How are you coping today? #4

Coping well really. No great dramas or complaints, and so that can make for a manageable day. I lead a very simplified life now, though.

I'm tired. I guess it's time to go back to bed. I've been working on chores. I wish I was done. I'm not coping all that well.

I am coping by reading here at the forums & on the internet for answers to my questions.

Awfully.

I'm not coping well. I can't sleep and I'm upset. My day was crappy and I don't see tomorrow being much better. My cat is crying. It's the middle of the night and I just want to go to bed.

Made it through yesterday and the night somehow...

As I begin this day I seem to be coping ok.

Love our cats but I am also allergic to them. One or two tend to crawl up on my bed at night, while I am asleep. Washing the covers helps but with all the rain we are getting, I have to take it easy with how much I use the dishwasher, washer, tub and shower (we are on a septic). My allergies are the worst when I do extra cleaning and dusting like I did Friday.

i'm not really... just been h**l lately. i was going to post a new thread in here about something that happened the other day ---- then i spent over an hour debating if i was actually going to, part of me thinking its stupid/who cares..... and now, i won't.
i mean - dam. i knew i was already 'out on an island' but that feels an 'H' of a lot more terrible & lonely

I’m going to clean and dispose of the clutter in the house. I’m going to paint and replace the carpet and the furniture that needs to get thrown out. I had planned to move from here and not replace furniture, but that’s not happening. None of the plans I wanted for myself are going to be happening. I’m not going to make them happen. I’m going to resign myself to what I already have and make it comfortable and refreshed. I need to have a blank page and good attitude.

I decided to read my favorite author Nora Roberts Angel Falls to escape all of my bad emotions and problems.

I tried to take a break from here because my emotions and thinking were out of control. I don't know that I've ever felt this afraid or negative before. I didn't want to cause anyone any problems, so I stepped away to try to deal with things. That didn't work. Things got worse. I'll try to control myself so as not to be too much.

Today, things are a little better and a little worse. I know that probably doesn't make a lot of sense, but does feel accurate. I'm trying to do my best for my pups, because that takes my focus off me. I'm really scared and unsure how to get better, and maybe I can't. Sorry to be so much trouble. Thanks to everyone.

I'm sorry that you struggling and having a bad time right now. In that you are not alone. I wish you well.

Thank you friend. My pups have kept me going this last week or 2. I gave them many hugs for you. They send hugs back to you.

You are NO trouble!! At least not fo me!

I'm having a difficult time. I'm not sleeping well and I'm stressed out about my chores for the day. My sink is clogged and I have to call maintenance. That is very stressful for me. My place is a mess and I don't like people in my home.

I'm trying to do my best. I feel too tired to do anything but I'm planning & hoping to do some things today that need to be done. It sounds so simple.

I've been having a lot of shame attacks today, like sudden assaults on my mind and nervous system. Because a lot of inner murkiness was stired up today (I won't go into the 'why') but it'll settle back down again after a night's sleep. Otherwise, I seem to be coping okay.

Feeling good today. I choose to feel fine with everything as is. . Happy to be with h today and grateful for that.

It is difficult but I am trying.

I've had a rollercoaster day, like so many of my days. Didn't sleep well, but got up in a fairly good mood, thanks to some snuggling with my pups. After an hour or so, my mood swung negative and stayed there until just a few minutes ago, when things started to feel a little better. I'm dealing with terrible health anxiety lately. I promised my pups that I would live long enough to take care of them until their final days. Since that promise, I've been certain I was going to die of about a dozen different things. My overall anxiety has been terrible since I made that promise.

I've been watching some YT videos just now that have helped me calm down and recognize that the health anxiety does have an origin and a reason why I feel that way. Hopefully, I can find a way out because it's been 20 years of feeling like this and I'm just too old to keep living like this. The video reminded me that it's easy to stay stuck in anxiety because you become comfortable with it. So, while I know what I need to do, doing it is very difficult.

Not well. Switching from high anxiety and sudden depression.

I'm doing well today.

I'm reading a book about neuroscience and mindfulness- it's fascinating. I find neuroscience so very interesting and this book is explaining the 'whys' of mindfulness and how it works.

I realise I have had patterns when I neglect mindfulness and that's when my anxiety spirals. This is reminding me why I really must devote regular time to it.

@Discombobulated what's the book called? Feel free to PM me.

I find neuroscience fascinating too and I’m working on mindfulness. What is the name of the book?