Self-Care with major Physical illnesses

[Shaz51]

hello @Adge ☕

[Adge]

Hi @Shaz51 Thanks for your hello.

How are you?

I tried to Reply to you, as soon as you Tagged me.

Yet How ironic - My phone was not working, no internet connection etc etc.

Life is a bit rough - I'm having exacerbation of health conditions illnesses.

Since Burning out in January this year & having to Resign from my Council Gardening Job.

I'm now doing Gardening short 1 or 2 hour Shifts - For people on Aged Care Funding Packages.

🙂Adge

[Shaz51]

heyy @Adge , how is your new job going my friend 

Life is a bit rough - I'm having exacerbation of health conditions illnesses.---- sending you lots of hugs as my specialist has put me on the DSP because of mine , suppose to get worse in the future 

[Adge]

Hey @Shaz51 I'm sorry you had to go on DSP.

At least it gives you some secure income.

I was told years ago that due to my health conditions - I'm more eligible for DSP than many people who were receiving it.

Yet due to the nightmarish Application Process & much narrower/ tighter eligibility criteria - I've never Applied for DSP.

I'm not yet recovered from Burning out in January this year.

Then started this new job too soon, without a recovery break.

Otherwise hopefully it will work out okay.

I'm Casual (all employees are casual) with no minimum weekly working hours - Very low hours just 8 hours per week so far.

Last week they gave me No hours, no work at all.

I hope you are okay so far dealing with your health conditions.

🙂Adge

[Shaz51]

Hello @Adge 😊

@tyme , @Zoe7 , @Anastasia 

[Adge]

Thank you @Shaz51 Very much appreciated

Adge

[Adge]

I'm not sure who to Tag into this Thread.

Anyway, I've been sitting with this all week, as I've had no- one in person to talk about it with.

I did receive some very affirming responses, when I wrote about this on the Best Friends Thread (briefly).

On Tuesday I received an Autism Assessment.

Which my Psychologist suggested I do.

It said that my responses are consistent with Autism.

I had no idea, had never considered the possibility.

It might have been useful when I was young, in order to receive appropriate help.

Yet at the age of 55, I still don’t know what to do with such a Diagnosis.

So, 3 days later I’m still in some shock over that.

My Psychologist simply said it was up to me what I choose to do with it.

I have no idea what to do with supposedly being Autistic - So I'm gona ask my Psychologist for suggestions, when I next see her.

Because otherwise I feel I've just been left with shock/ surprise information, that leaves me in a No-Win situation.

Adge