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Yay! You're back!
Merely Me
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 09:17 PMre: Yay! You're back!
LyraStorm
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:32 PMThe plane trips were okay... well I say that but on the flight there the sound for the movies wasn't working, nor was the overhead lights so for several hours right in the middle of the thirteen hour flight I could only sit in darkness trying to sleep, which I couldn't... not so fun... but it all ran smoothly enough that I wasn't stressed so they were okay in that way.
I'll try to post up a photo of myself, Ben and Claudia a little later... I've never been great at getting my computer to work like that but I'll give it a shot.
Thanks for welcoming me back - it's nice to feel wanted somewhere
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Didn't think you would :)
Paul
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 09:50 PMHey! Welcome home, Storm! I kind of thought you'd have other things to do once you and the plane touched down other than write an hour by hour account. No wonder. You were mixing it up with stardom.
Someone famous said normal is so overrated and I say indefinable, but we'd all like to know if it truly is overrated on our own. Someday you will know. Depression runs according to an unpublished schedule and doesn't ask us if we're busy first, being a rather rude sort. It sounds like you achieved your main goals and had some fun doing it.
You'd expect better food on those planes and you didn't name what you had, so that's worrisome if they didn't tell you what it was. Or is it that they told you, but it didn't taste anything like what you remembered?
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LyraStorm
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:46 PMHi Paul, I kind of wish I had done an hour by hour account cause my memory isn't the best. Still, I have photos and other fans have posted bits and pieces up on the internet that help trigger my memory
The plane food was pretty bad - I usually just pick at it. I've flown plenty of times so I'm used to it. I just thought perhaps American food would be nicer... but then like I said it might just have been me trying to be picky and my limited options being a tourist.
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MACEYMOM
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 08:07 AMHi Lyra Storm,
I know exactly how you feel. It feels like you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. Myself, I get depressed when I sitting at home with my husband, bored to death watching tv. So I make it a point to go do something like going to see my mom or something and then I cry all the way home. I can't figure it out.
There are alot of people here at work that love Stargate. I myself have never watched it. Hang in there Lyra, we will find the answer someday.
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LyraStorm
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:49 PMYeah it doesn't seem fair, does it? You try to go out and about so you're not brooding on your problems and unfortunately the depression just follows you sapping any joy out of the situation making you want to just shut away again... a bit of a loop...
You should try watching Stargate, and Farscape, they're great for escaping your own headspace (and thus the loop), if only for an hour or so.
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fifi
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 09:39 AMHi Lyra
Nice to have you back again! Sounds like a good trip.......depression and anxiety is a nuisance and does get in the way sometimes of enjoying yourself fully.....but at least you did it and got to see all those actors.....Lucky you!
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LyraStorm
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:50 PMHi Fifi, thanks for the welcome back. Yeah it was good to see those actors and to have the experience, I just wish I had been able to appreciate it properly - if I was feeling better I would have had so much more fun.. but I guess that's just life. No point really whinging about it, I know, but it's good to get things off our chests once and a while.
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sioux
Friday, November 13, 2009 at 04:43 PMHi Lyra, welcome back we missed ya. I'm sorry you didn't have as much fun as you could've had , depression sucks, thats for sure. I think you are very brave to fly that far, I'm terrified of flying , I don't think I could make it 13 hrs. without being sedated LOL. Did you go all by yourself? Well I hope that maybe you're feeling better by now. Well that's about all I have for now, keep your chin up. Sioux.
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LyraStorm
Friday, November 13, 2009 at 07:43 PMHi Sioux,
Yeah I went alone. I actually like travelling alone, being alone in general. I'm not the most sociable person so whenever I socialise I always need my own space at some point in the day to get away from everyone and be alone for a while to 'recover'. Travelling alone feels less stressful to me because I don't have to deal with other people's anxieties or feel the need to have to talk to someone when all I want to do is escape into my head.
I think I am feeling a bit better now. My diet when in America didn't really help, I don't think. Since I've been back I've eaten a lot healthier and that has helped - plus it was like the flight to America put jetlag on and the flight back to Australia took it back off, lol. So I'm just a little tired now and am trying to remember what happened so I can relieve it without anxiety...
Thanks for the welcome back
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Hey Miss Lyra!
We were missing you here but hoping that you were having a good time despite your anxiety and depression. How was the plane rides...did you do okay with the travel part?
I am glad you met one of your favorite actors...don't suppose you would share any photos?
I know how it can be when you are depressed and doing fun things but it feels surreal and maybe like your body is disconnected from your brain. Sometimes when this happens I re-live the moments in memories when I can truly process what has happened and enjoy it more after the fact...if that makes sense.
At any rate I think you should feel proud of yourself for making this big trip. Do you feel glad to be home?
Welcome back Lyra!