I was wondering why the OB-GYN kept asking me about my emotional state, whether I was feeling sad or overwhelmed, and how “the father of the pregnancy” felt about it. And then I realized that I must have been scratching myself in my sleep, leaving long, deep scratches all over my belly and chest. I now really look like a victim of abuse.
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Why don’t they ever tell you directly if you look strange or disturbed. A little directness please.
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I know! They also get these sly looks on their faces, like “Now we will wheedle the truth out of you!”
The scratches do look scary, I have to say. I should be glad I want sent directly to a mental clinic.
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Not to worry. I just realized why I thought I was akin to space commander travis when I woke up this morning. Last night I had been wearing a splint on my ring finger of my left hand, and it must have given me the impression I had a robot hand, which of course he does. Sometimes it takes a bit of effort to connect the dots, but the subconscious mind races ahead and forges instant connections.
I hope you feel better soon.:)
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The robot hand idea is very funny. And it makes total sense.
I can’t wait to regain the full command of my body which is supposed to happen in 5 weeks and 1 day.
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I’m sure you will enjoy it, but maybe not the sleepless nights.
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I don’t sleep already, so it’s not like there will be any difference in that respect.
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It won’t go well with most people, especially not with people who are truly disturbed.
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Are the majority of Americans truly disturbed?
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“Are the majority of Americans truly disturbed?”
– You’ve seen our 2 Hugo threads. I think you have your answer. 🙂 🙂
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I honestly believe that the answer is yes. It’s the inability to keep anything in proportion that is to blame. Yanks have to orchestrate their whole lives in preparation for some unlikely or abnormal event. And then there is this (quelle horreur!)
Tempering our expectations of one another. Often we will “expect” the other person to do things in the way that we would have done it, be it showering the kids or acknowledging a birthday, or having dinner on the table after a particularly hard day. And when that doesn’t happen, coming back from that disappointment is hard. But we set ourselves up for it a lot of the time because maybe the other person didn’t realize you wanted things done in a certain way or maybe our expectations are unfair and unrealistic.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/05/marriage-problems_n_3684326.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009
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