I confess when I left the night before owners' corporation meeting that my head was not in a good space. I can't say I've experienced this before, so it is rather interesting to note.
The shortest walk from the venue is along our back lane and enter the building by the carpark. While I have two remote controls, one sits in the car and the other I don't use because it weighs a bit in my pocket. I and the kiddies use the touch fobs to get around the building. But I could not find the touch pad to open the carpark gate. I actually looked at it earlier in the day when I returned home from shopping in the car. I just could not find where to touch. I turned on my phone torch. No, so I gave up and walked further to enter the building by the front entrance.
I was convinced the touch pad had been removed, yet I saw it that morning. I had stepped back to take in a greater view, but no. This morning when I went out, I went straight to the gate to check, and there was the touch pad where it always is with its red light illumination. WTF happened?
Once inside, I went straight to the loo, and realised I had left my cap behind at the meeting room, hanging on a chair. I texted HH to ask if she could pick it up, but she didn't see my message until after she left. She tried to call the building management representative, but the call went to the person's message service. I replied, thanks, I will collect it in the morning.
This morning when I woke, there was my cap, hanging off the chair in my bedroom, where it always sits.
So what really happened? I left the meeting prematurely, absolutely fuming. I knew HH would be disappointed that I left, but I could not bear the situation any longer. The level of stress caused my mind to not function properly. It's a bit scary because it's never happened before. I certainly won't be putting myself in that situation again.
It is so interesting to note my actions when I was stressed. For the sake of my brain I've just checked again, and yes, the touch pad is where it should be. Crazy. I think I might have been at the wrong garage entrance. The lighting is not good.
A bit of Phyllis and Kosov news. They left home Thursday around 10.00 for work and Uni. They did not come home until after 11.00pm, when I was already in bed. They stayed up until 3.00am. I went out at 11.00am and did not return home until 1.30pm. They were in their bedroom and Phyliss was talking rapid fire and loudly. They were having an argument. The arguments never last long, but boy, does Phyllis nag and nag. I didn't see them until around 4pm, about 30 hours after they first left.
They are taking me out for lunch on Monday, thali, which I love.
Phyllis has just cooked large vegetarian curry puffs with ham (don't ask me), and he and Kosov are playing with model cars, buses and trams on the dining table. What a life!
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Stress can cause that kind of confusion, and tiredness. I don't think it's very significant, though it's scary at the time. Next year, skip the AGM!
ReplyDeleteStress is not good for gentlefolk of a certain age like us. We should try to avoid it if possible.
ReplyDeleteI find that staying in bed and drinking copious amounts of happy juice helps.
That happens to me occasionally too and convinces me I have dementia which scares the hell out of me. But then I watch my husband not be able to find something, and realize, it's probably just normal aging. I hope.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you had such a fright. ~hugs~ Do you think it could be a peculiar issue with your vision? And your household dynamics are interesting. The curry puff comment made me giggle. I so wish I could join you for thali. That kind of dining is perfect as my appetite has lessened while I still like variety. :D Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awful end to a not very good evening.
ReplyDeleteI hope it is gone and gone for good. I really, really feel for people who have regular panic attacks and this sounds like the start of one.
It’s amazing how stress can distort our perception, so completely glad things have settled, and it sounds like despite the chaos, there's still warmth, good food, and a bit of playful joy at home to keep things grounded.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are starting to lose it Andrew - even though you are just a young lad. Never mind - Kosov and Phyllis can transition into your full time carers. There'll be a wheelchair and a tartan blanket for your legs. Occasionally Phyllis or Kosov will wipe away the drool saying, "There! There Uncle Andrew!"
ReplyDeleteWhat a strange experience! I would avoid building meetings from now on in. They appear to have a very strange effect on you.
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ReplyDeleteIt’s eye-opening how pressure can really mess with our memory and perception. . The little domestic slice with Phyllis and Kosov was a sweet contrastchaotic but cozy.
Well, Life’s full of odd little twists, isn’t it?
It normal to forget things when you're stressed. Hope finding your cap and touch pad eased that stress a bit.
ReplyDeleteTerrible stress does me in just like that Andrew. I can't think or concentrate, my mind going over and over the stress thing. I could walk into a wall, if I were walking in such a state, know better than to drive like that. Glad you were good the next day.
ReplyDeleteVegetarian thali... Looks great and tastes fab.
ReplyDeleteI've been stressed at times but never that bad. Veggie curry puffs sound nice, I think I can find similar here at Aldi, or maybe Foodland in the freezer section.
ReplyDeleteIf you were most annoyed at the meeting and from the meeting I suppose your brain was overloaded as it can only take so much as we become older. Interesting food, did you have some!
ReplyDeleteSort of related.. the number of times I get off my chair to go and do something in another room, then when I get to that room I can't remember why I came there, is scary. Age!
ReplyDeleteI hear you! It happens to me every day.
DeleteAs long as at least the toilet reminds you of why you went there!
You are not losing it just a temporary lapse caused by being angry at the meeting.
ReplyDeleteWhen you are stressed it's better to give up looking for something. It's if you are blind. I was looking for my glasses and thought I would explode because they were nowhere. When I looked in the mirror of the bathroom they were sitting on my head !! That was a place I didn't look !
ReplyDeleteSometimes we think we're going mad, when simple things evade us. Usually, we're just overtired, stressed, angry or otherwise put off our stride. The mind can play funny tricks on us.
ReplyDeleteI never go to those meetings, I vote in the board election and on special issues that require owner approval, but I don't need the drama in my head.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was studying chaplaincy I was taught to expect people who are under duress to have very reduced cognition but of course when it's me under stress I can't remember that I should expect it and I wonder what's wrong with my brain!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that having a personal chef helps you recover :)
Yep, this lapse in memory sounds like super stress from that annoying meeting.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
I've also become preoccupied with thoughts about something that stressed me out (a conversation with my boss, maybe) and found myself doing things automatically without realizing it -- like putting on and taking off a cap. I can easily see how it would happen! It's usually when I'm replaying the conversation in my head, or thinking up clever responses I should have made.
ReplyDeleteStress and anger can do strange things to us, Andrew. Glad the boys were there.
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