Make Me Smile: a thread just for laughs and funny memes and things like that
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@dot Hello everyone I'm a newbie to the community room! Still in the pj's & taking it slow & steady this morning. The beautiful Laura from Emerge helped me with getting started as I'm a bit of a tech Nana & had trouble getting my login & password sorted lol. Looking forward to connecting as I've been on my own with ME for the last 4 yrs. Had a few tears this morning as this is what I've been looking for, a community of people who understand what it is like to live with ME. Above all it has changed me for the better, I'm so much more of 'me' (pun intended) than I was 4 yrs ago, venerable, open, compassionate, forgiving & self aware! I'm in a ME slump atm as I moved in Dec. All for the better as I now live right next to a park with swings & a large tree to climb in are only a few steps away from my front door, bringing out the big kid in me & memories of my childhood backyard in NZ. Had a good giggle at the meme's, thank you to all who posted
Creative Sensitive Soul learning to live with ME 💕
Diagnosed 2018
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@dot this is me to a tee... & the typo's atm! They happen often & without any warning lol. Feels like my hands & brain are in their own departments & not sharing the memos...spell check is rocking my world
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@djamie Welcome!
Isn't moving the worst.
And slow and steady is the best
Say hello to that beautiful tree from me!
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@djamie Welcome! I’m glad you found us.
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@djamie it was the Everest of moves! lol I didn't have help this time round, apart from the removalists. The best outcome is the unit I'm now in is full of light, big windows & sooooooooo much room for me to spread out. Trees all around & a nest of doves outside my kitchen window...winning!
And a separate room to set up jewellery/art studio, no more sharing the living space with art projects. Beats living next to train lines & above a music/guitar studio any day of the week.Anyone else still in their pj's? I'm in Melbs & the cooler grey weather is helping the pj moment I'm currently in
@Dot I'll be up in the tree for us as soon as the energy tanks have some gas
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@glimmer hello so glad to be here. Had a wee cry this morning with Laura from Emerge as she helped me to gain access to the forum. It really is the small things that make such a difference
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@djamie I had trouble getting onto the forum at the beginning too! Me and passwords don’t compute.
I’m having a “better” day today as I don’t have a headache.
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@glimmer what can I say, the headaches are the worst & they are so debilitating. I understand from experience. The only way I could find relief was a visit to the craniosacral biodynamic osteopathy therapist I see. It's been so helpful & such a gentle form of therapy with positive relief from pain.
How do you manage? Has there been any way for you to find some relief? Heart felt vibes going out to you today
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@glimmer the thing that has helped me reduce headaches and micgraines the most was dietary restrictions. eg fodmaps and gluten. everyone's different, but just wanted to share because i how how debilitating they can be!
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@coco and @DJamie. Sometimes my headaches are triggered by an allergy from some foods or a supplement. If that’s the case I sometimes get relief from an antihistamine. But if it’s a case from overdoing it then I have to ride it out with the usual Paracetamol and Ibuprofen. I’m still working on it!
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@coco hello @Glimmer
I'm on a FODMAP diet & follow the Monash Uni app. I still play Russian Roulette with food as it seems to change daily. I've ditched dairy in the last couple of weeks & that has helped with the falling asleep after eating & the sweats to chills symptoms I was having. Was off gluten for yrs, but recently I've been able to eat it again with minimal issues?? No idea what that's all about. I feel like throwing in the towel on following any diet as I just really miss eating yummy food. Currently having a garlic breath/head moment from the dairy free aioli I had at lunch that would kill a vampire at 10 paces
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@djamie welcome
. I’m so glad you are here
ME/CFS since 1998, diagnosed 2004
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@glimmer said in Make Me Smile: a thread just for laughs and funny memes and things like that:
@coco and @DJamie. Sometimes my headaches are triggered by an allergy from some foods or a supplement. If that’s the case I sometimes get relief from an antihistamine. But if it’s a case from overdoing it then I have to ride it out with the usual Paracetamol and Ibuprofen. I’m still working on it!
I'm friends with the Paracetamol & Ibuprofen combo too, not sure what I would do without them. The unit I moved into has a bathtub. I'm looking forward to cooler temps so I can soak until I'm a prune! Hoping it might help with the headaches a little too
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@lau_ea_aus so lovely to be here & thank you for this mornings tutorial; it helped me get started with a little less brain train jam from reading lol
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@djamie Lovely.
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This is how today is rolling
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suitable attire
Link to a v short video - suggest you substitute the context of “pandemic” to “me/cfs crash”🦓•🐴•🐨•🦉•🐌•🐢•🕊
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Flight attendant performs funniest safety routine
