What Are You Feeling Today? Not Thinking, Rather Feeling! Can You Identify Yours?

[amethist]

KP the wall to wall sunshine is here in Yorkshire. I wish I could bottle it and send it to you.

But just give it another hour, you know how the weather changes in the UK.

Amethist

 

[amethist]

For KP, a bit of sunshine in a jar. Google them KP, you can buy them.



Amethist

 

[KP the nut]

I am feeling empowered. I've just replied to a thread in a coherrent and calm way. This time last year I would have crawled away, worried about it but would not have confronted it and replied. Maybe that should be in successes and achievements.

 

[The Albatross]

Physically I feel sick and have felt sick to my stomach for the past 2 1/2 days.
Emotionally I feel like I want to cry.
Emotionally I feel very anxious and frustrated... my dog is still stressing us both out. We've tried the bucket, apple bitters and I spent more $$$ I didn't really have for a 6 gallon trash can to cut into a large sized collar and my vet gave us tranquilizers. The wound isn't drying out when badaged... when the collar is off, we have to be with him to give him food, water, to go potty...we have to supervise him but he still gets his licking in. Aaarrrggghhhh! This is over 5 weeks now... I feel so anxious and stressed... I don't have much tolerance for anything else.
I feel anxiety about having to go for a class this afternoon... I'm not in a good place... and am allergic to the place where they are having it... but it is mandatory for my job.

I think that I need to find ways to release stress other than internalizing during times of out of the ordinary difficulties.
I think that I am feeling grief and shame for my last flip out episode and that the event is past, and it is now time to turn my focus back to being the best person I can be today.
I think that nothing is to be gained by ramping up the stress about my dog. It is what it is. I am being the most responsible I know how to be and I am not a bad pet owner because this wound hasn't been easy to heal.
I think that I've taken or taught this class for the past 15 years... I'll just take a benedryl, bring some herbal tea, and get it over with... I am rested and it will be okay. I can do this for four hours.

 

[amethist]

This may sound strange Albatross, but have they tried good old fashioned antiseptic powder. Unless the wound is too big of course.

I had a cat with a badly bitten leg years ago,( Tom cats fighting :rolleyes: ), which was weeping badly and would not heal or dry out. This is what was used in the end, a week later and it was dry and healing without any further issues.

May not be something that would be any good, but worth a mention.

Amethist

 

[The Albatross]

This may sound strange Albatross, but have they tried good old fashioned antiseptic powder.

I didn't know there was such a thing, what is this product and where can I try to find it? A name would really be helpful... It may be just the thing.

 

[amethist]

To be honest, I am not sure what it would be called where you live. I am in th UK so things are slightly different.

I have just Googled antiseptic powder for dogs, and it came up with loads of different ones you can buy from Vets and on-line. As well as web pages explaining what they can be used for and how.

So you may be able to find out more that way. It may end up being a cheap yet effective way of dealing with your poor dogs problem.

 

[The Albatross]

Thank you thank you THANK YOU! :tup:

 

[Kunoichi]

Today Feeling:

Anxious
paranoid
tired
scared

 

[bittersweet]

I feel...

anxious
depressed
emotionally and physically tired
scared
guilty
confused
hopeless

 

[goingonhope]

OMG, what do I come onto the forum to make myself shake.

I feel exposed, ashamed, scared, sad, fearful, anxious, scared, ashamed, ...sad. Exposed. I wish I were somewhere right now in the woods to be able to just scream and let out fear, anger bordering on rage and fright.

I feel really exposed.
And, I feel very much vulnerable.

I also feel heard, cared about, worthy, liked, included, interesting and appreciated, but I am sometimes a bit too sincere and honest for my own good. So I to feel most vulnerable, exposed and maybe somewhat dumb. I don't always know.

 

[The Albatross]

Back in for the rest of the day....

I feel tired.
I feel relieved that I got in to the recertification class instead of the 4 hour one... 80 questions and I only missed 2.
I feel better the collar seems to be working on the dog and can take him in for a steroid injection for hot spots (he didn't get one initially apparently... only the antibiotics).
Man it is hot today... in the 90's... all the starts and stops, my short tripping... I am really dehydrated.

I think I'll rest this evening.
I think that even though my brain was jumping around, I did pretty darned good on the test.
I think I'll drink a lot more water and take a cool bath.
I think I'll check it in the morning and if I need to, get the depo' shot for hot spots and have him looked at again... they said they can get me in in the afternoon. (don't want the powder on there til after we try the depo' shot though).