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by londoncatlover
Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:17 pm
Forum: Studying
Topic: learning lines
Replies: 3
Views: 4752

Re: learning lines

When I was an actress (I gave up due to stress) I found that moving around the room with each new line helped me keep it in my memory. Most people learn the line for the sake of the line and then connect with the meaning afterwards, I found that if I learn the line with its objective and emotian it ...
by londoncatlover
Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:45 pm
Forum: Studying
Topic: Urgent! Advice needed on the best type of laptop
Replies: 5
Views: 8163

Urgent! Advice needed on the best type of laptop

I am doing a Celta course and realise I need to buy a new laptop. The main problem with my current laptop is that I bought it second hand 4 years ago and somehow it says that my copy of windows is not genuine. Most of my lesson templates and assignments are not compatable with word 2003 and come out ...
by londoncatlover
Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:27 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Smear Test
Replies: 6
Views: 5659

Re: Smear Test

use ky jelly before you go in.
by londoncatlover
Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:23 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: My Rights as an adult
Replies: 1
Views: 3568

Re: My Rights as an adult

gee I can feel your stress. I reckon moving out is the best thing that you could do. Iv'e answered you on your other post about how to use the counscel route. I have just remembered that a lot of my non dys friends save for a deposit, move in to a private flat and then put in a claim for housing ...
by londoncatlover
Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:05 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Knowing how perceptive others people are
Replies: 9
Views: 7230

Re: Knowing how perceptive others people are

ishi wrote:It's the normals, they're useless.
Lol, thats so funny.

Also why do normal people need to plan things, It's like crossing a river over stepping stones when you could just walk straight over the bridge to get to the other side.
by londoncatlover
Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:00 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Living away from home tips and support
Replies: 10
Views: 7226

Re: Living away from home tips and support

Q. what is expected of me as a person using rental accomadation? What is expected of me by the landlord besides paying my rent??? A. Counsel tax is a huge bummer which you will need to work nto your budget unless you get housing and councel tax beneft. The landlord will give you a tenancy agreement ...
by londoncatlover
Sat Oct 15, 2011 4:47 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Living away from home tips and support
Replies: 10
Views: 7226

Re: Living away from home tips and support

You have to go to the Homeless person's unit of your local councel with a letter from your parents staing that you are no longer welcome to live with them and the date which you are expected to move out on, i.e three weeks from now etc. It sounds harsh but thats just the procedure they follow. First ...
by londoncatlover
Sat Oct 15, 2011 4:33 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Exercise
Replies: 19
Views: 26081

Re: Exercise

Aqua aerobics is jolly good fun. Try looking for a comunty badminton group in your area. In London the local councels run them for people with mental health needs and the over 50's. It's good fun trying to hit a ball and concentrate makes me run about so much I sweat afterwards so deffo burn loadsa ...
by londoncatlover
Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:58 pm
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: Caring for your body
Replies: 7
Views: 7253

Re: Caring for your body

oh and another tip to instant glamour are synthetic hairpeices. I just wash my hair and leave it dry naturally then tie it in a pony tail and pop a hair piece on. It saves me bettling with a hair dryer and hair staghteners etc. Yanked my eyelashes out once when I accidently stepped on my ...
by londoncatlover
Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:49 pm
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: Caring for your body
Replies: 7
Views: 7253

Re: Caring for your body

mmmmmmm I find going for manicures reasonably cheap in the Thai nail shops which are popping up on every High st. It's about 12 pounds for a basic manicure but a pedicure is a bit more pricey at about 20 pounds. It's a nice little treat every now and again, it makes me feel like I am putting the ...
by londoncatlover
Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:35 pm
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Dyspraxia and sex
Replies: 7
Views: 15436

Re: Dyspraxia and sex

It's realy great that you love your girlfriend a lot and care enough to ask advice about this tricky sbject. As a women I can say that i love my boyfriend a lot but a lot of the time I am not quite in the moment when we are lovemaking. In the beginning when we first met I made a huge effort to act ...
by londoncatlover
Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:47 pm
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: Dore programme
Replies: 9
Views: 12526

Re: Dore programme

Sounds like I would get the same results by going to pilates class and buying a wobble board!
by londoncatlover
Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:23 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: rationalisation
Replies: 4
Views: 4429

Re: rationalisation

I use a technique called minfullness. Its about noting the thoughts and labbeling them whilset focusing on breathing. It helps me calm down when I have general anxiety about a particular event or something on my mind which I can't seem to pinpiont. Also, relaxation exercizes, there are so many mp3's ...
by londoncatlover
Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:13 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hi from London
Replies: 1
Views: 1700

Hi from London

Hello I am new here, as I have just found out that I am dyspraxic. Well, I have always known but thought that my problems were just called dyslexia and that the co-ordination problems have were just down to being dyslexic. I am 32 years old and was diagnosed when I was 6 years old as dyslexic. I ...