How are you coping today? #3

How is that working for you?

I feel so bad that my elderly neighbor has the virus and all that back think is in glad that it is not me.

I feel very alone and very lonely.

Today was rough just anxiety wise but I coped with it. I took half my night meds an hour ago and I actually feel much better now then I did all day. My stomach doesn’t hurt either for once. I switched up what I usually eat and I ate different stuff.

I'm coping by grounding myself.

I had a really good chat with my sister on the phone this afternoon about our mutual anxieties and concerns, it sounds depressing but actually it was very therapeutic for us both just to listen and be listened too. I am so glad to have her in these worrying times.

I am so tired today which I think is a winter thing, I ran this morning but the cold air really hits my lungs and makes it hard work. I may try the indoor exercise bike for a bit.

I'm coping today by keeping myself busy. I also ordered a couple of frappuccinos from Starbucks. That helps me feel good. So does retail therapy.

I coped pretty well today. I didn’t watch the news, look at social media, or drink coffee. So my anxiety was low. I read all day so I didn’t think about my depression. I still don’t quite understand the difference between heathy distraction and bad distraction/avoidance. I may not have done a perfect job because I was getting so involved in my books that I was neglecting food. Although I did eat today I just didn’t make my calorie goal and my meals were really spread out. But I felt good today.

I'm struggling this morning. I took a nap, journaled and played my game. None of it is helping. I feel very sad and all alone. Maybe I can try REST and mindfulness.

I don't know how I am coping. Maybe later I'll know.

A working day so coping mentally much better, it's always the same these days.

I'm coping much better this afternoon. I received nice messages from several friends. And my online therapist sent me a message on her day off. She seems like she really cares about her clients. In a way, she's sort of like a friend/therapist.

We all in the UK are nationally under lockdown since January 4th,we not meant to go out unless essential to get food or go to a medical appointment.No households mixing no travelling out of your home town/city......it's really affecting my mental health,anxiety,depression,claustrophobia,isolation...I am alone 24 hours a day don't see anyone....only communicate with family via text and messenger......on facebook...I am going to go mad or kill myself if this goes on as long as they say...until September.I am not coping well at all I am fed up of just existing and lack of human contact and warmth.

I coped well today. My anxiety and moods were fine. I got a lot of reading done and a lot of stuff down around the house.

I am still demoralised due to lockdown,I feel pretty awful being couped up indoors,hoping for a miracle to get rid of covid and our incompetent leaders,praying for things to go back to normal,word is they never will cos of Agenda 21 and Agenda 30.We are in the midst of a great reset,God help us all,we are going to be culled and those of us that survive will live in destitution.

I just have to sit, alone with uncomfortable feelings. I’ve had real interpersonal issues with family members: C, R, D, S. I pray those relationships improve, or that my upset over it heals. I believe C and R hopes the same, but won’t or can’t change. I believe D is brainwashed, so I really don’t know what he feels deep down, but his actions show he doesn’t really care and has moved on to his own life at the exclusion of his relationship with his parents. I believe S never gave her cruelly executed abandonment another thought, except she is annoyed I have taken offense.

I am coping OK I guess. I refrained from texting my ex last night when I was missing him and I am very proud of myself for doing so. I am extricating myself from an abusive marriage and it's proving to be the fight of my life. He is being all sweet now and is trying to persuade me back in. I will not budge though, no matter how hard he tries and no matter how sweet he is. I know it's false and I know it's a facade. Give him two weeks or one month and he'll be right back to his abusive self.

I am coping well this morning. I'm staying busy and I have plans for the day.

I had a good day, working and busy, dropped some daffodils in for my mum, it's so strange we haven't seen each other since Christmas. We spoke on the phone tonight though.

I was at least controlling my bad moods today. My mom was not. It was frustrating trying to talk to her because she didn’t really want to talk and every time I asked something she got crabby with me. We are all having a tough time emotionally with this move. This is the first time I’ve seen her like this as a result of the move. She needs to take it easy. She’s not sleeping much because her mind is on all the stuff that needs to get done. She’s going to wear herself out. But then this afternoon my cousin who has always wanted kids announced she’s pregnant so my mom seems to be in a better mood now because of that.

Basically I was fine on the outside. But I was a bit heavy on the Xanax and S for about an hour or so but nothing that didn’t go away with mindfulness and a lot of medication.

Note to self: do not get involved with him about anything again. We can’t work together.

Severe depression today the isolation of third lockdown is getting to me I am so low almost want to end it.I reached out for support emailed the Samaritans and asked my doctors for counselling,and emailed my Member of Parliament complaining to him about how lockdown is really detrimental to my mental health,asking him to convey to ministers and the PM that lockdown has to end sooner rather than later.

I didn't cope very well today. I got very stressed out and used a negative coping skill. It helped for the moment but now I don't feel well.

Still paying for hotel rooms to keep my son from becoming homeless. So far, he has kept his two jobs. When we went to check on the apartment which he is supposed to move into next week, they are still waiting for proof of income from his roommates. Praying that his roommates come through. Though I know some young people have good jobs--my sons friends are all working in restaurants like him--even the ones that have completed their college degrees. I live in a state that is not totally shut down. If our state did shut down again because of the virus, many of them could not pay rent. This is why the government can't shut everything down unless they provide better support systems for low income people. Covid is dangerous but so is not having shelter, healthcare and food and given the risks of Covid when you are in your 20s, perhaps the latter is worse....