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Well my mom is now home at her home 2.5 hrs away from me.  So far so good and my sister has not contacted her which is also good.  Everyone just rests better and does not "walk on eggshells" when she is out of the picture.  This sounds so cold but as my social worker said "you are not detaching from the person but from the agony of being involved"  I just hope she doesen't snake her way back in to my mom and then the circle starts all over again. 

It still hurts me something terrible and is so hard.

I have not been feeling well myself.  Not sure if everything just caught up with me or what.  I have had a terribe cough for 3 weeks and just extremely fatigued.  The last 2 nights I came home from work I crashed on the couch for the night and when I get up I am still tired.  Today went to my son's football game, came home and could hardly do laundry after sleeping a ton last night.  I don't feel depressed not sure what it is. 

[GeekyGirl]

It is hard to go through what you're going through, and I'm sure that being sick for 3 weeks isn't helping.

Is there something you can do today to help you feel more like yourself? Sometimes just taking a break (even if it's just to go see a movie or take a walk in the park) can help.

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I am getting ready to go to church with my family, we are going to get breakfast out after and my husband is gonna help me get groceries after so I don't have to do it later.  When I get home hopefully catch up on must do paperwork and then hopefully go out myself to get a shower gift.  Hopefully just take my time while I am out. 

I am so happy to have found this support group and look forward to checking it.  I hope someday I can be helpful to others as well. 

It's amazing how much I have learned and being a health care professional I have always shifted away from mental health... .  Just the other day I had to go to the psy unit to do a consult, it depresses me to step foot on the unit, yet the staff on that unit are some of the nices in the hospital.   Takes special people.  I look at the people and some are obviously very troubled and I just think to myself... .  how many lives has their condition affected?  How many more people suffer because of the reason for their admission?  Just hope and pray helpand healing do occur.

Thank so all who respond... .  you are my extended strength

[GeekyGirl]

That sounds like a plan! It's good that you and DH are tag-teaming here. Definitely take your time while you're out, and if you take the long way home, I'm sure no one will mind. If the weather is nice where you are, take advantage!

You're right about mental health professionals being special people. I remember dealing with nurses, PAs and doctors frequently as my grandfather was in the late stages of Alzheimer's and I couldn't get over how patient and kind they were. That's a tough job, but they were all very dedicated to their jobs and their patients. I have a lot of respect for them.