"Alan Harding" <Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:KWBA0fELKiYEFwKx@harding.demon.co.uk...

The morning was pretty much as usual,, nothing interesting about it till

couldn't stand waiting around any longer and set off early for my psych
appointment.

I arrived early, to find him running late, as he had to get a translator
to deal with the patient before me. I started on the book I'd taken with
me, 'just in case', at about eleven forty-five.

When I got in, we went through the 'How are you, I see you were down at
the last session with my assistant'. Down? <Maniacal laughter>

Anyway, we got that out of the way and then we went over the graphs he'd
plotted of my mood since 1994 - a pronounced dip every winter, with dips
in between, and periods of rapid cycling thrown in, when I wouldn't know
from hour to hour where my mood was headed next.

So, back on the lithium, as well as the lamotrogine for now. And, after
doing the CBT, I get to try talk therapy - I may even get a letter about
the possibility of having an appointment within three weeks. The letter,
that is, not the appointment.

And I finished the book about five forty-five, even with an hour when I
couldn't do any reading! Five hours to read a whole book! I'm amazed.

Definitely an interesting day. I have the whole evening to make up for

I was yesterday ready to go and see my family doctor to get my monthly
supply of medications from the NHS because I was running out of Effexor. I
then had a look at the counter where I keep my medications and discovered

had Effexor for 10 more days. I felt glad not to have and go and wait for
hours to be received by the doctor. I also carry a book, but very often, I
end up chatting with the people waiting with me, specially if they are
women.

--
Teilhard Knight
The Extraterrestrial

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I am not screwed up .......... It's all in my mind

Alan Harding <Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote:

Anyway, we got that out of the way and then we went over the graphs he'd
plotted of my mood since 1994 - a pronounced dip every winter, with dips
in between, and periods of rapid cycling thrown in, when I wouldn't know
from hour to hour where my mood was headed next.

Well, he is to be commended for tracking that.

Alan Harding wrote...

The morning was pretty much as usual,, nothing interesting
about it till I couldn't stand waiting around any longer
and set off early for my psych appointment.

I arrived early, to find him running late, as he had to get
a translator to deal with the patient before me. I started
on the book I'd taken with me, 'just in case', at about
eleven forty-five.

When I got in, we went through the 'How are you, I see you
were down at the last session with my assistant'. Down?
<Maniacal laughter>

Anyway, we got that out of the way and then we went over
the graphs he'd plotted of my mood since 1994 - a
pronounced dip every winter, with dips in between, and
periods of rapid cycling thrown in, when I wouldn't know
from hour to hour where my mood was headed next.

So, back on the lithium, as well as the lamotrogine for
now. And, after doing the CBT, I get to try talk therapy -
I may even get a letter about the possibility of having an
appointment within three weeks. The letter, that is, not
the appointment.

And I finished the book about five forty-five, even with an
hour when I couldn't do any reading! Five hours to read a
whole book! I'm amazed.

Definitely an interesting day. I have the whole evening to
make up for it.

i hope you had a good evening, as well. did you read another
book?;-)

Alan Harding wrote:

The morning was pretty much as usual,, nothing interesting about it till
I couldn't stand waiting around any longer and set off early for my
psych appointment.

I arrived early, to find him running late, as he had to get a translator
to deal with the patient before me. I started on the book I'd taken with
me, 'just in case', at about eleven forty-five.

When I got in, we went through the 'How are you, I see you were down at
the last session with my assistant'. Down? <Maniacal laughter>

Anyway, we got that out of the way and then we went over the graphs he'd
plotted of my mood since 1994 - a pronounced dip every winter, with dips
in between, and periods of rapid cycling thrown in, when I wouldn't know
from hour to hour where my mood was headed next.

So, back on the lithium, as well as the lamotrogine for now. And, after
doing the CBT, I get to try talk therapy - I may even get a letter about
the possibility of having an appointment within three weeks. The letter,
that is, not the appointment.

And I finished the book about five forty-five, even with an hour when I
couldn't do any reading! Five hours to read a whole book! I'm amazed.

Definitely an interesting day. I have the whole evening to make up for
it.

i once read a book in 15 mins it was called "The book of italian war
heroes"

so...what was the book? it must have been pretty good if you didn't put
it down til you were finished.

so...what was the book? it must have been pretty good if you didn't put
it down til you were finished.


Alan Harding wrote:

The morning was pretty much as usual,, nothing interesting about it till
I couldn't stand waiting around any longer and set off early for my
psych appointment.

I arrived early, to find him running late, as he had to get a translator
to deal with the patient before me. I started on the book I'd taken with
me, 'just in case', at about eleven forty-five.

When I got in, we went through the 'How are you, I see you were down at
the last session with my assistant'. Down? <Maniacal laughter>

Anyway, we got that out of the way and then we went over the graphs he'd
plotted of my mood since 1994 - a pronounced dip every winter, with dips
in between, and periods of rapid cycling thrown in, when I wouldn't know
from hour to hour where my mood was headed next.

So, back on the lithium, as well as the lamotrogine for now. And, after
doing the CBT, I get to try talk therapy - I may even get a letter about
the possibility of having an appointment within three weeks. The letter,
that is, not the appointment.

And I finished the book about five forty-five, even with an hour when I
couldn't do any reading! Five hours to read a whole book! I'm amazed.

Definitely an interesting day. I have the whole evening to make up for
it.

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just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?