The Most Busiest Disabled Person In The World
By MoonGypsy
@MoonGypsy (4606)
United States
October 10, 2012 11:23pm CST
i am a disabled veteran and a single mother of two, who home schools her children. just because people know that i am a stay at home mom, everyone and there mother wants to take up my all of my time filling it up appointments. "when could we set up a good day to meet?" "could we set up a time.....?" i don't know what to do because all those appointments that people keep wanting to set me up with seem do do or die. i can't be every where and satisfy everyone at the same time! i have to teach my kids! AHHHHHHHHHHHH! i am suffering from nervous breakdowns and panic attacks from fear of what would happen if i don't meet everyone's requirements. it's making me sick trying anymore. i can take it and i feel like i am going to be in the hospital. sometimes people want to set up two or three appointments in one day. it's called freaking HOME SCHOOLING!!!!!! i am supposed to be at home in order to be able to do it. i can't be doing anything else during that time. just because i can't work anymore doesn't mean that people get to fill up my time with all their task. sigh. i am just crying right now typing this. i don't know what to do. i feel trapped and suffocated in responsibilty and obligations.
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8 responses
@Rasniki09 (183)
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11 Oct 12
These people are taking too much from you. You have to draw the line somewhere and stop it. During school hours, limit the interruption. If you have to put the phone on vibrate or silence (if you are not expecting important calls), then do it. Some people don't know what are boundaries and will continue to cross the line until you put a stop to it. I am sorry that you are feeling this way. Maye you also need to take a break just for you. Have a little me time and breathe.
@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
14 Oct 12
thank you so much for sounding so validating. i really needed that. that way i know i am not just going crazy.
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
11 Oct 12
You could say that you are educating your children between the hours of 8 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon perhaps. You could set up a phone answering machine that says that. Then appointments could be made around 4 in the afternoon or later.
I have a five year old disabled son. We had to travel to a hospital 25 miles away yesterday for one of his appointments. Next Wednesday he has a more local appointment at the children's center in my home town. He is at a primary school and I have to take him out of school to these appointments.
You might get letters so you could phone to rearrange the appointment times perhaps. If you have between half past three and five o clock in the afternoon you haven't long for the appointments. On Saturday you could have a restful day maybe. Good luck.
@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
14 Oct 12
thank you so much for you suggestion. you sound like a person who is good with planning. i am not, but i guess it's a skill that i must develope.
@namiya (1718)
• Philippines
11 Oct 12
have your schedules based on your own convenience and don't force yourself to accommodate all their requirements. your utmost responsibility is to yourself and to your children and let no one else run your life for you. if they need your service then i think they should have to accept the time you set for them for you to be available and not for them to impose it on you.
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
11 Oct 12
its true,they are very high on confidence and perform their duties to the fullest always
@mikyung (2232)
• Philippines
11 Oct 12
I really admire people like you. There are those able persons that are still waiting for opportunity and not working towards those. I know that in every sacrifice there will be a corresponding reward that will eventually come in the long run. Just keep the faith, everything in this world has a reason to be here, each and everyone of us has a purpose. Good luck. Thanks 
@riyauro (6421)
• India
11 Oct 12
Moongypsy, how are you disabled if you don't mind telling. The people are so inconsiderate about you when it comes to doing their work. They know you and still. I think it is time for you to be strict with them now. Just tell them that you do not have time and are very busy. This is when we don't say than people start taking advantage of you. Just be strict and be straight forward that you can't. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead. 
@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
11 Oct 12
i have post traumatic stress disorder. i also suffer from panic attacks (severe), depression and dissociative identity disorder. this is so hard for me to be ill like this and have all these responsibilities.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
11 Oct 12
Make yourself number one, after all if you don't protect yourself you will not be able to do good for anyone. After that learn to just say NO,THANK YOU. Set yourself a list of what you need to do each day and be sure to allow some alone time, even if it's late at night, then just do you things, a warm bath, a special book, even just planing what you are going to wear the next day, whatever turns you on the only rules are a time just for you. Blessings for all you do.
@rafiholmes (2896)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 12
yeah.. take it easy dont cry..
relax..then think of a way to handle all the stuff..all the problem and tasks..u will get over it.
