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Post by unapologeticlife on Jun 10, 2011 9:05:43 GMT -4
Well, I thought I would bring my usually unflappable self over here and wallow in some self pity for a while.
On top of being diagnosed with Laryngitis (which effectively has put my voice out of commission for a week and put me on banana flavoured antibiotics, the kind of which I was taking the last time I was this ill) that has meant I've had to reschedule my singing lesson (this week was going to be It's My Life), the obnoxious guys who live upstairs think it's entirely allowable to wander into someone else's room, take their guitar and start playing it in the kitchen. While I'm on the phone. Cooking dinner.
Add to that there are NO Diamond Ring tix left for Portugal, effectively canning any hope that I had of heading to Europe to see the boys up close this year since they pretty much have forgotten the southern half of the world, this week has been completely and utterly horrible.
It'll take a miracle to fix everything now...
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Post by blushnscarlet on Jun 10, 2011 11:08:33 GMT -4
Awww, hun! So sorry to hear that things aren't going so well for you at the moment. I don't have any words of wisdom or encouragement other than 'Welcome to Wherever You Are'? You're a tough chick. I've no doubt you'll weather this just fine, but I know it sucks in the meantime. At least you'll have opportunity to write??  *hug* |
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Post by unapologeticlife on Jun 10, 2011 23:45:55 GMT -4
Thamks, honey! I know it'll get better and they'll be back, back some day (XD). I was just feeling sorry for myself last night. Feeling much brighter today. I tested my voice out in the shower and although I was a bit pitchy, I made it through 'unwell' by Matchbox Twenty without too much trouble. Doc says I should try it once a day, preferably in the shower, to strengthen the chords up again. So it's not all bad news! =D
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Post by ChelsLuvsJoeElliott on Jun 11, 2011 0:23:32 GMT -4
awe poor gemmy
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Post by unapologeticlife on Jun 11, 2011 4:09:48 GMT -4
Lol, I sound like a complete and utter whiner, don't I? I mean, so what if I'm a little ill? There are people worse off than me. I'm bitching that I won't see Bon Jovi play in Europe? Pretty much EVERY Australian fan won't see them in Europe. We wait, like we always do, for them to come back. I sang a bit with my roommate today and my lower register is intact (thank you, God!), but my upper register is always the last to come back. Plus I'm still a bit pitchy. But I have a voice and I can talk. Today's been fun, actually. Definitely starting to look up! |
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Post by fivefivegenie on Jun 11, 2011 10:55:11 GMT -4
Aw, no, you don't sound like a whiner. You're sick, you're supposed to whine at least a bit, in my opinion. (just don't whine as much as guys do when they're sick & we'll all be happy. LOL)
Glad to hear you've still got a bit of voice left! You'll be back to normal in no time!
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Post by unapologeticlife on Aug 30, 2011 22:46:42 GMT -4
Well, instead of starting a new whiny thread, I thought I would confine my complaining to this one. Last night, the guy I've had so many problems with told me he tried to take his own life. When I asked him why, he said that he felt like he had no future, that he's always screwing things up, that he hasn't done right by either myself or the ex he is still hung up on. The sad thing is that he can't see why the people around him love him, or why we even should. I'm scared that this is turning into a repeat performance of my last relationship, which I had to end for similar reason. I just wish I knew how to help him.
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Post by fivefivegenie on Aug 31, 2011 1:18:48 GMT -4
I've been on both sides of that situation, so I'm speaking from experience here... Is he getting professional help? Because really, that's what he needs. No matter how much you personally want to help, you need someone who knows what they're doing to lead the way, unfortunately.
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Post by unapologeticlife on Aug 31, 2011 3:45:11 GMT -4
He has in the past, but he thinks the way to deal with his problems is to just run away. He feels pressured by his family, by his ex but strangely not by me. When he told me he'd swallowed painkillers and alcohol, I almost cried down the phone at him. He can't get the help he needs where he is at the moment, but he needs to stay there in order to stay in the country. I want to help him, but I don't know how much else I can do other than be a shoulder to cry on.
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Post by fivefivegenie on Aug 31, 2011 4:23:03 GMT -4
Well, if his family has influence, can you get in touch with them?
Wish I could be more help!
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Post by unapologeticlife on Aug 31, 2011 8:43:17 GMT -4
I could try his mother and tell her how worried I am, but she's in England and we're both in Australia. He's in rural Canberra and I'm in Sydney City. But I checked in with him today and he seems to be a little better. Not much, but it seems like my suggestion to get through each day as it is without thinking too much about what is happening far ahead is working for him. A bit.
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Post by fivefivegenie on Aug 31, 2011 11:11:06 GMT -4
The one day at a time thing was a good idea (after all, that is why they use it in AA, etc)
I *would* still try contacting his mother. Maybe they've dealt with this in the past & she'll have some ideas how to handle him, or maybe she has resources that can help him that you are unaware of.
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Post by unapologeticlife on Sept 1, 2011 6:31:10 GMT -4
I'm checking in with him daily now, so I'm praying he's okay. Hopefully he's going to get the help he needs.
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