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lighter:
Hops:

It's good you recognize the things you need to limit or end....like getting winded.  Maybe you can walk in spurts, rest, walk so you don't get winded OR switch to movement.....stretches and whatever else you think will build you stronger. 

You're very resourceful, ((Hops.)) I hope energy to resolve the excersise piece finds you soon.

Lighter

Hopalong:
Thank you, (((((Lighter))))).

Your encouragement is always kind with a boost. (Resourceful.)

You know, that helps a LOT.

hugs
Hops

lighter:
Happy Thanksgiving, Hops.  What are you and Pooch doing today?

We're resting after dropping my sis off for a 4am flight check in.  It's very quiet in my house.

Lighter

Hopalong:
Best answer, Lighter, is to post the image and message I sent friends this morning!

I am thankful for this dreaming dog, this beam of sun, and you, my friends. Happy Thanksgiving.

To my frustration, I still can't figure out how to upload an image here, so not sure it'll come through:

It's another "morning photo" of Pooch dozing on my bed in sunlight. Yet this time, she's in defined visible beams of sun, curled up snugly and something about the photo is beautiful. I think it's the sunbeams, clear and in focus. Well, plus Her Magnificence, of course.

Anyway, HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I'm going next door this evening to eat all my neighbor's veggies. Very content to spend the day on my own. Will walk Pooch before I go over, and she'll get some turkey on my return. Good day.

Hope everyone has a happy day today. It's my favorite holiday, only about gratitude, not stuff.

A multitude of small delights constitutes happiness. -- Charles Beaudelaire (hangs over my stove)

hugs
Hops

Hopalong:
Well, December won this time. I have not been doing well this month. Most years, quiet avoidance helps me numb out/distract myself so I don't spiral into daughter-grief, etc. And that's not the main issue, actually. I don't yearn for her any more. It's generally feeling way too alone and in my case, that triggers anxiety.

Long story a LOT shorter, I get triggered by well-intentioned questions or efforts to pull me into celebratory, holiday-based activity even when I know (and SAY) that it's not the right approach for me. I am sensitive to pitying looks or behaviors. (People offering to come over who normally don't, for example). Can't stand that but also don't want to be alone.

Anyway, it all peaked in a panic attack that woke me up at 2:30 with chest pain and tachycardia. My insomnia is out of control (ALL night long a couple times/week) and yet, more meds aren't the answer. Instead I read (Cleveland Clinic, this time) an excellent summary of the symptom differences between panic attack and heart attack. This was a panic attack. While I SLEPT. But the article helped me calm down.

From experience, I know that any time you admit chest pain, responding health folks tell you to go to the hospital. Been there, done that.

But I found something new to me: inositol for panic attacks. So I've ordered a big can of the powder and am starting that tonight. I COULD go back on SSRIs but want to try this first.

Wish me luck! A non-harmful supplement that does what a small amount of research suggests it could do, would be a miracle for me.

hugs
Hops

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