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Well done poppy.
I often ramble when I'm nervous.
In an interview it's better than being silent and can come across as being bubbly, so don't worry about that.
Lencoboy, yes, it is a thing that some people are affected by headaches when there is a sudden change atmospherically, usually low pressure.
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Lencoboy, yes, it is a thing that some people are affected by headaches when there is a sudden change atmospherically, usually low pressure.
What really gets on my wick is when certain people say that weather never used to affect people like that back in the olden days. Yeah right?
While it may not have always affected those know-it-alls personally in such bad ways, it doesn't mean that everybody else was never affected either.
More like people hadn't used to make a song and dance over such issues as much back in the 'olden days' and for better or worse, often suffered in silence.
Same for those who suffered from chronic stress and/or anxiety; they either kept schtum and carried on or were condescendingly told to 'pull themselves together', 'stop being wimps', etc.
Like it or not, rose-tinted specs don't always tell us the truth.
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Well done Poppy, I'm sure you made a very good impression :hugs:
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Thanks Carnation and Fishman, it’s a funny situation because they already know me. So at least I’ve already made any impression I ever would have :roflmao:
Lenco, I was reading today about “Prairie Sickness” that was prevalent here in the US where I live, from back in the 1800s. It was partially due to the shock of isolation, but also actual illness due to the wind. I think people have rosy glasses on when/if they say air pressure or weather never caused illness in the past, but with climate change it’s possible it’s having more of a negative effect now too.
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Well done for getting through the interview Poppy. Fingers crossed for a positive outcome.
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People did generally just get on with life no matter what years ago.
I remember my late dad telling me a story when he weny to docs because he was feeling a little rough.
The doctor told him he had pneumonia. My dad replied... "I haven't got time for that, I've got a mortgage to pay, a wife and young child to feed, I've got no choice but to go to work". Well after a couple of weeks of working as usual and returning for a checkup he actually had a good bill of health and no pneumonia. I'm not saying anyone should go to work with pneumonia but the resilience of past generations is certainly impressive.
Our grandfathers / great grandfathers in the war, you just can't imagine what they went through and how it affected them. The women too.
And yes, maybe it was shut up, not spoken about, silent suffering, but have we gone too far in today's world with dissecting every pain, feeling and medication? Do we wrap ourselves up in cotton wool too much.
CBT is basically exposure but isn't that a polite way of telling you to get out there and live your life no matter how you feel.
Talking of exposure...
I found myself out of my comfort zone yesterday.
Adter many years of not driving and only driving into town and back for the last two years. Circumstances had me driving a good 12 miles with basically no stopping.
Nothing bad happened because of it. Yes, I was nervous and aware I was pushing out of my comfort zone and going at a speed I had not driven at for nearly ten years (50 mph) instead of my normal 30mph. But it was OK. I did it and I was aware of doing it and I wasn't affected by it. Sometimes a circumstance allows you to do something that you think you can't do but realistically it's only a thought preventing you. You are stronger than you think!
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This is not normally like me to say this, but does anyone else get times when everyone seems to get on your tit-end? :wacko:
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:roflmao:I’ve not heard that expression before but in answer, yes frequently. Who’s upset you, Mrs.C?
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Oh, where do I start darksky :shrug:
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So my day was going well until I got home and bam, one of those ocular eye things. Not a rainbow this time but zig-zag lights but still the distorted eyesight like everything was a Picasso painting. I sat quietly sipping a glass of water and 20 minutes later my eyesight is back to normal again. At least I was home and I knew what to expect.
I'm still wondering if it's bright sunlight that sets this off.