I really shouldn't take them with my noon pills but I've fucked up enough already.

I need a sedative, and it's my own fault.

I'm so stupid about this. I just keep forgetting, and then I have panic attacks and seizures and I'm the only one to blame

it's not being stupid and it's not your fault either bb...the same trauma that made it hard to remember to take care of yourself with your meds also caused the things that you need the meds to help <3 you're doing great even if it's not perfect

You're so kind to me. Thank you. I just wish I could remember important things. It feels like everything right now is pulling my attention, kids, cats, my parents. And then there's me left behind.

your brain is working haaaaaard overtime even before taking your family and everything else into account <3 just try to remember to take care of yourself, and be gentle with yourself, because you can't do your best for them if you're struggling

Yeah... I'll try to be.

it's something i'm working on myself this year. it's hard!!! as afab people, we're basically trained from toddlerhood to put everyone else first and struggle through. but it isn't healthy and it shouldn't be that way <3 we can work to be better to ourselves

Yeah, it's hard to untrain that.

do you pick up your phone first thing? or have glasses you have to put on? you can try setting your pills next to/on top of them.

I have a mentally ill kid who's shown interest in them before, so I have to keep them put up unfortunately.

an empty case then? it might stand as a reminder at the very least.

I don't have an empty one, but maybe I'll write a sticky note and put it on my desk. Or get a sticker eventually, someone on Etsy has to have a "take your meds" sticker.

i also have several alarms i get from an app that help me remember. most of the time lmao

I need to get an app for that.

My phone is bad with volume from it's own alarms, so maybe another app can do better

<3 hopefully you can find something that helps a little better

Yeah, I need help.

If an app helps, then that's what it takes. Easy peasy. I just can't keep taking morning meds with my noon ones.

yeah <3 maybe an actual little travel alarm set for when you need to take them that you can put with them? or something like that. there's nooooooo shame in having reminders that work for you

Yeah, I just don't know why I never thought to use an app

it's hard to change thinking patterns!! for a long time i was like "i should just always remember to take them in the morning, that shouldn't be hard" but.....it is, and I shouldn't let myself feel bad for making my life easier

<3

I want to not feel bad about needing help

I set alarms for all kinds of things it's never wrong to use tools to help you do your tasks

Yeah, I'm looking through the free apps now. I just need help, my mind is too full to remember everything. And it doesn't help that two of my meds cause brain fog so there's that too.

we don't use rocks to hammer nails, we don't dig holes with our fingers anymore tools are just that, tools. Nothing to be ashamed of

exactly, you can't be so hard on yourself the brain is working very hard

That is putting it in a way that my brain can't argue with. Thank you

<3 I gotchu

yes <3

I use alarm clock extreme, it lets you set your own alarm sounds and gives you a function you have to put in to turn it off. like small maths or captcha

Ooh, nice. I'll try that one

they make med boxes with alarms too!

that's what dad used when he didn't live with us

Ooh, that sounds even more helpful. I'll look into that.

oh yeah i forgot about those, also good yeah

doubling what everyone has already said. if you asked my students, they'd shrug and say that i have a million alarms throughout the day too. so i hope that knowing a gaggle of kids wouldn't judge you also helps a little

Thank you, that helps

cheap one
expensive one
best but really expensive however it LOCKS

Thank you for the links! I'll keep these in mind.

welcome!

less expensive option of best!

You're fantastic, thank you!

I can contribute some towards one of these or whatever option you want to try, meds are important <3

You're sweet to me, but we're okay right now!

<3

welcome!

I do this for work so it's pretty easy for me to find accessibility equipment to fit various needs