Today is Thursday, and my much-needed vacation has started. Hooray! I am so happy! I am so relieved. I only work part-time, but I’ve been so ill these past 5 weeks. I need a break.
I wondered, if I’d make it, or if I’d fall apart. My body is so tired, so worn out. My mind wants to get lost in deep, wonderful, sleep.
My body is battling peri-menopause (and the end of a terrible cold). My mind battles Schizoaffective Disorder and PTSD. When you combine all these ailments, its a dicey situation. Basically, for the mind to be healthy, the body has to be healthy. And when the mind is unhealthy, people tend to neglect their bodies health.
I am getting more sleep now, but its a mystery, why I still have no appetite, and why I have developed a real aversion to green foods. I have only lost 6 pounds, so far, and my doctors are not concerned. I, however, am a bit concerned, because, I have Diabetes, and I think that not eating a lot of the time is, well, not good.
My mood is pretty good, Thank God. I did not become depressed with the onset of peri-menopause, but I did have auditory hallucinations in the form of music, a few weeks ago, when I had that terrible cold.
I am planning to spend my vacation with my husband, and some of my friends. I am also hoping to visit my Mom, in Maine for a few days.
Hello,
I’m Christine
My name is Christine and I am almost 45 years old. This is my very first blog. I am writing because I feel like I am living in a closet. But I am not gay, I am mentally ill, I have Schizoaffective Disorder. I also have PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). Not many people know this about me. I have been fearful of “coming out”, because, frankly, the human population has not always been kind to people with mental illness. But isn’t it time that we come to accept all of our bothers & sisters, regardless of their differences?
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