OK, I am just going to vent again since it so helps me to come here and know I can do this without getting any criticism.

I have been under a lot of stress and anxiety with my Mum having cancer, getting her operation, my Dad in assisted living and my son's operation for his appendix, my husband being depressed in his job. Not to mention my younger brother yelling at me for not doing MY PART in everything (I won't go into that at this time) I have seem to be coping OK, not great but OK. So get this, my dog Cricket is sick. She didn't eat this morning and has a bloody stool so I am taking her in tomorrow. My anxiety went through the roof. I guess it was just the last straw. Maybe it was a slow build up from everything I don't know or maybe it is because you know how are fur babies are. But, I feel like just running away. I know that is not the answer but I really would love to be rich and take a vacation some place where I have never been. Oh the fun of just seeing new sights, not worrying about anything and enjoying life again. sigh. I just feel overwhelmed.

Thank you ladies for letting me come on here and vent. I am hoping some day I can come back and reassure other wonderful women. I just feel blessed to have this site. It is one of the only places I know I can come on and let people know how I feel. Thank you all.

Love Mopsy

Sounds like time for a little "self care." You are a person and have needs equal to those around you. Take some time to take care of you...treat the anxiety with what works.

Now for a little down time...hot bubbly tub? Cuddle up in front of TV with dog? Get alone with a favorite book or do a little shopping? Chocolate ice cream sundae with a girlfriend? For me its usually out to the creek behind the house with my Bible and tell it all to God.

(((Mopsy))) I fully understand how you feel! I live on the edge and at times feels any little thing will push me off! My little dog started limping today and I panic, he seems ok now. I think it was just a bee sting. Hope your litle dog is ok maybe she just ate something that didn't agree with her.
Sending good vibes your way! Hugs!

Just ONE of the issues you are dealing with is too much to have to deal with alone. Friends are wonderful to have during this time, but I'm afraid that being human, we tend to forget what the other person is going through. Sometimes we need to call up a friend and say, "I would really love for you to come and sit with me right now."

No expectations. Just to be there.

It's very hard to do, I know, but may be the very thing that you need.

Love and hugs,

bev

I know how you feel about our loved furry friends. My cat is 14 and is getting sick. I'm totally upset about it on top of everything else going on. Our pets are there for us no matter what. Hope your dog feels better.
((((char))))

You ladies are wonderful.

Snowmoon, I so hope your dog is ok. My cricket seems better today. I am going to watch her closely but she ate up all her breakfast and seems really perky so I am relieved. It might be like you said and it was something she ate. We have a huge back yard so who knows what is out there. I am glad I am home all day today so I can watch her to make sure things go well.

Bev, that is funny that you said about calling a friend. I did but all she ended up doing was talking about her dysfunctional daughter so I told her I had things to do. I didn't want to be the caring one at that time. Don't get me wrong, she is great but she must have been in one of those places also.

Char, I hope your kitty gets better. It is so hard when our fur babies get sick. They just don't live long enough. You are right, they are there for us no matter what. At this moment, my kitty is on my lap and my pup is by my feet. How wonderful they are.

Hugs to you,
Becky

(((((((((((((((Becky)))))))))))))))) OMG, do you have a full plate. I will pray that you get through this and find someone who you can talk to and who will listen.

I am so glad your Cricket seems better today. That is great! And what a relief.

My father, who is a remarkably strong person, went thru a couple of years of hell recently. He lost his mother, his only sibling - a brother, his brother's wife, his father-in-law and had all the fun legal stuff to deal with thru them all too. He held up remarkably well. Then his little poodle died totally unexpectly while he was away on vacation. He was completely undone by the death of his dog. He couldn't even speak to any of us for a good couple of weeks after she passed away, as he would fall apart. I think that when he lost his dog, all the pent up sorrow he felt for his family members came bubbling to the surface and his reaction was really for everyone, not just the dog.

I think that as people, we stay strong for those of us around us, but eventually the load becomes unbearable. Something has to give when we reach that point. I actually think this is a good thing, a person needs to get all that stress OUT somehow, or someway.

You take care of yourself!!!