"Extended periods of stress may increase anxiety."

(Headline of article on wedMd)

Who would have thunk it? :P

I Googled Lorazepam and found it and this "duh!"-evoking headline. When I had my mammogram March 26, I was immediately told to see my primary care physician down the hall. After she told me that the radiologist and she agreed I needed a biopsy, she wrote out a prescription for this stuff, "just in case you want it down the road." I couldn't remember if it was to aid sleep or what... the slip of paper has been sitting on my desk ever since. I don't like to take meds if I don't have to. (I was given Valium to ease spasms in part of my gut for a few days in college, and I hated what it did to me.) But I am having trouble sleeping, am exhausted after an initial boost of energy last week (gee, maybe I need another Becca fix! LOL) and my blood sugars have gone up. And while on the surface I am fooling myself, and maybe others, about being calm about the surgery and followup treatments, I know I am just redirecting the underground stress onto other things . . . I feel I have too many things to do, and am feeling that chest pressure from when I'm faced with too many deadlines, when in fact my clients have been kind and have been very generous with timeframes.

So I find Lorazepam is an anti-anxiety drug, not just a sleep aid, which sounds like it may be a good idea after all. So maybe I'll go to CVS and have it filled, and pick up the Yakima "bars" for our kayak roof rack assembly -- the old bars for the 1993 Corolla don't fit the Prius, so I had to order new ones.

Meanwhile, let me count my good health blessings:

Pelvic exam and pap test in April: Normal
Echocardiogram for the alleged heart murmur: Normal
Pinched nerve that started up in November: Symptoms have almost disappeared.

The counselor calls again

I had left a voice message last night for Maureen, samurai's Student Assistance Counselor, summarizing Mr. Band Teacher's email. She just phoned and aaid she could not believe that he didn't know her and what her role in the school was. She had emailed him in February that she was going to be meeting with my child, and they have monthly staff meetings and orientations. There have been many, many opportunities for him to figure this out!

She wants a copy of the email for her file on my kid.... and, while she didn't say so, I hope she puts it to use in other ways.

Taken from Teal_Cuttlefish

Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence

You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well. An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly. You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view. A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary. You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator.

What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?

Err. . . . *lawyer?* I've actually been most of the rest (I even considered being a Russian translator when I was in high school), although I wouldn't claim to be "fantastic."