My husband has convinced me to do the unthinkable....

misstialouise · 01-10-2006, 09:44 PM

Not buy any more yarn until I've used up some of my stash...

Before you fall of your chair... let me tell you why..

Early last year, I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression. I came of AD's after only a few months so that we could TTC, so I've been using 'tools' that my psychologist gave me to deal with the symptoms, as I'm still 'working out' the problems (some of which will never go away).

One of the symptoms of my condition is that I tend to start a lot of things, all at once but they tend to drop off when I get 'bored' with them, or distracted by something shiny (I can't tell you how many half made sets of stitch markers I have). And I've noticed that I'm doing the same thing with my knitting.

So, I am frogging my MP3 sling, and my HP scarf, as they're the two projects that have the least rate of being successful at this stage (the HP scarf has heaps of slipped stitches), I'm going to finish my Scrunchable Set and DH's Ribbed set, then select ONE project at a time to use up some of the yarn I have.

The next big one will be the skirt KAL that I've 'started' in the KAL area, for which I have some great cotton/silk/rayon blend in an olive colour.

So no more yarn purchases for me for a while. (If someone SENDS me yarn though.. that's a different story..

) :rofling:

KellyK · 01-11-2006, 02:54 AM

Originally Posted by misstialouise

One of the symptoms of my condition is that I tend to start a lot of things, all at once but they tend to drop off when I get 'bored' with them, or distracted by something shiny (I can't tell you how many half made sets of stitch markers I have). And I've noticed that I'm doing the same thing with my knitting.

Now, see.... I do the opposite! I get unmotivated about everything ELSE and OBSESS about one thing (right now, knitting)! I did the same thing when I was under treatment a few years back (when we were TTC, coincidentally) I became addicted to a TTC message board. Isnt it supposed to HELP that we can RECOGNIZE our signs??

HUGS, Tia!

mintdee · 01-11-2006, 02:57 AM

Hugs Tia!

good luck with your one project at a time attempt! I think that it is a wonderful idea, My knitters ADD is not allowing me to join you in this though :rollseyes:

Good luck to you my friend!

Ingrid · 01-11-2006, 03:04 AM

I have fewer things on the needles now than I think I've ever had. I have one sweater to be seamed, a sweater near completion, and the sleeves started on a cabled aran sweater. I don't feel as 'torn' or pressured to hurry as much as I did when there were so many things waiting. So maybe this will be a very good thing for you to ease anxiety. I know that, at least for the moment, I feel more relaxed about everything, even though I have gorgeous yarns waiting for me. I also don't feel so compelled to buy new yarn all the time. That, too, shall pass, though, I imagine. :rofling:

Hildegard_von_Knittin · 01-11-2006, 03:05 AM

<<<<<<<sending focusing vibes>>>>>

meg · 01-11-2006, 04:47 AM

i completely understand you. i have anxiety issues and they cause periodic depressions. i start things and get bored with them and put them aside to never be finished.

i offer you :hugs: on the challenge ahead AND major kudos for recognizing it! good luck!

kitkat · 01-11-2006, 04:52 AM

Oh you all are my soul sisters! There must be something about knitting that appeals to those of us who have some anxiety and occasional moments of OCD! (I love that tv show MONK by the way - I can relate to alot! - unfortunately with two teenage boys, a black lab and a black kitty, I can't be too nutso about where I live).

misstialouise · 01-11-2006, 05:17 AM

I went down to my LYS at lunch, with the intention of asking my friend there to not allow me to buy anything until after I'd completed the skirt KAL, unfortunately, I realised I probably don't have enough of the yarn to complete a whole skirt, so will probably need to add a colour or two to it unless I can find that yarn elsewhere...

So I told her I wouldn't be at SnB this week as I was travelling to Adelaide tomorrow night, then as I was about to leave, she called me over to help with a colour consult for a customer, who happens to love 1940's stuff (it was a vintage sweater she was knitting), so got to tell her about Swing Dance lessons too...

Hehe... so while I am not yet banned from buying yarn at my LYS for a period of time, I may have opened the door to a great time of dancing :D

humblestumble · 01-11-2006, 06:19 AM

hugs to you! But I have to ask, what is TTC? I know what ADD is too, but you said AD, so I'm a little confuzzled.

Knit your stash up, I say! ...(40's gansta talk) Me-ah, see. Me-ah.

And I salute the swing dance! I still have yet to get my dancing's worth from my Christmas gift certificate for the new Dance place that my friend opened

misstialouise · 01-11-2006, 06:27 AM

Originally Posted by humblestumble

hugs to you! But I have to ask, what is TTC? I know what ADD is too, but you said AD, so I'm a little confuzzled.

Knit your stash up, I say! ...(40's gansta talk) Me-ah, see. Me-ah.

And I salute the swing dance! I still have yet to get my dancing's worth from my Christmas gift certificate for the new Dance place that my friend opened

TTC is Trying to Conceive
AD is Anti Depressants...