Actually, I joke but I do know what you mean. A lot of women in such situations wind up not leaving because of the pets. I am glad it worked out ok!
Dana On 5/19/05, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I'd been with the guy a while. I knew he was agitated. The > apartment was tiny. I knew I couldn't "sneak away." And, I feared that > attempting to leave would make him go over the edge. Besides, I was > really afraid for my cat. I mean, it's not like I took my cat with me > in the morning, either. But, since he'd been talking to my cat that > night, and the cat was apparently talking back, "Yah, man you're > right. I can't believe she just ripped out your balls like that. That > really sucks." I just had this feeling that the cat would someone meet > an untimely fate if I left that night. > > I can tell you that I did not sleep that night. Nope, not at all. I > was sending all sorts of "psychic messages" to my best friend/upstairs > neighbor. I was just sure she needed to _talk_ about something, you > know. ;) But, to no avail. She did not hear my silent pleas. > > (My mom chastised me for weeks for not running like hell immediately. > She works in the mental health profession.) > > On 5/19/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > you waited till the next day? LOL. > > > > Dana > > > > On 5/19/05, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > My ex said to me - "why would I want to get 'better' - I've never felt > > > better in my life?!?" in the middle of his manic episode that landed > > > him out of my apartment. He stayed with friends and eventually moved > > > back to his parents. But, he could have easily wound up homeless > > > because he thought nothing was wrong. But, I sure as hell wasn't going > > > to let him stay there when he was telling me he would just feel so > > > much better if he could kill someone - like that security guard at the > > > burnt out building. Yah, killing him would feel so great. Oh, and the > > > devil said that if he slept in the same bed with me, he'd have to kill > > > me, so he thought he'd just sleep on the floor over here. (Both > > > incidents the same night, and the next day he was out.) > > > > > > > > > > > > On 5/17/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Many of the homeless also have mental handicaps such as schizophrenia. > > > > > If they refuse to take meds and don't have some supportive structure > > > > > (friends, family), it's easy for them to fall between the cracks. > > > > > > > > yeah, the problem with a lot of those conditions is that the people > > > > take the meds, get to feeling better, decide they don't need the meds, > > > > and go downhill. Or they miss the highs of mania, which can be kind of > > > > fun, it sounds like, except for the consequences.... > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Dreamweaver with Homesite Plus from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=54 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:158209 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
