SugarMagnolia

SugarMagnolia

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  • SugarMagnolia
    I just broke a tooth in a world without dentistry.
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    Turgy
    I am afraid that my tinnitus will get worse after the treatment.
    SugarMagnolia
    I know. We all fear that dental work will make our tinnitus worse, but we have to get the work done eventually. The longer you wait, the more drilling that needs to be done. I only waited a week so I had very little drilling. Ask your dentist to drill for no more than 5 seconds at a time. That's what my dentist did and I was fine. If you see the dentist soon, you might only need a few seconds of drilling.
    Shera
    Ouch! I hope it's not too painful.
    SugarMagnolia
    Some people act like a friend, but they're really just getting you to open up so they can use your vulnerabilities as weapons to hurt you.
    New Guy
    It took me too long to realize this truth. The secret is to do your best to figure out the type of person they are before you reveal your vulnerabilities.
    SugarMagnolia
    Scary low on food here. Impossible to get groceries or tp delivered. And the building elevator has been out-of-service for 4 days so far :(
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    SugarMagnolia
    The elevator is back. My husband went to the grocery store alone cuz I was too afraid. From his description of the store, I'm glad I stayed away. Think: Mad Max goes to Key Food.
    New Guy
    In the Northeastern US they encourage us to visit the grocery store alone so only one person in the household gets sick, just in case. I bristle when I see couples in their 60's and 70's shopping together. They shouldn't be shopping at all. (Not saying you're that age... Please don't block me.)
    SugarMagnolia
    @New Guy Saying we shouldn't be shopping at all is the same as saying we shouldn't be eating at all. Apparently now old people don't deserve food.
    SugarMagnolia
    Corona is magnifying everyone's worst qualities: the greedy who buy all the tp, the selfish who crowd bars, the stupid who deny the crisis
    SugarMagnolia
    Just got berated, bellowed at & called names cuz I wanted to order groceries online. We're high-risk in a virus hotspot. He's a moron.
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    SugarMagnolia
    He's a life-long heavy smoker and a little shy of 60 y/o, yet he feels invincible.
    J
    I feel very badly for you! That you have to live under such abusive and stressful conditions!
    SugarMagnolia
    Thanks Jim. I have been venting here because it's the only way for me to release some of the pressure I feel.
    SugarMagnolia
    Fun Fact: I was afraid of the grocery store BEFORE corona. I always feared people would get germs on me & my food. Everyone called me crazy.
    Shelbylynn
    Same I have health anxiety and ocd
    SugarMagnolia
    It is very frustrating when you have been telling people something for years and they diagnose you as mentally ill and then finally everyone wakes up and sees that you were right all along, but it's too late. I kept telling the doctors that I see people always sticking their fingers in their mouth, nose and eyes and then touching things. The doctors said I was "hypervigilant."
    SugarMagnolia
    I tried to be like "normal" people and not scrub my hands til they bleed. But deep down inside, I always knew I was right. Now I have proof that I was right. (I wish I weren't.)
    SugarMagnolia
    How can he be so cruel? He's gone out again! He says he doesn't care about corona. What about me? I can't go near my family because of him.
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    Bill Bauer
    If he is just walking in the park, he isn't in danger of being exposed...
    SugarMagnolia
    He was out getting fast food and I wish he wouldn't. There's no telling if the (often teenage) employees are being careful. We are in a virus hot spot.
    SugarMagnolia
    My husband is an idiot. I wish I lived alone! I am only as safe as he is and he's too dumb to take this seriously. This is literally the worst place in the USA and possibly on Earth.
    SugarMagnolia
    My 80 y/o Dad was rushed to the hospital, no visitors allowed, no phone allowed. Now he's scared & alone. Please let him come home tomorrow.
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    SugarMagnolia
    Nurse on phone says he's improving & may come home in a few days. This is unrelated to corona, but because of corona, no visitors allowed. This is a densely populated city & the outbreak is growing. Not a good time for my Dad to be hospitalized. When my sis called me yesterday, I thought it was 'the call.' Now we are hopeful that he will come home soon.
    SugarMagnolia
    My dear Dad has PTSD from the abuse he received at a "care" facility. A year and a half later, he still has night terrors every night. Now he is in the hospital and can have no visitors (which means no advocates) and not even his phone to Facetime with his loved ones. I hope he will come home on Sunday.
    SugarMagnolia
    Sunday is the day I hope for. But I will not be able to visit him even if he goes home. I need to have 14 days of quarantine and my idiot husband keeps going out.
    SugarMagnolia
    As of today, everyone at my job will be working from home.
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    TheDanishGirl
    Can you go to some local crisis center for woman in abusive relationships and get help......does such a thing exist where you are? You shouldnt just take this mental violence, it will destroy you eventually......your much better of without him.
    RishRamsey
    I am sorry that's happening to you. I really don't know what else to say, but I am really truly sorry. Here if you need to vent more. Sending *internet hugs*
    SugarMagnolia
    @TheDanishGirl I have OCD. I'm afraid to leave my home. I'm afraid of people. I'm afraid of dozens of ordinary things in the world. When you say "crisis shelter" I hear "place of horror."
    SugarMagnolia
    The smoke detector beeped just as I walked by - my bad ear a foot away - two piercing beeps before I could plug my ears. I'm freaking out :(
    D
    Shame more celebrities couldn't put a shout out for research and small donations to raise public awareness. It's not their responsibility, but they are in the public light...just a thought
    SugarMagnolia
    Dental update: So I had my teeth cleaned with the sonic tool. My perception of T increased for a few days, but my T did not increase :)
    SugarMagnolia
    My dentist appointment is for Tuesday. I feel like I've scheduled my execution.
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    SugarMagnolia
    @Bill Bauer I felt fine after the filling. There was very little drilling. A few seconds at a time. No change to my T, so I scheduled a cleaning since I had a lot of tartar. That was yesterday. Now I THINK my T is louder, but I'm hoping it's just my perception. I'm worried because usually when it's only my perception, I'm okay the next day. Today it still seems louder and I'm afraid I made a bad choice.
    Bill Bauer
    Was the cleaning done manually, or was it done with an ultrasonic tool?
    SugarMagnolia
    Some of both. I had the drill last week, the sonic and the polishing tool this week. Hopefully it's my perception that has increased and not the tinnitus. I need more time to be sure.
    SugarMagnolia
    Got water in my ear. After 10 minutes of tilting my head, I felt the water dislodge but I didn't feel anything drip out. Now it feels weird.
    S
    Did the water in your ear get out and did it worsen your T?
    SugarMagnolia
    I'm assuming it got out when I felt the drop dislodge. It felt weird for a while but my T did not change.
    SugarMagnolia
    The doctor wants me to have a CT scan and I'm terrified. I don't think I can do it. (Where's that crying emoji when I need it.)
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    SugarMagnolia
    Johan_L
    EVERYTHING you do in life is taking a risk. You can choose to never sit in a car or cross a street ever again. There might be a drunk driver around the corner! Sitting in front of a computer is not good for your health (I know, I have RSI pain and bad posture), maybe you should never use a computer again? You have to calculate risk vs benefit. I am guessing the risks of not getting it done outweight the risks.
    SugarMagnolia
    @Johan_L I understand your point about risk vs benefit. It is all a gamble. I suppose the rational choice is to gamble and hope for good luck. Part of my problem is that most of the people I know who have had medical treatment had bad luck.
    SugarMagnolia
    On Friday my job is going to have a test of their emergency system. For two hours there will be random messages and tones. The memo says ...
    SugarMagnolia
    ... "please expect that the messages and tones may be, at times, quite loud." If they think the messages and tones are loud, imagine how loud they must be!!

    The memo also says "No action is necessary on your part." That's right. No action is required on my part because Friday is my day off! Thank goodness!
    SugarMagnolia
    Still, reading the memo is so scary. If it wasn't my day off, I would have to call in sick. And if I wasn't an employee and I just happened to be there at that time, I would probably be permanently damaged. It's a reminder that no matter careful I am, additional permanent damage is just one instance of bad timing away.
    TheDanishGirl
    I was gonna say: call in sick, but good for you you already have the day off :)
    SugarMagnolia
    Just had an ocd meltdown complete with uncontrollable screaming. Now my ear hurts :( Hope I didn't make my T worse. I'm my own worst enemy.
    SugarMagnolia
    OMG. On the phone, I got feedback like the feedback that gave me my T. I was on speakerphone so it wasn't against my ear but it was loud af.
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    New Guy
    I hope/pray it's a non issue for you. Keep us posted.
    SugarMagnolia
    My T didn't spike but it gave me quite a scare. This is why I only use speakerphone. After my accident, I was afraid to put a phone to my ear. And now I know that my decision was the right one. You never know when someone's bluetooth or whatever will emit high-pitched feedback. It's bad enough coming from a speakerphone. I wouldn't want it directly in my bad ear (or in my good ear, which I want to stay my good ear).
    New Guy
    Glad to hear SugMag. Thanks for giving us the heads up about phones.
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