Wellness check

[mizzou7016]

Hope y'all are ok

[Agora1]

That's a 10-4 xx

[BlueAgave]

Thank you! Hope you're doing well!

[mizzou7016 in reply to BlueAgave]

Doing well for today..

[Shnookie]

Thank you for the good wishes. HOWEVER I am not OK. As some of you know here, I work 7 days a week. My primary job is

Mondays - Fridays in the Los Angeles area as a concierge receptionist at an Independent Senior Living Community. I have ADHD and in certain ways it has become worse. Tomorrow I receive some training about my position. I can interrupt and talk too much. I reached out to some mental health hotlines. I literally need to program my mind. To the effect of Listen to what the trainer is saying. Don’t just jump in. Continue to the conversation where it is needed. This is why people with ADHD who have money have life coaches. But in my job, I cannot have an accommodation. And then there is the issue of hypersensitivity. I have cried b4 at work under stressful situations. Please send me good karma. Thank You.

[Downinil in reply to Shnookie]

Hi Shnookie! I’m thinking of you, sending good vibes your way. Hang in there!

[Shnookie in reply to Downinil]

Thank you so much for your good wishes. Hugs 🤗 S

[mizzou7016 in reply to Shnookie]

But the thing is.....you know that you're not ok...you are here....and you are asking for support...those are big steps

[Shnookie in reply to mizzou7016]

Yes I am very aware of my reality. I’ve been on HU for 4 years. It would be easier for me to read hoping everyone gets thru their day as best as they can. And the gratefulness posts can be a little much for me as well. Yes I’m grateful I have a roof over my head and can work 7 days a week. But it’s draining. For me I’m in survival mode. I do get happiness out of my life in bits and pieces.

[Midori]

Still here!

Cheers, Midori

[MaggieSylvie]

Hi Shnookie,

Sorry you're going through this. I've seen your replies here many times and had no idea you had such a tricky time in your job. Think of it this way: if you had your training online, you probably wouldn't interrupt or talk too much because you'd be more aware of the situation. If you could imagine that scenario when you are in a training session, perhaps it would save you. Or imagine that each person there has x minutes to talk, and restrict yourself to that. So difficult when you are interested in the training (so many may not be, or they may not be willing to share) and have lots of pertinent things to say, but actually, the trainers expect to be the ones doing most of the talking, and also taking control of the sessions in general, so be prepared to be shut down if you go on too long! I hope you enjoy the sessions.

[Shnookie in reply to MaggieSylvie]

U R so sweet. Thank you for the excellent advice and ideas. Also part of the e-mail my boss, the executive Director sent out was that no resident should ever have to wait. I’m like what is he talking about. We have a Be right Back soon to put on the front desk. If I need to put in a dinner order in the kitchen, someone might be waiting at the front desk. Thank you for letting me vent.

[MaggieSylvie in reply to Shnookie]

Hi Shnookie! Sweet is not how most people would describe me these days. I hope you can pick this up later. It is odd to learn what your job is because today I received a call from Miss Bossy at the Patient Discharge Team saying they were going to transfer my partner from the hospital (where he has been most of this year) to a care home.

That's fine, but I have just had a call from a doctor - and you'd think she would know better really - she didn't announce herself but instead, repeatedly asked me who I was. It didn't help that there seems to be something wrong with the phone line in that I can hear the other person clearly but they can't hear me. And yes, I am speaking into the right end of the phone LOL. In the end I gave up. Add to that people being unhelpful at the Co-op, and I'm now feeling a bit down.

Miss Bossy is one with whom I have, without realising it, had dealings before. She has a habit of interrupting and is very keen on telling people what's going to happen in their lives. Don't these hospital doctors and busybodies get any training in how to speak to patients and their families? Why do they insist in calling me Margaret? How do I know my partner has agreed to what they are suggesting? Why are the phone calls one-sided? Why are they so very rude about one's homes?

Surely, they've been promoted from a lower position. Do they get these jobs based on how pushy they are? Sorry, Shnookie - not getting at you in any way, and it's a bit of a rant. My partner has been in hospital most of the year and I'm watching him deteriorate mentally as well as physically. A firm hand is not what is needed at this time in our lives.

I'm sure you can see things from another viewpoint.

So sorry, when you've been at work all day and you come home to a rant from me. I'm still stinging a bit from the very curt reply I got from Inhuman.