Charlotte's scratch post

[Anne_lifetrip]

I remember when I used to go to the UK for summer courses and improve my English and it was great because I would enjoy the cool temperatures

Set for 30+ Celsius from the middle of next week

...I can't believe it.

Last time I was in London for a MSc it was the winter with -20ºC and the airports had to close for Xmas (2010).

Central and South UK and Wales are lovely and the greyish skies make it somewhat special.
Can't image the Uk with so much sun.

Finally got an appointment with a psychiatrist on my birthday.

Happy birthday! 🎂🥳

[Finally Anna]

it was great because I would enjoy the cool temperatures

I totally understand that. Spain in the summer is too hot for me, with temp in the +35 to +40 region.

Currently at 16-17 C here. That's a bit lower than we normally have during summer, but it is not unusually low. We get 30C every 4-5 year or so, and then just the odd day during a heat-wave.
To compensate for the relatively cool summers we also have relatively cool winters 😉 where -25 is quite common and it can go down to -35 at times, with -42 as my personal "record" low around here.

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

@Petunia I will be looking to get AC even if portable units ready for next year. Luckily in summer energy isn't a concern as I have a 3kW PV array and made my own c. 9kwh battery storage system using modules from a scrapped hybrid Range Rover. Nice Samsung SDA lithium modules and I managed to get control of the internal battery management ICs on each module using my own home made interface and microcontroller. So all safety and balancing is per manufacturer design. Was a nice project and I run fully off PV / battery from about April to September if the sun is reasonably out.

Sorry to hear your wife is depressed. Wishing her lots of hugs and care. I hope she'll feel better sometime soon. My b

@Anne_lifetrip The UK is nowhere near as cool as it was. Everyday I'm finding incredibly uncomfortable and sweating uncontrollably unless AC is present. Even winter doesn't get so cold anymore.

My appointment is on my birthday but that's not until 23rd July. Just be weird going to a psychiatrist right on my birthday! Besides I rarely celebrate much on my birthday and will be at work as normal after my appointment. Thanks for the kind wishes though.

@Finally Anna I keep telling people here my ideal place would be around 18C maximum so that sounds comfortable where you are, at least weather wise in the summer - winter not so much! I do remember being in Ibiza at 42C suffering with a really bad cold. That was no fun!



Yesterday I really hit on the extent of my issues with my therapist, she was pretty shocked to the extent of how I feel emotion, how often and that it's been since around 7yo. She acknowledges this must be exhausting so understands the instability I feel so much of the time. Like I was obsessively in love with my friend age 7 and to this day I get obsessive feelings for random others and have done ever since then. I think I idealise myself through others, but can never settle on a true identity. I get obsessive over others the encompass what I see myself as wanting to be, yet that soon changes and is another person the next week or month - continues my whole life for 37 years so far. I think my sense of self esteem is so broken this is all I have.

Anyways much of this is very BPD like and I get to discuss with a psychiatrist soon thankfully.

Charlotte X