How are you coping today? #3

Worried about one of my children again after receiving a call from where that child works looking for them (they had not shown up for work). I had already been trying to talk to them via phone the day before (left a message). Sometimes they only return calls when they need something but I still have good reason to worry given their past history....

I'm coping better today. I'm working with a list of everything I have to do today. That's making things easier to deal with.

I hope everything is okay. I'm sending good thoughts your way.

Me, too, TunedOut!!

Yesterday was very challenging for me. I was running around helping my son and have a hard time distinguishing his needs verses when he is just taking advantage of me. Though my whole day was inconvenienced (I was gone from 9 AM--came home briefly then came home at 9 PM)--I did get my first Covid vaccination! Yea!

I'm coping with art therapy and mindfulness. It seems to be helping. I'm just a little bit anxious this morning. I may go meditate for a while.

Not well, I'm going thru a divorce(I don't want it) but my wife has made it very clear after 10 years her feelings have changed to much and there is nothing I can do to change anything. My anxiety has been thru the roof and I'm feeling very depressed. I will be moving back to my home state and the idea of how lonely it will be, is like an ever approaching nightmare. I have also helped raise her son(who is now 14) for the last 10 years so thats also something I'm very much going to miss. I'm just really lonely right now and I'm not to proud to admit I could use a helping hand.

I'm so, so very sorry!!

My sister who hasn’t spoken to me in over two years finally texted me to congratulate my son on a college acceptance. She knows because she heard it from my mother.

I replied politely, even sent one additional response to show I do not have a chip on my shoulder (but I do).

It’ll never be the same with her again, but it’s cordial. I hate that this ever happened with her. If I had been able to realize at the time it happened, that she was going to treat me like that, I wish I’d have been able to just laugh it off and not get angry at her. But I couldn’t. It hurt too much.

So now all is moved on from and swept under the rug. Those relationships have changed, but they are not estranged thank God, because that was too much for me to bear.

It was so busy and crowded at work today - it's challenging to me not to get frazzled. But I made it - yay!

Im trying not to over think about a personal matter but it's fighting my instinct. My only way not to over think is not to think at all and zone out which is not good either.

Its a lazy Sunday. I haven't been to meditation group in a couple weeks now. I'm taking a break from it. Which is nice. Still meditating though.


I had some really cool ideas go through my head while I was driving today.


My desire today is to eat healthy.


Another sunny day.

I’m coping well today. I’m still doing good without having any coffee. My anxiety was bad for the majority of the day but I feel better now. I ate healthy. I actually watched silly TV instead of BSing online all day. I stayed out of bed. My moods are under control too.

Looks like I made it through another day. Got out of doors for a few...chill, sun, icy, thinning snow...cat's sleeping. Extra med. prn

I'm coping as best I can. I'm trying to distract myself with activities. It's helping some. I wish I had a PRN.

I think I'd be coping better if I was doing better physically. I watched call the midwife today, and watching the babies in it was calming. however, I'm in so much ****ing back pain, and not just that, my physical state in general is just going down hill. it doesn't take sherlock holmes here to realise that my body is just ****ed. I can see now why a life in a wheelchair was baught up as a possible future result of this ongoing ****.

I just wish I knew what was wrong. If it’s kidney disease or some type of bug. Or if it’s just depression and boredom. I just don’t have the energy to do anything and something always feels off with me.

I had a lot of anxiety this morning because I had to leave the house to take care of my cat. I coped by keeping myself busy with one of my projects. It helped a lot. I guess it was a good distraction. I'm still shaken up. I'm trying to relax now.

Doing well today, I have some time off and benefiting from the rest. I arranged to meet a friend and her dog for a walk and I walked from my home to the country park where we met, I planned my route on Google maps and it was along quiet off-road cycleway/footpaths. It was so restful and peaceful and I could hear the birdsong.

I think I will walk this route again because it was so peaceful and made me feel calm and happy. I also loved seeing my friend and her dog as not seen them in 6 months, stroking and petting the dog made me feel calm and happy too.

Thank you for this lovely post, @Discombobulated. I enjoyed it so much.

I panicked this morning. I have a vaccine appointment set up for next week. It's another outing. All the unknowns gave me a scare. I started looking for answers. I feel better now. I know the procedure, the protocols, what to expect and how to get there.

I woke up in a bad mood and my mom gets really upset when I’m in a bad mood so I had to think of the line from SpongeBob where she says “put on a happy face.” And I came down the stairs with a literal smile on my face. I meant to just have a poker face. But I’m coping ok today. My kidney doctor was super nice. Which made me feel good. I’ve had 2 doctors be kinda not so nice in the last couple months. I’m kind of nervous about my 2 appointments tomorrow. They are both follow ups so it’s not like I just randomly called and asked if they had an appointment. I’ve had doctors get pissed off when I do that. One of them I did move up a month later. So I hope he’s ok. but I just really need to get some stuff taken care of that will hopefully help in the long run.

Not good. I did not know a person on a mental health forum would trigger me and make feel even worse about myself especially being a therapist and having a good reputation.... Some people just lack empathy it is really sad that she works in that field.
"Dissociation is not scary." - But to me it is very frightening and I can not stop questioning wether I am wrong.
My self-harm urges reached a peak..
Then ED kicked in and I moved and moved and moved - exercised. I can not sleep and I would love to just keep exercising - I am very close to reaching my next goal weight-wise. But I have to study tomorrow.
I got this. I can do this.

I'm coping okay. I started working on my chores and self-care early.

I have been working with my son the last couple of days and made progress (positioning him to take advantage of what help is available out there). I lost my patience one time with him and wish I hadn't but he was being very argumentative and that wasn't right either. I will continue to work with him but am also requiring things of him (like continuing to go to work) before giving him things.

I’m used to not being well.