Dinner Break Once Again
By lilacskies
@lilacskies (8910)
United States
March 8, 2025 7:24pm CST
I am currently on my dinner break, but I have no appetite. I'm having such a bad day again just like yesterday. It's not even about the patrons at this point. I have been feeling off since yesterday and had a medical emergency this morning. I almost ended up in the hospital due to this morning's episode. It was bad, but I suppose it could've been worse.
I don't have an appetite so I am just relaxing at a local cafe and drinking green tea. I am with a nice coworker who I hope can become my ally at work as we navigate the chaos together. I love how we are both so quiet and don't have much to say when we hang out, but we have a comfortable silence together. It's really nice. It's really hard to find someone you can just sit next to and not be pressured to say something. She told me a bit about herself. I told her a bit about myself. Then, we had our drinks in silence sitting across from each other. I won't take the plunge and say we can become friends, but we can definitely become allies.
I'm not going to force myself to eat something and become sicker. I tried that and nearly made myself puke. It's a Saturday and I was hoping to get a 12 hour shift, but my hours got pushed back and I was stuck at home for an extra two hours and am only working 10 hours today like an average weekday. My bills for this month are paid at least. Now I have to move on to my next goal. More on this later.
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@snowy22315 (186236)
• United States
9 Mar
It is always nice to have a friend at work
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@id_peace (15134)
• Singapore
9 Mar
A quick lunch is a dream lunch. I know what you meant by I am not going force myself to eat something and get sicker. I do that at times and the result was less than satisfactory. Especially before going to bed. You just need to wait for the digestion in order not to have any acid reflux in you.
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@lilacskies (8910)
• United States
9 Mar
I didn't bother eating today. I can't keep anything down anyway. Thank you for the suggestion.
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@GardenGerty (162452)
• United States
8h
It sounds like the green tea is a good choice for now.
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@lilacskies (8910)
• United States
9 Mar
Ally. Not friend. Lol! It was a CPTSD episode this morning. Thank you!
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@lilacskies (8910)
• United States
9 Mar
Thank you. I'm really enjoying our moments together. Me too.
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@lilacskies (8910)
• United States
13h
Yes, I hope we can be allies at work. It would make work easier. Thank you so much. Yes, I work long hours despite my health problems. I have no choice. I need to pay my bills. That's so sweet of you to say that. I wish I was Wonder Woman. That would be cool. You always give me so much strength with your kind words. Thank you. This means a lot to me. I appreciate it. It's always such a pleasure talking to you since you are such an empathetic soul. 

@lilacskies (8910)
• United States
9 Mar
Absolutely. I hope to have drinks with her sometime.
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