How are you coping today? #6

Breaking Dawn · Jun 01, 2022 at 08:23 PM

I guess I've been coping better. I think I'm using some better self talk here & there.

Interrupted Girl · Jun 02, 2022 at 03:22 PM

Bad, once again I wish I wasn’t here, I just want everything to stop. I want to stop feeling so sad and lonely and so desperate, I have no hope, there’s nothing I can hold to and feel better

MuseumGhost · Jun 02, 2022 at 04:46 PM

Today has been good. I've found lately that I can discard staid, tired old ways of thinking and change tracks a little bit. It's a relief to realize this, and it's been helpful for getting more things done.

Mountaindewed · Jun 02, 2022 at 04:54 PM

I'm coping pretty good today. Eating anything still sets my stomach off but I do feel quite a bit better then I did these last few days and last night.

CANDC · Jun 02, 2022 at 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Ilnterrupted Girl

Bad, once again I wish I wasn’t here, I just want everything to stop. I want to stop feeling so sad and lonely and so desperate, I have no hope, there’s nothing I can hold to and feel better

Ilnterrupted Girl I am sorry you are feeling really low. That is a heart rending feeling. Have you considered talking to a professional about your situation?

I always felt like there was something wrong with me because I only felt good for a little while and mostly was sad and anxious. I tried to get more good times and push away the yucky feelings. It did not work.

What helped was me to create a project so at the end of the day I could say I did something. At first small things like take a shower or do the dishes. it felt good to do those things despite the way I felt.

Fast forward and I am trying to find bigger projects that are within my reach. Sometimes a journal page is all I can manage or a drawing or painting or a photo. It does not seem to matter what I do but that I try something.

Lately I am walking and exercising online. I was skipping meals and felt worse. Now I try to eat healthier and take care of my body better. My brain is even working better when I eat healthy food.

Hope you get the support you are looking for
@CANDC

Mountaindewed · Jun 03, 2022 at 03:29 PM

To be honest... today hasn't been great? Like my attitude has been fine which I guess is all that matters, but my package never got to my uncles in time. So I'll have to wait until July to get it. It actually still hasn't gotten to his house and its making me a bit nervous. Also I missed a call from my doctor wanting to set up my biopsy for next Friday and that could have eased a lot of my anxiety during the weekend. Things have worked out though like taking my very last valium just as the refill was ready at the pharamacy. I don't know. Maybe I'm just being a negative nancy, but things have seemed to be going the wrong way all day today.

Breaking Dawn · Jun 03, 2022 at 08:54 PM

I think my attitude has been pretty good a lot of the time lately. I've been reading interesting articles, playing games here, & listening to some good music, which
brings my mood up most of the time.

Mountaindewed · Jun 04, 2022 at 12:43 PM

I haven't been feeling very good today but I've been coping well. I'm getting my laundry done. My moods are under control. My anxiety was a bit rough until I ate something. I feel somewhat better painwise after taking tylenol. I'm just nervous about next Friday I guess.

Brego · Jun 04, 2022 at 07:33 PM

I'm coping by trying to use the computer instead of the phone. Adjustments are being made. We also went shopping today, but I did not shop online. I am so glad that they had to give me more money! The money will go far.

downandlonely · Jun 04, 2022 at 08:09 PM

Not well. Talking to and about my parents has been triggering. I have been crying most of the day.

Jun 05, 2022 at 10:30 AM

I'm not really. My emotions are a swirl right now. Trying to listen to music as that usually makes me feel better, but it's not working today. Not sure if I should give it more time or just turn it off. If I do turn it off, I'm left with my thoughts which are not good at the moment.

HauntedWeirdo · Jun 05, 2022 at 11:28 AM

Not well. Very anxious. Social settings no matter who/where make me beyond uncomfortable and I'm about to head out to a family BBQ soon... Sounds lovely and maybe it would be if leaving my house wasn't the scariest thing ever for some reason...

Breaking Dawn · Jun 05, 2022 at 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by HauntedWeirdo

Not well. Very anxious. Social settings no matter who/where make me beyond uncomfortable and I'm about to head out to a family BBQ soon... Sounds lovely and maybe it would be if leaving my house wasn't the scariest thing ever for some reason...

You are not alone in this, @HauntedWeirdo. I relate to what you are saying very well. I hope it turns out more comfortable for you this time.

Mountaindewed · Jun 05, 2022 at 04:23 PM

I didn't sleep well last night so I took a long afternoon nap. I'm trying to get my anxiety under control because I slept through the times I was supposed to take my meds. Food wise I ate breakfast lunch and dinner. So I guess I ate enough just not what the typical american eats.

Mountaindewed · Jun 06, 2022 at 02:26 PM

My stomach is killing me and nothing is helping. I refuse to go to the ER though. Last time I was in the waiting room for a long time while multiple people got called back who came in after me and then I got put in a small room the size of a closet with an examing table. The nurse said "if he was in the army we wouldnt even waste time on him." Although if it werent for that ER trip I wouldnt have followed up with my primary who did the CT scan that eventually led up to finding the nodules on my thyroid which I have the biopsy for on Friday. So was I really a waste of their time?

Anyways this pain is the worst but I really don't want to go back to the ER so I'll see if my gastro doctor can get me in sooner then July and then take an Advil in a bit.

FloatThruThis · Jun 06, 2022 at 07:31 PM

I’m coping surprisingly well today, but I was expecting work to be the real poop storm that it was, so no surprises there.

Brego · Jun 07, 2022 at 04:56 AM

My phone locked me out of being able to download anything. This is probably a sign that I'm getting what I want from it, which is a simpler phone, and there could be no way out of it. (Except if I phone call someone and that sure as **** ain't gonna happen). This means I'm going to cope with it in today and in the future with only Facebook and Instagram, plus camera and other apps already put on there by Apple. I believe it's one coping mechanism that shall go farther and teach me a lesson.

Breaking Dawn · Jun 07, 2022 at 06:14 AM

I'm drinking some coffee to help lift my mood. I'm here at our forums. I've been talking to myself & doing some imagining. But I realize I need to exercise & I wish I would make myself get back to my old routine. I want to get out there & have a good walk today. I wish I could end up doing that.

Jun 07, 2022 at 06:15 AM

not coping

really not coping
apart from eating and posting on this forum, all I can do is give myself negative self talk.

I think I've used every insult in the book to describe myself, though to be fair most of the population agree with me and make it known to me too

Jun 07, 2022 at 07:25 AM

I'm not coping well. I don't want to continue to talk about it any more than anyone wants to hear about it. Even friends and family are out of the loop.

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Breaking Dawn Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: USA Posts: 16,689 (SuperPoster!) 4 42.2k hugs given	Jun 01, 2022 at 08:23 PM #341 I guess I've been coping better. I think I'm using some better self talk here & there. __________________ "Every moment is a fresh beginning." (T. S. Eliot) "Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines."(Robert H. Schiuller) * * * * * *

Interrupted Girl Junior Member Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Mexico Posts: 21 7 6 hugs given	Jun 02, 2022 at 03:22 PM #342 Bad, once again I wish I wasn’t here, I just want everything to stop. I want to stop feeling so sad and lonely and so desperate, I have no hope, there’s nothing I can hold to and feel better __________________ With love, Interrupted girl

MuseumGhost Grand Magnate Member Since Apr 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,257 12 12.3k hugs given	Jun 02, 2022 at 04:46 PM #343 Today has been good. I've found lately that I can discard staid, tired old ways of thinking and change tracks a little bit. It's a relief to realize this, and it's been helpful for getting more things done.

Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,235 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,783 hugs given	Jun 02, 2022 at 04:54 PM #344 I'm coping pretty good today. Eating anything still sets my stomach off but I do feel quite a bit better then I did these last few days and last night. __________________ Ridin' with Biden

Breaking Dawn Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: USA Posts: 16,689 (SuperPoster!) 4 42.2k hugs given	Jun 03, 2022 at 08:54 PM #347 I think my attitude has been pretty good a lot of the time lately. I've been reading interesting articles, playing games here, & listening to some good music, which brings my mood up most of the time. __________________ "Every moment is a fresh beginning." (T. S. Eliot) "Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines."(Robert H. Schiuller) * * * * * *

Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,235 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,783 hugs given	Jun 04, 2022 at 12:43 PM #348 I haven't been feeling very good today but I've been coping well. I'm getting my laundry done. My moods are under control. My anxiety was a bit rough until I ate something. I feel somewhat better painwise after taking tylenol. I'm just nervous about next Friday I guess. __________________ Ridin' with Biden

downandlonely Legendary Member Since Mar 2018 Location: United States Posts: 10,760 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.6k hugs given	Jun 04, 2022 at 08:09 PM #350 Not well. Talking to and about my parents has been triggering. I have been crying most of the day.

Anonymous40506 Guest Posts: n/a	Jun 05, 2022 at 10:30 AM #351 I'm not really. My emotions are a swirl right now. Trying to listen to music as that usually makes me feel better, but it's not working today. Not sure if I should give it more time or just turn it off. If I do turn it off, I'm left with my thoughts which are not good at the moment.

HauntedWeirdo Junior Member Member Since May 2022 Location: Westborough Posts: 15 1 6 hugs given	Jun 05, 2022 at 11:28 AM #352 Not well. Very anxious. Social settings no matter who/where make me beyond uncomfortable and I'm about to head out to a family BBQ soon... Sounds lovely and maybe it would be if leaving my house wasn't the scariest thing ever for some reason...

Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,235 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,783 hugs given	Jun 05, 2022 at 04:23 PM #354 I didn't sleep well last night so I took a long afternoon nap. I'm trying to get my anxiety under control because I slept through the times I was supposed to take my meds. Food wise I ate breakfast lunch and dinner. So I guess I ate enough just not what the typical american eats. __________________ Ridin' with Biden

FloatThruThis Poohbah Member Since Dec 2021 Location: USA Posts: 1,326 2 1,892 hugs given	Jun 06, 2022 at 07:31 PM #356 I’m coping surprisingly well today, but I was expecting work to be the real poop storm that it was, so no surprises there.

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jun 07, 2022 at 06:15 AM #359 not coping really not coping apart from eating and posting on this forum, all I can do is give myself negative self talk. I think I've used every insult in the book to describe myself, though to be fair most of the population agree with me and make it known to me too

Anonymous40506 Guest Posts: n/a	Jun 07, 2022 at 07:25 AM #360 I'm not coping well. I don't want to continue to talk about it any more than anyone wants to hear about it. Even friends and family are out of the loop.