Comments on: Mother’s Day and the Baby Arrived Just in Time http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/05/08/mothers-day-and-the-baby-arrived-just-in-time/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:39:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Rosalind http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/05/08/mothers-day-and-the-baby-arrived-just-in-time/#comment-2480 Rosalind Mon, 12 May 2008 19:30:16 +0000 http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/?p=301#comment-2480 Hi Amy- I really believe in "whatever floats your boat". Do it yourself isn't the same but it doesn't mean it doesn't work. I'd be curious to hear your response if you do try one of these. IN the end, we do need to develop our own tools for DIY so we can do it "In the moment" when we need it. Rosalind Hi Amy-
I really believe in “whatever floats your boat”. Do it yourself isn’t the same but it doesn’t mean it doesn’t work. I’d be curious to hear your response if you do try one of these. IN the end, we do need to develop our own tools for DIY so we can do it “In the moment” when we need it.
Rosalind

]]> By: Amy http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/05/08/mothers-day-and-the-baby-arrived-just-in-time/#comment-2473 Amy Mon, 12 May 2008 07:44:01 +0000 http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/?p=301#comment-2473 About those whole body scans: I haven't tried them. I guess mine was a DIY effort? I find I have to look for subtle warnings unique to my body and my ADs and my circadian cycle, and take into account what I call "The List" - about 11 sucky ailments that, individually, are inconvenient and can get worse than that, but put together, mean that some days, life just gangs up on me. I had 2 stimuli to make me listen before I crash: one, if I don't listen to that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach, the pain from the fibro/CFS/arthritis is going to overwhelm me and I will be at work but not nearly as productive. I have to nip that in the bud. Two, if I don't listen to that foggy sensation getting worse and watch the time of day andthe content of the possible remedies, I can find myself sleepwalking (especially when the Hashimotos' thyroiditis is getting worse and my pills are not a high enough dose!). NOT something you want to happen at work, as generally, employers want to fire you for sleeping on the job! Confounding factors also include my ADHD which interferes with normal cures like a diet Code Red or a nice triple shot latte - they sometimes act like sedatives instead of stimulants due to the circadian rhythm. That gets complicated by the rhythm of the pain, which is worse starting at 1 am and I have to work day shifts. I think those scans are helpful for those just learning their body's hints, and wish I had known about them a while back. But I think they're going to tell you the same thing my DIY method told me: Listen and look for subtle signs that consistently follow a crash. They're there if you check it out. About those whole body scans: I haven’t tried them. I guess mine was a DIY effort?
I find I have to look for subtle warnings unique to my body and my ADs and my circadian cycle, and take into account what I call “The List” - about 11 sucky ailments that, individually, are inconvenient and can get worse than that, but put together, mean that some days, life just gangs up on me.
I had 2 stimuli to make me listen before I crash: one, if I don’t listen to that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach, the pain from the fibro/CFS/arthritis is going to overwhelm me and I will be at work but not nearly as productive. I have to nip that in the bud. Two, if I don’t listen to that foggy sensation getting worse and watch the time of day andthe content of the possible remedies, I can find myself sleepwalking (especially when the Hashimotos’ thyroiditis is getting worse and my pills are not a high enough dose!). NOT something you want to happen at work, as generally, employers want to fire you for sleeping on the job! Confounding factors also include my ADHD which interferes with normal cures like a diet Code Red or a nice triple shot latte - they sometimes act like sedatives instead of stimulants due to the circadian rhythm. That gets complicated by the rhythm of the pain, which is worse starting at 1 am and I have to work day shifts.
I think those scans are helpful for those just learning their body’s hints, and wish I had known about them a while back. But I think they’re going to tell you the same thing my DIY method told me: Listen and look for subtle signs that consistently follow a crash. They’re there if you check it out.

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