Stress !!!!

[Drisgirl]

What do you do to combat it?

I am seriously stressed to the max -the top 5 in the chart ( u know the one the doctor tells ya about) I have at the moment but I cant cry and I cant seem to do anything but just function normally- even to the extent of being almost carefree -I mean WTF ???

Now even i know thats not normal -should I worry -or is my brain just taking over yet again to help me?

[rabbitygirl]

Just a suggestion Drisgirl but could you locate, or have recommended to you, a good female masseuse. A massage can release a lot of emotion and an experienced masseuse knows this so will not be surprised if you 'let go'.

[Drisgirl]

They tell you cos believe it or not when the services attend such a gruesome accident a lot of them are professionals and wouldnt say anything but some are volunteers and they cant keep their mouths shut.
I have seen them seen them getting paged in the pub and then coming back and going into the details -it happens -I have witnessed it it -didnt think I would have to protect/tell my children.A mate of mine who works for the council said to me a few days later -yeah I knew when i saw J (our daughter) the next day what had happened cos we were called out to wash down the road-put some sand down and reinstate the verge.O think i'm gonna stop now before I start picking up phones-seriously.
Thanks all xx (yet again -feel as though its a bloody saga -well it is and its only sometimes when im hit with another whammy that I need talked round)

[Drisgirl]

Thanks rabbity -funnily enough i bough hands which massage you -and boy they do -on holiday and I have been using them and they have helped my headaches enormously -so i may just go for th whole hog.xi

[Pippa68]

Oh crikey...seriously I am shocked.

What is in these peoples psyche for them to behave in this way? sorry Dris I know I am labouring a point here, but I cannot believe they can get away with so much insensitivity. Not only the professionals, but family members too.

My heart goes out to you x

[Drisgirl]

I know it beggars belief and it didnt help the next day when J opened the paper and there was the remnants of her dads bike -I was foaming and boy did i let them have it -it went on fire due to the impact -little wonder now i'm a bit manic at times when I think back -its surreal.It has helped pouring it out tonight -I know thats the root of it but the rest of the things have just served to manifest it -youre all gems xxx

[beso]

I have had bouts of stress in my life. Nothing I have done to combat it comes even close to the beneficial effect of yoga. Yoga changed my life in so many ways and for the first time showed me true peace of mind.

[Drisgirl]

beso -thanks for that tip -I have contemplated that but I am not very pliable and am quite restless by nature -mind you that be sort out those 2 things.TY

Just wanted to give a wee update as I appreciated you all so much and the for taking time-out for me -I phoned CRUSE yesterday -the lady I spoke to wasnt just a listening ear she was empathetic as well as sypathetic and re-assured me that each of those stages I am going through is almost textbook.It did me more good than I thought it would and last night for the first time in a long time I slept right through for 14 hrs -without dreams or nightmares -just solid.I feel brand new today and everything else is now sorting itself out.Thank you all - youre all diamonds !!!

(and no -honest- i'm not a stooge for Bill -lol)