied? I have full sized bins for different recycling stuff.

Our recycling boxes are emptied every week. Sometimes like recently in bad weather they suspend collections.

Do you find them big enough?

Well I thought fresh air might help if nothing else! 😂

Only 3 hours of work to go!

My dress came, I like it :)

Glad you like your dress!
It's always risky ordering clothes online

What is this talk of recycling boxes?! I'm very confused!

Morning all. Ahimsa most of us have our bin days on a Thursday on this thread so we often talk about bin night on a Wednesday. Hence the discussion about recycling yesterday.

I used to have recycling boxes in my old house.
For paper and glass etc.
Now I just have a separate wheelie bin that everything goes in. You can't put glass in there though.

You're up early Dawn!

That's what I have, a wheelie bin but no glass!

It's annoying but there are glass bins at asda and aldi and I'm pretty much always there! Only a 10 min walk.

Good morning everybody.

Hi all :)

Is anyone up to anything exciting or just nice today???

For the past two days I have been waking up early. I was told to take some meds every day for a week so I think that they're keeping me awake.

My truffle shuffle order arrived today!

I've had my hair wash :) that's me done for the day! How are you?

What's truffle shuffle insig?

Truffle shuffle is this website full of 80s and 90s retro stuff. Mostly clothing but they do other stuff including hand bags and back packs. I got 2 tshirts and a pair of socks today.

I am definitely not up to anything exciting!
I'll be able to shower and change when my underwear arrives from amazon. I don't have a time for it, just says before 10pm which is irritating.

Ah ok dawn. May be the meds.

Well done for the hair wash tamo!