Well, we are bereft as Marnie is back in the City of Angels, where she belongs with her beloved. What do two survivors talk about for 9 days? Well...it's not as morose as one would think. There are NO reasons we should know each other, but every reason why we do. It was kismet, serendipity and just plain old meant to be. She quiets the storm in my brain - she is the lyric to my music. I'm so lucky - not for the bond we share, but she just seemed like home to me before we ever met.
We raised some money for breast cancer at Aveda, sipped pineapple ginger martinis, wore pajamas wayyy too much, laughed our asses off, went to Ava's school a lot, hung out in the Hamptons, watched "Tori & Dean" marathons (who knew?), worked on redecorating (which led to my new design blog addiction) and yes, ate too much and exercised too little. Our little companion Ava was a constant presence - it was sad to see her go off to school each day. Of course, we talked about our cases, our families, etc. Marnie, like me, is a bit of a homebody and we live for the solace of friendship and the home arts. As she grew up here, we did a lot of tooling around The Avenue, etc. She took lots of photographs and we can't wait to see them.
Speaking of which, I totally stalked Harvey Keitel at Pumpkintown and have a very fuzzy photo of him leaving the port-a-john. Don't ask. It was such fun to see him there, but I was praying to God he didn't see me with my long lens.
My EMDR notwithstanding, I had lots of panic attacks during the week and she totally helped me through them - along with Jack Black in "The Holiday" (whatever you can focus on removes said focus from the panic). I actually had to wake her up at 3 am twice. So glad she was there with the cold washcloth and the "90210 quotes. Yeah, Brandon was indeed a self-righteous ass.
4 comments:
liz,
are you familiar with lucinda bassett? she has a program for treating anxiety and panic attacks. if you're interested, just google her name.
please note that i'm not endorsing, or vouching for, her program, as i don't know whether or not it's effective. i'm just mentioning her program as a suggestion to check out in case you're interested.
mario
liz,
do you think you'll *ever* emotionally heal to the point where you'll no longer have panic attacks or flashbacks?
mario
Mario:
I've read Lucinda's book, "From Panic to Power" and I have to say, sometimes the techniques don't work when you're in the thick of it. I am just one of those people who sucks at meditation, deep breathing and such. Makes me even more panicky. However, I think she's a terrific woman who has helped millions!
Mario:
Yes, I believe the attacks will end one day soon. Getting better and better. It doesn't hurt to have a small, hilarious child and to read funny blogs!
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