May I bitch?

[Bertha Venation]

Nearing 10,000 posts... with a quite popular user name (can't brag, though; I just borrowed it)... I think I can bitch. Can't I?

My back is KILLING ME. So is my right ankle (been fubar for years) and my right heel (plantar fasciitis).

I have gained back weight. Not all of it, but enough to piss me off. I had to quit the clinic because it was too expensive.

There are too many cats in our house. My heart is too god damned fucking BIG and I am too freaking emotional. I have committed myself to this feral colony but sometimes it just sucks the life out of me.

I have no energy, largely because I'm obese but partly because of my depression and partly because I'm up at 5:30 AM and home at 7:30-8:00 PM each weekday (and commute an average of 3-3.5 hours).

Ho ho fucking ho.

[arwalden]

1. Heh-heh. You Said Bitch.

Sorry you're feeling bad.

[Bertha Venation]

4. LOVE the new av.

Barbra in "What's Up, Doc?" Right?! One of my favorite movies.

[Bertha Venation]

20. You know what? I JUST got this.

Bertha catches up. Film at eleven. :eyes:

[sbj405]

2. Bertha, (((((hugs)))))

:hug:

Things will get better. And you are an angel for taking care of the kitties.

[motely36]

3. Of course you can bitch

It doesn't mean we have to listen :evilgrin:

No, seriously, I hope things get better for you soon.

[gtp1976]

5. can you get me a beer?

Sorry, I thought you were my wife for a minute. :-)

(Ducking)

[Bertha Venation]

9. Bah! Yeah, right after I put another log on the fire.

heh heh

[Kenneth ken]

6. Yes, yes you may

and that was a good one! :)

I'm sorry you're feeling bad.

:hug:

:hi:

[ET Awful]

7. Of course you may bitch!

and we'll sit her and sympathize as best we're able.

:hug:

Now feel better dammit! :)

[alexisfree]

8. YOU ARE A GREAT PERSON!!

I don’t know you but, you must be a great woman, I have depression but this life is a bitch to be so fucking miserable..:bounce:

[Bertha Venation]

14. Nope. Just strong, and I have no idea where it comes from.

Had a breakdown 18 years ago. I'm about due for another. I miss that padded room . . . . ;)

[Fenris]

10. You commute an average of 3-3.5 hours each day?

:hug:

Yikes, hon. That's terrible. :(

[Bertha Venation]

12. Unless you can afford to live in the city (and are inclined to do so),

don't ever move to the Washington, DC, area. We live outside the DC suburbs, in a rural area, and we both works just blocks from the White House.

It's only a 35-mile drive one way. Still, an average commute time, with good weather and no wrecks or other backups, is 1.5 hours. And days with no backups are rare.

[Fenris]

16. Ugh. I'll make sure to avoid living in D.C.

:scared:

That's too far to drive, for me.

[Debbi801]

18. Yuck. I can sypathize...

My husband used to commute into DC each day. Would leave the house at 4-5 am and not get home until 8 or 9 pm. It sucked.

Not sure what the mileage is, but I know it was a long commute. We're outside of Baltimore.

:hug:

I hope you're feeling better soon.

Debbi

[CO Liberal]

11. Any Time You Want To Bitch, Bertha....

...go right ahead. There's always at least one sympathetic ear here in the Lounge. Plus the occasional "Get Over It" grouch....

:-)

[hiley]

13. I am sorry

you feel so bad and overwhelmed. The cats I am sure love you very much though.:hug:

[Lex]

15. Sorry you feel not so great.

Sounds like you are tired and need some serious rest. When I'm tired, it seems like my whole life sucks.

Is there ANY way for you to unplug and get some extra rest?

(((((( Bertha Venation )))))))

[flamingyouth]

17. That commute sucks

I work about eight miles from my home and last night it took me over an hour to get home (hello, fellow 520 commuters! :hi:).

I always recommend gentle yoga for the back pain, and even for the plantar fasciitis (that hurts like hell, I know). I'm always pushing the www.yogajournal.com site for good poses for relaxation and energy, or maybe even your local library has a video or DVD you can borrow. Good luck to you. And I hate this freaking crazy-assed time of year too. :(

[kranich]

19. Not trying to be glib or anything

but cognitive therapy is very successful. I am serious. It differs from traditional Freudian type psychotherapy in the sense that it focuses on results and the patient is active in the solutions. Perhaps if you could elevate your mood through re-uptake inhibitors you would respond to it. In any respect, hope things get better.