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Mar 29, 2009, 02:31 PM
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I had a really good week. I went back to work on Tuesday after being down for 3 weeks... I'm really scared cause I feel so drained after working all week, helping a friend move yesterday (starting at 7am) and going to the Fest for Beatles Fans (3pm) and coming home last night at 1:30am in the morning.
 I afraid I may not show up for life tomorrow. Please help me!!!! I am afraid of not going to work tomorrow and the job needs me and likes me and wants me to go .....and be better! 
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Mar 29, 2009, 04:21 PM
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Sleep, my friend!
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Peace, DJ "Maturity is nothing more than a firmer grasp of cause and effect." -Bob "and the angels, and the devils, are playin' tug-o-war with my personality" -Snakedance, The Rainmakers |
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Mar 29, 2009, 04:31 PM
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 Thanks friend! 
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Mar 29, 2009, 11:02 PM
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Mar 30, 2009, 10:47 AM
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Mindfulness is one of the techniques I was taught in an outpatient program I went to for awhile. Do focus on each moment rather than the past or future. Relax, deep breathing, in through the nose, out through the mouth, slowly. Also keep a "half-smile" on your face. Not a silly grin, just enough to keep your face muscles loose, not all tense as when you're angry or worried. The other thing I do is to keep my head up, shoulders back and act like you have important business. Smile at people. Greet them, even.
 In other words, do the exact opposite of what your brain is telling you to do.Hope this helps.
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Mar 30, 2009, 02:40 PM
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Mindfulness was a wee bit hard for me to practice at first.
When I finally had tiny seconds then minutes of peace it was an incredible release of tension. It has served me well since then... Peace and Power, Cap
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Mar 30, 2009, 05:46 PM
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hi kk, congrats!!! on your first week back at work.
it does take a while to get back into the rhythm of working. one of the things that really helps my bpd is balance in my day. when you described what you had done over the weekend, it exhausted me a bit! and this right after your first wekk back at work. it doesn't sound like you gave yourself time to rest and relax much in preparation for this second week of work. well the beatles thing was cool but it kept you out late. so you may want to keep relatively balanced time over the weekends and after you get home from work each day, like going to bed about the same time each nite, starting to do life stuff a little at a time rather than leaping back into the mainstream of living. know you are happy to be back to life so to speak, but being kind to ourselves and pacing ourselves is a key to our success with bpd. even now if i'm over tired, hungry, etc. it can upset my apple cart. so for me balance in my life is the key. as you grow "stronger" you can do a late nite, help move a friend etc. and not feel on overload. i hoep this helps you as it has me.
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand |
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Mar 31, 2009, 12:20 PM
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I did arrive earlier than yesterday. I'm at work trying to get this out before someone notices....yeah....an attack from behind....lol But I wanted to thank everyone for helping and to continue with more suggestions. Thanks 
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Apr 02, 2009, 03:08 PM
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I still need support. Did everyone forget about me? I'm struggling today....very manic. People (supervisors (not mine) and coworkers) trying to give me so much to do....and I'm trying not to get overwhelmed
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Apr 02, 2009, 05:21 PM
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No, we didn't forget!
 I hate it when I get that way, my mind just goes around and around. It's very unpleasant! Plus, it always seems to happen just when you think you might be making some progress. Very discouraging. Sometimes it seems like its "one step forward, two steps back". It's really hard to keep putting one foot in front of the other when you know what's going to happen eventually. I know that's a bad attitude, but it just seems like that's the way things happen. One thing, you've got an employer and co-workers who are supportive. That's more than a lot of folks. Anyway, you're not alone. We are here with you!
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Apr 07, 2009, 09:41 AM
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Apr 07, 2009, 11:06 AM
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I'm there in spirit, my friend. Not much help, I know... It will get better Cap
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