Boggle- USA bound!

[EventingMum]

So sorry for you and everyone involved, you really are due a turn around in luck for 2024.

 

[YourValentine]

Just caught up, and not the update I was expecting. I'm so sorry what a tragic end to your holiday. I really hope 2024 has something better in store for you.

I read an article, academic press not fb, that talked about research showing that (paraphrasing) playing tetris/solitare or something equally unexciting and repetative after a traumatic event helps your brain cope by changing how it processes the trauma reducing the risk of PTSD.

If you enjoy games like that anyway, it might not hurt to spend some quiet time playing them.

I am hunting for the actual article but "tetris ptsd" are rather broad search terms and not having much luck.

Either way I hope Bog therapy helps.

 

[Emilieu]

God I’m so so sorry. I can’t believe it, you must be absolutely reeling. Hope you soon have your arms around Bog

 

[Spottyappy]

So sorry to read how your diving unfolded.
I am likely to be of no help, but do allow yourself to process what you went through, in how we much time you need, and do stay off work if that’s what you need too.
hope Bog is ok, and pleased to see you.

 

[Michen]

Bog is just the best therapy ever. Three hours with him and he’s just such a happy, joyful soul to be around. Bounding around in the snow you’d just never know anything was wrong with him and I think he’s improved again since I’ve been gone. Didn’t see him misplace a hoof.

That’s the longest I’ve not had these constant images of blood in my mind since earlier this week.

Best boy, so grateful I have him in my life.

 

[Caol Ila]

Yay, glad you got through the snow to Boggle. Parents say there was 6-8 inches in Boulder, so Evergreen must have...more.

 

[Emilieu]

Thank goodness for Boggle

 

[Bradsmum]

Glad you were able to negotiate the snow and get some Bog therapy . Take care of yourself now. When do you get Pepper cuddles too?

 

[Michen]

Glad you were able to negotiate the snow and get some Bog therapy . Take care of yourself now. When do you get Pepper cuddles too?

I think she gets back tomorrow not that she will be much use she never has any sympathy for me but she is so unbelievable with the kids that she loves, when one of them has had a bad day at school or something she doesn’t leave their side and she knows which one (they are twins) needs her and sleeps on their bed when she has the choice.

I thought I was all fixed up but it seems not because going to the supermarket set me off again. Gah. Weird.

Also weird, meat. Even looking at it makes my stomach flip and I want to hurl. Probably needed to give it up anyway cos of the heart thing and I don’t ever really buy it, other than restaurants or something ready made but it just makes me feel .

 

[meleeka]

I want to know if Bog missed you? Was he pleased to see you or did he pretend he was cross that you left him?

 

[Bradsmum]

Take it slow and be kind to yourself, you’ll get there to the point that it’s not so traumatic but it will take time. Hope Pepper shows her caring side. At least between her and Boggle they will bring a bit of normality and routine which will help.

 

[Michen]

I want to know if Bog missed you? Was he pleased to see you or did he pretend he was cross that you left him?

He was awesome and very happy to see me in every way! He was the best. He’s not affectionate in his actions it’s just all over his face.

 

[Michen]

It’s hard not to laugh when you see this idiot behaving like this.. over his own rug on the floor that I just took off him and put there.

 

[Peglo]

Oh Boggle.

Horses have such an amazing ability to ground us, make us live in the moment and even if just for a short time take our troubles away while they spook at a rug.

So glad Bog is making you feel a bit more yourself, even if fleeting. Take care of yourself M.

 

[Denali]

I’m so glad you are home to boggle!

 

[CanteringCarrot]

It’s hard not to laugh when you see this idiot behaving like this.. over his own rug on the floor that I just took off him and put there.

He looks for any excuse to have a good time

 

[Lurfy]

Bog is a party boy, such a funny character

 

[ycbm]

It’s hard not to laugh when you see this idiot behaving like this.. over his own rug on the floor that I just took off him and put there.

There's no reason not to ride that horse this spring! Except for his attitude, of course

 

[Trouper]

That's some sure-footedness in the snow!! He is looking so well.

 

[Sandstone1]

I do not know why but Boggle reminds me of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever ( Yes I am old!) Its his strut! Younger people may need to look it up.

 

[wren123]

I'm pleased you're having some good times with Bog. He's looking amazing seeing him messing around in the snow you can't believe what he's been through.

Please take care of yourself and don't hesitate to get professional help if you need to.

 

[Michen]

Thank you. It's amazing to see Bog like this. I know it's so unimportant and stupid to have ever been so upset over what happened in the grand scheme of things, I feel like a right idiot for having been!

11 hours sleep this time, guess my body is catching up. Thank goodness for the melatonin laced gummies so easily available here.

 

[little_critter]

You had every right to feel stressed and upset over Bog, he is very important to you and he WAS ill.
Just because something devastating has happened, it doesn’t negate the very valid feelings you had.
Please take very good care of yourself, I worry that you were in a fragile state anyway and the events on your diving trip could have a serious impact on you.
The good old British stiff upper lip is not always a good thing. Be very kind to yourself.

 

[splashgirl45]

Bog is looking amazing!!! I see some riding in the future there’s nothing like a horse to cheer you up and he is certainly doing that , lovely to see after all of the trauma

 

[2ndtimearound]

I’m so sorry you’ve had such a horrible week, but I’m sure getting home to some Boggle-shaped medicine will have helped. Take care of yourself.

 

[LadyGascoyne]

Well he looks well!

 

[SEL]

Bog looks amazing - hard to think there was anything wrong with him. You can't been yourself up over worrying back then because that was totally normal. Fortunately no one can look into the future and see something worse just around the corner so we deal with today

Proper snow - lovely. UK is just very cold, very wet, very grey and very miserable.....

 

[Michen]

I will feel especially grateful that this is my current view and I didn’t head back to the UK then!

 

[Widgeon]

Boggle is looking magnificent! He's so lucky to have you.

You might need to be prepared to have wobbles over "silly" things for a while - there's nothing wrong with that, brains react to and process trauma in some pretty bizarre ways. Try not to feel bad about it.

 

[BMA2]

And how is Miss Piggy's and Bogs relationship going