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Itchy-Scratchy
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Thu Nov 27 2008 18:04:57
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Here comes my 19th nervous breakdown...
So the PCO came for another visit today only to discover that there are a bunch of holes in my encasement. Which explains why we're still infested. So we were sprayed again and I've taped up the holes. I can only assume the cat made the holes before the Soft Paws arrived (but honestly, I'm not sure and he's vehemently denying everything). Why do they make the encasements so thin?!!!
So basically, we are starting all over again. PCO is coming back in 2 weeks. By that time, I will probably be in a rubber room.
I've had a meltdown every day since arriving home from my trip a week ago. I'm not sure how much longer I can keep living like this. I'm exhausted, fed up, frustrated and I can't keep juggling a demanding career and BBs. And none of my old coping mechanisms are working anymore. And I ate an entire, FAMILY SIZED bag of potatoe chips today. And I'm now eyeing the cheesecake in the fridge.
Here comes my nineteenth nervous breakdown
Here comes my nineteenth nervous breakdown
Here comes my nineteenth nervous breakdown
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bitten123
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Posted 1 year ago
Thu Nov 27 2008 20:36:12
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oh itchy, I have no words. I am just really, really sorry. ((((((((((((((hugs))))))))
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myLifeinZiplocs
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Posted 1 year ago
Thu Nov 27 2008 21:54:54
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yeah holes in my first encasement is why I think we needed another treatment. I got a new one and put it over the old one, and I think this one is better quality. I put tape on the contact points to avoid ripping and my roommate helped me gently lower boxspring onto the metal bed frame, as opposed to me throwing it on there myself.
Tomorrow, she is going to help me lift up box spring and mattress for inspection for bugs and holes. (tomorrow will mark two weeks since last treatment) I am SO TEMPTED to buy another box spring encasement just for the hell of it!
I just ordered some double sided carpet tape and I am going to stick it around the box spring to see if I catch anything. I have a feeling it won't catch anything but copious amounts of cat hair, kind of like the bug monitor strips. lol
I am so sorry itchy scratchy. If I find a bug or anything I will probably lose it too. I am in grad school and I have no time for anything, let alone this crap!
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bugssux
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Posted 1 year ago
Thu Nov 27 2008 22:01:32
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so sorry but keep your head up , remember that they can die!
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losingit
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Fri Nov 28 2008 10:35:38
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Itchyscratchy; I can absolutely relate to the pain. I've been going through them for almost 14 MONTHS now. My problem is at work (pray god I've not brought them home...) and every single day has been a hell, terrified to go to work, many many nervous breakdowns, ruined xmas, birthday, horrible lonliness since I've told no-one.
I couldn't deal with the stress. I never ever thought I'd find myself dealing with this crap for so long, but I am. I try to tell myself 'this time next year' or 'in 6 months time..." I'm barely hanging on but really I don't have a choice. What's the option? a complete breakdown, on the floor bawling uncontrollably? Yep, been there done that a lot. Didn't help a bit. I picked myself up and just deal as best I can. And I'm not a strong person by any means!
Humans are amazing with what they can cope with when they have to. I think of people all over the world in war zones, disease, starving, tortured and I know my problems are at least somwhat manageable. It doesn't always help but it puts it in perspective a bit.
It's about getting through each 24 hours, and then the next 24 and the next. Time DOES pass, things can and will get better. It's unbearable going through it - I know. But keep the faith that it can end... Baby steps baby steps.
Practical advice: maybe buy a thick cheapo blanket (or a mattress pad) and lay it on the bed so dear kitty's talons won't poke through it. You can wash it each week with the regular laundry you do...
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spideyjg
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Fri Nov 28 2008 15:06:48
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Very sorry to hear of that Kate. You can win this war and the torn encasement is a lost battle.
Take action then fight on. You guys have taken many steps to improve your chances so do not think you can't win.
Jim
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Itchy-Scratchy
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Fri Nov 28 2008 15:21:43
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Thanks everyone, for the kind words.
I've actually been off work for the past two days, as I'm having crying jags. But I think the worst of it is passing (though it could be the wine talking, as I opened a bottle about an hour ago). The landlord just came up and had purchased me a 2nd encasement, suggesting I put it over the existing. So hopefully that will help with any little holes that may have been missed.
Added to my misery, however, is the fact that I am dealing with bags and bags of mouldy books. My landlord insisted that we pack up our hundreds of books into garbage bags and put them on the balcony until the problem was solved. We resisted for weeks, until we were told we were being uncooperative and that all treatment would cease unless we did so. So we did it, against our better judgement. Ironically, weeks after the task was done, the Orkin man noticed and said that he would have preferred the books stay put so they could have been treated. Grrrr
But over the past week, we've been trying to get the books off the balcony, not only because we are worried, but because they will soon be covered with snow. To our horror, we are finding bag after bag of wet, mouldy books. We double (sometimes triple) bagged them, but I guess the square edges of the books punctured small holes.
I cried like a baby when I discovered my signed, 1st edition "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" ruined. (Yes, "Sorcerer's Stone". It become "Philosopher's Stone" with the 2nd edition books.) My ex-husband had purchased it years ago while in London, before J.K. Rowling hit it big. And I treasured the book, not only because it was valuable, but because my ex-husband bought it for me years AFTER our divorce. He's actually a nice guy (though I still reserve the right to make ex-husband jokes!). We were only married for one brief year, when I was 19 years old.
Anyway, it is ruined. So **deep breath and other sip of wine** life goes on.
Losingit, I think you are right. Until I get over this hump, I'll just have to take it 24 hours at a time.
What would I do without all of you and this forum? I shudder to think....
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Qouting Mick Jagger from "Shattered"
Don’t you know the crime rate is going up, up, up, up, up
To live in this town you must be tough, tough, tough, tough, tough!
You got rats on the west side
Bed bugs uptown
What a mess this town’s in tatters I’ve been shattered
My brain’s been battered, splattered all over manhattanKeep up the fight!
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Itchy-Scratchy
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Fri Nov 28 2008 15:35:26
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LOL ... OMG, I had totally forgotten about BBs being in that song!!
Well, to continue with the philosophy of the Rolling Stones :
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
And if you try sometimes, you find
You get what you needSo I'll just keep trying **sticks out tongue like Rolling Stones logo**.
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losingit
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Fri Nov 28 2008 15:38:33
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Yay for wine I say!! Might even get me a bottle of white tonight. My (stupid, stupid) contact at work hasn't called the Dog in for the inspection to see if the problem is resolved so I'm pissed off right now, oi vey, another weekend worrying and waiting.
It's a long hard battle for most of us, some moreso than others and I honestly feel that if and when I ever get out of this mess I will be able to cope with just about anything. "Well, I got through bbs at work so how hard can (insert hardship here) be..." kinda mentality.
You got the encasements so onward and upwards!
Of course if my next post is from the mental health ward or prison you'll have to disregard all my previous posts...
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MyWorstFear
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Posted 1 year ago
Fri Nov 28 2008 20:49:04
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djames1921 - 5 hours ago »
Qouting Mick Jagger from "Shattered"
Don’t you know the crime rate is going up, up, up, up, up
To live in this town you must be tough, tough, tough, tough, tough!
You got rats on the west side
Bed bugs uptown
What a mess this town’s in tatters I’ve been shattered
My brain’s been battered, splattered all over manhattan
Keep up the fight!EWWWWWW! I used to love that song, but I guess I never really heard that line of the song before! Anyone know what year that song is from?
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vampiremenionprey
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Posted 1 year ago
Fri Nov 28 2008 21:16:11
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1969...
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vampiremenionprey
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Fri Nov 28 2008 21:36:03
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correction:
Shattered was released in 1978 off of the album "Some Girls"The sone was "suppose" to paint a bleak picture of life in New York.
When Jagger sings, "Shmatta, shmatta, shmatta, I can't give it away on 7th Avenue, this town's been wearing tatters," he's making reference to the fashion district of New York City, which is on 7th Avenue. The word "Shmatta" is slang for old, worn clothing.Can't always get what you want was released in 1969
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cilecto
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Posted 1 year ago
Fri Nov 28 2008 22:13:19
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(((hug)))
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