{Inside the Confessional Booth}
I'm not taking care of myself. Not the way I should. My husband is constantly reminding me to take my pills. Sometimes I do think about taking them, but I don't go do it. I don't know why. When I take them for a few days in a row, I feel SO GREAT. But, when I start missing doses (which happens frequently), I feel AWFUL.
I was supposed to have an appointment with my doctor last week to follow-up and see how the medication was working. I missed it, though, because I was cleaning my house to get ready for a showing. Instead of calling right away or even the next day, I didn't call until this morning--once I realized I had taken my last pill...yesterday. Just my luck (and well-deserved), the doctor wasn't in. So, I'm operating without my magic pill today.
I've noticed (mainly from my husband pointing it out) that I go through stages when I skip doses. First, I get ADD. I completely lose my concentration. As my husband says, I "walk around in circles." After that, I get tired and my every action slows down; I sleep more. Finally, I become impatient, snippy, angry, and I cry. This is anything but fun. The medicine, however, levels out my hormones and makes me feel like ME. I gain back my energy, motivation, optimism, and creativity. But, as FlyLady says, "The trouble with a magic pill is that it doesn't work unless you take it." SO true.
I'll be calling the doctor again in the morning and I'm praying that he will call in a prescription, so I can get back on track with being me.
{Special thanks to Body Clutter by Marla Cilley and Leanne Fly from which I took the above quote.}
Consider keeping them in the bathroom next to your toothbrush or hand soap. That way, you see them first thing in the morning (assuming you do the first thing I do first thing in the morning. :-)
ReplyDeleteI put my pills on the table so I see them when I eat breakfast. Just try to bundle them with something else that you do at a set time every day, and then it will get easier.
ReplyDeleteThose are excellent ideas! I think I will beautify one of the cast-away boxes and put my pills in there so that I WANT to go near them. Plus I'll put them either on my desk or dining room table or bathroom...hmm...somewhere where I'm sure to see them every morning.
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