How is your mood today? One or more things that help?

Mood is low still. Going to make some coffee and see if that helps perk me up. So as far as what's helping, I guess making myself shower in the morning, that feels good to be clean. I've had difficulty doing any of my hobbies the past 2 days due to depression but I was able to read some and will read more later, I'm enjoying a series I got for free on my Kindle from BookBub

My mood really dipped in the morning and early afternoon. I had a rough time getting through my video session with my therapist. But since then, my mood has improved a bit. It's almost as if with the sunlight shining into my room, some gunk has cleared out of my mind.

Capturing moments of joy
Practising compassionate accountability has helped my mood today

I'm actually kinda sad today. Well, I've been sad/worried about something for a little while, but it really hit me last night.

Anyway, helpful things are sweet people like you and finding things to laugh about like haha I can't believe it snowed here again last night! Like, it has been relatively warm for awhile, even almost "springlike". It's not unheard of to have snow in April or even in May, but it's not necessarily typical either, and also because we were having those warm days it's just weird! :P
ha! I'm also laughing at the irony that there's a song stuck in my head with the lyrics "get out of my mind!" :P

My mood is good today

I came upon this and I would like to share.

I would have liked to have had this list years ago....I might have avoided some pain in some relationships....( I have often been ''too accepting'' of other peoples sub optimal behaviours... and I am far from perfect either, who is?) but I have it now

Having had ''family'' who ''taught'' me how to berate self for everything that is not ''perfect'' ... and being punished (passive aggressively, aggressively, rejection, cruel words ... etc... ) if I did not ONLY think of other peoples needs and being berated for apparently being ''a selfish person''' for EVER thinking of something I might need or want..... I have had to start from the beginning.

This has affected my mood and anxiety probably from very early childhood.

Now maybe I will be able to work on healing some of this ''stuff'' that never belonged to me...

hugs and respect to all

Feeling extremely frazzled today. Trying to narrow my focus...

My mood is FANTASTIC!
Singing is helping

It’s pretty good. Better than the past week. Meditation has helped, and distractions like video games and reading

I feel noticeably better today than yesterday. The weather is very lovely and my stomach issues seem to be resolved. Hubby and I had a nice lunch, then we sat outside. Our hummers are still not here, though they have been spotted in other areas of my state.

I'm feeling a sense of contentment due what I can do about since Anthony Fauci MD says social isolation is flattening the curve, ie much less cases. I find what he said encouraging and I feel encouraged to continue toughing it out. Happy there's the net and phones,

So glad you are feeling better today, BirdDancer!!

Mood is up and down today. Pretty solid for awhile, interspersed with periods of hopeless negative neural pathway loops that I have to CBT my way out of . Ugh!! I need a nap or something...

Amazingly my mood is very stable with no anxiety. Still, I am suffering a lot physically so I do get moments of SI.

My mood is good, talking with my psychiatrist earlier helped. And feeling hopeful about a new med

My husband told me I was getting hypomanic yesterday. I sort of figured it out, myself. Today I'm still wired with stress on top of it. I just took an Ativan. I've been sweating with racing thoughts since before lunch. In 20 mins I have to start what I know will be a rough video conference. I hate these video conferences to begin with. Having to be on with multiple people (and especially my brother) makes it even worse, not that I'm always the greatest participant when hypomanic/manic.

My Seroquel XR was reduced a little a couple weeks ago. Now I'm thinking I should go up 50 mg again. I swear my dose is just going to keep going up and up over time. My appetite has been huge for a while. I think the Seroquel XR is partly responsible, but the whole stay at home bit is, too. Not that I was out and about so much more before this started, but having hubby home all day almost 24/7 is stressful, to a degree. He doesn't do anything wrong. It's just a change in routine and general situation (and anxieties) that are exacerbating my situation.

My mood is mostly ok today. I feel like I am gaining more clarity into the inner workings of my mind.... which is of course one of the goals of therapy

One or more things that help -

understanding friends, not a ''thing'' but I am very grateful to them

Papa bear (again not a 'thing'' but I am very grateful to him for how he has ''put up with me'' for many years, although I know for a fact that he does not perceive me as a burden... although I sometimes feel that way

Salmon and wine always help

Salmon and wine!

I am quite tired lately. I am caught by surprise when I feel some anxiety. I have not felt any large amount of anxiety for years now.There is a lot going on for all of us right now.

I am getting out most days for some fresh air. I am in touch with friends some; yet, not as much as I would like. Maybe more soon.
'I am accomplishing some tasks, which helps me to feel like I am not getting too far behind. (I will have to catch up on the rest when I recover.)

Love to ALL!

Getting out and taking a substantial walk w the dog in the sunshine always helps. Not getting enough regular aerobics without the gym. Im letting the "what ifs" bother me too much because Im the only one here who prepares for emergencies.
I have a problem thinking Im going to bounce back from a bit of a slump faster than I can. For example, Ill get really busy and feel better after a nice walk and then cancel the therapist (a rare occurrence, but her other clients need the slot more than I do.. Then I have that crying inside feeling and wish I hadnt done it. Need to slow down, stop pushing myself so hard as if accomplishments will push away my minor downturn, do more of a one thing at a time approach so I dont mess anything up and then feel twice as bad. Using various tricks against the isolation, but sometimes it's better to take things slow and easy like the desert tortoise I am.

What helps me is spending time with my dog, journaling or coloring, or just spacing out to music with noise canceling headphones so I can block out the whole world.

My mood is relatively stable today. I feel a bit disappointed in “life” though... especially in the one size fits all approach so rampant in this forest irl where I reside.. the one size fits all approach to “mental health”

It does not sit well with me.

Hugs and love to all

My mood is good. Music and drawing have helped a lot today

I was just thinking of a conversation with someone I had a while ago...

Linked to mood..

Discussing or logging..

What do I want to do or have more of in a day

What do I want less of?

What do I want none of?

At least I think that is what I recall (sometimes my memory isn’t that good)

Love to all

That’s great to hear, Blue_Bird

I really like this thread. People can participate and their responses might be different every day!

Great thread, Fuzzy! Thank you!

I have been trying to attend to much that needs attention. At the same time, pain is severe and I am trying to not throw in the towel. I am frustrated more easily when in this amount of pain and I could easily get down in the dumps.

However, I have been able to continue on for awhile and have completed some of the tasks needing immediate attention.
Relaxing music has helped. The very sunny day today has helped, too!

I also stop what I am doing and stretch out my upper and lower body, which seems to decrease some of the pain for a few minutes.

I am doing okay, all things considered!

Love to you, Fuzzy, and to ALL!!!

Thanks Wild Coyote

I'm sorry about the pain grrr It's great that you've completed some tasks that have been needing immediate attention.

Relaxing music

I haven't listened to very much good music today, I often do listen to music

A sunny day and nature helps me :-)

Body stretches, thanks for sharing here (grouphug) (heart)

I'm glad you're doing ok (all things considered)

Love to you, Wild Coyote, and to all!