Need to have a panic attack......

[On Our own]

OK, my "I'm sure something will come through and it will be OK" attitude has taken a kick in the teeth today. Part of me is still pretty certain it will, but it really dawned on me that we could be acing a really hard time here. And everything we worked so hard to build is in jeopardy.


I was talking to someone else who has been in our shoes alot longer than we have - I mean technically we are not even in trouble yet! But, I have pre-existing conditions and take several meds a day that I will not have coverage for. My doc gave me a good 60 day supply and I might be able to keep doing that....


For the next five months I am working a lousy schedule to try to make as much money as possible, but it won't be enough and it won't give us benefits.

I don't know why I am freaking now, but I don't want to let DH know - he is freaked enough....

We're going to be fine, we're going to be fine, we're going to be fine.......

 

[big brown horse]

 

[noobiechickenlady]

To quote Douglas Adams: DON'T PANIC!

Deep cleansing breath! Panic won't solve anything, if there is anything that can be solved, you will need a clear head to figure it out & plan it.

 

[pioneergirl]

DH have been down similar roads many times. As was said, don't panic. Things have a way of working themselves out, and mostly due to our level headedness and creating a plan. You have time to think and work it out.....

 

[Beekissed]

DH have been down similar roads many times. As was said, don't panic. Things have a way of working themselves out, and mostly due to our level headedness and creating a plan. You have time to think and work it out.....

Exactly right. I have been down that road and panicked and panicked over and over each time, for many years....and all it did was make me feel bad, stressed, and scared. In the end, things worked out, each and every time. Each time it made me feel so stupid for lying awake at night, crying my eyes out in fear and despair.

I once heard an old fella say, " Worrying is like rockin' in a rockin' chair, it's a lot of work but it sure don't get you nowhere."

It will be alright....

 

[FarmerChick]

yup I have been down that road also

level head is better than panic. start the thoughts of how you can save and handle the situation to survive if needed.

best of luck and smile....smiling makes you feel wonderful and change your outlook..... even if you don't truly feel it.

 

[On Our own]

My mother used to say worrying was a failure of imagination. If you could imagine it getting bad you could imagine it getting better.

Just a sudden moment of clarity about the real job market. I also need to face that my resume stinks and needs to be rewritten from scratch. I need to find a way to highlight my skills and hide the fact I have been in another field for ten years. (No jobs in my field)

I need to get positive and get moving. Randomly firing off resumes is not going to work. Today I read an article about how you needed to do five things to get a job and they all had to do with using technology - linkdin, facebook twitter etc, that I have little understanding of and little use for.

Ah well. Thanks for the hugs I need them!

 

[enjoy the ride]

I would be right with you in the worry party.
Maybe not hiding your lack of experience in certain ways would work well- it is usually possible to point out that your skills are transferable. Organizational skills apply everywhere. So do people skills.

Also can anyone use personal contacts to help introduce you to prospectuve emplyers? Even if not a good bet, every positive contact you can make might lead to something elsewhere.

Anyway- ((((hugs)))) and good luck.

 

[hikerchick]

I have no words of wisdom, but

 

[Farmfresh]

When I was a young kid I learned all about panic.

I had a horse and went riding with a friend. Like a stupid kid I tied my horse to a tree right beside a BIG deep ditch (by the bridle reins!!) and then went off a ways to do ... what ever it is that kids do. I KNEW to ALWAYS tie a horse using an instant release safety knot. I also knew to NEVER tie using the reins, but did I? ...

A few minutes later I looked over at my horse. She had tried to scratch an itch and her front foot was over the reins. She was frantically struggling to get free! I panicked!

I ran to my horse and jerked off her bridle, then I grabbed around her neck to prevent her from running away onto a nearby road. As she realized she was free she jumped back and spun around - with me dangling from her neck!! She swung me out over the ditch and started trying to run. With GREAT difficulty I got her back under control and led her, by her forelock and face, over to the tree where the bridle still hung... dangling by the instant release safety knot that I had tied there.

Morel - We all do stupid things from time to time, but panicking can make a bad situation much, much worse.

After that incident I usually stop and quickly access a situation to see what can be done and then ACT. Then after everything is completely over ... I PANIC!!! Usually have a real royal breakdown with tears and everything about what COULD have happened. Works for me.