How are you coping today? #3

Deilla · Nov 17, 2020, 08:43 PM

I'm not coping well at the moment. I'm stressed about an upcoming appointment and the reasons I need it. I'm trying to decompress but my cat keeps crying. I have bent over backward for him today. I'm very upset. I guess I need to meditate.

TishaBuv · Nov 17, 2020, 08:48 PM

I get angry and get away from him. I’m babyish in my emotions being raw now. I hear myself speaking and feel outside myself. I’m exhausted from the futile struggle. I’m just going to keep getting away. I was fine today enjoyed the alone time but down again as soon as he returned. I wish it was better.

Mountaindewed · Nov 17, 2020, 10:04 PM

Today was going great. Then I got into a yelling match with my mom. About privacy regarding my therapy appointment. Then I calmed down and put her out of my mind. But I got bad news from my therapist. I ended up taking cough syrup at 3:45 because I was depressed and I wanted to sleep. I just don’t know if therapy is worth it anymore.

But being away sucks. It’s like that U2 song With Or Without You. I’m taking next week off for Thanksgiving so I’ll see how it goes without seeing her. Then maybe I’ll switch to every other week permenantly.

Breaking Dawn · Nov 17, 2020, 10:31 PM

I didn't accomplish anything today, so I feel disappointed about that. I hope I do better tomorrow.

Deilla · Nov 18, 2020, 03:05 AM

I feel better this morning, and it's peaceful at the moment. Both cats are sleeping in the living room with me. I will try to be more patient with my pets today. And I will work on showing myself some compassion. I'm doing the best I can.

Mountaindewed · Nov 18, 2020, 05:46 PM

Last night I honestly kind of lost control with my meds. It was scary because I’ve always been really good with knowing when to stop and when I’ve had enough and last night I just felt out of control. It was unusual for me. So today I put on RuPauls Drag Race all day. From 9:30AM-now. It is the one thing that can calm me down and totally distract me. It’s like a light switch for my brain. Then I got a call from the doctor saying I have an infection. So maybe I felt ****** for a reason besides mental health. But last night was not good. Today was ok because of how distracted I was with TV.

Breaking Dawn · Nov 18, 2020, 07:16 PM

I guess I have been coping. I woke up a short time ago to evidence that I was awake while I was asleep.

Nov 19, 2020, 03:17 AM

Erg, starting to realize that everyone around me is completely hopeless. There is no point to this. The only thing to do now is set boundaries, build tolerance for ignorance and barricade all negativity out of my life.

Deilla · Nov 19, 2020, 04:02 AM

I haven't been coping well today. I've been sleep/stress eating. I don't have anything I have to do today. So I will try to rest and relax.

Mountaindewed · Nov 19, 2020, 02:12 PM

Visibly I’m coping great. But I haven’t heard from my therapist after she told me she was going to call my Pdoc and to go to the hospital. So I’m wondering if I’m either off the hook with them or **** will hit the fan later in afternoon. I can’t really concentrate on anything. I just keep refreshing my email. I also have to pickup groceries at 5 tonight since 2 different stores were out of almost everything I ordered.

Discombobulated · Nov 19, 2020, 04:01 PM

I'm okay - it was sunny, bright and that helped everyone. Noticed lots of smiles out and about today.

I do feel a bit strange and disconnected but who doesn't.

Buffy01 · Nov 19, 2020, 06:45 PM

I watch some Christmas movies to try to feel better.

Breaking Dawn · Nov 19, 2020, 10:34 PM

Barely, but I'm ok. Thank God for wonderful music.

Deilla · Nov 19, 2020, 11:57 PM

Not well. I've been stress eating.

Mountaindewed · Nov 20, 2020, 05:50 PM

I’m doing pretty good today but I’ve been using reading to distract myself from what I’m feeling. Basically I just have a couple physical things going on I’m trying not to worry about and am just ignoring but that I know needs attention and then I still have the whole med situation. I’m doing good being off the remeron and visteril. At least I think I am. I don’t think I was any worse or better on them but that hunger side effect was driving me crazy.

Deilla · Nov 20, 2020, 07:59 PM

I stayed busy all day. That helped me make it through cause I had a migraine for most of the day. I am relaxing now. I might go to bed early.

Discombobulated · Nov 21, 2020, 11:54 AM

I have had headaches, achy muscles and fatigue the last few days- something I get periodically. Just riding it out and sleeping a lot. Luckily not working these last few days so plenty of time to rest.

Deilla · Nov 21, 2020, 12:00 PM

It's a nice morning. I have my slider open. The cats are enjoying it. All that helps me feel good. So I guess I am coping well. I'm in a good mood. I plan to start cooking lunch soon. I think it will be fun.

Mountaindewed · Nov 21, 2020, 04:48 PM

I’m not coping badly today But I could be doing better. Sometimes I feel like that all I have to do is just try a little bit harder. At everything.

~*glass_owl*~ · Nov 23, 2020, 02:44 PM

I am coping with mindfulness: object mindfulness, body awareness, and Shambala meditation techniques I learned in warrior training (they offer free classes in some cities and mindfulness you learn in dialectical behavioral therapy is based on meditation like Shambala is). I find sometimes mindfulness is more helpful, because I'm so scared meditation just makes me focus on my illness where as mindfulness distracts me from the emotional pain of the illness. Although meditation helps me to see it and work through it if it isn't too challenging. It's hard to see past the self when voices and delusions are yelling at you or you feel paranoid about the noises outside.

Discombobulated · Nov 23, 2020, 02:47 PM

I did better today, ups and downs of life. Kept my worrying in check which is good.

Mountaindewed · Nov 23, 2020, 06:39 PM

I’m doing good today. I got 3 loads of laundry done. A book finished and I started up again on one I already started awhile ago. My physical symptoms are rough but I’m just trying to push through.

Deilla · Nov 24, 2020, 12:54 PM

I had a hectic morning, but I am relaxing now. Later I will take my cat to the vet. I'm nervous about that but I'm trying to keep calm. I guess I'm coping okay.

Mountaindewed · Nov 24, 2020, 09:02 PM

It’s been about a week since I emailed my therapist. And I’m doing pretty good without her but I obviously am still thinking about her. Although I didn’t think about her at all today until tonight.

Mountaindewed · Nov 25, 2020, 06:52 PM

I wonder if she’s concerned I haven’t emailed her and don’t plan to. The last time we talked I had taken a bunch of meds I wasn’t supposed to and she suggested I go to the hospital for an assessment. I’m not sure how to tell her I just needed an uninterrupted vacation since I disrupted her summer vacation with an email. I don’t want to sound hypocritical although I’ll probably come off that way.

And I’m not not emailing her for attention. My mental health was just suffering too much and I needed to take control.

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