HUGE
of relief!
definitely see a doc - hands can be very problematic, they have so many bones!
This was said so well that it bears repeating!Originally Posted by clixpix
Carol, there are lots of resources out there. Just today I was talking to my patient who is a social worker at a hospice, and she said that many hospices offer several free sessions of grief counseling to people in the community who have suffered a loss. Please, please look into it! I know you're dealing with more than your father's passing, but at least they would be able to help you with your grief, and to possibly help get you into another program that charges on a sliding scale (oftentimes that is as low as $1 per session). Your post is very alarming, and from the sounds of it you really need someone who can help you!
You're an important person to many people, even if it doesn't seem like it right now. Your mother for one, and you have friends.
Please reach out for help...call those who have offered a shoulder for you to cry on, and avail yourself of the services that can help you through this dark time!
thanks! i sent it! take some NSAIDs for your hand, if you haven't already - not aspirin, but ibuprofen or tylenol...Originally Posted by CarolPetunia
Thank you, Laureen -- I'll clear out that box in a moment!
And ice!Originally Posted by laureen227
thanks! i sent it! take some NSAIDs for your hand, if you haven't already - not aspirin, but ibuprofen or tylenol...
Carol, you can call on me anytime. No matter what the problem is.Originally Posted by CarolPetunia
I hope it's the last time I call on you for awhile.
"check w/your church for spiritual counseling-most churches offer it on a sliding scale if $ is an issue?????"Originally Posted by laureen227
and pharmeceutical help is ok, but not self-medicating w/someone else's drugs
in answer to your question: i've been suicidal, & got legally prescribed pharmeceutical help. if this is going to be an ongoing issue, you really need to seek a professional.
also, check w/your church for spiritual counseling - most churches offer it on a sliding scale, if $ is an issue.
Originally Posted by strange_wings
Carol, please please get some grief counseling soon. You need someone there to help you through this.
Bills gotta get paid,Originally Posted by hammyandwaf
"check w/your church for spiritual counseling-most churches offer it on a sliding scale if $ is an issue?????"
Do you know how rediculous that sounds? You ask a church for help and they are going to charge you $$$$answer. You can lead a horse to water but if the horse doesnt like water hes not going to drink it no matter how much you tell him the water will save him.