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Sep 22, 2009, 12:57 AM
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Member Since: Aug 2009
Location: Fringes of the bell-shaped curve
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   Sometimes (((Yesterdays))), if you look at the whole thing at once it's just too overwhelming - so much needs to be done, you can't even see where to start or how to keep up. Try breaking it down into little bitty pieces - pick one thing, and do just that, like put all the magazines in one pile, sort the laundry (maybe just whites only), etc. I have a number of chronic medical conditions, as well as depression, and I used to just clean one room each night after work. Sometimes I didn't get the entire room done - just picked one thing, and the next day picked another thing. I am disabled now and keeping up is quite a challenge - but I do the same thing. If I feel myself starting to get overwhelmed, I just walk away for a bit - have a cup of tea, distract myself for a few minutes, then try to approach it again. Don't beat up on yourself - many times the chaos of our things is a reflection of the chaos in our minds and lives - makes you feel out of control. Exert control over little bits at a time so that you are getting that sense of control and satisfaction for every little thing you do.
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"I walked a mile with Pleasure; she chattered all the way, But left me none the wiser for all she had to say. I walked a mile with Sorrow and ne'er a word said she; But oh, the things I learned from her when Sorrow walked with me!"
(Robert Browning Hamilton; "Along The Road")
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