Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Toys R Us.....that is worse! I do all my Christmas shopping online also. I started doing that after I had emergency gall bladder surgery in 2002 and couldn't sit up long enough to drive anywhere. Kerry nc2406@... wrote: In a message dated 3/9/2005 2:40:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, klb58@... writes: > That is part of the reason I bought my wedding dress online i do everything i can online. the past two years, all christmas gifts were bought online. and it didn't used to bother me either...but now places like shopping malls are scary places for me. oh well - i guess there are worse things. cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I used to brag to my husband and now fiance that he should be happy that I don't like going shopping or to the malls, I save him money!!! LOL Then I suggest that any money that I WOULD have spent, should just be funneled to a spa day for me Kerry nc2406@... wrote: In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:35:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, artisticgroomer@... writes: > Walmart is about the only store I go into besides the local grocery store. > yep....that's pretty much it for me. except i can go to plant nurseries with no problem. if it's a small mall, i will go to one with my husband. but we joked for years - even before diagnosis - about how i can only go to 3 or 4 stores before needing to take a break. then it was more because of fatigue...but i'm still left now with just having to STOP and sit down and regroup. I put this kind of stuff under " permanant brain damage " actually...because i don't see it going away. cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I used to brag to my husband and now fiance that he should be happy that I don't like going shopping or to the malls, I save him money!!! LOL Then I suggest that any money that I WOULD have spent, should just be funneled to a spa day for me Kerry nc2406@... wrote: In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:35:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, artisticgroomer@... writes: > Walmart is about the only store I go into besides the local grocery store. > yep....that's pretty much it for me. except i can go to plant nurseries with no problem. if it's a small mall, i will go to one with my husband. but we joked for years - even before diagnosis - about how i can only go to 3 or 4 stores before needing to take a break. then it was more because of fatigue...but i'm still left now with just having to STOP and sit down and regroup. I put this kind of stuff under " permanant brain damage " actually...because i don't see it going away. cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Talk about choices --I've spent two days on this computer trying to deceide on which shoes to buy. I broke a bone in my foot a few months ago and even though the bone has healed I still have problems with it and I need a very supportive tenni shoe. I have such a problem making deceisions (anyone else?). Has anyone ever been in a store and be half way done, then get this urge to leave and not finish shopping? kk m > > In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:44:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, > marin@q... > > writes: > > > > > BUT, > > > all the people coming at me, etc......is just too much for me > sometimes now. > > > I've been here for over a week now, and it seems like I have to > do that same > > > retreat into my apt, sort of like a hermity thing, yet I do enjoy > a good > > > conversation sometimes, face to face. > > > > yes. i understand what you're saying. i call this > feeling " sensory > > overload " ...and it can happen with too many people, going into > walmart, or just too > > much coming at me in a period of a few days. > > i don't cope well. > > i used to cope well...i used to manage and handle everything. > > but no more. > > my abilities are limited now in what i can handle. > > i have to take care of just myself now. > > not everybody else. > > cindi > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Talk about choices --I've spent two days on this computer trying to deceide on which shoes to buy. I broke a bone in my foot a few months ago and even though the bone has healed I still have problems with it and I need a very supportive tenni shoe. I have such a problem making deceisions (anyone else?). Has anyone ever been in a store and be half way done, then get this urge to leave and not finish shopping? kk m > > In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:44:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, > marin@q... > > writes: > > > > > BUT, > > > all the people coming at me, etc......is just too much for me > sometimes now. > > > I've been here for over a week now, and it seems like I have to > do that same > > > retreat into my apt, sort of like a hermity thing, yet I do enjoy > a good > > > conversation sometimes, face to face. > > > > yes. i understand what you're saying. i call this > feeling " sensory > > overload " ...and it can happen with too many people, going into > walmart, or just too > > much coming at me in a period of a few days. > > i don't cope well. > > i used to cope well...i used to manage and handle everything. > > but no more. > > my abilities are limited now in what i can handle. > > i have to take care of just myself now. > > not everybody else. > > cindi > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Talk about choices --I've spent two days on this computer trying to deceide on which shoes to buy. I broke a bone in my foot a few months ago and even though the bone has healed I still have problems with it and I need a very supportive tenni shoe. I have such a problem making deceisions (anyone else?). Has anyone ever been in a store and be half way done, then get this urge to leave and not finish shopping? kk m > > In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:44:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, > marin@q... > > writes: > > > > > BUT, > > > all the people coming at me, etc......is just too much for me > sometimes now. > > > I've been here for over a week now, and it seems like I have to > do that same > > > retreat into my apt, sort of like a hermity thing, yet I do enjoy > a good > > > conversation sometimes, face to face. > > > > yes. i understand what you're saying. i call this > feeling " sensory > > overload " ...and it can happen with too many people, going into > walmart, or just too > > much coming at me in a period of a few days. > > i don't cope well. > > i used to cope well...i used to manage and handle everything. > > but no more. > > my abilities are limited now in what i can handle. > > i have to take care of just myself now. > > not everybody else. > > cindi > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Me toooooooo, I love plants and nature. kk In NaturalThyroidHormones , Kerry wrote: > I took my kids to the Baskin Robins at the local mall last week because they were the only one in the area honoring the yahoo coupon for free ice cream. While we were there, I walked in to what used to be one of my favorite stores to shop in. I was only half way in, got so overwhelmed that I walked right out. My kids then wanted to go into Hot Topic to look at the Napoleon Dynamite shirts..I couldn't even get past the front door...argh. Though I seem to have no problem wandering around plant nurseries..LOL > > Kerry > > karen wrote: > > > > Talk about choices --I've spent two days on this computer trying to > deceide on which shoes to buy. I broke a bone in my foot a few months > ago and even though the bone has healed I still have problems with it > and I need a very supportive tenni shoe. I have such a problem making > deceisions (anyone else?). Has anyone ever been in a store and be > half way done, then get this urge to leave and not finish shopping? > > kk > > > > > m > > > In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:44:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > marin@q... > > > writes: > > > > > > > BUT, > > > > all the people coming at me, etc......is just too much for me > > sometimes now. > > > > I've been here for over a week now, and it seems like I have to > > do that same > > > > retreat into my apt, sort of like a hermity thing, yet I do > enjoy > > a good > > > > conversation sometimes, face to face. > > > > > > yes. i understand what you're saying. i call this > > feeling " sensory > > > overload " ...and it can happen with too many people, going into > > walmart, or just too > > > much coming at me in a period of a few days. > > > i don't cope well. > > > i used to cope well...i used to manage and handle everything. > > > but no more. > > > my abilities are limited now in what i can handle. > > > i have to take care of just myself now. > > > not everybody else. > > > cindi > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Me toooooooo, I love plants and nature. kk In NaturalThyroidHormones , Kerry wrote: > I took my kids to the Baskin Robins at the local mall last week because they were the only one in the area honoring the yahoo coupon for free ice cream. While we were there, I walked in to what used to be one of my favorite stores to shop in. I was only half way in, got so overwhelmed that I walked right out. My kids then wanted to go into Hot Topic to look at the Napoleon Dynamite shirts..I couldn't even get past the front door...argh. Though I seem to have no problem wandering around plant nurseries..LOL > > Kerry > > karen wrote: > > > > Talk about choices --I've spent two days on this computer trying to > deceide on which shoes to buy. I broke a bone in my foot a few months > ago and even though the bone has healed I still have problems with it > and I need a very supportive tenni shoe. I have such a problem making > deceisions (anyone else?). Has anyone ever been in a store and be > half way done, then get this urge to leave and not finish shopping? > > kk > > > > > m > > > In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:44:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > marin@q... > > > writes: > > > > > > > BUT, > > > > all the people coming at me, etc......is just too much for me > > sometimes now. > > > > I've been here for over a week now, and it seems like I have to > > do that same > > > > retreat into my apt, sort of like a hermity thing, yet I do > enjoy > > a good > > > > conversation sometimes, face to face. > > > > > > yes. i understand what you're saying. i call this > > feeling " sensory > > > overload " ...and it can happen with too many people, going into > > walmart, or just too > > > much coming at me in a period of a few days. > > > i don't cope well. > > > i used to cope well...i used to manage and handle everything. > > > but no more. > > > my abilities are limited now in what i can handle. > > > i have to take care of just myself now. > > > not everybody else. > > > cindi > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 me tooooo...I would rather be out in my yard than inside. karen karenk8@...> wrote: Me toooooooo, I love plants and nature. kk In NaturalThyroidHormones , Kerry wrote: > I took my kids to the Baskin Robins at the local mall last week because they were the only one in the area honoring the yahoo coupon for free ice cream. While we were there, I walked in to what used to be one of my favorite stores to shop in. I was only half way in, got so overwhelmed that I walked right out. My kids then wanted to go into Hot Topic to look at the Napoleon Dynamite shirts..I couldn't even get past the front door...argh. Though I seem to have no problem wandering around plant nurseries..LOL > > Kerry > > karen wrote: > > > > Talk about choices --I've spent two days on this computer trying to > deceide on which shoes to buy. I broke a bone in my foot a few months > ago and even though the bone has healed I still have problems with it > and I need a very supportive tenni shoe. I have such a problem making > deceisions (anyone else?). Has anyone ever been in a store and be > half way done, then get this urge to leave and not finish shopping? > > kk > > > > > m > > > In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:44:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > marin@q... > > > writes: > > > > > > > BUT, > > > > all the people coming at me, etc......is just too much for me > > sometimes now. > > > > I've been here for over a week now, and it seems like I have to > > do that same > > > > retreat into my apt, sort of like a hermity thing, yet I do > enjoy > > a good > > > > conversation sometimes, face to face. > > > > > > yes. i understand what you're saying. i call this > > feeling " sensory > > > overload " ...and it can happen with too many people, going into > > walmart, or just too > > > much coming at me in a period of a few days. > > > i don't cope well. > > > i used to cope well...i used to manage and handle everything. > > > but no more. > > > my abilities are limited now in what i can handle. > > > i have to take care of just myself now. > > > not everybody else. > > > cindi > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 but we wouldn't be reclusive then.. (I want to be alone ) Lynda (in the UK) ----- Original Message ----- From: karen To: NaturalThyroidHormones P.S. I think all of us reclusive ladies need to live in a commune together! We could live in our own little world. kk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 My teenage son thinks I'm a freak cause I talk to the squirrels!!! kk > > > > In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:44:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > > marin@q... > > > > writes: > > > > > > > > > BUT, > > > > > all the people coming at me, etc......is just too much for me > > > sometimes now. > > > > > I've been here for over a week now, and it seems like I have > to > > > do that same > > > > > retreat into my apt, sort of like a hermity thing, yet I do > > enjoy > > > a good > > > > > conversation sometimes, face to face. > > > > > > > > yes. i understand what you're saying. i call this > > > feeling " sensory > > > > overload " ...and it can happen with too many people, going into > > > walmart, or just too > > > > much coming at me in a period of a few days. > > > > i don't cope well. > > > > i used to cope well...i used to manage and handle everything. > > > > but no more. > > > > my abilities are limited now in what i can handle. > > > > i have to take care of just myself now. > > > > not everybody else. > > > > cindi > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 My teenage son thinks I'm a freak cause I talk to the squirrels!!! kk > > > > In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:44:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > > marin@q... > > > > writes: > > > > > > > > > BUT, > > > > > all the people coming at me, etc......is just too much for me > > > sometimes now. > > > > > I've been here for over a week now, and it seems like I have > to > > > do that same > > > > > retreat into my apt, sort of like a hermity thing, yet I do > > enjoy > > > a good > > > > > conversation sometimes, face to face. > > > > > > > > yes. i understand what you're saying. i call this > > > feeling " sensory > > > > overload " ...and it can happen with too many people, going into > > > walmart, or just too > > > > much coming at me in a period of a few days. > > > > i don't cope well. > > > > i used to cope well...i used to manage and handle everything. > > > > but no more. > > > > my abilities are limited now in what i can handle. > > > > i have to take care of just myself now. > > > > not everybody else. > > > > cindi > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 My teenage son thinks I'm a freak cause I talk to the squirrels!!! kk > > > > In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:44:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > > marin@q... > > > > writes: > > > > > > > > > BUT, > > > > > all the people coming at me, etc......is just too much for me > > > sometimes now. > > > > > I've been here for over a week now, and it seems like I have > to > > > do that same > > > > > retreat into my apt, sort of like a hermity thing, yet I do > > enjoy > > > a good > > > > > conversation sometimes, face to face. > > > > > > > > yes. i understand what you're saying. i call this > > > feeling " sensory > > > > overload " ...and it can happen with too many people, going into > > > walmart, or just too > > > > much coming at me in a period of a few days. > > > > i don't cope well. > > > > i used to cope well...i used to manage and handle everything. > > > > but no more. > > > > my abilities are limited now in what i can handle. > > > > i have to take care of just myself now. > > > > not everybody else. > > > > cindi > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 We have 4 cats, so the squirrels don't hang out much, but the cats love to come and rub up against me when I am outside, or lay close by. I liike that karen karenk8@...> wrote: My teenage son thinks I'm a freak cause I talk to the squirrels!!! kk > > > > In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:44:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > > marin@q... > > > > writes: > > > > > > > > > BUT, > > > > > all the people coming at me, etc......is just too much for me > > > sometimes now. > > > > > I've been here for over a week now, and it seems like I have > to > > > do that same > > > > > retreat into my apt, sort of like a hermity thing, yet I do > > enjoy > > > a good > > > > > conversation sometimes, face to face. > > > > > > > > yes. i understand what you're saying. i call this > > > feeling " sensory > > > > overload " ...and it can happen with too many people, going into > > > walmart, or just too > > > > much coming at me in a period of a few days. > > > > i don't cope well. > > > > i used to cope well...i used to manage and handle everything. > > > > but no more. > > > > my abilities are limited now in what i can handle. > > > > i have to take care of just myself now. > > > > not everybody else. > > > > cindi > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 We have 4 cats, so the squirrels don't hang out much, but the cats love to come and rub up against me when I am outside, or lay close by. I liike that karen karenk8@...> wrote: My teenage son thinks I'm a freak cause I talk to the squirrels!!! kk > > > > In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:44:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > > marin@q... > > > > writes: > > > > > > > > > BUT, > > > > > all the people coming at me, etc......is just too much for me > > > sometimes now. > > > > > I've been here for over a week now, and it seems like I have > to > > > do that same > > > > > retreat into my apt, sort of like a hermity thing, yet I do > > enjoy > > > a good > > > > > conversation sometimes, face to face. > > > > > > > > yes. i understand what you're saying. i call this > > > feeling " sensory > > > > overload " ...and it can happen with too many people, going into > > > walmart, or just too > > > > much coming at me in a period of a few days. > > > > i don't cope well. > > > > i used to cope well...i used to manage and handle everything. > > > > but no more. > > > > my abilities are limited now in what i can handle. > > > > i have to take care of just myself now. > > > > not everybody else. > > > > cindi > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I sometimes take my mp3 player and some small clip-on earphones to the store. It lets me block out the world's blah-blah-blah and listen to music, or a radio show, or whatever. Talk to the hand, world, I'm jammin. -- prr " " artisticgroomer@...> wrote: >>and it didn't used to bother me either...but now places like shopping malls are scary places for me.<< HMMM I thought that was just me & my antisocialism... I actually have gift certificates to my local mall from Xmas gifts from clients that I have not used yet cause I will not go to the mall. I also have restaurant gift certificates unused for the same reason.I also shop for everything online. Walmart is about the only store I go into besides the local grocery store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I sometimes take my mp3 player and some small clip-on earphones to the store. It lets me block out the world's blah-blah-blah and listen to music, or a radio show, or whatever. Talk to the hand, world, I'm jammin. -- prr " " artisticgroomer@...> wrote: >>and it didn't used to bother me either...but now places like shopping malls are scary places for me.<< HMMM I thought that was just me & my antisocialism... I actually have gift certificates to my local mall from Xmas gifts from clients that I have not used yet cause I will not go to the mall. I also have restaurant gift certificates unused for the same reason.I also shop for everything online. Walmart is about the only store I go into besides the local grocery store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I sometimes take my mp3 player and some small clip-on earphones to the store. It lets me block out the world's blah-blah-blah and listen to music, or a radio show, or whatever. Talk to the hand, world, I'm jammin. -- prr " " artisticgroomer@...> wrote: >>and it didn't used to bother me either...but now places like shopping malls are scary places for me.<< HMMM I thought that was just me & my antisocialism... I actually have gift certificates to my local mall from Xmas gifts from clients that I have not used yet cause I will not go to the mall. I also have restaurant gift certificates unused for the same reason.I also shop for everything online. Walmart is about the only store I go into besides the local grocery store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Could this be listed as an advanced symptom of Hypo/adrenal burnout?! .... > they don't believe that it's sometimes because i'm not physically > able...they just think i am selfish for not sharing my talents > anymore > cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Could this be listed as an advanced symptom of Hypo/adrenal burnout?! .... > they don't believe that it's sometimes because i'm not physically > able...they just think i am selfish for not sharing my talents > anymore > cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 We could wear shirts that say " talk " or " don't talk " , or better yet-- " open " or " closed " , that way we'd know who to leave alone on that particular day. kk > In a message dated 3/9/2005 4:01:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, karenk8@c... > writes: > > > I think all of us reclusive ladies need to live in a commune > > together! We could live in our own little world. > > > > as long as no one bothers me please. > cindi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 We could wear shirts that say " talk " or " don't talk " , or better yet-- " open " or " closed " , that way we'd know who to leave alone on that particular day. kk > In a message dated 3/9/2005 4:01:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, karenk8@c... > writes: > > > I think all of us reclusive ladies need to live in a commune > > together! We could live in our own little world. > > > > as long as no one bothers me please. > cindi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I always hated crowds. Now it doesn't even take a crowd to keep me home! Kate Re: Digest Number 2448 >>and it didn't used to bother me either...but now places like shopping malls are scary places for me.<< HMMM I thought that was just me & my antisocialism... I actually have gift certificates to my local mall from Xmas gifts from clients that I have not used yet cause I will not go to the mall. I also have restaurant gift certificates unused for the same reason.I also shop for everything online. Walmart is about the only store I go into besides the local grocery store. *Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, " You're next. " They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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