Got A Perm (Guys Need Not Read)
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Hi girls (women) ……for the first time in almost 3 years I was able to go to the hairdressers, get a perm and haircut. I can’t believe it – not even a twinge of anxiety before, during, or after! Not 6 months ago, I barely was able to even get a haircut. I always told my hairdresser not to forget that I had PD, in case I had to leave. I never did, but I was so anxious that I felt dizzy, woozy-headed, the whole nine yards. Couldn’t wait to get out of there. It’s really a miracle. For you guys (I know you’re peeking in 
) when you get a perm, you are TRAPPED. You can’t just get up and run out unless you don’t mind your hair ending out looking like a clown in a sideshow. So that’s my happy story for today. Now if I could just get the nerve to go on the interstate to see my son’s new house I’ll know I’m really in remission. My heartfelt thanks to all of you for your support and encouragement. Love, smiley-face Rita
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Hi Rita! That’s great to hear that you made it to the hairdresser and were able to sit through the whole ordeal! Proud of you! I bet you feel so good about it, the doing it and the new hairstyle! I’ve got the interstate phobia myself, I have never been able to drive long distance anywhere, ever. Someone else has to drive if we are going far and even then I’m a frightened mess! That was before I started having panic attacks about 3 months ago, right after going on a trip to Missouri, which is about an 8 hour drive for us. So I haven’t had the chance to test myself on the interstate since. We plan to travel this summer and I don’t know how I will do, I might need to be knocked out before I even get in the car!!! If you were able to go to the hairdresser and withstand the amount of time a perm and cut takes, and you weren’t able to do that even 6 months ago, think how far you have come! You can do anything, just give yourself time and be easy on yourself. Push, but don’t push too hard! You will make it to see your son’s new house soon, I’m sure! Take care, Amanda
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Hi Rita, Your doing great. I think once you get going to your sons house you are going to manage with the same confidence and courage. Patting you on the back well done Rita. Charla
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi girls (women) ……for the first time in almost 3 years I was able to go to the hairdressers, get a perm and haircut. I can’t believe it – not even a twinge of anxiety before, during, or after! Not 6 months ago, I barely was able to even get a haircut. I always told my hairdresser not to forget that I had PD, in case I had to leave. I never did, but I was so anxious that I felt dizzy, woozy-headed, the whole nine yards. Couldn’t wait to get out of there. It’s really a miracle. For you guys (I know you’re peeking in ) when you get a perm, you are TRAPPED. You can’t just get up and run out unless you don’t mind your hair ending out looking like a clown in a sideshow. So that’s my happy story for today. Now if I could just get the nerve to go on the interstate to see my son’s new house I’ll know I’m really in remission. My heartfelt thanks to all of you for your support and encouragement. Love, smiley-face Rita
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Thanks, Amanda, but I just got a perm — here you are planning an 8 HOUR TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE – puts me to shame -:))). No, really, aren’t we a funny bunch? We all have things we can do so easily that would terrify the next guy, and vice-versa. My trip to my son’s would take less than an hour, but here you are, even though you’re scared witless, still planning to go! Just curious, you said "we" — how many is that? My biggest problem is driving with someone else, whether it’s me doing the driving or the other person, even my husband, and we’ve been married for 42 years!!!! And he’s the nicest guy – the problem isn’t him, it’s me and my vivid imagination. My biggest fear is getting stuck because of an accident or something. But I have a feeling we’ll do it, Amanda, one way or another. Love and God bless, Rita I’ve learned…. that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
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Hi Rita! The "we" I mentioned in the previous post, while travelling, is my boyfriend, my two children and myself. And I know my problem, my fear, is all within myself, my overactive imagination! What terrifies me most about interstate driving is the speed at which everyone is going, semitrucks, and road construction going on! I CANNOT drive far on the interstate, I know I can’t handle it, so I have not even attempted it! I can drive on the interstate to my boyfriends workplace, which is about 25 minutes away, and I have to go over a big bridge that goes over the Mississippi River, that’s the hardest part of that drive for me! And I can also drive on the interstate to my Grandma’s, about 45 minutes away. But that’s as far as I can go driving, any farther, and someone else has to take over. And even then I’m a wreck the rest of the way. It’s like I’m just positive the whole way there that something horrible is going to happen, that we were’nt going to make it home alive on this trip. My imagination goes way beyond the call of duty!! One time on our way to Missouri, the sky was kind of cloudy and all of the sudden the sun was peeking right through the middle of the clouds, and the suns rays were pointing out all over, someone else would have thought it a beautiful sight, I thought it was a definite sign that God was wanting to take our lives right there on the interstate that day!! I try not to think that way anymore, if I could use my imagination more positively I could definitely be a great writer or artist, in the least I could write some pretty suspenseful or scary novels!!! Take care ((( Rita ))) Love, peace and chicken grease, Amanda
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi girls (women) ……for the first time in almost 3 years I was able to go to the hairdressers, get a perm and haircut. I can’t believe it – not even a twinge of anxiety before, during, or after! Not 6 months ago, I barely was able to even get a haircut. I always told my hairdresser not to forget that I had PD, in case I had to leave. I never did, but I was so anxious that I felt dizzy, woozy-headed, the whole nine yards. Couldn’t wait to get out of there. It’s really a miracle. For you guys (I know you’re peeking in ) when you get a perm, you are TRAPPED. You can’t just get up and run out unless you don’t mind your hair ending out looking like a clown in a sideshow. So that’s my happy story for today. Now if I could just get the nerve to go on the interstate to see my son’s new house I’ll know I’m really in remission. My heartfelt thanks to all of you for your support and encouragement. Love, smiley-face Rita
Oh Rita – that’s great! I bet is looks nice. I’m so proud of you for sitting there all that time!! It takes a long time to get a perm. Good for you! {{{{{Rita}}}}} Di
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side and I have let it go for three long years due to panic…Now that I am off dialysis I am going to go for it, your story gave me faith and confidence. YEAH! Love Cheryl
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi girls (women) ……for the first time in almost 3 years I was able to go to the hairdressers, get a perm and haircut. I can’t believe it – not even a twinge of anxiety before, during, or after! Not 6 months ago, I barely was able to even get a haircut. I always told my hairdresser not to forget that I had PD, in case I had to leave. I never did, but I was so anxious that I felt dizzy, woozy-headed, the whole nine yards. Couldn’t wait to get out of there. It’s really a miracle. For you guys (I know you’re peeking in ) when you get a perm, you are TRAPPED. You can’t just get up and run out unless you don’t mind your hair ending out looking like a clown in a sideshow. So that’s my happy story for today. Now if I could just get the nerve to go on the interstate to see my son’s new house I’ll know I’m really in remission. My heartfelt thanks to all of you for your support and encouragement. Love, smiley-face Rita
