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[_Simon_105]

OK so no more birching about my mental health online, I've actually called the mental health services. This has gone on long enough.

Good onya brother, the absolute best decision one can make IMO, please let us know how it goes

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

Good onya brother, the absolute best decision one can make IMO, please let us know how it goes

Apparently I have to wait 4 weeks before my medication gets adjusted, because a consultant psychiatrist has to do it. Hopefully the team will get in touch before then- the nice lady at the desk put a note in saying I should be recommended for therapy. It's not going to be easy- god knows it wasn't last time. I think I might make myself a new makiwara, I'm processing a lot of anger right now and I broke the last one

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

started doing a bit of qigong with youtube videos. Just standing for that lenth of time with bent knees is a challenge. Holy calves, batman!

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

My latest WIP

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

About the same time I made my suicide attempt, a friend made one and succeeded, apparently. I feel like sith.

 

[Xue Sheng99]

Mrs Xue has surprised me. The woman who said to me when we were first married “ When you’re 80 and retire” now is pushing for me to retire 7 to 4 months prior to the time she originally agreed I should. Must run the numbers and see what the difference is. If not much… may be retired for all of 2027, instead of 8 months of it

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

Mrs Xue has surprised me. The woman who said to me when we were first married “ When you’re 80 and retire” now is pushing for me to retire 7 to 4 months prior to the time she originally agreed I should. Must run the numbers and see what the difference is. If not much… may be retired for all of 2027, instead of 8 months of it

Sounds good to me. Work is a dirty habit.

 

[Xue Sheng99]

Sounds good to me. Work is a dirty habit.

You would think it would have taken me less than 48 years of working to figure that out… but I can be pretty slow sometimes

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

You would think it would have taken me less than 48 years of working to figure that out… but I can be pretty slow sometimes

Some people never figure it out

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

OK so I went off the rails... again.... gonna go to my online AA meet later and confess what I've done. The amount of homemade cider I drank last night was pretty disturbing. Exercise is gonna be a big part of my recovery, so I've written a new workout. Each round:
1 Turkish getup each side
10 pushups
1 pullup
performance of 1 kata

aiming for 5 rounds total, progression is by adding 5 reps to the pushups or a single rep to the pullups per round and microloading the dumbbell. There will be much running done also, and I've worked out a way to fix my makiwara.

 

[Xue Sheng99]

OK so I went off the rails... again.... gonna go to my online AA meet later and confess what I've done. The amount of homemade cider I drank last night was pretty disturbing. Exercise is gonna be a big part of my recovery, so I've written a new workout. Each round:
1 Turkish getup each side
10 pushups
1 pullup
performance of 1 kata

aiming for 5 rounds total, progression is by adding 5 reps to the pushups or a single rep to the pullups per round and microloading the dumbbell. There will be much running done also, and I've worked out a way to fix my makiwara.

Robert Downey Jr. used Wing Chun as part of his addiction recovery and it seemed to have worked rather well

 

[Xue Sheng99]

@Steve
Just did some retirement calculations, I need to get them confirmed, but it appears that I am holding out for $6.17 a month..... if I am right, guess what happens a lot sooner than April 2027

 

[Stuarto66]

About the same time I made my suicide attempt, a friend made one and succeeded, apparently. I feel like sith.

I'm very sorry about your friend. My sincerest condolences

 

[Steve]

@Steve
Just did some retirement calculations, I need to get them confirmed, but it appears that I am holding out for $6.17 a month..... if I am right, guess what happens a lot sooner than April 2027

I really hope it works out for you! Fingers crossed.

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

Somebody I hadn't seen in ages told me something at the funeral: "There are only two types of people in the world. Tradesmen and labourers. I'll leave it to you to work out who the real men are"

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

I have money in my pocket, and the pub opens in half an hour. The fact that I'm even struggling with this is reprehensible. I think I'll have to do some kata and turkish getups.

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

Or just hit the bag, maybe. I've found somewhere to hang it up

 

[Xue Sheng99]

I really hope it works out for you! Fingers crossed.

Well… turns out I was wrong, had the state office that handles such things run the numbers… and it isn’t $6.17….. It’s $5.49…. I will call the retirement people Monday and see what i need to do to retire in October of this year, instead of April of next year

 

[jks919977]

Well… turns out I was wrong, had the state office that handles such things run the numbers… and it isn’t $6.17….. It’s $5.49…. I will call the retirement people Monday and see what i need to do to retire in October of this year, instead of April of next year

I need the right landing. But, y'know, there's a first of every month...

 

[Xue Sheng99]

I need the right landing. But, y'know, there's a first of every month..

I'm waiting till October, then it is Taijiquan, Qigong, maybe some Aikido, and Studying Mandarin. Been told by Mrs Xue, after I retire, we are going to be spending a month in China. So I need to improve my Mandarin...especially if I plan on finding a Sun or Wu/Hao teacher to train with while I'm there

oh, and I have also been told I will be cleaning out the basement and garage by Mrs Xue.... so let it be written...so let it be done