Re: Carol: Dry lips, vaseline and feeling connected

[Guest guest]

Sara,

Vaseline, eh? Well, ok then. I think I've heard that before. Maybe

I'll get myself a nice variety of lip balms/chapsticks/petroleum

products and have fun with the rotation and figuring out which works

best. I'm thinking I'll need to have them at work, in the car, at my

boyfriends, in my pocketbook, etc. That way I always have one handy!

I will find my happy place, Sara. Thanks to you! And I will keep

telling myself it will be okay. Hey, after all these posts today -

I'm actually starting to believe it!!!

I hope the wolf stays away! Thanks for making me laugh!

By the way, are you the Sara that has a photo file?

Moving right along, with my happy place in my mind,

Carol

> > > > Ok Group ... tomorrow is my surgery and I'm starting to,

well,

> > > > to " freak out " just a bit. If I think about it too long, my

> > chest

> > > > starts to constrict and I feel like my insides are shaking.

I

> > think

> > > > about being wired shut and what a claustrophobic must feel

like

> > when

> > > > s/he is in a closet with the door shut. How do you handle

that

> > > > panicked feeling? What if I all of a sudden just can't

breathe

> > or

> > > > move or think or ...? Maybe I'm just being paranoid or maybe

> I'm

> > just

> > > > being silly. But the question occurred to me yesterday: what

> if

> > I

> > > > have some sort of panic attack when I'm wired shut? You guys

> > have

> > > > been so nice to me and you seem to have a plethora of

> information

> > > > available among the masses. So, I pose this question ...

with

> > the

> > > > risk of sounding silly or being embarrassed - because the

> thought

> > > > won't go out of my head - because I can - because the answer,

> or

> > a

> > > > decent facsimile thereof, might come back to me.

> > > > Thanks ... so much,

> > > > Carol

> > >

> > > CaROL I AM Claustrophobic and I also breathe through my mouth.

So

> I

> > > was getting myself all worked about being wired shut also. Will

> you

> > be

> > > wired for sure? I had my surgery last Tues. and I have has a

few

> > mini

> > > attacks, This sounds silly but when I feel one coming on I

stomp

> my

> > > foot and say no no no. So instead of a panic attack I have a

> > tantrum.

> > >

> > > It's working for me. Good luck tomorrow. It's not as bad as

you/me

> > > have made it in our heads. (wink)

> > >

> > > Michele

> > >

> > > ---------------------------------

> > >

[Guest guest]

Yes, I wasn't too hot on the vaseline either initially but I swear it

works. And yes, it is my pictures that are up on the site. Me and my

big grin. Lol, i can't wait to get it all fixed. I feel like it's

getting worse every day.

Sending you lots and lots of happy happy thoughts,

Sara

> > > > > Ok Group ... tomorrow is my surgery and I'm starting to,

> well,

> > > > > to " freak out " just a bit. If I think about it too long,

my

> > > chest

> > > > > starts to constrict and I feel like my insides are

shaking.

> I

> > > think

> > > > > about being wired shut and what a claustrophobic must feel

> like

> > > when

> > > > > s/he is in a closet with the door shut. How do you handle

> that

> > > > > panicked feeling? What if I all of a sudden just can't

> breathe

> > > or

> > > > > move or think or ...? Maybe I'm just being paranoid or

maybe

> > I'm

> > > just

> > > > > being silly. But the question occurred to me yesterday:

what

> > if

> > > I

> > > > > have some sort of panic attack when I'm wired shut? You

guys

> > > have

> > > > > been so nice to me and you seem to have a plethora of

> > information

> > > > > available among the masses. So, I pose this question ...

> with

> > > the

> > > > > risk of sounding silly or being embarrassed - because the

> > thought

> > > > > won't go out of my head - because I can - because the

answer,

> > or

> > > a

> > > > > decent facsimile thereof, might come back to me.

> > > > > Thanks ... so much,

> > > > > Carol

> > > >

> > > > CaROL I AM Claustrophobic and I also breathe through my

mouth.

> So

> > I

> > > > was getting myself all worked about being wired shut also.

Will

> > you

> > > be

> > > > wired for sure? I had my surgery last Tues. and I have has a

> few

> > > mini

> > > > attacks, This sounds silly but when I feel one coming on I

> stomp

> > my

> > > > foot and say no no no. So instead of a panic attack I have a

> > > tantrum.

> > > >

> > > > It's working for me. Good luck tomorrow. It's not as bad as

> you/me

> > > > have made it in our heads. (wink)

> > > >

> > > > Michele

> > > >

> > > > ---------------------------------

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Rather than either vaseline or chapstik, try Vitamin E. oil, or

aquaphor. Aquaphor is a lot like vaseline, but it's made by Eucerin.

Vitamin E. oil is messy as the dickens, can be bought in bottles, or

you can get the capsules, pop one with a pin, and squeeze out the oil.

The oil worked way the best for me.

C.

And Sara, Does " in bocca al lupo " work against creditors, too? If so,

it will become my new mantra!