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Total overload

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FarNorth Mon 01-Dec-14 11:11:16

Katek speak to your family, especially your DH, about how overwhelmed you are getting. See what they can suggest to help.
You should definitely try to get to the dentist, as a dodgy tooth can poison your system and drag you down, until you get it sorted.
Please don't keep trying to struggle on with everything. brew cupcake

vampirequeen Mon 01-Dec-14 10:53:56

Oh dear hun you are seriously overloaded. Is it possible to delegate anything? I know it's probably not because I used to be an overloader and it's difficult to get help.

As regards to the Montolukast. Take it. Our son has it and it's very effective. It helps to suppress the bodies reaction to allergies.

anniezzz09 Mon 01-Dec-14 10:24:10

Sympathies. It has horrified me that for the last year or so, when it is family birthday time, Christmas, Easter, my reaction has become one of frustration and irritation at the extra effort involved in stepping up to meeting the pressure I feel. This year, we've agreed on a family Secret Santa and everyone's happy with that and has agreed we'd rather have a nice time together and forget the buying of stuff that, for the most part, no one really needs.

I get ill when I'm stressed. I daresay you do already but do you take extra vitamin C? I've been a fan of Redoxon for years when stressed, sometimes I buy other formulas of vitamin C. They do give me a lift and my immune system a boost.

Sounds like you have got an awful lot on and the SIL rugby injury must be a real worry.

Do try to rest, easy to say, hard to do. Even taking yourself off to bed for 15 minutes and listening to a podcast etc (what I do) can make all the difference.

Grannyknot Mon 01-Dec-14 10:19:46

Crikey katy you sound as if it's a case of "drowning not waving"! You're going to have to let some of it wash over you ... and delegate!

Katek Mon 01-Dec-14 09:59:09

Completely overloaded and yes, some of it is my own fault. Doesn't make it any easier to deal with though! On top of the usual Christmas activities ...gift buying, card writing, getting decs up -all of which are now running late- I'm also responsible for village Christmas lights and I direct and stage manage the village panto. (No, I'm not Linda Snell!) Panto is on this week and I'm still altering a crocodile head for tonight having spent the weekend transforming the village hall into a theatre. I also have to try and catch up with dc and dgc who are 70 and 100 miles away, plus local dd and dgd, not to mention recently bereaved FIL who is a day's travel there and back. DH's accounts need to be at accountant ASAP as well and I really should fit in a dental appt as I have a twinge-y molar. Cat was ill last week and SIL has now sustained a significant rugby injury which requires surgery this week. I had DGS to stay for 3 days last week as his school had in service days, and DGD the week before for the same reason.

My asthma is currently pretty bad, been coughing like I'm on 40 Woodbine and doc now wants to add Montelukast into mix of preventer and reliever meds I already have. I'm not happy about this as I feel responsible because of my overload and think things will settle down again post Xmas. I'm also catching every virus that's out there so just lurch from one bout of ill health to another. Not sleeping either.

I'm def doing too much but can't offload anything. Help-am going under for third time!