A long rave

[outlander]

Good morning @Sophia1 ❤

Ive been doing some art just not very successfully. I like being creative helps keep my mind occupied.
How are you going?

[Mazarita]

@eth, we speak the same language! 

[Faith-and-Hope]

Morning @Sophia1 and @Bunniekins if you’re about .... 👋💕

Just a referral for routine testing cos I had a brush with cancer years ago.

@Mazarita @outlander @eth @utopia  @Exoplanet 

[Mazarita]

 @Faith-and-Hope, that must have been scary. Glad to hear it was just a 'brush'. I read something about it on another thread. Was it skin cancer? Best wishes for your checkup today. 

[eth]

Hope you get the all clear @Faith-and-Hope

[Mazarita]

@eth, about what we were talking about a little while ago, regarding catastrophic or anxious thoughts. I still get very anxious about certain things. Just that the more outlandish catastrophes that appear in my mind, whilst troubling, I somehow know how to let drop pretty quickly. For example, when the jets or light aircraft fly overhead (many many times a day), I'm forever imagining them falling out of the sky and crashing into this place, basically on my head, lol. These visions do bring anxiety but I manage to keep it under some control, mostly because those scenarios are less than likely. The more possible catastrophes (such as the fear homelessness in my older years), are not so easy to budge.

[Faith-and-Hope]

Yes @Mazarita @eth @outlander @Sophia1 @utopia ...... it was melanoma .....  caught early, removed swiftly, and no trouble since, but there is a random cluster of cancers and autoimmune disease in my family, which may or may not have a genetic basis, so this is part of remaining vigilant in regard to my health.

[Mazarita]

Great that you are following through with checking on it in an ongoing way, @Faith-and-Hope. 

[eth]

@Mazarita for me it's more 'in the now' fears - being mugged, assaulted, robbed, getting lost and dissociating, walking alone, dangerous drivers - that sort of thing.  Even going to the letter box.

I'm so grateful for the support of bro and sil and support worker with these fears most times I leave the house.

[Mazarita]

Yeah, in the now fears here too, @eth, though less so than they used to be thank goodness. I spend days without going to the mailbox too, often to do with anxiety about seeing the onsite manager or other neighbours. I feel like I have to dress neatly to go the letterbox, lol. Some days that is too much of an obstacle to get over. I've become a lot looser and more confident in going out by bus and travelling independently over the past few years though, for which I am grateful.