If you're just itching, I'm not sure you have bed bugs. I've slept in a bed that had them, and they fscking *hurt* when they bit me. (Or maybe there are more than one kind.)
As it turns out, I've found three bed bugs in my room so far. They were bugs of some sort and looked an awful lot the way bed bugs that haven't fed yet are supposed to look. So I'm pretty sure I have bed bugs. And they don't hurt at all when they bite me.
None of the reading I've done has mentioned painful biting either.
Interesting ... I wonder what I encountered, then. I'll admit to not having done good research of my own back then. Those buggers felt like sweat bees.
couches and sleeping bags are both difficult to clean, so i'd stick with the bed. maybe pick up a mattress bag from u-haul and seal the box spring in plastic, taped up tight, with some bug spray inside if you think that's a nesting spot.
you seem to be under the impression that I'M infested. If the couch has an infestation, it has an infestation and I have nothing to do with it, except if I took stuff from my bed and dumped it on the couch and left it there for a few days. The infestation is locational, not personal.
Um, yeah, that would be a great option, if I had any SOs with whom I had that privilege. *not bitter*
I'm sorry, I just posted a locked rant in which I was talking about how depressed I am (about other stuff) and how much I could really use an SO to take me away from the infested bed and support me emotionally for the next few weeks until the source of my stress is over. You couldn't have known, but really bad timing with exactly the wrong comment. Not angry. Just, explaining reaction.
Does it have to be an SO? I've recently developed "just" friendships where we often share a bed without any fooling around. But not for weeks at a time, admittedly.
Well, it isn't just the bed that I want. What I want is the support that an SO gives for something entirely unrelated to the bed bugs. It just happens that such a person could also provide a bug-free bed most nights.
I'm sorry my comment was poorly timed. I'll be more aware of this in the future when I post in relation to this.
As davetoo has asked, does support need to be an SO? Or would emotional support coming from a good friend help?
I've been through some rather tough times in the past couple of months and I found the company of insomnia and iceblink to be very supportive without their being SOs. I was able to vent to them, be hugged and held, given foot rubs, and distracted from my angst and hurt by rounds of good cooking and weird music. No sex was involved, and it was exactly the sort of supportive environment I needed.
I am willing to offer some support where I can -- at least a listening ear. I hope that going to Annwfn gives you a much-needed break and you find some support there... it's a good environment for that, in my experience. =)
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Date: 2004-04-29 11:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-30 12:02 am (UTC)None of the reading I've done has mentioned painful biting either.
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Date: 2004-04-30 12:08 am (UTC)Hope you clear the critters out. good luck!
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Date: 2004-04-30 12:12 am (UTC)I'm sorry, I just posted a locked rant in which I was talking about how depressed I am (about other stuff) and how much I could really use an SO to take me away from the infested bed and support me emotionally for the next few weeks until the source of my stress is over. You couldn't have known, but really bad timing with exactly the wrong comment. Not angry. Just, explaining reaction.
And thank you for the well wishes.
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Date: 2004-04-30 12:29 am (UTC)Does it have to be an SO? I've recently developed "just" friendships where we often share a bed without any fooling around. But not for weeks at a time, admittedly.
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Date: 2004-05-01 12:34 am (UTC)As
I've been through some rather tough times in the past couple of months and I found the company of
I am willing to offer some support where I can -- at least a listening ear. I hope that going to Annwfn gives you a much-needed break and you find some support there... it's a good environment for that, in my experience. =)