ButterflyLois

Amputee life before and after...

Monday, May 08, 2006

~Was A Bad Time~

I was chatting with a friend that had some trouble with
severe depression, like me, I still have it but it was alot
worse in the hellhome. She told me of some of the things
she experienced as I did too.. They were alot alike, yet
kind of different..I think the meaning was pretty much the
same as to the reason for our depressed state,,divorce,
body revisions etc. We both felt alone and lost..not having
any idea as to where we were- let alone going...

I know I can remember many many different things.. I am
very sure they happened..well as I saw them happen..the
confusion especially, as to how can this be real? I dont
know this..my room, or the people, the place..time..and
sit and look around, trying to recognize something, any
thing that will let me know what is real and what isnt, and
to tell me "WHERE AM I ?"

I woke up, it was dark, I see white plastic curtains around
my bed, they are blowing as if in a wind...not hard just softly
and I can hear the sound of the plastic.. I see things sitting
by me as I sit up on my bed, nothing do I recognize..the
curtain blows closely hung around my bed, and I try to see
through the openings as they seem to be hung in separate
panels..and open slightly as they move..Each movement I
look, and see light, but nothing else...I dont know this place.
I listen closely, and look at the floor, it was gray, dark, I saw
nothing else around...nothing but my wheelchair pushed up
against the bed, the curtain on the other side up against it.

I listened closely over the sound of the plastic curtain noise
for any voices..faintly I could hear mumbling but didnt under
stand anything.. I sat there for a long time trying to figure out
where I was and what should I do? I laid back down and start
to cry, i was so afraid..I had no idea what was happening. I
laid there afraid to move..or even to look I kept my eyes
tightly shut as I kept crying and crying.. I listen and hear the
voices getting louder..and soon they are not far away .. What
should I do? I didnt understand what they were saying, it was
english but sort of garbled..and faded in and out..I kept crying
trying to be quiet, I had no idea who it was out there and why
they were there..it sounded like a couple people talking back
and forth..I couldnt make out the words..

As I laid there trying not to cry loudly I felt a hand go across
my forehead, and push my hair back off my face, the hand
slowly moved down my cheek, and I heard a voice say to
me.."shhhh its ok Lois, we're here, you're fine, go to sleep."
the hand moved again across my forehead down the other
side of my face, gently tapping it..saying "SHHHH, its ok"...I
stopped crying and listened, I heard the curtain move, then in
a second I heard a voice say " she's ok," I went to sleep...

When I woke later on.. I opened my eyes..and the curtains
were still there, but not plastic like they were earlier..I looked
closely and saw they were the ones that WERE in my room
I saw the window..and my chair..all was there.. I sat there for
a minute and scooted into my chair, pulled the curtain back
and VERY slowly rolled to the door, and peeked out.. Right
across the hall at the VERY same time I peeked a nurse
QUICKLY pulled the door open over there and walked out
VERY fast..saying "HI LOIS!!, how are ya today ?" smiled
and walked down the hall.. I KNOW I looked at her as to
say "HUH????" But I knew this WAS real... I looked back
into my room and try to remember what I had really seen,
and felt..or was it really a dream? I know at the time..it
felt VERY VERY real.. All my hallucinations I can think of
were very real .. I think thats what so bad..I wasnt sure
which WAS the REAL REAL...lol.. I stayed in a state of
confusion..and..the REAL culprit.., yes, was the horrible
depression..but all the DRUGS they gave me..I think
they all clashed so bad..they had NO idea how to treat
my condition and were really experimenting.. The ups and
downs into these episodes was not all the time, but alot.
there are many I can tell you about...I laugh now thinking
HOW could I think they could be real..my EX came to see
me through my closet? You have ANY idea how many
times I looked through that thing? lol..not when I was in
my right mind..But I would SEE him come through there.
I DID!! then the buggar would slip outside and wave at
me from the yard while I was behind the locked door!!
Now wasnt THAT mean??? Play games with an insane
woman ...rotten man LOL... I have to laugh..wasnt funny
then worth a CRAP!! :-)

Well a few notes on what its like to be temporarily insane.
hehe dont say " TEMPORARILY???" haa haa haa ..I am
perfectly sane I'll have you know..REALLY.. I know my
way out to that kitchen out there lol..thats where I am going
I'm not hungry so I think maybe just some water..Raelynn
was here today and I did call and gripe again about this
chair..the arm not locking down.. This thing..I am gonna
move back into my old chair I think..this one is just a
pure D defective chair...it is.. ok..Im going to hit publish
now so I bid you all a SANE nitey nite... :-)

Y'all have a good one now Y'hear? Luv ya..& thanks..

Always, Lois****

May God Bless you today,
I'm so honored to call you friend,
I pray the Lord will keep you safe,
Until I write again...



5 Comments:

  • At 3:29 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    When I am alone late at night, I like to go to sleep and wake up to the BBC World Service.
    The first time a BBC correspondant went into Eastern Chad to film and interview the refugees from Darfur, she went into the region by Horseback, same with the correspondant who went into n.w. Sumatra to film the results of the Sunami.
    How do you blow-up a donkey-drawn explosives cart - With a $1.3 million dollar satellite operated plane.

     
  • At 4:04 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Dear Lois,
    You certainly have been to Hell and back. Please God, you will never go there again. Thank God you came back safely to be the dear, up-beat, gorgeous friend we know.
    Take care, Hon, lots of love and hugs from
    Raife

     
  • At 6:22 AM, Blogger Lois said…

    Morning Momar..how do you blow it up? with that plane, he better not miss hey? I always fall asleep with my TV on..never fails..put me faster than a punch lol :-)

    Hiya Raife!!! I'm back yes ..but I dont know if I am all that though lol..the GORGEOUS? yessss..lol..you KNEW I'd agree to that lol..

    Y'all have a good day now..thanks :-)
    Always, Lois****

     
  • At 4:20 PM, Blogger Gray said…

    Those must be very confusing memories, Lois.I have never experienced anything like that.

    I am sure that your friend appreciated talking with you.

     
  • At 4:33 PM, Blogger Lois said…

    Hi Gray.. be VERY glad you havent..

    it was a very interesting subject..
    and compairing notes was amazing alot alike..

    Hope you had a good day today..:-)
    Always, Lois****

     

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