Anxiety
These two pictures show the stairs at our old place. The staircase is very tight with walls on both sides and it was very difficult to move furniture. For some reason I thought that my bed would slide down the stairs if I “threw” it down. I removed the brown handrail and let the bed slide down the stairs.
Unfortunately it only got halfway. I couldn’t lift it anymore, and all my attempts to push it down made matters worse: the bed got stuck.
I was exhausted from moving, heat, quarrels and money problems. The *#$§”!** bed was stuck. I was locked on the second floor and in this very moment, I thought that I wouldn’t make it. I laid down on the floor and tried to call my friend, but I was crying so much that I couldn’t breathe. I had a very bad anxiety attack.
Two things happened while I was crying on the floor. Kajsa was sniffing at my tears, licked some of them away, sat down on my chest and started purring. Her purring always calms me down. Anxiety feels worse in my chest: like I can’t breathe anymore, that a very heavy weight is on my chest. Kajsa’s purring is vibrant and feels like a massage. I always imagine that she’s kneading anxiety away from my chest when she sits there and purrs.
I was about calming down when we both heard a sound.
Tessa was meowing and very very excited. She had been downstairs and wanted to know what’s going on upstairs – only to discover a fantastic climbing object and scratch tree in the staircase. She was so happy and excited that I just had to start laughing instead of crying.
I let her climb the bed many times until I got a saw and solved the problem. Good thing that I didn’t want to take the bed to our new place!
January 15, 2017 @ 20:13
I would have cried too. Cats are good at making us feel better.
January 16, 2017 @ 14:51
They certainly are. I can’t imagine anymore how I managed to live without them!
January 15, 2017 @ 22:50
thank goodness it all had a happy ending! Thank goodness for kitties!!
January 16, 2017 @ 14:54
Best thing was (beside anxiety relief, obviously), that the bed was going to the dump anyways. (It was used for many many years, already before I bought it, and broken. I tried to give it away, but nobody wanted to have it anymore.)
January 15, 2017 @ 23:25
That is the purrfect reason to have cats!
Glad they were there to help and that interlude provided you with an answer to your problem 🙂
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January 15, 2017 @ 23:26
Oops, mum was doing something else :.
Good help is hard to find,you know?
Anyway, it’s from us!
Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ
January 16, 2017 @ 14:55
Thank you coming over and making sure your comment was saved! 🙂 Yes, it’s a perfect reason to have cats – they actually work better and faster than the strong drugs I got from my shrink.
January 16, 2017 @ 01:27
We are so glad Kajsa and Tessa were there to help you through this problem.
January 16, 2017 @ 14:56
I can’t imagine a life without them anymore!
January 16, 2017 @ 05:56
What a hard time you had. I’d cry in such situation, too. It’s amazing how kitties can turn things around. They have super power to make you feel better even in the worst moment. Glad you had your girls that time. They are so precious xoxo
January 16, 2017 @ 14:58
Yes, it’s really amazing what they can do – in their very own way. I guess they’re often better than humans in the long run: a friend would have helped me to get the bed down (and solve the problem). A cat helps me to find a solution to handle the problem. (and thus help me to help myself, which is much more effective in the long run)
January 16, 2017 @ 13:00
When my husband and I were both going through stressful times at work, we’d come home to be greeted by our lovely cat. We used to call him “our little stress-buster”! There’s no doubt they help you through difficult times (like getting your bed stuck on the stairs!).
January 16, 2017 @ 15:01
Isn’t it amazing how they all help in their very own way? Kajsa is good at body contact and purring on my chest, but she’s overall a bit shy and doesn’t like changes. Tessa is good at making me laugh because she’s always optimistic and opportunistic – she turns most situations to something fun, but she’s not so keen on sitting on me (probably too boring! There’s a whole world to explore!)