tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527585698480885869.post5317631981115307167..comments2009-10-17T14:44:06.120-05:00Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089685282700680525noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527585698480885869.post-83469280941218098482009-10-17T14:44:06.120-05:002009-10-17T14:44:06.120-05:00Hi Laurel<br />Thanks so much for your hugs, light and hope....Glad you enjoyed the quotes...they are some of my favorites.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089685282700680525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527585698480885869.post-51226785290180805762009-10-17T14:43:33.366-05:002009-10-17T14:43:33.366-05:00Hi Joanne<br />Thanks so much!!I will be on the mend ~ a think already today I am a tiny bit stronger.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089685282700680525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527585698480885869.post-79411452538349983342009-10-17T14:42:41.738-05:002009-10-17T14:42:41.738-05:00Hi Terri<br />Thanks for your encouragement. Glad you enjoyed the post.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089685282700680525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527585698480885869.post-71145408280807163552009-10-17T14:42:08.009-05:002009-10-17T14:42:08.009-05:00I become very emotional at the start of a crash too, Sue...and my emotions are up and down....I know that stress is the mostly the cause of this one...but with all we have been dealing with we are holding our own pretty well. That chicken and egg theory is so true isn&#39;t it.<br />Glad to hear you are a bit better.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089685282700680525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527585698480885869.post-64783534142445489532009-10-17T13:22:41.443-05:002009-10-17T13:22:41.443-05:00Hi, Renee - <br /><br />Sorry I&#39;ve been so absent lately, but it&#39;s been a rough few weeks for me lately. I&#39;m sorry to hear you&#39;re going through a bad patch, too.<br /><br />I am certain my own 3-week severe crash was triggered by exposure to virus(es) - my sons tell me everyone at school is sick. I started Tamiflu a few days ago (not because I have the flu but because my immune system is in overdrive and I&#39;ve probably been exposed to it). Maybe you&#39;ve been the victim of viral triggers as well - it&#39;s a really bad season so far for viruses.<br /><br />I think there&#39;s a chicken-and-egg paradox about stress, depression, and crashes. Don&#39;t be too hard on yourself (sounds like you&#39;re doing well at talking yourself out of that!) about causing this crash. there&#39;s a good chance it was nothing you DID. I often find that a bout of depression comes just at the start of a crash, and I think it&#39;s a biochemical thing - a hormonal shift in the brain that signals a crash is coming. Just my thoughts...<br /><br />Hope you&#39;re doing a bit better this weekend (I am)...<br /><br />SueSue Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527585698480885869.post-30849290513435595152009-10-16T18:23:06.536-05:002009-10-16T18:23:06.536-05:00Hang in there Renee. These dark places are challenging. I could really relate to the warning signs you outlined.<br /><br />You&#39;re in my thoughts and prayers.<br /><br />I agree with Joanne-excellent and well written post.cfswarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299057722862223585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527585698480885869.post-58138234324632222662009-10-16T15:18:05.275-05:002009-10-16T15:18:05.275-05:00Renee<br /><br />An excellent and well written post.<br /><br />With such support I hope you soon start to feel a bit better.Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527585698480885869.post-37972829488299761662009-10-16T14:42:39.953-05:002009-10-16T14:42:39.953-05:00Sending hugs, light and hope, Renee -- you will bounce back again. Hang in there! Loved your quotes.Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688914443102913569noreply@blogger.com