Hypnobabe
13 Apr 2010, 00:47
...but I've been busy. I tend to nip onto Facebook 'cos it's permanently signed in on my phone, so much easier to access than firing up the laptop. Anyway. Since I was here last, I've completed an OU course called Understanding The Autism Spectrum, and (hopefully) I think I've done alright with it. I've also got about two thirds of the way through Exploring Psychology, and once I've done the exam in June that one'll be done too...
I've had one friend decide it was a good idea to phone me at all hours of the day and night to tell me she was sitting with a pile of pills and a bottle of booze and she was going to take them all, only happy once she'd reduced me to tears and begging her not to do it. I've since managed to sort that one out, and she's no longer doing it, (and frankly, with hindsight, I don't think she'd ever have gone through with it, but in the middle of the night I don't tend to think too clearly...) I've had another friend attempt suicide by drinking a bottle of bleach, thankfully she's still alive, but since I was told by another friend and I'm not supposed to know, I have no idea how she's doing... A third friend also attempted suicide by downing a whole load of sleeping tablets and a bottle of Benylin cough mixture, thankfully he realised pretty quickly that he didn't want to end it like that, so phoned his mum sixty miles away and she arranged for an ambulance... I've seen (and spoken to) him a few times since, and he seems much better, as though he's gotten it out of his system, as he put it. I've also had a friend asking for my support as he's due in court in a couple of weeks, charged with assaulting his ten year old son - it's a complete load of codswallop, but somehow the charges haven't been dismissed yet, so he's facing complete ruin as he is an FE teacher, and even if he's found innocent, the arrest will always show up on his CRB check, so that's his job knackered. Life's been a bit shit really, if I'm honest.
Still, there has been some good news, although I'm not sure I should open myself up to the ribbing I'm sure I'll get from you lot, still, here goes nothing....
I'm going to be a grandmother. Yep, you read right, I'm going to be a granny. Well, technically a step-granny, since it's my step-daughter who's expecting, but it's bad enough 'cos I'll still be married to a grandad! She's due at the beginning of August, and I'm doing her Painless Childbirth Hypnosis, so I'd better get that one right! For goodness' sake, I'm only 35!! I'm too young to be a granny! Anyway... For anyone that's stuck with this post, thanks for reading, and I'll (hopefully) be around a bit more now! x
I've had one friend decide it was a good idea to phone me at all hours of the day and night to tell me she was sitting with a pile of pills and a bottle of booze and she was going to take them all, only happy once she'd reduced me to tears and begging her not to do it. I've since managed to sort that one out, and she's no longer doing it, (and frankly, with hindsight, I don't think she'd ever have gone through with it, but in the middle of the night I don't tend to think too clearly...) I've had another friend attempt suicide by drinking a bottle of bleach, thankfully she's still alive, but since I was told by another friend and I'm not supposed to know, I have no idea how she's doing... A third friend also attempted suicide by downing a whole load of sleeping tablets and a bottle of Benylin cough mixture, thankfully he realised pretty quickly that he didn't want to end it like that, so phoned his mum sixty miles away and she arranged for an ambulance... I've seen (and spoken to) him a few times since, and he seems much better, as though he's gotten it out of his system, as he put it. I've also had a friend asking for my support as he's due in court in a couple of weeks, charged with assaulting his ten year old son - it's a complete load of codswallop, but somehow the charges haven't been dismissed yet, so he's facing complete ruin as he is an FE teacher, and even if he's found innocent, the arrest will always show up on his CRB check, so that's his job knackered. Life's been a bit shit really, if I'm honest.
Still, there has been some good news, although I'm not sure I should open myself up to the ribbing I'm sure I'll get from you lot, still, here goes nothing....
I'm going to be a grandmother. Yep, you read right, I'm going to be a granny. Well, technically a step-granny, since it's my step-daughter who's expecting, but it's bad enough 'cos I'll still be married to a grandad! She's due at the beginning of August, and I'm doing her Painless Childbirth Hypnosis, so I'd better get that one right! For goodness' sake, I'm only 35!! I'm too young to be a granny! Anyway... For anyone that's stuck with this post, thanks for reading, and I'll (hopefully) be around a bit more now! x